This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 14 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other.
A tectonic boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
__________ is a series of events that causes changes either within Earth or at Earth's surface
The movement of the plates over the Earth's surface is termed ___________.
The very center of the Earth is called the ________________.
The outside of the Earth is called the ___________.
The middle of the Earth, that flows and creates convection cells is called the ___________.
The name of the supercontinent.
The _____________ is composed of both the crust and a part of the upper mantle/
The theory of Continental ___________.
Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit into the coast of this continent, just like a jigsaw puzzle.
Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted.
Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.