Plate Tectonics 1

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6. What type of boundary is formed when plates separate? ___________

12. The idea that continents looked as though they could fit together like a puzzle is evidence of _______

9. A _______________zone is a place where a continental and oceanic crust collide.

7. The process that takes place at mid-ocean ridges is called ____

8. The process of moving layers of rock by heating and cooling under Earth’s surface is known as _________.

2. The mantle mainly consists of a dense layer called the _________

3. The liquid layer at the Earth’s center is known as the _____________________.

1. The lithosphere floats on a layer of the Earth’s mantle called the ___