divergent Crossword Puzzles

Plate Motion 2024-10-28

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of something
  2. One very large section made up by hard, solid rock
  3. Underwater mountain ridge formed when two plates separate
  4. Earths main continuous
  5. Where two plates meet
  6. Moving towards each other to the same place
  7. liquid rock below the earth
  8. A set of parts that interact
  9. soft solid rock under the earth
  10. Something that forms on the surface of a planet
Down
  1. A clue from a living thing from the past
  2. A diagram that shows the inside of what something looks like
  3. Instant pushing out of something like a volcano
  4. How many times it happens and how fast it happens
  5. Moving away from each other in different ways
  6. The very outside of earth, that is made up by hard, solid rock
  7. When the earth shakes
  8. A deep dent in the ocean floor when to plates move together
  9. Warm liquid rock on earths surface
  10. Land that is getting slowly pulled apart caused by plate movement

20 Clues: When the earth shakes • Where two plates meet • The layer of something • Earths main continuous • liquid rock below the earth • A set of parts that interact • soft solid rock under the earth • Warm liquid rock on earths surface • A clue from a living thing from the past • Moving towards each other to the same place • Moving away from each other in different ways • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer part of the Mechanical Layers
  2. What the lithosphere is split into
  3. Mechanical properties describe a materials response to something
  4. The last layer of the Mechanical Layers of the Earth
  5. The inner part of the Earth
  6. How something is made up
  7. When the continents move
  8. When two plates slide past each other
  9. The theory that tectonic plates moved and was once a super continent called Pangaea
  10. When two plates come apart
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  1. A semi-solid layer of the Mechanical Layers
  2. When two things are pushed together
  3. The third layer of the mechanical layers of the Earth
  4. A fracture in the Earth´s surface
  5. When an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate
  6. When Oceanic Crust is formed at ridges
  7. Where the convection currents are
  8. The outer part of the earth
  9. When two plates collide
  10. The outer part of the core

20 Clues: When two plates collide • How something is made up • When the continents move • The outer part of the core • When two plates come apart • The outer part of the earth • The inner part of the Earth • A fracture in the Earth´s surface • Where the convection currents are • What the lithosphere is split into • When two things are pushed together • When two plates slide past each other • ...

chapter 10 2025-04-16

chapter 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lithosphere forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies
  2. Study of the magnetic properties of rock
  3. where two plates slide past eachother horizontally
  4. a small,extinct land reptile
  5. another word for sinks
  6. Alfred Wegeners proposed hypothesis
  7. tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother
  8. landmass composed of all earths continents
  9. layer of plastic rock just below the lithospher
Down
  1. undersea mountain ranges that run steep valleys
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. theory that explains why and how continents move
  4. segments of a mid ocean ridge are connected by transform boundaries
  5. process by which a continent breaks apart
  6. molten rock
  7. narrow valley that forms where the plates seperate
  8. where one plate moves on to another plate
  9. ridged upper part of the mantle form a layer of earth
  10. movement of heated material due to differences in density
  11. the force exerted by the sinking plate

20 Clues: molten rock • another word for sinks • a small,extinct land reptile • forms where two plates collide • Alfred Wegeners proposed hypothesis • the force exerted by the sinking plate • Study of the magnetic properties of rock • process by which a continent breaks apart • where one plate moves on to another plate • landmass composed of all earths continents • ...

Tectonic plates 2025-03-04

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 continental plates collide what does that make
  2. Transform boundaries are when the plates ______ past each other
  3. Rigid outer part of the earth
  4. what do transform boundaries cause
  5. 2 plates that are colliding
  6. there is a __________ zone at every convergent boundary
  7. forms when an ocean plate collides with a continental plate
  8. mid ocean ______ are where new ocean floor is created
  9. the plates move on top of the mantle like _____
  10. below the lithosphere
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  1. __________ currents is the movement of heat
  2. a spot of rising magma coming from deep within the earth
  3. _________ boundaries are when 2 plates slide past each other
  4. pulling apart
  5. the friction from transform boundaries cause what
  6. 2 plates moving apart
  7. rift ______ are formed when the plates move apart
  8. The earths crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called what
  9. when 2 oceanic plates collide what does that make
  10. the asthenosphere is more _____ making it below the lithosphere

20 Clues: pulling apart • 2 plates moving apart • below the lithosphere • 2 plates that are colliding • Rigid outer part of the earth • what do transform boundaries cause • __________ currents is the movement of heat • the plates move on top of the mantle like _____ • the friction from transform boundaries cause what • rift ______ are formed when the plates move apart • ...

8th grade vocabulary crossword 2026-03-02

8th grade vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary A place where two plates collide.
  2. Large pieces of the Earth’s surface that move slowly.
  3. The type of electricity an object has (positive or negative).
  4. The outer layer of the Earth (crust + upper mantle).
  5. Movements of hot and cold material inside the Earth.
  6. A strong electric discharge in the sky during a storm.
  7. The way someone understands or sees something.
  8. To pull together.
  9. The force that makes charged objects attract or repel each other.
Down
  1. Based on personal opinions or feelings.
  2. A sudden release of electricity.
  3. The hot layer of rock under the Earth’s crust.
  4. boundary A place where two plates move apart.
  5. Tiny particles inside an atom that have negative charge.
  6. To push away.
  7. boundary A place where two plates slide past each other.
  8. ratio A mathematical proportion often used in art and beauty.
  9. To move something from one place or object to another.
  10. A person’s experiences and culture that influence their ideas.
  11. When two sides are equal or balanced.

20 Clues: To push away. • To pull together. • A sudden release of electricity. • When two sides are equal or balanced. • Based on personal opinions or feelings. • boundary A place where two plates collide. • boundary A place where two plates move apart. • The hot layer of rock under the Earth’s crust. • The way someone understands or sees something. • ...

Plate motion crossword 2025-10-23

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of something
  2. earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock, that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  3. A mountain that erupts
  4. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  5. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor
  6. moving apart in different directions
  7. the place where two plates meet
  8. a mountain that is a pressure cooker for hot, solid rock
  9. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates
  10. Very hard rock
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  1. A person who study’s rock
  2. how often or fast something happens
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. A connected group of mountains
  7. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  8. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  9. a sudden shaking of earths surface
  10. When two plates collide

20 Clues: Very hard rock • A mountain that erupts • When two plates collide • A person who study’s rock • moving toward the same place • A connected group of mountains • the place where two plates meet • The outermost layer of something • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • ...

Charlie's Dynamic vocabulary 2026-02-06

Charlie's Dynamic vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a space around an invisible electric current
  2. the type of rock oceanic plates are made from
  3. Only liquid layer of Earth
  4. Made the theory of continental drift
  5. Located at the center of Earth
  6. more thick type of crust
  7. release of energy from the lithosphere
  8. drives the movement of tectonic plates
  9. two plates slide past each other
  10. thinner type of crust
  11. Alfred Wegener's frowned theory
  12. Mapped the seafloor
  13. what is moving Eurasia and North America
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  1. semiliquid zone
  2. hot liquid inside of Earth
  3. Made up of the crust and a bit of upper mantle
  4. two continental plates leave each other at a divergent boundary
  5. a curved chain of volcanoes formed by subduction
  6. when two plates push towards each other
  7. The type of rock oceanic plates are made of
  8. Located below crust
  9. when plates move apart
  10. where two tectonic plates collide at a convergent boundary
  11. Earth's thinest layer (but hard and rigid)
  12. Supercontinent about 250 million years ago

25 Clues: semiliquid zone • Located below crust • Mapped the seafloor • thinner type of crust • when plates move apart • more thick type of crust • hot liquid inside of Earth • Only liquid layer of Earth • Located at the center of Earth • Alfred Wegener's frowned theory • two plates slide past each other • Made the theory of continental drift • release of energy from the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. happens when divergent boundary occur(land)
  2. an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the pacific ocean
  3. where 2 plates slide past each other
  4. Theory by J. Tuzo Wilson
  5. where 2 plates collide
  6. single landmass or supercontinent
  7. rocks that make up the ocean floor lies in patterns of this
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  1. convection currrents under the lithosphere push new crust that forms at the mid-ocean ridge away from the ridge and towrd this
  2. happens when transform boundary occur
  3. happens when collision boundary occur
  4. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  5. the rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth
  6. break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  7. where 2 plates move away
  8. Crust broken up into
  9. Theory by Alfred Wegener
  10. under the Athenosphere
  11. Theory by Harry Hess
  12. device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects than back
  13. a fern like plant

20 Clues: a fern like plant • Crust broken up into • Theory by Harry Hess • under the Athenosphere • where 2 plates collide • where 2 plates move away • Theory by J. Tuzo Wilson • Theory by Alfred Wegener • single landmass or supercontinent • where 2 plates slide past each other • happens when transform boundary occur • happens when collision boundary occur • ...

8th Grade Science Strategies 2014-04-20

8th Grade Science Strategies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. create EQUAL amounts of light and dark
  2. "sunken submarines" below the elements
  3. identifying the different subatomic particles in an element
  4. this part of the equation is being PRODUCED
  5. produce HIGH temperature (opposite)
  6. Country Girls Love Their Phones
  7. I am going to do this to Mrs. Lawson's truck to INCREASE the shine
  8. this part of the equation is REACTING
  9. variable/independent starts with an I, so that's what I change
  10. everything in space moves this way
  11. this is what our planet does on its AAAAAxis
  12. nnnninety degree
  13. this type of plate boundary DIVIDES
  14. sssstraight line
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  1. this type of plate boundary SLIDES
  2. has the POTENTIAL to be moving, but isn't
  3. produce LOW temperatures (opposite)
  4. SOL means sun in spanish-days of long and short sun
  5. ffffar from the sun
  6. this type of plate boundary COLLIDES
  7. "Did we shut the front door...?"
  8. for my aunt
  9. nnnnear the sun
  10. co-captains of the team, and lead the element

24 Clues: for my aunt • nnnnear the sun • nnnninety degree • sssstraight line • ffffar from the sun • Country Girls Love Their Phones • "Did we shut the front door...?" • this type of plate boundary SLIDES • everything in space moves this way • produce LOW temperatures (opposite) • produce HIGH temperature (opposite) • this type of plate boundary DIVIDES • this type of plate boundary COLLIDES • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Longitudinal waves that travel fast.
  2. Oceanic plate sinks below the continental plate.
  3. Waves Slowes waves that cause the most destruction.
  4. An opening in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts.
  5. Boundaries Two plates move- away from each other.
  6. The thin outer layer of the Earth's surface
  7. Shaking of the Earth caused by a sudden movement of rock beneath its surface.
  8. Boundaries Two plates slide past each other.
  9. wave The shaking of the ground in an earthquake.
  10. Crust Crust that forms the ocean floor.
Down
  1. Stripping Magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries.
  2. It detects seismic waves from an earthquake
  3. Sea waves caused by earthquakes.
  4. Boundaries Plates collide with each other.
  5. The innermost layers of the Earth.
  6. Currents Movement of heat through a liquid.
  7. Molten rock.
  8. Theory Continental Drift
  9. Waves Transverse waves that are slower than P-waves.
  10. The layer of rock that lies between the crust and the outer core of the Earth.

20 Clues: Molten rock. • Theory Continental Drift • Sea waves caused by earthquakes. • The innermost layers of the Earth. • Longitudinal waves that travel fast. • Crust Crust that forms the ocean floor. • It detects seismic waves from an earthquake • Boundaries Plates collide with each other. • The thin outer layer of the Earth's surface • ...

Earth Science 2013-11-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who proposed theory of continental drift
  2. type of stress that pulls rocks apart
  3. Plate _________________
  4. boundary where 2 plates collide together
  5. A fault is a _______ in rock along which rocks on either side of break move
  6. fault where 2 rocks move past each other
  7. type of stress that pushes rocks in opposite horizontal directions
  8. A fold is when there is a bend in rocks ________ breaking.
  9. an upcurved fold
  10. bending of te rock without breaking
  11. when all continents were together as 1 giant landmass
  12. force that applies pressure to rocks in the earths crust
Down
  1. a gently dipped bend
  2. boundary where 2 plates move apart
  3. a downcurved fold
  4. fault where the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
  5. type of stress that pushes rocks together
  6. fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the foot wall
  7. boundary where 2 plates move past each other
  8. break in rock along which rocks on either side of the break move

20 Clues: an upcurved fold • a downcurved fold • a gently dipped bend • Plate _________________ • boundary where 2 plates move apart • bending of te rock without breaking • type of stress that pulls rocks apart • who proposed theory of continental drift • boundary where 2 plates collide together • fault where 2 rocks move past each other • type of stress that pushes rocks together • ...

faiths crossword 2015-03-18

faiths crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics earths surface that is made of rigid slabs
  2. ocean ridge moutain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  3. plate boundary forms when two plates past each other
  4. polarity when magnetized objects point themself south
  5. a large body of water that separates the continents
  6. polarity when magnetized objects with point themself north
  7. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  8. reversal magnetic field reverses direction
  9. there are seven of these that make up the earth's land
  10. when the denser plates sink
  11. spreading when new oceanic crust forms along the mid ocean ridge
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  1. when all continents were once joined
  2. the last name of the man who discovered pangea
  3. plate boundary forms when two plates separate
  4. plate boundary when two plates collide
  5. push when plates move away from the ridge with a force
  6. a large land mass made when two plates collide together
  7. pull when a slab sinks and pulls on the rest of the plate
  8. drift when continents are in constant motion
  9. something that erupts

20 Clues: something that erupts • when the denser plates sink • when all continents were once joined • plate boundary when two plates collide • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • reversal magnetic field reverses direction • drift when continents are in constant motion • the last name of the man who discovered pangea • plate boundary forms when two plates separate • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanos 2015-04-02

Earthquakes and Volcanos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening at the surface where volcanic material passes
  2. Molten rock
  3. Lava that flows slowly like wax dripping from a candle
  4. A funnel-shaped pit near the top of a volcano
  5. Where most earthquakes happen
  6. An area of deep cracks between two divergent tectonic plates
  7. A large, semicircle that forms from the magma chamber
  8. A wave of energy
  9. A wave that moves in an S shape
  10. The point at which an earthquake occurs
  11. An instrument used for pinpointing earthquakes
  12. The ground suddenly start to shake
Down
  1. A mountain that shoots lava out of the top
  2. A volcanically active area of earth's surface far from a plate boundary
  3. Used to measure the strength of earthquakes
  4. The point directly above the earth focus
  5. Used to measure the degree at which earthquakes are felt by people
  6. A wave of energy that moves back and forth
  7. Molten rock blown int tiny particles from a volcano
  8. The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano

20 Clues: Molten rock • A wave of energy • Where most earthquakes happen • A wave that moves in an S shape • The ground suddenly start to shake • The point at which an earthquake occurs • The point directly above the earth focus • A mountain that shoots lava out of the top • A wave of energy that moves back and forth • Used to measure the strength of earthquakes • ...

oceanography 2016-02-10

oceanography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made by molten lave rising to the surface
  2. type of crust that is usually denser and younger
  3. natural phenomena that occurs usually on transform boundaries
  4. theory that the continents are moving'
  5. formed by continent-continent collision
  6. where a lithosphere goes under the other one
  7. what is below the lithosphere
  8. type of crust that is usually older and less dense
  9. where 2 plates meet
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  1. made up of the crust and upper mantle
  2. type of boundary where plates move away
  3. one of earth's layers, it is the largest layer
  4. one of earth's layers, is the one in the center
  5. how the plates are able to move
  6. the number of plates there are on Earth
  7. deep parts of the ocean caused by subduction zones
  8. type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  9. type of boundary where plates move together
  10. where volcanoes form a circle
  11. layer of Earth where we live

20 Clues: where 2 plates meet • layer of Earth where we live • what is below the lithosphere • where volcanoes form a circle • how the plates are able to move • made up of the crust and upper mantle • theory that the continents are moving' • type of boundary where plates move away • the number of plates there are on Earth • formed by continent-continent collision • ...

Tectonic Hazards Revision 2019-11-04

Tectonic Hazards Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very explosive part of nature
  2. Anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle
  3. Moving away from each other
  4. The rigid outer part of the earth
  5. Where two regions of the crust meet
  6. of the ground
  7. What causes the compasses to point north
  8. Pieces of the earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  9. Holds the earth's oceans, relatively dense
  10. Poisonous gas, floods, leads to food and water shortages
  11. Part of the upper mantle located below the earth's crust
  12. Stuff that come out of BOOM BOOM
  13. It's what lava is called before it rises to the surface
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  1. What the supercontinent at the beginning was called
  2. Moving towards each other
  3. Split into two parts
  4. crust Forms earth's large land masses, relatively light
  5. Second outermost layer of the earth
  6. Lava flows, ash flows an lateral gases.
  7. Warm material floats up and colder sink down
  8. Slide past each other
  9. The volcano in south-west part of Japan.

22 Clues: of the ground • Split into two parts • Slide past each other • Moving towards each other • Moving away from each other • A very explosive part of nature • Stuff that come out of BOOM BOOM • The rigid outer part of the earth • Second outermost layer of the earth • Where two regions of the crust meet • Lava flows, ash flows an lateral gases. • ...

Volcanoes 2021-03-05

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ejected lava fragments that harden form this
  2. landform made of magma that is hardened in the volcanos pipe
  3. lava that erupts from the volcanoes
  4. hot solid mantle rock that rises when it becomes less dense.
  5. depression in a volcanic mountain
  6. a substance's resistance to flow
  7. long belt of volcanoes in Pacific Ocean
  8. the opening where the magma escapes
  9. huge cliffs made up of layers of volcanic rock
  10. particles that escape from volcanoes eruptions
  11. this is where the magma is stored under the surface of the volcano
Down
  1. a large symmetrical volcanic mountain formed by layers of lava and pyroclastic depression
  2. volcanic activity within a plate
  3. a depression in the ground in the summit of many volcanoes
  4. accumulation of fluid basaltic lava
  5. all volcanic eruptions also emit large amounts of this as well as lava flows or pyroclastic material
  6. volcanic activity where plates pull apart
  7. occurs when water-soaked volcanic ash and rock slide rapidly downhill
  8. magma below the ground
  9. a mountain that erupts lava

20 Clues: magma below the ground • a mountain that erupts lava • volcanic activity within a plate • a substance's resistance to flow • depression in a volcanic mountain • lava that erupts from the volcanoes • accumulation of fluid basaltic lava • the opening where the magma escapes • long belt of volcanoes in Pacific Ocean • volcanic activity where plates pull apart • ...

Science 2017-10-18

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A single landmass
  2. Where two plates slip past each other
  3. Hypothesis was the continents was once joined together
  4. Plate motions into a single theory
  5. Where the crust bends downward
  6. Begins at a Mid Ocean Ridge
  7. Something Wegener used to support his hypothesis for Continental Drift
  8. Made of rock that's very hot
Down
  1. Dense ball of solid metal
  2. The Andes Mountain Range of Western South America was formed at a ____ boundary
  3. Seams that formed mountain ranges that ran along some ocean floors
  4. Device to measure the distance to an object
  5. Fine grained rock
  6. Crust and uppermost mantle into a single layer
  7. Flow that transfer heat within a few minutes
  8. An idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
  9. Broken pieces separated by cracks
  10. When crust closer to a mid-ocean ridge moves away from the ridge and toward a deep-ocean trench
  11. Plates move in opposite directions
  12. Found in land and at the bottom of the ocean

20 Clues: A single landmass • Fine grained rock • Dense ball of solid metal • Begins at a Mid Ocean Ridge • Made of rock that's very hot • Where the crust bends downward • Broken pieces separated by cracks • Plate motions into a single theory • Plates move in opposite directions • Where two plates slip past each other • Device to measure the distance to an object • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-06-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rupture in the crust
  2. relating to or involving volcanic or plutonic processes.
  3. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  4. a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.
  5. type of rock made by mineral particles
  6. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks
  7. sudden violent shaking of the ground,
  8. It is primarily a solid ball
  9. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  10. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
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  1. a dark-coloured igneous rock
  2. a measure of the strength of earthquakes
  3. a series of waves
  4. rock that has undergone transformation by heat
  5. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  6. the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock
  7. a record of the ground motion
  8. the third layer of the Earth.
  9. zone of a celestial body
  10. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth

20 Clues: a series of waves • a rupture in the crust • zone of a celestial body • a dark-coloured igneous rock • It is primarily a solid ball • a record of the ground motion • the third layer of the Earth. • sudden violent shaking of the ground, • type of rock made by mineral particles • a measure of the strength of earthquakes • the breaking down or dissolving of rocks • ...

Vocabulary for Final 2024-05-21

Vocabulary for Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to make impossible
  2. lacking
  3. to read thoroughly
  4. withdrawn
  5. without restraint; unselective
  6. in line with accepted ideas
  7. to move to and fro
  8. to distribute in portions
  9. having to do with morals, values, right and wrong
  10. to express well in words
  11. inclined, likely
  12. to resist, to manage
  13. an attitude or position on an issue
  14. freedom from punishment
  15. direct, straightforward
  16. going in different directions
  17. to reduce to nothing
  18. to make known
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  1. not meant seriously
  2. lacking importance
  3. a pang of conscience
  4. actual, real
  5. lacking in harmony
  6. more than enough
  7. to come to grips with
  8. highly changeable
  9. very earnest, passionate
  10. to express regret
  11. an area of authority
  12. recklessly daring
  13. suitable, fitting
  14. to go back
  15. delicate skill
  16. a very great number
  17. to add gradually
  18. to the point
  19. using good judgment
  20. dreadful
  21. to make known
  22. in a twisted position

40 Clues: lacking • dreadful • withdrawn • to go back • actual, real • to the point • to make known • to make known • delicate skill • more than enough • inclined, likely • to add gradually • highly changeable • to express regret • recklessly daring • suitable, fitting • lacking importance • to make impossible • lacking in harmony • to read thoroughly • to move to and fro • not meant seriously • a very great number • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the crust made up of mostly granite
  2. heat transferred without contact
  3. Layer of the mantle that does not melt
  4. Mass per unit volume
  5. waves that are useful in analyzing the Earth's interior surface
  6. the second layer of the Earth
  7. The type of waves that move along the Earth's surface
  8. when ocean and continent come together at this boundary
  9. the reason boats float on top of the water and doesn't sink
  10. the lose of energy through radiation
  11. these plate boundaries slide past each other
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  1. Weak layer of the mantle that is partially melted
  2. the name of the super continent
  3. the theory that all the Earth's land was once joined into a super continent.
  4. cool and rigid outer layer of the mantle
  5. Ocean basins form at this
  6. uppermost layer of the Earth
  7. heat transferred by contact
  8. the reason the Lower mantle does not melt
  9. the crust that is made up of mostly basalt
  10. what is in the center of the Earth?

21 Clues: Mass per unit volume • Ocean basins form at this • heat transferred by contact • uppermost layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • the name of the super continent • heat transferred without contact • the crust made up of mostly granite • what is in the center of the Earth? • the lose of energy through radiation • Layer of the mantle that does not melt • ...

Unit 2: Complex Crust 2023-11-28

Unit 2: Complex Crust crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outermost part of Earth
  2. Plate boundary that moves lateral to each other.
  3. Factors that drive people away from a place.
  4. All cities are at risk for this.
  5. Energy that has an unlimited supply.
  6. Moving broken down rock.
  7. Force that raises or builds up surface of Earth.
  8. Sustainablity criteria ensuring all stakeholders prosper.
  9. Factors that drive people to a place.
  10. Breaking down rock.
  11. Plate boundary that moves towards each other.
  12. Force that lowers or tears down the surface of the Earth.
  13. Innermost part of Earth
Down
  1. Energy that has a limited supply.
  2. Sustainablity criteria involving building new businesses and currency.
  3. Progression that meets the needs of the present without depleting resources.
  4. The rise and fall of liquid in the mantle due to differences in density.
  5. Theory that the crust of Earth is made of dozens of plates.
  6. Sustainablity criteria involving maintaining and enhancing our surroundings.
  7. Plate boundary that moves apart from each other.
  8. Mass divided by volume.

21 Clues: Breaking down rock. • Outermost part of Earth • Mass divided by volume. • Innermost part of Earth • Moving broken down rock. • All cities are at risk for this. • Energy that has a limited supply. • Energy that has an unlimited supply. • Factors that drive people to a place. • Factors that drive people away from a place. • Plate boundary that moves towards each other. • ...

Tcap 2023-04-05

Tcap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ways rocks are made
  2. made from plants and animals
  3. tetonic plates devide
  4. formed by extreme heat/pressure
  5. study of earthquakes
  6. study of earth
  7. lower part of earth below the athensosphere
  8. formed by pre-existing rock and fossils
  9. water held under the surface
  10. no longer in existence
  11. animals that occupy an area
  12. magma is pushed upward forms
  13. formed by cooled magma
  14. between the core and crust
  15. sudden relive of energy from the lithosphere
  16. divergent plated separate
Down
  1. large peices of lithosphere that continents rest on
  2. below lithosphere hotter and more fluid
  3. heat rises cold drops
  4. tetonic plates collide
  5. a tool that measures earthquake
  6. move only through solid
  7. the center of earth
  8. a solid
  9. living
  10. magma flows through a crack
  11. tetonic plates slide past each other
  12. primary wave
  13. outer layer of earth
  14. outer part of earth containes crust
  15. supercontinent

31 Clues: living • a solid • primary wave • study of earth • supercontinent • the center of earth • study of earthquakes • outer layer of earth • heat rises cold drops • tetonic plates devide • tetonic plates collide • no longer in existence • formed by cooled magma • the ways rocks are made • move only through solid • divergent plated separate • between the core and crust • magma flows through a crack • ...

Movie Crossword 2023-05-17

Movie Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What means "no worries"?
  2. The bird associated with Katniss and Panem
  3. Real name of Spiderman
  4. What symbol represents the Beast running out of time to break the spell
  5. A family of superheroes
  6. The name of this Harry Potter character actually is an old english word for "Bumblebee"
  7. Gus Gus is the name of a mouse from this movie
  8. In the movie divergent, this faction stands for honesty
Down
  1. Name of 1993 movie about dinosaurs
  2. Who sings "In Summer" in the movie Frozen
  3. Young Deer
  4. Princess and the Frog is set in what city?
  5. Lord Voldemort's real name
  6. The name of the game played in Harry Potter
  7. Name of Ariel's friend who is a seagull
  8. Emperor Kuzco turns into what animal?
  9. Joy, Fear, Anger, Sadness and Disgust live inside what character?
  10. what was the first pixar movie?
  11. How many brothers does Prince Hans have in the Southern Isles from the movie Frozen?
  12. number of Harry Potter Books

20 Clues: Young Deer • Real name of Spiderman • A family of superheroes • What means "no worries"? • Lord Voldemort's real name • number of Harry Potter Books • what was the first pixar movie? • Name of 1993 movie about dinosaurs • Emperor Kuzco turns into what animal? • Name of Ariel's friend who is a seagull • Who sings "In Summer" in the movie Frozen • ...

Science Vocab 2023-05-22

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Same geologic processes shaping Earth today have been at work all through history.
  2. the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
  3. Two forces thrusting in opposite directions, but offset and slide past each other. (aka Torsion)
  4. jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
  5. forms when an existing rocks altered by heat and pressure.
  6. shoots out of a volcano
  7. have some but not all properties of a mineral.
  8. plates move away from each other
  9. this determines the viscosity of a volcano
  10. Opposite of compression. Force which pulls away from the center.
  11. plates move into each other
  12. study of position and relation of strata (layers)
  13. Force pushes towards the center of an object
Down
  1. a giant cloud in space
  2. rocks formed when magma cools and hardens.
  3. Youngest layers on top.Oldest layers at the bottom.
  4. early planets
  5. mercury,mars, earth,venus
  6. plates slide past each other
  7. broken down materials made into a rock

20 Clues: early planets • a giant cloud in space • shoots out of a volcano • mercury,mars, earth,venus • plates move into each other • plates slide past each other • jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune • plates move away from each other • broken down materials made into a rock • rocks formed when magma cools and hardens. • this determines the viscosity of a volcano • ...

Unit 2 EEs 2021-09-14

Unit 2 EEs crossword puzzle
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  1. where convection currents take place
  2. solid metal core
  3. low silica low viscosity lava
  4. compressional wave, faster, moves through solids and liquids
  5. plates slide across each other
  6. sinking of one plate under another due to density
  7. low silica low viscosity
  8. vent that allows magma to flow from the inside of the earth
  9. pushing of plates away from each other
  10. where earthquakes happen on the surface
  11. where earthquake originates deep underground
  12. waves used as evidence for the earth's interior
  13. liquid metal responsible for magnetic field
Down
  1. movement due to density that moves tectonic plates
  2. theory that states plates move slowly over time due to convection currents
  3. plates moving away from each other
  4. broken into tectonic plates
  5. strength of earthquakes
  6. release of sound wave energy due to tension/pressure build up due to movement
  7. plates moving towards each other
  8. transverse waves, slower, moves through liquid only
  9. high viscosity high silica lava
  10. area where the most active plates are
  11. pull of lithosphere during subduction

24 Clues: solid metal core • strength of earthquakes • low silica low viscosity • broken into tectonic plates • low silica low viscosity lava • plates slide across each other • high viscosity high silica lava • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • where convection currents take place • area where the most active plates are • ...

EES Midterm Review 2021-12-12

EES Midterm Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Process that glues sediments together
  2. Boundary where plates are moving apart
  3. developed 3 laws of motion, gravitation
  4. Boundary where plates move toward each other
  5. Blanket of gases surrounding our planet
  6. Spinning on an axis, creates days
  7. Gas to liquid
  8. Permanently frozen layer just beneath topsoil
  9. Educated guess, If...Then...
  10. Rock formed by heat & pressure
  11. Rock that forms when magma cools & hardens
  12. Transfer of energy by waves
  13. Solid to gas without becoming liquid
  14. Rocky object that orbits a planet
Down
  1. Process that breaks down rock
  2. Process that presses sediments together
  3. Process that converts sediment to rock
  4. Igneous rock that forms on surface
  5. developed laws of planetary motion
  6. SI unit to measure length
  7. Evaporation from plant leaves
  8. Transports weathered rock material
  9. Earth's axis is tilted most
  10. Liquid to gas
  11. Make circle around object, creates years
  12. Boundary where plates slide past each other
  13. Agents of erosion deposit sediments
  14. Igneous rock that forms underground
  15. Forms when volcano collapses

29 Clues: Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • SI unit to measure length • Earth's axis is tilted most • Transfer of energy by waves • Educated guess, If...Then... • Forms when volcano collapses • Process that breaks down rock • Evaporation from plant leaves • Rock formed by heat & pressure • Spinning on an axis, creates days • Rocky object that orbits a planet • Igneous rock that forms on surface • ...

Earth's Structure 2022-02-17

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate moves down underneath another plate
  2. Melted rock under the Earth
  3. Plate boundaries that are moving toward each other
  4. The core is made mostly of this metal
  5. The supercontinent that was one landmass
  6. Rock that is changed by heat and pressure
  7. The core that is liquid
  8. Layer under the crust is the______
  9. Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other
  10. Movement on the ocean floor
  11. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface
  12. Rock that is formed from layers of sediment
  13. Scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
Down
  1. Plate boundaries that are moving away from each other
  2. The transfer of warm and cool liquids in a circular current
  3. The bending or folding of rock
  4. Crust is divided into sections called_______
  5. Seismographs detect this movement
  6. The core that is solid
  7. Naturally formed inorganic solid with crystal structure
  8. Outer layer of the Earth is the_____
  9. Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth
  10. Igneous rock cooled quickly outside the Earth

23 Clues: The core that is solid • The core that is liquid • Melted rock under the Earth • Movement on the ocean floor • The bending or folding of rock • Seismographs detect this movement • Layer under the crust is the______ • Outer layer of the Earth is the_____ • Igneous rock cooled inside the Earth • The core is made mostly of this metal • Magma that reaches the Earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that explodes through the surface
  2. Super continent
  3. Volcanoes that are constantly erupting or going to in the future
  4. A force that acts on rock to change shape or volume
  5. Two plates coming together
  6. Melted rock beneath the Earths surface
  7. A massive slide of mud and Earth
  8. When stress builds causing rock to break
  9. Two plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. The point on Earths surface directly above the focus of the earthquake
  2. The size of an earthquake or something else
  3. 2 plates under water diverge creating this
  4. An Above average sized volcano
  5. Vibrations traveling through the Earth carrying energy
  6. Two plates sliding against each other
  7. A big plume of hot mantle rising from deep in the Earth
  8. Earthquakes under the ocean cause this to happen
  9. When stress builds and then releases violently shaking the plates
  10. The sliding down of rock or Earth from a cliff or mountain
  11. Magma once it reaches the Earths surface

20 Clues: Super continent • Two plates coming together • An Above average sized volcano • A massive slide of mud and Earth • Two plates sliding against each other • Melted rock beneath the Earths surface • Two plates moving away from each other • Magma that explodes through the surface • When stress builds causing rock to break • Magma once it reaches the Earths surface • ...

Types of thinking 2025-01-28

Types of thinking crossword puzzle
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  1. – Using senses to gather information.
  2. Thinking – Generating new ideas and innovative solutions.
  3. – Choosing a course of action among alternatives.
  4. Theory – Robert Sternberg's model emphasizing analytical, creative, and practical intelligence.
  5. Intelligence – The ability to recognize and manage emotions.
  6. Intelligence – Using knowledge and experience.
  7. Intelligences – Howard Gardner's theory of various types of intelligence, such as linguistic and spatial.
  8. Thinking – Generating multiple solutions or ideas.
  9. Intelligence – Solving new problems without relying on past knowledge.
Down
  1. Thinking – Evaluating past experiences to guide future actions.
  2. Load Theory – Understanding how working memory processes information.
  3. Thinking – Understanding concepts that aren't physically present.
  4. – Drawing conclusions based on evidence and reasoning.
  5. Thinking – Solving problems through indirect and creative approaches.
  6. Thinking – Narrowing down multiple ideas to find one solution.
  7. Thinking – Breaking complex issues into smaller components.
  8. Intelligence – The ability to navigate social environments effectively.
  9. Thinking – Analyzing facts to form a judgment.
  10. Thinking – Reasoning systematically and clearly.
  11. – Thinking about one’s own thought processes.

20 Clues: – Using senses to gather information. • – Thinking about one’s own thought processes. • Thinking – Analyzing facts to form a judgment. • Intelligence – Using knowledge and experience. • Thinking – Reasoning systematically and clearly. • – Choosing a course of action among alternatives. • Thinking – Generating multiple solutions or ideas. • ...

W.E.D and layers of earth 2023-12-08

W.E.D and layers of earth crossword puzzle
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  1. 19. Earthquakes can also be ______
  2. 14.The plates can move ____ from each other
  3. 2. Carries it way
  4. 7. Can be very destructive
  5. line 20. A _______ in the Earth's crust can be the location of a new land form
  6. 5.The second layer of the Earth
  7. 15.The plates can move ____ from each other
  8. Boundaries 11.It forms volcanoes
  9. 16.The plates can move ____ from each other
  10. 8. A huge wave caused by an earthquake in the ocean
Down
  1. 1. Breaks it down
  2. Drift 13.The process of the continents slowly moving around the surface
  3. Boundaries 10.It forms mountains
  4. 9. A volcano is in the crust of the Earth which exposes the ______ underneath in the Earth's mantle
  5. 4. The middle of the Earth
  6. scale 17.In 1935,Charles richer developed _______ to
  7. 6.The first layer of the Earth
  8. 18. Devices called ___________ can detect vibrations during an earthquake
  9. 3. Drops it
  10. Boundaries 12.It often forms earthquakes

20 Clues: 3. Drops it • 1. Breaks it down • 2. Carries it way • 4. The middle of the Earth • 7. Can be very destructive • 6.The first layer of the Earth • 5.The second layer of the Earth • Boundaries 10.It forms mountains • Boundaries 11.It forms volcanoes • 19. Earthquakes can also be ______ • Boundaries 12.It often forms earthquakes • 14.The plates can move ____ from each other • ...

Tsunamis & Volcanos 2023-10-16

Tsunamis & Volcanos crossword puzzle
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  1. Liquid rock underground
  2. Quantity of water vapour and other gases an eruption contains
  3. Most tsunami-generating earthquakes occur on ___/reverse faults.
  4. Mixture of ash, pumice, rock fragments and hot gas that flows very fast
  5. _____ magmas have less than less than 50% silicon
  6. ____ volcanos are mountains
  7. Plate boundaries that create violent volcanos
  8. Solidified fragments of magma
  9. Tsunamis can have a wave _____ of 300 kilometres.
  10. Plate boundaries that create peaceful volcanos
  11. ______ magma rarely explodes
  12. A vent in earth's crust allowing molten material to erupt
Down
  1. Another term for height.
  2. Hot ash combined with water
  3. Volcanos can also trigger ______.
  4. _____ magmas are thick and pasty and rich in silicon
  5. Can enter from outside or occur in the water; cause tsunamis either way
  6. ____ volcanos are reated by low-viscosity lava
  7. Tsunamis can also have a small wave ____.
  8. Height waves reach when they sweep the shore
  9. Fluidity of magma
  10. Liquid rock on the surface

22 Clues: Fluidity of magma • Liquid rock underground • Another term for height. • Liquid rock on the surface • Hot ash combined with water • ____ volcanos are mountains • ______ magma rarely explodes • Solidified fragments of magma • Volcanos can also trigger ______. • Tsunamis can also have a small wave ____. • Height waves reach when they sweep the shore • ...

Noah Otis earth science 2024-01-30

Noah Otis earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sends up hot water and steam from a hole in the ground
  2. _____ becomes igneous rock when it cools
  3. a sudden shaking of earth’s surface
  4. a ___-_____ ridge is an underwater mountain range formed when 2 plates move apart
  5. Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, Australia, Antarctica
  6. bones, preserved footprints, and leaf prints
  7. moving apart (opposite of convergent)
  8. a plate ________ is where plates meet
  9. how often or fast something happens
Down
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  3. a ________ plate is one of the pieces of earth on the semi-liquid mantle
  4. thick layer between outer layer and crust
  5. hot liquid rock
  6. a _____ section shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. movement of weathered rock by natural causes
  8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  9. the slow pulling apart of land, caused by plate movement
  10. an extinct reptile kind of like a crocodile
  11. study of earths structure

20 Clues: hot liquid rock • study of earths structure • moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart (opposite of convergent) • a plate ________ is where plates meet • _____ becomes igneous rock when it cools • thick layer between outer layer and crust • an extinct reptile kind of like a crocodile • ...

Lesson Thirty-Four 2024-11-10

Lesson Thirty-Four crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Australian native animal.
  2. Number of factions in the Divergent series.
  3. The capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behaviour: __________ Intelligence.
  4. Fictional Genre
  5. Defining quality of a Ravenclaw.
  6. Purposeful contrast for effect.
  7. Harry’s Christmas present: an ________ cloak.
  8. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
  9. Existent or operative everywhere or under all conditions; applicable to all cases.
  10. Famous piece of Russian architecture: St. __________ Cathedral.
  11. ‘Beneficial’ synonym.
  12. An imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanised, fearful lives.
Down
  1. Withdrawing one’s support for someone or something publicly and especially on social media.
  2. Harry Potter’s school nemesis: _______ Malfoy.
  3. Hogwarts’ game-keeper.
  4. Effect of the Philosopher’s Stone’s ‘Elixir of Life’.
  5. Form of government in which one person (or a small group) possesses absolute power without constitutional limitations.
  6. Social and economic situation where people are driven to buy and own more goods and services than what they need for survival.
  7. Number of books in the Harry Potter series.
  8. New Zealand national mens rugby team.

20 Clues: Fictional Genre • ‘Beneficial’ synonym. • Hogwarts’ game-keeper. • Australian native animal. • Purposeful contrast for effect. • Defining quality of a Ravenclaw. • New Zealand national mens rugby team. • Discrimination or prejudice based on race. • Number of factions in the Divergent series. • Number of books in the Harry Potter series. • ...

Ayvazyan J. 2024-04-15

Ayvazyan J. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having developed industry
  2. to find and discover by investigation
  3. a wise saying
  4. a problem or difficulty that must be overcome
  5. the ability to do something at exactly the right time
  6. before the present time or in the past
  7. to buy and sell goods or services
  8. not enough
  9. illegal behavior by people in positions of power
  10. a person who is new to an organization or an activity
  11. willingness to give your time and energy to a job, activity, or something that you believe in
Down
  1. to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress
  2. different from each other
  3. a person or a company that sells insurance policies
  4. something that shows what a situation is like
  5. to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
  6. a fact that shows that something exists or is true
  7. a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk
  8. happening times a year
  9. human society its social organizations
  10. very great in amount
  11. accept willingly and enthusiastically

22 Clues: not enough • a wise saying • very great in amount • happening times a year • having developed industry • different from each other • to buy and sell goods or services • to find and discover by investigation • accept willingly and enthusiastically • before the present time or in the past • human society its social organizations • something that shows what a situation is like • ...

Unit 3 Key Terms 2022-03-03

Unit 3 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  2. the area of the crust that includes ocean basins
  3. energy produced through nuclear fission
  4. layer of earth's surface made of organisms
  5. two plates that are colliding
  6. two plates that are sliding past each other
  7. large, single landmass that broke apart
  8. sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks
  9. Materials from the Earth
  10. the crust and the very top of the mantle
Down
  1. Hot magma in the Earth moves toward the surface, cools, then sinks again
  2. area of the crust that includes continents
  3. two plates that are moving apart or rifting
  4. beneath the lithosphere/flow like soft plastic
  5. Fuels from decomposing plants and animals
  6. earth materials worn away/moved by natural forces
  7. Natural resource that cannot be replenished
  8. Clean energy source with continuous supply
  9. harnessing the energy from the Sun’s rays
  10. energy produced flowing water

20 Clues: Materials from the Earth • two plates that are colliding • energy produced flowing water • energy produced through nuclear fission • large, single landmass that broke apart • the crust and the very top of the mantle • Fuels from decomposing plants and animals • harnessing the energy from the Sun’s rays • area of the crust that includes continents • ...

Unit 1 Review Ecology 2022-11-20

Unit 1 Review Ecology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a non-living thing
  2. community of interacting organisms and their environment
  3. All the members of the same species living in the same area
  4. cutting down trees
  5. a plant eating organism
  6. two organisms fight over a resource
  7. a predator feeds on its prey.
  8. one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it in the process.
  9. when two tectonic plates scrape along each other
  10. the beginning of all energy in an ecosystem
  11. one member of the relationship benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates move together
  2. both species benefit from the relationship.
  3. a meat eating organism
  4. arrows in a food web show how this is transferred through it
  5. when two tectonic plates move apart
  6. Many different populations that interact with each other in an area
  7. an organism that must eat to get its energy
  8. an organism that makes its energy from the sun
  9. An individual living thing
  10. a living thing

21 Clues: a living thing • a non-living thing • cutting down trees • a meat eating organism • a plant eating organism • An individual living thing • a predator feeds on its prey. • when two tectonic plates move apart • two organisms fight over a resource • when two tectonic plates move together • both species benefit from the relationship. • an organism that must eat to get its energy • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ state made due to an eruption of a volcano made by plate tectonics
  2. ________ map of the sea floor published in 1977
  3. Plates going underneath each other
  4. Plates sliding past each other
  5. Movements in the Earth’s lithosphere
  6. One of the landforms that Pangea broke into
  7. _____ core made out of liquid metal
  8. made by continental continental convergent boundaries
  9. the layer underneath the lithosphere
  10. The first supercontinent
Down
  1. Plates dividing from each other
  2. _____ core made out of solid metals
  3. Plates colliding into each other
  4. made out of hot dense rock
  5. the second landform that pangea broke into
  6. made by transform boundaries
  7. _______ plates are denser and less thick compared to continental plates
  8. ________ one of the pieces of technology used to make a map of the ocean floor so we could learn about tectonics
  9. __________ plates are less dense and more thick compared to oceanic plates
  10. the most common way to find plate movements

20 Clues: The first supercontinent • made out of hot dense rock • made by transform boundaries • Plates sliding past each other • Plates dividing from each other • Plates colliding into each other • Plates going underneath each other • _____ core made out of solid metals • _____ core made out of liquid metal • Movements in the Earth’s lithosphere • the layer underneath the lithosphere • ...

APES Crossword Puzzle Review :) 2022-05-07

APES Crossword Puzzle Review :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a group of organisms that interact in an environment
  2. exceeds carrying capacity
  3. gaseous mass surrounding the Earth
  4. nitrates into nitrogen gas
  5. produces glucose from CO2 and water
  6. preys on others
  7. is the build-up of pollutants or a substance up a food chain
  8. a species that does not belong
  9. deposit at the mouth of a river (triangle)
  10. comes from natural and replenishable resources
  11. outermost shell of the atmosphere
  12. is a widespread source of pollution
Down
  1. makes its own food
  2. degrading of land due to human actions
  3. is a mineral used in insolation that causes respiratory issues
  4. living
  5. finest soil
  6. benefits one not the other
  7. a layer of soil
  8. hides from others
  9. humans lions and whales
  10. variety of species in an ecosystem
  11. status of an organism within its community
  12. types of plates that move away from each other
  13. a type of species that serves as a warning for a damaged ecosystem

25 Clues: living • finest soil • a layer of soil • preys on others • hides from others • makes its own food • humans lions and whales • exceeds carrying capacity • benefits one not the other • nitrates into nitrogen gas • a species that does not belong • outermost shell of the atmosphere • gaseous mass surrounding the Earth • variety of species in an ecosystem • produces glucose from CO2 and water • ...

mid term review crossword 2022-12-06

mid term review crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a atomic particle that has a neutral/no charge
  2. heat is usally made and you can see this change happen
  3. 2 plates are sliding on each other
  4. shows how many rings a atom has
  5. distance/time
  6. 2 plates move away from each other
  7. going in a certain direction
  8. a completely new substance is made
  9. the change of speed or direction
  10. a objects tendency to remain moving/still
  11. show how many valence electrons a atom has
  12. a atomic particle that has a negative charge
  13. the building blocks of life
Down
  1. a process where a liquid turn into a soft solid in a chemical reaction
  2. can involve light but creates heat/cools down
  3. they are made at a convergent boundary
  4. the table that holds all the elements
  5. how a object looks/feels
  6. 2 plates are moving towards each other
  7. you can smell it in a chemical reaction
  8. the measurement of force
  9. a atomic particle that has a positive charge

22 Clues: distance/time • how a object looks/feels • the measurement of force • the building blocks of life • going in a certain direction • shows how many rings a atom has • the change of speed or direction • 2 plates are sliding on each other • 2 plates move away from each other • a completely new substance is made • the table that holds all the elements • ...

D Atkinson 2023-02-01

D Atkinson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner most layer of the Earth
  2. Rocks formed from sediment
  3. Vibrations in the Earth's crust and mantle
  4. When continental tectonic plates collide
  5. The process of sorting different materials based upon density.
  6. 1000 meters
  7. When tectonic plates push each other apart
  8. Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth
  9. When continental crust and oceanic crust collide and the denser plate subducts
Down
  1. The theory for which all contemporary understanding of tectonic plates is based
  2. To bend
  3. The thickest layer of the earth under the crust
  4. A device that measures seismic activity
  5. wind Ions from the sun
  6. The rise of warmer material and the fall of cooler material
  7. The outer most and thinnest layer of the Earth
  8. Rock formed by heat and pressure.
  9. rock formed via volcanic activity
  10. zone of charged particles
  11. A weak area in Earth's crust can form islands
  12. Study of the Earth's crust
  13. When two tectonic plates move past each other horizontally

22 Clues: To bend • 1000 meters • wind Ions from the sun • zone of charged particles • Rocks formed from sediment • Study of the Earth's crust • The inner most layer of the Earth • Rock formed by heat and pressure. • rock formed via volcanic activity • Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth • A device that measures seismic activity • When continental tectonic plates collide • ...

D Atkinson 2023-02-01

D Atkinson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A weak area in Earth's crust can form islands
  2. Vibrations in the Earth's crust and mantle
  3. The rise of warmer material and the fall of cooler material
  4. The inner most layer of the Earth
  5. When two tectonic plates move past each other horizontally
  6. Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth
  7. The theory for which all contemporary understanding of tectonic plates is based
  8. When tectonic plates push each other apart
  9. Rocks formed from sediment
Down
  1. When continental crust and oceanic crust collide and the denser plate subducts
  2. zone of charged particles
  3. from the sun
  4. To bend
  5. When continental tectonic plates collide
  6. The process of sorting different materials based upon density.
  7. 1000 meters
  8. A device that measures seismic activity
  9. rock formed via volcanic activity
  10. The outer most and thinnest layer of the Earth
  11. Study of the Earth's crust
  12. Rock formed by heat and pressure.
  13. The thickest layer of the earth under the crust

22 Clues: To bend • 1000 meters • from the sun • zone of charged particles • Study of the Earth's crust • Rocks formed from sediment • rock formed via volcanic activity • The inner most layer of the Earth • Rock formed by heat and pressure. • Magnetic sphere surrounding the Earth • A device that measures seismic activity • When continental tectonic plates collide • ...

RMS CHanging earth 2 2025-11-27

RMS CHanging earth 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Deep, narrow valleys on the ocean floor
  2. Earth’s thin, outermost layer
  3. Large landforms created by uplift or collisions
  4. Rock changed by heat and pressure
  5. Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust
  6. volcano A volcano formed over a plume of hot mantle
  7. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
  8. Openings in Earth where lava, ash, and gases erupt
  9. Rock formed from cooled magma or lava
  10. A break or crack in Earth’s crust
  11. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. Rock formed from compacted layers of sediments
  2. A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. A naturally occurring solid made of minerals
  5. The dropping or settling of sediments
  6. A supercontinent that existed long ago before breaking apart
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  8. The movement of rock pieces by wind, water, or ice
  9. Rapid downhill movement of rock and soil
  10. Where one plate sinks beneath another

21 Clues: Earth’s thin, outermost layer • Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust • Rock changed by heat and pressure • A break or crack in Earth’s crust • The dropping or settling of sediments • Where one plate sinks beneath another • Rock formed from cooled magma or lava • Deep, narrow valleys on the ocean floor • Rapid downhill movement of rock and soil • ...

plate tectonic crossword 2025-10-29

plate tectonic crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  2. boundary were two plates move away from earth other
  3. area were magma from deep within the mantle melts
  4. under sea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
  5. measurement of an earthquake's strength
  6. process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
  7. a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  8. giant wave
  9. boundary where two plates move past each other
  10. hot solid material between earth's crust and core
Down
  1. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions
  2. term used to describe a volcano that is likely not going to erupt again
  3. boundary were two plates move toward each other
  4. vibrations that travel through earth
  5. shaking from the movement of rock beneath earth
  6. molten mixture
  7. term used to describe a volcano that is currently no active
  8. stress that stretches rock
  9. liquid magma that reaches the surface
  10. layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface

20 Clues: giant wave • molten mixture • stress that stretches rock • vibrations that travel through earth • liquid magma that reaches the surface • measurement of an earthquake's strength • layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • boundary where two plates move past each other • boundary were two plates move toward each other • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • ...

Geological plates 2025-10-23

Geological plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many plates does earth have
  2. what also happens after a volcano happens
  3. is the crust big
  4. what is the mantle made up of
  5. what landform forms at a divergent plate
  6. what is the second inner most layer of earth
  7. what is the first continent that the mesosaurs found on
  8. what is the second continent that the mesosaurus found on
  9. what is the crust made up of
Down
  1. what plate is it called when two landforms go away from each other
  2. what country has a plate boundary in the middle of it
  3. what is the inner most layer of earth
  4. what spree is earths outer layer
  5. what plate does one landform sink under the other called
  6. does earths plates move fast or slow
  7. what happen at a divergnt plate
  8. what landform forms at a convergent plate
  9. what is earths outer layer called
  10. is mantle big
  11. what is the biggest layer in earth

20 Clues: is mantle big • is the crust big • what is the crust made up of • what is the mantle made up of • how many plates does earth have • what happen at a divergnt plate • what spree is earths outer layer • what is earths outer layer called • what is the biggest layer in earth • does earths plates move fast or slow • what is the inner most layer of earth • ...

Addi's Crossword 2025-05-13

Addi's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Siebren De Kuiper, or a better alpha
  2. Linguistuc minority in Egypt
  3. Khonshu's Avatar
  4. Prehistoric Frog
  5. May replace tile
  6. Big Buzzer
  7. Water, Fire, Air e.g
  8. State that houses Shiprock, or Gallup
  9. Taka, or treacherous brother
  10. Grasping tool of The Kraken
  11. Everdeen of District 12
  12. MMOs or Culture e.g
  13. Where you may find Odin or Thor
  14. Group that celebrates the ripening of cactus fruit
  15. Divergent or The Lord of The Rings e.g
Down
  1. Where you find 98.3
  2. Po's Foe
  3. Last period of the Mesozoic era
  4. Album for yearning
  5. Keystone species in the Mojave desert
  6. Opposite of prone
  7. Nessie's species perhaps
  8. Where you may find The Brain
  9. Talkers during WWII
  10. You may recieve a summons
  11. Company trying to bring back mammoths or very large squid
  12. Bird that impales its prey
  13. Where you may find the lingua franca of east Africa
  14. Swiss or Brazilian snack

29 Clues: Po's Foe • Big Buzzer • Khonshu's Avatar • Prehistoric Frog • May replace tile • Opposite of prone • Album for yearning • Where you find 98.3 • Talkers during WWII • MMOs or Culture e.g • Water, Fire, Air e.g • Everdeen of District 12 • Nessie's species perhaps • Swiss or Brazilian snack • You may recieve a summons • Bird that impales its prey • Grasping tool of The Kraken • ...

HSR Crossword 2025-10-03

HSR Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Grove's animal creations and adorable helpers of humanity
  2. [2 Down]'s brother is the Captain of the _____ Guards
  3. The emotion Kafka can't feel
  4. The best hacker in the universe, undefeated even by Silver Wolf
  5. "____ Universe", created by [7 Across] and Dr. Ratio
  6. A Stoneheart who broke their cornerstone
  7. The High Cloud _____
  8. Anaxa sacrificed his eye to see his ____ for the last time
  9. What the Flamechase Journey sought to collect 12 of
  10. Planet of festivities
  11. Huo Huo, Tingyun, and Yukong are ______
Down
  1. The Harmonic String summoned by [10 Down]'s brother
  2. Rock musician and engineer
  3. The species of [7 Across]
  4. Aglaea slowly lost which of her senses?
  5. The best singer in the cosmos
  6. Firefly originally served in this army
  7. The Aeon that the Stellaron Hunters follow
  8. Feixiao, the _____'s Claw
  9. An emanator of Propagation that Ruan Mei attempted to cultivate life with
  10. A desert planet, [14 Across]'s planet of origin

21 Clues: The High Cloud _____ • Planet of festivities • The species of [7 Across] • Feixiao, the _____'s Claw • Rock musician and engineer • The emotion Kafka can't feel • The best singer in the cosmos • Firefly originally served in this army • Aglaea slowly lost which of her senses? • Huo Huo, Tingyun, and Yukong are ______ • A Stoneheart who broke their cornerstone • ...

Do You Theory? 2026-03-25

Do You Theory? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Developed a law about Exercise
  2. Universal learning process
  3. Thoughts are fleeting in this memory
  4. Memory library
  5. I must decode
  6. Learning by doing
  7. Reduces fidelity
  8. Ideas to Solutions
  9. Identified primal needs
  10. Credited for the Affective Taxonomy
  11. Credited for the Psychomotor Taxonomy
  12. I forgot his name
  13. Middle-School Learning
  14. Adult Learning
  15. Brain Load type
  16. Visual path to memory
  17. Majority mid-level
  18. can enhance comms
  19. Contact can be creepy
  20. Navy or Marines
Down
  1. Evaluative Thinking
  2. Canvas question type
  3. Are you listening?
  4. Learning through observation
  5. Critical thinking memory
  6. Communication mode change
  7. Most of us are retiring
  8. 2 + 2 = ?
  9. He’s all about motivation
  10. Experience is built upon
  11. Credited for the Cognitive Taxonomy
  12. Improves fidelity
  13. Barrier is you and me
  14. I want to communicate
  15. Mapped Novice to Expert
  16. The Internet enables this
  17. Auditory path to memory
  18. What did you say?
  19. Traditional classroom learning
  20. Problem to Ideas
  21. Intelligence times 3

41 Clues: 2 + 2 = ? • I must decode • Memory library • Adult Learning • Brain Load type • Navy or Marines • Reduces fidelity • Problem to Ideas • Learning by doing • Improves fidelity • I forgot his name • What did you say? • can enhance comms • Are you listening? • Ideas to Solutions • Majority mid-level • Evaluative Thinking • Canvas question type • Intelligence times 3 • Barrier is you and me • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-23

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small earthquake before earthquake
  2. Earths middle layer
  3. Type of fault where the motion is opposite of normal faults
  4. Large sea wave
  5. Earths first layer
  6. Type of fault that occurs when hanging walls drop relative to the foot wall
  7. Earths final layer
  8. Shaking of Earth because of a rapid release of energy
  9. Type of plate boundary where two plates are being pushed apart
Down
  1. Type of plate boundary where two plates are being pushed together
  2. When sandy soil becomes saturated with water and can no long support buildings
  3. Type of plate boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  4. Small earthquake after earthquake
  5. Type of fault where rocks are pushed horizontally in opposite directions
  6. Caused by loosened soil or lots of rain
  7. A force that can deform or move rock
  8. Volcanic mudflow of water and ash

17 Clues: Large sea wave • Earths first layer • Earths final layer • Earths middle layer • Small earthquake after earthquake • Volcanic mudflow of water and ash • Small earthquake before earthquake • A force that can deform or move rock • Caused by loosened soil or lots of rain • Shaking of Earth because of a rapid release of energy • ...

Insurgent Crossword 2022-05-20

Insurgent Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation.
  2. a natural ability to do something.
  3. having or showing great knowledge or learning.
  4. Former Abnegation turned Dauntless; Shot Will; Divergent for 3 factions
  5. the use of few words to say something, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly
  6. use one's authority to reject or cancel
Down
  1. Son of Marcus Eaton; Transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless; Nickname "Four"
  2. the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness.
  3. unable to do or achieve (something).
  4. the act of renouncing or rejecting something.
  5. the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event.
  6. intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
  7. showing fearlessness and determination.
  8. Erudite leader; Heartless; Runs simulations to try and control the rest of the population
  9. move from one place to another.
  10. a friendly relationship.
  11. crouch down in fear

17 Clues: crouch down in fear • a friendly relationship. • move from one place to another. • a natural ability to do something. • unable to do or achieve (something). • showing fearlessness and determination. • use one's authority to reject or cancel • the act of renouncing or rejecting something. • having or showing great knowledge or learning. • ...

Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics 2021-12-03

Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench found at approximately 20 degrees north and 150 degrees east
  2. this type of crust is less dense but thicker
  3. the process where one plate sinks under another
  4. type of boundary where two plates collide
  5. made up of the crust and rigid mantle together
  6. solid layer of earth made up of iron and nickel
  7. layer in the earth where convection occurs
  8. tectonic plate made up of only oceanic crust
Down
  1. layer found at a depth of 2000km
  2. layer of the earth that is liquid
  3. process that moves the tectonic plates
  4. boundary that separated the crust and rigid mantle
  5. type of boundary where two plate separate
  6. this type of crust is more dense and thin
  7. location on a tectonic plate where mantle rock is continually rising from deep within earth
  8. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. the Arabian plate shares a convergent boundary with this tectonic plate

17 Clues: layer found at a depth of 2000km • layer of the earth that is liquid • process that moves the tectonic plates • type of boundary where two plate separate • type of boundary where two plates collide • this type of crust is more dense and thin • layer in the earth where convection occurs • this type of crust is less dense but thicker • ...

Vocabulary 6 Practice 2022-11-03

Vocabulary 6 Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the result of stepping apart from a main topic; deviation
  2. completely broken; ruined; spoiled; dishonest; disloyal
  3. the act of breaking apart; disorder; turmoil
  4. not capable of being completely broken; pure; righteous
  5. the practice of not being faithful
  6. a sworn statement given to someone or to a court to trust a person’s word
  7. characterized by bending apart and going in different directions; deviating
  8. a person whom one trusts completely in private matters
Down
  1. the act of breaking between, as in a conversation
  2. to burst in suddenly; intrude
  3. to not close out; reveal
  4. to burst out, usually in a violent manner
  5. the condition of not being worthy of trust; resistance to authority.
  6. characterized by deceit through reliance on another’s faith; treacherous; dishonest; faithless
  7. to carry apart; to have opinions or qualities which are not similar; disagree
  8. to break apart and cause disorder
  9. characterized by not trusting in oneself; timid or reserved

17 Clues: to not close out; reveal • to burst in suddenly; intrude • to break apart and cause disorder • the practice of not being faithful • to burst out, usually in a violent manner • the act of breaking apart; disorder; turmoil • the act of breaking between, as in a conversation • a person whom one trusts completely in private matters • ...

Dynamic Earth Review 2022-11-09

Dynamic Earth Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The location of the earthquake within the under the surface of the Earth
  2. Thicker and less dense crust
  3. This layer has a temperature from 5000°C-6200°C
  4. Machine used to measure earthquakes
  5. Thinner and more dense crust
  6. The location of the earthquake on the surface of the Earth
  7. Plate boundary type between the Scotia plate and South American plate
  8. This arrives second after an earthquake
Down
  1. This layer has a density of 3.4-5.6
  2. This subtype of boundary has denser crust going under less dense crust
  3. Convection occurs in this layer
  4. The outer most layer of the earth
  5. Plate boundary type between the Nazca Plate and South American Plate
  6. This arrives first after an earthquake
  7. This layer has a pressure of 3.1-3.6 million atmospheres
  8. Heat transfer due to differences in density
  9. Plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other

17 Clues: Thicker and less dense crust • Thinner and more dense crust • Convection occurs in this layer • The outer most layer of the earth • This layer has a density of 3.4-5.6 • Machine used to measure earthquakes • This arrives first after an earthquake • This arrives second after an earthquake • Heat transfer due to differences in density • ...

Feldhaus Geology 2023-11-16

Feldhaus Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes and volcanoes are created
  2. boundary where earthquakes are most likely to happen
  3. type of rock created by heat and pressure applied to other rocks
  4. the method in which three seismographs are needed to pinpoint an earthquake
  5. type of rock created due to the cooling of magma
  6. non-organic, crystalline structure, set formula, solid object
  7. probably the best geology teacher
  8. the name for materials that have solid and liquid properties
Down
  1. place above ground where earthquake affects the surface
  2. boundary where sea floor ridges are created
  3. ___reaction series
  4. type of rock created by small pieces clumping together
  5. the layer between the crust and core
  6. what should have been created when we dissolved sugar into boiling water
  7. the state of matter of the inner core
  8. place underground where the earthquake originates
  9. the state of matter of the outer core

17 Clues: ___reaction series • probably the best geology teacher • the layer between the crust and core • the state of matter of the inner core • the state of matter of the outer core • boundary where sea floor ridges are created • type of rock created due to the cooling of magma • place underground where the earthquake originates • ...

Multiple Intelligence Crossword 2024-05-23

Multiple Intelligence Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sizing reference for an earthquake (9)
  2. mountain that can erupt with lava (7)
  3. The outer-most layer of the earth (5)
  4. Māori word for 'shake' (6)
  5. The movement of the tectonic plates causes these (10)
  6. massive wave that can appear after big earthquakes (7)
  7. The thickest layer of the earth (6)
  8. The second hottest layer of the earth (5,4)
  9. The middle and hottest layer of the earth (5,4)
  10. When the plates move back and forth and rub together (9)
Down
  1. when the plates move closer together (10)
  2. mini earthquake that sometime happen after a major one (10)
  3. earthquakes, volcaonoes and tsunami's and all natural _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8)
  4. māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes (8)
  5. māori word for 'tectonic plates' (8)
  6. when the plates move away from each other (9)
  7. When the land rises after an earthquake (6)

17 Clues: Māori word for 'shake' (6) • The thickest layer of the earth (6) • māori word for 'tectonic plates' (8) • mountain that can erupt with lava (7) • The outer-most layer of the earth (5) • when the plates move closer together (10) • the sizing reference for an earthquake (9) • māori god of earthquakes and volcanoes (8) • When the land rises after an earthquake (6) • ...

6 The Dynamic Earth L4 U2 Plate Tectonics 2025-08-14

6 The Dynamic Earth L4 U2 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ boundaries form where 2 plates collide
  2. is one of the 2 continents the initially broke apart from Pangaea
  3. Tectonic plates fit together like the pieces of a ____ puzzle
  4. This is a single large ocean
  5. ____ ____ explains large scale movements of the Earth
  6. At ____ boundaries plates separate
  7. Continents joined in a single large landmass
  8. Tectonic plates covers the surface of the ____
  9. This evidence supports the hypothesis of Continental drift
Down
  1. Movement of material due to differences in density is called ____
  2. ____ ____ ____ led to the theory plate tectonics
  3. Mid Ocean Ridges form a long cracks in the crust
  4. This explains the age and magnetic patterns of sea floor rocks
  5. Tectonic plates very in ____
  6. The most dramatic ____ in the Earth's crust occur along plate boundries
  7. The Continental Crust is the ____ part of South America
  8. Two plates move past each other horizontally is called ____ boundary

17 Clues: Tectonic plates very in ____ • This is a single large ocean • At ____ boundaries plates separate • ____ boundaries form where 2 plates collide • Continents joined in a single large landmass • Tectonic plates covers the surface of the ____ • ____ ____ ____ led to the theory plate tectonics • Mid Ocean Ridges form a long cracks in the crust • ...

First video Divergent - Narrator 2021-01-11

First video Divergent - Narrator crossword puzzle
Across
  1. be the property of.
  2. the group of people who officially control a country.
  3. without a faction.
Down
  1. the activity of using your mind to consider something.
  2. a person in control of a group, country, or situation.
  3. caring more for what other people need and want rather than for what you yourself need and want.
  4. extremely surprising.

7 Clues: without a faction. • be the property of. • extremely surprising. • the group of people who officially control a country. • the activity of using your mind to consider something. • a person in control of a group, country, or situation. • caring more for what other people need and want rather than for what you yourself need and want.

Science 2022-01-06

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  2. An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  3. A supercontinent
  4. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  5. A measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of an object
  6. One major belt of volcanoes
  7. When magma reaches the surface
  8. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  9. plates move apart
Down
  1. The continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  2. A string of islands
  3. plates slip past each other
  4. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
  5. A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface
  6. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays
  7. plates move together
  8. Pieces of Earth diverge on land and create a deep valley

17 Clues: A supercontinent • plates move apart • A string of islands • plates move together • plates slip past each other • One major belt of volcanoes • When magma reaches the surface • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays • The continents slowly moved over Earth's surface • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2019-08-27

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hottest layer of the Earth
  2. The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis
  3. The largest layer of the Earth
  4. A narrow valley caused by divergent plate boundaries
  5. A plate made of lightweight minerals
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust
  7. When two plates grind against each other
  8. Occurs when two continental plates collide
  9. The remains of a living being that have been preserved in a rock
Down
  1. The boundary created when two plates push against each other
  2. Created when oceanic and continental plates collide
  3. The boundary created when two plates push away from each other
  4. A supercontinent that created our continents
  5. When the liquid in the mantle goes up and down based upon the temperature of the core
  6. The layer on Earth for which we live on
  7. An underwater rift
  8. A plate made of heavier minerals

17 Clues: An underwater rift • The hottest layer of the Earth • The largest layer of the Earth • A plate made of heavier minerals • A plate made of lightweight minerals • The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis • The layer on Earth for which we live on • When two plates grind against each other • Occurs when two continental plates collide • A supercontinent that created our continents • ...

3rd 9 weeks Science Creative Closure 2023-03-10

3rd 9 weeks Science Creative Closure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the kind of boundary where plates move toward each other
  2. a naturally occurring inorganic solid with a definite crystalline structure and chemical composition
  3. the f in puflart
  4. a solid geometric form that results in a repeating pattern of atoms or molecules
  5. the kind of boundary where plates move away from each other
  6. multiple elements grouped together
  7. where you can find all of the answers and also your science work for the day
  8. the in-between layer of the earth
Down
  1. subatomic particle with a neutral charge
  2. the innermost layer of the earth
  3. when two liquids mix and make a solid that solid is called a
  4. the outermost layer of the earth
  5. the kind of boundary where plates move past each other
  6. subatomic particles that have a negative charge
  7. the acronym we use to identify chemical changes
  8. a pure substance
  9. subatomic particles that have a positive charge

17 Clues: a pure substance • the f in puflart • the innermost layer of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • the in-between layer of the earth • multiple elements grouped together • subatomic particle with a neutral charge • subatomic particles that have a negative charge • the acronym we use to identify chemical changes • subatomic particles that have a positive charge • ...

Jamille Gargoles’ Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-07

Jamille Gargoles’ Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that erupts from a volcano
  2. The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes
  3. A type of volcano characterized by gentle slopes and lava flows
  4. The process of molten rock rising to the surface
  5. A type of volcano that erupts explosively
  6. A tectonic plate boundary where plates collide
  7. A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  8. The movement of tectonic plates
  9. A seismic wave that travels through the Earth
Down
  1. The fast-moving mixture of gas and volcanic material that flows down a volcano
  2. The layer of the Earth beneath the crust
  3. The molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
  4. The boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  5. The scientific study of earthquakes
  6. The hot, semi-fluid rock in the Earth’s mantle
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth, where tectonic plates are located
  8. The solid outer layer of the Earth

17 Clues: The movement of tectonic plates • The solid outer layer of the Earth • The scientific study of earthquakes • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano • The layer of the Earth beneath the crust • A type of volcano that erupts explosively • The molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface • The boundary where two tectonic plates meet • A seismic wave that travels through the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous mountain range formed by 2 continental plates converging into each other
  2. Plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  3. Plate boundary where 2 plates move towards each other
  4. When one plate is pushed under another
  5. Place under the crust where magma sits and creates volcanoes
  6. A piece of lithosphere that can move
  7. Layer of the Earth that is broken up into massive sections
  8. Occur where 2 plates are sliding past each other
  9. Where 2 plates meet
Down
  1. The most well known example of a transform boundary
  2. Plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  3. The movement of the plates
  4. Occur where 2 plates are converging or diverging
  5. The thicker of the 2 types of plates
  6. The deepest place in the Earth's lithosphere
  7. The thinner of the 2 types of plates
  8. The scientist who came up with the Continental Drift theory

17 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • The movement of the plates • The thicker of the 2 types of plates • The thinner of the 2 types of plates • A piece of lithosphere that can move • When one plate is pushed under another • The deepest place in the Earth's lithosphere • Occur where 2 plates are converging or diverging • Occur where 2 plates are sliding past each other • ...

CST Review 2013-04-29

CST Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an industry where water is the biggest burden in the californias water supply
  2. tectoniv boundary where two pplates are moving away from eacthother
  3. a yellow star in the milky way galaxy
  4. formed from light gases of the outer nebula
  5. Ocean surface currents are created by
  6. The driving force for ocean currents
  7. Shifts in earths continents most likely caused a change in earths
  8. richter scales meausers an earthquake characteristics
Down
  1. Air moving from the poles toward the equator turns west
  2. Convergence of two continental plates
  3. stars begin their life cycle in
  4. a rock composed of sillicate minerals
  5. least expolsive volcano
  6. earths atmosphere,carbon dioxide is used by plants during the process of
  7. an instrument used to detect earthquake vibrations
  8. The following was made possible by the presence of photosynthetic bacteria
  9. Geothermal energy is possible where there is

17 Clues: least expolsive volcano • stars begin their life cycle in • The driving force for ocean currents • Convergence of two continental plates • a yellow star in the milky way galaxy • a rock composed of sillicate minerals • Ocean surface currents are created by • formed from light gases of the outer nebula • Geothermal energy is possible where there is • ...

Oceans Review 2020-12-07

Oceans Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the location where rivers empty into the ocean
  2. the only zone where photosynthesis can take place
  3. the current responsible for bringing warm water to Europe
  4. hot, mineral rich water seeping up from the ocean floor along plate boundaries
  5. large mountain chain in the ocean caused by divergent boundary
  6. Below the photic zone, this zone extends from 200m to 1000m below the surface
  7. the process of organisms producing their own light
  8. the type of water found in estuaries
Down
  1. another term for "ocean floor" - also found in lakes
  2. the process used by bacteria near hydrothermal vents to produce food
  3. the "R" in ROV
  4. a moving mass of water in the ocean
  5. a deep current bringing nutrient rich, cold water to the surface
  6. the ocean zone with ever-changing conditions
  7. surface currents are caused by...
  8. Deepest, darkest ocean zone
  9. the zone extending from the intertidal to the continental slope

17 Clues: the "R" in ROV • Deepest, darkest ocean zone • surface currents are caused by... • a moving mass of water in the ocean • the type of water found in estuaries • the ocean zone with ever-changing conditions • the location where rivers empty into the ocean • the only zone where photosynthesis can take place • the process of organisms producing their own light • ...

Oceans Review 2020-12-07

Oceans Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the only zone where photosynthesis can take place
  2. Below the photic zone, this zone extends from 200m to 1000m below the surface
  3. Deepest, darkest ocean zone
  4. the zone extending from the intertidal to the continental slope
  5. the location where rivers empty into the ocean
  6. the current responsible for bringing warm water to Europe
  7. the process of organisms producing their own light
  8. another term for "ocean floor" - also found in lakes
  9. the "R" in ROV
  10. surface currents are caused by...
Down
  1. a moving mass of water in the ocean
  2. hot, mineral rich water seeping up from the ocean floor along plate boundaries
  3. large mountain chain in the ocean caused by divergent boundary
  4. the process used by bacteria near hydrothermal vents to produce food
  5. a deep current bringing nutrient rich, cold water to the surface
  6. the type of water found in estuaries
  7. the ocean zone with ever-changing conditions

17 Clues: the "R" in ROV • Deepest, darkest ocean zone • surface currents are caused by... • a moving mass of water in the ocean • the type of water found in estuaries • the ocean zone with ever-changing conditions • the location where rivers empty into the ocean • the only zone where photosynthesis can take place • the process of organisms producing their own light • ...

S2 Final Exam 2024-06-03

S2 Final Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solar eclipse occurs during a ____ moon.
  2. of white daisies. This pink flower mutation most likely caused an ________.
  3. Type of organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis.
  4. An error in DNA sequence.
  5. Mass divided by volume = _____
  6. Where cellular respiration takes place.
  7. The physical property that graduated cylinders measure
  8. Six pink daisies start to grow after 1 pink daisy ranodmly appeared in a
Down
  1. The property that resists a change in motion.
  2. The membrane that surrounds the DNA in eukaryotic cells
  3. An element with a different number of neutrons.
  4. The type of evolution where species INDEPENDENTLY evolve (ex: worms and snakes)
  5. The process of a new species being created as a result of divergent evolution.
  6. The force that causes tides
  7. What matter is.
  8. Atoms with different numbers of___
  9. The _____ endoplasmic reticulum is the surface where proteins are made.

17 Clues: What matter is. • An error in DNA sequence. • The force that causes tides • Mass divided by volume = _____ • Atoms with different numbers of___ • Where cellular respiration takes place. • A solar eclipse occurs during a ____ moon. • The property that resists a change in motion. • An element with a different number of neutrons. • ...

Science 2022-01-06

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  2. plates move apart
  3. The continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  4. plates slip past each other
  5. A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface
  6. Pieces of Earth diverge on land and create a deep valley
  7. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
Down
  1. A supercontinent
  2. A string of islands
  3. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays
  4. A measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of an object
  5. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  6. An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  7. plates move together
  8. One major belt of volcanoes
  9. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  10. When magma reaches the surface

17 Clues: A supercontinent • plates move apart • A string of islands • plates move together • plates slip past each other • One major belt of volcanoes • When magma reaches the surface • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays • The continents slowly moved over Earth's surface • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • ...

Plate Techtonics 2025-12-10

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The plates move on top of magma due to convection _____________
  2. Plate Tectonics moving creates these that sometimes spray lava.
  3. The lithosphere is broken into large rocky __________
  4. Convergent boundaries come _____________
  5. Transform boundaries can happen where any plate touches _____________
  6. Oceanic plates that move apart is an underwater mountain range that makes new ___________
  7. A famous fault is located in this State.
  8. Continental Convergent occurs when two continents __________
  9. An area on earth with a lot of volcanoes is known as "The Ring of _________"
Down
  1. Plate Tectonics cause the formation of this land feature.
  2. The more __________ crust sinks
  3. Plates moving apart can create _________
  4. Divergent boundaries move __________
  5. A natural disaster that causes the earth to shake
  6. This type of boundaries slide past each other
  7. A land form under water that forms in the shape of a V.
  8. This is when one crust sinks below another.

17 Clues: The more __________ crust sinks • Divergent boundaries move __________ • Plates moving apart can create _________ • Convergent boundaries come _____________ • A famous fault is located in this State. • This is when one crust sinks below another. • This type of boundaries slide past each other • A natural disaster that causes the earth to shake • ...

Sarabeth's fantastic crossword puzzle on earthquakes 2020-11-04

Sarabeth's fantastic crossword puzzle on earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the fault that is a result of a tension force
  2. multiply fractures between rocks
  3. the fault that is a result of a convergent boundary
Down
  1. the result of a share force
  2. the result of a divergent boundary
  3. where the rock brakes along the fault in the ground

6 Clues: the result of a share force • multiply fractures between rocks • the result of a divergent boundary • the fault that is a result of a tension force • the fault that is a result of a convergent boundary • where the rock brakes along the fault in the ground

Science Crossword 2023-03-22

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of the plates
  2. 2 tectonic plates come together.
Down
  1. 2 tectonic plates moving away from eachother.
  2. this occurs when 2 plates slide past eachother
  3. molton rock in the mante

5 Clues: molton rock in the mante • the movement of the plates • 2 tectonic plates come together. • 2 tectonic plates moving away from eachother. • this occurs when 2 plates slide past eachother

Plate tetonics 2022-04-20

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates moving away from eachother
  2. 2 plates moving past eachother
  3. A part of the crust that floats on the mantle
  4. The most well known supercontinent
Down
  1. The result of magma from the mantle rising to the crust
  2. 2 plates moving away from eachother
  3. The result of 2 plates either converging or transforming

7 Clues: 2 plates moving past eachother • The most well known supercontinent • 2 plates moving away from eachother • 2 plates moving away from eachother • A part of the crust that floats on the mantle • The result of magma from the mantle rising to the crust • The result of 2 plates either converging or transforming

evolution 2026-02-09

evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shows the divergent evolution as its going down the line
  2. when a species can reproduce more because they are better equipped for the enviornment
  3. a change within a species
Down
  1. mutation, adaption, natural selection, evoltution
  2. when a species is better equipped to the enviornment
  3. father of natural selection

6 Clues: a change within a species • father of natural selection • mutation, adaption, natural selection, evoltution • when a species is better equipped to the enviornment • shows the divergent evolution as its going down the line • when a species can reproduce more because they are better equipped for the enviornment

Earth's moving surface 2022-09-07

Earth's moving surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the skin of earth surface.
  2. Two plates move away from each other
  3. made of crust and upper part of mantle
Down
  1. Located under the lithosphere
  2. Two plates slide past each other

5 Clues: the skin of earth surface. • Located under the lithosphere • Two plates slide past each other • Two plates move away from each other • made of crust and upper part of mantle

Plate Tectonics 2025-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A location where magma rises through the crust away from plate boundaries
  2. The shaking of Earth's surface caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates
  3. A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on land
  4. A theory that explains the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates
  5. Mountains formed when rocks are compressed at convergent boundaries
  6. When one plate sinks under another at a convergent boundary
  7. A famous transform fault in California
  8. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all continents were joined
  9. The force of a sinking plate pulling the rest of the plate with it
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. The process of new oceanic crust forming at mid-ocean ridges
  12. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  13. The idea that continents were once joined and have slowly moved apart
  14. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  15. A curved chain of volcanic islands caused by oceanic-oceanic subduction
Down
  1. The circular motion in the mantle that drives plate movement
  2. A landform formed when magma reaches Earth's surface, often at convergent boundaries
  3. A deep ocean valley formed at a subduction zone
  4. Patterns on the ocean floor showing Earth's magnetic field reversals
  5. A mountain range formed by continental-continental convergence
  6. A major area in the Pacific Ocean known for frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
  7. A soft, flowing layer of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
  8. Large pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere
  9. The amount of mass in a given volume; affects subduction and convection
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  11. The thin outermost layer of Earth
  12. A dense, solid layer of metal at Earth's center
  13. A break in Earth's crust where movement has occurred
  14. A liquid layer made of iron and nickel that creates Earth's magnetic field
  15. The thick, hot layer of rock beneath Earth's crust
  16. Island arc formed at an oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
  17. An underwater mountain range formed by divergent plates
  18. The rigid outer layer of Earth made up of the crust and upper mantle
  19. Technology used to measure the movement of tectonic plates
  20. Mountains formed at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary

35 Clues: The thin outermost layer of Earth • A famous transform fault in California • A deep ocean valley formed at a subduction zone • A dense, solid layer of metal at Earth's center • The thick, hot layer of rock beneath Earth's crust • A deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on land • A break in Earth's crust where movement has occurred • ...

Plate Techtonics Vocab 2019-01-10

Plate Techtonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Island Arc / a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred kilometers from a trench where subduction of one oceanic slab beneath another is occurring
  2. Floor Spreading / the process which plate tectonics produce new oceanic lithospheres at the ocean ridges
  3. / a mechanism that may contribute to plate motion; it involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge due to gravity
  4. Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together
  5. / A sound navigation and ranging tool that calculates ocean depth by recording the time of an energy pulse
  6. Volcanic Arc / mountains formed in part by volcanic activity caused by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  7. / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere
  8. Plume / a mass of hotter than normal mantle material that ascends toward the surface, where it can lead to igneous activity
  9. / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth
  10. Core / a layer beneath the mantle (2260 km thick) containing liquid iron and generating Earth's magnetic field
  11. Boundary / a boundary where two plates slide past each other without creating nor destroying the lithosphere
Down
  1. Boundary / a region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by the oceanic ridges
  2. Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature
  3. / the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench back to the mantle al a colliding plate boundary
  4. Tectonics / the theory that proposes the Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in numerous ways. These plates can produce volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, and the crust
  5. Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius)
  6. / the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over time
  7. Valley / deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries (can develop on seafloor or land)
  8. / The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  9. Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor
  10. / a mechanism that contributes to plate motion in which cool, dense oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and pulls the lithosphere along
  11. / a proposed supercontinent that began to break about 200 million years ago and formed today's landmasses

22 Clues: / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth • Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor • Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together • / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere • Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature • Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius) • ...

science vocabulary 2022-09-14

science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  2. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of and earthquake occurs.
  3. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  4. reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole magnetic south pole switch positions periodically, a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points.
  5. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
  6. The solid, outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  7. tectonics The theory that earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates, the theory explains how plates interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  8. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  9. spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere
  10. The theory that earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates, the theory explains how plates interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  11. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density, may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
  12. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
Down
  1. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates are colliding.
  2. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. rebound The sudden return elastically deformed rock to is undeformed shape
  4. plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  5. plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  7. The bending, tilting, and breaking of earth's crust, the change in the shape of rock in response to stress.
  8. The thin and solid outermost layer of earth
  9. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
  10. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  11. The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  12. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.

24 Clues: The thin and solid outermost layer of earth • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere • boundary The boundary between tectonic plates are colliding. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • rebound The sudden return elastically deformed rock to is undeformed shape • ...

Unit 7: Plate Tectonics 2021-03-07

Unit 7: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer chemical layer of the Earth
  2. when a denser tectonic plate moves underneath a less-dense tectonic plate
  3. landform created from two continental plates colliding
  4. chemical layers of Earth are separated due to differences in this property
  5. layer of Earth that is most dense
  6. thickest chemical layer of the Earth
  7. type of tectonic boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  8. crust is destroyed at this location as it subducts
  9. huge pieces of lithosphere that move
  10. chemical layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  11. method of heat transfer through space, no direct contact
  12. layer of Earth that is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
  13. landform that is present when continental crust diverges or moves apart
  14. german scientist proposing continental drift
  15. transform fault in California
  16. proposed Theory of Seafloor Spreading
  17. type of crust that is made mostly of basalt, and is more dense
Down
  1. freshwater reptile fossil that provides evidence for Continental Drift
  2. type of tectonic boundary that forms with two plates moving apart
  3. is the solid outer layer that is broken into plates that move
  4. landform created when two oceanic plates collide
  5. responsible for the movement of tectonic plates, method of heat transfer through fluids
  6. landform found at divergent boundary in the Atlantic Ocean
  7. we refer to polarity as this when the magnetic north pole matches the geographic north pole
  8. used data from SONAR to create a map of the floor of the Atlantic Ocean
  9. Volcanic island arc formed from the collision of two oceanic plates
  10. physical layer of the Earth that flows slowly, allowing the plates to move
  11. method of heat transfer through direct contact
  12. grooves formed in bedrock from moving glacial ice
  13. name of Wegener's supercontinent
  14. lower part of the mantle
  15. type of tectonic boundary that forms with two plates moving together
  16. we refer to polarity as this when the magnetic north pole matches the geographic south pole
  17. mountains formed from collision of India and Eurasia
  18. type of crust that is made mostly of granite, and is less dense
  19. mountain range formed from a collision of oceanic and continental plates

36 Clues: lower part of the mantle • transform fault in California • name of Wegener's supercontinent • outer chemical layer of the Earth • layer of Earth that is most dense • thickest chemical layer of the Earth • huge pieces of lithosphere that move • proposed Theory of Seafloor Spreading • german scientist proposing continental drift • method of heat transfer through direct contact • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-03-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. atlantic ocean hot spot
  2. plate boundary that results in shallow earthquakes and no volcanoes
  3. pacific ocean hot spot
  4. scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  5. plate boundary found at midocean ridges
  6. rock that makes up oceanic plates
  7. the study of prehistoric Earth's magnetic fields recorded in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  8. the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle, the topmost portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of up to thousands of years or more.
  9. plate boundary that results in subduction
  10. movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
Down
  1. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  2. ocean with a midocean ridge going down the center, broke up Pangaea, expanding over time.
  3. rock that makes up continental plates
  4. long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along ocean-oceanic convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
  5. Earth's largest ocean, surrounded by convegergent boundaries, getting smaller over time
  6. a buoyant mass of material in the mantle, which rises because of its buoyancy
  7. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. This feature is where seafloor spreading takes place along a divergent plate boundary.
  8. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
  9. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
  10. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  11. layer of earth that generates earth's magnetic field
  12. volcanic locales thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously high temperature compared with the surrounding mantle.
  13. the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite. It is usually distinguished from the underlying mantle by its chemical makeup

23 Clues: pacific ocean hot spot • atlantic ocean hot spot • rock that makes up oceanic plates • rock that makes up continental plates • plate boundary found at midocean ridges • plate boundary that results in subduction • layer of earth that generates earth's magnetic field • plate boundary that results in shallow earthquakes and no volcanoes • ...

Crossword Review 2024-10-10

Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the layer under the lithosphere that flows and causes the movement of plate tectonics.
  2. Has a trunk
  3. - a place in the middle of a tectonic plate where hot magma rises from deep inside the Earth, often forming volcanoes.
  4. Crust - the thick part of the Earth’s crust that forms the land.
  5. - a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise and create new crust.
  6. - the process where eroded materials are dropped off in a new location.
  7. - the supercontinent, Greek for “all the earth”.
  8. - when magma cools, it crystallizes to form igneous rocks.
  9. - rocks that form when heat and pressure change existing rocks.
  10. - when rocks inside the Earth are exposed to intense heat.
  11. - a type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other, which can cause earthquakes.
  12. Ridge - an underwater mountain range formed by divergent plates.
  13. Crust - the thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies beneath the ocean.
  14. Drift - a hypothesis developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 that proposed that the Earth’s continents had once been joined as a single landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift.
  15. Trench - a deep, narrow valley in the ocean floor where one plate is pushed under another.
  16. - the type of weathering that breaks down rocks through a chemical reaction.
  17. - the process of rocks breaking down from physical, biological, or chemical processes.
  18. Flying mammal
Down
  1. - rocks that are formed from cooling magma or lava.
  2. - as sediments settle and build layers, the process that forms sedimentary rocks.
  3. - the process that moves sediments to different places.
  4. Tectonic - the crust is made up into large pieces that move slowly over time.
  5. - The process where one tectonic plate is ford beneath another at a convergent boundary.
  6. - a mountain or opening in the Earth’s surface where magma, ash, and gasses escape from below.
  7. Man's best friend
  8. Boundary - the place where two tectonic plates meet.
  9. - melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  10. - when rocks change shape due to pressure or tension in the Earth’s crust
  11. Likes to chase mice
  12. - a type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, creating mountains or volcanoes.
  13. - the shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  14. - the type of weathering that breaks down rocks without changing their chemical composition.
  15. - the crust and part of the upper mantle that makes up the plate tectonics.
  16. - the type of weathering caused by plants, animals, or other life.
  17. - rocks that form from the compaction of sediments.
  18. Large marsupial

36 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • - melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • - the supercontinent, Greek for “all the earth”. • - rocks that are formed from cooling magma or lava. • - rocks that form from the compaction of sediments. • Boundary - the place where two tectonic plates meet. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is one of the largest mountain ranges in the world and lies on a divergent plate boundary. It is formed when the gap left by the operating tectonic plate boundary is filled with molten material, causing a ridge to form.
  2. The name of the supercontinent that was created when bits of the continents merged millions of years ago.
  3. Geologists found similar plant and animal _______ on different continents. This shows that once the continents were together in a supercontinent.
  4. ___________ crust is the crust that forms on land.
  5. The layer of the earth that the crust lays on top of.
  6. _______ crust is the crust that forms in the ocean.
  7. It has been found that ________ ______ on different continents have the same rock types, rock layers, and rock ages and that they seem to connect, supporting the theory of continental drift.
  8. A giant deep ocean trench in the Pacific Ocean that lies at a convergent plate boundary and was formed through subduction
  9. This is the name of the plate boundary that forms when two tectonic plates crash into each other head on.
Down
  1. These things deposited coal and limestone and made scratches in the rock on different continents that when matched up revealed that the continents were once joined together into a supercontinent.
  2. __________ happens when a denser tectonic plate is shoved underneath a less dense tectonic plate and the denser plate melts in the mantle.
  3. _____ is what it is called when waves of sound are bounced off of an object to record the distance and shape of the object.
  4. This plate boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  5. This plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates rub and scrape against each other horizontally.
  6. When molten material fills the gap left behind by ocean trenches it causes the seafloor to get bigger. This is called ___ _____ _________.
  7. The person who invented the theory of continental drift and Pangaea (Last name).
  8. The broken up bits of the earth's crust that slowly move, collide, scrape together, and pull apart.

17 Clues: ___________ crust is the crust that forms on land. • _______ crust is the crust that forms in the ocean. • The layer of the earth that the crust lays on top of. • This plate boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The person who invented the theory of continental drift and Pangaea (Last name). • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate boundaries 2025-02-03

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. denser plate sinks below less dense
  2. where two plates slide past each other
  3. where two plates collide
Down
  1. the circulation of material caused by different temp and density
  2. where two plates separate

5 Clues: where two plates collide • where two plates separate • denser plate sinks below less dense • where two plates slide past each other • the circulation of material caused by different temp and density

Faults, Folds and Landforms (and Earthquakes) 2021-10-18

Faults, Folds and Landforms (and Earthquakes) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hawaiian islands formed over one of these
  2. The measurement of an earthquakes strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.
  3. A downward fold in rock formed by compression in earths crust.
  4. ______ vents: areas along mid ocean ridges where new life forms have been discovered; have food webs that rely on chemosynthesis
  5. The point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
  6. The point on earths surface directly above an earthquake focus.
  7. The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault.
  8. Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite direcions, in sideways movement.
  9. ___ Wall The block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault.
  10. formed at continental to continental convergent boundary
  11. a device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  12. Stress that streches rock so that it becomes tinner in the middle.
  13. Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward caused by compression in the crust.
Down
  1. Mid Ocean ____ forms at oceanic - oceanic divergent boundaries
  2. place where Earth's magma moves through the crust
  3. Scale a scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves
  4. Scale a scale that rates earthquakes according to their intensity and how much damage they cause at a particular place
  5. Fault A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up-or-down motion.
  6. A force that acts on rock to change its shape or voulme.
  7. formed at a oceanic to continental convergent boundary; are the deepest places in the oceans
  8. An upward fold in rock formed by compression of earths crust.
  9. Stress that squeezes rock untill it folds or breaks.
  10. type of boundary where plates are moving past each other
  11. a break in the Earth's crust
  12. type of boundary where plates are moving towards each other
  13. energy travelling as waves passing through Earth, caused by a sudden shift along a fault line or by volcanic activity
  14. type of boundary where plates are moving away from each other
  15. ____ Fault A type of fault where the hanging wallslides downward caused by tension in the crust.

28 Clues: a break in the Earth's crust • Hawaiian islands formed over one of these • place where Earth's magma moves through the crust • Stress that squeezes rock untill it folds or breaks. • The block of rock that forms the lower half of a fault. • A force that acts on rock to change its shape or voulme. • type of boundary where plates are moving past each other • ...

Tectonics-Earth Science 2023-03-21

Tectonics-Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of continent and ocean that move due to convection
  2. form along subduction zones on the less dense plate
  3. evidence used to support the idea of a metallic core
  4. less dense plate material, very old
  5. theory that explains continental drift, how the plates move, and other modern evidence
  6. the thickest layer of Earth where convection currents flow
  7. convergent boundary between Asia and India
  8. the point at the surface directly above the earthquake found using either damage or seismic waves
  9. convergence where both plates are equal density
  10. seismic wave traveling in a compression (push-pull) motion
  11. the magnitude of an Earthquake can be assigned this number based on quantitative wave measurements
  12. divergent boundary between Africa and SaudiArabia
  13. matching __ of the same type and age are found on different continents today
  14. transform boundary along California coast
  15. circulating flow of dense, molten material driving plates
  16. the point where elastic rebound occurs for an earthquake
  17. slowest seismic waves causing the most damage
  18. identical __ are found on distant continents now separates by oceans
Down
  1. convergence where denser plate subducts beneath less dense plate
  2. when two or more plates collide head-on
  3. many continents appear to fit together due to their matching
  4. an area of activity located away from tectonic plate boundaries
  5. denser plate material that subducts, much younger
  6. the name given to the ancient supercontinent
  7. theory explaining the cause of earthquakes
  8. the interval between the arrival of primary and secondary waves
  9. when two plates move along side one another but get stuck
  10. deep chasms forming along convergent boundaries
  11. they outline Earth's tectonic plates
  12. form along an ocean-ocean convergent boundary in North Pacific Ocean
  13. densest layer of Earth composed of metallic material
  14. forming along divergent boundaries (ex: atlantic ocean)
  15. they change speed as they move through denser or less dense layers of Earth
  16. forms where Nazca plate subducts under South American plate
  17. theory that all landmasses were once connected but have been moving away since
  18. the strength of an earthquake asigned a number using damage and other qualitative observations
  19. the thinnest layer of Earth that moves due to convection currents
  20. seismic wave traveling sideways as it also moves forwards
  21. when two plates pull away from one another

39 Clues: less dense plate material, very old • they outline Earth's tectonic plates • when two or more plates collide head-on • transform boundary along California coast • theory explaining the cause of earthquakes • convergent boundary between Asia and India • when two plates pull away from one another • the name given to the ancient supercontinent • ...

Landforms - study guide 2023-01-21

Landforms - study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alfred Wegener had studied the continents and found that rocks and fossils in
  2. change the Earth’s surface during eruptions and build land.
  3. when the transform boundary moves it _____ past each part of land
  4. increases depth of the surface
  5. Iron and nickel
  6. thickest layer contains rock and thick magma
  7. The Law of Conservation of mass states that different types of matter are _____ ________
  8. What is a Tectonic plate moving called?
  9. What occurs when two plates push against each other?
  10. _____ forms from partial melting of mantle rocks.
  11. heat energy is also referred as ____________
  12. _______ provide information about life and conditions in the past
  13. Extreme heat and pressure change one type of rock into a new __________ rock.
  14. Tectonic plates is the scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into _______ ______.
  15. Transform boundary is also called the
  16. Oceanic plates will subduct underneath __________ ______ mountains plates because oceanic plates are denser.
  17. Most divergent boundaries form on the _____ _____
  18. _______: a mix of two or more substances
  19. layers of sediment become stuck together, forming a ___________ rock
  20. Some eruptions are non violent while some are very _________
Down
  1. What are the gigantic pieces of the earth?
  2. continental plates cause________
  3. most earthquakes and volcanoes are located at the boundary of the plates, they are called__________
  4. made of iron and nickel
  5. Mixtures do not lose their identifying _______________ when combined
  6. after weathering they may be moved from one place to another. What is this called.
  7. He studied fossils of continents that sat on crustal plates
  8. When the Convergent boundaries move they...
  9. ______ rock and gases erupt during a volcano
  10. Why is the Inner core solid? Because of...
  11. the divergent boundary plates move _____
  12. ________ weathering is caused from a chemical reaction
  13. what rock is it when, cooling magma becomes rock?
  14. even if one is the same substance is dissolved in another substance, will it be seen. True Or False
  15. Fossils can be found in different rock ______.
  16. ________ weathering is caused by forces such as temperature changing overtime
  17. __________ changes shape of land
  18. the Transform Boundary causes the land to ____
  19. higher temperatures within the _____ heating up magma, from convection currents
  20. fossils are usually found in ___________ rocks.
  21. ________: one substance dissolves in another
  22. thinnest and outermost layer, made from rocky material

42 Clues: Iron and nickel • made of iron and nickel • increases depth of the surface • continental plates cause________ • __________ changes shape of land • Transform boundary is also called the • What is a Tectonic plate moving called? • the divergent boundary plates move _____ • _______: a mix of two or more substances • What are the gigantic pieces of the earth? • ...

Unit 2: Evolution 2023-05-17

Unit 2: Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. missing component of Earth's early atmosphere that currently protects against UV radiation
  2. organelle that resulted from a heterotrophic eukaryote engulfing a photoautotrophic bacteria
  3. evolution that occurs because 2 organisms evolve similar features because they evolved in a similar environment but are NOT closely related
  4. the genetic make-up of an organism
  5. all of the members of a given species in a certain location at a given time
  6. the favored trait that gets selected for and becomes abundant in the population
  7. Father of Evolution
  8. Scientists who showed that the monomers of life could be formed through abiotic means
  9. how eukaryotes evolved
  10. structures that indicate divergent evolution from a common ancestor
  11. method used to determine how many years ago an organism was alive
  12. type of selection used by horse, dog, or flower breeders
  13. organisms with membrane-bound organelles
  14. environmental state of early Earth
  15. method used to determine if one fossil is older than another...but not for how long ago is was alive
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  1. structures that are similar in appearance & function but are the result of convergent evolution
  2. branching evolution
  3. the physical characteristics/traits of an organism]
  4. members of different populations of organisms interacting with each other in a given area
  5. evidence of evolution that show how a structure changed over time
  6. type of selection in which both extremes trais are selected against
  7. survival AND reproduction of the fittest
  8. stable molecule that is the current molecule of inheritance
  9. single-stranded molecule that was the first genetic material
  10. organelles that resulted from one heterotrophic bacteria engulfing another
  11. all of the biotic and abiotic things within a given area
  12. type of selection in which the 2 extreme traits are both selected for
  13. the primary animal Darwin studied to come up with his idea of natural selection
  14. organisms without membrane-bound organelles
  15. differences within a population that evolution acts upon
  16. type of selection in which one extreme trait is selected against
  17. the strongest line of evidence to show 2 organisms are very closely related
  18. evolution with small changes that occur over a long period of time with many generations
  19. first organisms to do photosynthesis and put oxygen in the atmosphere

34 Clues: branching evolution • Father of Evolution • how eukaryotes evolved • the genetic make-up of an organism • environmental state of early Earth • survival AND reproduction of the fittest • organisms with membrane-bound organelles • organisms without membrane-bound organelles • the physical characteristics/traits of an organism] • ...

Science 10 Activity 2024-09-28

Science 10 Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of new oceanic crust forming at mid-ocean ridges. (13 letters)
  2. The outermost layer of Earth. (5 letters)
  3. The process where two tectonic plates move toward each other. (11 letters)
  4. The solid, innermost portion of Earth’s core. (5 letters)
  5. A major area in the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. (9 letters)
  6. A crack in Earth’s crust where movement has occurred. (5 letters)
  7. The boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally. (11 letters)
  8. The rigid outer layer of Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. (12 letters)
  9. A type of rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. (8 letters)
  10. Subduction often causes these to form. (9 letters)
  11. The scientific study of Earth’s physical structure and substance. (7 letters)
  12. The theory that explains the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates. (14 letters)
  13. The type of boundary where two plates collide. (10 letters)
  14. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another. (9 letters)
  15. The process of breaking down rocks through contact with Earth’s atmosphere and water. (9 letters)
Down
  1. The hot, semi-fluid region of the mantle on which tectonic plates move. (9 letters)
  2. The theory that the continents were once joined and have since drifted apart. (14 letters)
  3. Circular currents in the mantle that drive plate movement. (10 letters)
  4. An underwater mountain range formed by divergent boundaries. (10 letters)
  5. The type of boundary where tectonic plates move apart. (11 letters)
  6. The circular movement of fluid in the mantle, driving plate movement. (10 letters)
  7. The innermost layer of Earth, made primarily of iron and nickel. (4 letters)
  8. A type of rock formed from cooled magma or lava. (9 letters)
  9. A deep valley formed at divergent boundaries. (5 letters)
  10. The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. (5 letters)
  11. The layer of Earth between the crust and the core. (6 letters)
  12. The type of landform created when plates collide and crumple. (9 letters)
  13. The process of mountain formation, especially by tectonic plate collisions. (11 letters)
  14. A type of rock formed by the accumulation of sediment. (13 letters)
  15. Waves generated by earthquakes that travel through Earth’s interior. (11 letters)
  16. A broad, domed volcano with gently sloping sides, formed by lava flows. (10 letters)
  17. A break in Earth’s crust where blocks of the crust slide past each other. (5 letters)

32 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth. (5 letters) • Subduction often causes these to form. (9 letters) • The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. (5 letters) • A deep valley formed at divergent boundaries. (5 letters) • The solid, innermost portion of Earth’s core. (5 letters) • The type of boundary where two plates collide. (10 letters) • ...

Landforms - study guide 2023-01-21

Landforms - study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alfred Wegener had studied the continents and found that rocks and fossils in
  2. change the Earth’s surface during eruptions and build land.
  3. when the transform boundary moves it _____ past each part of land
  4. increases depth of the surface
  5. Iron and nickel
  6. thickest layer contains rock and thick magma
  7. The Law of Conservation of mass states that different types of matter are _____ ________
  8. What is a Tectonic plate moving called?
  9. What occurs when two plates push against each other?
  10. _____ forms from partial melting of mantle rocks.
  11. heat energy is also referred as ____________
  12. _______ provide information about life and conditions in the past
  13. Extreme heat and pressure change one type of rock into a new __________ rock.
  14. Tectonic plates is the scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into _______ ______.
  15. Transform boundary is also called the
  16. Oceanic plates will subduct underneath __________ ______ mountains plates because oceanic plates are denser.
  17. Most divergent boundaries form on the _____ _____
  18. _______: a mix of two or more substances
  19. layers of sediment become stuck together, forming a ___________ rock
  20. Some eruptions are non violent while some are very _________
Down
  1. What are the gigantic pieces of the earth?
  2. continental plates cause________
  3. most earthquakes and volcanoes are located at the boundary of the plates, they are called__________
  4. made of iron and nickel
  5. Mixtures do not lose their identifying _______________ when combined
  6. after weathering they may be moved from one place to another. What is this called.
  7. He studied fossils of continents that sat on crustal plates
  8. When the Convergent boundaries move they...
  9. ______ rock and gases erupt during a volcano
  10. Why is the Inner core solid? Because of...
  11. the divergent boundary plates move _____
  12. ________ weathering is caused from a chemical reaction
  13. what rock is it when, cooling magma becomes rock?
  14. even if one is the same substance is dissolved in another substance, will it be seen. True Or False
  15. Fossils can be found in different rock ______.
  16. ________ weathering is caused by forces such as temperature changing overtime
  17. __________ changes shape of land
  18. the Transform Boundary causes the land to ____
  19. higher temperatures within the _____ heating up magma, from convection currents
  20. fossils are usually found in ___________ rocks.
  21. ________: one substance dissolves in another
  22. thinnest and outermost layer, made from rocky material

42 Clues: Iron and nickel • made of iron and nickel • increases depth of the surface • continental plates cause________ • __________ changes shape of land • Transform boundary is also called the • What is a Tectonic plate moving called? • the divergent boundary plates move _____ • _______: a mix of two or more substances • What are the gigantic pieces of the earth? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2026-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rule stating that in layers of rock, the oldest are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.
  2. This principle suggests that Earth's features were formed by the same forces—like wind and water—that we observe today.
  3. The ancient supercontinent that contained all of Earth’s landmasses before they drifted apart
  4. A plate boundary where crust is neither created nor destroyed, but instead scrapes along its neighbor.
  5. This phenomenon occurs at divergent boundaries under the ocean, making the Atlantic Ocean wider every year (2 words)
  6. The scientific theory explaining how Earth’s "puzzle pieces" shift and slide.(2 words)
  7. The specific area where a denser oceanic plate sinks beneath a lighter continental plate. (2 words)
  8. Alfred Wegener’s famous idea that the world’s landmasses have slowly shifted across the ocean floor over millions of years (2 words)
  9. When hot, molten rock squeezes into existing rock layers and cools.
  10. The raw materials—like mud, sand, and pebbles—that get squeezed together to form new rock layers
Down
  1. When these massive pieces of Earth's crust collide, pull apart, or grind past each other, they create mountains and volcanoes (2 words)
  2. The solid, outer layer of Earth consisting of the crust and the very top of the mantle
  3. A fossil used as a "time stamp" to help scientists identify the specific age of a rock layer. (2 words)
  4. Often compared to the "pages" of Earth's history book, these are the individual layers of sedimentary rock.
  5. The type of boundary where tectonic plates divide or move in opposite directions.
  6. A method used to determine if a rock layer is older or younger than the ones around it without giving a specific age (2 words)
  7. Unlike relative dating, this method provides a specific number for how many years ago a rock formed
  8. Unlike weathering, which breaks rocks, this process transports the pieces to a new location.
  9. Whether it's pulling apart or sliding, this is the physical break where tectonic plates meet and shift.
  10. This boundary is a "mountain builder," created when two plates push against each other
  11. This is the only rock type where you are likely to find fossils tucked between its layers.

21 Clues: When hot, molten rock squeezes into existing rock layers and cools. • The type of boundary where tectonic plates divide or move in opposite directions. • The solid, outer layer of Earth consisting of the crust and the very top of the mantle • The scientific theory explaining how Earth’s "puzzle pieces" shift and slide.(2 words) • ...

Ch. 5 Vocabulary Review 2020-04-24

Ch. 5 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  2. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  3. current the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions-like the San Andreas in California
  5. core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  6. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
  7. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  8. drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  9. trench a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  10. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  11. core A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  12. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
  13. waves vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  14. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  15. A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
Down
  1. supercontinent
  2. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  3. the transfer of energy through space
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  5. Mass per unit volume
  6. A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  7. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface.
  8. a device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects to map the ocean floor
  9. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  10. valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  11. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  12. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  13. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  14. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  15. theory a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations

30 Clues: supercontinent • Mass per unit volume • the transfer of energy through space • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface. • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

Landforms - study guide 2023-01-21

Landforms - study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alfred Wegener had studied the continents and found that rocks and fossils in
  2. change the Earth’s surface during eruptions and build land.
  3. when the transform boundary moves it _____ past each part of land
  4. increases depth of the surface
  5. Iron and nickel
  6. thickest layer contains rock and thick magma
  7. The Law of Conservation of mass states that different types of matter are _____ ________
  8. What is a Tectonic plate moving called?
  9. What occurs when two plates push against each other?
  10. _____ forms from partial melting of mantle rocks.
  11. heat energy is also referred as ____________
  12. _______ provide information about life and conditions in the past
  13. Extreme heat and pressure change one type of rock into a new __________ rock.
  14. Tectonic plates is the scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into _______ ______.
  15. Transform boundary is also called the
  16. Oceanic plates will subduct underneath __________ ______ mountains plates because oceanic plates are denser.
  17. Most divergent boundaries form on the _____ _____
  18. _______: a mix of two or more substances
  19. layers of sediment become stuck together, forming a ___________ rock
  20. Some eruptions are non violent while some are very _________
Down
  1. What are the gigantic pieces of the earth?
  2. continental plates cause________
  3. most earthquakes and volcanoes are located at the boundary of the plates, they are called__________
  4. made of iron and nickel
  5. Mixtures do not lose their identifying _______________ when combined
  6. after weathering they may be moved from one place to another. What is this called.
  7. He studied fossils of continents that sat on crustal plates
  8. When the Convergent boundaries move they...
  9. ______ rock and gases erupt during a volcano
  10. Why is the Inner core solid? Because of...
  11. the divergent boundary plates move _____
  12. ________ weathering is caused from a chemical reaction
  13. what rock is it when, cooling magma becomes rock?
  14. even if one is the same substance is dissolved in another substance, will it be seen. True Or False
  15. Fossils can be found in different rock ______.
  16. ________ weathering is caused by forces such as temperature changing overtime
  17. __________ changes shape of land
  18. the Transform Boundary causes the land to ____
  19. higher temperatures within the _____ heating up magma, from convection currents
  20. fossils are usually found in ___________ rocks.
  21. ________: one substance dissolves in another
  22. thinnest and outermost layer, made from rocky material

42 Clues: Iron and nickel • made of iron and nickel • increases depth of the surface • continental plates cause________ • __________ changes shape of land • Transform boundary is also called the • What is a Tectonic plate moving called? • the divergent boundary plates move _____ • _______: a mix of two or more substances • What are the gigantic pieces of the earth? • ...

Landforms - study guide 2023-01-21

Landforms - study guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Alfred Wegener had studied the continents and found that rocks and fossils in
  2. change the Earth’s surface during eruptions and build land.
  3. when the transform boundary moves it _____ past each part of land
  4. increases depth of the surface
  5. Iron and nickel
  6. thickest layer contains rock and thick magma
  7. The Law of Conservation of mass states that different types of matter are _____ ________
  8. What is a Tectonic plate moving called?
  9. What occurs when two plates push against each other?
  10. _____ forms from partial melting of mantle rocks.
  11. heat energy is also referred as ____________
  12. _______ provide information about life and conditions in the past
  13. Extreme heat and pressure change one type of rock into a new __________ rock.
  14. Tectonic plates is the scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into _______ ______.
  15. Transform boundary is also called the
  16. Oceanic plates will subduct underneath __________ ______ mountains plates because oceanic plates are denser.
  17. Most divergent boundaries form on the _____ _____
  18. _______: a mix of two or more substances
  19. layers of sediment become stuck together, forming a ___________ rock
  20. Some eruptions are non violent while some are very _________
Down
  1. What are the gigantic pieces of the earth?
  2. continental plates cause________
  3. most earthquakes and volcanoes are located at the boundary of the plates, they are called__________
  4. made of iron and nickel
  5. Mixtures do not lose their identifying _______________ when combined
  6. after weathering they may be moved from one place to another. What is this called.
  7. He studied fossils of continents that sat on crustal plates
  8. When the Convergent boundaries move they...
  9. ______ rock and gases erupt during a volcano
  10. Why is the Inner core solid? Because of...
  11. the divergent boundary plates move _____
  12. ________ weathering is caused from a chemical reaction
  13. what rock is it when, cooling magma becomes rock?
  14. even if one is the same substance is dissolved in another substance, will it be seen. True Or False
  15. Fossils can be found in different rock ______.
  16. ________ weathering is caused by forces such as temperature changing overtime
  17. __________ changes shape of land
  18. the Transform Boundary causes the land to ____
  19. higher temperatures within the _____ heating up magma, from convection currents
  20. fossils are usually found in ___________ rocks.
  21. ________: one substance dissolves in another
  22. thinnest and outermost layer, made from rocky material

42 Clues: Iron and nickel • made of iron and nickel • increases depth of the surface • continental plates cause________ • __________ changes shape of land • Transform boundary is also called the • What is a Tectonic plate moving called? • the divergent boundary plates move _____ • _______: a mix of two or more substances • What are the gigantic pieces of the earth? • ...

Earths interior 2022-09-15

Earths interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics The theory that Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building.
  2. reversal The process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth’s magnetic field points.
  3. A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  4. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
  5. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
  6. Directly above the focus on Earth’s surface is the epicenter.
  7. spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere form when magma rises to Earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge.
  8. boundary 2 tectonic plates can move past one other in opposite directions and form a transform boundary.
  9. plates The theory of plate tectonics explains how lithospheric plates move around on the slow-flowing rock of the asthenosphere
  10. The central part of Earth below the mantle.
Down
  1. boundary When tectonic plates move toward each other and collide, a convergent boundary forms.
  2. solid layer made of rock.
  3. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth adobe the mantle.
  4. Earthquakes are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.
  5. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core.
  6. Deformation is the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock.
  7. is a place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of and earthquake occurs.
  8. boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another, or diverge, a divergent boundary forms.
  9. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
  10. plates boundary A tectonic plates boundary is where 2 or more tectonic plates builds up near the edges of the plates.
  11. It is a rigid, solid layer made of rock.
  12. rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  13. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
  14. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents.

24 Clues: solid layer made of rock. • It is a rigid, solid layer made of rock. • The central part of Earth below the mantle. • The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core. • Deformation is the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock. • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth adobe the mantle. • Directly above the focus on Earth’s surface is the epicenter. • ...

Units 4 and 5 Vocabulary 2026-01-27

Units 4 and 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long underwater mountain chain formed at divergent boundaries where new crust is created
  2. the ability of an environment to support life
  3. the Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets
  4. excess nutrients in water that cause too much plant and algae growth, lowering oxygen levels
  5. the movement and interaction of large plates that make up Earth's crust
  6. the movement of heated material caused by differences in temperature and density inside Earth's mantle
  7. the path one object follows as it moves around another object due to gravity
  8. a streak of light seen when a small space object burns up in Earth's atmosphere
  9. water found beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil
  10. the ability to meet needs without damaging the environment or using up resources
  11. a force that pulls objects toward each other
  12. when one tectonic plate sinks beneath another at a convergent boundary
  13. a natural object that orbits a planet
  14. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. the shaking of Earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  2. a region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets
  3. an area of land where all the water drains into the same body of water
  4. an underground layer of rock and soil that stores groundwater
  5. an oval-shaped path an object follows as it moves around another object in space
  6. a rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
  7. a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  8. an object made of ice, dust and gas that orbits the Sun and forms a glowing tail when it gets close to the sun
  9. the idea that Earth's continents were once joined together and have slowly moved apart over time
  10. a distant, spherical region surrounding the solar system where many comets originate
  11. a push or pull that can change an object's motion or shape
  12. a crack in Earth's crust where rocks have moved past each other
  13. a supercontinent that included all of Earth's land millions of years ago
  14. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  15. a substance added to soil to help plants grow by providing nutrients

29 Clues: a natural object that orbits a planet • a force that pulls objects toward each other • the ability of an environment to support life • water found beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil • a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • a push or pull that can change an object's motion or shape • ...

Notes 3 2024-03-01

Notes 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Twevolving evolving at the same time with the same goal.
  2. The evolution of two species slowly evolving into the same
  3. These insects had evolved from bursts of colors and patterns for their enviroment
  4. Quick evolution with multiple outcomes
  5. A species turning into two different types during evolution
  6. This animal had slowly evolved overtime from Hyrocotherium
Down
  1. An evolution with multiple outcomes but they all still share the same ancestor
  2. Evolving slowly over time

8 Clues: Evolving slowly over time • Quick evolution with multiple outcomes • Twevolving evolving at the same time with the same goal. • The evolution of two species slowly evolving into the same • This animal had slowly evolved overtime from Hyrocotherium • A species turning into two different types during evolution • ...

Continental Drift 2025-08-28

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent that once contained all landmasses
  2. Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  3. Scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis
  4. Remains of ancient plants and animals used as evidence for plate tectonics
Down
  1. The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into moving sections
  2. Chain of mountains formed along the ocean floor where plates move apart
  3. A well-tested explanation supported by evidence
  4. The slow movement of continents across Earth’s surface

8 Clues: A well-tested explanation supported by evidence • The supercontinent that once contained all landmasses • The slow movement of continents across Earth’s surface • Scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis • Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into moving sections • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another