Plate Tectonic Theory Crossword

The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
The theory that explains large pieces of the lithosphere called plates move and change shape
The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents which then drifted to their present location
The process by which earths crust breaks apart, can occur within continental crust or oceanic crust
The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago (from Godwanaland and Laurasia) and that began to break up 200 million years ago
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
Deepest part of the oceans
Section of the earth below crust
The boundary between two tectonic plates that move horizontaly past each other
It formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent. It existed about 550 million years ago until 32o million years ago
It formed part of the Pangaea supercontinent around 335 to 175 million years ago