divergent Crossword Puzzles
vocab choice board 2025-02-27
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- Zone: an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
- rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
- Boundary:the boundary between two plates that move toward each other
- Boundary: the boundary between two plates that slide past each other
- a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
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- Arc:a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
- Boundary: the boundary between two plates that move away from each other
- molten rock stored below Earths surface.
- magma that erupts onto Earths surface.
- the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth’s surface
10 Clues: magma that erupts onto Earths surface. • molten rock stored below Earths surface. • a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows. • rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders. • the mechanical and chemical processes that change Earth’s surface • Zone: an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault. • ...
Plate Tectonics & Pangea 2024-11-12
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- German scientist who believe the continents used to be connected
- a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
- slide against each other
- both plates come together
- move away from each other
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- the Earth's crust
- a volcanic center that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the volcano explosivity
- the central or innermost portion of the earth
- a large plum of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth
- a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by core and above by a crust
10 Clues: the Earth's crust • slide against each other • both plates come together • move away from each other • the central or innermost portion of the earth • German scientist who believe the continents used to be connected • a large plum of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by core and above by a crust • ...
Layers of Earth Vocab 2014-12-04
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- the solid innermost layer of the earth
- when one plate goes under another
- molten rock that erupts from earth
- outer layer of earth composed of crust and outer mantle
- a boundry where two tectonic plates move apart
- mostly molten layer of earth below the crust
- undersea mountainous ridge and divergent plate boundary the circles the earth
- name for lava before it reaches earths surface
- the thin outermost layer of the earth
- a crack in a rock
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- rigid movable sections of the lithosphere
- the theory that continents can drift
- a boundary where two plates slide past each other
- point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
- a point in the earth where movement along a fault creates an earthquake
- boundary where two tectonic plates meet
- a shock wave caused by an earthquake
- scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes
- size of an earthquake measured by the amount of energy released
19 Clues: a crack in a rock • when one plate goes under another • molten rock that erupts from earth • the theory that continents can drift • a shock wave caused by an earthquake • the thin outermost layer of the earth • the solid innermost layer of the earth • boundary where two tectonic plates meet • rigid movable sections of the lithosphere • ...
Geography crossword puzzle 2022-11-17
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- The imprint left behind by an organism
- A sudden shaking of the Earth
- The recreation of the shape left behind in an organisms imprint
- The remains or impression of an organism
- To move towards each other; a type of boundary
- The origin of the shaking of the Earth
- A combination of all landmasses on Earth that existed millions of years ago on Earth
- The point right above the origin of the earth shaking
- to replace organic matter with minerals
- The destruction the shaking of the Earth causes
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- A large land mass on Earth
- To move towards each other; a type of boundary
- The middle layer of the earth
- A cone of solid molten rocks that spews molten rock and ash
- The strength of the shaking of the ground
- A giant wave that can cause much destruction
- The innermost layer of the Earth; the hottest layer
- A tool used to measure the strength of the shaking of the Earth
- The skin of the Earth; the thinnest layer
- Cracks in the Earth's surface
20 Clues: A large land mass on Earth • The middle layer of the earth • A sudden shaking of the Earth • Cracks in the Earth's surface • The imprint left behind by an organism • The origin of the shaking of the Earth • to replace organic matter with minerals • The remains or impression of an organism • The strength of the shaking of the ground • The skin of the Earth; the thinnest layer • ...
WG Unit 1 2025-09-29
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- The man-made stuff that gives a place its vibe
- Spinning that makes the sun appear to rise and set
- Cutting down forests to make farmland
- Glacier? Heat wave? Humans switch it up to stay comfy
- Day to day temps and maybe rain
- Map shows man made boundaries
- Type of region defined by function, not culture or borders
- Place people think exists a certain way — cowboy hats, sweet tea, y’all
- Carbon from this sphere helps form soil
- Crust drama: plates drifting apart like frenemies
- Lean or = Opposite seasons in hemispheres
- Map shows mountains, oceans, lakes and rivers
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- Earth’s original landscaping crew — wind, water, ice causes?
- Part of a place shaped by nature, not people
- Earth doing its annual lap around the Sun
- makeover — courtesy of bulldozers
- Area defined by measurable traits, such as climate or language
- Plates whose movement creates quakes and mountains
- Pacific Ocean warming that disrupts global weather
- Type of region that’s legit on a map
- Plates colliding — nature’s bumper cars
21 Clues: Map shows man made boundaries • Day to day temps and maybe rain • makeover — courtesy of bulldozers • Type of region that’s legit on a map • Cutting down forests to make farmland • Carbon from this sphere helps form soil • Plates colliding — nature’s bumper cars • Earth doing its annual lap around the Sun • Lean or = Opposite seasons in hemispheres • ...
Waves 2026-03-06
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- Type of boundary that creates a valley.
- Example of a transform boundary (2 words).
- The word in science for the strength of a quake.
- Scale used to measure magnitude (2 words).
- Word in science for matter.
- Property of transverse wave from one point to the same point on next wave.
- Most dangerous wave on the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Type of wave that doesn't require matter to move.
- Type of seismic wave that can cause most damage (2 words).
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- Type of wave that requires matter to move.
- Type of boundary that creates a mountain.
- Point on the earth's surface directly above the quake.
- Shape of wave that has the peaks and valleys.
- Only electromagnetic wave we can see (2 words).
- Earthquake waves released by quakes (2 words)
- Category of earthquake of a 5.5 earthquake.
- The number one cause of earthquakes.
- __________ (P) waves
- Instrument used to record seismic waves.
- Number of times stronger a 6.0 is than a 3.0 (Spell number)
20 Clues: __________ (P) waves • Word in science for matter. • The number one cause of earthquakes. • Type of boundary that creates a valley. • Instrument used to record seismic waves. • Type of boundary that creates a mountain. • Type of wave that requires matter to move. • Example of a transform boundary (2 words). • Scale used to measure magnitude (2 words). • ...
Tectonic Plates 2017-11-28
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- continental _______ is a theory that continents drift apart
- a _________ plate is a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
- outermost layer of the Earth
- a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
- a squeezing force
- layer between the crust and the core
- a pulling force
- sea-floor _________ is how a new lithosphere is created
- molten rock in Earth's crust
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- the innermost layer of the earth
- _________ plate is a piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
- soft layer of the mantle
- caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration
- __________ boundary is between two colliding plates
- ___________ boundary is between two plates moving away from each other
- a break in the Earth's crust
- ___________ boundary is between two plates that are sliding past each other
- the bending of rock layers
19 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • molten rock in Earth's crust • the innermost layer of the earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • caused by an earthquake or Earth vibration • ...
Rock Crossword 2022-12-15
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- this boundary occurs when two plates push together
- melted rock below the earth's surface
- this occurs when two plates slide past each other
- This kind of rock forms have layers or have patterns inside.
- this boundary occurs when two plates push apart
- process of wearing down a rock's surface into sediment (3 words)
- one type of igneous rock
- one type of sedimentary rock
- when two plates slide past each other
- only kind of rock that can have fossils
- melted rock above the earth's surface
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- The process that turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock (3 words)
- these are surfaces in the Earth's lithosphere that move slowly
- The process of changing metapmorphic rock into magma.
- Can turn pebbles and sand into sedimentary rock (3 words)
- usually has holes in the surface.
- One type of metamorphic rock
- the process of rocks changing from one form to another (3 words)
- The process of changing magma to igneous rock
19 Clues: one type of igneous rock • One type of metamorphic rock • one type of sedimentary rock • usually has holes in the surface. • melted rock below the earth's surface • when two plates slide past each other • melted rock above the earth's surface • only kind of rock that can have fossils • The process of changing magma to igneous rock • ...
SArendale 2023-02-01
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- wind of charged particles originating from the sun
- largest layer of the earth
- movement of one plate under another
- settling of materials based on density
- thinnest layer of the earth
- the bending of waves both visible and invisible
- waves caused by earthquakes that travel through the layers of the earth
- solution to the pangea theory
- boundary that causes seafloor spreading
- instrument used to measure waves caused by earthquakes
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- magnetic current around earth caused by the movement of the liquid core
- rock created by the cooling of molten materials
- rock that has undergone physical or chemical changes without melting
- a vent in the earth’s mantle that bubbled through the crust to create island chains
- movement of two continental plates into each other
- tectonic plates slide against eachother
- innermost layer of the earth
- type of rock made of layers of shards of fossils and rock
- the rise of hotter materials and sinking of cooler materials in a cycle
19 Clues: largest layer of the earth • thinnest layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • solution to the pangea theory • movement of one plate under another • settling of materials based on density • tectonic plates slide against eachother • boundary that causes seafloor spreading • rock created by the cooling of molten materials • ...
Tectonic Plate Puzzle 2022-03-01
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- when two tectonic plates go away from each other
- what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide
- the second layer of the earth
- commonly occurs when plates slide past each other
- the plate that goes on top of the other plate in subduction because it is less dense
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- the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other and rub against each other
- when one tectonic plate goes above another and the other plate sinks
- commonly formed when subduction occurs
- when two tectonic plates go towards each other
10 Clues: the second layer of the earth • commonly formed when subduction occurs • when two tectonic plates go towards each other • when two tectonic plates go away from each other • commonly occurs when plates slide past each other • what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide • the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense • ...
Ocean Plates and Tectonics 2022-02-04
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- deep part of the ocean where subduction often happens
- Type of boundary in which plates get stuck together and build up energy(Mansor, Nick and Randy's)
- this intense shaking of Earth's crust can happen when plates meet
- Plates moving away from each other
- 1 plate is sucked under another
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- Plates moving toward each other
- One supercontinent (~250 million years ago)
- this hot fluid form of Earth's crust emerges from volcanoes
- the theory that Earth's plates are moving (due to seafloor spreading) is called 'Continental _____'
- place in the mid-ocean where new seafloor is spreading
10 Clues: Plates moving toward each other • 1 plate is sucked under another • Plates moving away from each other • One supercontinent (~250 million years ago) • deep part of the ocean where subduction often happens • place in the mid-ocean where new seafloor is spreading • this hot fluid form of Earth's crust emerges from volcanoes • ...
Cognition Review 2023-03-08
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- thinking that uses imagination
- way an issue is posed/presented
- mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension
- type of heuristic where we tend to use information that comes to the mind quickly when making decisions
- simple thinking strategy that allows us to make judgements & solve problems more efficiently
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- type of heuristic where judgements are made based on our own represented prototypes
- reluctance of a person to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain loss
- methodical, procedure that guarantees solving a problem
- thinking that uses logic
- sudden moment of realization
10 Clues: thinking that uses logic • sudden moment of realization • thinking that uses imagination • way an issue is posed/presented • methodical, procedure that guarantees solving a problem • mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension • type of heuristic where judgements are made based on our own represented prototypes • ...
Unit 8 - Grade 8 2023-02-13
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- - (adj) thin and bony, starved looking;(adj) bare, barren
- - (adj) puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic
- - (v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
- - (n) clothes, apparel, garb(v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
- - (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
- - (adj) going in different directions;(adj) different from each other; (adj) departing from convention, deviant
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- - (adj) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain.
- - (v) to pass through or gain entrance gradually or
- - (v) to plunge straight down(n) a weight fastened to a line
- - (adj) capable of being grasped by the senses or the mind.
10 Clues: - (adj) puzzling, mystifying or enigmatic • - (v) to pass through or gain entrance gradually or • - (adj) thin and bony, starved looking;(adj) bare, barren • - (v) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out • - (n) clothes, apparel, garb(v) to dress, adorn, or bedeck • - (adj) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-27
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- Caused by Divergent Boundaries
- What moves the plates together or apart by traveling through the mantle
- When two plates rub against each other
- An indicator to where the Earth's plates have cracked and moved
- molten rock found underneath the Earth's surface that eventually creates new land
- When two plates move towards each other
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- When two plates move apart from each other
- When a denser plate slides under a less dense plate and sinks into the mantle
- Form when two plates collide and build up material (hint: Himalayas)
- Caused by Convergent Boundaries and erupt periodically
10 Clues: Caused by Divergent Boundaries • When two plates rub against each other • When two plates move towards each other • When two plates move apart from each other • Caused by Convergent Boundaries and erupt periodically • An indicator to where the Earth's plates have cracked and moved • Form when two plates collide and build up material (hint: Himalayas) • ...
U7 A Second Language 2022-05-08
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- n./daɪˈvɜːsəti/
- n. the process by which towns and cities grow bigger or by which societies become more urban
- vt. hold (sb.) tightly in one’s arms; accept eagerly
- n. one of the large land masses of the earth such as Europe, Asia and Africa, that consists of several countries
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- a. speaking or using several different languages
- n. trade, esp. between countries; the buying and selling of goods and services
- a. different
- n. an extremely large number of things
- vt. make global or worldwide in scope or application
- n. person whose job is to translate what sb. is saying into another language
10 Clues: a. different • n./daɪˈvɜːsəti/ • n. an extremely large number of things • a. speaking or using several different languages • vt. make global or worldwide in scope or application • vt. hold (sb.) tightly in one’s arms; accept eagerly • n. person whose job is to translate what sb. is saying into another language • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
STONE PUZZLE 2023-09-23
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- means change
- means form
- formed from the lava on the surface of the earth
- high-grade metamorphism
- ROCKS : rocks are commonly found in the surface and beneath the Earth, specifically in divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, subduction zones and hotspots.
- is used commercially for classroom chalkboards and pool tabletops
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- is the change that takes place within a body of rock as a result of it being subjected to conditions that are different from those in which it is formed.
- used in construction of building floors and bathroom wall
- large minerals (granite)
- formed from the magma beneath the earth
10 Clues: means form • means change • high-grade metamorphism • large minerals (granite) • formed from the magma beneath the earth • formed from the lava on the surface of the earth • used in construction of building floors and bathroom wall • is used commercially for classroom chalkboards and pool tabletops • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-02-03
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- plates slide past each other.
- colliding or coming together
- the theory that Earth’s outer crust (lithosphere) is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid asthenosphere.
- plate boundaries divide or move apart.
- Pulls on the crust, stretching rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.
- oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench
- heat from the sun
- As tectonic plates slowly move away from each other, heat from the mantle's convection currents makes the crust more plastic and less dense.
- heat transfers through gases and liquids
- theory continents were once joined together like a jigsaw puzzle.
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- theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
- Transfers energy in the mantle.
- squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
- molecules transfer heat.
- stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions
15 Clues: heat from the sun • molecules transfer heat. • colliding or coming together • plates slide past each other. • Transfers energy in the mantle. • oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench • plate boundaries divide or move apart. • squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • heat transfers through gases and liquids • stress that pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions • ...
Evidence for Evolution 2021-03-10
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- Type of evolution that results in homologous structures.
- Same function but different arrangement.
- Different function but similar arrangement.
- Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
- Mutations develop over generations to create new genetic variations that become new species.
- Type of evolution that results in analogous structures.
- Helps place important events and species in the appropriate era and show changes over time.
- Change in a gene(Helpful, Harmful, Neutral)
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- Study of early features and development.
- Closely related organisms have similar structures because of similar amino acids.
- Layer in the fossil record with younger samples.
- Layer in the fossil record with older samples.
- Assumed in organisms with very similar DNA strands.
- Populations of same species living in different places become increasingly different as they adapt to environment.
- No function but still exist in the body.
15 Clues: Study of early features and development. • Same function but different arrangement. • No function but still exist in the body. • Different function but similar arrangement. • Change in a gene(Helpful, Harmful, Neutral) • Layer in the fossil record with older samples. • Layer in the fossil record with younger samples. • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • ...
Earth's Structure 2020-01-01
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- Number of physical layers of Earth.
- Location in a convergent boundary where oceanic crust is pushed beneath the continental crust.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates collide into each other.
- Earth's crust makes up less than _____________ percent of the Earth by mass.
- Number of chemical layers of Earth.
- _____________ crust is denser than continental crust.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
- Layer of Earth below the tectonic plate lithosphere.
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- Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick.
- Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere.
- The deepest hole ever dug went about half way through this layer of Earth.
- Type of stress where an object is squeezed together.
- A break in a rock layer.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates are pulled away from each other.
- Type of stress where an object is stretched.
15 Clues: A break in a rock layer. • Number of physical layers of Earth. • Number of chemical layers of Earth. • Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere. • Type of stress where an object is stretched. • Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick. • Type of stress where an object is squeezed together. • Layer of Earth below the tectonic plate lithosphere. • ...
Geography Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-11
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- Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries.
- ____ volcanoes have steep slopes and are formed by acid lava flowing before solidifying.
- ___________ crust makes up the continents.
- ___________ ______ are formed when two oceanic crusts converge.
- A _________ boundary is formed when two plates slide past each other.
- _________ volcanoes are steep at the summit and gentler near the base.
- The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____.
- ________ plates are pieces of the Earth's crust that make up the surface of the Earth.
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- _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth.
- Volcanoes are formed due to __________.
- Plates move apart from each other at _________ boundaries.
- The centre layer of the Earth is the ______.
- _______ ________ are elongated depressions in the sea floor.
- When two continental crusts diverge, ____ _______ are formed.
- Liquid resistance to flow is called _________.
15 Clues: Volcanoes are formed due to __________. • ___________ crust makes up the continents. • The centre layer of the Earth is the ______. • Liquid resistance to flow is called _________. • The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____. • _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth. • Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries. • ...
Geography Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-11
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- ________ plates are pieces of the Earth's crust that make up the surface of the Earth.
- _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth.
- ___________ ______ are formed when two oceanic crusts converge.
- Volcanoes are formed due to __________.
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- The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____.
- A _________ boundary is formed when two plates slide past each other.
- _______ ________ are elongated depressions in the sea floor.
- _________ volcanoes are steep at the summit and gentler near the base.
- ____ volcanoes have steep slopes and are formed by acid lava flowing before solidifying.
- When two continental crusts diverge, ____ _______ are formed.
- Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries.
- ___________ crust makes up the continents.
- The centre layer of the Earth is the ______.
- Plates move apart from each other at _________ boundaries.
- Liquid resistance to flow is called _________.
15 Clues: Volcanoes are formed due to __________. • ___________ crust makes up the continents. • The centre layer of the Earth is the ______. • The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____. • Liquid resistance to flow is called _________. • _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth. • Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries. • ...
Geography Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-11
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- _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth.
- _________ volcanoes are steep at the summit and gentler near the base.
- A _________ boundary is formed when two plates slide past each other.
- ___________ ______ are formed when two oceanic crusts converge.
- When two continental crusts diverge, ____ _______ are formed.
- The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____.
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- Liquid resistance to flow is called _________.
- ____ volcanoes have steep slopes and are formed by acid lava flowing before solidifying.
- _______ ________ are elongated depressions in the sea floor.
- Volcanoes are formed due to __________.
- ___________ crust makes up the continents.
- The centre layer of the Earth is the ______.
- Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries.
- Plates move apart from each other at _________ boundaries.
- ________ plates are pieces of the Earth's crust that make up the surface of the Earth.
15 Clues: Volcanoes are formed due to __________. • ___________ crust makes up the continents. • The centre layer of the Earth is the ______. • Liquid resistance to flow is called _________. • The inner most layer of the Earth is the ____. • _______ crust makes up the ocean floors of the Earth. • Plates collide into each other at __________ boundaries. • ...
Earth Science. 2015-03-24
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- the center of the earth
- A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
- the outer layer of the earth
- The bending or rock layers due to stress in the earths crust
- the upper layer of the mantle
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- the hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts.
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- where 2 tectonic plates move away form each other
- the slow movement of the continents across the earth
- the biggest layer of the earth
- The rigid outer part of the Earth
- the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
- A break in the Earth's crust.
- where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
15 Clues: the center of the earth • the outer layer of the earth • the upper layer of the mantle • A break in the Earth's crust. • the biggest layer of the earth • The rigid outer part of the Earth • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other • where 2 tectonic plates move away form each other • ...
8GEO LANDFORMS - Vishal Bhat 2015-10-05
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- High and rocky outcrop of land
- Bending of waves as they approach the coast.
- Waves which erode and destroy sections of the coast
- Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
- Plate boundaries moving apart
- Water of a wave which falls forward and moves up the shore
- Walls that jut out from a beach into the sea
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- Movement of sand and sediment along the coast
- A distinct geographical feature within a landscape
- Walls built on either side of a river mouth
- The sideways and downwards movement of one plate under another
- Point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
- Long curved platform built up at a river mouth
- What is left behind when an arch is further eroded
- Structure where material inside the Earth erupts to the surface
15 Clues: Plate boundaries moving apart • High and rocky outcrop of land • Walls built on either side of a river mouth • Bending of waves as they approach the coast. • Walls that jut out from a beach into the sea • Movement of sand and sediment along the coast • Long curved platform built up at a river mouth • A distinct geographical feature within a landscape • ...
Geologic Processes 2024-01-03
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- the supercontinent that scientists believe was once made of all the tectonic plates
- the San Andreas fault is an example of this type of plate boundary
- evidence of remains that supports the supercontinent once existed
- the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart
- what continental crust is made of
- located near/along convergent plate boundaries; spews lava
- the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates
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- the type of plate boundary that creates trenches, for example
- created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move
- the layer of Earth we live on
- the layer of the earth that tectonic plates sit on, like ooblek
- the layer of liquid iron inside of earth
- the hottest layer inside of earth
- a place where the mantle is so hot, it breaks through earth's crust
- what oceanic crust is made of
15 Clues: the layer of Earth we live on • what oceanic crust is made of • the hottest layer inside of earth • what continental crust is made of • the layer of liquid iron inside of earth • created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move • the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart • the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates • ...
Plate Motion Vocabulary 2022-10-03
Across
- The place where two plates meet.
- Moving toward the same place.
- When gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
- Moving apart in different directions.
- Diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- To examine in detail for a purpose.
- When the outer layer of Earth moves.
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- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates.
- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock.
- One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.
- Made from living organisms as evidence from the past.
- How often or fast something happens.
15 Clues: Moving toward the same place. • The place where two plates meet. • To examine in detail for a purpose. • How often or fast something happens. • When the outer layer of Earth moves. • Moving apart in different directions. • Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock. • Made from living organisms as evidence from the past. • ...
plate tectonic 2022-11-17
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- an area in which a plate is being bent under an other
- a dropped zone were to plates move apart
- the point of origin of an earthquake
- A ___ Boundary is where two plates move together
- a(n)____is when to plates collide causing the ground to shake
- the theory that continents shift positions over time
- small earthquakes that occur after a large one.
- Mountains that launch lava and other nasty things
- any instrument used for measuring earthquakes.
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- A ___ Boundary is where two plates move apart
- a(n)______ flow is a fast moving flow of lava and other nasty things
- a large wave created by an earthquake
- the point that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake
- A ___ Boundary is where two plates slide past each other
- large chunk of the lithosphere
15 Clues: large chunk of the lithosphere • the point of origin of an earthquake • a large wave created by an earthquake • a dropped zone were to plates move apart • A ___ Boundary is where two plates move apart • any instrument used for measuring earthquakes. • small earthquakes that occur after a large one. • A ___ Boundary is where two plates move together • ...
crossword 2025-11-05
Across
- fossils found on continents now separated by vast oceans
- large natural elevation of the earth's surface
- continents were once connected and drifted apart over time
- An area experiencing intense conflict or trouble, like a flashpoint or crisis zone
- geologic process where new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
- when one tectonic plate slides beneath another
- opening in the Earth's crust from which lava, ash, and gases erupt
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- where two tectonic plates move toward each other
- massive slabs of rock that float on Earth's molten mantle
- When tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust
- underwater mountain range
- convergent, divergent, transform
- "bowl for washing" or a "river's drainage area"
- Supercontinent that broke apart, meaning 'all earth' in Greek
- a long, deep depression formed by the Earth's crust splitting apart
15 Clues: underwater mountain range • convergent, divergent, transform • large natural elevation of the earth's surface • when one tectonic plate slides beneath another • "bowl for washing" or a "river's drainage area" • where two tectonic plates move toward each other • When tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust • ...
Plate Tectonics 2026-02-04
Across
- Wegener was this type of scientist
- Greek word meaning "all the earth"
- The hypothesis that the continents were once joined
- this type of heat transfer provides the movement of the plates
- when one plate descends below another
- Wegener died here while gathering evidence for his theory
- boundaries where plates move toward each other
- cool, dense subducting plates pull the trailing slab into the subduction zone
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- Coal and _____ deposits are evidence of continental drift
- boundaries where the plates are moving apart
- Reversals in Earth's ________ field are evidence of seafloor spreading
- huge pieces of crust and rigid upper mantle
- uplifted ridges push oceanic plates toward a trench at a subduction zone
- This comes up through the gap between plates at a mid-ocean ridge and forms rock
- Earthquakes are common near this type of boundary
15 Clues: Wegener was this type of scientist • Greek word meaning "all the earth" • when one plate descends below another • huge pieces of crust and rigid upper mantle • boundaries where the plates are moving apart • boundaries where plates move toward each other • Earthquakes are common near this type of boundary • The hypothesis that the continents were once joined • ...
Chapter 3 review 2016-01-24
Across
- framework for teacher responses to ELL when responding to questions
- adapted teaching to meet individual needs
- when a student's home, family,culture, etc. differ from predominant culture of school
- multicultural approach, includes culturally specific celebrations
- A set of rule-governed variations of a language
- way to accommodate gifted students, curriculum is compressed
- when a student's first language isn’t the same as at school
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- multicultural approach provides opportunities to read about different cultural concepts
- Fluid representations of knowing beyond traditional text
- thematic approach addresses multicultural issues
- multicultural approach, provides opportunities to undertake activities, projects related to cultural issues
- grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, appropriate for public speaking and writing
- scaffolding learning through divergent questions
- A process students engage in experimentation, problem solving, research issues, interests, gathering information
- Incorporating diverse needs of all students into classroom instruction
15 Clues: adapted teaching to meet individual needs • A set of rule-governed variations of a language • scaffolding learning through divergent questions • thematic approach addresses multicultural issues • Fluid representations of knowing beyond traditional text • way to accommodate gifted students, curriculum is compressed • ...
Chapter 3 review 2016-01-24
Across
- framework for teacher responses to ELL when responding to questions
- adapted teaching to meet individual needs
- when a student's home, family,culture, etc. differ from predominant culture of school
- multicultural approach, includes culturally specific celebrations
- A set of rule-governed variations of a language
- way to accommodate gifted students, curriculum is compressed
- when a student's first language isn’t the same as at school
Down
- multicultural approach provides opportunities to read about different cultural concepts
- Fluid representations of knowing beyond traditional text
- thematic approach addresses multicultural issues
- multicultural approach, provides opportunities to undertake activities, projects related to cultural issues
- grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, appropriate for public speaking and writing
- scaffolding learning through divergent questions
- A process students engage in experimentation, problem solving, research issues, interests, gathering information
- Incorporating diverse needs of all students into classroom instruction
15 Clues: adapted teaching to meet individual needs • A set of rule-governed variations of a language • scaffolding learning through divergent questions • thematic approach addresses multicultural issues • Fluid representations of knowing beyond traditional text • way to accommodate gifted students, curriculum is compressed • ...
8GEO LANDFORMS- Karthy Venkatesh 2015-10-05
Across
- Imaginary lines that travel vertically around the world
- Plate boundaries that move along side each other
- The slow destruction/reshaping o land through water and wind
- point in the Earth's crust where earthquakes begin
- Formed after the compaction of sedimentary material
- Imaginary lines that go horizontally around the world
- A specific geographical feature that lies within a particular landscape
- The sudden release of energy within the earth's crust that causes shaking of the ground
- A kind of drift that transports sediment along the coastline
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- Point on the earth's surface directly above the focus
- The building up of land through deposits of sand and water/wind
- Plate boundaries movie towards each other
- Plate boundaries moving apart from each other
- Lava before it leaves the volcano
- The layer of the Earth on which we walk upon
15 Clues: Lava before it leaves the volcano • Plate boundaries movie towards each other • The layer of the Earth on which we walk upon • Plate boundaries moving apart from each other • Plate boundaries that move along side each other • point in the Earth's crust where earthquakes begin • Formed after the compaction of sedimentary material • ...
Science Vocab 2020-01-30
Across
- boundaries: 2 plates grind against each other
- mass per unit of volume
- core: made of iron and nickel, 2250 km thick, liquid
- A rigid layer of rock
- plates: 7 large pieces of rock
- spot: am area in the mantle that can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form
- made of oxygen, silicon, iron, 5-40 km thick, solid
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- super continent, before the continents were separate
- The ocean floor sinks beneath the crust
- core: made of iron and nickel, 1200 km thick, solid
- ridge: a plate boundary in the ocean
- drift: Alfred Wegener, puzzle piece continents, rock structures, fossils, climate
- boundaries: 2 plates moving away from each other
- made of oxygen, silicon, iron, magnesium, 2900 km thick, solid and plasticity
- Valley: 2 continents moving away from each other
15 Clues: A rigid layer of rock • mass per unit of volume • plates: 7 large pieces of rock • ridge: a plate boundary in the ocean • The ocean floor sinks beneath the crust • boundaries: 2 plates grind against each other • boundaries: 2 plates moving away from each other • Valley: 2 continents moving away from each other • core: made of iron and nickel, 1200 km thick, solid • ...
Evidence for Evolution 2021-03-10
Across
- Type of evolution that results in homologous structures.
- Layer in the fossil record with younger samples.
- Change in a gene(Helpful, Harmful, Neutral)
- Layer in the fossil record with older samples.
- Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
- Study of early features and development.
- Same function but different arrangement.
- No function but still exist in the body.
- Populations of same species living in different places become increasingly different as they adapt to environment.
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- Type of evolution that results in analogous structures.
- Closely related organisms have similar structures because of similar amino acids.
- Mutations develop over generations to create new genetic variations that become new species.
- Helps place important events and species in the appropriate era and show changes over time.
- Different function but similar arrangement.
- Assumed in organisms with very similar DNA strands.
15 Clues: Study of early features and development. • Same function but different arrangement. • No function but still exist in the body. • Different function but similar arrangement. • Change in a gene(Helpful, Harmful, Neutral) • Layer in the fossil record with older samples. • Layer in the fossil record with younger samples. • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • ...
Plate Motion Chapter 1 2023-11-19
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- a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
- One of the sections of hard rock that make up that makes up Earth's outer most layer
- a digram, computer program or object that makes something easier to see
- when plates move this causes _______.
- remains of a living organism cast in rock
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- moving apart in different directions
- Volcanos and earthquakes happen in ______ areas.
- Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid ____.
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- Earth's outermost layer made of hard, solid rock underneath soil, vegetation and water
- volcanos and earthquakes happen in _______ across the Earth
- an extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago
- Something we observe to be similar again and again
- the place where two plates meet
- a diagram that shows the inside of something
15 Clues: the place where two plates meet • moving apart in different directions • when plates move this causes _______. • a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • remains of a living organism cast in rock • a diagram that shows the inside of something • Volcanos and earthquakes happen in ______ areas. • Earth's outer layer is made of hard, solid ____. • ...
Earths Systems 2023-04-06
Across
- the layer that lies between earth's crust and core
- boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
- large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on
- form at convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under one another, and magma underground is pushed upward
- boundary where tectonic plates divide
- occurs when divergent plates separate
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- boundary where tectonic plates collide
- below the lithosphere
- the lower part of the earth's mantle
- when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not a plate boundary. Hawaiian islands were formed this way.
- the outer part of the earth
- when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
- the solid outermost layer of the earth
- the supercontinent that existed before continents separated
- the innermost layer of the earth
15 Clues: below the lithosphere • the outer part of the earth • the innermost layer of the earth • the lower part of the earth's mantle • boundary where tectonic plates divide • occurs when divergent plates separate • boundary where tectonic plates collide • the solid outermost layer of the earth • the layer that lies between earth's crust and core • ...
Science Review 2023-05-18
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- The thickest Compositional layer of the Earth.
- At this boundary, plates move away from one another.
- This rock is formed from sediments and sometimes contains fossils.
- Measures Seismic waves.
- At this boundary, plates collide.
- This rock is formed through heat and pressure inside Earth.
- The fastest seismic wave, can travel through liquids and solids.
- This rock type is found near volcanoes and formed from cooled magma.
- Along with Mountains, this can be formed at a transform boundary.
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- A diagram used when looking at common ancestry.
- At this boundary, plates slide past one another.
- This seismic wave cannot travel through liquid layers, only solid.
- The only liquid layer of the Mechanical Layers of the Earth.
- Oldest rock layers are a the bottom. Law of ______________.
- The outer compositional layer of the Earth, also the thinnest.
15 Clues: Measures Seismic waves. • At this boundary, plates collide. • The thickest Compositional layer of the Earth. • A diagram used when looking at common ancestry. • At this boundary, plates slide past one another. • At this boundary, plates move away from one another. • Oldest rock layers are a the bottom. Law of ______________. • ...
Explosive Earth Crossword 2021-04-28
Across
- Measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- A violent shaking of the ground
- Below by a core and above by a crust
- When a volcano happens to
- Types of plates
- Large in size or very important
- A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
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- When two plates move away from each other
- A mountain or a hill that has a crater or a vent through which lava that has or have been erupted from the earth's crust
- Is when an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
- Outermost solid shell of an rocky planet
- The center of the Earth and lying below mantle
- What we live on
- Molten or Semi-molten from all igneous rocks
- When two plates slide sideways past each other.
15 Clues: Types of plates • What we live on • When a volcano happens to • A violent shaking of the ground • Large in size or very important • Below by a core and above by a crust • Measures the magnitude of an earthquake • Outermost solid shell of an rocky planet • When two plates move away from each other • Molten or Semi-molten from all igneous rocks • ...
Chapter 5 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2025-01-14
Across
- molten rock ejected by volcanoes in the form of a liquid.
- the supercontinents when continents joined together
- the boundary where plates come together
- heat transfer between materials that are touching
- the boundary where plates move apart
- a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
- when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
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- the liquid or molten rock found beneath Earth's surface
- the transfer of energy that's carried in rays like light
- trans means this word
- a break in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- a mountain that forms on Earth's crust when magma reaches the surface
- con means this word
- the boundary where plates slip past eachother
- heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
15 Clues: con means this word • trans means this word • the boundary where plates move apart • the boundary where plates come together • heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • the boundary where plates slip past eachother • heat transfer between materials that are touching • the supercontinents when continents joined together • ...
Winter Break Review #1 2025-01-14
Across
- evidence of life from the past
- the type of eclipse that occurs when the sun, earth, and moon are in a straight line
- the sudden movement of Earth's crust
- a type of boundary where plates slide past each other
- the type of rock that is formed by heat and pressure
- the place where two plates meet
- the type of boundary that moves toward each other
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- when one plate sinks below a less dense plate
- when sediment is squished together
- the type of rock that is formed by compaction and cementation
- the type of boundary that moves apart
- large sections of the Earth's crust
- rock that is formed when magma or lava cools
- when rock is broken down into sediment
- phase, the different parts of the moon that get illuminated by the sun
15 Clues: evidence of life from the past • the place where two plates meet • when sediment is squished together • large sections of the Earth's crust • the sudden movement of Earth's crust • the type of boundary that moves apart • when rock is broken down into sediment • rock that is formed when magma or lava cools • when one plate sinks below a less dense plate • ...
Vocab #6 2025-04-30
Across
- subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.
- Inpsecter Meal inspected the car throughly
- The therapist was very understanding
- tending to be different or develop in different realitys
- They could not prevent this
- a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
- match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
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- work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.
- The Local Man had a had an great reputation
- Mark thought a lot about the future
- The Hippie was really chill
- The candy bar is a fake
- Jim had respect for Mark
- lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning.
- political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
15 Clues: The candy bar is a fake • Jim had respect for Mark • The Hippie was really chill • They could not prevent this • Mark thought a lot about the future • The therapist was very understanding • Inpsecter Meal inspected the car throughly • The Local Man had a had an great reputation • lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning. • ...
7th Grade Science 2025-05-04
Across
- The cell's barrier to the outside
- A type of boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Remains of past organisms preserved
- What things are made of
- maintaining stable internal state
- the process of atoms or molecules arranging into a well-defined, rigid crystal lattice in order to minimize their energetic state
- powerhouse of the cell
- the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
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- a tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving towards each other, causing them to collide
- The periodic table's horizontal rows
- a geological process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another
- Atoms bounded together
- 15 naturally occurring metallic elements
- an educated guess to be tested
- The periodic table’s vertical columns
15 Clues: Atoms bounded together • powerhouse of the cell • What things are made of • an educated guess to be tested • The cell's barrier to the outside • maintaining stable internal state • Remains of past organisms preserved • The periodic table's horizontal rows • The periodic table’s vertical columns • 15 naturally occurring metallic elements • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-11-07
Across
- crust being pushed underneath more crust and recycling it.
- arcs being made by subduction.
- two tectonic plates spreading apart.
- the lower level of the mantle.
- a crustal result that occurs after a transform boundary happens.
- magma coming out of mid-ocean ridges.
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- the movement of continents over thousands of years.
- the action of two or more objects going underneath one another.
- the peak that is made by two tectonic plates being pushed together.
- two tectonic plates coming together.
- when two plates move away from each other, resulting in the ground opening up.
- two tectonic plates moving opposite directions, but grinding against each other.
- the upper level of the mantle.
- when a divergent boundary occurs once two plates spread out; seafloor spreading.
- the original formation of continents; the continents once being together.
15 Clues: arcs being made by subduction. • the lower level of the mantle. • the upper level of the mantle. • two tectonic plates coming together. • two tectonic plates spreading apart. • magma coming out of mid-ocean ridges. • the movement of continents over thousands of years. • crust being pushed underneath more crust and recycling it. • ...
Vocab Words 2024-02-23
5 Clues: two plates moving apart • two plates coming together • two plates sliding past each other • Fossils the imprint left by the organism • remains or traces of ancient living things that are preserved in rock
earthquakes 2022-05-31
5 Clues: the spot above the focus • where two tectonic plates collide • where two tectonic plates separate • where two tectonic plates slip past each other • when two transform plates strike and slip past each other
Racial prejudice in USA 2021-01-02
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- Black and white people relationship is wrecked by their cultures and traditions. The synonym of wrecked is......
- Black and white people were not allowed to mingle together outside of work or go out together. The synonym for mingle is .....
- The education for the black and white people was very divergent because white people exposed with a better education. The word divergent has the same meaning as.....
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- In the society , black people were treated harshly by the police because of stereotypes viewing them as criminals .The synonym of harshly is.....
- So that meant that white people would be more intellectual than black people because they gets sent away to school . Synonym of intellectual is .....
5 Clues: Black and white people relationship is wrecked by their cultures and traditions. The synonym of wrecked is...... • Black and white people were not allowed to mingle together outside of work or go out together. The synonym for mingle is ..... • ...
Plate Tectonic Map 2023-05-26
5 Clues: pull together • something to guide us • something that pulls apart each other • the study of the terrain and surface of the earth • slab rock on the earth's crust that divides in 11 parts
earthquakes 2022-05-31
5 Clues: the spot above the focus • where two tectonic plates collide • where two tectonic plates separate • where two tectonic plates slip past each other • when two transform plates strike and slip past each other
Science Crossword 2016-02-10
Across
- a deep underwater canyon
- the theory that earth's plates are in a slow constant motion due to convection currents in the mantle
- when mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
- a boundary where plates move away from each other
- a deep valley created where earth's crust diverges on land
- a boundary where plates move toward each other
- mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors
- a boundary where plates slip past each other
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- a part of earth's lithosphere
- the process which the ocean floor sinks beneath deep ocean trenches and back into the mantle
- breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
11 Clues: a deep underwater canyon • a part of earth's lithosphere • a boundary where plates slip past each other • a boundary where plates move toward each other • a boundary where plates move away from each other • a deep valley created where earth's crust diverges on land • mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-11-28
Across
- A large tidal wave caused by a large displacement of water.
- The supercontinent.
- A type of boundary where two plates move apart.
- The strong upper 100km of the Earth or the tectonic plates.
- The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
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- When two plates move parallel to each other.
- Movement of the continents relative to each other.
- A type of boundary where two plates come together.
- Violent shaking of the Earth.
- A vent or crack where magma can burst out to the surface.
10 Clues: The supercontinent. • Violent shaking of the Earth. • When two plates move parallel to each other. • A type of boundary where two plates move apart. • Movement of the continents relative to each other. • A type of boundary where two plates come together. • A vent or crack where magma can burst out to the surface. • ...
Our restless earth 2014-05-04
Across
- type of plate boundary that forms a gap and creates more land
- caused by tectonic plate movement, highes in the word is Mt Everest
- erupt and caused by tectonic plate movement
- in this situaton you should curl up in a bath, and do not stand in the middle of the room
- caused by earthquakes and also known as tital waves
- magma that is out of the vollcano
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- natural habbitat to animals, a landscape
- need it to survive, breath it in
- Australias famous landform, was once known as Ares Rock
- lava before it erups from the volcano
10 Clues: need it to survive, breath it in • magma that is out of the vollcano • lava before it erups from the volcano • natural habbitat to animals, a landscape • erupt and caused by tectonic plate movement • caused by earthquakes and also known as tital waves • Australias famous landform, was once known as Ares Rock • ...
Changing Earth Crossword 2022-01-03
Across
- When two or more of Earths plates collide
- When two of Earth's plates slide past each other, horizontally
- The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
- The outermost layer of a planet
- A fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick
- A hot dense ball of (mostly) iron
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- Breaking down or dissolving Earth's rocks or minerals on the surface
- Two of Earth's plates pull away from each other
- The geological process where sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
- When Earth's materials are worn away and transported my natural forces such as wind or water
10 Clues: The outermost layer of a planet • A hot dense ball of (mostly) iron • When two or more of Earths plates collide • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • A fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick • Two of Earth's plates pull away from each other • When two of Earth's plates slide past each other, horizontally • ...
Tectonic Plate Puzzle 2022-03-01
Across
- when two tectonic plates go away from each other
- what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide
- the second layer of the earth
- commonly occurs when plates slide past each other
- the plate that goes on top of the other plate in subduction because it is less dense
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- the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other and rub against each other
- when one tectonic plate goes above another and the other plate sinks
- commonly formed when subduction occurs
- when two tectonic plates go towards each other
10 Clues: the second layer of the earth • commonly formed when subduction occurs • when two tectonic plates go towards each other • when two tectonic plates go away from each other • commonly occurs when plates slide past each other • what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide • the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense • ...
tectonic plates crossword 2022-02-17
Across
- an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
- when two plates slide past each other
- when two plates move away from each other
- the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature
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- when two plates come together or converge, and overlap
- when a divergent boundary happens this occurs
- pieces of Earths crust and uppermost mantle
- the place where two plates come together, one riding over the other
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
- a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
10 Clues: when two plates slide past each other • when two plates move away from each other • pieces of Earths crust and uppermost mantle • when a divergent boundary happens this occurs • when two plates come together or converge, and overlap • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature • ...
Devany Annalyn Llamas 2022-04-29
Across
- rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away
- where the motion is predominantly horizontal
- is one of the three main rock types
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- rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral
- particulate matter that is carried by water or wind
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
- landforms broken into small and large plates
- sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
10 Clues: is one of the three main rock types • landforms broken into small and large plates • where the motion is predominantly horizontal • particulate matter that is carried by water or wind • sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide • ...
Amy Quevedo 2022-04-29
Across
- Two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Rock that forms of intense heat and/or pressure within the Earth's crust.
- Continents shift position on Earth's surface
- Material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion
- Where plates slide sideways past each other
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- Oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
- The rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma
- Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
- Land forms broken into small peices
- Rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surfac
10 Clues: Land forms broken into small peices • Where plates slide sideways past each other • Continents shift position on Earth's surface • Two tectonic plates move away from each other • Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • The rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma • Material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion • ...
Leo Ibarra 2022-04-28
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- that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat
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- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- coming closer together
- a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
- having solidified from lava or magma.
- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form
- matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
10 Clues: coming closer together • having solidified from lava or magma. • make a thorough or dramatic change in the form • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. • a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust. • that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • ...
Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-29
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- A fracture or zone of fractures between two block of rocks
- It happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past each other
- The plates moves appart, (extensional)
- Earth's outer shell that is divided into large slabs of solid rocks
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- Plates slide past each other, (shearing)
- Isostasy that calculates the lithosphere compression to a certain load
- Plates move towards each other, (compression)
- Earth's Solid outer layer which includes the crust and the uppermost mantle
- Type of isostasy that assumes in equal density and unequal mass for different crustal section
- Type of isostasy that predicts topography
10 Clues: The plates moves appart, (extensional) • Plates slide past each other, (shearing) • Type of isostasy that predicts topography • Plates move towards each other, (compression) • A fracture or zone of fractures between two block of rocks • Earth's outer shell that is divided into large slabs of solid rocks • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
Tectonic Hazards 2019-11-07
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- the plates that make up the earths crust
- this type of volcano erupts violently due to the hardened rock blocking the vents
- the top part of the Earth's mantle where plates move and make of molten rock
- these are formed in the Earth's mantle
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- the super continent
- this type of volcano erupts non-violently and lava flows freely
- includes the very top of the mantle and the crust
- this the process when continents drift apart
- when plates move apart and magma rises up through the gap
- when plates when two plates push together and the oceanic plate is subducted
10 Clues: the super continent • these are formed in the Earth's mantle • the plates that make up the earths crust • this the process when continents drift apart • includes the very top of the mantle and the crust • when plates move apart and magma rises up through the gap • this type of volcano erupts non-violently and lava flows freely • ...
plate boundaries 2023-02-13
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- rive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle
- pulls apart
- long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin
- a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
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- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- lava/magma
- ground shaking
- different segments of the earth
- collide into each other
- slides past each other
10 Clues: lava/magma • pulls apart • ground shaking • slides past each other • collide into each other • different segments of the earth • rive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle • long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin • ...
The earth's plates 2023-03-15
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- made when plates collide
- This is the type of plate boundary when two plates move toward each other.
- made when two plates overlap underwater
- This is the type of plate boundary when two plates move away from each other.
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- made when two plates slide away from each other on land
- when one plate goes under the other causes trenches, and volcanoes to form.
- made when two plates slide away from each other underwater.
- made when subduction takes place
- This is the type of plate boundary when two plates move beside each other.
- made when a plate moves past another
10 Clues: made when plates collide • made when subduction takes place • made when a plate moves past another • made when two plates overlap underwater • made when two plates slide away from each other on land • made when two plates slide away from each other underwater. • This is the type of plate boundary when two plates move beside each other. • ...
Tectonic Terms 2026-03-16
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- Plate boundaries that slide past each other
- Solid outer layer of earth that consists of crust and upper mantle
- The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
- The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and broke up
- A piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history
- Plate boundaries move apart
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- The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere move and change shape
- The hypothesis that states that all the continents were together and drifted apart
- The Process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
- Tectonic plate boundaries that collide
10 Clues: Plate boundaries move apart • Tectonic plate boundaries that collide • Plate boundaries that slide past each other • The Process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • A piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history • The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere • The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and broke up • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-05-26
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- The type of plate boundary that move away from each other
- convergent boundaries form what type of natural disaster when forced up
- plates that are under water
- the fluid portion of the Earth's lower mantle below the lithosphere
- how many million years it takes for the cycle crust forming and melting down in the core
- The tectonic plate we live on
- how the intensity of an earthquake is measured
- The type of boundary that that earthquakes are made from
- top layer of the crust
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- when one plates moves underneath the other
- the slow movement of the continents over time
- How many major plates are there
- which type of plate that is thicker?
- A boundary were two tectonic plates are pushing against each other
- the super continent
- the first person to develop the theory of plate tectonic
16 Clues: the super continent • top layer of the crust • plates that are under water • The tectonic plate we live on • How many major plates are there • which type of plate that is thicker? • when one plates moves underneath the other • the slow movement of the continents over time • how the intensity of an earthquake is measured • ...
Science choice board crossword 2021-12-13
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- earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
- a sea floor mountain system built by plate tectonics
- when magma has less silica and is less viscose
- when plates move earths surface changes very...
- what rock is formed when heat and pressure happens to sedimentary rock
- what causes tectonic plates to move
- when one plate gets pulled under another
- when magma has more silica it is more viscose and...
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- what occurs when a transform boundary happens
- what type of boundary occurs when plates move away from each other
- device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
- what type of boundary occurs when plates grind past each other
- what type of boundary occurs when plates move towards each other
- what forms when two continental plates collide
- An ancient super continent containing all the earths landmass
- rock is not destroyed but it is...
16 Clues: rock is not destroyed but it is... • what causes tectonic plates to move • when one plate gets pulled under another • what occurs when a transform boundary happens • when magma has less silica and is less viscose • what forms when two continental plates collide • when plates move earths surface changes very... • device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves • ...
Science choice board crossword 2021-12-13
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- earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
- a sea floor mountain system built by plate tectonics
- when magma has less silica and is less viscose
- when plates move earths surface changes very...
- what rock is formed when heat and pressure happens to sedimentary rock
- what causes tectonic plates to move
- when one plate gets pulled under another
- when magma has more silica it is more viscose and...
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- what occurs when a transform boundary happens
- what type of boundary occurs when plates move away from each other
- device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
- what type of boundary occurs when plates grind past each other
- what type of boundary occurs when plates move towards each other
- what forms when two continental plates collide
- An ancient super continent containing all the earths landmass
- rock is not destroyed but it is...
16 Clues: rock is not destroyed but it is... • what causes tectonic plates to move • when one plate gets pulled under another • what occurs when a transform boundary happens • when magma has less silica and is less viscose • what forms when two continental plates collide • when plates move earths surface changes very... • device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves • ...
Natural Selection Test Review 2024-02-23
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- An organism with an extreme trait is best suited over the opposite extreme. (Darkest, lightest, etc.)
- Organisms that are related will have similar _____
- Organisms with either extreme are favored over the “average”.
- An “average” trait is best suited to the environment.
- Type of adaptation, ex: mating dance
- ___________ evolution - When many different species begin to look alike due to living in similar environments
- ________ changes occur very quickly, but they don’t happen often
- ___________ structures - share uses, but not ancestry
- ___________ structures - parts of the body that are similar, but have different functions
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- Developed the theory of natural selection, Charles ______
- __________ selection - such as dog breeds or produce
- Component of Natural Selection, struggle for _____
- ___________ structures - These are structures that seem to have no purpose
- ___________ evolution - When one species gives rise to many
- Animals in similar environments have similar adaptations
- ___________ - changes occur at a slow rate
16 Clues: Type of adaptation, ex: mating dance • ___________ - changes occur at a slow rate • Component of Natural Selection, struggle for _____ • Organisms that are related will have similar _____ • __________ selection - such as dog breeds or produce • ___________ structures - share uses, but not ancestry • An “average” trait is best suited to the environment. • ...
Earthquake and Volcano Vocab 2024-01-03
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- A break or crack in the earth's crust
- The layer below the crust that the plates rest on, partially molten
- Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks, causing an earthquake
- Boundary from the collision of 2 plates
- Crust that is under the ocean; more dense than continental crust
- an instrument that detects and records Earthquake waves
- Solid outer rock layer of the Earth
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- __________ Zone, formed when one plate slides under another
- The shaking of Earth's crust caused by the release of energy
- rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move among each other
- A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
- Crust that makes up the continents, less dense than oceanic crust
- The crust and upper portion of the mantle.
- boundary when 2 plates are moving apart
- Boundaries Two plates slide past each other
16 Clues: Solid outer rock layer of the Earth • A break or crack in the earth's crust • Boundary from the collision of 2 plates • boundary when 2 plates are moving apart • The crust and upper portion of the mantle. • Boundaries Two plates slide past each other • an instrument that detects and records Earthquake waves • __________ Zone, formed when one plate slides under another • ...
Insurgent 2024-05-18
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- a faction of brave and daring people
- when a person goes against the government and law unnecessarily
- Tris' first friend in Dauntless compound
- lady who left Abnegation because of an accident
- where Tris and her group stayed for some time while they are hiding from Erudite
- when people have more than one result for the aptitude test
- one of the Abnegation leaders; Four's father
- this is how the Erudite are able to mind-control people
- a woman from Amity who helps Tris and her friends from the Erudite
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- where Tris was held by Jeanine to perform experiments on her
- where Dauntless groups discuss their plan to take over Erudite
- where Tris told everyone that she shot her best friend
- the first simulation that Jeanine put Tris to
- leader of Erudite; she attacked the Abnegation with simulation-wired Dauntless people
- Tris and Four's original factions
- the best friend that Tris shot
16 Clues: the best friend that Tris shot • Tris and Four's original factions • a faction of brave and daring people • Tris' first friend in Dauntless compound • one of the Abnegation leaders; Four's father • the first simulation that Jeanine put Tris to • lady who left Abnegation because of an accident • where Tris told everyone that she shot her best friend • ...
Earthquakes and Tectonic Plates Crossword 2025-12-10
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- what magma is called when it's on the surface of the earth
- a physical features of earth's surface
- type of tectonic plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
- Large destructive waves caused by an earthquake near the ocean
- The top layer of Earth's surface
- The lithosphere is made up of _____ plates
- A number that describes how much energy an earthquake released
- the word for observable natural events
- What the S stands for in S-wave
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- What lava is called when it's inside the earth
- type of tectonic plate boundary where the plates move towards each other
- What the P stands for in P-wave
- A _____ wave is a vibration through the earth released by earthquakes and volcanoes
- The scale that measures an earthquake's magnitude
- type of tectonic plate boundary where the plates move apart
- _____ currents in the asthenosphere are caused by heat rising and cool material falling
16 Clues: What the P stands for in P-wave • What the S stands for in S-wave • The top layer of Earth's surface • a physical features of earth's surface • the word for observable natural events • The lithosphere is made up of _____ plates • What lava is called when it's inside the earth • The scale that measures an earthquake's magnitude • ...
Tectonic movement 2026-04-12
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- The rigid outer layer of the Earth, consist of crust and the uppermost part of mantle.
- Boundary where two plates slide past each other.
- A sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust.
- The process of one plate sinking beneath another.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
- Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
- The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
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- Molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth’s surface.
- The study of the movement and deformation of the Earth’s crust.
- Large, rigid pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere.
- Plate where Hong Kong is located.
- The earth layer with the highest temperature.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
- Plate around which vibrant and frequent tectonic movement occur.
- Boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other.
- An opening in the Earth’s surface where magma erupts.
16 Clues: Plate where Hong Kong is located. • Molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface. • The earth layer with the highest temperature. • The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere. • Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • Large, rigid pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere. • Boundary where two plates slide past each other. • ...
Tectonic plate boundaries 2021-10-13
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- when two plates slide past each other creating friction
- underwater mountain range formed by tectonic plates
- when two convergent boundaries of different densities collide and one is subducted under the other
- hot molten rock
- when two plates move away from each other
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- this is created when two convergent boundaries of the same density collide
- the type of plate boundary that creates volcanoes and mountains
- a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic
- flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material
- when two transform plates slide past each other they create this
10 Clues: hot molten rock • when two plates move away from each other • a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic • underwater mountain range formed by tectonic plates • when two plates slide past each other creating friction • the type of plate boundary that creates volcanoes and mountains • when two transform plates slide past each other they create this • ...
Dystopian Crossword :) 2022-03-23
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- How long does the purge last?
- The name of a Utopian movie where a lonely writer falls in love with an AI
- Where does Mad Max take place?
- The reason that Tris Prior will never fit into a single faction is because she is a what?
- Who has immunity during the purge?
- These are the people who come to repossess one's organs in Repo! The Genetic Opera.
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- What does Deckard hunt in Blade runner?
- Who is the actress that plays Katniss Everdeen.
- What is the name of the virtual reality universe in Ready Player One?
- The main character in The Giver
10 Clues: How long does the purge last? • Where does Mad Max take place? • The main character in The Giver • Who has immunity during the purge? • What does Deckard hunt in Blade runner? • Who is the actress that plays Katniss Everdeen. • What is the name of the virtual reality universe in Ready Player One? • ...
Tectonic Plate Puzzle 2022-03-01
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- when two tectonic plates go away from each other
- what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide
- the second layer of the earth
- commonly occurs when plates slide past each other
- the plate that goes on top of the other plate in subduction because it is less dense
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- the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other and rub against each other
- when one tectonic plate goes above another and the other plate sinks
- commonly formed when subduction occurs
- when two tectonic plates go towards each other
10 Clues: the second layer of the earth • commonly formed when subduction occurs • when two tectonic plates go towards each other • when two tectonic plates go away from each other • commonly occurs when plates slide past each other • what most commonly happens when two tectonic plates collide • the plate that goes under in subduction because it is more dense • ...
Vocab Crossword 2021-09-29
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- A layer of fine mineral rich material
- a type of landscape where the dissolving of the bedrock has created sinkholes, sinking streams, caves, springs, and other characteristic features.
- A long ridge of gravel
- When to plates move apart
- Excessive grazing causing damage to grasslands
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- A hypothesis that says the continents moved slowly to their current locations
- typically identified as the downward movement of a block of earth material along some curved surface of failure.
- When two plates come together
- When to plates slide past each other
- the process of scraping or wearing something away
10 Clues: A long ridge of gravel • When to plates move apart • When two plates come together • When to plates slide past each other • A layer of fine mineral rich material • Excessive grazing causing damage to grasslands • the process of scraping or wearing something away • A hypothesis that says the continents moved slowly to their current locations • ...
We are connected 2014-12-15
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- Region where plate tectonics underlie.
- Also called the super continent.
- This theory states that the continents a million years ago were connected as one.
- Model where the earth and its plates are compared to.
- Type of boundary where these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere.
- Term that describe the continents that fits together as one.
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- Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
- Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another.
- Proposed that there is a super continent.
- Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart.
10 Clues: Also called the super continent. • Region where plate tectonics underlie. • Proposed that there is a super continent. • Model where the earth and its plates are compared to. • Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart. • Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another. • Term that describe the continents that fits together as one. • ...
Argumentative Speech 2016-04-04
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- Something that is trustworthy
- Perspective Different perspectives coming together
- When you form a conclusion, judgment, or make an inference from a fact or premise
- that which tends to prove or disprove something
- the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or plead
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- Perspective A different or opposing perspective
- a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc
- Developing a confident or trustful dependence upon something
- Any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin
- Your point of view on a subject matter
10 Clues: Something that is trustworthy • Your point of view on a subject matter • that which tends to prove or disprove something • Perspective A different or opposing perspective • Perspective Different perspectives coming together • the art of using speech to persuade, influence, or plead • Developing a confident or trustful dependence upon something • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-11-02
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- moving apart in different directions
- evidence of life from the past
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air
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- one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up the earth's outer layer
- hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- moving toward the same place
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates
10 Clues: moving toward the same place • evidence of life from the past • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • a natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air • ...
Science Chapters 3-5 2023-11-13
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- Plate boundary where two plates go away from each other.
- Wave that earthquakes release.
- "ring" where volcanoes are most likely to be.
- Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other.
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- Term for when the ground shakes and can cause little to massive damage.
- Scientist that helped prove the theory of continental drift.
- Scientist who discovered and came up with the idea of Pangaea and continental drift.
- Plate boundary where two plates collide with each other.
- Instrument that measures an earthquake.
- Spot where magma comes up from inside the Earth.
10 Clues: Wave that earthquakes release. • Instrument that measures an earthquake. • "ring" where volcanoes are most likely to be. • Spot where magma comes up from inside the Earth. • Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other. • Plate boundary where two plates collide with each other. • Plate boundary where two plates go away from each other. • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
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- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The boundary where two plates move apart
10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • ...
Unit 8 2022-12-14
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- the negative aspect of something otherwise regarded as good or desirable
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views
- protected against discontinuance or change
- person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or doesn’t follow a rule
- provide or endow someone or something with
- the action of becoming larger or more extensive
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- impressed by someone or something
- a person who is very enthusiastic and excited about something
- having or showing a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved or expected
- the quality of being deducted or committed to a task or purpose
10 Clues: impressed by someone or something • protected against discontinuance or change • provide or endow someone or something with • given to expressing divergent or opposite views • the action of becoming larger or more extensive • a person who is very enthusiastic and excited about something • the quality of being deducted or committed to a task or purpose • ...
Zain Hernandez 2022-04-28
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- A rock that has formed from sediments.
- A theory that earth’s continents drifted away from each other over time.
- A tectonic boundary where two plate are moving towards each other.
- When a plate moves under another plate.
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- Tiny particle of matter
- irregularly shaped slab of solid rock.
- The sideways and downward movement of one of earths tectonic plates under other other plate.
- A rock that has been cooled and solidified from magma or lava
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
- A rock that has been transformed by extreme heat or pressure
10 Clues: Tiny particle of matter • irregularly shaped slab of solid rock. • A rock that has formed from sediments. • When a plate moves under another plate. • A rock that has been transformed by extreme heat or pressure • A rock that has been cooled and solidified from magma or lava • A tectonic boundary where two plate are moving towards each other. • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-05-02
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- the boundary that occurs when two plates are pushing on each other.
- made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
- the earths outermost layer.
- the layer located directly under the crust
- the innermost layer of the earth.
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- is underneath the lithosphere and is what the lithosphere floats on.
- the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- the boundary that occurs when two plate are moving away from each other.
- the boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other.
- the layer of earth lies between the mantle and the inner core
10 Clues: the earths outermost layer. • the innermost layer of the earth. • the layer located directly under the crust • made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle • the layer of earth lies between the mantle and the inner core • the boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other. • the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another. • ...
Plate Boundries 2022-09-29
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- a place where two tectonic plates are moving apart.
- is the molten rock found above the earthś surface
- is the solid outermost layer of earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle.
- theory explains how large pieces of the lithosphere move and change shape.
- is the innermost layer of earth, composed of nickel and iron.
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- the middle layer of rock within the earth's
- the outermost layer of the earth.
- a narrow valley that forms where tectonic plates separate
- the hot fluid portion of the mantle.
- is the molten rock found below the earthś surface.
10 Clues: the outermost layer of the earth. • the hot fluid portion of the mantle. • the middle layer of rock within the earth's • is the molten rock found above the earthś surface • is the molten rock found below the earthś surface. • a place where two tectonic plates are moving apart. • a narrow valley that forms where tectonic plates separate • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-10-31
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- an area of volcanic activity in the middle of a plate
- when two tectonic plates collide
- a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking of air
- a break or crack in the surface where movement occurs
- a wave of energy that travels through Earth's surface because of an earthquake and breaks away in all directions
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- when two tectonic plates divide
- when two plates slide past each other
- shaking of Earth's surface when crust breaks and releases pressure quickly
- plates of rock that are underneath the surface and move
- a crack that forms between two tectonic plates
10 Clues: when two tectonic plates divide • when two tectonic plates collide • when two plates slide past each other • a crack that forms between two tectonic plates • an area of volcanic activity in the middle of a plate • a break or crack in the surface where movement occurs • a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking of air • ...
Geology Vocab 2025-02-20
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- A narrow,deep depression on the seafloor
- The outermost layer of the earth
- When continental plates of equal density converge
- What occur when two plates with different densities converge
- A type of boundary where plates move away from each other
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- The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that rests just below the lithosphere
- The mineralized remains of organisms
- The theory that explains the movement of the crust
- The theory that all continents moved apart, but were once connected
- The circle of movement caused by the rising and falling of fluids in the mantle
10 Clues: The outermost layer of the earth • The mineralized remains of organisms • A narrow,deep depression on the seafloor • When continental plates of equal density converge • The theory that explains the movement of the crust • A type of boundary where plates move away from each other • What occur when two plates with different densities converge • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-01-13
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- - Type of plate boundary where plates move apart.
- - The process where one plate is forced under another plate.
- - Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor formed by subduction.
- - Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- - Type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
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- - A semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows plates to move.
- - Type of plate boundary where plates collide.
- - The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- tectonics - The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates.
- of fire - A major area in the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes are located.
10 Clues: - Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • - Type of plate boundary where plates collide. • - Type of plate boundary where plates move apart. • - The process where one plate is forced under another plate. • - Type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other. • - Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor formed by subduction. • ...
Tectonic Plate unit 2025-01-17
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- A canyon on the ocean floor at which the crust bends downward
- A chain of underwater mountains along which sea-floor spreading occurs
- type of plate boundary when two plates are moving toward each other
- made by convergent plate boundaries.
- crack in the earth
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- type of plate boundary when two plates are moving away from each other.
- occur at transform plate boundaries.
- when hot magma rises and cooler magma sinks
- when a piece of the crust sinks under another piece of the crust
- type of plate boundary when the plates move along next to each other
10 Clues: crack in the earth • occur at transform plate boundaries. • made by convergent plate boundaries. • when hot magma rises and cooler magma sinks • A canyon on the ocean floor at which the crust bends downward • when a piece of the crust sinks under another piece of the crust • type of plate boundary when two plates are moving toward each other • ...
Unit 2 7th period 7th grade crossword 2024-12-17
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- The planet that is known to support life
- a type of plate boundary where two boundaries move away from each other
- at the edge of our solar system
- a object that orbits earth but is too small to be considered a planet
- the light source of a solar system
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- When 2 plate boundaries collide and one plate goes underneath another
- between Mars and Jupiter
- a object made of ice and gas that orbits the sun in long elliptical orbits
- The galaxy we live in
- a type of plate boundary where they slide past each other
10 Clues: The galaxy we live in • between Mars and Jupiter • at the edge of our solar system • the light source of a solar system • The planet that is known to support life • a type of plate boundary where they slide past each other • When 2 plate boundaries collide and one plate goes underneath another • a object that orbits earth but is too small to be considered a planet • ...
Unit 2 Cross word 2025-10-10
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- Rock Rock formed from compressed layers of sediment.
- Boundary Where two plates move toward each other, forming mountains or trenches.
- A location where magma rises through the crust, forming volcanoes.
- Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
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- Boundary Where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
- Boundary Where two plates move apart, forming mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
- Cycle The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.
- Rock Rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
- A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults.
- A crack in Earth's crust where movement has occurred.
10 Clues: Rock Rock formed from cooled magma or lava. • Rock Rock formed from compressed layers of sediment. • A crack in Earth's crust where movement has occurred. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults. • Cycle The continuous process of rock formation and transformation. • A location where magma rises through the crust, forming volcanoes. • ...
Deep Blue Sea 2026-01-08
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- — The scientific name for the "Midnight Zone" (1,000–4,000m).
- — The effect caused by Earth's rotation that makes currents curve.
- — Process where one tectonic plate slides underneath another.
- — A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor (e.g., Mariana).
- — A large system of rotating ocean currents.
- — Microscopic plant-like drifters that produce most of the ocean's oxygen.
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- — Light produced by a chemical reaction within a living organism.
- — The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in seawater.
- — The type of tectonic boundary found at a Mid-Ocean Ridge (moving apart).
- — The type of tide with the lowest variation, occurring during quarter moons.
10 Clues: — A large system of rotating ocean currents. • — The measure of the amount of dissolved salts in seawater. • — The scientific name for the "Midnight Zone" (1,000–4,000m). • — Process where one tectonic plate slides underneath another. • — A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor (e.g., Mariana). • ...
Briefje 2015-05-13
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- Hoe heet de hoofdpersoon uit het boek ‘De Labyrintrenner’?
- Hoe heet de Bosnische klasgenoot van Sia uit het boek ‘Ik ben bij je’?
- Bij welke factie sluit Beatrice Prior zich aan in het boek Divergent?
- De belevenissen van een …? (boek)
- Hoe heet de bekende boekenreeks geschreven door Stephenie Meyer?
- Hoe heet de prins uit de Selection-boekenserie?
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- Hoe heet het boek van Helen Vreeswijk dat gaat over Anouk?
- Hoe heet de uitgeverij van het boek ‘Het boek van Tess’?
- Wat is de voornaam van de schrijfster van ‘Voor ik doodga’?
- Hoe heet de aartsrivaal van Harry Potter?
- Een ... in onze sterren? (boek)
- Hoe heet de gangsterbende uit het boek ‘Smiley’ van Lotte Boot?
- Voor welke film schreef Ed Sheeran het lied ‘I See Fire’?
- Welke vogel draagt Katniss als een badge in ‘de Hongerspelen’?
- Wat is de achternaam van de schrijfster van ‘Jongensdroom’?
- Pretty Little …? (boekenserie)
16 Clues: Pretty Little …? (boekenserie) • Een ... in onze sterren? (boek) • De belevenissen van een …? (boek) • Hoe heet de aartsrivaal van Harry Potter? • Hoe heet de prins uit de Selection-boekenserie? • Hoe heet de uitgeverij van het boek ‘Het boek van Tess’? • Voor welke film schreef Ed Sheeran het lied ‘I See Fire’? • ...
