Plate tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Theory that pieces of the earths crust are in constant slow motion driven by movement in the mantle
Himalayan mountains were formed because of this boundary
The process that continually adds new crust
Two continental plates pull apart and a _______ forms
Pieces of earth crust move on top of this
When two plates rub past each other in opposite direction is a ______ boundary
Theory that continents are slowing over earths surface is called________
When two plates move away from each other
A ring of volcanoes and earthquakes is called the_________
_________ are most likely to occur Along a convergent boundary
The Himalayan ____________ are formed by a convergent boundary
________ spreading adds new crust, continually
When one plate slides underneath the other
The _______ occurs along a divergent boundary where sea floor spreading occurs
These occurs at a transform boundary
The San Andres ______ is at a transform boundary
What was the name of the supercontinent
Who found out about the theory of continental drift
A long narrow hole in the ocean floor
Hot fluid or semi fluid material below or within the earths crust
