This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
wearing away of sand from a beach by waves or currents. Jetties are made to help prevent this.
the act of "reclaiming" a beach by bringing more sand to replace what was lost due to beach erosion
how Eath's continents move over its surface
builds up Earth's suface
center,hottest layer of the earth. Divided into Inner Core (solid iron) and Outer Core (liquid iron)
Earth's outer-most layer; made of rock
structure built to hold back water;can be used to produce hydroelectric power
the process of dropping sediment in a new location
tears down Earth's surface
the shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust, caused by movement of plates
the process of moving sediment from one place to another
place where pieces of the crust (plates) move
remains where past life found in some rocks
a large body of ice that that moves very slowly down a slope
thin,narrow wall built from shoreline into the ocean to prevent beach erosion
physical feature on the Earth's surface
magma that reaches the Earth's surface
molten (melted) rock from the Earth's Mantle
the layer of rock below Earth's crust. Near the surface it is dolid, beneath that it is melted (magma)
downhill movement of a large amount of rocks or soil due to gravity