This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 16 clues. Answers range from 6 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Heating and cooling of fluid that causes a change in density and a rising and sinking motion.
A measure of how much mass and volume of a substance.
The transfer of energy through space.
Heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid.
Heat transfer between materials that are touching.
Dense, hot ball of solid metal in the center of the Earth
Layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core and is responsible for the Earht's magnetic field
Part of the mantle that is somewhat soft and flows.
Rigid layer made up of the top of the mantle and the crust.
What the oceanic crust is made up of:
What the continental crust is made of:
Layer of hot rock that is solid.
A force pressing down on an area.
To study Earth's interior Geologist use indirect evidence in the form of:
To Study the Earth's Interior Geologists use direct evidence in the form of:
Example of convection currents: