This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 29 clues. Answers range from 4 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A result when Earth's magnetic field flips as new seafloor rock is continually being formed at an MOR
Theory that Earth's surface is made of separate slabs called plates that move slowly over Earth's upper layers
Boundary where two plates collide
Boundary where two plates move away from each other
A boundary where two plates slide past each other
The man who proposed that the continents were once connected
Oceanic side bending and being forced downward beneath the continental slab
A force that occurs at an MOR
When plate subduction occurs at a convergent boundary
Melted rock inside Earth
A feature that forms when magma reaches the surface
Magma that has erupted onto Earth's surface
Solid material expelled by volcanoes
The measure of the resistance of the fluid to flow
When the primary eruptive products are large fragments of solid material, this type of volcano forms
These erupt with abundant lava flows that can move for kilometers over Earth's surface
Volcanicaly active sites
Type of volcano composed of alternating layers
This occurs when a change in speed causes a wave to change direction or bend
The boundary between two layers of material that have different densities
A zone where the waves do not reach
The sudden movement of vibration that occurs when rocks slip among enormous cracks
A stress when an object is squeezed
A stress where an object is stretched
A stress where different parts of an object are moved in different directions
A streww in which an object is twisted
A crack along which a rock has moved
A point where strain energy is released
The point on Earth's surface directly above the surface