Plate Tectonics Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 17 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
a break in the Earth's crust
the bending of rock layers
a pulling force
a squeezing force
boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
boundary between two plates moving away from each other
soft layer of the mantle
outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenoshpere
theory that continents drift apart
new lithosphere is created here
boundary between two colliding plates
a region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
outermost layer of the Earth
layer between the crust and the core
liquid layer of the Earth's core
solid, dense center of the Earth
a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases and lava erupt
deep slits in the middle of the ocean
