Plate Tectonics

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A ridge of cracked plates sits above glowing magma as a volcano erupts nearby.

H	K	M	A	G	M	A	O	I	T	P	E
T	C	W	E	E	E	R	M	U	O	K	P
C	O	O	A	X	J	D	T	C	R	B	L
O	N	P	R	V	O	L	C	A	N	O	A
L	T	S	T	G	M	A	N	T	L	E	T
L	I	I	H	C	R	A	T	H	I	Q	E
I	N	O	Q	Y	I	R	I	I	L	M	S
S	E	S	U	B	D	U	C	T	I	O	N
I	N	Q	A	H	G	L	A	S	Z	X	T
O	T	S	K	N	E	H	A	J	A	N	E
N	B	U	E	B	O	U	N	D	A	R	Y
E	N	V	F	N	S	Z	O	D	O	R	S

BOUNDARY
COLLISION
CONTINENT
EARTHQUAKE
MAGMA
MANTLE
PLATES
RIDGE
SUBDUCTION
VOLCANO

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Plates drift over a molten mantle in this grid. Subduction drags seafloor back down, magma rises at a ridge, and two continents collide at the boundary, raising mountains, triggering earthquakes, and feeding volcanoes. The ground rarely feels like it's moving at all.

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H	K	M	A	G	M	A	O	I	T	P	E
T	C	W	E	E	E	R	M	U	O	K	P
C	O	O	A	X	J	D	T	C	R	B	L
O	N	P	R	V	O	L	C	A	N	O	A
L	T	S	T	G	M	A	N	T	L	E	T
L	I	I	H	C	R	A	T	H	I	Q	E
I	N	O	Q	Y	I	R	I	I	L	M	S
S	E	S	U	B	D	U	C	T	I	O	N
I	N	Q	A	H	G	L	A	S	Z	X	T
O	T	S	K	N	E	H	A	J	A	N	E
N	B	U	E	B	O	U	N	D	A	R	Y
E	N	V	F	N	S	Z	O	D	O	R	S

H	K	M	A	G	M	A	O	I	T	P	E
T	C	W	E	E	E	R	M	U	O	K	P
C	O	O	A	X	J	D	T	C	R	B	L
O	N	P	R	V	O	L	C	A	N	O	A
L	T	S	T	G	M	A	N	T	L	E	T
L	I	I	H	C	R	A	T	H	I	Q	E
I	N	O	Q	Y	I	R	I	I	L	M	S
S	E	S	U	B	D	U	C	T	I	O	N
I	N	Q	A	H	G	L	A	S	Z	X	T
O	T	S	K	N	E	H	A	J	A	N	E
N	B	U	E	B	O	U	N	D	A	R	Y
E	N	V	F	N	S	Z	O	D	O	R	S

Plate Tectonics

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H	K	M	A	G	M	A	O	I	T	P	E
T	C	W	E	E	E	R	M	U	O	K	P
C	O	O	A	X	J	D	T	C	R	B	L
O	N	P	R	V	O	L	C	A	N	O	A
L	T	S	T	G	M	A	N	T	L	E	T
L	I	I	H	C	R	A	T	H	I	Q	E
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O	T	S	K	N	E	H	A	J	A	N	E
N	B	U	E	B	O	U	N	D	A	R	Y
E	N	V	F	N	S	Z	O	D	O	R	S