This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Theory that Earth's surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another
Something or someone that is not alive or active
A vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
Something that is able to explode
A location where volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface
A large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lavas along convergent plate boundaries
Something that explodes
a lump of lava thrown out by a volcano.
A small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava
a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
the opening of a volcano, through which lava and other materials are emitted.
The linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate.