Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 clues. Answers range from 6 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
Type of boundary where two plates are moving apart from each other.
Type of boundary where two plates are pushing toward each other.
A geological process in which the edge of a lithospheric plate slides underneath the edge of an adjacent plate.
When a heavier oceanic plate subducts beneath a lighter continental plate, this is formed..
Breaks in the Earth's crust where blocks of crust are moving in different directions
Theory that the continental landmasses drifted across the Earth.
A valley or depression in the land bordered by fault zones and separating tectonic plates.
A geologic process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other.
Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
