Inside The Earth Crossword Puzzle

Inside the Earth

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southern end of the earth's axis

the liquid layer of earth�s core

an area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates

monoclinal structure or fold

the blocks of crust on each side of the fault

northern end of the axis

the solid outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

at a divergent boundary two tectonic plates seperate from each other

the bending of rock layers due to stress

when two tectonic plates with continental crust collide

the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally

what is it called when mid-ocean ridges are higher than where they sunk

the boundary formed by the collision of two lithosphereic plates

various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes

the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

when two tectonic plates with oceanic lithosphere collide

stress that ocurs when forces act to squeeze an object

that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents

a series of processes in which new oceanic lithosphere is created

when the poles are at the reverse of where they are at currently

the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass broke up and drifted to their present locations

when the poles change

stress that occurs when forces act to strech an object

the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle

this forms when the opposing rock causes the rock to move horizantilly

a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another

the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move

when _______________moves it moves the hanging wall up

when the poles are at the places the are currently at

this is a type of wall you hang by

they form when rock layers are pushed together and pushed upward

what is it called when lithosphere sinks and pulls the rest of it with it under ground

what is it called when you use satellites to see the plates move

the layer of rock between the earths crust and core

one way areas form and dont deform when they're coming up is a process call

the central part of the earth below the mantle

a supper continent

the rising of regions of the earths crust to higher elevations

the bending, tilting, and breaking of the earths crust

a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle

at a transform boundary two tectonic plates slide away from each other

plates move because the density is changing

when hot rock deep within the earth rises what is it called

a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided

anticlinal rock structur

when the ____________moves it makes the hanging wall to move down

is the solid dense center of the earth

this is the name of volcanic mountains form from the pacific ocean

when earthquakes happen vibrations are called

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