Tectonic Plate Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
breakdown of unstable materials into stable materials
gravity pulls high density materials towards the center
crust, mantle, core
lithosphere, mesosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, inner core
vibrations traveling through Earth
primary; travel through all states of matter
secondary; travel through solids
area where no seismic waves are detected
solid chunks of mantle rock
meteoroid that hit Earth
new oceanic lithosphere forms
oceanic crust sinks
poles switch direction
movement of a fluid in mantle
supercontinent
discovered sea floor spreading
pulling of a plate
hypothesized continental drift
gravity moving plate downward
continents used to be one land mass
