Tectonic Plates Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Outer layer of the Earth
Where two tectonic plates collide
Where two tectonic plates slide past each other
Where two tectonic plates separate
Proposed the continental drift theory
The name for the Earth's crust and upper mantle
The natural disaster caused by transform plate boundaries
The upper mantle right below the lithosphere
A break in the Earth's crust
The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
The branch of science that involves earthquakes and the internal structure of Earth
A mountain or hill that has a vent that expels lava
The layer of Earth that is in between the crust and the core
The innermost layer of the Earth
A tool used to measure the strength of seismic activity
Explains how the continents are not stationary and move across the Earth
A chain of mountains that lay on the ocean floor
The crust found underneath the ocean
The crust that makes up the continents
The pushing of one tectonic plate below another
