divergent Crossword Puzzles

Geomorphology 2025-11-24

Geomorphology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The point inside the Earth where an earthquake originates
  2. – Earth’s rigid outer shell (crust + upper mantle)
  3. TECTONICS – Theory explaining movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates
  4. – A supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener
  5. CORE – Layer of Earth composed mainly of molten iron and nickel
  6. ARC – Chain of volcanoes formed along subduction zones
  7. – Fragment of lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere
  8. – Shaking of Earth’s surface caused by release of energy
  9. CORE – Solid innermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. – Crust that is thicker and less dense
  2. – Boundary where plates slide past each other
  3. – Soft, plastic-like layer on which tectonic plates move
  4. – Process where oceanic crust sinks into the mantle at trenches
  5. – Boundary where plates move apart

14 Clues: – Boundary where plates move apart • – Crust that is thicker and less dense • CORE – Solid innermost layer of the Earth • – Boundary where plates slide past each other • – A supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener • – Earth’s rigid outer shell (crust + upper mantle) • ARC – Chain of volcanoes formed along subduction zones • ...

plate motion 2021-09-08

plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago
  2. a long narrow and deep indentation in the ocean floor
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. evidence of past life
  5. moving toward each other
  6. hot liquid rock inside the earth's crust
Down
  1. a large solid piece of rock that floats on the mantle
  2. a diagram that shows the inside of an object
  3. a layer of soft rock under the surface of a planet
  4. moving away from each other
  5. a major land mass
  6. a natural spring that shoots hot water into the air
  7. hot liquid rock outside of earths surface

13 Clues: a major land mass • evidence of past life • moving toward each other • moving away from each other • hot liquid rock inside the earth's crust • hot liquid rock outside of earths surface • a diagram that shows the inside of an object • a layer of soft rock under the surface of a planet • an extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago • ...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  2. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  3. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  4. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  5. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
Down
  1. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  2. A type of Convergent Boundary
  3. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  4. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  5. The height of a geographic feature
  6. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum

13 Clues: A type of Convergent Boundary • Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes • The height of a geographic feature • Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains • A map made out of lines to show elevations • Component of the Universe made out of stars • Stars with high luminosity and low temperature • Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge • ...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  2. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  3. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  4. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  5. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
Down
  1. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  2. A type of Convergent Boundary
  3. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  4. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  5. The height of a geographic feature
  6. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum

13 Clues: A type of Convergent Boundary • Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes • The height of a geographic feature • Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains • A map made out of lines to show elevations • Component of the Universe made out of stars • Stars with high luminosity and low temperature • Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge • ...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of Convergent Boundary
  2. The height of a geographic feature
  3. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  4. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  5. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  8. Component of the Universe made out of stars
Down
  1. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum
  2. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
  3. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains
  4. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  5. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar

13 Clues: A type of Convergent Boundary • Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes • The height of a geographic feature • Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains • A map made out of lines to show elevations • Component of the Universe made out of stars • Stars with high luminosity and low temperature • Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge • ...

Category 3 - Part II 2013-12-09

Category 3 - Part II crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name given to the lines found in a topographic map
  2. The height of a geographic feature
  3. A Main Sequence star located near the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
  4. A type of Convergent Boundary
  5. Component of the Universe made out of stars
  6. The Doppler Red Shift Indicates that our universe is _____
  7. Stars with high luminosity and low temperature
Down
  1. It has the longest wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum
  2. Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge
  3. Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes
  4. Made out of gas and dust; birthplace of protostar
  5. A map made out of lines to show elevations
  6. Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains

13 Clues: A type of Convergent Boundary • Makes Fault lines and Earthquakes • The height of a geographic feature • Plate tectonics collide. Makes mountains • A map made out of lines to show elevations • Component of the Universe made out of stars • Stars with high luminosity and low temperature • Plate tectonics divide. Makes a Mid-Ocean Ridge • ...

Tectonic Plates 2014-10-16

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates move sideways against each other
  2. Regions where plates meet
  3. Continents slowly drift over the ocean floor until they reach there current positions
  4. Crust gets bent and pulled under or beneath the lighter thicker crust
  5. Huge ocean wave caused by a sudden shift of ocean floor
Down
  1. Plates move over the softer asthenosphere of the mantle
  2. Huge mountain range under the water
  3. Sea floor speeding away from each other
  4. Deepest region of the ocean
  5. Occurs when plates suddenly jerk apart
  6. Two plates collide
  7. Heat rises from the core into the mantle
  8. floor spreading Formation of new crust due to uprising of underlaying magma

13 Clues: Two plates collide • Regions where plates meet • Deepest region of the ocean • Huge mountain range under the water • Occurs when plates suddenly jerk apart • Sea floor speeding away from each other • Heat rises from the core into the mantle • Two plates move sideways against each other • Plates move over the softer asthenosphere of the mantle • ...

Plate motion science project 2024-10-15

Plate motion science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden shaking of earths surface
  2. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earth outer layer
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earths plates
  4. the study of plate movement
  5. made when two plates move apart
  6. means moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. earths outer layer
  2. earths, outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation in water
  3. means moving toward the same place
  4. to examine and detail for a purpose
  5. made when two plates move together
  6. a dagger that shows with the inside of something looks like
  7. the place where two plates meet

13 Clues: earths outer layer • the study of plate movement • the place where two plates meet • made when two plates move apart • means moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of earths surface • made when two plates move together • to examine and detail for a purpose • means moving apart in different directions • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earths plates • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths outermost layer.
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. earths, outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water
  4. layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates.
  5. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer.
  6. the movement of plates
  7. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  8. formed when two plates move together
  9. to examine and detail for a purpose.
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. sudden shaking of the Earths surface.
  3. where two plates meet
  4. moving toward the same place

13 Clues: where two plates meet • the movement of plates • earths outermost layer. • moving toward the same place • moving apart in different directions • formed when two plates move together • to examine and detail for a purpose. • sudden shaking of the Earths surface. • layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates. • ...

science 2025-04-08

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. selection
  2. evolution
Down
  1. adaptation
  2. effect
  3. selection

5 Clues: effect • selection • evolution • selection • adaptation

Tic-Tac Toe Crossword 2021-11-02

Tic-Tac Toe Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shelf
  2. Vent
  3. Tectonics
Down
  1. Boundary
  2. Drift
  3. Boundary
  4. Boundary

7 Clues: Vent • Drift • Shelf • Boundary • Boundary • Boundary • Tectonics

vocab 2 2022-09-15

vocab 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  3. is A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. reversal a switch in the direction of Earth's magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  6. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  9. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  10. A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
  11. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  12. the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
Down
  1. drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  3. A break in the earth's crust
  4. The central part of the earth below the mantle
  5. tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  6. current a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  7. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  8. earth'soutermostlayer
  9. Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  10. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  11. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  12. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

24 Clues: earth'soutermostlayer • A break in the earth's crust • The central part of the earth below the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost, rigid later of the Earth
  2. type of volcano also called a composite volcano, which is large and has steep slopes
  3. the layer between the crust and the core
  4. liquid layer of the Earth's core
  5. type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  6. simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  7. this is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific cean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  8. boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  9. when magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  10. mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  11. a long narrow depression in a surface
  12. molten rock in the Earth's crust
  13. the science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  14. volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  15. the study of the movement of Earth's crust
  16. continental transform fault that extends through California
Down
  1. vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  2. type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  3. a crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  4. boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. the movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  7. region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  8. process the happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  9. the theory that continents drift apart
  10. the edges where two plates meet
  11. a long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  12. the branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  13. boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  14. a break or crack in the Earth's surface
  15. soft later of the mantle

31 Clues: soft later of the mantle • outermost layer of the Earth • the edges where two plates meet • liquid layer of the Earth's core • molten rock in the Earth's crust • outermost, rigid later of the Earth • a long narrow depression in a surface • the theory that continents drift apart • a break or crack in the Earth's surface • the layer between the crust and the core • ...

Earths system 2023-04-05

Earths system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  2. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter less dense material rises, and colder, denser material to sink.
  3. the lower part of earths mantle, below the athstenosphere
  4. The study of earth
  5. water: water held underground in the soil in deep reservors
  6. Forms when molten rock crystalizes and solidifies. Appears glassy
  7. the intermost layer of earth, divided into 2 parts liquid outer and solid inner Made of iron and nickel.
  8. form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upwards.
  9. A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes
  10. when a sudden release of energy in the listhosphere creates siesmic waves.
  11. spot: when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate and not at a plate boundary . Hawaiian islands were formed this way.
  12. the supercontinent that existed that existed before the continents seperated
  13. the layer that lies between earths crust and core, the majority of earths mass is in this layer.
  14. compress or squeeze through solids or liquids. Travel faster than s waves.
  15. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
Down
  1. plates: large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on.
  2. forms under pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered
  3. cycle: When heat,pressure,cooling,melting,and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time.
  4. Forms under extreme heat and pressure. Appears twisted.
  5. floor spreading: occurs when divergent plates seperate. convection currents cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor.
  6. No longer in existence
  7. Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fluid part of matel.
  8. fuels: Petroleum,natural gas,coal.Made from remains of plants and animals
  9. A solid inorganic material found in nature
  10. The study of earthquakes and rekated phenomena.
  11. the solid outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle.
  12. the outer part of the earth. Includes the crust and upper mantel
  13. boundery: boundary where tectonic plates divide.
  14. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  15. Move side to side through only solids. Travel slower than p waves.

30 Clues: The study of earth • No longer in existence • A solid inorganic material found in nature • Group of animals that occupy a certain area • The study of earthquakes and rekated phenomena. • boundery: boundary where tectonic plates divide. • boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide. • A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes • ...

Earth systems crossword (Abigail Petrusek 2023-04-05

Earth systems crossword (Abigail Petrusek crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
  2. Spot:_ When magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic
  3. Floor Spreading: Occurs when divergent plates separate. Convection
  4. where one olate subducts
  5. ^ tool that measuros/ rocords details of earthquakes
  6. A solid Inorganie material found in nature
  7. Still In axistence, surviving spocies
  8. The layer that lies between Earth's crust and core. The majority of
  9. fvel. Patroleum, natural gas, coal, Made from remains of plants &
  10. Cycle, When haat, prossure, cooling, melling, and weathering cause
  11. waves.
  12. Move slde to slde through ONLY sollds. Travel slower than P waves.
  13. held underground In the soll in deep reservolrs
  14. mass is in this layer.
  15. Form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under
  16. The supercontinent that existed before continents separated
  17. The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantie
  18. cause less dense material to rise. Creates new ocean floor
  19. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates divide
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  1. Formos from pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered•selsmalogy, the study of oarthquakes and rolated phenomena
  2. the movement caused within a fluld when the hotter, less
  3. the outer part of the earth. Includes the crust & upper mantie
  4. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  5. material rises, and colder, denser material to sinks.
  6. When a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates
  7. Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fiuid part of mantie
  8. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  9. inner. Made of iron and nickel
  10. Plates: Large pleces of lithosphere that the ocean continents rest on
  11. The study of Earth
  12. Forms when mollen rock crystallizes and solidifies Appears glassy
  13. The innermost layer of earth. Divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and
  14. No longer In axisience
  15. to change from ona lype 1o another over time
  16. and magma underground ls pushed upward
  17. the lower part of earth's mantle, below the astnenosphere
  18. Compross or squeeze through solids & liquids Travel foster than S

37 Clues: waves. • The study of Earth • No longer In axisience • mass is in this layer. • where one olate subducts • inner. Made of iron and nickel • Still In axistence, surviving spocies • and magma underground ls pushed upward • A solid Inorganie material found in nature • Group of animals that occupy a certain area • to change from ona lype 1o another over time • ...

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography 2023-01-24

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth
  2. The direction that water always flows
  3. The movement of heat energy within the mantle
  4. Where two oceanic tectonic plates move apart from each other, forming an uplifted line of new crust on the ocean floor.
  5. When one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another moving overtop
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  7. An area where molten crust material rises to the Earth's surface to form a volcano, like Hawaii
  8. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces
  10. The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth
  11. Region of the Earth from the middle-mantle to the upper-mantle
  12. Evidence used to prove the theory of continental drift
  13. Divergent plate boundary on land where new crust collapses as plates move apart
  14. The semisolid layer of the Earth where convection currents drive plate tectonics
  15. When two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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  1. The placement of broken down rock material into a new location from its origin
  2. Dangerous events that occur due to sudden shifts in the Earth crust and tectonic plates
  3. Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary
  4. Theory that describes how the continents drift over the Earth's mantle
  5. Surface features of the earth created by the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
  7. Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle
  8. Ancient supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  9. The outermost layer of the Earth
  10. Theory developed by Alfred Wegener describing the changing surface land of the Earth
  11. when layers of rocks and sediment are deposited on top of each other, the older layers are deeper and the younger layers are nearer to the surface
  12. The movement of broken down of rock material
  13. Openings in the Earth's crust where magma makes its way to the surface
  14. Plate boundary where two plates slip and slide past each other

29 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • The direction that water always flows • The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth • The movement of broken down of rock material • The movement of heat energy within the mantle • The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth • Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary • Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2024-11-19

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a massive, irregular shaped slab of rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  2. a long narrow island that stretches along a coastline
  3. the process by which rocks are broken down into sediments slowly over time
  4. the rocky outer part of the Earth and is made up of brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle
  5. rivers flow into oceans and sediments begin to pile up around the rivers mouth
  6. man who created the theory of continental drift(last name only)
  7. studied divergent plate boundaries at the mid ocean ridge (last name only)
  8. older of the two crusts, located under landforms
  9. a rock that id deep in Earth's crust created by both heat and pressure
  10. particles stop moving and settle where erosion agents have carried them
  11. younger of the two crusts
  12. layers of rock
  13. located below the lithosphere, where molten rock flows slowly
  14. when plates move away from one another, created trenches
  15. seafloor mountain system
Down
  1. the study of rock layers
  2. weathering where rocks break down through chemical processes that change the rocks chemical composition
  3. when plates slide under one another, creates mountain ranges
  4. is a region's typical weather conditions over a long period of time
  5. moves sediments to other locations
  6. insertion of molten rock that cooled
  7. where magma from Earth's mantle wells up in the mid ocean ridge, pushing the ocean floor apart
  8. fossils that can identify the age of rock layers
  9. a crack where sections move up
  10. center of Earth
  11. is the surface features of a region
  12. is something that causes something else
  13. weathering break down of rock into smaller pieces called sediments through a physical process
  14. supercontinent
  15. thick layer of molten rock between the core and the crust
  16. a process by which hot material rises and cooler material sinks creating circular movement
  17. a rock that is formed from lava or magma that has cooled and solidifies
  18. a rock that is formed when sediments are forced together after they break down
  19. wind can blow sand grains to form these, found along beaches and deserts

34 Clues: supercontinent • layers of rock • center of Earth • the study of rock layers • seafloor mountain system • younger of the two crusts • a crack where sections move up • moves sediments to other locations • is the surface features of a region • insertion of molten rock that cooled • is something that causes something else • fossils that can identify the age of rock layers • ...

Final Science 2025 2025-05-29

Final Science 2025 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo
  2. At convergent boundaries, the process of one plate being forced beneath the other and melted is called
  3. first piece of evidence for continental drift where the coastlines of South America and Africa fit like a
  4. In order for any rock to turn into sediments, those rocks must undergo
  5. Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologic
  6. the rock forming substances are naturally occurring inorganic solid with definite chemical composition and Crystal Shape
  7. at convergent boundaries where ocean floor collides wit a continent, this underwater feature is called a
  8. the collision of plates at this type of plate boundary creates mountains
  9. As you dig deeper into the Earth's surface, the lower rock layers are much
  10. the super active earthquake and volcano Zone that surrounds the pacific ocean is called the
  11. Oceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundary
Down
  1. in order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergo
  2. in order for any rock to become metamorphic, it must be exposed to millions of years of
  3. this terms means not living or did not come from a living thing
  4. As you go closer to the coastline on an oceanic plate, the age of the rocks becomes
  5. Circular flows of energy driven by heat in the Earth's mantle are known as
  6. Mohs scale from 1-10 that tells a minerals ability to scratch or be scratched
  7. the plate which is forced beneath the other plate at a convergent boundary is almost more ________ than the other plate
  8. this property is a bad way to identify minerals because it is the same or similar for many minerals
  9. The close you are to a mid ocean ridge on the ocean floor, the _________ the rocks
  10. test that shows the color of a minerals powder after you scrape the mineral on a surface
  11. Caused by an undersea Earthquake pushing tremendous volumes of water onto land
  12. this is a way the minerals reflect light, brilliant metallic or glassy
  13. the process of the ocean floor separating at divergent plate boundaries is known as

24 Clues: Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur on geologic • Oceanic plates separate at this type of plate boundary • in order for any rock to become igneous, it must undergo • this terms means not living or did not come from a living thing • In order for Sediments to become sedimentary rock, they must undergo • ...

Ch. 27 Vocabulary Review 2022-03-09

Ch. 27 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the source of variation on which asexual organisms depend; an accidental change to an organism’s DNA, potentially resulting in new traits
  2. structures that are no longer functional, but once were (like the appendix)
  3. the pattern of natural selection that favors an extreme phenotype and is indicated by a shifting bell curve
  4. the form of geologic dating that compares strata to those above and below
  5. the slow movement of land masses over time
  6. movement of alleles among populations due to migration
  7. the mechanism by which traits are passed into successive generations
  8. the process by which species become better suited to the environment
  9. the hypothesis that states evolution happens at an irregular rate
  10. change in frequency of alleles due to chance; effects small populations more than large ones
  11. structures that indicate common environment (but not common ancestry); indicative of convergent evolution
  12. the process that produces symbiotic relationships between unrelated organisms
  13. What determines whether a mutation is favorable, unfavorable, or neutral?
Down
  1. the pattern of natural selection that shows speciation is occurring and is indicated by a bell curve with two peaks
  2. the pattern of natural selection that favors average and is indicated by a narrowing bell curve
  3. pairing up of organisms due to genotype or phenotype
  4. evolution of a variety of species from one to take advantage of differences in the environment
  5. structures that indicate common ancestry (but differing environment); indicative of divergent evolution
  6. the number of mass extinctions indicated by the fossil record
  7. evolution along similar lines due to similarity of environment (marsupials and placentals)
  8. genetic drift due to a near-extinction event
  9. evolution of unrelated structures due to similarity of environment (fins of shark, flippers of penquin)
  10. the scientist who believed that acquired traits could be passed on to offspring
  11. the form of absolute dating that compares ratios of unstable isotopes to stable isotopes
  12. the mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain evolution
  13. The island where Darwin began to formulate his theory of natural selection

26 Clues: the slow movement of land masses over time • genetic drift due to a near-extinction event • pairing up of organisms due to genotype or phenotype • the mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain evolution • movement of alleles among populations due to migration • the number of mass extinctions indicated by the fossil record • ...

Earth's systems 2023-04-05

Earth's systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solid inorganic material found in nature
  2. The study of earthquakes and related phenomena.
  3. the lower part of Earth's mantle, below the asthenosphere
  4. the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter less dense material rises, and colder, denser material to sink.
  5. Move side to side through only solids. Travel slower than p waves.
  6. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates collide.
  7. Form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward
  8. the outer part of the earth. includes the crust and upper mantle
  9. plates: Large pieces of lithosphere that the oceans and continents rested on
  10. water: water held underground in the soil in deep reservors
  11. boundary: boundary where tectonic plates divide.
  12. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  13. below the lithosphere. hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
  14. compress or squeeze through solids or liquids. Travel faster than s waves.
  15. No longer in existence
  16. forms under pre-existing rock and fossils. Appears layered
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  1. the innermost layer of Earth. divided into two parts, liquid and outer and solid inner. made of iron and nickel
  2. Forms under extreme heat and pressure. Appears twisted.
  3. Forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies. Appears glassy
  4. The supercontinent that existed before continents spreaded
  5. the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle
  6. the layer that lies between earth's crust and core. The majority of Earth's mass is in the layer
  7. fuels: Petroleum,natural gas,coal.Made from remains of plants and animals
  8. Floor Spreading: Occurs when divergent plates separate. Convection current cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor
  9. The study of earth
  10. spot: when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not at a plate boundary. Hawaiian islands were formed this way
  11. When a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  12. cycle: When heat,pressure,cooling,melting,and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time.
  13. A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes
  14. boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other

30 Clues: The study of earth • No longer in existence • A solid inorganic material found in nature • Group of animals that occupy a certain area • The study of earthquakes and related phenomena. • boundary: boundary where tectonic plates divide. • boundary: boundary where tectonic plates collide. • A tool that measures/ records details of earthquakes • ...

Earth's Life 2020-11-27

Earth's Life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process where one plate sinks beneath the other
  2. a deeper depression in the ground
  3. type of boundary that move towards each other
  4. fastest type of seismic waves
  5. aside from earthquake,divergent boundary will produce
  6. FORMED WHEN TWO CONTINENTAL PLATES COLLIDE
  7. the shockwaves of released energy that shakes the Earth
  8. type of boundary that slide past each other
  9. boundary between two or more plates
  10. proponent of The Continental Drift Theory
  11. the outer part of the Earth
  12. only p-waves can travel along the,
  13. occurs in all types of boundaries
  14. a supercontinent that broke apart and the continents drifted to their present positions.
  15. continental-oceanic convergence forms,
  16. used to determine the distance of the epicenter from each station
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  1. layer of the Earth that consists of crust and upper mantle
  2. seismic wave that travels through the Earth rather than across its surface.
  3. type of boundary that moves away from each other
  4. crust under continents and other land masses
  5. type of convergence where continental and oceanic plates collide
  6. underwater mountain range that is formed by plate tectonics
  7. is the molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  8. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  9. states that the Eartgh's surface or the lithosphere is divided into plates that constantly move
  10. middle layer of the Earth
  11. landmass existed 200 million years ago
  12. composed of land,water and air
  13. slowest kind of seismic waves
  14. part of the upper mantle that is made up of solid rocks that are able to flow.
  15. crust that is under the world's oceans
  16. the inside layer of the Earth
  17. a chain of volcanoes that is formed parallel to a trench
  18. type of seismic wave that arrives second
  19. type of convergence where two thick continental plates collide
  20. type of convergence where convergent boundary occurs between two oceanic plates
  21. a geological process that forms new areas of oceanic crust
  22. the movement of the plates
  23. Greek word for "earthqake"
  24. surface seismic waves that has "shearing nature"

40 Clues: middle layer of the Earth • the movement of the plates • Greek word for "earthqake" • the outer part of the Earth • fastest type of seismic waves • slowest kind of seismic waves • the inside layer of the Earth • composed of land,water and air • a deeper depression in the ground • occurs in all types of boundaries • only p-waves can travel along the, • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
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  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantle • The edges where two plates meet • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • The outermost layer of the Earth • The liquid layer of the Earth's core • A long narrow depression in a surface • The theory that continents drift apart • A break or crack in the Earth's surface • The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
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  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the mantle
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantle • The edges where two plates meet • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • The outermost layer of the Earth • The liquid layer of the Earth's core • A long narrow depression in a surface • The theory that continents drift apart • A break or crack in the Earth's surface • the layer between the crust and the core • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-09-22

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) Forms when magma rises to the earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
  2. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault line
  3. A way of energy that travels through the Earth and earthquakes in all directions
  4. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  5. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  6. The process by which one lithosphere plate moves beneath another plate as a result of technic forces
  7. The boundary between technic plates are colliding
  8. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transforms by the movement taking place between the plates
  9. The point in the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake starting point, or focus
  10. The center part of Earth below the mantle
  11. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
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  1. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  2. The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding against each other horizontally
  4. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  5. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically
  7. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. The boundary between two technoic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

22 Clues: The center part of Earth below the mantle • The boundary between technic plates are colliding • The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • Any movement of matter that results from differences in density • ...

science 2025-08-24

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
  2. — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth.
  3. Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens.
  4. Earthquake — Quakes that occur near the surface—usually more destructive.
  5. — Shear waves; slower and only move through solids.
  6. — Elevated landforms, often formed by tectonic forces.
  7. Discontinuity — Boundary between mantle and outer core; S-waves disappear and P-waves slow down. 
  8. — Sudden ground shaking due to movement along faults.
  9. — Technique using multiple seismic stations to locate an quake’s epicenter.
  10. Wall — Rock block located above a sloping fault plane.
  11. — The process of mountain formation through tectonics.
  12. of Fire — Highly active seismic and volcanic zone around the Pacific rim.
  13. Boundary — Where tectonic plates move apart (often forming ridges).
  14. — Rock block located below a sloping fault plane.
  15. Boundary — Where plates collide or one is forced beneath another.
  16. (Hypocenter) — Subsurface point where an earthquake begins.
  17. — Supercontinent that existed ~335–175 million years ago.
  18. Discontinuity (Moho) — Boundary between crust and mantle, marked by a jump in seismic wave speed. 
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  1. Drift — Early theory that continents move over time.
  2. — Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea.
  3. — Fast, compressional waves; move through solids and liquids.
  4. Plates — Massive, rigid slabs of Earth’s lithosphere.
  5. Waves — Energy waves from earthquakes used to explore Earth’s interior.
  6. — Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs.
  7. Waves — Slower, often more damaging waves that travel along Earth’s surface.
  8. Core — Liquid metal layer around the inner core; generates Earth’s magnetic field.
  9. – Portion of a tectonic plate that is being subducted into the mantle.
  10. — Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust.
  11. Discontinuity — Seismic speed jump around 220 km depth in the upper mantle.
  12. Ridge — Undersea mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries.
  13. Waves — Seismic waves (P and S) that travel through Earth’s interior.
  14. Spreading — Formation of new ocean crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  15. Boundary — Where plates slide sideways past each other.
  16. Core — Solid, dense center of Earth.

34 Clues: — Thin, outer solid layer of Earth. • Core — Solid, dense center of Earth. • — Ancient global ocean surrounding Pangaea. • — Thick, mostly solid layer beneath the crust. • — Cracks in Earth’s crust where sliding occurs. • — Rock block located below a sloping fault plane. • Plane — Surface along which fault movement happens. • ...

Chapter 5 2013-05-29

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics/Is the theory that earth is divided into tectonic plates
  2. thin layer above the mantle
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. Plates/Pieces of Lithosphere that move on top of the Asthenosphere
  5. a plastic layer of the mantle
  6. layer under the mantle
  7. the strong lower part of the mantle
  8. stress that occurs when something is pulled or stretched
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  1. Boundary/When two plates slide past each other
  2. Floor Spreading/Is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed by magma
  3. Boundary/When two plates collide
  4. Boundary/When two plates separate
  5. outermost, rigid layer of earth

13 Clues: layer under the mantle • thin layer above the mantle • a plastic layer of the mantle • outermost, rigid layer of earth • Boundary/When two plates collide • Boundary/When two plates separate • the strong lower part of the mantle • layer between the crust and the core • Boundary/When two plates slide past each other • stress that occurs when something is pulled or stretched • ...

Scoliosis Crossword 2024-05-29

Scoliosis Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The curvature of the spine
  2. The term for why scoliosis doesn't have a main cause
  3. Scoliosis can cause pain in the ____.
  4. What part of your body is affected by scoliosis (bone)
  5. After the surgery, you must ________ to feel better again.
  6. If left untreated, this organ can be impacted
  7. When the curve progresses, your back becomes _________.
  8. Something you wear to straighten the curve
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  1. After surgery, you have to visit a ____.
  2. Main actress in Divergent with scoliosis
  3. The most common surgery needed for scoliosis
  4. The name of the picture taken to view the spine
  5. The type of physical therapy practiced to straighten the spine

13 Clues: The curvature of the spine • Scoliosis can cause pain in the ____. • After surgery, you have to visit a ____. • Main actress in Divergent with scoliosis • Something you wear to straighten the curve • The most common surgery needed for scoliosis • If left untreated, this organ can be impacted • The name of the picture taken to view the spine • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sudden shaking of Earth's surface along faults
  2. thin layer of crust that resides below the ocean
  3. a vent in Earth's surface which releases lava
  4. a boundary where two plate move apart
  5. a boundary where two plates collide
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth made up of rock
  7. a fracture in the crust of the Earth
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  1. formed when two continental plates collide
  2. the process when one plate goes under the other
  3. the layer where convection currents cycle in beneath Earth's surface
  4. thick layer of crust that resides above the ocean
  5. a boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. the area between two interacting tectonic plates

13 Clues: a boundary where two plates collide • a fracture in the crust of the Earth • a boundary where two plate move apart • formed when two continental plates collide • a vent in Earth's surface which releases lava • the process when one plate goes under the other • thin layer of crust that resides below the ocean • the area between two interacting tectonic plates • ...

Plate Tectonic Quiz Review 2024-10-30

Plate Tectonic Quiz Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ ____'s move at the rate of our nails
  2. A boundary that is colliding
  3. A boundary that is sliding
  4. A boundary that is dividing
  5. _____'s in the mantle cause tectonic plates to move
  6. When an oceanic plate sinks under a continental one
  7. The center of the earth (out of 4)
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  1. Alfred Wegener's "strange" theory
  2. The layer of the earth that has many convection currents
  3. The 3rd layer from the top of the earth (out of 4)
  4. Crust and upper mantle
  5. The upper most layer of the earth
  6. An oceanic crust is more _____ than a continental one

13 Clues: Crust and upper mantle • A boundary that is sliding • A boundary that is dividing • A boundary that is colliding • Alfred Wegener's "strange" theory • The upper most layer of the earth • The center of the earth (out of 4) • ____ ____'s move at the rate of our nails • The 3rd layer from the top of the earth (out of 4) • _____'s in the mantle cause tectonic plates to move • ...

Tectonics 2024-04-22

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  2. is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across
  3. layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. hundreds to thousands of miles long, that forms above a subduction zone
  6. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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  1. largest layer of Earth's interior
  2. coming closer together
  3. part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  4. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form
  5. a line that marks the limits of an area
  6. steep depressions
  7. moving or extending in different directions from a common point

13 Clues: steep depressions • coming closer together • largest layer of Earth's interior • upper layer of the earth's mantle • a line that marks the limits of an area • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • make a thorough or dramatic change in the form • part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor • layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks • ...

By Tillman Benna 6A 2022-01-03

By Tillman Benna 6A crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the record of an earthquake's seismic waves on a seismograph
  2. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. Boundary where plates move together
  4. A mountain or hill where lava is released
  5. Rocks on the fault slip past each other
  6. Boundary where plates slip past each other
Down
  1. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  2. The fault where the hanging wall rises
  3. Boundary where the plates move together
  4. The fault where the hanging wall hangs
  5. An instrument that measures and records seismic waves
  6. the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes
  7. Crack in earth's surface

13 Clues: Crack in earth's surface • Boundary where plates move together • The fault where the hanging wall rises • The fault where the hanging wall hangs • Boundary where the plates move together • Rocks on the fault slip past each other • A mountain or hill where lava is released • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground • Boundary where plates slip past each other • ...

grinchmas 2022-12-14

grinchmas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. After you test the next step is to observe &
  2. Plate move apart at ____ boundaries
  3. the ___ waves are the first to seismogram
  4. is what process takes to the earth
  5. Areas of _____ pressure usually have cloudy weather
  6. The process of plants making foo
  7. Relative __ is the measurement of water vapor
  8. Water freezes at ___ degrees Celcius
  9. The boundary between cold and warm air
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  1. Used to measure temp.
  2. The hypothesis that the contents move _ ocean mid __ ridge a vast underwater mountain chain
  3. the process of liquid changing to gas
  4. has the highest concentration of ozone troposphere is The closest layer to the earth
  5. Wher msot freshwater is found
  6. The steps in the scientific method
  7. ___ evaporates and rises as _____ vapor
  8. The point where the energy is released
  9. A scientific law describes a ____ in nature

18 Clues: Used to measure temp. • Wher msot freshwater is found • The process of plants making foo • is what process takes to the earth • The steps in the scientific method • Plate move apart at ____ boundaries • Water freezes at ___ degrees Celcius • the process of liquid changing to gas • The point where the energy is released • The boundary between cold and warm air • ...

Lexicon 2025-04-19

Lexicon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Divergent crafting impulse used to evade task engagement.
  2. Unstructured novelty-seeking behavior with digital bias.
  3. Stalemate between two low-stimulus tasks resulting in paralysis.
  4. Deceptive microtask duration estimation.
  5. Ineffective cleaning through displacement rather than resolution.
  6. Optional low-priority mission prioritized above core objectives.
  7. Chaotic organizational effort that results in further entropy.
  8. Energetic productivity with intentional task misalignment.
  9. Premature anticipation of reply leading to emotional turbulence.
Down
  1. Neurological motivation void triggered by low-stimulus tasks.
  2. Cognitive congestion event resembling open browser tabs.
  3. A task suspended in temporal limbo, awaiting non-existent decision.
  4. Piled visual clutter disguised as progress.
  5. Post-social interaction isolation chamber.
  6. Conversational derailment pattern marked by erratic topic shifting.
  7. Unintended caloric surplus resulting from mindless grazing.
  8. Tactical concealment of disorder through misdirection.
  9. Informal fabric storage system located on the ground.

18 Clues: Deceptive microtask duration estimation. • Post-social interaction isolation chamber. • Piled visual clutter disguised as progress. • Informal fabric storage system located on the ground. • Tactical concealment of disorder through misdirection. • Cognitive congestion event resembling open browser tabs. • Unstructured novelty-seeking behavior with digital bias. • ...

Midterm Madness 2021-12-08

Midterm Madness crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Total of all the forces that act
  2. Electrons are arranged in these rings
  3. Properties of non-metals and metals
  4. Is an example of a landform in divergent oceanic-oceanic
  5. Is the new substance
  6. ¨Matter is neither created nor destroyed¨
  7. Equals number of mistakes
  8. Known as a super continent
  9. North, west, up, down, away, and or towards
  10. Change in speed, direction, or both
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  1. The example 3H2O is known as a...
  2. States the continents were constantly in motion moving over time
  3. mass of both protons and neutrons
  4. Change in size, shape, and state of matter
  5. the very reactive side of the periodic table
  6. speed doesn´t change but stays the same
  7. The more of these they have the more stable they will be
  8. Plate sliding underneath the other going back to the mantle

18 Clues: Is the new substance • Equals number of mistakes • Known as a super continent • Total of all the forces that act • The example 3H2O is known as a... • mass of both protons and neutrons • Properties of non-metals and metals • Change in speed, direction, or both • Electrons are arranged in these rings • speed doesn´t change but stays the same • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  2. locations where two plates slide past one another
  3. a weak to violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. plates are moving towards one another.
  2. landform that rises prominently above its surroundings
  3. plates move away from each other
  4. an opening in the Earth's surface

7 Clues: plates move away from each other • an opening in the Earth's surface • plates are moving towards one another. • a weak to violent shaking of the ground • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • locations where two plates slide past one another • landform that rises prominently above its surroundings

tectonics plates 2022-05-25

tectonics plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate that's not on a table
  2. the place betweern 2 plates before the move
  3. when 2 plates crash into each other
  4. when 2 plates slide next too each other
  5. when a certain part of the earth shakes
Down
  1. when 2 plates slide away from each other
  2. when an earthquake occurs underwater

7 Clues: a plate that's not on a table • when 2 plates crash into each other • when an earthquake occurs underwater • when 2 plates slide next too each other • when a certain part of the earth shakes • when 2 plates slide away from each other • the place betweern 2 plates before the move

Layers of the Earth: A Journey of Discovery 2023-03-18

Layers of the Earth: A Journey of Discovery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest layer of the Earth
  2. Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath and deep ocean trench and back to the mantle
  3. Thinnest layer of the Earth
  4. Sea floor spreading at a divergent boundary
  5. Two plates came together
  6. Broken pieces of the crust
  7. Solid metal due to extreme heat and pressure
  8. Part of the mantle that moves and causes tectonic plates of the crust
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  1. Two plates slip past each other
  2. Composed of hard brittle rock
  3. Two plates move apart
  4. Proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. The super continentOutercore Made with liquid metal iron and nickel
  6. All continents had once been joined together in a single landmass.

14 Clues: Two plates move apart • Two plates came together • Largest layer of the Earth • Broken pieces of the crust • Thinnest layer of the Earth • Composed of hard brittle rock • Two plates slip past each other • Proposed the theory of continental drift • Sea floor spreading at a divergent boundary • Solid metal due to extreme heat and pressure • ...

Sequences and Series in the IB 2023-09-18

Sequences and Series in the IB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sum of terms of an arithmetic sequence
  2. A series that continues growing or decreasing, without ever reaching a particular, fixed, number
  3. A series that tends towards a particular fixed number
  4. Ordered list of numbers that follows a rule
  5. A sequence with a constant difference between two consecutive terms
  6. Second term divided by first term, etc.
  7. Position of a term in a sequence
  8. Second term minus first term, etc.
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  1. Sum of terms of a geometric sequence
  2. Any term in a sequence
  3. A sequence with a constant ratio between two consecutive terms
  4. Geometric series that goes on forever
  5. Each number in a number sequence
  6. term General formula for a sequence

14 Clues: Any term in a sequence • Each number in a number sequence • Position of a term in a sequence • Second term minus first term, etc. • Sum of terms of a geometric sequence • Geometric series that goes on forever • Sum of terms of an arithmetic sequence • Second term divided by first term, etc. • term General formula for a sequence • ...

Planet Earth Review Time! 2025-01-10

Planet Earth Review Time! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks that are made with heat and pressure
  2. Plates moving towards one another
  3. Individuals that study Earths history in rocks and processes
  4. Time easily measured
  5. Area of earthquake with greatest damage
  6. State of matter the outer core is in
  7. Plates moving away from one another
Down
  1. Molten rock below the Earth's crust
  2. Law that states lower fossils in the strata are older than shallower ones
  3. Eruption that caused the breakup of Pangea
  4. Part of the Earthquake in the lithosphere where energy was released
  5. The large land mass at one time with all continents connected
  6. Can occur when earthquake occurs underwater
  7. State of matter the inner core is in

14 Clues: Time easily measured • Plates moving towards one another • Molten rock below the Earth's crust • Plates moving away from one another • State of matter the inner core is in • State of matter the outer core is in • Area of earthquake with greatest damage • Eruption that caused the breakup of Pangea • Rocks that are made with heat and pressure • ...

viral hepatitis 2023-04-13

viral hepatitis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The person who Discovered Hepatitis B virus
  2. Hepatotrophic virus most commonly responsible for Hepatocellular carcinoma
  3. intranuclear inclusions seen in Hepatitis B
  4. Hepatitis D virus is also known as"_________"
Down
  1. Population of divergent but closely related HCV
  2. Hepatitis C is often called the "________" Endemic
  3. Protein implicated in the pathogenesis of HBV associated liver cancer
  4. The month in which World Hepatitis Day is observed

8 Clues: The person who Discovered Hepatitis B virus • intranuclear inclusions seen in Hepatitis B • Hepatitis D virus is also known as"_________" • Population of divergent but closely related HCV • Hepatitis C is often called the "________" Endemic • The month in which World Hepatitis Day is observed • Protein implicated in the pathogenesis of HBV associated liver cancer • ...

Expository writing 2021-01-12

Expository writing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. word/phrase used when contrasting
  2. a structure in which we discuss one topic then the other
  3. to find the difference between topics
  4. the key to a good comparison is to make sure the topic is
  5. to find the similarities between topics
Down
  1. essay must begin/have a
  2. word/phrase used when comparing
  3. essay must have a to tell what you are writing about

8 Clues: essay must begin/have a • word/phrase used when comparing • word/phrase used when contrasting • to find the difference between topics • to find the similarities between topics • essay must have a to tell what you are writing about • a structure in which we discuss one topic then the other • the key to a good comparison is to make sure the topic is

Plate Tectonics 2023-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What generate two tectonic plates by separating from each other?
  2. the magma flowing in a current is called ...... (current)
  3. hot fluid inside the Earth
  4. Period of time that you can relate with dinosaurs is called
Down
  1. plates pulling apart each other
  2. biggest part of Pangea
  3. place in which 2 plates interact with each other or fracture between 2 plates
  4. t.... Plate

8 Clues: t.... Plate • biggest part of Pangea • hot fluid inside the Earth • plates pulling apart each other • the magma flowing in a current is called ...... (current) • Period of time that you can relate with dinosaurs is called • What generate two tectonic plates by separating from each other? • place in which 2 plates interact with each other or fracture between 2 plates

Cam Daniels 2 2023-12-13

Cam Daniels 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost layer of the earth.
  2. Molten material when it is above the ground is called ____.
  3. scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake
Down
  1. causes earthquakes.
  2. the only liquid layer of the earth.
  3. when plates move away from eachotherit is called a _____ boundary.
  4. when plates move toward eachother it is called a ______ boundary.
  5. Molten material when it is underground is called _____.

8 Clues: causes earthquakes. • the outermost layer of the earth. • the only liquid layer of the earth. • scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake • Molten material when it is underground is called _____. • Molten material when it is above the ground is called ____. • when plates move toward eachother it is called a ______ boundary. • ...

Expository writing 2021-01-14

Expository writing crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the structure where we discuss one topic then the other
  2. essay must have a to tell what you are going to compare/contrast
  3. compare and contrast essay must have/start with a
  4. to make comparison interesting topic should be
Down
  1. a word/phrase used when contrasting
  2. to find differences between topics
  3. to find similarities between topics
  4. a word/phrase used when comparing

8 Clues: a word/phrase used when comparing • to find differences between topics • a word/phrase used when contrasting • to find similarities between topics • to make comparison interesting topic should be • compare and contrast essay must have/start with a • the structure where we discuss one topic then the other • ...

Plate Motion 2023-03-06

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large mountain that emits lava
  2. A line that separates two plates
  3. A plate boundary that pushes plates away
  4. A plate boundary that pushes plates together
Down
  1. A layer of the Earth that rests under the crust
  2. A large body of water
  3. A gigantic piece of crust that is on top of Earth's mantle
  4. An event where a plate shakes

8 Clues: A large body of water • An event where a plate shakes • A large mountain that emits lava • A line that separates two plates • A plate boundary that pushes plates away • A plate boundary that pushes plates together • A layer of the Earth that rests under the crust • A gigantic piece of crust that is on top of Earth's mantle

Plate Tectonics 2025-12-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. — rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle.
  3. — a rigid section of Earth’s crust.
  4. — type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  5. — deep linear feature formed at subduction zones.
Down
  1. — the layer beneath the lithosphere where convection occurs.
  2. — a mid-ocean structure formed at divergent boundaries.
  3. Tectonics — theory explaining movement of Earth’s plates.
  4. — boundary where plates slide past each other.

9 Clues: — a rigid section of Earth’s crust. • — molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • — boundary where plates slide past each other. • — deep linear feature formed at subduction zones. • — rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle. • — a mid-ocean structure formed at divergent boundaries. • — type of boundary where plates move toward each other. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. *BLANK* plate material is denser and thinner
  2. *blank* boundaries move alongside each other
  3. *blank* material makes up earth's plates
  4. *blank* boundaries are when plates move away from each other
  5. The *blank* formed because the Pacific plate is made of oceanic rock, and
  6. each other, resulting in the formation of the
  7. when one plate moves under the other it *BLANKS*
  8. Two *BLANK* cells are moving upward and
Down
  1. *Blank* plate material is less dense and thicker
  2. *BLANK* and volcano patterns often line up with player boundaries
  3. *Blank*are formed by convergent boundaries with no subduction.
  4. *BLANK* rock shows where plates are moving away from each other
  5. boundaries with subduction make volcanoes
  6. the North American plate.
  7. and volcanoes.

15 Clues: and volcanoes. • the North American plate. • Two *BLANK* cells are moving upward and • *blank* material makes up earth's plates • boundaries with subduction make volcanoes • *BLANK* plate material is denser and thinner • *blank* boundaries move alongside each other • each other, resulting in the formation of the • *Blank* plate material is less dense and thicker • ...

Spelling Week 11: Changes in the Earth's Crust 2013-01-28

Spelling Week 11: Changes in the Earth's Crust crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In march 2011, Japan was hit by one of these
  2. When one plate sinks below the other
  3. The shock waves that are sent out when an earthquake occurs
  4. Motion
  5. When plates move towards each other
  6. The deepest part of the world's oceans
Down
  1. Areas of high level ground
  2. Smaller tremors that occur at any time for months after an earthquake
  3. This is the location where plates meet
  4. When plates move apart from each other
  5. The zone between plates that are slipping past each other
  6. Travels through solids only
  7. Travels through liquids and solids
  8. One of the results of two continental plates meeting where the plates buckles and pushes up

14 Clues: Motion • Areas of high level ground • Travels through solids only • Travels through liquids and solids • When plates move towards each other • When one plate sinks below the other • This is the location where plates meet • When plates move apart from each other • The deepest part of the world's oceans • In march 2011, Japan was hit by one of these • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2016-01-13

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid outer section of the earth.
  2. The movement of the continents.
  3. The scientist who proposed the continental drift.
  4. The deepest part of the oceanic floor.
  5. Formed by transform boundaries.
  6. When two tectonic plates move towards each other.
  7. When one plate boundary moves under another plate boundary.
Down
  1. The upper layer of the earths mantle , and is below the lithosphere.
  2. The transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles.
  3. The layer of granitic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks which form the continents.
  4. When two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  5. When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. The landmass that existed when all continents were joined.
  7. Formed by divergent boundaries.

14 Clues: The movement of the continents. • Formed by transform boundaries. • Formed by divergent boundaries. • The solid outer section of the earth. • The deepest part of the oceanic floor. • When two tectonic plates slide past each other. • The scientist who proposed the continental drift. • When two tectonic plates move towards each other. • ...

Planet Earth Review Time! 2025-01-10

Planet Earth Review Time! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Eruption that caused the breakup of Pangea
  2. Plates moving towards one another
  3. State of matter the inner core is in
  4. The large land mass at one time with all continents connected
  5. Part of the Earthquake in the lithosphere where energy was released
  6. Rocks that are made with heat and pressure
  7. Can occur when earthquake occurs underwater
Down
  1. Area of earthquake with greatest damage
  2. Individuals that study Earths history in rocks and processes
  3. Law that states lower fossils in the strata are older than shallower ones
  4. State of matter the outer core is in
  5. Plates moving away from one another
  6. Time easily measured
  7. Molten rock below the Earth's crust

14 Clues: Time easily measured • Plates moving towards one another • Plates moving away from one another • Molten rock below the Earth's crust • State of matter the outer core is in • State of matter the inner core is in • Area of earthquake with greatest damage • Eruption that caused the breakup of Pangea • Rocks that are made with heat and pressure • ...

Tectonic plates 2022-09-16

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. two tectonic plates come together
  3. one convergent plate is more dense than the other
Down
  1. occur at divergent boundaries
  2. two plates slide past each other
  3. convection currents in molten rock

6 Clues: occur at divergent boundaries • two plates slide past each other • two tectonic plates come together • convection currents in molten rock • two tectonic plates move away from each other • one convergent plate is more dense than the other

plate boundaries 2021-12-08

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slip pat each other
  2. caused by a convergent plate boundary
  3. two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. a crack in the earth
  2. caused by a transform plate boundary
  3. two plates move towards each other

6 Clues: a crack in the earth • two plates slip pat each other • two plates move towards each other • caused by a transform plate boundary • two plates move away from each other • caused by a convergent plate boundary

Plate trctonics 2023-09-25

Plate trctonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates that slide past eachother
  2. 2 plates that go in opposite directions
  3. magma that goes back into the mantle at convergent boundries
Down
  1. 2 plates that come together
  2. a molten rock
  3. it occures in divergent boundries

6 Clues: a molten rock • 2 plates that come together • it occures in divergent boundries • 2 plates that slide past eachother • 2 plates that go in opposite directions • magma that goes back into the mantle at convergent boundries

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates that go opposite directions
  2. 2 plates that slide past each other
  3. A molten rock
Down
  1. Magma that goes back into the mantle at Convergent Boundaries
  2. 2 plates that come together
  3. It occurs in Divergent Boundaries

6 Clues: A molten rock • 2 plates that come together • It occurs in Divergent Boundaries • 2 plates that slide past each other • 2 plates that go opposite directions • Magma that goes back into the mantle at Convergent Boundaries

Il qieghan 2016-05-09

Il qieghan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu?
  2. X jissejjah meta l-qieghan jghaddu minn fuq xulxien?
  3. Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula?
  4. Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa?
Down
  1. x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra?
  2. X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan?
  3. Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu?
  4. x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar?
  5. X jissejjah l-kontinent meta l-pajjizi kienu maqghudin flimkien?
  6. Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha?

10 Clues: Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha? • X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan? • x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu? • x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar? • x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra? • Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula? • Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu? • Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa? • ...

Il qieghan 2016-05-09

Il qieghan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu?
  2. X jissejjah meta l-qieghan jghaddu minn fuq xulxien?
  3. Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula?
  4. Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa?
Down
  1. x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra?
  2. X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan?
  3. Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu?
  4. x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar?
  5. X jissejjah l-kontinent meta l-pajjizi kienu maqghudin flimkien?
  6. Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha?

10 Clues: Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha? • X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan? • x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu? • x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar? • x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra? • Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula? • Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu? • Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa? • ...

Science4 Crossword 2015-11-24

Science4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this happens when one plate subsides under the other
  2. hot fluid material below or within the earth's crust
  3. is a theory by Alfred Wegener
  4. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. when magma erupts onto the surface of the earth
  2. an equipment used to measure the earthquake's intensity, duration and direction
  3. when 2 plates separates
  4. the edge of tectonic plates
  5. when 2 plates meets and 1 goes under the other
  6. a process which 2 plates rubs again each other

10 Clues: when 2 plates separates • the edge of tectonic plates • is a theory by Alfred Wegener • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • when 2 plates meets and 1 goes under the other • a process which 2 plates rubs again each other • when magma erupts onto the surface of the earth • this happens when one plate subsides under the other • ...

Erin 2022-04-29

Erin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a theory of geology
  2. Where plates slide past each other
  3. when two tectonics plates meet
  4. When plates move away from each other
  5. When plates move toward each other
Down
  1. Material from a liquid that settles to the bottom
  2. where the plates have moved across the earth for hundreds of millions of years
  3. Formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures
  4. Rocks that have formed by hardening and cooling of lava or magma
  5. Formed when sand, mud, and pebbles get laid down in layer

10 Clues: is a theory of geology • when two tectonics plates meet • Where plates slide past each other • When plates move toward each other • When plates move away from each other • Material from a liquid that settles to the bottom • Formed when sand, mud, and pebbles get laid down in layer • Formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures • ...

IPA 2022-05-10

IPA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lempeng Bergerak Saling Menjauh Disebut
  2. Grafik Hasil Pencatatan Seismograf Di Namakan
  3. Ilmu Yang Mempelajarai Tentang Gempa Bumi Adalah
  4. 2 Lempeng Yang saling Mendekat Adalah
  5. Gunung Berapi Memiliki Lubang Yang Berbentuk Melingkar Di Daerah Puncak Nya Yang Di Sebut
Down
  1. Gelombang Ini Merambat Sepanjang Permukaan
  2. Dua Titik Tersebut Diilustrasikan Pada Gambar
  3. Ketinggian Garis Pada Kertas Menggambarkan Besarnya Energi Yang Di lepaskan Saat Gempa Yang Di Kenal Sebagai
  4. Alat Yang Di Gunakan Untuk Mencatat Data Gelombang
  5. Sebuah Titik Pada Kedalaman Bumi Yang Menjadi

10 Clues: 2 Lempeng Yang saling Mendekat Adalah • Lempeng Bergerak Saling Menjauh Disebut • Gelombang Ini Merambat Sepanjang Permukaan • Dua Titik Tersebut Diilustrasikan Pada Gambar • Grafik Hasil Pencatatan Seismograf Di Namakan • Sebuah Titik Pada Kedalaman Bumi Yang Menjadi • Ilmu Yang Mempelajarai Tentang Gempa Bumi Adalah • ...

Geosphere 2022-01-12

Geosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The outermost shell of a planet.
  2. Boundary Where two plates slide past each other.
  3. Tectonics Moving and interaction of the Earth’s plates.
  4. - The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. Boundaries Where two plates move apart.
Down
  1. Crust The solid part of the earth which forms the seven continent.
  2. Boundaries Where two plates arrive.
  3. Crust It is more dense that the continental crust.
  4. Plates Giant slabs of Earth’s crust and upper mantle that fit together like a puzzle.
  5. Molten rock.

10 Clues: Molten rock. • - The outermost shell of a planet. • Boundaries Where two plates arrive. • Boundaries Where two plates move apart. • Boundary Where two plates slide past each other. • Crust It is more dense that the continental crust. • Tectonics Moving and interaction of the Earth’s plates. • - The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • ...

Plate Tectonics Sophia Crane Science Cross Puzzle 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics Sophia Crane Science Cross Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the edges where two plates meet
  2. - second layer
  3. - moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  4. -the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
  5. - tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
Down
  1. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. - outer layer
  3. - a large steep hill
  4. - a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  5. - a solid ball of metal

10 Clues: - outer layer • - second layer • - a large steep hill • - a solid ball of metal • - the edges where two plates meet • - tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • - moving or extending in different directions from a common point • - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-12-10

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when tectonic plates collide and push one plate beneath the other
  2. when plates slide past each other
  3. when tectonic plates move apart in between faults
  4. when plates separate
  5. when plates collide or comes together
Down
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  3. the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  4. Movement in the earth’s crust
  5. An opening in the earth’s crust

10 Clues: when plates separate • Movement in the earth’s crust • An opening in the earth’s crust • when plates slide past each other • when plates collide or comes together • when tectonic plates move apart in between faults • the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere • ...

crossword 2023-10-20

crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust : it is thicker but less dense
  2. : study of the atmosphere and weather
  3. : it is made up of the crust and upper mantle
  4. crust : it is thinner but denser
  5. produce where there is a disturbance in the medium
  6. boundaries : the edges of the tectonic plates
  7. boundary : plate that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. : it is the sudden movement of the Earth crust
  2. study of the SOLID earth
  3. : it is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake

10 Clues: study of the SOLID earth • crust : it is thinner but denser • crust : it is thicker but less dense • : study of the atmosphere and weather • : it is made up of the crust and upper mantle • boundaries : the edges of the tectonic plates • : it is the sudden movement of the Earth crust • produce where there is a disturbance in the medium • ...

ab-deals vocabulary cross word puzzle 2023-10-20

ab-deals vocabulary cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I had a massive _____ that someones in here.
  2. my water ______ after 30 minutes in the heat
  3. the south is more of an agriculture area while the north is more _____
  4. The ________ plate boundary has collided
  5. There has been a severe ____ change and it has changed the weather
  6. The ______ boundary is sliding
Down
  1. i was __________ when my dog ate my cat
  2. ________ is in that sandwich because it fell on the floor
  3. a _______ plate boundary divided my house
  4. i was _______ a massive container to the grocery store.

10 Clues: The ______ boundary is sliding • i was __________ when my dog ate my cat • The ________ plate boundary has collided • a _______ plate boundary divided my house • I had a massive _____ that someones in here. • my water ______ after 30 minutes in the heat • i was _______ a massive container to the grocery store. • ________ is in that sandwich because it fell on the floor • ...

Tectonic hazards 2019-11-06

Tectonic hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dense,thin,made of basalt.
  2. the name of the first super continent.
  3. hard,rigid and the earths outermost layer.
  4. the boundary that occurs where two plates push towards each other.
  5. the border between two tectonic plates.
  6. the boundary where two plates move apart.
Down
  1. a landmass of he continents of Europe and Asia.
  2. dense layer of the earth, found below the crust.
  3. the layer of the earth which lies between the mantle and magma.
  4. thick,light,made of granite.

10 Clues: dense,thin,made of basalt. • thick,light,made of granite. • the name of the first super continent. • the border between two tectonic plates. • the boundary where two plates move apart. • hard,rigid and the earths outermost layer. • a landmass of he continents of Europe and Asia. • dense layer of the earth, found below the crust. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2023-05-31

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary's that moves away from each other.
  2. These are the things that move beneath the ground to create an earthquake.
  3. Boundary that causes the most earthquakes.
  4. Core, The very inside of the earth.
  5. Core, Layer surrounding the inner core.
Down
  1. Place where the Pacific plate subducts are the Australian tectonic plate.
  2. Boundary's that comes together.
  3. The point on the earth's crust vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  4. The thickest layer of the earth.
  5. The part of the earth we live on.

10 Clues: Boundary's that comes together. • The thickest layer of the earth. • The part of the earth we live on. • Core, The very inside of the earth. • Core, Layer surrounding the inner core. • Boundary that causes the most earthquakes. • Boundary's that moves away from each other. • Place where the Pacific plate subducts are the Australian tectonic plate. • ...

6A Tectonic forces 2023-05-16

6A Tectonic forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force transmitted through a rope, string.
  2. force. Is a upward force on a less dense object.
  3. detects earthquake waves.
  4. boundaries. These spreading zones along some plate margins.
  5. Is decrease in volume of any object or substance resulting from applied stress.
Down
  1. Any kind of shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments.
  2. boundaries. These zones of collision or subduction.
  3. Is a force exerted inside a material.
  4. stress. Two forces acting in opposite directions.
  5. boundaries. Places where places slide past each other in opposite directions.

10 Clues: detects earthquake waves. • Is a force exerted inside a material. • The force transmitted through a rope, string. • force. Is a upward force on a less dense object. • stress. Two forces acting in opposite directions. • boundaries. These zones of collision or subduction. • boundaries. These spreading zones along some plate margins. • ...

spelling bee crossword 2025-09-23

spelling bee crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He measured the ingredients __________ to make the cake perfect.
  2. having or showing creativity or inventiveness.
  3. a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort
  4. Involuntary
Down
  1. Not carried out or completed.
  2. The new park is the result of a The new park is the result of a ____ effort by the community and the city council”
  3. reduced
  4. Impulse
  5. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  6. A person who protects the environment and promotes conservation.

10 Clues: reduced • Impulse • Involuntary • Not carried out or completed. • having or showing creativity or inventiveness. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • He measured the ingredients __________ to make the cake perfect. • A person who protects the environment and promotes conservation. • ...

vocab list 2025-11-06

vocab list crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory explaining Earth's lithospheric plate movement.
  2. fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  3. plates move toward each other; form mountains/trenches.
  4. rigid outer layer of the Earth (crust + upper mantle).
Down
  1. plates move apart; create new crust at ridges.
  2. process of rock formation and transformation.
  3. plates slide past each other; cause earthquakes.
  4. magma is below surface; lava is above surface.
  5. semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere allowing plate movement.
  6. one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.

10 Clues: process of rock formation and transformation. • plates move apart; create new crust at ridges. • magma is below surface; lava is above surface. • plates slide past each other; cause earthquakes. • fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs. • one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle. • theory explaining Earth's lithospheric plate movement. • ...

Plate boundarys 2022-03-31

Plate boundarys crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long seismically active submarine ridge
  2. where two plates are moving apart
  3. where two plates are colliding
  4. a long narrow hilltop
  5. where plates slide past each other
Down
  1. the sideways and downwards movement of the edge of a plate
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  3. the supercontinent from over 280 million years ago
  4. a very deep long crack in the ocean
  5. when a transform boundaries run into each other and cause the ground to break apart

10 Clues: a long narrow hilltop • where two plates are colliding • where two plates are moving apart • where plates slide past each other • a very deep long crack in the ocean • a long seismically active submarine ridge • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • the supercontinent from over 280 million years ago • ...

Plates 2021-09-30

Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents are found in the matle and cause the tectonic plates of the listhophere to move
  2. When the plate spread apart
  3. Molted rock below earths surface
  4. pieces continents fit together like
  5. evidence of dead plants or animals
  6. Where all the continents are together
Down
  1. plate The earth is made up of plates that are constitly moving along above the matle
  2. When plates collide
  3. zone When one is less dense so the other one slides under neither it
  4. When the plates slide right past each other

10 Clues: When plates collide • When the plate spread apart • Molted rock below earths surface • evidence of dead plants or animals • pieces continents fit together like • Where all the continents are together • When the plates slide right past each other • zone When one is less dense so the other one slides under neither it • ...

Evolution: slow change 2021-09-09

Evolution: slow change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the environment determines that the average trait is the best
  2. Darwin's boat
  3. Darwin's destination
  4. similar organisms that can reproduce together
  5. a group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring
  6. the environment determines which organisms are best able to survie and reproduce
  7. genetically determined or learned characteristic of a particular organism
  8. too large group of organisms, hopefully having variation
Down
  1. the environment determines that two extreme traits are the best
  2. small differences within a population necessary for evolution
  3. one population of organisms becomes two species through isolation or divergent selection

11 Clues: Darwin's boat • Darwin's destination • similar organisms that can reproduce together • a group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring • too large group of organisms, hopefully having variation • the environment determines that the average trait is the best • small differences within a population necessary for evolution • ...

Il qieghan 2016-05-09

Il qieghan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu?
  2. X jissejjah meta l-qieghan jghaddu minn fuq xulxien?
  3. Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula?
  4. Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa?
Down
  1. x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra?
  2. X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan?
  3. Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu?
  4. x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar?
  5. X jissejjah l-kontinent meta l-pajjizi kienu maqghudin flimkien?
  6. Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha?

10 Clues: Fuq x hiex tghum kull qiegha? • X insibu fit-truf tal-qieghan? • x jigri meta l qieghan jiccaqalqu? • x jissejjhu meta l-qieghan ikunu tal-bahar? • x tissejjah meta qiegha tinqata min ma l- ohra? • Meta qiegha tidhol go qiegha ohra x insejjhula? • Meta l qieghan ikunu tal kontinenti x jissejjhu? • Semmi wahda mit-truf tal-qieghan li hi maghrufa? • ...

Plate Motion Crossword 2023-10-18

Plate Motion Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to move somewhere safe
  2. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  3. moving toward the same place
  4. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it
  5. something we observe to be similar over and over again
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. a claim supported by evidence
  5. a device that detects information in its environment and responds

10 Clues: to move somewhere safe • moving toward the same place • a claim supported by evidence • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a device that detects information in its environment and responds • ...

Seismic Waves 2023-11-08

Seismic Waves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The last waves during an earthquake, also the most destructive.
  2. These plates move past each other.
  3. The first waves that occur during an earthquake.
  4. These plates move towards one another.
  5. A point inside Earth where the earthquake first occurs.
Down
  1. These plates move away from each other.
  2. Vibrations in the ground caused by movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere.
  3. The point right above the focus on Earth's surface.
  4. A break in Earth's lithosphere.
  5. The second waves that come when an earthquake occurs.

10 Clues: A break in Earth's lithosphere. • These plates move past each other. • These plates move towards one another. • These plates move away from each other. • The first waves that occur during an earthquake. • The point right above the focus on Earth's surface. • The second waves that come when an earthquake occurs. • A point inside Earth where the earthquake first occurs. • ...

Clue #1 2024-01-19

Clue #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The variety of life forms or different forms of life
  2. When related species develop different traits
  3. An example of a marine mammal adaptation that provides insulation
  4. These add/increase genetic variations
  5. An inherited trait the helps an organism survive
Down
  1. When multiple species develop similar traits
  2. The ability of an organism to pass on genetic information
  3. A change in a species over time
  4. Set of genes in a population
  5. Selection Favors helpful traits and over time changes the gene pool

10 Clues: Set of genes in a population • A change in a species over time • These add/increase genetic variations • When multiple species develop similar traits • When related species develop different traits • An inherited trait the helps an organism survive • The variety of life forms or different forms of life • The ability of an organism to pass on genetic information • ...

Vocabulary 2024-02-15

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. example of a crustal feature formed by divergent boundaries
  2. large pieces of the earths crust
  3. layers of rock which forms the continents
  4. location where more dense of two plates slides beneath the other less dense plate
  5. a crustal feature formed by 2 converging continental plates
Down
  1. when 2 plates move away from one another
  2. thin layer of crust that underlies the oceans basin
  3. crustal feature formed by two converging plates
  4. a crustal feature formed by two converging oceanic plates
  5. when 2 plates are colliding

10 Clues: when 2 plates are colliding • large pieces of the earths crust • when 2 plates move away from one another • layers of rock which forms the continents • crustal feature formed by two converging plates • thin layer of crust that underlies the oceans basin • a crustal feature formed by two converging oceanic plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When 2 plates move away from each other
  2. A plate on land
  3. What happens at a transform boundary
  4. When 2 plates go towards each other
Down
  1. A plate that is in the ocean and is denser
  2. Plate When a plate goes underneath another
  3. When 2 plate slides past each other
  4. A group of mountaisn caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  5. The converge of 2 plates that erupt lava
  6. The cause of the landforms movements

10 Clues: A plate on land • When 2 plate slides past each other • When 2 plates go towards each other • The cause of the landforms movements • What happens at a transform boundary • When 2 plates move away from each other • The converge of 2 plates that erupt lava • A plate that is in the ocean and is denser • Plate When a plate goes underneath another • ...

Sub-Saharan Africa 2023-03-01

Sub-Saharan Africa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. types of climates you would fin in Africa
  2. What part of Africa has many rift valleys?
  3. What area has a middle latitude climate zone?
  4. How are the mountain ranges different in Africa than in Latin America?
  5. Name two deserts found in Southern Africa.
  6. List the one major rivers your would find in in Africa
Down
  1. What area has desertification?
  2. What area of Africa has a tropical wet climate zone?
  3. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
  4. What type of plate activity forms rift valleys?

10 Clues: What area has desertification? • What is the tallest mountain in Africa? • types of climates you would fin in Africa • What part of Africa has many rift valleys? • Name two deserts found in Southern Africa. • What area has a middle latitude climate zone? • What type of plate activity forms rift valleys? • What area of Africa has a tropical wet climate zone? • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2024-08-09

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost layer of earth
  2. current that causes the plates to move
  3. location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  4. name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago
  5. composed of crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of
  2. boundary where plates the move apart
  3. type of rock which made up the continental crust
  4. crust found in the ocean floor
  5. plates sliding past or slipping past each other

10 Clues: the outermost layer of earth • crust found in the ocean floor • composed of crust and upper mantle • boundary where plates the move apart • current that causes the plates to move • vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of • plates sliding past or slipping past each other • type of rock which made up the continental crust • ...

stuff 2024-10-01

stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of movement of energy
  2. the types of connections between tectonic plates.
  3. plates the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock, called “plates,”
  4. comes from earths core
  5. when 2 tectonic plates collide together
Down
  1. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another.
  2. creates new crust
  3. the splitting apart of a single tectonic plate
  4. when to plates split a-----occurs
  5. the conversion from one form to another

10 Clues: creates new crust • comes from earths core • the process of movement of energy • when to plates split a-----occurs • the conversion from one form to another • when 2 tectonic plates collide together • the splitting apart of a single tectonic plate • the types of connections between tectonic plates. • ...

Evolution 2022-12-01

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an early stage of development in organisms
  2. used to determine the age of the rocks
  3. structures from different species wich have similar internal framework
  4. the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
Down
  1. a famous scientist
  2. the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
  3. features of different species that are similar in function
  4. traces of organisms in the past
  5. one who studies fossils
  6. splitting in ancestral population into two or more

10 Clues: a famous scientist • one who studies fossils • traces of organisms in the past • used to determine the age of the rocks • an early stage of development in organisms • splitting in ancestral population into two or more • features of different species that are similar in function • structures from different species wich have similar internal framework • ...

Janice Soto 2022-05-13

Janice Soto crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rock which is deposited by water or air
  2. plates drifting apart from each other
  3. when it is pushed upward
  4. When they go past each other
Down
  1. rocks which has settled on a bottom of a liquid or river
  2. when it breaks into smaller plates
  3. movement of a plate where it goes into the earths mantle
  4. a rock which has been solidified from lava or magma
  5. going the opposite way
  6. a rock which it has gone under heat or pressure

10 Clues: going the opposite way • when it is pushed upward • When they go past each other • when it breaks into smaller plates • plates drifting apart from each other • a rock which is deposited by water or air • a rock which it has gone under heat or pressure • a rock which has been solidified from lava or magma • rocks which has settled on a bottom of a liquid or river • ...

tectonic plates 2023-05-25

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - movement in earths crust, shaking of ground
  2. - where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under the another
  3. - structure of the earths plates
  4. ridge - a mid-ocean ridge
  5. zone - where earths tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
Down
  1. - vent in the Earths crust, erupts with lava.
  2. - where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
  3. - the act of moving
  4. of fire - volcano boundary of the pacific plate
  5. - where crust in neither produced nor destroyed as they slide past each other

10 Clues: - the act of moving • ridge - a mid-ocean ridge • - structure of the earths plates • - vent in the Earths crust, erupts with lava. • - movement in earths crust, shaking of ground • of fire - volcano boundary of the pacific plate • zone - where earths tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • - where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under the another • ...

plate techtonic labs 2023-09-29

plate techtonic labs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. that is housed in the mantle,which is the layer below the crust
  2. there are two techtonic plates moving away
  3. is at the top of the volcano
  4. formation is before the volcano
  5. ocean ridge is building up a volcano
Down
  1. occur at divergent boundaries
  2. is where two plate techtonics come together
  3. at this type of boundary rocks are brocken as the plates grind past each other
  4. is under the earth's crust
  5. current is in the middle of the volcano

10 Clues: is under the earth's crust • is at the top of the volcano • occur at divergent boundaries • formation is before the volcano • ocean ridge is building up a volcano • current is in the middle of the volcano • there are two techtonic plates moving away • is where two plate techtonics come together • that is housed in the mantle,which is the layer below the crust • ...

Science 2023-10-06

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A phenomenon when two tectonic plates slide against each other
  2. What forms when two plates diverge
  3. This theory states that the continents slowly drift away from each other
  4. When two tectonic plates go away from each other.
  5. When two plates come together
  6. A supercontinent
Down
  1. When two continental tectonic plates come together it makes
  2. When two plates slide against each other
  3. When a continental and oceanic plate come together
  4. This person said the continents were once together

10 Clues: A supercontinent • When two plates come together • What forms when two plates diverge • When two plates slide against each other • When two tectonic plates go away from each other. • When a continental and oceanic plate come together • This person said the continents were once together • When two continental tectonic plates come together it makes • ...

Plate Boundaries 2025-03-13

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continuous elevated zone on the floor of all major ocean basins
  2. a boundary in which two plates move apart
  3. a boundary in which two plates move together
Down
  1. a boundary in which two plates slide past one another
  2. two oceanic slabs converge
  3. divergent boundaries that may cause landmass to split into two or more segments
  4. hypothesis proposed by Harry Hess
  5. continental crust collides with oceanic crust
  6. elevated areas of sea floor characterized by high heat
  7. a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor

10 Clues: two oceanic slabs converge • hypothesis proposed by Harry Hess • a boundary in which two plates move apart • a boundary in which two plates move together • continental crust collides with oceanic crust • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • a boundary in which two plates slide past one another • elevated areas of sea floor characterized by high heat • ...

Tectonic Plate Motion 2025-04-02

Tectonic Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's surface
  2. Moving towards each other
  3. How often or how fast something happens
  4. The place where 2 plates meet
Down
  1. A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  2. An indentation in the ocean floor where 2 plates move together
  3. Moving apart from each other
  4. Hot, liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  5. An object, diagram, or computer program to help us understand something
  6. Something observed to be similar over and over again

10 Clues: Moving towards each other • Moving apart from each other • The place where 2 plates meet • How often or how fast something happens • Hot, liquid rock on the surface of Earth • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • Something observed to be similar over and over again • The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's surface • ...

Volcano 2025-05-14

Volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A mountain that can erupt with lava.
  2. – Melted rock that flows out of a volcano.
  3. – A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
  4. – A boundary where two tectonic plates crash together.
  5. – A large underground pool that holds magma.
  6. – A bowl-shaped hole at the top of a volcano.
Down
  1. – The main opening where lava comes out of a volcano.
  2. Plate – A giant piece of Earth’s crust that moves slowly.
  3. – Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  4. – A smaller opening on the side of a volcano.

10 Clues: – A mountain that can erupt with lava. • – Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • – Melted rock that flows out of a volcano. • – A large underground pool that holds magma. • – A smaller opening on the side of a volcano. • – A bowl-shaped hole at the top of a volcano. • – A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • ...

Lucy's Local Science Crossword 2025-05-19

Lucy's Local Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The powerhouse of the cell
  2. any nonliving thing
  3. a push or pull that can change the motion of an object
  4. a path that one object takes around another object due to gravity
  5. a star that serves as the central star of our solar system
  6. a naturally orbiting object in space that travels around the Earth
  7. the 'brain' or control center of a cell
Down
  1. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. any living thing
  3. Makes the protein in a cell

10 Clues: any living thing • any nonliving thing • The powerhouse of the cell • Makes the protein in a cell • the 'brain' or control center of a cell • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • a push or pull that can change the motion of an object • a star that serves as the central star of our solar system • a path that one object takes around another object due to gravity • ...

Earth and Space 2024-12-18

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates pull away from one another
  2. Which planet is composed of the MOST amount of gas
  3. _______ crust is found under the ocean
  4. Having the conditions necessary to support life
  5. As distance increases, gravitational force ________
  6. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Down
  1. What was the name of the supercontinent?
  2. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their forces
  3. As mass increases, gravitational force ________
  4. Where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

10 Clues: _______ crust is found under the ocean • What was the name of the supercontinent? • Where two plates pull away from one another • As mass increases, gravitational force ________ • Having the conditions necessary to support life • What is the smallest planet in our solar system? • Which planet is composed of the MOST amount of gas • ...

Dive & Discover: Ocean Floor Fun Crossword 2025-11-07

Dive & Discover: Ocean Floor Fun Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Submarine volcano with a flat top due to erosion
  2. Deep trench formed when one plate subducts under another
  3. Rapid temperature-change layer in ocean depth
  4. Underwater mountains formed by seafloor spreading
  5. Flat,deep region of the ocean floor covered by fine sediment
Down
  1. Shallow submerged extension of the continent
  2. Hot, mineral-rich water venting from seafloor cracks
  3. Plate boundary where new seafloor is formed
  4. Thick sediment deposit formed by turbidity currents
  5. Deep boundary where the ocean meets the land underwater

10 Clues: Plate boundary where new seafloor is formed • Shallow submerged extension of the continent • Rapid temperature-change layer in ocean depth • Submarine volcano with a flat top due to erosion • Underwater mountains formed by seafloor spreading • Thick sediment deposit formed by turbidity currents • Hot, mineral-rich water venting from seafloor cracks • ...

Unit 2: The Lithosphere 2021-10-07

Unit 2: The Lithosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of broken rock
  2. Fault type caused by tension at divergent boundaries
  3. Continents used to be joined in this massive supercontinent
  4. Molten rock UNDERNEATH the Earth's surface
  5. In a _________ zone, a dense oceanic plate is forced downwards into asthenosphere
  6. In slab pull, the subducted plate in pulled down by the force of ________
  7. The breaking down of rock
  8. The point of an earthquake underground where rock begins to separate
  9. Type of rock formed when layers of particles are pressed together
  10. Mechanical Energy = Potential Energy + ______ Energy
  11. Pressure and ______ are the two forces driving the rock cycle
  12. Fault caused by shearing at transform boundaries
  13. Plate boundary where two plates move apart
  14. Two convergent continental plates often rsult in _________
  15. Fault type caused by compression at convergent boundaries
  16. The point of an earthquake directly above the focus on the surface where energy radiates in all directions
  17. Earth's heat source
Down
  1. The scale using caller description of an earthquake to estimate magnitude; it is more subjective
  2. Plate boundary where two plates come together
  3. All volcanoes have a magma _______ underneath the Earth's surface
  4. Molten rock that has broken ABOVE the Earth's surface
  5. Type of rock formed through heat and pressure
  6. Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it (Think the textbooks)
  7. Sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
  8. The scale using S- and P- wave measurements to calculate epicenter distance
  9. In mantle convection, hotter magma _______(rises/sinks)compared to cooler magma
  10. This type of volcano is very steep, made of tephra, and contains a large network of vents
  11. Molten layer of rock between the crust and mantle allowing Earth's plates to move
  12. Earth's uppermost layer
  13. Plate boundary where two plates move in opposite directions, scraping against each other
  14. Type of rock formed when lava or magma cools
  15. This type of volcano has gentle side with low slope
  16. In _______ push, magma pushes through the Earth suface and the newly formed rock pushes older rock away from the plate boundary

33 Clues: Earth's heat source • Earth's uppermost layer • The breaking down of rock • The movement of broken rock • Molten rock UNDERNEATH the Earth's surface • Plate boundary where two plates move apart • Type of rock formed when lava or magma cools • Plate boundary where two plates come together • Type of rock formed through heat and pressure • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
Down
  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the mantle
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantle • The edges where two plates meet • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • The outermost layer of the Earth • The liquid layer of the Earth's core • A long narrow depression in a surface • The theory that continents drift apart • A break or crack in the Earth's surface • the layer between the crust and the core • ...

Vocab 2022-10-06

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust and associated phenomena as resulting from interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle
  2. the relatively thin part of the Earth's crust that underlies the oceanic basins
  3. a main part of the world's land
  4. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
  6. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and forming magma that rises to the Earth's surface
  7. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  8. A mountain or hill filled with magma, lave, hot rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas that's being erupted from the Earth's crust
  9. a long narrow ditch
  10. the upper layer of the Earth's mantle below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
  11. an extended break in a body of rock
Down
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. an elastic wave in the Earth produced by an earthquake or others means
  3. a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  4. a straight line or narrow section through an object or natural feature or across the Earth's surface, along which observations are made or measurements taken
  5. the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  7. when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along strike-slip faults or transform faults
  8. the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
  9. a divergent boundary in a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle

21 Clues: a long narrow ditch • a main part of the world's land • an extended break in a body of rock • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • A line of mountains connected by high ground • a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses • ...

Earth systems 2023-04-04

Earth systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  2. Water held underground in the soil in deep reservoirs
  3. move througho side trough only solids. travels slower than p waves
  4. spot When magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not a plate boundary. Hawaiian islands were formed this way.
  5. A tool that measures/records details of earthquakes
  6. boundary the tectonic plates slide past each other
  7. innermost the intermostthe layer of earth. divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and solid inner. made of iron and nickel.
  8. the supercontexistedhat exsited before continents separated
  9. forms when mcrystallizescrystalizes and solidifies. Appears glassy
  10. is the outer part of the earth. Includes the crust and upper mantle
  11. formpre-existingxsiting rock and fossils.appears layered
  12. A solid inorganic material founfossil fuel uel Petroleum, natural gas, coal. made from remains of plants and animals
  13. the lower part of the earth´s mantle, below the asthenosphere
  14. is the movement caused within a fluid when the hotter,less dense material rises, and colder, denser material sinks
Down
  1. below the lithosphthe ere, hotter and more fluid part of the mantle
  2. cycle When h eat, pressure,cooling, melting, and weathering cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
  3. boundaryy boundry where the tectonic plates divide
  4. occurs when divergent plseparateerate. convection currents cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor
  5. form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward.
  6. group of animals that occupy a certain area
  7. seafloor spreading dary where the tectonic plates collide
  8. solid is the sthe loid, outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle
  9. still in existence, surviving species
  10. forms under extreme heat and pressure. appears twisted
  11. is the the study of earth
  12. the layer thathe t lies between earth´s crust and core. the majority of earth mass is in this layer
  13. the study of earthquakes and related phenomena
  14. compresthroughqueeze trough solids and liquids. travels faster than s waves
  15. plates largof pieces a lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on

29 Clues: is the the study of earth • still in existence, surviving species • group of animals that occupy a certain area • the study of earthquakes and related phenomena • boundaryy boundry where the tectonic plates divide • boundary the tectonic plates slide past each other • A tool that measures/records details of earthquakes • ...

8th Grade Science Review 2025-05-20

8th Grade Science Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed from extreme heat and pressure
  2. the height or intensity of a wave
  3. the process that creates new crust at divergent boundaries
  4. the lowest point on a transverse wave
  5. a segment of DNA
  6. the theory that Earth's structures and movements are caused by moving plates on Earth's surface
  7. rock formed from layers of cemented sediment
  8. waves that do not require a medium
  9. allele that is expressed by a capital letter
  10. structures that have the same function but do not share a common ancestor
  11. X-shaped cellular structures made of coiled up DNA
  12. when humans intervene in reproduction to produce the most desirable traits
  13. energy sources that take millions of years to form
  14. waves that move back and forth
  15. the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave
Down
  1. the gradual change in a species over time
  2. structures that indicate a common ancestor but may perform different functions
  3. crude oil, natural gas, and coal are examples of these
  4. waves that move up and down
  5. when the DNA from homologous chromosomes is swapped to create genetic variation
  6. plates that move towards each other
  7. any change in the structure of DNA
  8. a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
  9. rock formed from magma that has cooled
  10. how many waves pass a point in a given amount of time
  11. form of cell division with 2 identical daughter cells
  12. the highest point on a transverse wave
  13. allele that is expressed by a lowercase letter
  14. waves that do require a medium
  15. plates that move away from one another
  16. type of asexual reproduction where a single-celled organism splits itself in half
  17. form of cell division with 4 unique daughter cells
  18. the study of organisms in the early stages of development from zygote to baby
  19. a variation of a gene
  20. plates that slide past one another
  21. energy sources that can be replenished in a short amount of time

36 Clues: a segment of DNA • a variation of a gene • waves that move up and down • waves that do require a medium • waves that move back and forth • the height or intensity of a wave • any change in the structure of DNA • waves that do not require a medium • plates that slide past one another • plates that move towards each other • the lowest point on a transverse wave • ...

Crossword puzzle 2021-03-05

Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. side to side
  2. connect
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region.
  2. hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
  3. divide

6 Clues: divide • connect • side to side • hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region.

Earth Science (what did you learned?) 2020-11-25

Earth Science (what did you learned?) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planets surface.
  2. A concentration of heat in the mantle of creating magma.
  3. The point within the earth where the actual movement takes place.
  4. It forms from the mantle and is recycled back into the mantle.
  5. Occurs when two plates sliding past each other.
  6. Is the proposed "supercontinent" or large land mass that began to break apart 200 million years ago to form the present continents.
  7. Are made up of natural substances called minerals.
  8. A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth as opposed through it.
  9. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  10. The other term called for Divergent Boundary.
  11. A collision that can lead to the formation of volcanic island and island arc.
  12. A surface seismic wave that cause horizontal shifting of the earth during an earthquake.
  13. The downward movement of oceanic lithospheres underneath the Pihilippine Archipelago creates.
  14. Part of the upper mantle that is made up of solid rocks that are able to flow.
  15. Is a mineral that's a major component of continental crust.
  16. A seismic wave that travels through the Earth rather than across its surface.
  17. The lithosphere is broken into large pieces and called.
  18. The boundary between the crust and mantle.
  19. A chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench.
  20. A collision that the plate that is denser will subduct forming the subduction zone that can also lead the formation of trenches.
  21. The wave record from a seismograph is known as.
  22. A theory which suggests that Earth’s crust is made up of plates that interact in various ways, thus producing earthquakes, mountains, volcanoes, and other geologic features.
  23. The fastest type of seismic waves and move in a compression and expansion type of motion.
Down
  1. Where most of the Divergent Boundary occurs.
  2. Underlies the oceans and is made mostly of heavy dense basalt.
  3. Where the majority of the islands in the Philippine Archipelago are considered as part of.
  4. The number that recording stations required to find the location of the earthquake epicenter.
  5. A prominent linear breaks in the sea floor.
  6. Occurs when two plates come together.
  7. A theory that states that continents were once large area of land that broke apart and now slowly moving away from each other.
  8. The only major tectonic plate that is mainly underwater, it is also the largest.
  9. A collision may result to the formation of mountain ranges, mountains, volcanoes, and high plateau.
  10. Is the thin, outer layer of the earth.
  11. Materials tends to sink while less dense materials tends to float.
  12. An earthquake epicenter can be located from records made by earthquake waves devices called.
  13. Are earthquake generated and recorded on a seismograph.
  14. One of the first scientists to theorize about the structure of Earth. He studies the force of gravity.
  15. A depression in the sea-floor produced by subduction process.
  16. The most famous fault in California.
  17. Is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another.
  18. A frequently occurance on Transform Plate Boundary.
  19. Type of seismic waves that arrive second at the seismographs and move in an up and down motion perpendicular to the direction of wave travel.

42 Clues: The most famous fault in California. • Occurs when two plates come together. • Is the thin, outer layer of the earth. • The boundary between the crust and mantle. • A prominent linear breaks in the sea floor. • Where most of the Divergent Boundary occurs. • The other term called for Divergent Boundary. • Occurs when two plates sliding past each other. • ...

remi 2022-02-04

remi crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates come together
  2. molten rock
Down
  1. plates go by each other-earthquake
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. magma above the surface

5 Clues: molten rock • plates come together • magma above the surface • plates go by each other-earthquake • plates that move away from each other