plate tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
scientist who believed the plates were moving
the theory explaining the structure of earths crust
the movement of two plates that move away from each other
the movement of two plates that were toward each other
the movement of two plates that slide past each other
plate tectonics is another way of saying
rigid outer layers of earth
earths outermost layer
point of earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
during an earthquake the point when the energy is released
energy waves
device used to record surface waves when an earthquake occurs
scientists who studies earthquakes and siesmic waves
continents connected together that broke apart
magma below earths crust is forced up to the surface and fills in the cracks as the sea floor spreads
seismic wave caused by an earthquake focus
depression around a volcanoes vent
surface along which rocks break and move
opening on earths surface where magma is forced up and flows out as lava
opening in earths surface that usually forms a mountain when layers of hot lava erupt and build up
