This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is the point of Earth's surface directely above an earthquake's focus ?
device used by seimologists to record primary, secondary, suface waves from earthquakes
vibrations caused by breaking rocks along faults
Opening in Earth's surface that often forms a mountain when layers of lava and volcanic ash erupt and build up
An opening on Earth's surface where magma is forced up and flows out as lava
a broad volcano with gently sloping sides
A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava and that is found mostly where Earth's plates come together
steep-sided volcano made of loosely packed tephra
scientist who studiesearthquakes and seismic waves
large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapes
Measure of the energy released by an earthquake
A mixture of molten or semi-molten rock, volatiles and solids that is found beneath the surface of the Earth
a very large igneous intrusion extending deep in the earth's crust.
a column of solidified lava or igneous rock formed in a volcanic vent, especially when exposed by erosion.
are imaginable as the veins of a volcano, the pathways of rising magma.