Plate Tectonics Crossword

Occurs where plates push together
Occurs where plates push apart
____________ introduced the first theory of crustal
landform formed by two convergent oceanic plates coming together
Earths second innermost layer, only liquid layer and composed of mostly iron
Earths outer layer, the thinnest layer.
force for the spreading theory, when magma from mantle pushes up, cools, and forms new ocean rock.
pieces of earth's lithosphere that move in relation to each other
land form formed by two convergent continental plates coming together.
type of fault caused by compression, very common at convergent plate boundaries
type of crust with a thickness of 5 to 8 kilometers, mostly made of basalt
type of crust with a thickness of 30 to 40 kilometers, mostly made of granite
type of fault caused by shearing, very common at transform plate boundaries
landform formed by two divergent plates moving opposite of each other
landform formed by two transform plates sliding horizontally past each other
type of plate boundary that typically forms a fault from two plates moving horizontally past each other
type of fault caused by tension, very common at divergent plate boundaries
landform formed by convergent continental and oceanic plates coming together
Earth's innermost layer, slid and composed of mostly iron and nickel
Earth's layer below the crust, has two parts: asthenosphere and stiff ______