Earth Science Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A place where extremely hot material from inside earths erupts at the surface.
the crust that forms the ocean floor
name for the crust & the upper mantle together.
layer beneath Earth's crust
the shaking, wave-like movement of the ground from an earthquake
plate boundary where new crust is formed
a zone where earths crust & mantle are being pulled up
the process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges & spreading outwards
molten rock below earths surface
the point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
the separating of continents by drifting across Earth's surface
a deep channel in the floor where crust is sinking downwards
the center of the earth
patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
a depression in the ocean floor
a layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle on which earth's tectonic plates move
a chain of island formed at the edge of colliding tectonic plates where plate subducts
plates are pulled apart at the mid-ocean ridges
when one plate sinks below another plate during a collision
the place below ground where an earthquake starts
