Earth Science Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 11 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it.
The downward vertical motion of Earth's surface.
The upward vertical motion of Earth's surface.
Squeezing stress.
Stress that pulls something apart.
Parallel forces acting opposite directions.
A change in the shape of rock caused by stress.
Deep, underwater troughs created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
Where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
