divergent Crossword Puzzles
PASCUA 2014 REVIEW - CROSSWORD STYLE 2014-12-10
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- The hotel company that Jeff has worked for in 2014
- Courtney plays this sport
- The black and white four-legged family member
- What Justin plays in the Jazz band
- Justin is in this grade
- The Pascua's are hosting this holiday for Beth's family
- Currently Courtney's favorite movie
- Ryan's team was unsuccessful in completing a 3-peat in this fall sport
- Events in which Ryan and Megan attended throughout the year
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- The Pascua's traveled to this state for a week long summer vacation
- The favorite area in the Pascua home to spend family time
- Beth holds this position for the Northfield Volleyball Club
- Ryan and Megan enjoy this in their backyard during summer nights
- Justin played this leading role in Prairie Fire Theater
- Megan's favorite DIY website
- Courtney is very proud to have earned this document to drive
- Courtney's year in high school
- Justin played on the U12AAA team
18 Clues: Justin is in this grade • Courtney plays this sport • Megan's favorite DIY website • Courtney's year in high school • Justin played on the U12AAA team • What Justin plays in the Jazz band • Currently Courtney's favorite movie • The black and white four-legged family member • The hotel company that Jeff has worked for in 2014 • ...
Science crossword puzzle 2015-02-25
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- physical property of a mineral that measures resistance to scratching.
- boundary/ plates collide.
- dinosaur from 250 million years ago.
- molten rock material found inside earth.
- ridge/ continuous system of twin mountain ranges with a Rift Valley between them that extends around earth on the seafloor.
- sedimentary rock-forming process in which minerals precipitate out of water and fill the spaces between coasts.
- physical property of a mineral that causes it to break into uneven pieces.
- forced while molten into cracks between layers of rocks.
- boundary/ plates moving apart
- opposed to a wider gully or ditch.
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- flat planes when exposed to stress, when being hit with a hammer.
- american geologist.
- largestfossilized seed ferm.
- german scientist.
- zone/ biggest smash-up on earth.
- solid with a predictable chemical composition.
- causes seafloor spreading.
- describes the size and arrangement of rock components and can help indicate how a rock formed.
18 Clues: german scientist. • american geologist. • boundary/ plates collide. • causes seafloor spreading. • largestfossilized seed ferm. • boundary/ plates moving apart • zone/ biggest smash-up on earth. • opposed to a wider gully or ditch. • dinosaur from 250 million years ago. • molten rock material found inside earth. • solid with a predictable chemical composition. • ...
Jac Carter 2023-02-01
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- a rock cooled down from magma or lava
- largest layer of earth, comes after crust
- charged particles from the sun
- theory explaining how landforms have been moving
- the study of earth’s crust and its history
- this moves the tectonic plates and found in the mantle
- a machine used to record earthquakes
- when two plate slide against each other
- an igneous rock made from quartz and feldspar
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- the thinnest layer of earth
- a zone where one plate descends beneath another plate
- when high temperature or pressure alters rocks physically or chemically
- an elastic wave produces my earthquakes or other mean
- a part of earth’s magnetosphere
- when two plates move away from each other
- large plume of hot mantle rising from within the Earth
- when two plates come together
- fragments of rock deposited and cemented together without melting
18 Clues: the thinnest layer of earth • when two plates come together • charged particles from the sun • a part of earth’s magnetosphere • a machine used to record earthquakes • a rock cooled down from magma or lava • when two plate slide against each other • largest layer of earth, comes after crust • when two plates move away from each other • ...
LDevine Crossword 2023-02-01
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- An elastic wave produced by an earthquake
- Layer of Earth's interior between the crust and the core
- Outermost solid layer of the earth, typically 5-70 km thick.
- Process of sorting the major components of planet by density
- Large segments of the crust slowly drifting
- Heat escapes from the interior
- Instrument used to measure and record earthquakes’ seismic waves.
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- To move apart
- Formed as magma cools below the earth
- Regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere
- A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
- Fragments of igneous rock or shells of living organisms
- Light waves in a telescope lenses light bends, or
- The central part of the planet
- High temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary
- Rock primarily made from silicon, Oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium
- Any rock cooled from a molten state
- Study of the Earth's crust
18 Clues: To move apart • Study of the Earth's crust • The central part of the planet • Heat escapes from the interior • Any rock cooled from a molten state • Formed as magma cools below the earth • An elastic wave produced by an earthquake • Large segments of the crust slowly drifting • A metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • Regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere • ...
Jianna's Crossworld puzzle :) 2023-02-07
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- Something that happens constantly
- Change of frequency
- a layer inside a planetary body below by a core and above by a crust\
- Any class of chemical reactions
- A real quantity having a value more than zero
- Information or facts supporting a claim
- A gigantic continent
- The extremely hot center of Earth
- German physicist, meteorologist, and explorer who introduced the theory of continental drift in 1915
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- A large solid area of land
- A country that mesosaurus fossils were found
- The bodies of plants and animals buried in sediments
- When plates move away from each other
- An explanation for why things work or how things happen
- When plates move towards each other and collide
- A extremely deep valleys, just in the ocean and not land
- A real quantity having a value less than zero
- The outer layer of Earth
18 Clues: Change of frequency • A gigantic continent • The outer layer of Earth • A large solid area of land • Any class of chemical reactions • Something that happens constantly • The extremely hot center of Earth • When plates move away from each other • Information or facts supporting a claim • A country that mesosaurus fossils were found • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11
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- solid outer layer of earth made of crust and upper part of mantle
- single, large ocean that covered earth's surface
- sudden movement of earth's surface
- study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
- boundary where 2 plates are sliding past each other
- boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving toward each other
- molten rock in earth's surface
- movement of heated material due to differences in density (different temperatures)
- supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago
- boundary where 2 tectonic plates are moving away from earth other
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- piece of lithosphere with unique geologic features
- single landmass that broke up to form continents
- process where oceanic seafloor forms when magma rises pushing older seafloor away
- breaking apart of earth's surface
- theory explaining how lithosphere moves and changes shape
- solid plastic part of the mantle
- undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley
- can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface
18 Clues: molten rock in earth's surface • solid plastic part of the mantle • breaking apart of earth's surface • sudden movement of earth's surface • can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface • single landmass that broke up to form continents • single, large ocean that covered earth's surface • study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11
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- piece of lithosphere with unique geologic features
- supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago
- single landmass that broke up to form continents
- boundary where 2 tectonic plates are moving away from earth other
- theory explaining how lithosphere moves and changes shape
- single, large ocean that covered earth's surface
- boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving toward each other
- breaking apart of earth's surface
- can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface
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- solid outer layer of earth made of crust and upper part of mantle
- study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
- movement of heated material due to differences in density (different temperatures)
- process where oceanic seafloor forms when magma rises pushing older seafloor away
- solid plastic part of the mantle
- molten rock in earth's surface
- undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley
- boundary where 2 plates are sliding past each other
- sudden movement of earth's surface
18 Clues: molten rock in earth's surface • solid plastic part of the mantle • breaking apart of earth's surface • sudden movement of earth's surface • can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface • study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley • supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
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- What all the continents connected looks like
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Outer layer of earth
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
- Moving apart in direction directions
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • What all the continents connected looks like • ...
Final Review Vocabulary 2022-12-07
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- a non-native animal that thrives and becomes a predator in its new location
- slight movement over a period of 26,000year where earths axis moves
- water below the Earth's surface
- the point between objects where they balance each other out
- the process by which plates move
- drift theory that the continents where once one
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- breeding of fish in a farm-like environment
- a horizontal current on the top of the ocean
- the breaking down of rock
- the transportation of rock from one place to another
- an imaginary line around which a body rotates
- when two plates move apart
- the land that separates different rives and streams
- rock that has changed from heat and pressure
14 Clues: the breaking down of rock • when two plates move apart • water below the Earth's surface • the process by which plates move • breeding of fish in a farm-like environment • a horizontal current on the top of the ocean • rock that has changed from heat and pressure • an imaginary line around which a body rotates • drift theory that the continents where once one • ...
Plate motion 2021-09-12
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- - a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano
- - a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
- - a diagram to show what something looks like on the inside
- - a sudden shaking of the earth's surface
- - moving apart from something
- - evidence from the past, like bones
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- - a diagram or computer program to help people better understand things
- - a very large section of a surface of a planet that can move and shift over time
- - any of earth's large areas of land
- - a hole in the ground that sends out hot steam and water
- - to examine for detail and purpose
- - an extinct animal that lived about 300 million years ago
- - moved towards the same area
- - hot liquid rock
14 Clues: - hot liquid rock • - moved towards the same area • - moving apart from something • - to examine for detail and purpose • - any of earth's large areas of land • - evidence from the past, like bones • - a sudden shaking of the earth's surface • - a feature that forms on the surface of a planet • - a sudden pushing out of something, like a volcano • ...
Earthquakes crossword 2025-03-05
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- the waves that get sent through the earth when an earthquake happens
- what scale measures the strength of an earthquake
- the plates that move around on the surface of the earth
- The type of boundary when 2 plates pull away form each other
- A break in the earth's crust
- the bending of rock layers due to stress
- An earthquakes strength
- the type of boundary is it when 2 plates push against each other
- waves What seismic waves do the most damage
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- The simplest way of determining the epicenter of an earthquake
- what scale measures the intensity of an earthquake
- the center of an earthquake
- what waves shear rock side to side
- what waves squeeze and stretch the rock
14 Clues: An earthquakes strength • the center of an earthquake • A break in the earth's crust • what waves shear rock side to side • what waves squeeze and stretch the rock • the bending of rock layers due to stress • waves What seismic waves do the most damage • what scale measures the strength of an earthquake • what scale measures the intensity of an earthquake • ...
Unit 4 Extra Credit 2022-03-28
Across
- Type of rock fossils are usually found in
- Type of evolution where species evolve along side each other
- scientist that studies the history of life and fossils
- Type of evolution where species drift apart
- The change in species and populations overtime
- Last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of evolution
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- Type of evolution where species move together
- The imprint or actual organism left intact in rock
- the process of becoming a fossil
- ______ roseae
- When over 95% of all living species are wiped out over a relatively short time span
11 Clues: ______ roseae • the process of becoming a fossil • Type of rock fossils are usually found in • Type of evolution where species drift apart • Type of evolution where species move together • The change in species and populations overtime • The imprint or actual organism left intact in rock • scientist that studies the history of life and fossils • ...
Tectonic hazards revision crossword 2019-11-06
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- Sudden violent shaking of the ground
- Is a results from convection
- Occurs where plates slide past each other in opposite directions
- Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- A hypothetical super continent
- One plate eventually slides beneath the other causing a process known as subduction
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- The edges where two plates meet
- Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
- A mountain or hill with a crater or a vent where lava is erupted from
- Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- The central or innermost portion of the Earth
11 Clues: Is a results from convection • A hypothetical super continent • The edges where two plates meet • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • Pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • The central or innermost portion of the Earth • Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface • ...
Volcanoes 2016-03-03
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- what lowers the melting temperature of rock?
- the inner core is _____
- this is the name of the area around the edge of the Pacific Ocean that contains many volcanoes
- this is an example of an island chain resulting from a hot spot (US state)
- type of plate boundary that contains volcanoes (mid-ocean ridges)
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- molten rock on the surface of the earth
- ________ increases as you go further in the earth
- type of plate boundary that contains volcanoes (trenches)
- molten rock underground
- rock will become more ______ as temperature increases
- spot location of volcanoes in the middle of plates
11 Clues: the inner core is _____ • molten rock underground • molten rock on the surface of the earth • what lowers the melting temperature of rock? • ________ increases as you go further in the earth • spot location of volcanoes in the middle of plates • rock will become more ______ as temperature increases • type of plate boundary that contains volcanoes (trenches) • ...
apes unit 3 2023-11-01
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- inclimate weather, warm air rises
- precipitation on the windward side of the mountain, dry areas on the leeward side
- the northern hemisphere is faced away from the sun
- the southern hemisphere is faced towards the sun
- brings cooler air down to the equator
- convergent, divergent, transform, found in the mantle
- burning of trees
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- warmer air rises towards the poles and cooler air falls to the equator
- a result of trade winds weakening in the pacific ocean
- second layer of the atmosphere, where airplanes are found
- moves through convection currents in the mantle
11 Clues: burning of trees • inclimate weather, warm air rises • brings cooler air down to the equator • moves through convection currents in the mantle • the southern hemisphere is faced towards the sun • the northern hemisphere is faced away from the sun • convergent, divergent, transform, found in the mantle • a result of trade winds weakening in the pacific ocean • ...
Geosphere Vocabulary 2023-03-10
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- When two plates move apart from each other.
- The process of moving sediments from one place to another.
- When two plates move towards each other.
- rock formed by great temperatures and pressures.
- When sediments are moved and deposited.
- Erosion of the upper rock causes the rock to expand and crack.
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- When two plates slide past each other.
- The process of breaking rocks down into smaller pieces.
- rock formed by crystallization of molten magma or lava.
- formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
- physical grinding or weathering away of rock fragments.
11 Clues: When two plates slide past each other. • When sediments are moved and deposited. • When two plates move towards each other. • When two plates move apart from each other. • rock formed by great temperatures and pressures. • The process of breaking rocks down into smaller pieces. • rock formed by crystallization of molten magma or lava. • ...
Earth 2023-03-06
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- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
- A continent
- locations where two plates slide past one another
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- line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
- A continent
- massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
- The bottom of a sea or ocean
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava,
- a planet with life
12 Clues: A continent • A continent • a planet with life • The bottom of a sea or ocean • massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, • locations where two plates slide past one another • line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes • ...
Plate Tectonics, Weathering, and Erosion 2018-02-27
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- when a dense ocean plate converges with a lighter continental plate
- the layer of earth we live on
- new floor forming at the ridge spreading outward to make room for more
- when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air
- two tectonic plates collide
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- when two tectonic plates slide past each other
- what is the layer beneath the crust called
- a mountain range running across 10,000 miles on the ocean floor
- a rigid layer of solid rock
- what is the layer before the inner core called
- earth's only totally liquid layer
- what is the name of the large land that the continents were once together of
- two tectonic plates pull apart
13 Clues: a rigid layer of solid rock • two tectonic plates collide • the layer of earth we live on • two tectonic plates pull apart • earth's only totally liquid layer • what is the layer beneath the crust called • when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • what is the layer before the inner core called • ...
Science 2021-10-20
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- type of boundary between two colliding plates
- where one plate sinks bellow another plate
- ground vibrations caused by earth's crust moving
- a type of boundary between two plates moving away from each other
- a break in the earth’s crust due to movement
- a cycle of heating rising cooling and sinking
- a place on earth's crust that moves atop the mantle
- device used to record an earthquake's seismic waves
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- a theory stating that the continents drifted apart
- an ancient super continent containing all of earth’s landmass
- energy waves traveling out from an earthquake
- a spot in earth's mantle where hot magma rises to the surface
- type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other
13 Clues: where one plate sinks bellow another plate • a break in the earth’s crust due to movement • type of boundary between two colliding plates • energy waves traveling out from an earthquake • a cycle of heating rising cooling and sinking • ground vibrations caused by earth's crust moving • a theory stating that the continents drifted apart • ...
All about Plate Tectonics - NO CAPS 2025-03-28
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- Occurs when a continental-oceanic convergent boundary happens.
- What type of boundary is an ocean convergent boundary.
- Mechanical layer (Consists of the middle of the mantle)
- True/False The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a destructive boundary.
- The New Zealand Alpine Fault is what type of boundary
- Mechanical layer (Consists of the upper mantle and the crust.)
- Alfred Wegener came up with this theory.
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- What type of boundary is a transform boundary.
- Harry Hess came up with this theory.
- What causes tectonic plates to move?
- What type of boundary occurs when two plates move together.
- True/False Japan is NOT a destructive boundary.
- True/False The Himalayas is a conservative boundary.
- What type of boundary occurs when two plates move apart
14 Clues: Harry Hess came up with this theory. • What causes tectonic plates to move? • Alfred Wegener came up with this theory. • What type of boundary is a transform boundary. • True/False Japan is NOT a destructive boundary. • True/False The Himalayas is a conservative boundary. • What type of boundary is an ocean convergent boundary. • ...
connor 2021-01-29
Dynamic Earth Crossword Challenge 2025-11-26
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- are zones where tectonic plates meet, and they are the sites of major geological activity like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building
- is the longest mountain range in the Philippines. Spanning over 540 kilometers, it runs from the province of Cagayan down to the province of Quezon
- is a boundary that contains two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide, resulting in features like mountain ranges, trenches and volcanoes.
- is a boundary, two plates slide horizontally past each other, causing faults and earthquakes.
- is a boundary which two plates are moving away from each other, creating new crust as magma rises from the mantle to fill the gap.
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- (officially called the Valley Fault System, or VFS) is a major, active natural fracture in the Earth's crust that runs through the highly populated Metro Manila area and nearby provinces in the Philippines.
- is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of plates deep under the Earth’s surface.
- has formed as a result of the divergent movement between the Eurasian and North American Plates and the African and South American Plates.
8 Clues: is a boundary, two plates slide horizontally past each other, causing faults and earthquakes. • is a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of plates deep under the Earth’s surface. • is a boundary which two plates are moving away from each other, creating new crust as magma rises from the mantle to fill the gap. • ...
Evolution 2015-03-09
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- a change or difference
- Column-rocks during the geological time
- interaction with organisms
- Evolution- differences between species that can lead to a beginning of a new species
- Evolution- different organisms with alike structures
- trace of life caught in a rock
- record- the total number of fossils discovered
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- a organization or category something put
- of superstition- observations of natural history
- to be erased from existence
- Selection- when the environment chooses the species that best fits the environment and survives the best
- the change of an organism through a change in the gene
- the idea of different organisms developing and changing over a history of time
- a new distinct species of evolution .
- Species- a species close to extinction
- a trait with a role of telling its life history of an organism by naturally evolving
- a group of something
- Time Scale- geological time in chronological order
18 Clues: a group of something • a change or difference • interaction with organisms • to be erased from existence • trace of life caught in a rock • a new distinct species of evolution . • Species- a species close to extinction • Column-rocks during the geological time • a organization or category something put • record- the total number of fossils discovered • ...
Geologic History 2021-03-10
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- Sedimentary rock with fossils of sea creatures
- Example of metamorphic rock created when limestone is recrystallized
- Earth's crust is broken into these pieces
- Type of plate movement causing earthquakes in California
- Type of plate movement that causes folding
- Mountains formed in North America during Paleozoic Era
- Period of geologic time
- Era when glaciers covered Canada
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- German scientist who believed that continents were in constant motion
- Type of igneous rock that forms the ocean crust
- Plate movement occurring when continental crust and ocean crust converge
- Huge mass of ice
- Era of dinosaurs when swamps covered Alberta
- Type of plate movement that creates new crust in the Atlantic
- Type of igneous rock that forms the continental crust
- Circular movement of gas/liquid caused by uneven heating and cooling
- Meaning "all land"
- Small particles of rock created by running water or wind
18 Clues: Huge mass of ice • Meaning "all land" • Period of geologic time • Era when glaciers covered Canada • Earth's crust is broken into these pieces • Type of plate movement that causes folding • Era of dinosaurs when swamps covered Alberta • Sedimentary rock with fossils of sea creatures • Type of igneous rock that forms the ocean crust • ...
Lesson 15 Plate Movements 2021-03-08
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- A boundary where two plates slide past each other
- A boundary where two plates are moving together
- A boundary where two plates are moving apart
- Can form at a convergent boundary if one plate subducts into the mantle
- The crust of the plates is continental or ______.
- Many happen at transform boundaries
- A place where plates meet
- The crust is broken into these
- A trench is a deep valley on the ocean ________.
- Name for the crust and solid, upper mantle
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- An example of this is in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
- These plates are thicker than oceanic plates.
- Heat and _______ increase in Earth's interior.
- Name of a famous colliding mountain range
- Oceanic crust is more _______ than continental crust.
- The plates are made of this.
- This can form if plates collide and both move up.
- This can form underwater where an oceanic and continental plate meet.
18 Clues: A place where plates meet • The plates are made of this. • The crust is broken into these • Many happen at transform boundaries • Name of a famous colliding mountain range • Name for the crust and solid, upper mantle • A boundary where two plates are moving apart • These plates are thicker than oceanic plates. • Heat and _______ increase in Earth's interior. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2019-04-02
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- drift is the hypothesis that today’s continents were one large landmass
- the outermost physical layer of Earth
- a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the world
- the layer immediately below the lithosphere
- breaks in rocks
- boundary forms when plates move away from one another
- the large moving pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
- a stress that causes a material to twist or become distorted
- a stress that squeezes or shortens material
- a stress that lengthens a material or pulls it apart
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- when one plate sinks below another plate
- the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
- the process when new sea-floor forms from rising magma
- underwater mountain belts
- boundary forms when plates move toward each other and collide
- form along mid-ocean ridges
- the name Wegener called the supercontinent
- boundary forms when two tectonic plates move past each other in opposite directions
18 Clues: breaks in rocks • underwater mountain belts • form along mid-ocean ridges • the outermost physical layer of Earth • when one plate sinks below another plate • the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • the name Wegener called the supercontinent • the layer immediately below the lithosphere • a stress that squeezes or shortens material • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23
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- very hot rock
- that carry energy
- boundary- Two plates divide
- drift- Wegener's idea that the continents moved over the surface of earth
- core- molten metal covering the inner core
- valley- deep valley
- transferred by motion of a liquid
- ancient thing that is preserved in rock
- spreading- where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge Deep-ocean trench- long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom
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- boundaries- Two plates slide past each other
- All the contents that were together
- soft layer
- Heat transferred by touching
- tectonics-a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust convergent boundary- Two plates collide
- core- ball of solid mental
- ridge- seams that form mountains that are in the middle of the ocean floor
- top of mantle into a single layer
- break in the crust were they slipped
18 Clues: soft layer • very hot rock • that carry energy • valley- deep valley • core- ball of solid mental • boundary- Two plates divide • Heat transferred by touching • top of mantle into a single layer • transferred by motion of a liquid • All the contents that were together • break in the crust were they slipped • ancient thing that is preserved in rock • ...
Tectonic Word Power 2023-10-03
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- A process where a dense tectonic plate sinks underneath a light one
- Boundary between two colliding plates.
- Point on Earth's crust directly above an earthquake's hypocenter.
- A scientist who studies earthquakes and maps Internal structure.
- The subducted tectonic plate beneath the Ring of Fire.
- Fracture on Earth's crust.
- Rigid layer of Earth that composed of crust and uppermost mantle.
- An opening on Earth's surface through which volcanic materials are released.
- Layer between the crust and the core.
- Two plates are moving away from each other.
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- Liquid core of the Earth.
- Measure the released by an Earthquake.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- Large ocean wave that may result from underwater earthquakes.
- Boundary at which two plates slide past each other.
- DRIFT Theory of Alfred Wegener.
- PLATE A block of rocks that comprise the crust.
- Large landmass that is also known as supercontinent.
18 Clues: Liquid core of the Earth. • Fracture on Earth's crust. • DRIFT Theory of Alfred Wegener. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • Layer between the crust and the core. • Measure the released by an Earthquake. • Boundary between two colliding plates. • Two plates are moving away from each other. • PLATE A block of rocks that comprise the crust. • ...
Structures of Earth 2023-03-03
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- hot material that flows from the top of a volcano
- the plates that move the continental crust
- a land form created when plates spread apart
- thickest layer of the Earth
- boundaries that pull apart
- the solid, hottest layer of the Earth
- the single land mass that all continents started as
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- boundaries that crashes together
- and area of raised land like a mountain
- the outermost layer of the Earth
- the liquid layer of the core made of iron and nickel
- boundaries that slide and slip past each other
- layer of the mantle that the continental plates sit on
- liquid layer of the mantle that has convection
- happens when two plates slide against each other
- a line of seismic activity between two plates
- one plate goes under a less dense plate
- hot material that comes from the asthenosphere
18 Clues: boundaries that pull apart • thickest layer of the Earth • boundaries that crashes together • the outermost layer of the Earth • the solid, hottest layer of the Earth • and area of raised land like a mountain • one plate goes under a less dense plate • the plates that move the continental crust • a land form created when plates spread apart • ...
Character Trail Vocabulary 2023-03-06
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- making sure of avoiding potential danger, mishap, or harm; cautious
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views
- lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated
- not deterred by danger or pain; brave
- showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is necessary or expected
- having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked.
- trustworthy and reliable
- excessively proud of oneself; vain.
- relating to or characterized by competition.
- giving or ready to give help
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- showing lack of respect or courtesy, impolite
- having or showing a strong desire to succeed
- having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something
- free from outside control
- acting or done without forethought
- unable to rest b/c of anxiety or boredom
- kind and pleasant
- awkward in movement or in handling things
18 Clues: kind and pleasant • trustworthy and reliable • free from outside control • giving or ready to give help • acting or done without forethought • excessively proud of oneself; vain. • not deterred by danger or pain; brave • unable to rest b/c of anxiety or boredom • awkward in movement or in handling things • having or showing a strong desire to succeed • ...
Earthquakes 2022-04-02
Across
- point on fault where earthquake originates
- fracture or system of fractures in Earth's crust
- point on Earth surface directly above the focus
- scale measures the energy released by a quake
- measures movement during a quake
- the type of fault when plates slide past each other
- used evidence to support continental drift
- slowest and usually most destructive quake waves
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- when one plate is forced underneath another
- __ waves: vibrations of ground during an earthquake
- the major fault in California
- fault in which plates move toward each other
- wave causes rock to move at right angles to direction of travel(up and down)
- fault in which plates move away from each other
- plates of crust which float/move upon the mantle
- waves that squeeze and push rocks in the direction of travel(back and forth)
- deformation of material
- force acting upon an area: compression, tension and shear
18 Clues: deformation of material • the major fault in California • measures movement during a quake • point on fault where earthquake originates • used evidence to support continental drift • when one plate is forced underneath another • fault in which plates move toward each other • scale measures the energy released by a quake • fault in which plates move away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11
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- molten rock in earth's surface
- piece of lithosphere with unique geologic features
- can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface
- single, large ocean that covered earth's surface
- process where oceanic seafloor forms when magma rises pushing older seafloor away
- solid outer layer of earth made of crust and upper part of mantle
- boundary where 2 tectonic plates are moving away from earth other
- undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley
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- boundary where 2 plates are sliding past each other
- sudden movement of earth's surface
- breaking apart of earth's surface
- boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving toward each other
- theory explaining how lithosphere moves and changes shape
- single landmass that broke up to form continents
- study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
- movement of heated material due to differences in density (different temperatures)
- solid plastic part of the mantle
- supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago
18 Clues: molten rock in earth's surface • solid plastic part of the mantle • breaking apart of earth's surface • sudden movement of earth's surface • can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface • single landmass that broke up to form continents • study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • single, large ocean that covered earth's surface • ...
The Techtonic Plates 2023-12-05
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- Wegner- the person who created the pangea theory
- crust- the crust that makes up the land
- the theory that all continents drifted apart
- Andreas fault- lots of earthquakes happen here
- drift- when all the continents separated
- convergent boundaries slide together causing a __________
- of fire- a ring of volcanos
- boundary- where 2 plate boundaries separate and a fault is formed
- boundary- when two plate boundaries slide against each other and cause an earthquake
- ridge an underwater mountain chain
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- zone - when one plate boundary slides under another
- the solid\liquid stuff that the outer core is made of
- the remains of an animal that was alive millions of years ago
- current- where heat rises and cold air descends
- the upper mantle and crust
- boundary- the boundary between two tectonic plates
- crust- the crust below the ocean
- boundary- when two plate boundaries slide together and form mountains
- spreading- when the plate boundary splits apart, causing new seafloor
19 Clues: the upper mantle and crust • of fire- a ring of volcanos • crust- the crust below the ocean • ridge an underwater mountain chain • drift- when all the continents separated • crust- the crust that makes up the land • the theory that all continents drifted apart • Andreas fault- lots of earthquakes happen here • current- where heat rises and cold air descends • ...
Year 10 geology by Mr. Williams 2025-03-20
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- The type of crust that is denser.
- When one tectonic plate sinks under another.
- An example of a caldera volcano.
- An example of a composite cone volcano.
- A plate boundary where rifts are commonly found.
- The type of crust that is thicker.
- A type of current that causes plates to move.
- Banks Peninsula was created by these types of volcanoes.
- The name for the plate boundary running down the South Island.
- Another name for a composite cone volcano.
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- A plate boundary where earthquakes commonly occur.
- Ruapehu is this type of volcano.
- A plate boundary where volcanoes are commonly found.
- The name of Alfred Wegner's theory about moving tectonic plates.
- An example of a shield volcano.
- A semi-liquid layer inside the Earth.
- The region around the Pacific plate where many volcanoes are found.
- A term describing how thick or runny a fluid is.
18 Clues: An example of a shield volcano. • Ruapehu is this type of volcano. • An example of a caldera volcano. • The type of crust that is denser. • The type of crust that is thicker. • A semi-liquid layer inside the Earth. • An example of a composite cone volcano. • Another name for a composite cone volcano. • When one tectonic plate sinks under another. • ...
J.gerardo 2023-02-01
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- Largest part of the earth on the inside.
- Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
- The innermost layer of the Earth.
- waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
- Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
- A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
- The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
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- When two plates move in opposite directions
- tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
- when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath
- two boundaries converge together
- 100 meters
- Rocks produced by high temperatures.
- The outer layer of the earth.
- structure of the earth and beneath its surface
- wind The energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
- composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
- Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by
18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • Spot The formation of Hawaii was caused by • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
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- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moving toward the same place
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- Moving apart in direction directions
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Outer layer of earth
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
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- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moving toward the same place
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- Moving apart in direction directions
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Outer layer of earth
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moving toward the same place
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- Moving apart in direction directions
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Outer layer of earth
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- A super continent that existed millions of years ago
- A sudden shaking of earths surface
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Moving toward the same place
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- Moving apart in direction directions
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- The geologist that created the Pangea theory
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often or fast something happens
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- Outer layer of earth
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
18 Clues: Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in direction directions • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • Hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • The geologist that created the Pangea theory • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-11-13
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- the size or strength of something, such as an earthquake or tsunami
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- most successful, considering the situation
- a formal design that is supported by evidence, and submitted for discussion and review
- a claim supported by evidence
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- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- moving apart in different directions
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- to move somewhere safe
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earths outer layer
- a device that detects information in its environment and responds
11 Clues: to move somewhere safe • a claim supported by evidence • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • most successful, considering the situation • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a device that detects information in its environment and responds • ...
Earth 2023-03-06
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- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
- A continent
- locations where two plates slide past one another
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- line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
- A continent
- massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
- The bottom of a sea or ocean
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava,
- a planet with life
12 Clues: A continent • A continent • a planet with life • The bottom of a sea or ocean • massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, • locations where two plates slide past one another • line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes • ...
Earth 2023-03-06
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- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
- path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
- A continent
- locations where two plates slide past one another
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- line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
- A continent
- massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
- The bottom of a sea or ocean
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava,
- a planet with life
12 Clues: A continent • A continent • a planet with life • The bottom of a sea or ocean • massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, • locations where two plates slide past one another • line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes • ...
Earth 2021-11-01
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- a boundary where plates move towards each other and collide
- The mostly-solid layer of Earth's interior
- the study of volcanoes
- where two plates move away from each other
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- The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of heat in a liquid or gas
- a boundary where the plates slide horizontally past each other
- the outermost shell of the planet
- topographic depressions of the seafloor, relatively narrow in width, but very long
- theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
- fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel
- Where to plates meet
11 Clues: Where to plates meet • the study of volcanoes • the outermost shell of the planet • The mostly-solid layer of Earth's interior • where two plates move away from each other • theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • a boundary where plates move towards each other and collide • a boundary where the plates slide horizontally past each other • ...
Earth crusts crossword science M1 2025-02-18
Across
- when the plates move in together.
- when all the continents drift away from each other.
- the layer we are living on.
- a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
- when the plates separates.
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- the thickest layer of the earth.
- when all continents are connected to each other.
- a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart
- These are formed through convergent plate boundaries.
- type of tectonic plate boundary where plates slide alongside each other
- a low-lying area of land that often runs between hills or mountains
11 Clues: when the plates separates. • the layer we are living on. • the thickest layer of the earth. • when the plates move in together. • when all continents are connected to each other. • when all the continents drift away from each other. • These are formed through convergent plate boundaries. • a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart • ...
Earthqukes 2022-03-16
Across
- Two plates sliding against each other
- The main point of an earthquake
- The currents in the mantle
- Two plates pushing up against each other
- Two plates pulling away from each other
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- These were can travel through solids and liquids
- The plates above the mantle that moves due to currents in the mantle
- These waves can only travel through solids
- Another terrifying disaster that can happen when a fault in the ocean snaps
- The point at which the earthquake happens above The epicenter
- The famous tectonic plate that has most of the world's volcanoes along the plate boundary
11 Clues: The currents in the mantle • The main point of an earthquake • Two plates sliding against each other • Two plates pulling away from each other • Two plates pushing up against each other • These waves can only travel through solids • These were can travel through solids and liquids • The point at which the earthquake happens above The epicenter • ...
Geosphere 2022-11-16
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- the outermost layer of the Earth
- the breaking down of rocks when exposed to chemical or biological agents
- the center of an earthquake
- used to describe large plates under the surface of the Earth that continents rest on
- describes all the processes involves rocks on Earth
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- built from magma rises to Earth's surface near tectonic plate boundaries
- used to describe tectonic plates moving towards each other
- the layer that makes up 64% of the mass on the Earth
- the center of the Earth
- used to describe tectonic plates moving away from each other
- the removal and transport of surface material
11 Clues: the center of the Earth • the center of an earthquake • the outermost layer of the Earth • the removal and transport of surface material • describes all the processes involves rocks on Earth • the layer that makes up 64% of the mass on the Earth • used to describe tectonic plates moving towards each other • used to describe tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...
if you payed attention, you'll know... 2021-11-11
6 Clues: convection heat transfer • proposed the continental drift theory • most dense layer made of iron and nickel • upper mantle or the rigid outer part of earth • a moving or extending in different directions • a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
Tetonic Plates 2025-01-25
6 Clues: the upper mantle of the earth • the person who is a polar researcher • the boundary that builds up mountains • the boundary that slides past each other • the boundary, one goes left, one goes right • a supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago
Plate Tectonics 2014-05-29
6 Clues: 2 plates move apart • 2 plates brush each other • drift plate moving due to different forces • earths crust broken into different sections • tectonic super cycle plates move together then spread apart • 2 plates move towards each other and the denser plate goes under
C R O S S W O R D 2020-09-02
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- These plate boundaries move away from each other
- waves a wave that travels over the surface of a solid
- Ranges A series of mountains or hills ranges in a line and connected by high ground
- These waves can travel in solid matter
- a long narrow depression on the seafloor
- These plate boundaries slide past each other
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- a mountain or hill with a crater in the middle
- These plate boundaries move toward each other
- cracks on earth caused by transform boundary
- fixed places on Earth with hot magma plumes
10 Clues: These waves can travel in solid matter • a long narrow depression on the seafloor • fixed places on Earth with hot magma plumes • cracks on earth caused by transform boundary • These plate boundaries slide past each other • These plate boundaries move toward each other • a mountain or hill with a crater in the middle • These plate boundaries move away from each other • ...
Drifted Supercontinent 2020-12-05
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- Are preserved remains or traces of living organisms from remote past
- Coal deposits discovered in South America and Antartica
- It is the force that drives the plates to move around
- A freshwater reptile from early Permian era
- He proposed the Continental Drift Theory
- It is the change in the earth's magnetic field polarity
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- It states that all the continents were once joined
- Area in the middle of the ocean where a new ocean floor is formed
- He discovered the Theory of Seafloor Spreading
- The type of plate boundary between Africa and South America
10 Clues: He proposed the Continental Drift Theory • A freshwater reptile from early Permian era • He discovered the Theory of Seafloor Spreading • It states that all the continents were once joined • It is the force that drives the plates to move around • Coal deposits discovered in South America and Antartica • It is the change in the earth's magnetic field polarity • ...
revision for everything 2021-10-12
Across
- is the formation of new land of oceanic crust which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
- is the layer that protects us from UV light
- is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- is the rocks and minerals on Earth
- plates slide by each other
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- is the process of liquid to gas
- plates move apart
- any form of water that falls from clouds
- plates coming closer together
- is becoming liquefied by heat.
10 Clues: plates move apart • plates slide by each other • plates coming closer together • is becoming liquefied by heat. • is the process of liquid to gas • is the rocks and minerals on Earth • any form of water that falls from clouds • is the layer that protects us from UV light • is the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-06
Across
- a current in a fluid that results from convection, and heat uses it to travel
- Hot liquid substance at the center of earth
- A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep
- a mountain that is open at the top and has molten hit magma inside it
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- collides creates mountains
- slides past each other creates earthquakes
- divides apart creates rifts
- one plate sinks under other plate
- plates slide past each other and the ground shakes
- Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater
10 Clues: collides creates mountains • divides apart creates rifts • one plate sinks under other plate • slides past each other creates earthquakes • Hot liquid substance at the center of earth • A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep • plates slide past each other and the ground shakes • Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater • ...
BOOKTALKING 2023-03-06
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- the profession or business of preparing and printing books and selling or making them available to the public
- the ongoing increase in global average temperature
- community of people
- an amount of money, property, etc. that a person owns
- year of publish a book
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- (of opinions, views, etc.) different; no longer similar
- protection of book pages
- the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
- an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection
- a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music
10 Clues: community of people • year of publish a book • protection of book pages • the ongoing increase in global average temperature • an amount of money, property, etc. that a person owns • (of opinions, views, etc.) different; no longer similar • a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02
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- is your stated opinion on something
- are the borders between two plates
- the direction plates move when going away from each other
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- is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes
- the direction plates move when going toward each other
- is what you can give to someone to help
- are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes
- a big section of water that takes up most of earth
- is a long narrow excavation in the ground
- the center of earth inside the outer core
10 Clues: are the borders between two plates • is your stated opinion on something • is what you can give to someone to help • is a long narrow excavation in the ground • the center of earth inside the outer core • is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes • a big section of water that takes up most of earth • are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes • ...
EARTHQUAKES 2013-02-16
Across
- A TYPE OF FAULT AT A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
- FAULTS ARE USUALLY THE RESULT OF _____ DEFORMATION
- A TYPE OF FAULT WITH A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY
- A TYPE OF STRESS THAT PUSHES A BODY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
- A TYPE OF STRESS THAT STRETCHES OR PULLS A BODY APART
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- A TYPE OF STRESS THAT SQUEEZES OR SHORTENS A BODY
- THE FASTEST SEISMIC WAVE
- THE CENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE
- A TYPE OF FAULT WHERE THE HANGING WALL IS FORCED UPWARD
- A SPECIAL KIND OF REVERSE FAULT WITH A VERY LOW ANGLE
10 Clues: THE FASTEST SEISMIC WAVE • THE CENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE • A TYPE OF FAULT WITH A TRANSFORM BOUNDARY • A TYPE OF FAULT AT A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY • A TYPE OF STRESS THAT SQUEEZES OR SHORTENS A BODY • FAULTS ARE USUALLY THE RESULT OF _____ DEFORMATION • A TYPE OF STRESS THAT STRETCHES OR PULLS A BODY APART • A SPECIAL KIND OF REVERSE FAULT WITH A VERY LOW ANGLE • ...
samantha melanson 2014-01-20
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- ridge an underwater mountain system .
- waves passing through earth.
- floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
- two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
- basin A geological basin found in the sea.
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- a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
- land that has been elevated by folding.
- sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
- two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
- of plate tectonics a theory that says that continents are separated.
10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...
ALEJANDRO BELTRAN 2022-05-09
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- relating to, or containing sediment.
- a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth.
- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other.
- to change in composition or structure.
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- the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
- the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement.
- the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- formed by solidification of magma.
- moving or extending in different directions.
- of or relating to metamorphosis.
10 Clues: of or relating to metamorphosis. • formed by solidification of magma. • relating to, or containing sediment. • to change in composition or structure. • moving or extending in different directions. • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other. • ...
Plate Boundaries 2022-02-03
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- formed by volcanic activity on the seabed
- move apart from each other
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- a piece of land surrounded by water.
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
- plates collide
- a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava
- Plates slip sideways past each other
10 Clues: plates collide • move apart from each other • Plates slip sideways past each other • a piece of land surrounded by water. • formed by volcanic activity on the seabed • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava • ...
Paola Puga 2022-04-28
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- when two plates move away from each other
- movement of continents over earth with time
- when rocks change forms by surroundings
- when two plates move and slide along one another
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- the sideways & downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle under another plate.
- when two plates move to each other and hit/collide
- earths crust broken into smaller pieces
- occurs with time, weathering and erosion
- Rock that has changed from sediment by water or air.
- when having hardened from lava or magma
10 Clues: earths crust broken into smaller pieces • when having hardened from lava or magma • when rocks change forms by surroundings • occurs with time, weathering and erosion • when two plates move away from each other • movement of continents over earth with time • when two plates move and slide along one another • when two plates move to each other and hit/collide • ...
Plate Tectonics Science 2024-01-24
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- this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary
- This occurs when two plates slide past each other
- Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
- When to plates of crust collide this occurs
- The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting
- A break in Earth!s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
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- it’s made of granite
- This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move
- The name of the land mass that all the continents were originally together
- It’s made of basalt
10 Clues: It’s made of basalt • it’s made of granite • When to plates of crust collide this occurs • Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys • This occurs when two plates slide past each other • this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary • The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting • This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-02-26
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- Plates slide past each other in a _______ plate boundary.
- The topic of this quiz
- In a convergent plate boundary, plates _________ into each other.
- What forms in a transform plate boundary.
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- Plates move away from each other in a ________ plate boundary
- What forms in a convergent plate boundary?
- When ocean-continent plates collide into each other, they ______
- What is the name of the plate boundary when the plates collide into each other?
- What forms in a ocean-continent convergent boundary?
- The name of the supercontinent that formed approximately 300 years ago
10 Clues: The topic of this quiz • What forms in a transform plate boundary. • What forms in a convergent plate boundary? • What forms in a ocean-continent convergent boundary? • Plates slide past each other in a _______ plate boundary. • Plates move away from each other in a ________ plate boundary • When ocean-continent plates collide into each other, they ______ • ...
tectonic plates 2024-10-11
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- boundary 2 plates slide against each other
- boundary 2 tectonic plates come together, or converge,. and overlap
- natural disaster that causes shaking in surface
- geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the earth’s mantle at the convergent boundary
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- chain a connected series of mountains.
- convection currents in the molten rock
- boundary 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
- tectonic plate splitting apart
- a mountain or hill contained with lava
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
10 Clues: tectonic plate splitting apart • chain a connected series of mountains. • convection currents in the molten rock • a mountain or hill contained with lava • boundary 2 plates slide against each other • natural disaster that causes shaking in surface • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • ...
Earthquakes 2024-10-24
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- smaller earthquakes after a larger one
- when the tectonic plates slide against eachother
- two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- a word use to describe the outer two layers of the earth
- what is the layer under the earths crust called?
- an instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
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- when one tectonic plate goes on top of another
- what is the name of the scale that measures an earthquakes magnitude
- what is the earths outer layer called?
- the size of the earthquake
10 Clues: the size of the earthquake • smaller earthquakes after a larger one • what is the earths outer layer called? • when one tectonic plate goes on top of another • when the tectonic plates slide against eachother • what is the layer under the earths crust called? • two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • ...
Tectonic Plates 2024-10-22
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- A boundary where two plates slide past each other
- A part of earth's surface that is always shifting
- The thickest layer of earth and the crust sits on this
- A plate that is mainly along land and has granite as bedrock
- The thinnest layer of the earth and is on the very top
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- A boundary where two plates split apart
- Molten rock
- A boundary where two plates come together
- A plate that is mainly along the oceanic with Basalt as bedrock
- The very center of the earth which heats the other layers
10 Clues: Molten rock • A boundary where two plates split apart • A boundary where two plates come together • A boundary where two plates slide past each other • A part of earth's surface that is always shifting • The thickest layer of earth and the crust sits on this • The thinnest layer of the earth and is on the very top • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10
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- What turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic?
- Which type of plate boundary slides plates against each other?
- How can metamorphic rock turn into magma?
- Do earthquakes or volcanoes occur more?
- Which type of plate boundary pulls plates apart?
- Which type of plate boundary pulls plates together?
- What happens at convergent plate boundaries?
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- What happens at transform boundaries?
- What was the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago?
- How many major plates make up the Earth?
- Which part of the Earth is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
- How many layers does the Earth have?
- Which plate goes down when a oceanic and continental plate collide?
- What causes plates to move?
- What type of rock does magma turn into when it cools?
15 Clues: What causes plates to move? • How many layers does the Earth have? • What happens at transform boundaries? • Do earthquakes or volcanoes occur more? • How many major plates make up the Earth? • How can metamorphic rock turn into magma? • What happens at convergent plate boundaries? • What turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic? • ...
Plate tectonics and reliability of information 2020-11-28
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- two tectonic plates moving away from each other is a _ boundary
- the inner layer of the earth
- Southern Hemisphere supercontinent
- within the earths mantle, hot material rises, while cool material sinks
- first supercontinent
- the middle layer of the earth
- northern hemisphere supercontinent
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- two tectonic plates moving toward each other is a _ boundary
- when one tectonic plate is forced under another this is a _ zone
- pieces of land on the earths outer shell that connect
- the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
- theory that explains how continents shift on the earths surface
- two tectonic plates sliding past each other is a _ fault
- the outermost layer of the earth
14 Clues: first supercontinent • the inner layer of the earth • the middle layer of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • Southern Hemisphere supercontinent • northern hemisphere supercontinent • pieces of land on the earths outer shell that connect • two tectonic plates sliding past each other is a _ fault • two tectonic plates moving toward each other is a _ boundary • ...
Continental Drift 2023-02-16
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- Type of boundary between two plates moving away from each other.
- A theory stating the continents drifted apart.
- A cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking.
- Energy waves traveling out from an Earthquake.
- An ancient supercontinent containing all the Earth's landmass.
- Ground vibrations caused by Earth's crust moving.
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- The Earth's main landmasses.
- Type of boundary between two colliding plates.
- Device used to record an Earthquake's seismic waves.
- A piece of Earth's crust that moves atop the mantle.
- A solid mineral that is part of the Earth.
- Remains, traces, and imprints of an ancient living thing preserved in rock.
- Type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other.
- A break in the Earth's crust due to movement.
14 Clues: The Earth's main landmasses. • A solid mineral that is part of the Earth. • A break in the Earth's crust due to movement. • Type of boundary between two colliding plates. • A theory stating the continents drifted apart. • Energy waves traveling out from an Earthquake. • A cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking. • ...
Pangaea 2025-10-07
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- largest plate in the lithosphere
- boundary when two plates move away from each other
- single super-continent
- theory combining the ideas of continental drift and seafloor spreading
- forms by convergent plate boundary between the Eurasian plate and the Indian plate
- boundary when two plates slide past each other
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- thick and less dense crust layer
- the outer solid part of the earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle
- found in California, a transform boundary between the North American plate and the Pacific plate
- huge rock slabs that form Earth's crust
- an area where one plate is forced beneath another
- solid, plastice layer of mantle beneathe the lithosphere
- thin and dense crust layer
- boundary when two plates crash into each other
14 Clues: single super-continent • thin and dense crust layer • thick and less dense crust layer • largest plate in the lithosphere • huge rock slabs that form Earth's crust • boundary when two plates crash into each other • boundary when two plates slide past each other • an area where one plate is forced beneath another • boundary when two plates move away from each other • ...
changing earth 2022-01-10
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- describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- core a hot, dense ball of iron
- core a fluid layer about 1,500 mi thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel
- earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
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- occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.
- makes a volcano
- e breaking down or dissolving of rocks
- the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase
- the motion is predominantly horizontal
10 Clues: makes a volcano • core a hot, dense ball of iron • e breaking down or dissolving of rocks • the motion is predominantly horizontal • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. • the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase • ...
plate tectonics 2022-02-28
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- the scientist who discovered plate tectonics
- boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates.
- boundary in which two plates slide into each other
- the upper mantle
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- oceanic plate slides under the continental.
- made up of semi-plastic rock
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other
10 Clues: the upper mantle • made up of semi-plastic rock • oceanic plate slides under the continental. • the scientist who discovered plate tectonics • boundary in which two plates slide past each other • boundary in which two plates slide into each other • boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-02-18
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- a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- which plate boundary goes apart from each other?
- The layer that is hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core?
- Which plate boundary collides and forms mountains?
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- what is a rock that an animal left behind?
- The scientist that invented the theory of continental drift?
- Spreading splitting apart from each other.
- which plate boundary goes side to side and goes up and down?
- The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid?
- What was the name that all the continents were together?
10 Clues: what is a rock that an animal left behind? • Spreading splitting apart from each other. • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid? • which plate boundary goes apart from each other? • Which plate boundary collides and forms mountains? • a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • What was the name that all the continents were together? • ...
Ocean Plates and Tectonics 2022-02-04
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- deep part of the ocean where subduction often happens
- Type of boundary in which plates get stuck together (Mansor, Nick and Randy's)
- this intense shaking of Earth's crust can happen when plates meet
- Plates moving away from each other
- 1 plate is sucked under another
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- Plates moving toward each other
- One supercontinent (~250 million years ago)
- this hot fluid form of Earth's crust emerges from volcanoes
- the theory that Earth's plates are moving (due to seafloor spreading) is called 'Continental _____'
- place in the mid-ocean where new seafloor is spreading
10 Clues: Plates moving toward each other • 1 plate is sucked under another • Plates moving away from each other • One supercontinent (~250 million years ago) • deep part of the ocean where subduction often happens • place in the mid-ocean where new seafloor is spreading • this hot fluid form of Earth's crust emerges from volcanoes • ...
vocab terms 2014-01-19
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- ridge: an underwater mountain system .
- sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
- of plate tectonics: a theory that says that continents are separated.
- land that has been elevated by folding.
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- a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
- two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
- waves passing through earth.
- two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
- basin: A geological basin found in the sea.
- floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge: an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin: A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...
Volcanoes 2014-01-08
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- type of melting the occurs when pressure drops
- a long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific Ocean
- Earth's most active volcano
- the _______ content of rock lowers the rock's melting temperature
- boundaries where plates are pushed down into the mantle
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- small volcanic region that is a result of a mantle plume
- volcano in Tanzania that has formed near the rift valley
- volcanic activity that occurs within a plate
- boundaries where plates pull apart
- forms in the crust and upper mantle when solid rock partially melts
10 Clues: Earth's most active volcano • boundaries where plates pull apart • volcanic activity that occurs within a plate • type of melting the occurs when pressure drops • boundaries where plates are pushed down into the mantle • small volcanic region that is a result of a mantle plume • volcano in Tanzania that has formed near the rift valley • ...
living with tectonic hazards revision by jack 2016-04-18
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- what is formed at divergent plate boundaries?
- from successive eruptions of lava and pyroclasts
- point on the earth's surface directly above the focus
- valley______valley with steep sides
- chamber_______reservoir of molten rock beneath the earth
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- in the earth's crust caused by the sudden release of stored energy in the rocks found along fault lines
- of the lava or its resistance to flow
- ______ mountains are formed by compressional forces
- in the earth's surface with a pipe leading into the magma chamber
- ring of fire________most active volcanic activity occurs
10 Clues: valley______valley with steep sides • of the lava or its resistance to flow • what is formed at divergent plate boundaries? • from successive eruptions of lava and pyroclasts • ______ mountains are formed by compressional forces • point on the earth's surface directly above the focus • ring of fire________most active volcanic activity occurs • ...
Living with Tectonic Hazards Revision by Amira 2016-04-18
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- Which plate boundary does plates slide past each other?
- _______ is the outer part of the mantle along with the overlying crust.
- ______natural hazards are caused by plate movements when continental crusts and ocean floors.
- _____ occupies most of earth's total volume.
- _____force creates rift valleys and block mountains.
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- What force creates immense pressure that causes the layers of rocks to buckle and fold?
- Which plate boundary does the magma comes from?
- _____plate is located at the oceanic crust.
- _____is mostly iron and nickel.
- _____crust are located beneath deep oceans.
10 Clues: _____is mostly iron and nickel. • _____crust are located beneath deep oceans. • _____plate is located at the oceanic crust. • Which plate boundary does the magma comes from? • _____force creates rift valleys and block mountains. • _____ occupies most of earth's total volume. • Which plate boundary does plates slide past each other? • ...
Science Crossword 2016-03-04
Across
- sections of the lithosphere
- Boundary place where two plates move together
- Current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
- rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
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- outermost layer of the Earth
- Boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
- plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
- Drift hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
- Zone area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle
- Boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
10 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • Boundary place where two plates move together • Current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • Boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • Zone area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle • plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere • ...
plate tectonics 2023-03-07
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- zone When 1 of the tectonic plates gets pushed under the mantle
- boundaries 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- Hot melted rock
- occur when 2 tectonic plates move and grind against each other
- spreading When the areas of oceanic heat get formed
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- boundaries When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- ridge A ridge in the middle of the ocean
- when explosives come out of opened mountain
- boundaries two tectonic plates move across each other
- When 1 of the 2 tectonic plates splits apart
10 Clues: Hot melted rock • when explosives come out of opened mountain • When 1 of the 2 tectonic plates splits apart • ridge A ridge in the middle of the ocean • spreading When the areas of oceanic heat get formed • boundaries 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • boundaries two tectonic plates move across each other • ...
unit 3 vocab 2022-09-30
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- rise-a wide, gentle incline from a deep ocean plain to a continental slope
- action of compressing or being compressed.
- Shelf-the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean
- state of being stretched tight.
- Currents-a current in a fluid that results from convection.
- off or cause to break off
- upper layer of the earth's mantle
- slope-the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor
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- Boundary-places where two or more plates move toward each other
- Boundary-occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- boundary-occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another
- margin-the submarine edge of the continental crust distinguished by relatively light
- rigid outer part of the earth
13 Clues: off or cause to break off • rigid outer part of the earth • state of being stretched tight. • upper layer of the earth's mantle • action of compressing or being compressed. • Currents-a current in a fluid that results from convection. • boundary-occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another • Boundary-places where two or more plates move toward each other • ...
3.3 and 3.4 science 2023-04-26
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- when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
- Broken pieces (such as plates) of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere
- Solid outer part of Earth
- Crust in the ocean
- Weak layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
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- continents that arranged together as a single super continent called..
- every ocean basin on the planet
- boundary When two plates start to move apart
- hill with an opening crust with lava,ashes, and hot gases are flowing while an eruption is happening
- combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides
10 Clues: Crust in the ocean • Solid outer part of Earth • every ocean basin on the planet • Weak layer beneath the lithospheric mantle • boundary When two plates start to move apart • when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another • continents that arranged together as a single super continent called.. • ...
In the Time of the Butterflies 2020-01-16
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- having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
- conceited or arrogant, especially in a bold or impudent way.
- having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
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- slightly angry; irritated.
- concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
- given to or characterized by quarreling.
- having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
- having a strong feeling of or showing annoyance, displeasure, or hostility; full of anger.
- producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
10 Clues: slightly angry; irritated. • given to or characterized by quarreling. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. • having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. • conceited or arrogant, especially in a bold or impudent way. • having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval. • ...
Bristol Days Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-28
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- core- a fluid layer that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle
- something that glides over Earth's mantle
- core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth
- an elevated portion of the Earth's crust
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- moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- the shaking of the surface of the Earth
- a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object
- a layer inside a planetary body
10 Clues: a layer inside a planetary body • the shaking of the surface of the Earth • an elevated portion of the Earth's crust • something that glides over Earth's mantle • the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object • core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth • ...
CLIL VOCABULARY ANA PAULA TOVAR 2022-06-27
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- Darwin He said Natural Selection
- Species that have similar traits but they don't have a common ancestor
- adaptation Refers to features of the body
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- Two or more different species come from a common ancestor
- He said that species have an independent line of evolution
- It si the fiesta and the smallest planet
- It is the last planet of the solar system
- It has water in three states
- It is a star and it is the center of the solar system
- It si red for the interaction od the iron and oxygen
10 Clues: It has water in three states • Darwin He said Natural Selection • It si the fiesta and the smallest planet • It is the last planet of the solar system • adaptation Refers to features of the body • It si red for the interaction od the iron and oxygen • It is a star and it is the center of the solar system • Two or more different species come from a common ancestor • ...
Earth Science Crossword 2022-11-17
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- Thickest section of the Earth
- The thin solid rock layer upon which we live
- New Zealand is on the border of two ........ plates
- If you live by the sea, what natural disaster would likely occur after a long or large earthquake?
- Hottest part of the earth
- What is the name of the boundary that causes two plates to slide past each other
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- What boundary causes two plates pull away from each other?
- This boundary often causes earthquakes and volcanic activity
- Where two plates meet
- How scientists measure earthquakes
10 Clues: Where two plates meet • Hottest part of the earth • Thickest section of the Earth • How scientists measure earthquakes • The thin solid rock layer upon which we live • New Zealand is on the border of two ........ plates • What boundary causes two plates pull away from each other? • This boundary often causes earthquakes and volcanic activity • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- what plate boundary is in the mid of the atlantic ridge?
- It is the transfer of energy through empty space.
- what transfers the heat by direct contact of particles of matter?
- What is the thin and ridged outer layer of the mantle?
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- Which plate boundary causes earthqukes?
- A break in the earths crust where slabs if rock slip past each other.
- The transfer of heat by movements to a heated fluid.
- what is amount of force pushing on a surface or area?
- what is study of planet earth?
- What plate moves fastest?
10 Clues: What plate moves fastest? • what is study of planet earth? • Which plate boundary causes earthqukes? • It is the transfer of energy through empty space. • The transfer of heat by movements to a heated fluid. • what is amount of force pushing on a surface or area? • What is the thin and ridged outer layer of the mantle? • ...
Plate Tectonic Boundaries 2023-09-12
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- What is formed what is formed when convergent boundaries come together.
- The denser type of plate tectonic.
- The type of plate boundary that rubs against each other.
- What is formed at divergent boundaries.
- The type of plate boundary that comes together.
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- The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- The flowing of magma in Earth's mantle.
- The type of boundary creates a linear fault.
- Underground molten rock.
- The type of plate boundary that separates.
10 Clues: Underground molten rock. • The denser type of plate tectonic. • The flowing of magma in Earth's mantle. • What is formed at divergent boundaries. • The type of plate boundary that separates. • The type of boundary creates a linear fault. • The type of plate boundary that comes together. • The type of plate boundary that rubs against each other. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2024-01-29
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- When two plates slide past each other
- The first supercontinent ever created
- Form around the ring of fire and spew lava
- The layer of the Earth where tectonic plates are found
- When two plates move away from each other
- Large masses of land that move when tectonic plates shift
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- Where magma is stored until a volcano erupts
- The cycle where heat rises and cold sinks
- Caused by the convergent plate boundary, and also known as a deeper point in the ocean
- When two plates come towards each other
10 Clues: When two plates slide past each other • The first supercontinent ever created • When two plates come towards each other • The cycle where heat rises and cold sinks • Form around the ring of fire and spew lava • When two plates move away from each other • Where magma is stored until a volcano erupts • The layer of the Earth where tectonic plates are found • ...
Island bannanan 2024-07-23
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- The statues on Easter island the sounds cows make and the word eye.
- It's how many main clusters of islands does New Caledoniam have also the name of someone in divergent.
- Naruru is the _____ visited country in the Pacific
- Baguette polo country
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- type of person in high class military + Island
- What is the capital of New Caledonia
- sounds like gala pugs
- Is famous for sheep
- The name of the country means something close to community
- The philippines national animal Hint sounds like _____ bow from one of taylor swift albums
10 Clues: Is famous for sheep • sounds like gala pugs • Baguette polo country • What is the capital of New Caledonia • type of person in high class military + Island • Naruru is the _____ visited country in the Pacific • The name of the country means something close to community • The statues on Easter island the sounds cows make and the word eye. • ...
Plate Motion Vocabulary 2023-10-17
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- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake,tornado,or flood
- most successful,considering the situation
- a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet,such as a mountain,channel,or sand dune
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- the place where two plates meet
- to move somewhere safe
- standards by which something may be judged
- move apart in different directions
- when you have to give up one thing in return for another
10 Clues: to move somewhere safe • the place where two plates meet • move apart in different directions • most successful,considering the situation • standards by which something may be judged • something we observe to be similar over and over again • when you have to give up one thing in return for another • a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor • ...
Plate Motion 2024-10-13
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- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move together
- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that surrounds the Earth
- A sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- Moving apart in different directions
- Moving toward the same place
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
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- The layer of soft,solid rock that is under Earth's outer layer
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- Large pieces of Earth's outer layer which are broken into pieces
- A place where two plates meet
10 Clues: Moving toward the same place • A 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 diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • The layer of soft,solid rock that is under Earth's outer layer • ...
Unit 8 - Grade 8 2025-03-03
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- - (v) to pass through or gain entrance gradually or stealthily
- - (adj) going in different directions;(adj) different from each other (adj) departing from convention, deviant
- - (adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or the mind.
- - (adj) thin and bony, starved looking (adj) bare, barren
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- - (v) to declare publicly or officially
- - (adj) tireless, continuing with vigor
- - (n) clothes, apparel, garb (v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
- - (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; (adj) extremely hot
- - (adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain.
- - (adj) puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic
10 Clues: - (v) to declare publicly or officially • - (adj) tireless, continuing with vigor • - (adj) puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic • - (adj) thin and bony, starved looking (adj) bare, barren • - (n) clothes, apparel, garb (v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck • - (adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or the mind. • ...
Geologic Proces 2025-09-21
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- by which magma rises to the surface of the Earth as lava
- boundaries with many volcanoes
- flow with jagged and angular corners
- flow with smooth and ropy surface
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- within a plate far from boundaries
- boundary where earthquakes occur
- or mountain where lava, pyroclastic materials, and gases erupt
- Jointing-Distinctive pattern of columns bounded by fracture
- that forms when lava solidifies
- boundary where volcanism shows as ridges/fissures (decompression melting)
10 Clues: boundaries with many volcanoes • that forms when lava solidifies • boundary where earthquakes occur • flow with smooth and ropy surface • within a plate far from boundaries • flow with jagged and angular corners • by which magma rises to the surface of the Earth as lava • Jointing-Distinctive pattern of columns bounded by fracture • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-10-16
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- Earth's crust is also known as the
- During seafloor spreading _________ comes up from the mantle to create new crust
- Similar _________ found on different continents helped to prove Pangea's existence
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates come together
- The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
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- When two plates diverge under the ocean we call it _______ spreading
- A plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother
- When two continental plates diverge, this is created
- When one plate slides beneath another
10 Clues: Earth's crust is also known as the • When one plate slides beneath another • When two continental plates diverge, this is created • The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates come together • A plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother • ...
Plate Motion 2025-11-13
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- Moving towards the same place
- A sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- Something that is observed to be similar over and over
- Moving in opposite directions
- The place where two plates meet
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- An underwater mountain range created where two plates move apart
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that makes up the outer layer of the Earth
- The layer of soft solid rock under Earth's plates
- A diagram that shows the inside of something
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move towards each other
10 Clues: Moving towards the same place • Moving in opposite directions • The place where two plates meet • A sudden shaking of Earth's surface • A diagram that shows the inside of something • The layer of soft solid rock under Earth's plates • Something that is observed to be similar over and over • An underwater mountain range created where two plates move apart • ...
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition 2025-12-11
Across
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- The breaking down of rocks
- The process of carrying away rocks
Down
- very small pieces of rock
- The between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- The layer of earth extending from earth's center to the bottom of the mantle
- The thick outer layer of earth beneath the crust
- The thin outer layer of earth
10 Clues: very small pieces of rock • The breaking down of rocks • The thin outer layer of earth • The process of carrying away rocks • The thick outer layer of earth beneath the crust • The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • The between two tectonic plates moving away from each other • the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding with each other • ...
Plate motion 2025-10-23
5 Clues: earths outmost layer • earths solid inner layer • the layer below the crust • where two plates move towards each other • where two plates move away from each other
Plate Tectonics 2021-10-25
Across
- A gap between two plates on the seafloor at a divergent boundary
- The outermost layer of Earth
- Plate that makes up the seafloor
- A feature formed at a subduction zone
- A type of boundary commonly associated with faults
- The name of the supercontinent theorized by Alfred Wegner
- The scientist who created the theory of continental drift
Down
- The theory that the continents were one supercontinent that drifted apart
- A seafloor feature, divided into "black smokers" and "white smokers"
- The revised version of Wegner's theory
- Plate that makes up the continents
- The type of boundary responsible for seafloor spreading
- The process that creates new seafloor
- A type of boundary where two plates move towards each other
14 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth • Plate that makes up the seafloor • Plate that makes up the continents • The process that creates new seafloor • A feature formed at a subduction zone • The revised version of Wegner's theory • A type of boundary commonly associated with faults • The type of boundary responsible for seafloor spreading • ...
test 1 2020-01-09
Across
- Liquid rock inside the Earth.
- Boundary where two plates slide past each other.
- Places on Earth where plates touch
- Upper layer of the Earth's mantle.
- Boundary where two plates are colliding together.
- Boundary where two plates are pulling apart.
- The thick, liquid-like layer of the Earth where convection currents occur and the plates move on.
Down
- Liquid rock erupted onto the surface of the Earth.
- Asian mountain chain formed from a convergent boundary.
- Famous transform boundary in California.
- A broken piece of the Earth's surface
- Mountain chain that results from magma flowing out of a crack in the Earth.
- The Earth's surface; visible part of the plate.
- The Earth's surface; visible part of the plate.
- Scientist who first developed the hypothesis of continental drift
15 Clues: Liquid rock inside the Earth. • Places on Earth where plates touch • Upper layer of the Earth's mantle. • A broken piece of the Earth's surface • Famous transform boundary in California. • Boundary where two plates are pulling apart. • The Earth's surface; visible part of the plate. • The Earth's surface; visible part of the plate. • ...
Lyme Regis 2013-03-14
Across
- One of the biggest dangers when fossil hunting are __________?**
- The two main rocks at this site are ________ and shale.
- A________ fold is most common in this area.
- The method used to date these rocks is called __________ dating.
- What type of environment is our location?
- The first complete _________ fossil was discovered here in 1811.
- What is the name of our location?
- What was the period of our study site?
Down
- What plate tectonic events shaped this site?
- What was its location during that period in relation to continents today?
- What was the most abundant fossil found?
- Where is the best place to start fossil hunting?
- What was the climate of our site during that period?
- The most abundant sediment type?
14 Clues: The most abundant sediment type? • What is the name of our location? • What was the period of our study site? • What was the most abundant fossil found? • What type of environment is our location? • A________ fold is most common in this area. • What plate tectonic events shaped this site? • Where is the best place to start fossil hunting? • ...
