Earth Science Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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the upper part of the Earth's mantle
the rigid, outer part of the Earth. Consisting of the crust and upper mantle
the thing outermost layer of the Earth, part of the mantle
the innermost part of the Earth, the center
the layer inside the Earth located between the crust and the outer core
the layer inside the Earth located below the lithosphere and the asthenosphere, also a part of the mantle
where two tectonic plates move away from one another
where two tectonic plates are colliding into eachother
where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another
proposed the theory of continental drift
one of the geologists that confirmed Wegener's theory of continental drift
also known as secondary waves, these waves arrive second, but they are highly powerful
also known as primary waves, these waves arrive first, but don't cause much damage
the broken pieces of the lithosphere which float on the Earth's mantle
heating and cooling of the Earth's mantle. Where the fluids rise and sink in a cycle motion due to difference in density and temperature

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