This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
is a place where two plates are moving apart
two plates come together and collide
the plates just slide past each other
is liquid and flows slowly
is solid
covers earths entire surface
Earths thickest layer
Earths crust and the very top part of the upper mantle make up a region called
underneath the lithosphere is a region of upper mantle known asthe
a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon
a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
a large continuous extent of land
the longest unit of geological time
pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust
the bottom of a sea or ocean
science of the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
molten rock in the earth's crust
a flat mass of ice drifting at sea