Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 14 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
Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
supercontinent or single landmass
trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
mountain range that runs along the middle of some ocean floors
process that adds more crust to the ocean floor
an area where the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater canyons
the process by which the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
Earth's lithosphere is broken into these pieces
plates move apart from each other
plates come together
plates slip past each other
theory that plates are in slow constant motion
break in the Earth's crust
created where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land
