PLATE TECTONICS VOCABULARY Crossword

vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy that is released during a earthquake
the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force exerted
The layer of rocks that forms Earth's outer surface
The layer of hot,solid material between Earth's crust and core
A rigid layer made up the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
the soft layer of the mantle which the lithosphere floats
A layer of the molten iron and nickle that surrounds the inner core of Earth
a dense sphere of iron and nickle at the center of Earth
the direct transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that is touching.
the transfer of thermal energy by movement of fluid
the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature,that transfers heat from one part of fluid to another
the process by which molten materials adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
the theory that pieces of Earth lithosphere are in constant motion
a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move
a plate boundary is where two plates move away from each other
a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
a under sea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions