Tectonic Plates Crossword

A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core.
The name if young German scientist who was curious about the relationship of the continents.
The name of the single continent that broke apart 200 million years ago.
The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
A layer of hot solid material between the crust and the core.
The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface.
The soft layer of the mantle on which the Lithosphere floats.
The measure of how much mass there is in a volume substance.
Heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter.
The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to each other.
A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean
A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
The transfer of energy through an empty space.
The movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
A dense ball of solid metal.
A break in Earth's crust
A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are constantly in motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.