Earths Layers Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
includes landmasses and the ocean floor.
consists of molten, or melted, rocks called magma
1,400 miles thick, mostly liquid, consisting of molten iron and nickel
700 miles thick, reaches temperatures of 12,000 degrees, made up of iron
earths crust is divided into sections
the slow movement of the continents
a dense oceanic plate dives under a less dense continental plate
Oceanic plates spread apart, magma pushes up
two continental plates collide and are pushed upward causing the formation of steep mountain ranges
two plats slide past each other, causing a crack, or fault, in the crust
