This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
evidence in the places where certain fossils were found
evidence in the changing climates during the past
What causes sea floor spreading
piece of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere
a region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
a break in the Earth's crust
a squeezing force
the study of planets
magnetism of the Earth caused by the core spinning faster than the rest of the planet
theory that continents drifted apart
supercontinent
a type of boundary where two plates come together or converge
the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
a type of boundary where two plates move apart or diverge
is a place where two plates slip past each other, a type of boundary
evidence in the layers of rocks across continent
plates being pushed under one another
first proposed the theory of continental drift
a pulling force
the undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced