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.
Description
A motion that transfers heat energy in a material
Huge supercontinent
A plate boundary where the motion is predominately horizontal
Hotter, softer rock in the upper mantle
Appears in every ocean
Most rigid of all layers
One plate sinks beneath the other
Second biggest layer of earth
A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object
Transfer of heat
Thickest layer of earth
The gradual movement in formation of continents
Occurs were plates move apart
An elevated portion of the earths crust
One plate slides beneath the other
Outside layer of the earth
Shaking of the earths surface
Smallest layer of the earth
Material from mid ocean ridge slides downhill from ridge
The force exerted by the weight of the subducted slab on the plate it is attached to
