Tectonic Plates Crossword

Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze on an object
The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations
The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in shape of rock in response to stress
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquakes starter point, or focus
A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
The bending of rock layers due to stress
A volcanically active area of Earth's surface, commonly far from a tectonic plate boundary
magma that flows onto Earth's surface; the rock that forms when lava cools and solidifies
The molten or partially molten rock material containing trapped gases produces under the Earth's surface
The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shapes
A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid. outermost part of the mantle
Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
an opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes through
a vent or fissure in Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
the supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago