divergent Crossword Puzzles

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 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 tectonic 2026-03-24

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where the plates meet each other
  2. plates collide creating mountains
Down
  1. motion is being driven by heat from within earth
  2. plates move around creating rift valleys
  3. plates slide horizontally past each other

5 Clues: where the plates meet each other • plates collide creating mountains • plates move around creating rift valleys • plates slide horizontally past each other • motion is being driven by heat from within earth

Clue #1 2019-05-07

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

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

Bridge of Music, River of Sand 2014-03-03

Bridge of Music, River of Sand crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.
  2. To suffer patiently without yielding.
  3. A horizontal beam or bar held up by two pairs of divergent legs and used as a support.
  4. Someting that tends to attract atention.
  5. The feeling of being worried.
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  1. Something dangerous or to cause damage.
  2. A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies.
  3. A plant that grows along the ground or winding round other plants.
  4. Something very attractive, beautiful, gorgeous.
  5. Great physical pain or mental anguish or a source of pain.
  6. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel.
  7. To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt.

12 Clues: The feeling of being worried. • To suffer patiently without yielding. • Something dangerous or to cause damage. • Someting that tends to attract atention. • An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. • Something very attractive, beautiful, gorgeous. • A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel. • Great physical pain or mental anguish or a source of pain. • ...

plate tectonics 2016-10-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The central part of the earth
  2. A block of the lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outer most part of the mantle
  3. This is above the mantle
  4. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  5. the outer most rigid part of the earth is
  6. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
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  1. Stress that occurs when forces add to squeeze an object
  2. core/ inner core The earths core is divided into two parts.One of the two is:
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the lithosphere and atheneosphere
  4. This plate boundary converges
  5. plate boundary slides past each other
  6. this plate boundary splits apart or diverges

12 Clues: This is above the mantle • The central part of the earth • This plate boundary converges • plate boundary slides past each other • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the outer most rigid part of the earth is • this plate boundary splits apart or diverges • Stress that occurs when forces add to squeeze an object • ...

Layer's of the Earth 2022-01-20

Layer's of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the central part of earth's core
  2. crust thickest of two types of crust
  3. this type of boundary occurs when two plates slide sideways past each other
  4. a thick mass of igneous rock which lies under the ocean floor
  5. measure of heat or coolness
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  7. outermost solid part of the earth
  8. the layer of earth between the crust and the core
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  1. the outermost layer of the core
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. this type of boundary occurs when two or more plates combine
  4. this type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other

12 Clues: measure of heat or coolness • the outermost layer of the core • the central part of earth's core • outermost solid part of the earth • crust thickest of two types of crust • a current in a fluid that results from convection • the layer of earth between the crust and the core • this type of boundary occurs when two or more plates combine • ...

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

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

12 Clues: what an animal eats to survive • The animal that is hunted by the wolves • The predator that was removed from Yellowstone • when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas • when a substance changes from a solid to liquid • the process of organisms creating more offspring • the small pieces of matter that make up everything • ...

Geology Crossword 2025-06-24

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

12 Clues: A boundary where two plates move apart • The outermost solid layer of the Earth • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • A sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • A chain of mountains formed under the ocean • A boundary where two plates slide past each other • A boundary where two plates move toward each other • A deep crack in the Earth's crust where plates move • ...

Frayer Puzzle #4 2020-12-14

Frayer Puzzle #4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone who correct small errors, and caring too much about minor details.
  2. extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
  3. long in relation to width.
  4. the quality of someone's character or the level of their ability.
  5. too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
  6. start to lose strength or momentum.
  7. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
  8. extremely important, significant.
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  1. having an attractively curved shape.
  2. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  3. appearing forced or overly controlled.
  4. prejudice in favor of or against one thing,or a person, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
  5. in a state of complete confusion and disorder.

13 Clues: long in relation to width. • extremely important, significant. • start to lose strength or momentum. • having an attractively curved shape. • appearing forced or overly controlled. • too poor to produce much or any vegetation. • in a state of complete confusion and disorder. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • ...

Plate motion 2021-09-03

Plate motion crossword puzzle
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  1. -One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makecEarth's outer layer
  2. - Moving toward the same place
  3. - The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. - Any of earth continuous areas of land
  5. - An extinct reptile that lived about 300 millions years ago
  6. - A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
Down
  1. - A diagram that shows the inside of something
  2. - Moving apart in different directions
  3. - An underwater mountain range that formed when two plates move apart.
  4. - Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
  5. - Hot liquid rock below the surface of the earth
  6. - A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly
  7. - Evidence of life from the past, such as bones

13 Clues: - Moving toward the same place • - Moving apart in different directions • - Any of earth continuous areas of land • - Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • - A diagram that shows the inside of something • - Evidence of life from the past, such as bones • - Hot liquid rock below the surface of the earth • - The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Natural Selection 2021-02-23

Natural Selection crossword puzzle
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  1. Part of Natural Selection - Populations have small differences.
  2. Part of Natural Selection - Too many are born.
  3. Any Change in a Gene
  4. Pattern of Evolution where species become increasingly different.
  5. Similar finches have different beaks lead Darwin to assume they had a...
  6. Scientist that studied finches to observe how they evolved.
  7. Part of Natural Selection - Surviving organisms reproduce to pass on good traits.
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  1. Pattern of Evolution where species become increasingly similar.
  2. Pattern of Evolution where species change with each other.
  3. Part of Natural Selection - Organisms struggle for the same resources.
  4. Process or Trait that makes an organism better suited.
  5. Organisms better suited to the environment will survive and reproduce.
  6. Mutations develop over generations to change a species

13 Clues: Any Change in a Gene • Part of Natural Selection - Too many are born. • Process or Trait that makes an organism better suited. • Mutations develop over generations to change a species • Pattern of Evolution where species change with each other. • Scientist that studied finches to observe how they evolved. • ...

Evolution Review 2015-10-23

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

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

Tectonics 2024-12-09

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a lot of stored-up energy along a boundary line is released, causing the ground to shake.
  2. A plate boundary that is spreading apart.
  3. A plate boundary that is crashing together.
  4. Created when two continental plates diverge.
  5. This plate smashed into Asia, creating the Himalayan Mountain Range.
  6. All the surface of Earth, including the ocean floor.
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  1. Created when two continental plates converge.
  2. The largest tectonic plate. Contains Hawaii.
  3. The extremely hot center of Earth.
  4. The many layers of hot material between the crust and the core of Earth.
  5. When ocean plates diverge, creating new oceanic crust.
  6. A plate boundary that is sliding side-by-side.
  7. Lava escaping from a weak point in the crust. Can generate entire islands.

13 Clues: The extremely hot center of Earth. • A plate boundary that is spreading apart. • A plate boundary that is crashing together. • The largest tectonic plate. Contains Hawaii. • Created when two continental plates diverge. • Created when two continental plates converge. • A plate boundary that is sliding side-by-side. • All the surface of Earth, including the ocean floor. • ...

Plate Motion 2025-04-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving toward the same place
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  5. to examine in detail for a purpose
  6. the outside or top layer of something
  7. moving apart in different directions
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  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. activity any of the many processes in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  5. how often or fast something happens
  6. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer

13 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Weathering 2024-08-12

Weathering crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melting of ice
  2. removal of particle of dust and sand by winds
  3. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
  4. boundary when two plates move away from each other
  5. a material left behind by a moving glacier
  6. is the record of earthquake
  7. it is an instrument to measure earthquake
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  1. transportation of weathered rock
  2. boundary are places where plates sideway past each other
  3. the point on the earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake
  4. the sudden release of strain energy in earth's crust
  5. bowl-shaped, amphitheater-like depressions that glaciers carve into mountain and valley sidewalls at high elevations
  6. a depression in a desert where water is found

13 Clues: melting of ice • is the record of earthquake • transportation of weathered rock • it is an instrument to measure earthquake • a material left behind by a moving glacier • a depression in a desert where water is found • removal of particle of dust and sand by winds • boundary when two plates move away from each other • the sudden release of strain energy in earth's crust • ...

Magnet test review 2021-12-20

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

10 Clues: magnetic force runs this way • element that can be magnetic(1 of 3) • element that can be magnetic(1 of 3) • element that can be magnetic(1 of 3) • natural iron ore that can be magnetized • Earth's magnetic shield from sun energy • create a magnetic force with electrical current in a loop • Earth's magnetic field caused by outer core of liquid metal spinning • ...

Jasper cross word 2022-11-06

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-03

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

8 Clues: The name of all the continents put together • Ancient organisms that are preserved in rock • Giant slabs of crust that can move over time • The scientist who theorized about continetal drift • The boundary type that happens when 2 plate collide • The boundary type that happens when 2 plates separate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-29

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

12 Clues: Number of major plates • What makes two tectonics plates move • A landform formed when two plates collide • A location where two tectonic plates slide • A location where two tectonic plates divide • A location where two tectonic plates collide • First started the theory of continental drift. • A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-06

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

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

Science 2021-03-27

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

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

Geography Crossword 2019-11-05

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

12 Clues: hot fluid within the earth's crust • the upper layer of the earths mantle • the bottom layer of the earths mantle • igneous rock formed from lava exposure • a super continent that existed long ago • molten rock generated by geothermal energy • the shaking of the surface of the earths crust • volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle • ...

Ocean Floor Features 2024-03-13

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

12 Clues: deepest place in the ocean • deep flat part of the ocean floor • The feature people like to play on • this increases as you go deeper in the ocean • this decreases as you go deeper in the ocean • an underwater mountain that doesn't reach the surface • underwater mountain range made by a divergent boundary • a deep basin made by subduction at a convergent boundary • ...

Vocabulary 2024-12-06

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

12 Clues: transmitted by television • An instance of being injured • Catch fire or cause to catch fire • make (something) visible by uncovering it • given to expressing divergent or opposite views • A day of festivity or recreation when no work is done • A piece of advice or expert or authoritative information • transmit (a program or some information) by radio or television • ...

Quarter 2 Extra Credit 2023-12-07

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

13 Clues: when light bounces off of a surface • space that has absolutely no matter • where two plates move towards each other • where two plates slide against each other • where two plates move away from each other • the only type of radiation that we can see • this type of radiation has the lowest energy • this type of radiation has the highest energy • ...

Tectonic Activity 2024-07-26

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

13 Clues: two plates moving apart • sea-floor mountain system • two plates move towards each other • Earth's crust that makes up the oceans • Earth's crust that makes up the continents • two plates slide horizontally past each other • a fracture that separates one plat from another • a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands • ...

Volcano word search 2026-03-03

Volcano word search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of fire The linear zone of seismic and volcnaic activity.
  2. spots Areas were clums of hot solid rock rising slowly throught the mantle.
  3. Two techonic plates that colide.
  4. A structure that has not erupted in thousand of years.
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  1. Molten material beneth or within earths crust.
  2. were two plates divide from eachother.
  3. Is a structure of earth surface that forms lava,steam etc.
  4. Alternating layer of hardened lava,ash and volcanic rock.
  5. Were two techtonic plates slide horizontally.
  6. The ocasion of molten rock,steam etc.
  7. Is the molten fluid rock that forms a volcano or volcanic vent.
  8. likely to erupt again or in a state of eruption
  9. They appear from eruptions that inlcude water vapor as magma rises.

13 Clues: Two techonic plates that colide. • The ocasion of molten rock,steam etc. • were two plates divide from eachother. • Were two techtonic plates slide horizontally. • Molten material beneth or within earths crust. • likely to erupt again or in a state of eruption • A structure that has not erupted in thousand of years. • ...

Unit 6: Biology Evolution 2023-03-02

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

58 Clues: "Father of Taxonomy" • Elimination of a species • Evolutionary history of a species • Study of the form of living things • A change in gene frequency over time • Eukaryotes; one of the three domains • Field of biology that classifies organisms • Must be ______ mating for evolution to not occur • Bursts of change followed by periods of stability • ...

Graphs 2013-09-15

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

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

Earthquake 2017-03-19

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

7 Clues: to change in composition or structure • squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a change in the shape of a rock caused by stress • pushes a mass of rock into two opposite directions • pulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinner • a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume • tending to be different or develope in different directions

Plate Boundaries 2025-10-17

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

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

Crossword 2 2014-06-01

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

8 Clues: remote, detached, or aloof • Something worked toward or striven for; a goal • to instill or infuse subtly or artfully, as into the mind • Drawing apart from a common point; Differing from another • willing and liberal in giving away one's money, time, etc; • Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent • ...

Tic-Tac-Tonics 2023-02-03

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

8 Clues: When two plates move away from each other • when 2 plates slide or move past each other • Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses • Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean • Seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries • a scientist who studies the forces that make and shape earth • ...

Gavin Mayo 6th 2023-12-05

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

8 Clues: the only layer that is liquid • a crack in the Earths surface • resistance of a fluid or liquid • a smaller earthquake that follows the main one • where tectonic plates slide away from each other • This is the layer that provides convection currents • where tectonic plates slide horizontally from each other • ...

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary 2015-03-22

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

7 Clues: differing; deviating • lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory • sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork • searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry • person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority • exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful • ...

Landforms produced by plate movement 2023-10-16

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

7 Clues: The fault that runs along the san andreas area • Formed by two divergent boundaries interacting • Formed by two continental convergent boundaries • The boundary in between plate tectonic relationships • A famous tourist attraction in the us that formed a canyon • Hot Mountain like landmasses that can be active or inactive • ...

Unit 2 science review 2024-12-16

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

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

Unit 2.2 Vocab 2022-11-07

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

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

Crossword puzzle :) 2021-10-26

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

15 Clues: the removal of moisture • the upper layer of the Earth's mantle • vent, a fissure formed at the seafloor • drift, movement of continents through time • the animals living in the sediments of the water • Boundary, places where plates slide past each other • distribution in zones or of definite characteristics • boundary, when two or more lithospheric plates collide • ...

Week 15 Optional Enrichment 2023-04-18

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

15 Clues: a large, unbroken area of land • a large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • energy waves traveling out from an earthquake • type of boundary between two colliding plates • Alfred ___ proposed continental drift in 1915 • ground vibrations caused by Earth's moving crus • a theory stating that the continents drifted apart • ...

techtonic plates 2021-12-11

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

14 Clues: a super continent • force behind plate movement • movement of the ocean crust • the uppermost solid part of Earths crust • ocean mountain ranges split down the middle • a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves • a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move • a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06

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

14 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • Boundary where two tectonic plates collide • Where one plate is forced underneath another • Layer of Earth between the crust and the core • Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards • ...

Word Lock 2019-05-08

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

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-03-02

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

12 Clues: A deranged cucumber • When one plate slides under another • When two plates slide alongside each other • When two plates are moving toward each other • A large rodent that is similar to the Guinea Pig • When two plates are moving away from one another • The overlooked theory presented by Alfred_______. • How tightly the molecules of an object are packed • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-29

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

12 Clues: Number of major plates • What makes two tectonics plates move • A landform formed when two plates collide • A location where two tectonic plates slide • A location where two tectonic plates divide • A location where two tectonic plates collide • First started the theory of continental drift. • A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide • ...

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

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

12 Clues: what an animal eats to survive • The animal that is hunted by the wolves • The predator that was removed from Yellowstone • when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas • when a substance changes from a solid to liquid • the process of organisms creating more offspring • the small pieces of matter that make up everything • ...

Geology Crossword 2025-06-19

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

12 Clues: A boundary where two plates move apart • The outermost solid layer of the Earth • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • A sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • A chain of mountains formed under the ocean • A boundary where two plates slide past each other • A boundary where two plates move toward each other • A deep crack in the Earth's crust where plates move • ...

Continental Drift 2024-03-21

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

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

Earth History Crossword 2024-04-17

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

13 Clues: Type of boundary where plates move apart • Sedimentary rock is deposited in ________ • Type of rock formed from heat and pressure • Igneous rock is formed from cooled ________ • The only rock type where fossils can be found • The German scientist who proposed continental drift • Type of boundary where plates move towards one another • ...

Plate Boundaries/Faults 2024-11-13

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

13 Clues: pressure from pulling apart • deformation caused by stress • pressure from squeezing together • this builds up causing earthquakes • strain caused by compressional stress • type of plate boundary where plates move apart • type of plate boundary where plates move together • fault blocks move past each other horizontally (2 words) • ...

Cognition Crossword 2025-10-21

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

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

Geology Review 2021-10-25

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

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

Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-18

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

11 Clues: moving toward the same place • a claim supported by evidence • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • moving apart in different directions • standards by which something may be judged • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a device that detects information in its environment and responds • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2024-02-05

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

11 Clues: the rocky outer layer of Earth. • the rigid upper layer of the Earth • shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core • the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface • a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly • a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

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

11 Clues: molten material inside the Earth • rising magma can produce mountains called • plate boundary where the seafloor is spreading • the weight of all the ocean and rock above the mantle • tremmors in the crust caused by tectonic plate movement • the name of the scientist who proposed continental drift • the name of the scientist who drew maps of the ocean floor • ...

6 Science U4L5 Earthquakes 2024-12-06

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

11 Clues: boundaries where plates collide • boundaries where plates pull apart • directly above the focus on Earth's surface • stress that stretches rock and makes it thinner • boundaries where two plates slide past each other • rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress • _______ waves travel through the Earth after an earthquake • ...

Escape from Dystopia 2019-01-08

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

14 Clues: Opposite of dystopia • Sir Thomas __________ • Opposite of individuality • Term for mega-technological genre: "cyber-__________" • Utopia was originally named for a fictional ___________ • Dystopian literature takes a current trend to the _________ • Biased information used to promote a political point of view • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

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

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

Plate Motion 2021-04-09

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

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

Food Waste 2024-10-05

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

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

Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-07-09

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

14 Clues: cracks on earth's crust • refers to shaking of earth • are formed through plate convergence • resists movement of lithospheric plates • when two plates slide toward each other • when two plates move away from each other • a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor • is a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip • ...

Geology 2017-10-10

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

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

Tectonic Hazards Revision 2019-11-06

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

12 Clues: a crack in the crust where the plates • the earth plates crumple to create a ………… • shaking and trembling on the earths surface • when the plates on the sea floor move apart • the layer in-between the crust and the core • the type of crust that lays underneath the sea • includes the very top of the mantle and the crust • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-10-24

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

12 Clues: The name of the last supercontinent • plates Large pieces of the earth's crust • This type of plate boundary causes earthquakes • Convergent plate boundaries form this landform • The _____ core is the Hottest layer of the earth • The ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel • The layer of the earth where tectonic plates are found • ...

Plate Motion 2023-10-18

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

12 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...

Earth Science 2022-06-30

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

12 Clues: Outermost layer of the earth • The point where the earthquake starts • A plate boundary where new crust is made • The outside/ outermost layer of something • Waves waves that are undetectable to humans • The point at ground level, directly above the focus • Crust Crust that is thicker and makes up the land • Crust that is thinner and more dense (found underwater) • ...

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

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

12 Clues: Hot material; lava • A thick, not dense crust under land • The very outside layer of the Earth, two types • A dense, thin crust at the bottom of the ocean • The very center of the Earth, solid, made of iron • The name of the single landmass; Before continental drift • Plate boundary when two plates come together; Forms mountains • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-01-27

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

12 Clues: largest tectonic plate • outermost layer of the earth • core made up of solid iron and nickel • core made up of liquid iron and nickel • contains magma and convection currents • this type of boundary is where plates move apart • this type of boundary is where plates come together • this type of boundary is where two plates rub together • ...

Unit 2 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Practice 2022-09-29

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

14 Clues: Another work for mountain building • Build features on the surface of Earth • Loosening and removal of weather rocks • Remove features from the surface of Earth • Type of plate boundary where new crust is made • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide • Type of plate boundary where two plates move apart • Processes that break down rock into smaller materials • ...

Layers of the Earth 2022-11-03

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

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

Reflection and refraction vocab 2023-05-17

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

12 Clues: a distorted image • the reflection of light through a rough surface • the return of a wave back to its original medium • the angle between the reflected ray and the normal • the angle between the incidence ray and the normal • an optical image formed from the divergent light rays • having an outline curved like an exterior of a circle • ...

Sum Up Challenge! 2022-03-28

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

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

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

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

12 Clues: and the outer core • thin and solid outermost layer • the strong, lower part of the mantle below • central part of the Earth, below the mantle • tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...

GEO: Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29

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

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

Plate Motion 2023-11-27

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

11 Clues: coming close together • develop in directions • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • something we observe to be similar over and over again • Remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • Scientists who study fossils or bones that are embedded in rock • ...

Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-20

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

14 Clues: A change in DNA sequence. • Average phenotype is favored • One extreme phenotype is favored • Both extreme phenotypes are favored • pool All alleles of a population’s genes. • Organisms evolve in response to to one another • frequency The percentage of any one specific allele. • When populations are split apart by geographic isolation • ...

Plate Motion 2021-06-15

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

13 Clues: moving toward the same place • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of the Earth • the sudden pushing out of something such as lava • ...

Thinking Creatively and Language Development 2022-03-10

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

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

Evolution Review 2015-10-23

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

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

Earth Science 8 V1 2024-10-21

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

13 Clues: The uppermost layer of the earth • The largest section of the earth • The name of the ancient supercontinent • The type of crust found under the oceans • These currents cause movement of tectonic plates • The layer that the tectonic plates float on top of • The tectonic plate boundary type that grows mountains • The layer of the earth that generates the magnetic field • ...

Evolution Crossword 2025-04-01

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

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

Chapter 10.1 2016-03-03

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

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

Clue #1 2019-05-07

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-29

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

12 Clues: Number of major plates • What makes two tectonics plates move • A landform formed when two plates collide • A location where two tectonic plates slide • A location where two tectonic plates divide • A location where two tectonic plates collide • First started the theory of continental drift. • A landform formed when two tectonic plates slide • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-08-23

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

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

geology crossword puzzle 2025-03-21

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

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

Evolution Review 2015-10-23

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

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

Earth Science Project Choice Board 2021-12-13

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

13 Clues: when an igneous rock melts • when 2 plates pass each other • when two plates are pulled together • when 2 plates are pulled away from each other • when an igneous rock gets heated and pressured • when a sedimentary rock goes through weathering • when the sediments get compacted and cementation • what is the main heat source that's in the earth • ...

Earth Science 2024-01-10

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

13 Clues: The study of minerals • Plate boundaries collide • Something that was never living • A elastic place under the lithosphere • minerals that we use in everyday economy • Plate boundaries move away from each other • When tectonic plates smash into each other • A place that composes of the crust and upper mantle • Where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere • ...

End of Unit Test Review 2024-10-14

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

13 Clues: a body of water underground • man made or produced by humans • the largest planet in our solar system • plate boundaries that slide past each other • plate boundaries that move towards each other • plate boundaries that move away from each other • most essential characteristic for life to exist • the object in our solar system with the most mass • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-22

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

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

Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2026-03-30

Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____wves are vibrations caused by earthquakes
  2. _____ eruptions result from thick magma that builds up intense pressure
  3. the type of boundary that earthquakes occur the most
  4. _____ these waves cause the most destruction
  5. ______ and divergent boundaries are where volcanoes occur most often
  6. ______ hazards are events that occur naturally and have a negative impact on people
  7. the location below the surface of the earth where the earthquake starts
Down
  1. _____ eruptions release thin and runny magma
  2. this word means to reduce the impact of an event
  3. lava inside the ground (molten rock)
  4. the location on earth's surface directly about the focus
  5. Iceland's volcano that erupted for 5 straight months in 1973
  6. _____ events that are smaller and lead to a big event

13 Clues: lava inside the ground (molten rock) • _____ eruptions release thin and runny magma • _____ these waves cause the most destruction • _____wves are vibrations caused by earthquakes • this word means to reduce the impact of an event • the type of boundary that earthquakes occur the most • _____ events that are smaller and lead to a big event • ...

Insurgent Spelling and Vocabulary 2015-03-22

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

7 Clues: diverging; differing; deviating • not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory • a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork • a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry • a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority • feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful • ...

Snow Day Crossword Science Nate 2023-02-23

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

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

Science Crossword Puzzle 2025-07-09

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

14 Clues: cracks on earth's crust • refers to shaking of earth • are formed through plate convergence • resists movement of lithospheric plates • when two plates slide toward each other • when two plates move away from each other • a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor • is a combination of a strike-slip and dip-slip • ...

unit three vocab 2025-12-12

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

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

Earthquake 2017-03-19

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

7 Clues: to change in composition or structure • squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a change in the shape of a rock caused by stress • pushes a mass of rock into two opposite directions • pulls on crust,stretching rock so it becomes thinner • a force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume • tending to be different or develope in different directions

Sceince 2020-09-15

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

5 Clues: pulling apart • coming together • when two plates slide past one other • wegeners theory that there are plates moving under ground • hesses theory that all of the continents where once one super continent