Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics Crossword

The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
In Greek it means "all earth." existed 245 million years ago when the earliest dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost parts of the mantle
A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
The rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
The bending of rock layers due to stress
The sinking o regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations
When the magnetic poles change places
The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
The central part of the Earth below the mantle
The solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle