Geology crossword on mountains, faults, folds, and plate tectonics.

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Mountain Building and Tectonics Crossword Puzzle

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An 18-clue geology crossword on mountain building and structural deformation. Clues cover faults and folds (normal, reverse, thrust), subduction and continental arcs, plate dynamics like underthusting, and landforms such as horst and graben. Use it for earth science review, a test prep activity, or homework in high school geology or introductory earth science.

Subject:: Science
Topic:: Geology
Grade Level:: 9th – 12th Grades
Updated March 2024

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