Earth Science Concepts Answer Key Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
a theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust
a mountain or hill
the gradual movement of the continents across the Earth’s surface through geological time
a crack in the Earth's crust
lines where large moving plates meet
a crack, split, or break in something
a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
a long, seismically active submarine ride system in the middle of an ocean basin
places where plates slide sideways past each other
the action or state of being squished down
a hypothetical super continent that included all current land masses
These boundaries mark the collision between two of the planet's tectonic plates
this includes the inner and outer core, and other layers
