Plate tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
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The dinosaur fossil that proves the continents were once joined together page 249
Evidence of plate tectonics is here in California page 219
Says earth's plates move slowly relative to each other, driven by convection currents in the mantle. page 261
The outer layer of the earth. What you walk on. Page 773
Layer of earth below the crust. Page 773
A boundary where two plates sliding past each other. Page 788
Proposed the Theory of Continental Drift. page 248
Problem with the Continental Drift Theory is that it could not explain how the plates ________. page252
When a plate (Ocean crust) sinks back into the mantle after colliding with a continental plate. Page 786
The deep central valley found in a mid ocean ridge. Page 255
A long chain of mountains extending the length of the ocean. page 255
When ocean crust sinks into the mantle caused by gravity. It pulls the trailing lithosphere with it. Causes plate movement Page784
The motion of mantle due to the changes in temperature. Page 763
Process by which new ocean lithosphere is made. Page 783
When plates at a boundary move away from each other page 765
