Tectonic Plates Crossword

Movement due to differences in density
Outermost, thin layer of Earth
The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle
The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed
A break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust
A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere
The theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere
Forms when two plates collide
Two plates move apart from each other
Two plates slide past each other horizontally
The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move
The "middle sphere," the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
The solid, dense center of the Earth
The liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
The theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have in the past
The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge