This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 6 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The name of the super continent that is speculated o have existed millions of years ago is ________
plates that collide are called ____________________
Plates that slide across next to each other are called ______________
Plastic layer in the mantle is called __________
Where two plates separate, it is called _________________
when one plate sinks beneath another, it is called _____________
When Earths magnetic field changes, it is called ________ ____________
The process in which new oceanic crust is formed.
mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean are
the hypothesis met by Alfred Wegener that the continents move around
similar animal and plant _____________ were found in Africa and South America
The ___________________ makes up the tectonic plates
The denser type of plate is ______________
the movement of materials because of difference in temperature and density
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
When rising mantle material pushes lithosphere away from a mid-ocean ridge, it is called___________
When a part of a plate pulls on another while sinking, it is called _________
The Caledonian mountains and the ____________ mountains used to be one.
South America and __________________ have matching coastlines
When two continental crusts collide, ___________________ form