This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A mountain that rises from the floor of the ocean and does not reach the water's surface
the formation of new areas of the oceanic crust
a series of vibrations produced in the earths crust
lateral movement of continents from the motion of crustal plates.
the 2 sub layer of earths crust
narrow depression in the ocean floor.
an area hotter than the surrounding surface
A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
Two plates that slide together in a sideways motion
where two plates from the lithosphere collide
the stable portion of the continental crust from regions that are more geologically active and unstable.
where a plate moves under another and is forced or sinks due to gravity into the mantle
two plates are moving toward each other.
the separation of plates
the solid outer part of the Earth.
the forces that create the structural features of the earth's lithosphere
a wave of energy that is mostly generated by an earthquake
relating to a large masses of land
the outermost layer of a planet
the portion of the earth between the crust and the core.