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.
The outer most of earth
The outer rocky parts of the planet generally refers to earths crust and some of the upper mantle
a dense semisolid second layer of earth
third layer of the earths interior entirely liquid
center layer of solid iron and very hot
heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to anotehr
The transfer of energy as heat through a material the two items have to be touching
all forms of energy that travel through space as waves
the boundary tectonic plates are colliding
the boundary between tectonic plates are sliding past each other horizontally
The boundry between tectonic plates that are moving
the layer of the earth that lies below the litosphere
A segment of earths crust
a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy
a vent or a crack in the earths surface through which magma gasses are expelled
the point on earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates
when a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate sinks under the continental
a long under sea mountain chain that creates new sea floor as the tectonic plates move apart
when new sea floor forms as magma next to earths surface solidify at mid ocean ridge
a push or pull resulting from an object interaction from another object