Plate Tectonics Crossword

the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
Weak, partially melted layer composed of semi-molten rocks
a layer of molten iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) that surrounds the inner solid core of the Earth
a layer of molten iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) that surrounds the inner solid core of the Earth
a dense sphere of solid iron (Fe) and nickel(Ni) at the center of the Earth
the transfer of energy through space
the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
the transfer of heat by movement of fluid
the movement of fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
the name of the single land mass that broke apart and gave rise to today's continents
a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced (usually at a divergent boundary)
a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of the continental and oceanic crust
the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
a deep valley where two plates move apart
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other