Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics Crossword

This layer contains the convection currents
This heat transfer drives plate motion due to density differences
When two plates collide
When two plates separate
When two plates slide past each other
The layer of rock that forms the outer shell at the top of Earth's Interior
The least dense layer of the earth
The liquid layer of the earth
This layer makes up 84% of the Earth's Mass
This feature forms when an oceanic and continental plate collide
This feature forms when two ocean plates separate
This feature forms when two continental plates collide
This seismic wave can only travel through solids
This seismic wave can travels through solids, liquids and gases
A natural rapid shaking of the lithosphere caused by the release of energy
A mountain composed of extrusive Igneous Rock
A large ocean wave produced by disruption of the ocean floor
The mantle is separated from the crust by a thin interface called the
This is the hottest and densest layer
This theory states that Earth's lithosphere is broken up into sections or pieces
This theory stated that continents once existed as one big supercontinent
This process occurs when two plates of different densities converge
Major regions of volcanic activity that are usually in the interior of plates away from boundaries
The study of earth's past magnetic field, which serves as evidence of plate tectonics
This scientist had his theory initially rejected
This crust is made of basaltic rock
This crust is made up of granitic rock
What is Ms. Schilling's favorite rock?
These waves help us understand the composition of the earth
Rocks that are found closer to the Mid Ocean Ridge are
Seafloor spreading is an example of this plate boundary