Seafloor Spreading Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Technology used to map the topography of the oceanfloor
An underwater mountain chain where new crust is formed.
When magnets point to magnetic north.
Magnets point to the south during ________ polarity.
Rock closest to the midocean ridge is ______ than rock further away.
At the midocean ridge new crust is being created in a process called ____.
Oceanic crust _________ beneath continental crust.
Oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust.
Seafloor spreading is responsible for _________________.
Earth's magnetic history has been recorded in _________ stripes on the ocean floor.
Molten material underground.
A feature of the seafloor that forms when oceanic crust dives under continental crust.
During subduction oceanic crust is pushed down toward the mantle and _____.
Molten material that erupts onto the surface.
Oddly shaped rock formations indicate new rock is forming at the midocean ridge.

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