Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 19 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A supercontinent of all the continents which has since split up
The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
Outermost, rigid layer of earth, made up of crust and solid mantle
Soft layer of mantle where tectonic plates move
Strong, lower part of mantle between asthenosphere and outer core
A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and outermost, rigid part of mantle
Continents once formed a giant landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
The theory that large pieces of crust move and change shape
Boundary formed by collision of two lithospheric plates
Boundary formed by two tectonic plates moving away from each other
Boundary formed between tectonic plates sliding past each other
Stress that occurs when object is squeezed
Stress that occurs when object is stretched
The bending of rock layers due to stress
A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
The rising of regions in Earth's crust to higher elevation
The sinking of regions in Earth's crust to lower elevation
