This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 13 clues. Answers range from 5 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Much of the _________ activity at the surface of the earth takes place at the plate boundaries.
The forces produces at the boundaries of ____________ _____________ cause mountains to form, earthquakes to shake the crust, and volcanoes to erupt.
The plates glide across the ____ much like a chunk of ice would drift across a pond.
The ______ is a cool rigid outer layer of the earth that includes the crust and uppermost portion of the mantle.
Earthś thin outer layer that is made up of lighter elements - it makes up less than 1% of the planetś mass.
The outer core is made up of ___________ nickel & iron.
The ______ ______ is made up of solid nickel and iron, because it under an immense amount of pressure.
Two common erosion agents include _______.
____________ is the removal and transport of surface material.
A ______________ is a mountain built of magma that rises from the earthś interior surface.
The round-topped ___________ _________________, in the east US, are older than the Rocky Mountains in the west US.
The measure of energy released by an earthquake is ________.
The ______________ fault is where part of the North American and the Pacific Plate and are slipping past one another.