Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
the pliable, dense, upper part of the mantle
slow moving currents of magma
where two plates collide
where two plates move away from each other
no longer active
fractures that form where the crust is stretched apart
a small, extremely hot region within the mantle
the solid, rigid part of Earth
large underground pools of magma
underwater mountain range produced by a divergent plate boundary
where oceanic plates converge and the older plate is subducted
a valley that forms where continental crust is stretched
the process of an older oceanic plate being pulled under another plate
where two plates slide past one another
where two plates slide past one another
proved that the theory of sea floor spreading
suggested that the continents have drifted to their present day spots
combination of Hess's and wegener's theory
where two plates meet
make up the lithosphere
