Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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When two plates collide, the boundary between them is a ________ boundary
Mountains which are a result from subduction zones forming magma which rises to Earth's surface.
Liquid layer of the earth's core which surrounds the inner core.
This boundary occurs when two plates spread apart.
Liquefied rock above the Earth's surface.
The layer of the rock between the Earth's crust and core.
Used to map the Earth's interior layers.
The surface along which rocks break and slide past one another.
Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises, but cooler rock near the surface sinks.
Fault where the hanging wall moves down in relationship to the footwall.
Two plates slide past one another (The San Andreas Fault is an example)
Stress resulting from forces acting to stretch an object.
Bending of rock layers due to stress.
The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
Type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.
Greek word for "all earth", and was the name of th super-continent.
The sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations.
The rising of regions of the earth's crust to higher elevations.
The strong, lower part of the mantle between th asthenosphere and the outer core.
The central part of the Earth below the mantle.

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