Earth Science Crossword Puzzle
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 19 clues. Answers range from 4 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Outermost chemical layer of Earth.
Shows elevation and surface features on Earth.
The deeper you go in, the higher the temperature and pressure get.
Mostly iron.
The crust and upper most mantle.
Made of plastic rock.
Strong, lower part of mantle.
Produces the Earth's magnetic field.
High pressure causes it to be solid.
Tectonic plates collide.
Tectonic plates separate.
Tectonic plates slide past each other.
Is caused by hot rock rising and cooling, horizontally spreading out, and sinking back into the mantle.
Two tectonic plates collide and the denser plate sinks into this area.
Forms when magma or lava cool and harden.
Sediments go through compaction and cementation to form this.
Rock is exposed to heat and pressure.
Builds up/creates features on Earth's surface.
Tears down/destroys features on Earth's surface.
