Plate Tectonics Crossword

discovered theory of continental drift which led to theory of plate tectonics
current continents were once connected together but broke apart to their current positions
the pieces of earth's crust are in constant slow motion
name of the giant supercontinent
the pieces the crust is broken into
edge of these pieces
cracks in the crust along these boundaries
place where two plates grind past each other, moving in horizontal opposite directions
place where two plates move apart or divide
place where two plates come together
separating plates on land
sinking of older less dense crust
where ocean crust plunges back into the mantle
Form when two plates carrying continental crust collide
The force that caused the movement of the continents
Forms when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault
Formed when subducting plates melt,melted rock is less dense, and rises
Formed due to the movement of rivers, the processes of weathering and erosion, and tectonic activity
Crust beneath the ocean and made up from basalt
Crust that forms above the ocean and made up of mostly granite