Theory of Plate Tectonics and the Formation of Continents and Evidence of Plate Movement

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Across

2. Stable continental interior region

5. Rock forming oceanic crust

8. Supercontinent meaning “all earth”

9. Northern supercontinent from Pangaea

11. Concept explaining Earth's moving plates (2 Words)

16. Study of ancient magnetic fields

17. Solid ground made of granite (2 Words)

18. Earth's outermost solid layer

19. Period marked by glacier advance

Down

1. Formed by drifting continental plates (2 Words)

2. Continents drifting over time (2 Words)

3. Equilibrium between Earth's masses

4. Similar fossils on continents (2 Words)

6. Rock forming continental crust

7. Study of ancient climatic conditions

10. Measures Earth's magnetic direction

12. Dense crust under oceans (2 Words)

13. Southern supercontinent from Pangaea

14. Layer where plates glide

15. Vast ocean surrounding Pangaea

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