PLATE TECTONICS Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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theory of plate tectonics states that earths plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle, is called what?
what do you compare earths lithosphere (solid outer shell) to?
where does the earths plates meet at?
what word describes how gravity pulls denser plate edges downward into the mantle
earths plates move because they are the __________ of the large convection currents in earths mantle
scientists use __________ to measure plate motion precisley
as plates move, they change earths ______
________ of earths plates meet at plate boundaries
plates move ______ from each other at a divergent boundary
where pieces of earths crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a ______ forms
oceanic crust is more ______ than continental crust
beneath the surface of a transform boundary the sides of the plates are ________ and jagged
process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
a break in earths crust along which rocks move
the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earths surface
plates can move up to how many ways
most divergent boundaries occur along the _______
the name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago
what causes the plates to move
what type of boundary is the Andes Mountions

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