Plate Tectonics Crossword

Earth's outer layer, the thinnest layer
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
_________ introduced the first theory of crustal movement in 1915
landform formed by two convergent continental plates coming together
landform formed by two divergent plates moving opposite of each other
type of plate boundary that typically forms a ridge from two plates moving opposite of each other
type of plate boundary that typically forms a fault from two plates moving horizontally past each other
type of fault caused by compression, very common at convergent plate boundaries
type of fault caused by shearing, very common at transform plate boundaries
landform formed by convergent continental and oceanic plates coming together
Earth's innermost layer, solid and composed of mostly iron and nickel
Earth's second innermost layer, only liquid layer and composed of mostly iron
Earth's layer below the crust, has two parts: asthenosphere and stiff _____
force for the Spreading theory, when magma from mantle pushes up, cools, and forms new ocean rock
pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move in relation to each other
landform formed by two transform plates sliding horizontally past each other
landform formed by two convergent oceanic plates coming together
type of plate boundary that forms from two plates coming together
type of fault caused by tension, very common at divergent plate boundaries