Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle(Answer Key)

Region of high pressure underlying the Lithosphere where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses
The theory that Earths continents was once different than it is today; that some of the individual landmasses of today once were joined in other continental forms. These land masses later separated and moved to their present locations
A tectonic process where nearby plates move toward each other
The center of Earth. Made primarily of iron and another lighter element(possibly sulfur), it is divided between a solid inner core with a radius of 760 mi.
The uppermost division of the solid Earth.
A tectonic process where plates move away from each other.
An area between rocks resulting from stress.
The upper layer of Earths interior, including the crust and a small portion of the mantle.
The thick, dense layer of rock between Earths crust and its core.
Boundaries between plates
As a theory, it explains the processes that have shaped Earth in terms of plates and their movement.
A split between two bodies(for example, two plates) that were once joined.
A groove bounded by two or more faults
Any attempt to deform a solid
A tectonic process that results when plates converge and one plate forces the other down into Earths mantle.
The study of tectonism, including its causes and effects.
A form of stress produced by a force that acts to stretch a material
A general statement derived from a hypothesis.
The deformation of the lithosphere
A tectonic process where plates slide past each other. It is also one of the three ways along with convergence and divergence that plates interact