Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle - By Jaelyn Feebish
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
An area on Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected.
Waves that squeeze rock in the same direction the wave is traveling. Travels through all matter.
Waves that move rock side to side. Travels only through solids.
Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
The process where gravity pulls high density materials towards Earth's center and pushes low density materials towards the surface.
State that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge, moving slabs of rock driven by motions in the mantle.
Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, and the Inner Core.
The solid, rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
