Plate Tectonics

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
p t t o
The branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
2.
f
3.
p l b u
4.
s n
Study of the natural world through experiments
5.
c n n
Tending to come together from different directions
6.
v c n
7.
d e t
Tending to move apart in different directions
8.
h
United States railroad tycoon (plural)
9.
t f r
To subject to a mathematical ___
10.
e a k
Sudden shakings of the ground caused by movement within the Earth.
11.
m t n
A large number or amount or extent (plural)
12.
t m
A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
13.
c t o
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
14.
l r