2. The thickest part of Earth’s interior

4. Beneath the crust

5. Solid iron

6. Thinnest layer

8. Under the mantle

9. Plates ride on top

10. Melted iron

11. Center of Earth

12. Outermost layer

14. Solid rock

16. Earth’s crust is divided into sections called ____________. plates

17. How many major sections is Earth’s crust divided into?

18. These sections are known as …

19. The place where plates meet is called a …

20. Most volcanoes and earthquakes are located at the …between two tectonic plates

21. Let’s Play

22. Mountains

23. Plates move apart

24. Volcanoes

25. Changes the shape of the ocean floor

26. Trenches

27. Plates collide

28. Two plates slide past one another

29. One plate slides under another

30. When two plates converge ________ may work its way through the crust. magma

31. Magma may contain highly explosive ________. gases

32. A ____________ is formed when magma breaks through to the surface. volcano

33. New _______ is formed when the lava cools and hardens. land

34. An _______________ occurs when plates move and the crust slips or breaks. earthquake

35. The gradual uplifting of the crust during an earthquake causes ____________ to form. mountains