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Plate Tectonics and Plate boundaries Crossword

Teacher: MRS. LAY
Across
THE ONLY LIQUID LAYER
PLATES FLOAT ON THIS LAYER
PLATES THAT RUB UP AGAINST EACH OTHER
WHEN THE OCEAN FLOOR IS RECYCLED BACK INTO THE MANTLE
WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDE
PROPOSED THE IDEA OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT
A PLASTIC LIKE LAYER
THE LAYER MOSTLY MADE UP OF IRON AND NICKEL
THE FORCE BEHIND CONTINENTAL DRIFT
THE MOST OUTER LAYER
PLATES THAT MOVE APART
Down
PLATES THAT PUSH INTO EACH OTHER
THE INNER CORE IS MADE OF NICKEL AND THIS
33% OF THE EARTH IS MADE OF WHAT
WHEN A CONTINENTAL PLATE COLLIDES WITH A OCEANIC PLATE
WHEN TWO OCEANIC PLATES COLLIDE
PLATES BELOW THE OCEANS
DEEP UNDERWATER CANYONS
THE IDEA THAT THE PLATES ARE MOVING SLOWLY
ANOTHER WORD FOR SUBDUCTION ZONE
THE MIDDLE LAYER WHICH IS THE LARGEST