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Tectonic Riddles and Lithospheric Lore
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Across
  • 1. To split into two branches, like some river networks
  • 2. Process where oceanic lithosphere thrusts onto continental crust
  • 3. Mountain building via plate collision and deformation
  • 8. Principle explaining crustal equilibrium upon buoyant blocks
  • 9. Formed when a volcano collapses after an eruption
  • 10. Gently sloping erosional surface at mountain bases
  • 12. Pioneer who identified Earth's inner core boundary
Down
  • 4. Glacially-carved deep inlet with steep sides
  • 5. High-grade metamorphic rock banded like cryptic script
  • 6. Broad, gentle uplift or subsidence reshaping continents
  • 7. Upward arching fold trapping hydrocarbons beneath
  • 11. Ancient soil horizon preserved in stratigraphy
  • 13. Late Cretaceous orogeny shaping western North America
  • 14. Earth's continental crust rich in silica and aluminium

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