This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 21 clues. Answers range from 5 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The scientist that created or discovered what today is known as "Pangea"
A boundary where 2 plates slide past each other.
High, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the earth’s surface with steep or sloping sides.
When the denser oceanic crust gets pulled under the lighter and thicker continental crust.
The rocky part/ layer of the earth.
Earth's crust that makes up the continents.
The layer of earth that is just a solid ball.
A boundary where 2 plates are pushing towards each other.
The hard, solid outside part of the earth.
The layer that is directly underneath the lithosphere.
Vent in earth’s surface where lava and gases erupt.
The motion of the plates at a transform boundary.
The formation of chains of volcanic islands.
A crack in the ocean floor that appears and then magma oozes up from the mantle to fill in the space between the plates.
The place where 2 plates meet.
Arc-shaped chain of volcanoes formed above the subduction zone.
A boundary where 2 plates are moving apart from each other.
The layer of earth that is the liquid layer.
A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.
Molten rock, gases, solid crystals, and minerals that are combined. (underground)
A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.