divergent Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-06

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates move away from each other?
  2. A fault in California that is an example of a transform boundary?
  3. When two tectonic plates collide?
  4. Who discovered the continental drift theory?
  5. When two continents meet head on?
  6. When one tectonic plate touches another?
  7. When to oceanic plates collide?
Down
  1. When the mountain chains that forms on ocean floor where tectonic plates pull apart?
  2. When a dense oceanc plate collide with a light,thick continental plate?
  3. When two tectonic plates slide past each other?
  4. When new oceanic lithosphere is formed at the midocean ridge as older material are pulled away pulled away from the ridge
  5. When one tectonic plate is being pushed under by another?

12 Clues: When to oceanic plates collide?When two tectonic plates collide?When two continents meet head on?When one tectonic plate touches another?Who discovered the continental drift theory?When two tectonic plates slide past each other?When two tectonic plates move away from each other?When one tectonic plate is being pushed under by another?...

Science 2021-03-27

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of hot rock.
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.
  3. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  5. The rock cycle is a concept used to explain how the three basic rock types are related
  6. plates move apart
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  1. plates slip past each other
  2. a dense ball of solid metal.
  3. Earth’s lithosphere ,its solid outer shell is broken into pieces separated by cracks
  4. a mountain that forms in Earth’s crust when molten material , or magma , reaches the surface.
  5. a layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.
  6. plates come together

12 Clues: plates move aparta layer of hot rock.plates come togetherplates slip past each othera dense ball of solid metal.a sudden and violent shaking of the groundThe layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin.a layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.Earth’s lithosphere ,its solid outer shell is broken into pieces separated by cracks...

Geography Crossword 2019-11-05

Geography Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock generated by geothermal energy
  2. Mountain formed mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.
  3. igneous rock formed from lava exposure
  4. volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle
  5. the upper layer of the earths mantle
  6. drift the theory that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time
  7. the shaking of the surface of the earths crust
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  1. hot fluid within the earth's crust
  2. plate boundaries that usually push up against each other
  3. the bottom layer of the earths mantle
  4. a plate boundary where plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  5. a super continent that existed long ago

12 Clues: hot fluid within the earth's crustthe upper layer of the earths mantlethe bottom layer of the earths mantleigneous rock formed from lava exposurea super continent that existed long agomolten rock generated by geothermal energythe shaking of the surface of the earths crustvolcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle...

Ocean Floor Features 2024-03-13

Ocean Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area of steep angled seafloor right after the continental shelf
  2. deepest place in the ocean
  3. this increases as you go deeper in the ocean
  4. underwater mountain range made by a divergent boundary
  5. downward movement of one tectonic plate as it sinks beneath another
  6. type of plate interaction that can produce a trench on the ocean floor
  7. an underwater mountain that doesn't reach the surface
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  1. the part of the ocean floor that starts to turn upwards and has a lot of sediment
  2. deep flat part of the ocean floor
  3. a deep basin made by subduction at a convergent boundary
  4. The feature people like to play on
  5. this decreases as you go deeper in the ocean

12 Clues: deepest place in the oceandeep flat part of the ocean floorThe feature people like to play onthis increases as you go deeper in the oceanthis decreases as you go deeper in the oceanan underwater mountain that doesn't reach the surfaceunderwater mountain range made by a divergent boundarya deep basin made by subduction at a convergent boundary...

Vocabulary 2024-12-06

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done
  2. The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a thousand; 1,000,000 or 106
  3. The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25 in the Western Church
  4. the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the internet) regarded collectively.
  5. Catch fire or cause to catch fire
  6. A piece of advice or expert or authoritative information
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  1. transmitted by television
  2. given to expressing divergent or opposite views
  3. transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television
  4. the action or process of scheduling something, especially radio or television programs
  5. An instance of being injured
  6. make (something) visible by uncovering it

12 Clues: transmitted by televisionAn instance of being injuredCatch fire or cause to catch firemake (something) visible by uncovering itgiven to expressing divergent or opposite viewsA day of festivity or recreation when no work is doneA piece of advice or expert or authoritative informationtransmit (a program or some information) by radio or television...

Magnet test review 2021-12-20

Magnet test review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural iron ore that can be magnetized
  2. element that can be magnetic(1 of 3)
  3. magnetic force runs this way
  4. Earth's magnetic shield from sun energy
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  1. create a magnetic force with electrical current in a loop
  2. Earth's magnetic field caused by outer core of liquid metal spinning
  3. tectonic boundary where Earth's magnetic pole reversals have been captured over time
  4. Stone believed to be magnetized by lightning used for navigation by various cultures
  5. element that can be magnetic(1 of 3)
  6. element that can be magnetic(1 of 3)

10 Clues: magnetic force runs this wayelement that can be magnetic(1 of 3)element that can be magnetic(1 of 3)element that can be magnetic(1 of 3)natural iron ore that can be magnetizedEarth's magnetic shield from sun energycreate a magnetic force with electrical current in a loopEarth's magnetic field caused by outer core of liquid metal spinning...

Jasper cross word 2022-11-06

Jasper cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper mantle
  2. This is where two plates move away from each other.
  3. A hot liquid found beneath the surface of the Earth
  4. the outermost solid shell of the earth
  5. fluid layer about 2,260 km thick composed of mostly iron and nickel
Down
  1. The rigid, outermost rocky shell
  2. Solid iron with extreme pressures and temps from 7000 to 1200 Celsius
  3. Partly molten rock between 500 and 2000 degrees Celsius

8 Clues: The rigid, outermost rocky shellthe outermost solid shell of the earthThis is where two plates move away from each other.A hot liquid found beneath the surface of the EarthPartly molten rock between 500 and 2000 degrees CelsiusThe mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper mantle...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist who theorized about continetal drift
  2. Giant slabs of crust that can move over time
  3. A natural event that can happen when 2 plates slide past each other
  4. The boundary type that happens when 2 plates separate
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  1. Ancient organisms that are preserved in rock
  2. The boundary type that happens when 2 plate collide
  3. The boundary type that happens when 2 plates slide against each other
  4. The name of all the continents put together

8 Clues: The name of all the continents put togetherAncient organisms that are preserved in rockGiant slabs of crust that can move over timeThe scientist who theorized about continetal driftThe boundary type that happens when 2 plate collideThe boundary type that happens when 2 plates separate...

Quarter 2 Extra Credit 2023-12-07

Quarter 2 Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when light bends as it enters a different medium
  2. is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain period of time.
  3. this type of radiation has the lowest energy
  4. where two plates move towards each other
  5. this type of radiation has the highest energy
  6. theory in which the earth is broken up into plates
  7. where two plates slide against each other
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  1. when light bounces off of a surface
  2. where two plates move away from each other
  3. a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location.
  4. space that has absolutely no matter
  5. any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume.
  6. the only type of radiation that we can see

13 Clues: when light bounces off of a surfacespace that has absolutely no matterwhere two plates move towards each otherwhere two plates slide against each otherwhere two plates move away from each otherthe only type of radiation that we can seethis type of radiation has the lowest energythis type of radiation has the highest energy...

Tectonic Activity 2024-07-26

Tectonic Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid, rocky outer layer of Earth, consisting of the crust and the solid outermost layer of the upper mantle
  2. sea-floor mountain system
  3. Earth's crust that makes up the continents
  4. a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands
  5. a vibration of the Earth's surface due to the tremendous release of energy
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  1. two plates move towards each other
  2. a fracture that separates one plat from another
  3. Earth's crust that makes up the oceans
  4. a steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  5. two plates moving apart
  6. two plates slide horizontally past each other
  7. a natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit,
  8. an opening in a crust through which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt.

13 Clues: two plates moving apartsea-floor mountain systemtwo plates move towards each otherEarth's crust that makes up the oceansEarth's crust that makes up the continentstwo plates slide horizontally past each othera fracture that separates one plat from anothera linear-shaped lowland between several highlands...

Graphs 2013-09-15

Graphs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When 2 axes are just not enough!
  2. Have a slice of this when proportions need to be shown!
  3. For example, a population pyramid makes use of this scale
Down
  1. Median, IQR and mode can be easily plotted on this graph
  2. Simple, divided or comparative
  3. An ideal graph when change over time needs to be presented
  4. Use this scale when there is a wide range

7 Clues: Simple, divided or comparativeWhen 2 axes are just not enough!Use this scale when there is a wide rangeHave a slice of this when proportions need to be shown!Median, IQR and mode can be easily plotted on this graphFor example, a population pyramid makes use of this scaleAn ideal graph when change over time needs to be presented

Earthquake 2017-03-19

Earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinner
  2. pushes a mass of rock into two opposite directions
  3. to change in composition or structure
Down
  1. tending to be different or develope in different directions
  2. squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  3. a change in the shape of a rock caused by stress
  4. a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume

7 Clues: to change in composition or structuresqueezes rock until it folds or breaksa change in the shape of a rock caused by stresspushes a mass of rock into two opposite directionspulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinnera force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volumetending to be different or develope in different directions

Plate Boundaries 2025-10-17

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a deep underwater trench forms at this kind of boundary
  2. - type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  3. - the type of boundary where plates collide.
  4. - a mountain range formed by collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates.
Down
  1. - The Earth's outermost layer made of plates
  2. - the type of boundary where a new crust is formed
  3. - a device used to measure and record earthquakes.

7 Clues: - The Earth's outermost layer made of plates- the type of boundary where plates collide.- the type of boundary where a new crust is formed- a device used to measure and record earthquakes.- type of boundary where plates slide past each other- a deep underwater trench forms at this kind of boundary...

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary 2015-03-22

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority
  2. exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful
  3. lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
Down
  1. sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork
  2. differing; deviating
  3. searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
  4. theory that all matter in the universe is gradually moving toward the same temperature; heat death

7 Clues: differing; deviatinglasting, enduring, or permanent; transitorysharp, projecting point or prong, as of a forksearching examination or investigation; minute inquiryperson who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authorityexhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful...

Landforms produced by plate movement 2023-10-16

Landforms produced by plate movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A famous tourist attraction in the us that formed a canyon
  2. Are formed through the relationship that oceanic plates have on each other
  3. The boundary in between plate tectonic relationships
Down
  1. The fault that runs along the san andreas area
  2. Hot Mountain like landmasses that can be active or inactive
  3. Formed by two divergent boundaries interacting
  4. Formed by two continental convergent boundaries

7 Clues: The fault that runs along the san andreas areaFormed by two divergent boundaries interactingFormed by two continental convergent boundariesThe boundary in between plate tectonic relationshipsA famous tourist attraction in the us that formed a canyonHot Mountain like landmasses that can be active or inactive...

Unit 2 science review 2024-12-16

Unit 2 science review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plate boundaries move past each other in opposite directions
  2. When 2 tectonic plates collide/crash into each other
  3. Biggest planet in the solar system
  4. This is a land form created by convergent subduction boundaries.
Down
  1. When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. The movement inside of Earth’s mantle that causes Earth’s crust to slightly shift
  3. The solar system’s hottest planet

7 Clues: The solar system’s hottest planetBiggest planet in the solar systemWhen 2 tectonic plates move away from each otherWhen 2 tectonic plates collide/crash into each otherThis is a land form created by convergent subduction boundaries.when 2 plate boundaries move past each other in opposite directions...

Crossword 2 2014-06-01

Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action
  2. Something worked toward or striven for; a goal
  3. Drawing apart from a common point; Differing from another
  4. remote, detached, or aloof
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  1. to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind
  2. Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent
  3. distrustful or contemptuous of virtue; believing the worst of others
  4. willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc;

8 Clues: remote, detached, or aloofSomething worked toward or striven for; a goalto instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mindDrawing apart from a common point; Differing from anotherwilling and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc;Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent...

Tic-Tac-Tonics 2023-02-03

Tic-Tac-Tonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
  2. Supercontinent that incorporated most all of the landmasses on Earth
  3. When two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  4. when 2 plates slide or move past each other
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  1. Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses
  2. Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean
  3. When two plates move away from each other
  4. a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape earth

8 Clues: When two plates move away from each otherwhen 2 plates slide or move past each otherTectonic plates that lie under surface land massesTectonic plates that are at the bottom of the oceanSeafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundariesa scientist who studies the forces that make and shape earth...

Gavin Mayo 6th 2023-12-05

Gavin Mayo 6th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the only layer that is liquid
  2. where tectonic plates slide away from each other
  3. a smaller earthquake that follows the main one
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  1. resistance of a fluid or liquid
  2. where tectonic plates slide horizontally from each other
  3. This is the layer that provides convection currents
  4. is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth’s surface. When magma flows onto Earth’s surface, it is called lava.
  5. a crack in the Earths surface

8 Clues: the only layer that is liquida crack in the Earths surfaceresistance of a fluid or liquida smaller earthquake that follows the main onewhere tectonic plates slide away from each otherThis is the layer that provides convection currentswhere tectonic plates slide horizontally from each other...

Unit 6: Biology Evolution 2023-03-02

Unit 6: Biology Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Elimination of a species
  2. "Father of Taxonomy"
  3. Mechanism of evolution - Any change in a DNA sequence (creates new genotypes/phenotypes)
  4. Bursts of change followed by periods of stability
  5. Prokaryotes; "true" bacteria (pathogens); one of the three domains
  6. Species that exist only in one geographic region (ex. Galapagos tortoises)
  7. The process of biological change in populations over time that makes descendants genetically different from their ancestors
  8. differences in the physical traits of organisms (sources - random mutations *ultimate source*, crossing over during meiosis, migration)
  9. Mechanism of evolution - Random changes in the frequency of alleles in a population over time
  10. No ____, _____, and _________ for evolution to not occur
  11. The combined alleles of all individuals in a population
  12. Structures with little or no function to an organism; could be leftover from an ancestor that had used the structure, and thus could provide evidence of divergent evolution
  13. A feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
  14. Number of times the allele appears in a population
  15. Occurs when a catastrophic event changes the environment suddenly (ex. massive volcano, meteor, tsunami)
  16. Field of biology that classifies organisms
  17. Large scale evolution affecting a species across populations
  18. When one prokaryote ended up inside another and both organisms thrived
  19. When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments
  20. Prokaryotes in extreme environments; one of the three domains
  21. When there are no changes in the allele frequencies in a population over time, and thus evolution is not occurring
  22. Study of embryo development; similarities in the embryos of vertebrates early in development suggests common ancestry among vertebrates
  23. Preserved remains of organisms (bones, footprints, feces, etc.)
  24. Population must be _____ for evolution to not occur
  25. Link ancestral species to their descendants; critical for piecing together evolutionary history; (archaeopteryx, between birds and dinosaurs)
  26. A type of divergent evolution occurring on a small scale over a shorter period of time
  27. Similar structures that evolved independently in different organisms due to serving similar purposes; different structurally but same functionally, due to living in similar environment; result of convergent evolution, therefore are not related
  28. Study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals; looks at where things are located; lines up with that has been discovered with Pangea
  29. Forming of a new species by evolution from a pre-existing species; isolation must occur; (gene pools gradually become different and are no longer able to reproduce)
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  1. A process that splits a population into two groups; removes individuals with average traits and favors the 2 extremes
  2. 2-name naming system by Carolus Linnaeus that names organisms after their Genus species
  3. Increases the expression of an extreme version of a trait in a population
  4. A change in gene frequency over time
  5. Eliminates extreme expressions of a trait when the average expression leads to higher fitness
  6. Study of prehistoric life through the fossil record
  7. Small scale evolution affecting a single population
  8. Occurs when 2 populations of organisms form a specialized relationship and thus change in response to each other (ex. flowers and the insects that pollinate them)
  9. Eukaryotes; one of the three domains
  10. Group of organisms that can successfully interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring
  11. Microevolution that has been directly observed due to occurring in populations with short life cycles that reproduce quickly (ex. peppered moths, pesticide resistant mosquitos)
  12. Slow, constant changes over a period of time (ex. peppered moths becoming darker)
  13. saw the different species of finches/tortoises/etc. lived on different islands and had specific characteristics for that island (mechanism for how evolution occurs)
  14. Use the simplest explanation for creating the tree
  15. A diagram used to predict evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms; branch points show a new species diverging from the common ancestor
  16. Nonfunctional genes; provide evidence of divergent evolution
  17. A measure of how well an organism can survive in its environment
  18. Mechanism of evolution - Organisms more fit for their environments will survive and reproduce more offspring
  19. A number of different species arise from one common ancestor
  20. Evolutionary history of a species
  21. Leads to more organisms than resources, and thus creates competition
  22. Study of chemical processes in living things; analyzing DNA and proteins from dif. species allows us to compare similarities to predict common ancestry
  23. Study of the form of living things
  24. Similar structures that suggest evidence of common ancestry; similar structure but different function, due to being used in different environments; result of divergent evolution
  25. Occurs at a slow rate (ex. changes in climate change, natural disasters)
  26. Mechanism of evolution where organisms with the “best” traits are favored and thus live longer and reproduce more, causing changes in the population over time so that the fittest survive
  27. Mechanism of evolution - Movement of genes into/out of a population
  28. Mechanism of evolution - The selection of traits that aren't necessarily good for survival fitness, but without them, you can't pass on your genes at all because you can't reproduce
  29. Must be ______ mating for evolution to not occur

58 Clues: "Father of Taxonomy"Elimination of a speciesEvolutionary history of a speciesStudy of the form of living thingsA change in gene frequency over timeEukaryotes; one of the three domainsField of biology that classifies organismsMust be ______ mating for evolution to not occurBursts of change followed by periods of stability...

Word Lock 2019-05-08

Word Lock crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.
  2. A boundary in which two plates collide
  3. The deepest part of the oceans and lowest point on the crust of the Earth.
  4. The southern part after the split up of Pangaea.
  5. The outer layer of the Earth.
  6. The northern part of Pangaea after it broke off.
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  1. The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core.
  2. A boundary in which two plates are separating.
  3. The gigantic ocean.
  4. A boundary in which two plates scrape and slide past each other.
  5. The seven continents were all connected together into one huge land mass.
  6. Magma which has reached the surface through a volcanic eruption.

12 Clues: The gigantic ocean.The outer layer of the Earth.A boundary in which two plates collideMolten rock beneath the surface of the earth.A boundary in which two plates are separating.The southern part after the split up of Pangaea.The northern part of Pangaea after it broke off.The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core....

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A man who said the continents were moving and died at 50 in Greenland(Which is NOT very green)
  2. When one plate slides under another
  3. A large rodent that is similar to the Guinea Pig
  4. When two plates are moving toward each other
  5. When two plates are moving away from one another
  6. A food that is made with bread, sauces, meats and veggies
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  1. The overlooked theory presented by Alfred_______.
  2. When two plates slide alongside each other
  3. The theory that the plates are moving on the asthenosphere
  4. How tightly the molecules of an object are packed
  5. When a substance is heated, rises, expands cools and sinks repeatedly
  6. A deranged cucumber

12 Clues: A deranged cucumberWhen one plate slides under anotherWhen two plates slide alongside each otherWhen two plates are moving toward each otherA large rodent that is similar to the Guinea PigWhen two plates are moving away from one anotherThe overlooked theory presented by Alfred_______.How tightly the molecules of an object are packed...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide
  2. Number of major plates
  3. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  4. What makes two tectonics plates move
  5. A location where two tectonic plates slide
  6. First started the theory of continental drift.
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  1. A location where two tectonic plates collide
  2. The theory that large plates have been slowlymoving since about 3.4 billion years ago
  3. The formation of new oceanic crust by the movement of magma out of the mid-ocean ridge causing the sea floor to widen over time
  4. A location where two tectonic plates divide
  5. A landform formed when two plates collide
  6. A landform formed when two tectonic plates divide

12 Clues: Number of major platesWhat makes two tectonics plates moveA landform formed when two plates collideA location where two tectonic plates slideA location where two tectonic plates divideA location where two tectonic plates collideFirst started the theory of continental drift.A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide...

Populations and Resources: Wolves in Yellowstone 2025-03-06

Populations and Resources: Wolves in Yellowstone crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the national park where wolves were reintroduced
  2. the different characteristics of a substance like color or melting point
  3. The animal that is hunted by the wolves
  4. what an animal eats to survive
  5. the things in an environment that help a population, like food and water
  6. when a substance changes from a solid to liquid
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  1. the process of organisms creating more offspring
  2. the small pieces of matter that make up everything
  3. The number of organisms of the same species that live in a certain area
  4. when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
  5. The predator that was removed from Yellowstone
  6. type of plate boundary that moves away from each other

12 Clues: what an animal eats to surviveThe animal that is hunted by the wolvesThe predator that was removed from Yellowstonewhen a substance changes from a liquid to a gaswhen a substance changes from a solid to liquidthe process of organisms creating more offspringthe small pieces of matter that make up everything...

Geology Crossword 2025-06-19

Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep crack in the Earth's crust where plates move
  2. A sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  3. A chain of mountains formed under the ocean
  4. The layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates
  5. The movement of hot material in the mantle that causes plates to move
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  1. A boundary where two plates move apart
  2. A boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
  4. The outermost solid layer of the Earth
  5. A boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. The name of the single landmass that existed millions of years ago
  7. The point on the Earth's surface above an earthquake

12 Clues: A boundary where two plates move apartThe outermost solid layer of the EarthMolten rock beneath the Earth's surfaceA sudden shaking of the Earth's surfaceA chain of mountains formed under the oceanA boundary where two plates slide past each otherA boundary where two plates move toward each otherA deep crack in the Earth's crust where plates move...

Unit 2.2 Vocab 2022-11-07

Unit 2.2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All of the continents combined as one land mass.
  2. Plates drift apart and new magma fills in the gap.
  3. A curved chain of volcanic islands.
  4. What's created when 2 tectonic plates are pushed together.
  5. Elevated region on the ocean floor that is caused due to seafloor spreading.
  6. A lower region of land caused by divergent transformations.
Down
  1. A long narrow depression in the ocean.
  2. Plates being pulled apart from each other.
  3. Two plates pushing together.
  4. Upper layer of the earths mantle, with convection currents.
  5. A plates downward movement into the mantle as it sinks under another plate.
  6. Plates sliding by each other horizontally.
  7. A fracture between two rocks caused by transform boundaries.
  8. Outer part of earth consisting of the crust and uppermost mantle.

14 Clues: Two plates pushing together.A curved chain of volcanic islands.A long narrow depression in the ocean.Plates being pulled apart from each other.Plates sliding by each other horizontally.All of the continents combined as one land mass.Plates drift apart and new magma fills in the gap.What's created when 2 tectonic plates are pushed together....

Crossword puzzle :) 2021-10-26

Crossword puzzle :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift, movement of continents through time
  2. , the rigid outer part of the earth containing the crust and the upper mantle
  3. the rising or settling of a portion of the Earth's lithosphere
  4. boundary, when two or more lithospheric plates collide
  5. the animals living in the sediments of the water
  6. when one crustal plate descends below the edge of another ​
  7. tectonics, Scientific theory describing how major landforms are created
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  1. vent, a fissure formed at the seafloor
  2. Boundary, places where plates slide past each other
  3. the removal of moisture
  4. the upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  5. distribution in zones or of definite characteristics
  6. boundary, two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. narrow depression on the seafloor formed at the boundary of the tectonic plate hello\
  8. shelf, A part of a continent that are submerged in shallow water

15 Clues: the removal of moisturethe upper layer of the Earth's mantlevent, a fissure formed at the seafloordrift, movement of continents through timethe animals living in the sediments of the waterBoundary, places where plates slide past each otherdistribution in zones or of definite characteristicsboundary, when two or more lithospheric plates collide...

Week 15 Optional Enrichment 2023-04-18

Week 15 Optional Enrichment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large, unbroken area of land
  2. the remains, traces, or imprint of ancient living things preserved in rock
  3. energy waves traveling out from an earthquake
  4. ground vibrations caused by Earth's moving crus
  5. a time when Earth was very cold and large areas were covered by glaciers
  6. Alfred ___ proposed continental drift in 1915
  7. type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other
  8. type of boundary between two plates moving away from each other
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  1. type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other
  2. a single landmass that includes two or more continents
  3. a spot in Earth's mantle where hot magma rises to the surface
  4. a theory stating that the continents drifted apart
  5. a large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
  6. type of boundary between two colliding plates
  7. an ancient supercontinent containing all of Earth's landmass

15 Clues: a large, unbroken area of landa large, slowly moving body of snow and iceenergy waves traveling out from an earthquaketype of boundary between two colliding platesAlfred ___ proposed continental drift in 1915ground vibrations caused by Earth's moving crusa theory stating that the continents drifted apart...

techtonic plates 2021-12-11

techtonic plates crossword puzzle
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  1. a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves
  2. a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move
  3. ocean mountain ranges split down the middle
  4. a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother
  5. the uppermost solid part of Earths crust
  6. the process in which crust pushes downward into the mantle at the fault line
  7. movement of the ocean crust
Down
  1. first person to build a scientific case to support the theory of the continental drift
  2. force behind plate movement
  3. v-shaped valleys that are the deepest parts of the oceans
  4. a super continent
  5. the branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes earths crust
  6. the preserved remains of anicient, once living organisms
  7. the plate boundry where the plates slowly collide into each other

14 Clues: a super continentforce behind plate movementmovement of the ocean crustthe uppermost solid part of Earths crustocean mountain ranges split down the middlea large part of the earths crust that slowly movesa type of plate boundry where the plates slowly movea type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the supercontinent that exists 200 million years ago
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. Mid-oceanic _______ that forms as a result of sea-floor spreading
  4. The type of currents found in the mantle that drive plate motion
  5. Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  6. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed at subduction zones
  7. Last name of the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theoery
  8. Earth's outermost layer
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  1. Large section of the lithosphere that moves and interacts with others
  2. Layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  3. Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  5. A sudden release of energy from the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Where one plate is forced underneath another

14 Clues: Earth's outermost layerBoundary where two tectonic plates collideWhere one plate is forced underneath anotherLayer of Earth between the crust and the coreBoundary where two tectonic plates move apartBoundary where two tectonic plates slide past each otherFormed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards...

Continental Drift 2024-03-21

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
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  1. how many years ago did continental drift start?
  2. subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries
  3. how many big tectonic plates are there?
  4. how many different plate boundaries are there?
  5. ______ rock is found closest to the mid- ocean trenches
  6. what type of plate boundary is the San Andres Fault?
  7. what current determines the speed and direction a plate moves?
Down
  1. who was the first person to have made a complete theory of continental drift
  2. all lands
  3. what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes
  4. what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
  5. what boundary causes earthquakes
  6. ______ rocks are found farthest from the mid- ocean ridge
  7. the upper layer of the Earth's mantel below the lithosphere
  8. the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the upper mantel and the Earth's crust

15 Clues: all landswhat boundary causes earthquakeshow many big tectonic plates are there?subduction occurs at ______ plate boundrieshow many different plate boundaries are there?how many years ago did continental drift start?what type of plate boundary is the San Andres Fault?______ rock is found closest to the mid- ocean trenches...

Earth History Crossword 2024-04-17

Earth History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of the "supercontinent" when continents were together
  2. Type of boundary where plates slide side by side causing earthquakes
  3. Type of boundary where plates move apart
  4. Sedimentary rock is deposited in ________
  5. The only rock type where fossils can be found
  6. Type of fossil that could still contain DNA and soft tissue
  7. Used to study earth's past climate by analyzing trapped air bubbles, pollen and ash
Down
  1. Record records of rainfall based on thicker or thinner bands of growth
  2. Type of boundary where plates move towards one another
  3. Igneous rock is formed from cooled ________
  4. The German scientist who proposed continental drift
  5. Type of rock formed from heat and pressure
  6. Type of fossils like footprints or burrows with no body parts

13 Clues: Type of boundary where plates move apartSedimentary rock is deposited in ________Type of rock formed from heat and pressureIgneous rock is formed from cooled ________The only rock type where fossils can be foundThe German scientist who proposed continental driftType of boundary where plates move towards one another...

Plate Boundaries/Faults 2024-11-13

Plate Boundaries/Faults crossword puzzle
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  1. fault blocks move past each other horizontally (2 words)
  2. pressure from pulling apart
  3. pressure from squeezing together
  4. this type of fault is a lower angle (less than 45 degrees)reverse fault
  5. strain caused by compressional stress
  6. deformation caused by stress
Down
  1. caused by movement/displacement of rock along plate boundaries/faults
  2. this type of fault is when the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall 45 degrees or greater
  3. type of plate boundary where plates move together
  4. this type of fault is when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  5. this builds up causing earthquakes
  6. type of plate boundary where plates move apart
  7. type of plate boundary where plates slide past one another

13 Clues: pressure from pulling apartdeformation caused by stresspressure from squeezing togetherthis builds up causing earthquakesstrain caused by compressional stresstype of plate boundary where plates move aparttype of plate boundary where plates move togetherfault blocks move past each other horizontally (2 words)...

Cognition Crossword 2025-10-21

Cognition Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. ______ shapes cognitive development by determining what and how the child will learn about the world
  2. Thinking about your own thinking
  3. Type of thinking that opens things up and results to many answers to a single problem
  4. The ability to store and recall information
  5. Most children have developed cognitive abilities by age ____
  6. Using logic and reasoning to solve problems (two words)
  7. imagery Creating mental pictures (two words)
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  1. Type of knowledge of knowing how to do something
  2. Grouping individual bits of data into meaningful larger units
  3. Type of thinking that usually results in a single answer or solution
  4. Creating new solutions for problems (two words)
  5. The process of bringing something new into being
  6. Type of knowledge of knowing facts and information

13 Clues: Thinking about your own thinkingThe ability to store and recall informationimagery Creating mental pictures (two words)Creating new solutions for problems (two words)Type of knowledge of knowing how to do somethingThe process of bringing something new into beingType of knowledge of knowing facts and information...

Geology Review 2021-10-25

Geology Review crossword puzzle
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  1. an opening in the Earth's crust from which molten rock is able to escape. Some are active, dormant, or extinct.
  2. the middle layer of the earth.
  3. molten rock.
  4. an area where 2 plates slide past each other.
  5. a scientist that studies geology.
  6. an area where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other.
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  1. the central layer of the earth.
  2. an area where 2 plates collide with each other.
  3. the top later of the earth.
  4. the study of the earth and its materials, structure, and processes, and the history of how these things have changed over time.
  5. large pieces of the crust and mantle that float and move.

11 Clues: molten rock.the top later of the earth.the middle layer of the earth.the central layer of the earth.a scientist that studies geology.an area where 2 plates slide past each other.an area where 2 plates collide with each other.large pieces of the crust and mantle that float and move.an area where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other....

Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-18

Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a device that detects information in its environment and responds
  2. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  5. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. moving toward the same place
  3. standards by which something may be judged
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. a claim supported by evidence
  6. a formal design that is supported by evidence and submitted for discussion and review

11 Clues: moving toward the same placea claim supported by evidencethe place where two plates meetto examine in detail for a purposemoving apart in different directionsstandards by which something may be judgedsomething we observe to be similar over and over againa device that detects information in its environment and responds...

PLATE TECTONICS 2024-02-05

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface
  2. a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other
  3. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  4. shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface
  5. an area in a convergent boundary where two continents are colliding
Down
  1. a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another
  2. a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly
  4. the rocky outer layer of Earth.
  5. a layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic.
  6. the rigid upper layer of the Earth

11 Clues: the rocky outer layer of Earth.the rigid upper layer of the Earthshaking and vibration of Earth’s surfacethe layer of Earth between the crust and the corethe movement of plates that make up Earth’s surfacea rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowlya boundary between plates that are moving toward each other...

6 Science U4L5 Earthquakes 2024-12-06

6 Science U4L5 Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of rocks move
  2. _______ waves travel through the Earth after an earthquake
  3. the return of rock to it's original shape after elastic deformation
  4. a place within the Earth along a fault at which the first motion of the earthquake occurs
  5. rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress
Down
  1. boundaries where plates pull apart
  2. boundaries where two plates slide past each other
  3. directly above the focus on Earth's surface
  4. a series of extremely long waves that can travel across the ocean after an earthquake
  5. boundaries where plates collide
  6. stress that stretches rock and makes it thinner

11 Clues: boundaries where plates collideboundaries where plates pull apartdirectly above the focus on Earth's surfacestress that stretches rock and makes it thinnerboundaries where two plates slide past each otherrock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress_______ waves travel through the Earth after an earthquake...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the scientist who drew maps of the ocean floor
  2. plate boundary where two plates slide alongside each other
  3. rising magma can produce mountains called
  4. the name of the scientist who proposed continental drift
  5. type of energy current in the mantle where hot magma rises and cold rock sinks
  6. Large layer of partially molten rock underneath the crust of the earth
Down
  1. tremmors in the crust caused by tectonic plate movement
  2. when an oceanic plate is pushed underneath a continental plate
  3. the weight of all the ocean and rock above the mantle
  4. molten material inside the Earth
  5. plate boundary where the seafloor is spreading

11 Clues: molten material inside the Earthrising magma can produce mountains calledplate boundary where the seafloor is spreadingthe weight of all the ocean and rock above the mantletremmors in the crust caused by tectonic plate movementthe name of the scientist who proposed continental driftthe name of the scientist who drew maps of the ocean floor...

Escape from Dystopia 2019-01-08

Escape from Dystopia crossword puzzle
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  1. The word "utopia" was created from 2 __________ words, eutopia & outopia
  2. Propaganda serves to create an emotional response as opposed to a _________ response
  3. Sir Thomas __________
  4. Biased information used to promote a political point of view
  5. Katniss from The Hunger Games, Tris from Divergent, and Jonas from The Giver are all examples of dystopian ________
  6. Type of government that has total control over people's lives
  7. Dystopias often occur after an _________ event like a plague of nuclear warfare
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  1. Dystopian literature takes a current trend to the _________
  2. A dystopia typically exists as an _________ of a perfect world
  3. Opposite of dystopia
  4. Opposite of individuality
  5. A dystopian government often uses mass _________ to spy on its citizens
  6. Utopia was originally named for a fictional ___________
  7. Term for mega-technological genre: "cyber-__________"

14 Clues: Opposite of dystopiaSir Thomas __________Opposite of individualityTerm for mega-technological genre: "cyber-__________"Utopia was originally named for a fictional ___________Dystopian literature takes a current trend to the _________Biased information used to promote a political point of view...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ is a series of vibrations of earth.
  2. _______ is a geological process in which the edge of the lithospheric plate slides underneath another.
  3. Also known as seismic wave.
  4. ________ is the process which occurs at the mid-ocan ridge.
  5. The rigid outermost shell of earth is broken into __________.
  6. The spreading of the seafloor.
Down
  1. Is the edge of a tectonic plate.
  2. Is the transfer of heat
  3. Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________.
  4. The theory that the continents are slowly spreading apart.
  5. The theory of _________ is that the outer layer of the earth is divided into a couple dozen plates that move across the earths surface.
  6. When two plates collide.
  7. When two plates move sideways with each other.
  8. A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor.

14 Clues: Is the transfer of heatWhen two plates collide.Also known as seismic wave.The spreading of the seafloor.Is the edge of a tectonic plate.________ is a series of vibrations of earth.When two plates move sideways with each other.A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor.Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________....

Plate Motion 2021-04-09

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. _________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. ______________________ study plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.
  3. Atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and the ________________.
  4. section, Cutting a core sample.
  5. outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust.
  6. boundary, These are the edges where two or more plates meet.
  7. boundary, A ____________________________ occurs when two or more plates move away from each other.
  8. boundary, A _____________________________ occurs when two or more plate move closer to each other.
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  1. _____________ study the Earth and what it is made of.
  2. The amount of times something happens.
  3. Also known as the Global Positioning System.
  4. When a part of Earth shakes.
  5. sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth
  6. plate, ______________ are giant slabs of rock covering the earth in the lithosphere.

14 Clues: When a part of Earth shakes.section, Cutting a core sample.The amount of times something happens.Also known as the Global Positioning System.outer layer, This is also known as Earth´s crust.sample, Something someone would get inside of Earth_____________ study the Earth and what it is made of._________ is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior....

Food Waste 2024-10-05

Food Waste crossword puzzle
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  1. The cake has gone ________________, you can’t eat it.
  2. We need to ___________________ our sales managers to achieve these targets.
  3. While the term 'large scale migration' is________________, the mechanism itself remains intact on a smaller scale.
  4. I don't drink ________________.
  5. The price of this product _______________ local taxes.
  6. Peter has a nice smile and an _______________ personality.
Down
  1. They hold widely divergent opinions on ________________ issues like abortion.
  2. Most of their manufactured products are ___________________ domestically.
  3. The peace ___________________ was welcomed by both countries.
  4. John made a joke about the ______________ of the food.
  5. A routine ___________________ of the aircraft revealed several faults with the engine.
  6. Of the four million people who have become ___________________ in this country, nearly two thirds are women.
  7. The reorganization of ABC Limited will __________________ the entertainment industry.
  8. That wine stain on my shirt has ________________ disappeared.

14 Clues: I don't drink ________________.The cake has gone ________________, you can’t eat it.John made a joke about the ______________ of the food.The price of this product _______________ local taxes.Peter has a nice smile and an _______________ personality.The peace ___________________ was welcomed by both countries....

Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-07-09

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. resists movement of lithospheric plates
  2. refers to the process of forming Mountains and mountain ranges.
  3. refers to shaking of earth
  4. type of reverse fault where the angle of the dip is 45° or less
  5. occurs when two colliding plates, one subducting underneath the other
  6. a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor
  7. refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault plate
Down
  1. is a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip
  2. when two plates slide toward each other
  3. when two plates move away from each other
  4. large landforms that rise well above the ground and have steep slopes
  5. are formed through plate convergence
  6. cracks on earth's crust
  7. constructed from accumulated lava flows, pyroclasts, and other igneous rocks that piled up over time

14 Clues: cracks on earth's crustrefers to shaking of earthare formed through plate convergenceresists movement of lithospheric plateswhen two plates slide toward each otherwhen two plates move away from each othera long, narrow depression in the ocean flooris a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip...

Sum Up Challenge! 2022-03-28

Sum Up Challenge! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convection currents also happen in the ______.
  2. This is where lithospheric plates flow.
  3. The presence of a heavier subducting plate pulls down the trailing slab to the
  4. zone.
  5. A __________ current tends to move a fluid, gas particles, or molten rock.
  6. The lithosphere at the _________ boundary will uplift and tear apart due to hot magma.
Down
  1. A convection current is a ____ transfer process.
  2. In the asthenosphere, there are lithospheric ______
  3. The source of heat from the core is due to the decay of ___________ elements.
  4. Heat transfer in convection is cause by differences in ____ and density in a fluid or gas particle.
  5. Magma is made of ______ rock formed beneath the Earth's surface

11 Clues: zone.This is where lithospheric plates flow.Convection currents also happen in the ______.A convection current is a ____ transfer process.In the asthenosphere, there are lithospheric ______Magma is made of ______ rock formed beneath the Earth's surfaceA __________ current tends to move a fluid, gas particles, or molten rock....

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  3. plates- a block of lithosphere tha consists of the crust and the rigid, outer part of the mantle
  4. thin and solid outermost layer
  5. the strong, lower part of the mantle below
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. boundary- the boundary formed by a collsion of two lithosphereic plates
  8. tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move
Down
  1. the sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  3. and the outer core
  4. central part of the Earth, below the mantle

12 Clues: and the outer corethin and solid outermost layerthe strong, lower part of the mantle belowcentral part of the Earth, below the mantletectonics- the theory that large pieces of land movestress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an objectrising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevationsstress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object...

GEO: Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29

GEO: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Plate boundary, When plates separate, e.g. Mid Atlantic Ridge.
  2. Type of convergent plate boundaries, two ocean plates colide.
  3. Plate boundary, When plates colide. e.g. Himalayas.
  4. Type of crust, Thick (40km), Made up of light rocks, Made from silica and aluminia(SIAL).
  5. Plate boundary, When plates slide past eachother, e.g. San Andres Fault.
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  1. Type of convergent plate, Two continental plates collide.
  2. Line between the liquid lower mantle and solid.
  3. Type of convergent plate boundaries, ocean and continental plates colide.
  4. Earths crust and solid upper mantle.
  5. Boundary between earths crust and mantle.
  6. Thinner (3-10km), Made up of heavy rocks, Also made from silica and magnesium (SIMA).

11 Clues: Earths crust and solid upper mantle.Boundary between earths crust and mantle.Line between the liquid lower mantle and solid.Plate boundary, When plates colide. e.g. Himalayas.Type of convergent plate, Two continental plates collide.Type of convergent plate boundaries, two ocean plates colide....

Plate Motion 2023-11-27

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  4. Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago
  5. Ancient lizard that lived 300 million years ago; looked like a crocodile
  6. develop in directions
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
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  1. Scientists who study fossils or bones that are embedded in rock
  2. Earth's outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  3. coming close together
  4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like

11 Clues: coming close togetherdevelop in directionsthe place where two plates meeta sudden shaking of Earth's surfacesomething we observe to be similar over and over againRemains or traces of plants and animals that lived long agoa diagram that shows what the inside of something looks likeScientists who study fossils or bones that are embedded in rock...

Geology 2017-10-10

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest layer of the Earth.
  2. This layer contains liquid magma.
  3. Tectonic Plates are pieces of the Earth's Crust that moves because of ______ and ______.
  4. ________ Boundary is when plates of the Earth's crust moves away from each other.
  5. The crust is less than ______ of the Earth's entire mass.
  6. The crust is constantly ______ due to currents in the mantle.
Down
  1. The top half of the mantle contains.
  2. The solid ball made of iron and nickel.
  3. ________ Boundary is when plates of the Earth's crust moves towards each other.
  4. ________ Boundary is when plates of the Earth's crust slide past each other.
  5. The inner Core can reach temperatures up to.
  6. The bottom half of the mantle contains.

12 Clues: This layer contains liquid magma.The top half of the mantle contains.This is the largest layer of the Earth.The solid ball made of iron and nickel.The bottom half of the mantle contains.The inner Core can reach temperatures up to.The crust is less than ______ of the Earth's entire mass.The crust is constantly ______ due to currents in the mantle....

Tectonic Hazards Revision 2019-11-06

Tectonic Hazards Revision crossword puzzle
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  1. a crack in the crust where the plates
  2. the name of the super continent that existed millions of years ago
  3. includes the very top of the mantle and the crust
  4. the type of crust that lays underneath the sea
  5. the layer in-between the crust and the core
  6. a gap in the earth's crust that allows magma, ash, gas escape
Down
  1. molten rock that is found underneath the earths surface
  2. molten rock that leaves the volcano during and eruption
  3. shaking and trembling on the earths surface
  4. when the plates on the sea floor move apart
  5. the earth plates crumple to create a …………
  6. the inner most layer mainly made of solid iron and nickel

12 Clues: a crack in the crust where the platesthe earth plates crumple to create a …………shaking and trembling on the earths surfacewhen the plates on the sea floor move apartthe layer in-between the crust and the corethe type of crust that lays underneath the seaincludes the very top of the mantle and the crust...

Tectonic Plates 2023-10-24

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Divergent plate boundaries cause this landform to emerge
  2. The layer of the earth where tectonic plates are found
  3. Convergent plate boundaries form this landform
  4. The ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel
  5. The last name of the german scientist who came up with the theory behind continental drift.
  6. plates Large pieces of the earth's crust
Down
  1. This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes
  2. ______________ currents are responsible for moving the tectonic plates
  3. The _____ core is the Hottest layer of the earth
  4. The layer of the earth you would find convection currents in
  5. This plate boundary occurs when two plates are moving towards each other
  6. The name of the last supercontinent

12 Clues: The name of the last supercontinentplates Large pieces of the earth's crustThis type of plate boundary causes earthquakesConvergent plate boundaries form this landformThe _____ core is the Hottest layer of the earthThe ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickelThe layer of the earth where tectonic plates are found...

Plate Motion 2023-10-18

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. how often or fast something happens
  6. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,and water
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
Down
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

12 Clues: moving toward the same placethe place where two plates meethow often or fast something happensa sudden shaking of Earth’s surfacemoving apart in different directionssomething we observe to be similar over and over againthe layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s platesa diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like...

Earth Science 2022-06-30

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where new crust is made
  2. A large volcanic creater, esecpially one formed by a major eruption leading to colapse of the volcano
  3. The solid mineral forming part of the earths surface. Exposed on the surface or underlining soil
  4. Outermost layer of the earth
  5. The point where the earthquake starts
  6. The point at ground level, directly above the focus
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  1. Crust that is thinner and more dense (found underwater)
  2. Continous pysical force exerted on or against an object.
  3. scales How earthquakes are measured (Magnitude 2,3,4...)
  4. The outside/ outermost layer of something
  5. Crust Crust that is thicker and makes up the land
  6. Waves waves that are undetectable to humans

12 Clues: Outermost layer of the earthThe point where the earthquake startsA plate boundary where new crust is madeThe outside/ outermost layer of somethingWaves waves that are undetectable to humansThe point at ground level, directly above the focusCrust Crust that is thicker and makes up the landCrust that is thinner and more dense (found underwater)...

Earth's Layers/Tectonic Plates Review Crossword 2024-09-05

Earth's Layers/Tectonic Plates Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of the single landmass; Before continental drift
  2. A thick, not dense crust under land
  3. The very center of the Earth, liquid material made of Nickel and Iron
  4. Plate boundary when two plates slide against each other; Causes earthquakes
  5. German geophysicist and meteorologist responsible for the theory of Continental Drift
  6. Plate boundary when two plates move away from each other; Forms volcanoes
Down
  1. Soft, tar-like layer of the Earth, moves through convection currents
  2. The very center of the Earth, solid, made of iron
  3. Hot material; lava
  4. Plate boundary when two plates come together; Forms mountains
  5. The very outside layer of the Earth, two types
  6. A dense, thin crust at the bottom of the ocean

12 Clues: Hot material; lavaA thick, not dense crust under landThe very outside layer of the Earth, two typesA dense, thin crust at the bottom of the oceanThe very center of the Earth, solid, made of ironThe name of the single landmass; Before continental driftPlate boundary when two plates come together; Forms mountains...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-01-27

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this occurs when one plate is heaver then the other slides underneath the less dence plate
  2. this type of boundary is where two plates rub together
  3. core made up of liquid iron and nickel
  4. contains the crust and a portion of the upper layer of the mantel
  5. contains magma and convection currents
  6. the name given to the mass of land that existed before continental drift
  7. core made up of solid iron and nickel
Down
  1. this type of boundary is where plates come together
  2. outermost layer of the earth
  3. this type of boundary is where plates move apart
  4. the scientist that came up with the idea of Continental Drift
  5. largest tectonic plate

12 Clues: largest tectonic plateoutermost layer of the earthcore made up of solid iron and nickelcore made up of liquid iron and nickelcontains magma and convection currentsthis type of boundary is where plates move apartthis type of boundary is where plates come togetherthis type of boundary is where two plates rub together...

Unit 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Practice 2022-09-29

Unit 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Practice crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of plate boundary where a plate subducts (moves)under another
  2. Remove features from the surface of Earth
  3. Another work for mountain building
  4. Loosening and removal of weather rocks
  5. Processes that break down rock into smaller materials
  6. When wind, water, glaciers and gravity move weathered and eroded materials to another place
  7. Type of plate boundary where two plates move apart
Down
  1. Force in the mantle responsible for moving plates and drive continental drift
  2. Type of plate boundary where new crust is made
  3. Build features on the surface of Earth
  4. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  5. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. There are two types of _________, continental and oceanic
  7. Occurs at a convergent boundary where one plate moves under another

14 Clues: Another work for mountain buildingBuild features on the surface of EarthLoosening and removal of weather rocksRemove features from the surface of EarthType of plate boundary where new crust is madeType of plate boundary where two plates collideType of plate boundary where two plates move apartProcesses that break down rock into smaller materials...

Layers of the Earth 2022-11-03

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The resistance applied to flow; the thickness of a substance.
  2. Plates moving away from each other.
  3. Two plates pushing against each other.
  4. Hot fluid travelling in circular movements due to changes in density.
  5. The area located in the middle mantle where convection currents occur.
Down
  1. The solid, outer part of the Earth containing the crust and the upper mantle.
  2. Two plates sliding past each other.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. A liquid layer of molten iron and nickel located between the Earth’s mantle and inner core.
  5. Layer of silicate rock between the Earth's crust and outer core.
  6. The solid most inner layer of the Earth.
  7. Lava before it exits the volcano.

12 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth.Lava before it exits the volcano.Two plates sliding past each other.Plates moving away from each other.Two plates pushing against each other.The solid most inner layer of the Earth.The resistance applied to flow; the thickness of a substance.Layer of silicate rock between the Earth's crust and outer core....

Reflection and refraction vocab 2023-05-17

Reflection and refraction vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the separation of light into colors arranged according to frequency
  2. bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary of 2 media
  3. the return of a wave back to its original medium
  4. the angle of incidence at which light is refracted at an 90 degrees
  5. when walls are too reflective, the sound becomes garbled
Down
  1. the reflection of light through a rough surface
  2. the angle between the reflected ray and the normal
  3. having an outline caved inward like an interior of a cirle
  4. an optical image formed from the divergent light rays
  5. the angle between the incidence ray and the normal
  6. a distorted image
  7. having an outline curved like an exterior of a circle

12 Clues: a distorted imagethe reflection of light through a rough surfacethe return of a wave back to its original mediumthe angle between the reflected ray and the normalthe angle between the incidence ray and the normalan optical image formed from the divergent light rayshaving an outline curved like an exterior of a circle...

Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-20

Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Species have different ancestral origins but have developed similar features
  2. Both extreme phenotypes are favored
  3. A change in DNA sequence.
  4. frequency The percentage of any one specific allele.
  5. Organisms evolve in response to to one another
  6. Two separate species evolve differently from a common ancestor.
  7. When populations are split apart by geographic isolation
Down
  1. One extreme phenotype is favored
  2. drift a change in the frequency of an allele within a population over time.
  3. A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area at the same time.
  4. flow Any movement of genes from one population to another
  5. selection A process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
  6. Average phenotype is favored
  7. pool All alleles of a population’s genes.

14 Clues: A change in DNA sequence.Average phenotype is favoredOne extreme phenotype is favoredBoth extreme phenotypes are favoredpool All alleles of a population’s genes.Organisms evolve in response to to one anotherfrequency The percentage of any one specific allele.When populations are split apart by geographic isolation...

Plate Motion 2021-06-15

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet such as a mountain
  2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  4. moving toward the same place
  5. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land such as Africa, Asia and North America
  6. the outside or top layer of something
  7. evidence of life from the past
Down
  1. hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
  3. moving apart in different directions
  4. the sudden pushing out of something such as lava
  5. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  6. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago

13 Clues: moving toward the same placeevidence of life from the pasta sudden shaking of Earth's surfacemoving apart in different directionsthe outside or top layer of somethinghot liquid rock on the surface of Earthhot liquid rock below the surface of the Earththe sudden pushing out of something such as lava...

Thinking Creatively and Language Development 2022-03-10

Thinking Creatively and Language Development crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smallest unit that carries meaning.
  2. Our spoken, written, or signed words and the way they are combined for communication.
  3. Spontaneously uttered sounds not related to specific language.
  4. Where a child speaks mostly in single words.
  5. The rules that guide ordering words into sentences.
  6. The system of rules that enables communication.
  7. The way of thinking that narrows the options down to determine the single best solution
Down
  1. Where a child speaks mostly in two word statements.
  2. The smallest distinctive sound unit.
  3. The rules that guide deriving meaning from sound.
  4. A way of thinking that expands upon possible solutions, diverging in different directions.
  5. Who's ideology organized the 6 ways of thinking?
  6. Ability to produce new and valuable ideas.

13 Clues: The smallest distinctive sound unit.The smallest unit that carries meaning.Ability to produce new and valuable ideas.Where a child speaks mostly in single words.The system of rules that enables communication.Who's ideology organized the 6 ways of thinking?The rules that guide deriving meaning from sound....

Evolution Review 2015-10-23

Evolution Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moving in or out of new alleles (forms of a gene) in a population.
  2. Structures that are similiar with same functions in different groups.
  3. He believed that organisms could change how their bodies worked.
  4. Unrelated organisms evolve similarities in the same environment.
  5. Two species evolve in response to each other.
Down
  1. Theory that states mitochondria and chloroplasts came from bacteria.
  2. A group of the same species that changes during evolution.
  3. He developed that idea of natural selection.
  4. evolution One species separates into different species.
  5. Any of several forms of a gene found on the same chromosome.
  6. Structures that are similiar with different functions.
  7. Survival of the fittest.
  8. A change in the gene pool or population due to size change.

13 Clues: Survival of the fittest.He developed that idea of natural selection.Two species evolve in response to each other.Structures that are similiar with different functions.evolution One species separates into different species.A group of the same species that changes during evolution.A change in the gene pool or population due to size change....

Earth Science 8 V1 2024-10-21

Earth Science 8 V1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of crust found under the oceans
  2. The tectonic plate boundary type that generates new crust
  3. The tectonic plate boundary type that grows mountains
  4. Differences in _____________ create currents in the mantle
  5. The largest section of the earth
  6. The layer of the earth that generates the magnetic field
Down
  1. The tectonic plate boundary where rubbing plates create earthquakes
  2. The name of the ancient supercontinent
  3. The section of our world that includes the land, rocks, and all the material under the earth's surface.
  4. The earth's crust and upper mantle together, which is broken into tectonic plates
  5. The layer that the tectonic plates float on top of
  6. The uppermost layer of the earth
  7. These currents cause movement of tectonic plates

13 Clues: The uppermost layer of the earthThe largest section of the earthThe name of the ancient supercontinentThe type of crust found under the oceansThese currents cause movement of tectonic platesThe layer that the tectonic plates float on top ofThe tectonic plate boundary type that grows mountainsThe layer of the earth that generates the magnetic field...

Evolution Crossword 2025-04-01

Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of structure that has similar structures but different functions.
  2. _______ Genetic variation increases chances of populations to adapt
  3. An _____________ equilibrium has periods of no change between periods of rapid change.
  4. how analogous structures are made.
  5. (Two words) a change in frequency of alleles due to random chance.
  6. Change over time in a species.
  7. The ___________ effect happens after a drastic population decrease.
Down
  1. Formation of a new species
  2. how homologous structures are made.
  3. This ______________ isolation can eventually cause new species to form.
  4. (Two words) Movement of genes from one gene pool to another.
  5. Type of structure that has different structures, but similar functions.
  6. The ________ effect happens when a part of a population leaves and starts an new population.

13 Clues: Formation of a new speciesChange over time in a species.how analogous structures are made.how homologous structures are made.(Two words) Movement of genes from one gene pool to another.(Two words) a change in frequency of alleles due to random chance._______ Genetic variation increases chances of populations to adapt...

Snow Day Crossword Science Nate 2023-02-23

Snow Day Crossword Science Nate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates come together.
  2. The time period between Earthquakes.
Down
  1. Boundaries When the plates move horizontally this is a __________ boundary
  2. A smaller earthquake that occurs after a big earthquake.\
  3. When plates move apart.

5 Clues: When plates move apart.When plates come together.The time period between Earthquakes.A smaller earthquake that occurs after a big earthquake.\Boundaries When the plates move horizontally this is a __________ boundary

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary 2015-03-22

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. diverging; differing; deviating
  2. not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
  3. a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
Down
  1. feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful
  2. a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork
  3. a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority
  4. the theory that all matter in the universe is gradually moving toward the same temperature; heat death

7 Clues: diverging; differing; deviatingnot lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitorya sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a forka searching examination or investigation; minute inquirya person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authorityfeeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful...

Sceince 2020-09-15

Sceince crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wegeners theory that there are plates moving under ground
  2. pulling apart
  3. coming together
  4. when two plates slide past one other
Down
  1. hesses theory that all of the continents where once one super continent

5 Clues: pulling apartcoming togetherwhen two plates slide past one otherwegeners theory that there are plates moving under groundhesses theory that all of the continents where once one super continent

Unit 2 2024-12-16

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only habitable planet in the universe
  2. 2 tectonic plates colliding
  3. The fourth planet from the sun
Down
  1. 2 tectonic plates sliding past each other
  2. 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other

5 Clues: 2 tectonic plates collidingThe fourth planet from the sun2 tectonic plates sliding past each otherThe only habitable planet in the universe2 tectonic plates moving away from each other

Chapter 10.1 2016-03-03

Chapter 10.1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Where magma may come out, besides the main vent.
  2. A bed of hardened lava turned into rock.
  3. An upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle.
  4. The long belt of volcanoes that circle a lot of the pacific ocean.
  5. Magma outside of the Earth’s crust.
  6. This process takes place as hot yet solid mantle rock rises because it is less dense than the surrounding rock.
Down
  1. volcanic activity that occurs within a plate.
  2. A volcano in Tanzania near a rift valley.
  3. Heat and ____ melt rock.
  4. The three types of volcanism are convergent plate volcanism, divergent volcanoes, and _____ volcanism.
  5. A volcano away from the plate boundaries.
  6. The top of the volcano.

12 Clues: The top of the volcano.Heat and ____ melt rock.Magma outside of the Earth’s crust.A bed of hardened lava turned into rock.A volcano in Tanzania near a rift valley.A volcano away from the plate boundaries.volcanic activity that occurs within a plate.Where magma may come out, besides the main vent....

Clue #1 2019-05-07

Clue #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The outer layer of the Earth.
  2. A boundary in which two plates collide
  3. The gigantic ocean.
  4. The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core.
  5. A boundary in which two plates are separating.
  6. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth.
  7. The northern part of Pangaea after it broke off.
Down
  1. The deepest part of the oceans and lowest point on the crust of the Earth.
  2. The southern part after the split up of Pangaea.
  3. Magma which has reached the surface through a volcanic eruption.
  4. The seven continents were all connected together into one huge land mass.
  5. A boundary in which two plates scrape and slide past each other.

12 Clues: The gigantic ocean.The outer layer of the Earth.A boundary in which two plates collideMolten rock beneath the surface of the earth.A boundary in which two plates are separating.The southern part after the split up of Pangaea.The northern part of Pangaea after it broke off.The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core....

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THe formation of new oceanic crust by the movement of magma out of the mid-ocean ridge causing the sea floor to widen over time
  2. A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide
  3. What makes two tectonics plates move
  4. A location where two tectonic plates collide
  5. A location where two tectonic plates divide
  6. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
Down
  1. A landform formed when two plates collide
  2. The theory that large plates have been slowlymoving since about 3.4 billion years ago
  3. First started the theory of continental drift.
  4. A location where two tectonic plates slide
  5. Number of major plates
  6. A landform formed when two tectonic plates divide

12 Clues: Number of major platesWhat makes two tectonics plates moveA landform formed when two plates collideA location where two tectonic plates slideA location where two tectonic plates divideA location where two tectonic plates collideFirst started the theory of continental drift.A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-08-23

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what are vibrations that flow out in all directions from the focus?
  2. The place where the plates of the earth's crust meet.
  3. plate boundaries when they collide
  4. what are an example of body waves that flow quickly through solid and liquid?
Down
  1. the _____________ is the point on the surface directly above the focus.
  2. what is the beginning point of an earthquake?
  3. what are the most destructive type of waves?
  4. what are body waves that can't move through liquid?
  5. plate boundaries when plates separate
  6. The lithosphere is made up of the crust and the outer __________.
  7. ________ waves occur below the surface of the earth.
  8. plate boundaries where the plates slide along each other

12 Clues: plate boundaries when they collideplate boundaries when plates separatewhat are the most destructive type of waves?what is the beginning point of an earthquake?what are body waves that can't move through liquid?________ waves occur below the surface of the earth.The place where the plates of the earth's crust meet....

geology crossword puzzle 2025-03-21

geology crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The first layer of the earth.
  2. This is a category of the earth made up of rocks and mountains.
  3. When plates move away from each other.
  4. This is a category of the earth made up of organisms.
  5. This is when plates collide with each other.
  6. This is a category of the earth made up of water and ice
Down
  1. The type of rock made from intense heat/pressure.
  2. When one plate slips under the other.
  3. The boundary that makes plates slip past each other. .
  4. This type of rock is made of compacted sediment.
  5. This is the layer of the earth that is the most dense.
  6. This the type of rock made from hardened lava/magma.

12 Clues: The first layer of the earth.When one plate slips under the other.When plates move away from each other.This is when plates collide with each other.This type of rock is made of compacted sediment.The type of rock made from intense heat/pressure.This the type of rock made from hardened lava/magma.This is a category of the earth made up of organisms....

Evolution Review 2015-10-23

Evolution Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He developed that idea of natural selection.
  2. A change in the gene pool or population due to size change.
  3. Theory that states mitochondria and chloroplasts came from bacteria.
  4. The moving in or out of new alleles (forms of a gene) in a population.
  5. Survival of the fittest.
  6. A group of the same species that changes during evolution.
  7. Structures that are similiar with same functions in different groups.
  8. Two species evolve in response to each other.
Down
  1. evolution One species separates into different species.
  2. Unrelated organisms evolve similarities in the same environment.
  3. He believed that organisms could change how their bodies worked.
  4. Any of several forms of a gene found on the same chromosome.
  5. Structures that are similiar with different functions.

13 Clues: Survival of the fittest.He developed that idea of natural selection.Two species evolve in response to each other.Structures that are similiar with different functions.evolution One species separates into different species.A group of the same species that changes during evolution.A change in the gene pool or population due to size change....

Earth Science Project Choice Board 2021-12-13

Earth Science Project Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when an igneous rock gets heated and pressured
  2. when an igneous rock melts
  3. when a sedimentary rock goes through weathering
  4. A metamorphic rock that has been through magma/lava and cooled down
  5. what happens when 2 plates collide (what's the result going to be?)
  6. what is the main heat source that's in the earth
Down
  1. zone when a dense crust goes under a more dense crust causing a hotspot
  2. when the sediments get compacted and cementation
  3. what happens with 2 plates rubbing against each other
  4. when 2 plates pass each other
  5. when two plates are pulled together
  6. when 2 plates are pulled away from each other
  7. chamber is a spot where the magma is stored in a volcano

13 Clues: when an igneous rock meltswhen 2 plates pass each otherwhen two plates are pulled togetherwhen 2 plates are pulled away from each otherwhen an igneous rock gets heated and pressuredwhen a sedimentary rock goes through weatheringwhen the sediments get compacted and cementationwhat is the main heat source that's in the earth...

Earth Science 2024-01-10

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Opening that allow the liquid rock in the asthenosphere to come to the surface
  2. A rock is an aggregate of minerals and other organic or inorganic matter.
  3. When tectonic plates smash into each other
  4. Liquid metal and rock, that contains mostly iron and nickel
  5. A elastic place under the lithosphere
  6. Plate boundaries collide
  7. minerals that we use in everyday economy
  8. The solid outermost layer, and is subdivided into the continental crust, which is dry and the oceanic crust which is liquid.
Down
  1. A place that composes of the crust and upper mantle
  2. Plate boundaries move away from each other
  3. Where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere
  4. Something that was never living
  5. The study of minerals

13 Clues: The study of mineralsPlate boundaries collideSomething that was never livingA elastic place under the lithosphereminerals that we use in everyday economyPlate boundaries move away from each otherWhen tectonic plates smash into each otherA place that composes of the crust and upper mantleWhere oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere...

End of Unit Test Review 2024-10-14

End of Unit Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a body of water underground
  2. man made or produced by humans
  3. plate boundaries that move away from each other
  4. most essential characteristic for life to exist
  5. the concept that the oldest soil layers are at the bottom and the most recent are at the top
  6. when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate
Down
  1. the largest planet in our solar system
  2. a land area that drains water to a common body of water
  3. the object in our solar system with the most mass
  4. the force that governs the motion of our solar system
  5. result of 2 continental plate tectonics moving towards each other
  6. plate boundaries that slide past each other
  7. plate boundaries that move towards each other

13 Clues: a body of water undergroundman made or produced by humansthe largest planet in our solar systemplate boundaries that slide past each otherplate boundaries that move towards each otherplate boundaries that move away from each othermost essential characteristic for life to existthe object in our solar system with the most mass...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Releasing gas that has been dissolved.
  2. It is the middle layer of the earth and it is made out of hot rocks.
  3. When the plates move apart from each other.
  4. When the plates move very close together.
  5. A person that studies the earth.
  6. These make up the earth’s
  7. It is in between the lithosphere and the upper mantle.
Down
  1. There are seven land masses on earth.
  2. Partly melted rock under the surface
  3. This is a solid nickel layer of the earth.
  4. It is the movement of the earth. Also the name of the of this puzzle.
  5. It is a solid part of the earth. It is also called the geosphere.
  6. The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory.

13 Clues: These make up the earth’sA person that studies the earth.There are seven land masses on earth.Partly melted rock under the surfaceReleasing gas that has been dissolved.When the plates move very close together.This is a solid nickel layer of the earth.When the plates move apart from each other.The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory....

Earthquake 2017-03-19

Earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a change in the shape of a rock caused by stress
  2. a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume
  3. pushes a mass of rock into two opposite directions
  4. to change in composition or structure
Down
  1. squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  2. tending to be different or develope in different directions
  3. pulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinner

7 Clues: to change in composition or structuresqueezes rock until it folds or breaksa change in the shape of a rock caused by stresspushes a mass of rock into two opposite directionspulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinnera force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volumetending to be different or develope in different directions

Snow Day Crossword Science Nate 2023-02-23

Snow Day Crossword Science Nate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates come together.
  2. The time period between Earthquakes.
Down
  1. Boundaries When the plates move horizontally this is a __________ boundary
  2. A smaller earthquake that occurs after a big earthquake.\
  3. When plates move apart.

5 Clues: When plates move apart.When plates come together.The time period between Earthquakes.A smaller earthquake that occurs after a big earthquake.\Boundaries When the plates move horizontally this is a __________ boundary

Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-07-09

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip
  2. type of reverse fault where the angle of the dip is 45° or less
  3. occurs when two colliding plates, one subducting underneath the other
  4. are formed through plate convergence
  5. when two plates slide toward each other
  6. a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor
  7. large landforms that rise well above the ground and have steep slopes
Down
  1. when two plates move away from each other
  2. refers to shaking of earth
  3. resists movement of lithospheric plates
  4. cracks on earth's crust
  5. refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault plate
  6. refers to the process of forming Mountains and mountain ranges.
  7. constructed from accumulated lava flows, pyroclasts, and other igneous rocks that piled up over time

14 Clues: cracks on earth's crustrefers to shaking of earthare formed through plate convergenceresists movement of lithospheric plateswhen two plates slide toward each otherwhen two plates move away from each othera long, narrow depression in the ocean flooris a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip...

unit three vocab 2025-12-12

unit three vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Very small pieces of rock
  2. the theory that Earth's crust I's dived into plates that are alaways moving.
  3. the strength of a earthquake
  4. break in the earths crust where roce on one side moves in relation to the other side
  5. The thick layer of earth beanth the crust.
  6. a shaking of earths surface that can cause land to fall and rise
  7. the process of sediment dropping.
  8. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are passing each other.
Down
  1. two tectonic plates that are going away from each other.
  2. the space between two tectonic plates that are colliding with each other.
  3. the thin layer of earth crust.
  4. the process of breaking down sediment.
  5. the process of moving sediment.
  6. natural shape of land or feature.

14 Clues: Very small pieces of rockthe strength of a earthquakethe thin layer of earth crust.the process of moving sediment.natural shape of land or feature.the process of sediment dropping.the process of breaking down sediment.The thick layer of earth beanth the crust.two tectonic plates that are going away from each other....

Evolution 2015-06-08

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. database that documents changes in past life on Earth
  2. comparing genes of different organisms
  3. separation of a species or population so they no longer interbreed and evolve into 2 separate species
  4. diversity in gene frequencies
  5. organisms share common ancestors
  6. heritable trait that increases an organisms ability to survive and produce in an enviornment
Down
  1. known as survival of the fittest
  2. form of evolution that is the accumulation of differences among groups which can lead to new species
  3. independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages
  4. organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new forms
  5. form of isolation where 2 populations are separated by geographic barriers

11 Clues: diversity in gene frequenciesknown as survival of the fittestorganisms share common ancestorscomparing genes of different organismsdatabase that documents changes in past life on Earthorganisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new formsindependent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages...

Chapter 3: Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics 2024-09-02

Chapter 3: Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Means "old" or "ancient".
  2. ___________waves travel along Earth's surface.
  3. A __________________ boundary is when two continental plates move away from each other.
  4. detect and record seismic waves.
  5. the displacement of fluid as an object floats.
  6. A ________________ boundary is an area where two tectonic plates are moving toward one another.
Down
  1. A _____________________ boundary is when two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  2. Minerals in the ocean floor align with the magnetic field of Earth and solidify, studying this process is called ______________________________.
  3. A collection of all continents in one landmass that existed 200 million years ago.
  4. The outermost layer of Earth.
  5. A _____________ wave is a vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion.

11 Clues: Means "old" or "ancient".The outermost layer of Earth.detect and record seismic waves.___________waves travel along Earth's surface.the displacement of fluid as an object floats.A _____________ wave is a vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion.A collection of all continents in one landmass that existed 200 million years ago....

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
  2. a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide
  3. core the solid, dense center of the Earth
  4. coming closer together
  5. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
  6. drift the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have in the past
Down
  1. plate a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere
  2. outer layer of the Earth
  3. the center part of the Earth
  4. develop in different directions
  5. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core

11 Clues: coming closer togetherouter layer of the Earththe center part of the Earthdevelop in different directionscore the solid, dense center of the Earththe layer of Earth between the crust and the corethe rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevationsa break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide...

science chapter 5 2024-03-12

science chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when two plates pull away from each other
  2. the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point
  3. another word for an earthquakes strength
  4. the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  5. the bending, breaking, and tilting of the earths crust
  6. occurs when two plates push into each other
  7. the process of making older buildings more earthquake resistant
Down
  1. occurs when two plates slide past each other
  2. a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by the seismograph
  3. the study of earthquakes
  4. a break in the earths crust
  5. an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the earthquakes location and strength
  6. giant pieces of Earth's thin crust
  7. how much damage the earthquake caused

14 Clues: the study of earthquakesa break in the earths crustgiant pieces of Earth's thin crusthow much damage the earthquake causedanother word for an earthquakes strengthoccurs when two plates push into each otheroccurs when two plates slide past each otheroccurs when two plates pull away from each other...

PM Crossword 2022-10-11

PM Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  2. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  3. a spring that sends up hot water and steam
  4. the outside or top layer of something
  5. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. the layer of soft, solid rock under Earth’s plates
  7. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  8. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  9. moving apart in different directions
Down
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. how often or fast something happens
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  5. an object, diagram, etc that helps us understand something

14 Clues: moving toward the same placeto examine in detail for a purposehow often or fast something happensmoving apart in different directionsthe outside or top layer of somethinga spring that sends up hot water and steamhot liquid rock below the surface of Earththe layer of soft, solid rock under Earth’s plates...

Unit 6.4 2025-02-05

Unit 6.4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large piece of Earth's crust that moves slowly
  2. this happens when plates slide past each other and get stuck, then roughly become "unstuck"
  3. very dense crust made from basalt
  4. less dense than oceanic crust, made of granite
  5. In a convergent plate boundary, plates move _______ each other
  6. molten rock above the surface of Earth
Down
  1. In a divergent plate boundary, plates move _____ _____ each other
  2. a crack or fracture in the bedrock
  3. the point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake occurs
  4. loose material, like sand and dirt on Earth's surface
  5. solid rock found everywhere on earth (often under sediment)
  6. the type of rock formed when sediment is compressed
  7. In a transform plate boundary, plates move ______ each other
  8. molten rock below the surface of Earth

14 Clues: very dense crust made from basalta crack or fracture in the bedrockmolten rock below the surface of Earthmolten rock above the surface of Earthless dense than oceanic crust, made of granitea large piece of Earth's crust that moves slowlythe type of rock formed when sediment is compressedloose material, like sand and dirt on Earth's surface...

digital station lab plate tectonics 2022-02-22

digital station lab plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Outside of the earth
  2. - The boundary when plates get pushed together
  3. - a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. - The boundary when the plates getspread apart
  2. - broken pieces of the earths crust that have been moving around for millions of years
  3. - a theory that all continents were connected

6 Clues: - Outside of the earth- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground- a theory that all continents were connected- The boundary when the plates getspread apart- The boundary when plates get pushed together- broken pieces of the earths crust that have been moving around for millions of years

Plate tectonics 2022-03-18

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates divide
  2. When two plates collide
  3. When two plates slide
Down
  1. drift The theory that all the continents were connected and then started to drift away from each other
  2. The theory that all 7 continents were combined.
  3. spreading When new oceanic crust forms and when magma rises up

6 Clues: When two plates slideWhen two plates divideWhen two plates collideThe theory that all 7 continents were combined.spreading When new oceanic crust forms and when magma rises updrift The theory that all the continents were connected and then started to drift away from each other

magnetic review 2021-12-20

magnetic review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reason Earth has magnetic field from outer core
  2. another element that can be magnetized for 5 cents
  3. direction magnetic force goes
  4. tectonic plate boundary where ocean rock has captured magnetic reversal of Earth
  5. all spin same direction to cause magnetism
  6. protects Earth from Sun energy
Down
  1. when electric runs through a copper loop causing magnetic field
  2. when solar energy enters edge of Earth's magnetic field and light display happens - also in south
  3. magnetite that was magnetized by lightning and used as compass for navigation by Vikings and others
  4. a third element that can be magnetized
  5. one element of three that can be magnetized

11 Clues: direction magnetic force goesprotects Earth from Sun energya third element that can be magnetizedall spin same direction to cause magnetismone element of three that can be magnetizedreason Earth has magnetic field from outer coreanother element that can be magnetized for 5 centswhen electric runs through a copper loop causing magnetic field...

Forces That Change the Earth 2023-01-18

Forces That Change the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fissure volcanoes, mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at theses plate boundaries
  2. where sediments land after being transported by gravity, water, wind, and ice
  3. line on a map that connects points with the same elevation
  4. Volcanoes and folded mountains are formed here
  5. Sandreas fault is this type of plate boundary
  6. how gravity, water, wind, and ice transport/ move ediments
Down
  1. continents were one big landmass and they eventually drifted to their current locations
  2. created theory of seafloor spreading
  3. earth's plates float and move around
  4. how high or tall something is
  5. how gravity, water, wind, and ice break rocks into smaller pieces

11 Clues: how high or tall something iscreated theory of seafloor spreadingearth's plates float and move aroundSandreas fault is this type of plate boundaryVolcanoes and folded mountains are formed hereline on a map that connects points with the same elevationhow gravity, water, wind, and ice transport/ move ediments...

Earth and Space Science 2021-09-29

Earth and Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produces a circular or elongated structure
  2. the measure of a material's resistance to flow
  3. Color left behind by minerals when rubbed against something
Down
  1. plate boundary where the plates go away from each other
  2. concept that Earth's crust is floating in a gravitational balance
  3. material deposited directly by the glacier

6 Clues: produces a circular or elongated structurematerial deposited directly by the glacierthe measure of a material's resistance to flowplate boundary where the plates go away from each otherColor left behind by minerals when rubbed against somethingconcept that Earth's crust is floating in a gravitational balance

Level C Unit 8 Crossword (1-6) 2019-02-28

Level C Unit 8 Crossword (1-6) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clothes, apparel, garb; to dress or adorn
  2. going in different directions; different from each other; deviant
Down
  1. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
  2. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
  3. to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of
  4. puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic

6 Clues: puzzling, mystifying or enigmaticclothes, apparel, garb; to dress or adornthin and bony, starved looking; bare, barrenvery earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hotto be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage ofgoing in different directions; different from each other; deviant

Layers of Earth Vocab 2014-12-04

Layers of Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that continents can drift
  2. name for lava before it reaches earths surface
  3. rigid movable sections of the lithosphere
  4. point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
  5. a boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. a point in the earth where movement along a fault creates an earthquake
  7. the solid innermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes
  2. undersea mountainous ridge and divergent plate boundary the circles the earth
  3. a boundry where two tectonic plates move apart
  4. a shock wave caused by an earthquake
  5. size of an earthquake measured by the amount of energy released
  6. molten rock that erupts from earth
  7. outer layer of earth composed of crust and outer mantle
  8. boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  9. a crack in a rock
  10. the thin outermost layer of the earth
  11. when one plate goes under another
  12. mostly molten layer of earth below the crust

19 Clues: a crack in a rockwhen one plate goes under anothermolten rock that erupts from eartha shock wave caused by an earthquakethe theory that continents can driftthe thin outermost layer of the earththe solid innermost layer of the earthboundary where two tectonic plates meetrigid movable sections of the lithosphere...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  2. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  3. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  4. outermost layer of the Earth
  5. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  6. a squeezing force
  7. layer between the crust and the core
  8. a pulling force
  9. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  10. molten rock in Earth's crust
Down
  1. the innermost layer of the earth
  2. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  3. soft layer of the mantle
  4. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
  5. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  6. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a break in the Earth's crust
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. the bending of rock layers

19 Clues: a pulling forcea squeezing forcesoft layer of the mantlethe bending of rock layersoutermost layer of the Eartha break in the Earth's crustmolten rock in Earth's crustthe innermost layer of the earthoutermost, rigid layer of the Earthlayer between the crust and the corecaused by an earthquake or Earth vibration...

Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
  3. a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  5. a squeezing force
  6. a pulling force
  7. __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
  8. continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
  9. outermost layer of the Earth
  10. caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
Down
  1. the bending of rock layers
  2. layer between the crust and the core
  3. a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
  4. soft layer of the mantle
  5. molten rock in Earth's crust
  6. _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  7. ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
  8. ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
  9. the innermost layer of the earth

19 Clues: a pulling forcea squeezing forcesoft layer of the mantlethe bending of rock layersa break in the Earth's crustmolten rock in Earth's crustoutermost layer of the Earththe innermost layer of the earthoutermost, rigid layer of the Earthlayer between the crust and the corecaused by an earthquake or Earth vibration...

Tectonic Plates Vocab 2023-09-20

Tectonic Plates Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large underwater mountain range
  2. an area where heated rock rises in blooms from the mantle
  3. motion that transfers energy ->->->
  4. tectonic plate boundary that pulls apart
  5. the liquid part o the core on the outside with lower temperatures
  6. area formed in the widening gap of a divergent boundary
  7. large or small slab of rock that floats on earth's surface
  8. plate boundary where plates move in opposite direction against each other
  9. area made up of lower mantle
Down
  1. the slow movement of earth continents with time
  2. the switching of the magnetic poles
  3. the theory that states that Earth's surface has changed with time and will continue to change
  4. energy transfer by movement of material
  5. huge super continent
  6. earth's thickest layer, semi-liquid layer
  7. the top most layer we stand on
  8. the liquid part of the core with high pressure and temperatures making it a solid
  9. area made up of upper mantle and crust
  10. tectonic plate boundary that comes together

19 Clues: huge super continentarea made up of lower mantlethe top most layer we stand onlarge underwater mountain rangethe switching of the magnetic polesmotion that transfers energy ->->->area made up of upper mantle and crustenergy transfer by movement of materialtectonic plate boundary that pulls apartearth's thickest layer, semi-liquid layer...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor.
  2. The theory of _________ is that the outer layer of the earth is divided into a couple dozen plates that move across the earths surface.
  3. Is the edge of a tectonic plate.
  4. The theory that the continents are slowly spreading apart.
  5. When two plates move sideways with each other.
  6. The spreading of the seafloor.
  7. When two plates collide.
Down
  1. _______ is a geological process in which the edge of the lithospheric plate slides underneath another.
  2. Is the transfer of heat
  3. ________ is a series of vibrations of earth.
  4. Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________.
  5. ________ is the process which occurs at the mid-ocan ridge.
  6. The rigid outermost shell of earth is broken into __________.
  7. Also known as seismic wave.

14 Clues: Is the transfer of heatWhen two plates collide.Also known as seismic wave.The spreading of the seafloor.Is the edge of a tectonic plate.________ is a series of vibrations of earth.When two plates move sideways with each other.A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor.Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________....

mirrors and lenses 2016-05-19

mirrors and lenses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of incidence: from the normal to the incoming ray
  2. a line drawn perpendicular to the surface of a mirror or lens
  3. a lens or mirror that is bigger in the middle
  4. an optical device that works by reflection
  5. A refracting telescope arrangement using an inverting lens between the objective lens and the eyepiece to form a right-side-up image.
  6. what you are actually looking at
  7. Distortion in an image produced by a lens.
  8. where your eyes think something is
  9. the study of how light behaves
Down
  1. an optical device that works by refraction to bend light
  2. light rays that spread apart
  3. a lens or mirror that is bigger at the ends
  4. light rays that come together
  5. where all parallel rays come together

14 Clues: light rays that spread apartlight rays that come togetherthe study of how light behaveswhat you are actually looking atwhere your eyes think something iswhere all parallel rays come togetheran optical device that works by reflectionDistortion in an image produced by a lens.a lens or mirror that is bigger at the ends...