Tectonic plate theory Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 16 clues. Answers range from 5 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The theory which describes movement of large seven continental plates.
Outermist shell of our planet which is broken into tectonic plates.
The geoscientific community accepted plate tectonic theory after ____________ spreading.
A type of boundary when some plate come towards each other.
The movement of plate result in building up stresses leading to ____________.
A type of plate moving away from each other.
At times, plates move horizontally past each other and forms __________ boundary.
Tectonic plates are composed of continental and ________ lithosphere.
Tectonic plates are able to move because earth's crust had more _____________ strength.
A cycle of heating ,rising,cooling and sinking.
A spot in earth's mantle where hot magma rises to surface.
A break in earth's crust due to movement.
The theory stating that all continents drifted apart.
Where one plate sinks below the another plate.
An ancient supercontinent contain information all Earth's landmass.
A piece of earth's crust that moves atop the mantle.

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