Plate tectonics Crossword

The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
The layer of rock between Earths crust and core
The center part of earth below the mantle
The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper mantle
The theory that explains how the outer parts of Earth change through time and that explains the relationships between continental drift , sea floor spreading seismic activity and volcanic activity
liquid rock produced under Earths surface
The process by which one lithosphere plate moves beneath another as a result of tectonic beneath another as a result of tectonic forces
A crack in earth created when rocks on either side of a break move
The area along a fault at which the first motion of earthquakes occur
The point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
A seismic wave that can move only through solids
The study of earthquakes including their origin, propagation, energy, and prediction
A scale that expresses the magnitude of an earthquake
an opening at the surface of earth through which volcanic material passes
A natural, usually inorganic solid that has a characteristic chemical composition, an orderly internal structure and a characteristic set of physical properties
Rock that forms when magma cools and solidifies
The natural process by which atmospheric and environmental agents
A rock formed from compresses or cemented layers of sediment
A rock that forms from other rocks as a result of intense heat pressure or chemical processes
The process in material is laid down