This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 6 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a place where two plates slip past each other
the place where two plates come together or converge
a deep valley
breaks in earths crust where rocks have slipped past eachother
the place where two plates move apart or diverge
the lithosphere is broken into separate sections
a well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
when earthquakes occur they form waves called
results from a force pressing on an area
a soft and bendy layer of the mantle
below the boundary is the solid material of the
the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together form a rigid layer called
a layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
a dense ball of solid metal
the transfer of energy through space
heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching is called
a measure of how much mass there is in a volume
heat transfer by the movement of currents within the fluid
the flow that transfers heat within a fluid
continually adds new material to the ocean floor