Plate Tectonics Crossword

A type of plate boundary where two plates collide or subduct with each other.
A type of plate boundary where two plates move apart from one another.
A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
The vent on the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled.
A major volcanic zone which is found on the pacific ocean.
At a convergent plate boundary, the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate because it is more denser.
the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape the topography of the earth.
Severely shaking ground caused by tectonic plate movement.
when two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises and new crust is formed
circular movement of a substance due to changes in temperature and density
circular movement of a substance due to changes in temperature and density
a chain of volcanic islands formed at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary
a break in the earths crust that moves
rocks, fossils, climate, puzzle fit, glaciers, sea floor spreading
earths crust located under the ocean
earths crust made of land
an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent boundary
a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
an area in the mantle that is super heated and melts through the crust (like a blow-torch)
The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
Earthquake under water causes...