This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 clues. Answers range from 8 to 23 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
parts of the crust and uppermost mantle that move over earth’s surface
the rigid outer part of the earth
where two tectonic plates move apart
where two tectonic plates collide
where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
when the denser crust eventually goes below the less dense crust
made mostly of granite and less dense than oceanic crust
when cooler denser material sinks and warm, less dense material rises
new material pushing old material away causing tectonic plates to move apart
pulling of a tectonic plate due to gravity and subduction