Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
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What is the top layer of the earth?
What is the largest layer of the earth?
What was the name of the supercontinent that existed before the continents split apart?
The theory that the continents were all connected is called-
When two continental plates pull apart a ________________________ forms
What is it called when two plates move torward each other?
What is it called when two plates move away from each other?
Volcanoes are most likely to occur along a:
The ring of fire is a ring of volcanoes and earthquakes that occur along:
The process that continually adds new crust is:
Sixty percent of volcanoes occur surrounding the pacific ocean in a location called:
In convergent boundaries, the plates do what?
What causes the tectonic plates to move?
The continentl crust is ___________ than the oceanic crust
A place where an unusually hot part of the mantle rises through the crust causing volcanic activity is called a:
Where two plates rub past each other in opposite directions is a:
Oceanic crust is ____________________ than continental crust
How many major tectonic plates are there?
what is oceanic crust made of?
what is continental crust made of?
