Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. Supercontinent that all the continents once formed
- 4. The preserved remains of a plant or animal that has been hardened into a rock
- 6. Plate Boundary where plates slide past each other
- 7. When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth
- 9. A break in the Earth's crust
- 11. The slope of an area
- 13. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
- 14. A line that connects points of equal temperature on a topographic map
- 15. Plate Boundary where plates come together
- 17. Plate Boundary where plates move apart
Down
- 1. The Process of one plate going under another
- 2. The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located
- 3. Big slabs of crust that the Earth is broken into
- 5. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
- 6. A big wave that is capable of taking over an entire town
- 8. A large mountain that erupts with lava and magma
- 10. The rigid outer part of the Earth
- 12. A line that connects points of equal pressure on a topographic map
- 14. A line that connects points of equal value on a topographic map
- 16. An indentation or break in the ocean floor