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 scientific theory stating that pieces of Earth's lithosphere move slowly over the asthenosphere.
Caused by currents in Earth's mantle.
Plates move away from each other.
Plates move toward each other.
Plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
This energy is carried by seismic waves.
Push and pull the ground.
Travel only through solids.
Cause greater damage.
Mountains that form when magma reaches Earth's surface.
Quite eruption.
Violent eruption.
Effects the type of eruption.
The area where magma collects inside a volcano before an eruption
Footprint that becomes fossilized.
Study of Earth's composition, structure, and history.
This happens when rock is heated.
Wagner called the single large landmass this.
Earth is made of.
When parts of Eath's crust rise it is called.
