Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 12 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
When the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench, back into the mantle
A deep valley along the ocean floor, beneath where the oceanic crust sinks
A section of the lithosphere that moves slowly carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
A break in the Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction the wave travels
The last supercontinent or landmass
When mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
Where plates come together/converge
Any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock
Where plates move apart/diverge
Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
