Earths Science unit Vocab Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 21 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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the crack that forms when rocks break and move past each other
A volcano is a structure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
a long narrow ditch
the two plates push together to form some type of MT.
to change in form, appearance, or structure
lying asleep or as if asleep, inactive
east and west position of a point on the earths surface
a type of heat transfer that can only happen in gas and liquids
a flat and thin surface
a dynamics of plate movement
building or construction
two plates are separating
two plates collide
north and south position of a point on the earths surface
a species, family, or some other large group that has no more living members
the zero of longitude
the remains or impression of a dead organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in a rock
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground.movement within the earths crust
a hard sedimentary rock
a gorge you can visit and look at the view

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