Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Earth's Structure Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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largest layer inside Earth
liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core
single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago
opening in Earth's surface that often forms a mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up
vibrations caused by breaking rocks along faults
surface along which rocks break and move
plastic-like layer below the lithosphere
Earth's outermost layer, which varies in thickness from about 5km to 60km and is separated from the mantle by the Moho Discontinuity
center of earth
discoverer of the sea-floor spreading theory
discoverer of the continental drift theory
transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid
heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter
plates slide by each other
plates that divide apart from each other
plates that collide together
a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
A smaller earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area.
a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone.

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