Theory of Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• seismology : the branch of science that deals with the study of earthquakes.
• tectonic plates : the large sections of the earth's lithosphere that move over time.
• pangea : the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
• intensity : the degree of shaking of earth at any given place.
• divergent boundary : the type of boundary where two plates move away from each other.
• seismograph : an instrument to detect the occurrence of earthquakes.
• seismologist : scientists who study earthquakes.
• seafloor spreading : the process where magma rises and creates new oceanic crust.
• alfred wegener : the scientist who proposed the continental drift theory.
• convergent theory : the type of boundary where two plates collide or push against each other.