Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 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
Credited with the theory of continental drift
circular movement of a substance due to changes in temperature and density
earth's crust located under the ocean
earth's crust made of land
large supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
when two plates pull apart
when two plates come together
when two plates grind past eachother
depression formed at a subduction zone
another name for the crust
outer layer of the earth, the thinnest layer
a break in the earth's crust that moves
large pieces of earth's crust that move due to convection currents
credited with the theory of plate tectonics
an example of a divergent boundary
caused by divergent boundaries
new crust is created at what kind of boundary?
what kind if boundary occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other?
Is a result of melted oceanic crust
the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
