This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 17 clues. Answers range from 5 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The place where two plates meet
When one plate goes underneath another.
A V-shaped rut in the ground
When a plate rises due to convection currents or due to the collision of two plates.
The theory of moving continents developed by Alfred Wegner
The earth's crust is made of these.
The edge of a plate.
Anything having to do with the earth's crust.
These currents are caused by the cooling and re-heating of liquid magma under the earth's crust.
When two plates move apart.
When two plates move together.
When two plates slide past each other.
A volcano that hasn't erupted for a long time.
The imaginary lines that go around the earth.(EX: 42° N)
A mountain-like formation that vents hot lava from inside the earth, commonly found around the "Ring of Fire".
When a volcano has been determined to be not active anymore.
The imaginary line dividing the earth in half running North to South.