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plate tectonics

Across
When tectonic plates slide past each other a _____is formed.
When plates collide, the plate that is more ______ goes underneath.
When a oceanic plate collides with a _______ plate, the oceanic plate goes underneath.
South America and _______ are said to fit together like puzzle pieces.
A plate boundary that occurs when two plates collide.
Movements within the Earth's mantle that cause tectonic plates to move.
When a divergent boundary occurs on land a __________, or separation, will arise and over time, that mass of land will break between them.
When oceanic crust melts, it can result in the formation of a ______.
At this plate boundary, new crust is created as plates pull away from each other.
Convergent boundaries can form underwater _________ ranges.
Down
There are ____ major (big) plates.
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates a ______ forms between them.
A plate boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other.
Underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart creates _______.
This can be created or grow wider where plates diverge.
Scientist that is credited for first proposing the plate tectonics theory.
At a transform boundary, land is neither ____ nor destroyed, just moved.
Transform boundaries cause ________.
Convergent boundaries can create new ______.
When a collision happens between a oceanic plate and a continental plate. The oceanic plate goes under the continental plate.