Movement of the Continents Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 13 clues. Answers range from 5 to 25 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
All the continents were joined together
Heated from below, areas that are hotter rise upward, and areas that are cooler sink down
The very slow movement of the continents
Extremely hot melted rock below the surface
the hard outer layer of the Earth
a huge slab of solid rock on the earth's surface
two plates move toward each other
two plates move away from each other, new crust is made from magma
an elevated region with a valley on the ocean floor at the boundary between two tectonic plates
new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the mid-ocean ridge
hot air rises and cold air sinks
one tectonic plate moves under another and is forced to sink
movement caused by the heat of the core
