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Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Across Down 2. any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet 7. the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, that behaves as a strong layer 9. forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented 10. molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface 11. two plates grind past each other without harming the lithosphere 15. and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself 16. a surface feature in the sea floor produced by a descending plate during subduction 18. weathered earth materials 19. a fault along which the movement is horizontal and and parallel to the trend of the fault 20. the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below 21. a result in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below 1. interactions among earth's water, air, and land that can cause rocks to change from one type to another 3. forms when magma cools and hardens underneath earth's surface or as a result from a volcanic eruption 4. a theory that proposes earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various 5. two plates move together 6. in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by air, water, and living things 8. a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15° 10. a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat 12. process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere 13. two plates move apart 14. magma that reaches earth's surface 17. destructive plate margins where the oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle