Earth Science Extra Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 13 clues. Answers range from 5 to 11 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The hypothesis that continents move slowly is called continental ______.
The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is a ______ current.
The theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are in sections that move is called plate ___________________.
Just below Earth’s crust is the ______.
Sections of Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle are called ______.
Vibrations produced by the breaking of rock
Wave that moves rock particles in a backward rolling motion and a side-to-side swaying motion
Instrument that measures seismic waves
The point on the surface of Earth directly above the earthquake’s focus
Kind of wave that causes particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of the wave
The point where rocks break and release energy in the form of seismic waves
A measure of the energy released by an earthquake
Kind of wave that causes particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction of the wave

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