Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
a break in Earth's crust where slabs of rock slip past each other
a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
a plate boundary where tow plates move away from each other
a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions slabs of rock slip past each other
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
a deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
