divergent Crossword Puzzles
Year 9 Summer Homework 1 2025-04-30
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- A cone-shaped mountain made by eruptions (7 letters)
- A scale used to measure the size of earthquakes (7 letters)
- A type of plate boundary where plates move apart (9 letters)
- HAZARD A natural event that can cause damage to people and places (7,6)
- The place on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake (9 letters)
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- A layer of Earth made of solid rock; where plates sit (8 letters)
- A fast shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates (10 letters)
- Molten rock that erupts from a volcano (4 letters)
- Where two plates meet (7 letters)
9 Clues: Where two plates meet (7 letters) • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano (4 letters) • A cone-shaped mountain made by eruptions (7 letters) • A scale used to measure the size of earthquakes (7 letters) • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart (9 letters) • A layer of Earth made of solid rock; where plates sit (8 letters) • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-12-05
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- tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
- the border between two plates
- where two plates slide past one another
- when one plate sinks under another
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
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- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- when two plates come together
- long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another
- cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement
9 Clues: when two plates come together • the border between two plates • when one plate sinks under another • where two plates slide past one another • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Amoeba- the Wonder 2020-12-03
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Continental Drift 2024-03-21
5 Clues: all lands • what boundary causes earthquakes • subduction occurs at ______ plate boundries • what boundaries cause Volcanos,Mountains,Trenches,and earthquakes • what boundary causes earthquakes,Volcanos, mid-ocean trenches, and rift valleys
Science Constructive / Destructive 2017-06-01
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- force that makes new crust new land or new rock
- force that destroys crust land or rock
- a constructive boundary where 2 plates pull apart and a valley forms
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- a boundary that is constructive and has tension forces
- a boundary with compression forces and is destructive
- where a plate sinks under another and a trench forms, destructive force
6 Clues: force that destroys crust land or rock • force that makes new crust new land or new rock • a boundary with compression forces and is destructive • a boundary that is constructive and has tension forces • a constructive boundary where 2 plates pull apart and a valley forms • where a plate sinks under another and a trench forms, destructive force
LIGHT AND SHADOWS 2022-01-16
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- The collection of rays coming from different direction which meets at a point
- Sun rays form this type of beam
- A collection of rays of light.
- The region of partial darkness in a shsdow
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- The collection of rays coming out from a point source which spreads out in various directions
- Objects that can emit light on their own.
6 Clues: A collection of rays of light. • Sun rays form this type of beam • Objects that can emit light on their own. • The region of partial darkness in a shsdow • The collection of rays coming from different direction which meets at a point • The collection of rays coming out from a point source which spreads out in various directions
Plate Tectonics 2021-01-22
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- Sections of lithosphere that move and continually change shape and size.
- Plate boundary in which plates move away from each other.
- Plate boundary in which plates slip past each other side to side.
- The uppermost mantle along with the crust behaves as a strong rigid layer known as the lithosphere.
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- Plate boundary in which plates move toward each other.
- The continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinent.
- Name of Wegener's supercontinent.
7 Clues: Name of Wegener's supercontinent. • Plate boundary in which plates move toward each other. • Plate boundary in which plates move away from each other. • Plate boundary in which plates slip past each other side to side. • The continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinent. • Sections of lithosphere that move and continually change shape and size. • ...
L3 2024-02-09
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- the layer below the lithosphere that is made of rock and flows slowly.
- the bending, tilting, breaking of rock that changes earth's features.
- the outermost physical part of earth and is solid/made of rock
- when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
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- when two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions.
- what the lithosphere is divided into.
- when two tectonic plates move away form one another(diverge).
7 Clues: what the lithosphere is divided into. • when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide. • when two tectonic plates move away form one another(diverge). • the outermost physical part of earth and is solid/made of rock • the bending, tilting, breaking of rock that changes earth's features. • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
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- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
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- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
Tectonic plates 3 2025-10-16
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- Plate A is sliding past Plate B horizontally on the Earth's surface
- Only results in shallow earthquake and zigzag patterns on seafloor
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- Plate movement destroy land as the heavier crust melt in mantle (destructive)
- Occur when two tectonic plates are moving in a transform manner
- Pacific plate slide past North American plate horizontally
- No subduction, but magma rise and form new crust (constructive)
- Fracture in tectonic plates, which cause stress to build and release in earthquakes
7 Clues: Pacific plate slide past North American plate horizontally • Occur when two tectonic plates are moving in a transform manner • No subduction, but magma rise and form new crust (constructive) • Only results in shallow earthquake and zigzag patterns on seafloor • Plate A is sliding past Plate B horizontally on the Earth's surface • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
Across
- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
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- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
Across
- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
Down
- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
Across
- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
Down
- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 2013-01-12
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- When plates move away from each other it’s what kind of boundary?
- Hess The theory of seafloor spreading was suggested by?
- The movement of the continents plates is the Continental..?
- The rocks that are what are located near mid-ocean ridges?
- Earthquakes are causes by Seismic..?
- The layer below the lithosphere is called the?
- The place where a rock breaks?
- Plates collide at what kind of boundaries?
- “Pangaea” is Greek for All..?
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- How many types of seismic zones are there?
- The theory stating that hot, less dense material flows up and sideways under the earth crust is called Seafloor..?
- An earthquake under 2.0 is called a?
- The what fit together like puzzle pieces?
- An earthquake over 6.0 can cause serious?
- The crust and the upper mantle makeup the?
- Alfred what came up with the theory of the Continental Drift?
- What is the name of the super continent suggested by Alfred Wegner
- How many major crustal plates are there?
- The convection current consists of heating, rising, cooling, and?
19 Clues: “Pangaea” is Greek for All..? • The place where a rock breaks? • An earthquake under 2.0 is called a? • Earthquakes are causes by Seismic..? • How many major crustal plates are there? • The what fit together like puzzle pieces? • An earthquake over 6.0 can cause serious? • How many types of seismic zones are there? • The crust and the upper mantle makeup the? • ...
Science: Light 2016-12-13
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- this object is usually used to divide light in experiments
- this is slower than light, but allows you to hear lightning in a storm
- image An image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object always diverge
- these lens are thinner in the middle than the edges
- this is seen as a sign of divided light after rain
- light is actually small particles known as...
- light is actually this type of energy
- when light completely passes through an object
- when light rays go apart
- an opening to let light through
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- image in the plane of convergence for the light rays from an object
- an object has this if it is blocking rays of light
- Where waves meet after a reflection
- light can go around the earth this many times in a second
- when light partially passes through an object
- when light rays come together
- these lens are thicker in the middle than the edges
- light has different color because each color is a different...
- light doesn't travel straigt but travels in...
19 Clues: when light rays go apart • when light rays come together • an opening to let light through • Where waves meet after a reflection • light is actually this type of energy • when light partially passes through an object • light is actually small particles known as... • when light completely passes through an object • light doesn't travel straigt but travels in... • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-01-10
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- Melted rock inside the mantle
- Where all living things are found
- Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
- When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- The crust + the top part of the mantle
- Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
- Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
- The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
- Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
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- the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
- Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
- When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
- When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
- Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
- The mantle and core are very, very ___
- The name for when all continents were once joined together millions of years ago
19 Clues: Melted rock inside the mantle • The thickest layer of the Earth • Where all living things are found • The crust + the top part of the mantle • The mantle and core are very, very ___ • Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics • When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
crossword thing (Amara hinkley) 2024-01-29
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- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- the outside or top layer of something
- hot temperatures deep inside earth melt rocks, forming magma
- naturally formed solid substance with a crystal structure.
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the sudden pushing out of something such as lava from a volcano
- how often to fast something happens
- an extinct reptile the lived about 300 million years ago
- boundary the place where to plates meet
- rocks and materials to melt and form
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- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
- moving apart in different directions
- earths outermost layer
- rocks changed in form by pressure and heat
- A feature that forms on the surface of a planet
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up earths outer layer
- a natural spring that send hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- section a diagram that show what inside of something looks like
- a sudden shaking of earths surface
- hot Liquid rock on the surface of earth
20 Clues: earths outermost layer • a sudden shaking of earths surface • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often to fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • rocks and materials to melt and form • the outside or top layer of something • boundary the place where to plates meet • rocks changed in form by pressure and heat • ...
Earth's Structure & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-27
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- semi-fluid layer of Earth that causes tectonic plates to move from is plasticity
- forms when tectonic plates collide
- where two plates move away from each other
- site where seafloor spreading occurs and new crust forms
- a break in the Earth's surface
- volcanic areas away from plate boundaries that are stationary heat sources in mantle, which form volcanic chains as plates move
- movement as a result of differing temperatures
- forms on a continental plate when two continental plates separate
- forms on a oceanic plate when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide
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- formed by Earth's core and protects Earth from solar radiation
- plates slide past each other horizontally
- where two plates collide
- largest layer; magma circulates in convection currents
- sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- outermost, rigid physical layer of the Earth; divided into plates
- Earth's outermost layer
- shell of hot, liquid metal
- shaking of Earth's surface
- forms on a continental plate when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide
19 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • where two plates collide • shell of hot, liquid metal • shaking of Earth's surface • a break in the Earth's surface • forms when tectonic plates collide • plates slide past each other horizontally • where two plates move away from each other • movement as a result of differing temperatures • largest layer; magma circulates in convection currents • ...
Plate motion 2024-10-24
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- a layer of the interior of the Earth
- liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
- a large body of water on the earths outer layer
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- when two plates slide
- the dense center of Earth
- two plates going towards each other
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- driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
- a portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid.
- the solid, outer part of Earth
- a large extinct marine reptile
- the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
- the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
- the liquid inner layer of the earth from 400 to 1,800 miles below the surface
- two plates moving away from each other
- a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
- Areas where the plates meet
- explodes magma out of the top of this
19 Clues: when two plates slide • the dense center of Earth • Areas where the plates meet • the solid, outer part of Earth • a large extinct marine reptile • a sudden shaking of the ground • two plates going towards each other • a layer of the interior of the Earth • explodes magma out of the top of this • two plates moving away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-01-31
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- Melted rock inside the mantle
- Where all living things are found
- Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
- When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- The crust + the top part of the mantle
- Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
- Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
- The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
- Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
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- the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
- Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
- When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
- When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
- Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
- The mantle and core are very, very ___
- The name for when all continents were once joined together millions of years ago
19 Clues: Melted rock inside the mantle • The thickest layer of the Earth • Where all living things are found • The crust + the top part of the mantle • The mantle and core are very, very ___ • Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics • When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
Crustal Movement 2023-02-13
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- at an angle of 90 degrees to a given line
- magma that erupts onto the Earth's surface
- Parallel forces acting in opposite directions at a transform boundary
- mountain Mountains that forms when large regions rise vertically
- The process that moves large buddies of Earth’s materials to higher elevation
- any of the world's main areas of land
- area of subsidence; region with low elevation
- A change in the shape of rock caused by stress
- the equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantel below it
- Fault Fault that forms where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
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- The downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface
- an area with low relief and high elevation
- The pulling force at a divergent boundary
- zone an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
- the permanent change in shape of rocks caused by bending or folding
- mountain mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded
- arc Arc of a volcano
- landforms with low relief and low elevation
- the squeezing force at a convergent boundary
19 Clues: arc Arc of a volcano • any of the world's main areas of land • The pulling force at a divergent boundary • at an angle of 90 degrees to a given line • an area with low relief and high elevation • magma that erupts onto the Earth's surface • landforms with low relief and low elevation • the squeezing force at a convergent boundary • ...
EARTH SCIENCE CROSSWORD 2021-02-02
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- the largest ocean of oceanic basin
- A type of plate movement that occurred in SAN ANDREAS FAULT
- Ultrafine-grained glassy-looking fragment
- A feature of the ocean characterized by narrow shelf
- Is the circulation of material due to density
- A fault rock which is cohesive
- The kind of boundary that occurs in sea-floor spreading
- Measurements of ocean depths
- A type of dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault
- is a type of central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges
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- Is a type of fracture between two blocks of rock
- A geological feature that results from a subduction zone
- the type of plate boundary that forms mountain range
- An American geophysicist in 1960.
- a deformation where there are high temperatures
- a type of margin that submerged outer edge
- An angular fold with straight limbs and small hinges
- A layer of the earth that continues on churning
- A layer of the earth where most life is found
- Is characterized as the undulation or waves in the stratified rocks of Earth’s crust.
20 Clues: Measurements of ocean depths • A fault rock which is cohesive • An American geophysicist in 1960. • the largest ocean of oceanic basin • Ultrafine-grained glassy-looking fragment • a type of margin that submerged outer edge • Is the circulation of material due to density • A layer of the earth where most life is found • a deformation where there are high temperatures • ...
Continental Drift Theory and Seafloor Spreading 2021-09-17
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- The _____ seafloor is getting pushed out towards the continents.
- Since she was a _______, she was not allowed to go out onto boats to conduct research
- All of the continents seem to fit together like a _____.
- Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift.
- What did they find at the bottom of the ocean?
- Using sound waves, Marie Tharp began to map out the _____ ______.
- Even the layers of ____ within these mountains match up.
- The new seafloor is being __________ at the Mid Ocean Ridge.
- The less-dense material _______, often forming a mountain.
- Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ plate boundaries.
- It is the longest mountain range in the world.
- A group of linked ideas intended to explain something.
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- The theory that the continents slowly move over time.
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- Supercontinent made of ALL continents
- Pangea existed _______ of years ago.
- The same _____ have been found across continents.
- Mountain ranges end abruptly on one ________ and pick back up on another.
- The mountain circles the globe and connects all the ___________.
19 Clues: Pangea existed _______ of years ago. • Supercontinent made of ALL continents • Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift. • What did they find at the bottom of the ocean? • It is the longest mountain range in the world. • The same _____ have been found across continents. • The theory that the continents slowly move over time. • ...
Plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25
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- evidence of life from the past
- the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
- hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
- a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the place where 2 plates meet
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
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- A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
- one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
- when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
- the outside or top layer of something
- the sudden pushing out of something
- this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
- an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
- Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- how often of fast something happens
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...
Plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25
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- evidence of life from the past
- the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
- hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
- a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the place where 2 plates meet
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
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- A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
- one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
- when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
- the outside or top layer of something
- the sudden pushing out of something
- this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
- an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
- Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- how often of fast something happens
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword. 2017-01-26
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- Andreas Fault: 800 mile transform fault in California.
- valley: A depression between two different fault lines.
- Mountains with magma from the earths core.
- Crust: This crust is less dense than the other.
- Trench: Part of the world's longest mountain chain on the ocean floor.
- upper layer of the mantel under the lithosphere.
- Kilimanjaro: tallest mountain in Africa made by two continental plates.
- Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away
- The ancient super continent thought to be around million years old.
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- The layer directly underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere
- Crust: This crust is more dense than the other.
- Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together
- Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together
- The solid outer section of the earths crust.
- Currents: currents in the earths mantle causing plates to shift.
- Floor spreading: plates diverging causing magma to come up from the earth to the sea floor.
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- of Fire: A hot spot around the pacific ocean causing a chain of volcanoes to form.
- Where two transform boundaries rub together causing earthquakes.
19 Clues: Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away • When one plate goes under another plate. • Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together • Mountains with magma from the earths core. • Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together • The solid outer section of the earths crust. • Crust: This crust is more dense than the other. • Crust: This crust is less dense than the other. • ...
Science: Light Name:_____________ 2016-12-13
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- when light rays come together
- when light completely passes through an object
- these lens are thinner in the middle than the edges
- image in the plane of convergence for the light rays from an object
- this is slower than light, but allows you to hear lightning in a storm
- when light partially passes through an object
- when light rays go apart
- these lens are thicker in the middle than the edges
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- light doesn't travel straigt but travels in...
- Where waves meet after a reflection
- light is actually this type of energy
- light has different color because each color is a different...
- light can go around the earth this many times in a second
- an object has this if it is blocking rays of light
- this object is usually used to divide light in experiments
- an opening to let light through
- this is seen as a sign of divided light after rain
- light is actually small particles known as...
- image An image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object always diverge
19 Clues: when light rays go apart • when light rays come together • an opening to let light through • Where waves meet after a reflection • light is actually this type of energy • light is actually small particles known as... • when light partially passes through an object • light doesn't travel straigt but travels in... • when light completely passes through an object • ...
Earth Crossword Puzzle 2016-12-14
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- the man who was credited with the Continental Drift Theory
- Ridges: under water mountain chains that run through earth
- A flowing layer found in Earth's mantle
- When tectonic plates move away from each other
- when two tectonic plates slide by each other
- field protects Earth from the cosmic rays and charged particles from the sun
- Hess: Suggested a process of sea floor spreading
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- The center of the earth (very dense)
- plate plates in the Earth that move constantly
- Earth's complete body
- When two plates crash and push into each other
- the outside part of Earth's magnetic fieldtectonic
- Drift: Theory that says tectonic plates are constantly moving
- the rigid layer of earth that contains the crust and upper part of the mantle
- When one tectonic plate goes under another tectonic plate
- between Earth's crust and Earth's core
- crust over the ocean
- the name for how all of the continents were (theoretically) joined to make one big continent
- core Surrounds the inner core and is mostly liquidy
19 Clues: Earth's complete body • crust over the ocean • The center of the earth (very dense) • A flowing layer found in Earth's mantle • between Earth's crust and Earth's core • when two tectonic plates slide by each other • plate plates in the Earth that move constantly • When two plates crash and push into each other • When tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
2nd 9 weeks crossword 2023-12-06
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- An area that surrounds the pacific ocean where the earths tectonic plates are in motion
- When two plates move away form each other
- Point on earths surface directly above the location of an earthquake
- Scientists use this to measure earthquakes
- A place where magma is held in a volcano
- When oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
- This fault has a convergent boundary
- The thinnest layer of the earth
- When two plates slide past each other
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- The hottest layer of the earth
- When two plates move towards each other
- Crack withing the earths rocky crust, where rock has been fractured and where rocks move past each other
- Slow gentle eruptions lava can travel for miles and is formed from layers of cooled lava
- Energy travellingas waves passing through the earthcaused by a sudden shift along a fault line
- Simplest type of volcanoes and has sudden violent eruptions
- The layer closest to the core
- The thickest layer of the earth
- Point within the earth where an earthquake took place
- Magma that reaches the surface
19 Clues: The layer closest to the core • The hottest layer of the earth • Magma that reaches the surface • The thickest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • This fault has a convergent boundary • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A place where magma is held in a volcano • When two plates move away form each other • ...
Random Things 2013-12-08
4 Clues: Fight to the death please! • The sea, underworld, the air... • A girl doesn't seem to fit anywhere • Full of supernaturals and dangerous creatures
Tectonic Hazard Crossword 2019-11-05
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- Hot molten liquid that is below the surface.
- A molten rock enriched in iron and magnesium and has a low silica content.
- Includes the very top of the mantle and the crust
- The circulation of thermal energy moving to heat all parts of a particular area.
- When two plates move apart form each-other.
- A crack in the Earths crust.
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- When all the continents were connected and formed one big one.
- The top part of the earth's mantle. The plates move on this layer.
- The inner most part of the earth.
- The thick part of the outermost layer of the earth. Forms large, land masses.
- Hot and flows like a thick liquid. Made of a semi molten rock.
- Large slabs of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
- The constant movement of continents.
13 Clues: A crack in the Earths crust. • The inner most part of the earth. • The constant movement of continents. • When two plates move apart form each-other. • Hot molten liquid that is below the surface. • Includes the very top of the mantle and the crust • When all the continents were connected and formed one big one. • ...
Science vocab 2021-09-09
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- of Earths main continuos areas of land
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
- layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
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- toward the same place
- of past life such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- section- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- ocean ridge- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates moved apart
- apart in different directions
- liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- liquid rock below the surface of Earth
13 Clues: toward the same place • apart in different directions • liquid rock on the surface of Earth • of Earths main continuos areas of land • liquid rock below the surface of Earth • layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • of past life such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints • ...
Ralph the Space Owl 2025-05-08
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- Desire to improve and continuously learn
- Providing purpose and direction
- Partnering with others to share capabilities and knowledge
- Working together and valuing diverse perspectives to foster innovation
- A cognitive process focused on generating a wide range of ideas, options, and possibilities; rhizomatic-thinking
- Performing at the highest level to lead the domain
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- Upholding high ethical standards, acting with integrity, and being accountable for one's actions
- Standing up for what is right, being steadfast in the face of adversity, and taking calculated risks to secure and defend the nation
- Mastering one's profession and being dedicated to the Space Force's mission
- Stays adaptable to an ever-changing environment, forward-thinking
- The cyclical process of repeating a design step with the goal of improvement
- Safeguarding the mission by minimizing fatigue
- Commitment to the mission and the ability to overcome difficult obstacles
13 Clues: Providing purpose and direction • Desire to improve and continuously learn • Safeguarding the mission by minimizing fatigue • Performing at the highest level to lead the domain • Partnering with others to share capabilities and knowledge • Stays adaptable to an ever-changing environment, forward-thinking • ...
Crossword Puzzle of Internal Forces Shaping the Earth 2013-10-15
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- A fracture on the earths crust.
- of Fire A zone around the rim of the pacific ocean, is the location of the vast majority of active volcanoes.
- Plate Enormous moving pieces on the earths lithosphere.
- Occurs when plates grind or slide past each other making the earth tremble.
- Boundary Plates collide, causing either one plate to dive under the other or the edges of both plates to crumble.
- A crack in the earths surface through which magma comes out.
- Magma that has reached the earths surface.
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- The point directly above the focus of the earths surface.
- A giant wave in the ocean.
- Scale Uses information collected from he seismograph to determine the relative strength of a earthquake.
- Detects earthquakes.
- Boundary Plates move apart, spreading horizontally.
- Boundary Plates slide past each other.
13 Clues: Detects earthquakes. • A giant wave in the ocean. • A fracture on the earths crust. • Boundary Plates slide past each other. • Magma that has reached the earths surface. • Boundary Plates move apart, spreading horizontally. • Plate Enormous moving pieces on the earths lithosphere. • The point directly above the focus of the earths surface. • ...
Vocab Crossword 2025-11-25
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- a tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide.
- an underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
- fossil magnetism is when magnetism of the Earth is weak but permanent.
- a narrow zone of deep earthquake foci at a subduction zone.
- the slow, circular movement of magma in the Earth's mantle.
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- the name given to the area where one plate moves underneath another plate.
- a type of fold in rock layers that forms a valley.
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- the mountain building process.
- formed where two tectonic plates rub pass one another.
- form at subduction zones, they are long, narrow depressions in the ocean floor.
- a type of fold in rock layers that forms a ridge.
- chains of volcanic islands on the continental side of an ocean trench.
13 Clues: the mountain building process. • a type of fold in rock layers that forms a ridge. • a type of fold in rock layers that forms a valley. • a tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide. • formed where two tectonic plates rub pass one another. • an underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...
Plates 2013-11-24
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- The tall landform that was made by plate movment
- The boundry of one continental plate and a oceanic plate sliding under each other
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- The mountian that explodes lava
- The event that happens when a boundry movment happnes which resuls in the ground shaking
- The boundry where 2 plates are rubbing aganst each other
- The boundry of 2 continental plates sliding under each other
- The boundry of 2 plates pullng away from each other
7 Clues: The mountian that explodes lava • The tall landform that was made by plate movment • The boundry of 2 plates pullng away from each other • The boundry where 2 plates are rubbing aganst each other • The boundry of 2 continental plates sliding under each other • The boundry of one continental plate and a oceanic plate sliding under each other • ...
Plate teconics 2016-04-07
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- Theory that the earth is broken into pieces called plates that are slowly being recycled at the plate boundaries.
- theory that the sea floor is getting wider in the atlantic, this splitting North and South America from Europe and Africa.
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- Plastic upper mantle and lower crust of the Earth.
- Hard upper crust of the Earth.
- Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other.
- Plate boundaries that are moving apart.
- Plate boundaries that are colliding.
7 Clues: Hard upper crust of the Earth. • Plate boundaries that are colliding. • Plate boundaries that are moving apart. • Plastic upper mantle and lower crust of the Earth. • Plate boundaries that are sliding past each other. • Theory that the earth is broken into pieces called plates that are slowly being recycled at the plate boundaries. • ...
plate tectonics 2025-09-23
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- A ______________ boundary is an area where two tectonic plates are moving toward one another.
- A __________________boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- Detects and records seismic waves
- A ________________ boundary is when two plates slide past each other.
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- Minerals in the ocean-floor align with the magnetic field and remain when rock solidifies.
- A collection of all continents in one landmass
- A ______________wave is a vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion
7 Clues: Detects and records seismic waves • A collection of all continents in one landmass • A ________________ boundary is when two plates slide past each other. • A ______________wave is a vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion • A __________________boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...
Science: Light Name:_____________ 2016-12-13
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- these lens are thinner in the middle than the edges
- image An image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object always diverge
- this is seen as a sign of divided light after rain
- image in the plane of convergence for the light rays from an object
- light is actually small particles known as...
- light is actually this type of energy
- this is slower than light, but allows you to hear lightning in a storm
- when light completely passes through an object
- this object is usually used to divide light in experiments
- when light rays come together
- light has different color because each color is a different...
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- Where waves meet after a reflection
- when light rays go apart
- these lens are thicker in the middle than the edges
- light doesn't travel straigt but travels in...
- light can go around the earth this many times in a second
- when light partially passes through an object
- an opening to let light through
- an object has this if it is blocking rays of light
19 Clues: when light rays go apart • when light rays come together • an opening to let light through • Where waves meet after a reflection • light is actually this type of energy • light is actually small particles known as... • when light partially passes through an object • light doesn't travel straigt but travels in... • when light completely passes through an object • ...
Plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25
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- evidence of life from the past
- the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
- hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
- a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the place where 2 plates meet
- when 2 plates are moving towards each other
- the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
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- A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
- one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
- when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
- the outside or top layer of something
- the sudden pushing out of something
- this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
- an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
- Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- how often of fast something happens
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...
Tectonic plates 2022-12-16
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- waves released when plate tectonics move
- The area around the pacific plate with lots of volcanic activity
- normal faults occur when rocks are
- the force causing the continents to move
- an ocean getting smaller because of subduction the process when old sea floor goes into the mantle from trenches and gets recycled
- a boundary where the plates come together
- liquid in the mantle
- a boundary where the tectonic plates move away from each other
- are like a mountain but sometimes magma will come out
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- the process in which new ocean crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
- is the name of the supercontinent that has over time come apart
- the fault line under Missouri
- Old ocean floor gets destroyed in
- the one who first discovered the continental drift
- The theory that the plates were once a large landmass that has moved to their current locations is known as
- a movement of the earth-shaking
- an ocean growing because of seafloor spreading
- cause volcanos, mountains, and hills to form
- a boundary where the plates rub against each other
19 Clues: liquid in the mantle • the fault line under Missouri • a movement of the earth-shaking • Old ocean floor gets destroyed in • normal faults occur when rocks are • waves released when plate tectonics move • the force causing the continents to move • a boundary where the plates come together • cause volcanos, mountains, and hills to form • ...
PLATE TECTONICS AND SEAFLOOR SPREADING 2024-10-16
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- melted rock on Earth’s surface.
- the layer of Earth between the core and the crust; the mantle contains the lower part of the
- plate
- The point of origin of an earthquake
- The border between two tectonic plates.
- boundary where two plates slide past one another
- Boundary where two plates spread apart
- Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer
- A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart.
- landslide, or volcanic eruption
- and all of the asthenosphere
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- the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
- melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
- A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
- The point on earth’s surface that is vertically above the focus of an earthquak
- boundary where two plates come together
- a straight line of travel where data is being collected
- supercontinent from 225+M years ago
- A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a
- A huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor, like an undersea
- the outermost layer of Earth
21 Clues: plate • the outermost layer of Earth • and all of the asthenosphere • melted rock on Earth’s surface. • landslide, or volcanic eruption • melted rock beneath Earth’s surface • supercontinent from 225+M years ago • The point of origin of an earthquake • Boundary where two plates spread apart • boundary where two plates come together • The border between two tectonic plates. • ...
Earth Science & Geology revision crossword 2022-08-28
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- Heat and ---- cause sedimentary rock to change to metamorphic.
- The parts of the Earth are called the crust, inner and outer core and ____.
- ______ currents are created by the rising and falling of materials in a liquid when heated.
- What prevents constant movement between tectonic plates?
- Basalt contains small crystals because it is formed from lava which cools ___-----?
- the three types of plate boundaries are ____, convergent and transform.
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- \The surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- Pumice is an example of------ rock.
- three pieces of evidence that suggest S. America was joined to Africa is the continent shapes match, matching fossils and matching ___.
- This means that one plate is forced downwards underneath another.
- The two warning signs of an approaching tsunami are water drawn from the coast and large ---?
- New Zealand sits on the two tectonic plates; indo-australian and ____.
- Oceanic plates are more ___ than
- Where was New Zealand's deadliest earthquake?
14 Clues: Oceanic plates are more ___ than • Pumice is an example of------ rock. • Where was New Zealand's deadliest earthquake? • \The surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. • What prevents constant movement between tectonic plates? • Heat and ---- cause sedimentary rock to change to metamorphic. • This means that one plate is forced downwards underneath another. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2020-11-12
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- boundary, where plates slip past each other
- the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
- spreading, molten rock flows through a crack in Earth's crust and hardens into solid strips on both sides of the crack
- cyclical movement of fluids or gases due to temperature differences
- an idea that can be tested by experimentation
- boundary, where plates move together
- crust, this crust is more dense
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- refers to Earth's crust and the large scale processes that occur within it
- ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains
- ideas that are supported by a vast diverse array of evidence
- of Fire, places along the edges of the Pacific Plate where there are many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
- boundary, where plates move apart where seafloor spreading occurs
- crust, this crust is less dense
- trenches, undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean
14 Clues: crust, this crust is less dense • crust, this crust is more dense • boundary, where plates move together • boundary, where plates slip past each other • an idea that can be tested by experimentation • ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains • the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle • ...
words with the ar sound 2021-07-27
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- members of parliament for a particular period, especially between one dissolution and the next.
- a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.
- a division of a large organization such as a government, university, business, or shop, dealing with a specific subject, commodity, or area of activity.
- cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.
- autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people.
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
- (in the UK) the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
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- gather (a crop) as a harvest.
- or kill (animals) for human consumption or use.
- a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
- a device that closes or secures something
- (of the weather) pleasantly warm
- a nice manner
- one thousandth of a bar, the cgs unit of atmospheric pressure equivalent to 100 pascals.
14 Clues: a nice manner • gather (a crop) as a harvest. • (of the weather) pleasantly warm • a device that closes or secures something • or kill (animals) for human consumption or use. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence. • a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. • ...
Plate Movement 2021-11-08
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- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- the place where two plates meet
- how often or fast something happens
- One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates.
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- a sudden shaking of earth's surface
- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
- Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the Earth.
- when plates are coming together
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- when plates are moving apart in different directions
14 Clues: when plates are coming together • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • when plates are moving apart in different directions • Something we observe to be similar over and over again • The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates. • ...
Unit 4 Cross Word Puzzle 2023-04-19
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- thin and brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle
- When one plate subducts under another underwater.
- when one plate subducts underneath another plate and pushes it under
- compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans.
- the transportation of weathered rock fragments such as wind and rain.
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plates move toward each other
- Solid, flexible outer layer of the mantle, beneath the lithosphere
- the soil pH and nutrient content.
- a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean
- Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots
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- the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay
- when a dense oceanic plate subducts beneath a continent.
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plants move away from each other
- the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces
- is a type of plate boundary that has the plates slide on each other
15 Clues: the soil pH and nutrient content. • the percentages of sand, silt,and, clay • the breakdown of ricks into smaller pieces • Faults likely location of earthquakes hotspots • When one plate subducts under another underwater. • a pattern of volcanos all around the pacific ocean • compressed soil by machines, livestock, and humans. • ...
Solidifying Ideas (Unit 7) 2023-05-24
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- How an organism acts or responds in its environment is a __________ adaptation.
- The genetic code that is responsible for structure and function
- Type of evolution where organisms that are not closely related independently evolve similar features
- The fossil most accurate dating method we use today.
- An organism's evolutionary history of development.
- The preserved remains or impressions of life from an earlier time
- Mating based on other reasons besides chance.
- Unit of DNA that determines the structure and function of an organism.
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- If an organism is better suited for an environment due to natural selection, they have better _______
- A change in DNA sequence
- When a new species is created over time due to the development of unique characteristics
- Type of evolution when closely related organisms evolve and lead to speciation.
- Specific characteristics determined by the gene.
- ______ is when characteristics are passed down from parent to offspring.
14 Clues: A change in DNA sequence • Mating based on other reasons besides chance. • Specific characteristics determined by the gene. • An organism's evolutionary history of development. • The fossil most accurate dating method we use today. • The genetic code that is responsible for structure and function • The preserved remains or impressions of life from an earlier time • ...
Psychology 2022-03-17
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- The belief that inanimate objects are alive.
- The process of putting information into memory.
- A coiled tunnel in the inner ear that is filled with fluid.
- Circumstances or events that are psychologically or physically demanding.
- A hormone secreted by the pancreas.
- The ability of a test to measure the characteristic it is supposed to measure.
- feeling prejudice for or against something
- perception that is extremely distorted and divergent from reality
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- The need over time for more and more of a drug to get the same effect.
- rhythms Periodic physiological changes.
- Drugs that cause sensory and perceptual distortions.
- relief that occurs unconscious thoughts become conscious
- The part of the mind that contains thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories of which people have no awareness but that can influence people’s behaviour.
- A type of exposure therapy in which the client is exposed to a feared stimulus suddenly rather than gradually.
14 Clues: A hormone secreted by the pancreas. • rhythms Periodic physiological changes. • feeling prejudice for or against something • The belief that inanimate objects are alive. • The process of putting information into memory. • Drugs that cause sensory and perceptual distortions. • relief that occurs unconscious thoughts become conscious • ...
so many plates, so little time 2024-02-12
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- moving toward the same place
- Earthquakes usually happen near this
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
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- the mantle is different from the other parts of the geosphere because…
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- a landform that expels lava, rock fragments, and gas from the Earth's crust
- the material that makes up Earth's outer layer
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- these DO NOT cause plates to move
- moving apart in different directions
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
14 Clues: moving toward the same place • these DO NOT cause plates to move • Earthquakes usually happen near this • moving apart in different directions • the material that makes up Earth's outer layer • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...
Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2025-02-20
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- largest volcano by width, broad and dome-shaped, most grown up from deep-ocean floor to form islands.
- ruptures in Earth’s crust where hot lava, ash, and gases escape below the surface.
- vibration of the Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere (Earth’s crust).
- where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.
- another name for the focus centre.
- the least destructive waves due to their quick straight-line motion.
- relatively small volcano, steep-sided and short lived.
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- where an earthquake causes slippage along a break in the lithosphere.
- tall and steep volcano, nearly symmetrical, thick and viscous lava.
- waves that only travel through solids.
- plate boundary that creates rift valleys and mid ocean ridges.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus.
- the point within Earth where an earthquake starts.
- where plates ‘slide’ past each other.
14 Clues: another name for the focus centre. • where plates ‘slide’ past each other. • waves that only travel through solids. • the point within Earth where an earthquake starts. • relatively small volcano, steep-sided and short lived. • where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other. • the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus. • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
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- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
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- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
book titles 2024-02-10
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- just saying that this concludes it!!
- a "game" broad casted on live TV where children fight to the death for entertainment.
- an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know
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- where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising.
- also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's.
- LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hint- starts with a D.
- follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince!
7 Clues: just saying that this concludes it!! • an extremely old book based on what? i dont even know • follow Jude as she quite literally almost kills a prince! • also an extremely old book based off of woman from the 1800's. • where kids literally run around in a maze and somehow start an uprising. • ...
Dystopia 2023-06-15
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- The person who usually rules a dystopia world
- A novel by George Orwell where animals gain self thought and take over a farm
- The person who we have been doing analytical writing about
- a frightening place where there is no law and order
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- the opposite of a dystopia
- A film that was made from a book by Suzanne Collins
- the film in which a choosing ceremony happens in the storyline of the main character
7 Clues: the opposite of a dystopia • The person who usually rules a dystopia world • A film that was made from a book by Suzanne Collins • a frightening place where there is no law and order • The person who we have been doing analytical writing about • A novel by George Orwell where animals gain self thought and take over a farm • ...
Books! 2015-01-15
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- Lois Lowry wrote this book.
- Okay? Okay?
- The story of a dog who gets saved at the grocery store.
- The main character has a legendary scar.
- About a bear who loves honey.
- Stephenie Meyer wrote this book.
- The main character writes all of his problems and accomplishments in a journal.
- About a teenager who discovers that hi is the son of a god and that the world depends on him.
- A unique girl in a totalitarian place.
- The story of a courageous rodent who fights for love instead of survival.
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- Are you, are you, coming to the tree...
- About two kids who are left home alone, when an animal as big as a giraffe brakes into their house.
- About a great park ranger with the help of his monkey.
- About some kids who find a new world threw a closet.
14 Clues: Okay? Okay? • Lois Lowry wrote this book. • About a bear who loves honey. • Stephenie Meyer wrote this book. • A unique girl in a totalitarian place. • Are you, are you, coming to the tree... • The main character has a legendary scar. • About some kids who find a new world threw a closet. • About a great park ranger with the help of his monkey. • ...
Plate Tectonics Test Review 2023-03-10
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- The place where two lithospheric plates interact
- These volcanic islands formed due to a hot spot
- These occur at every plate boundary
- plate boundary where lithospheric plates slide against one another
- Province with rolling hills underlain by mostly ancient igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Province with coarse igneous and metamorphic rocks which are the oldest in the state
- Oceanic crust sinks below continental crust because it is more ______
- Pacific coastlines where the majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes are
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- Province that provides the majority of the state's coal resources
- In addition to the Crust, this layer of Earth is composed of solid material
- Currents in the mantle that are responsible for the movement of lithospheric plates
- Zone where one plate sinks below another due to relative density, returning to the mantle
- Ocean crust the same distance on either side of the Mid-Ocean Ride is ________
- plate boundary where new ocean crust is formed
14 Clues: These occur at every plate boundary • plate boundary where new ocean crust is formed • These volcanic islands formed due to a hot spot • The place where two lithospheric plates interact • Province that provides the majority of the state's coal resources • plate boundary where lithospheric plates slide against one another • ...
Earths layers and plates 2023-03-20
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- when forces act to squeeze an object
- the sinking of regions to lower elevations
- the outermost rigid layer of the earth
- the central part of the earth below the mantle
- the rising of regions of earth's crust to higher elevations
- the process by which oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the the surface and solidifying
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- ____ boundaries move towards each other
- A theory of which all the continents in the world formed a single landmass, broke up, and floated to their present location.
- stress that occur when forces act to stretch an object
- the layer of rock between the crust and core
- ____ boundaries move away from each other
- the theory that the earths lithosphere is divided into pieces and float along the asthenosphere
- A break in a body of rock on which one block slides past each other
- the strong lower part of the mantle
14 Clues: the strong lower part of the mantle • when forces act to squeeze an object • the outermost rigid layer of the earth • ____ boundaries move towards each other • ____ boundaries move away from each other • the sinking of regions to lower elevations • the layer of rock between the crust and core • the central part of the earth below the mantle • ...
Science 7B L1 Plate Tectonics 2023-01-09
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- hot air or liquids rise above cooler air or liquids
- technology that uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
- hypothesis explaining how the ocean floor forms and how continents can drift
- sections of Earth’s crust that move around on the mantle
- location where two lithospheric plates move apart
- area where two lithospheric plates come together and one sinks beneath the other
- long deep ocean canyons
- the sinking of one plate beneath another
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- long mountain range on the ocean floor formed by magma at divergent boundaries.
- location where two lithospheric plates slide past one another in opposite directions
- large landmass when all of the continents were connected together
- boundary: location where two lithospheric plates come together
- theory that Earth’s surface is divided into lithospheric plates that move over the planet’s surface
- Wegener’s hypothesis that the continents move over Earth’s surface
14 Clues: long deep ocean canyons • the sinking of one plate beneath another • location where two lithospheric plates move apart • hot air or liquids rise above cooler air or liquids • technology that uses sound waves to map the ocean floor • sections of Earth’s crust that move around on the mantle • boundary: location where two lithospheric plates come together • ...
CROSSWORD 2024-07-03
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- The process of generating new ideas and concepts.
- Brainstorming without limitations or constraints.
- Ability of a system to handle growing amounts of work or users.
- Repeating a process to refine and improve it.
- Investors wealthy private investors focused on financing small business ventures in exchange for equity
- A process that involves measuring the performance of your business against a competitor in the same market.
- Changing direction or strategy based on feedback or market conditions.
- Innovation that creates a new market or value network.
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- Tool for visualizing and developing business models.
- Intensive training program for entrepreneurs.
- Methodology for minimizing waste and maximizing value in processes.
- Exploring a wide range of ideas and possibilities to uncover innovative solutions
- Methodology for minimizing waste and maximizing value in processes.
- Creating preliminary versions of a product or service to test ideas.
- Viable Product A basic version of a product used to validate assumptions.
15 Clues: Intensive training program for entrepreneurs. • Repeating a process to refine and improve it. • The process of generating new ideas and concepts. • Brainstorming without limitations or constraints. • Tool for visualizing and developing business models. • Innovation that creates a new market or value network. • ...
Chapter 10 vocab words 2025-02-12
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- Landform with low relief and low elevation.
- A deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
- Parallel ridge that forms where blocks of crust move up or down along faults.
- Parallel forces acting in opposite directions at a transform boundary.
- Area of subsidence; region with low elevation.
- Mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded.
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- The downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface.
- The pulling force at a divergent boundary.
- A change in the shape of a rock caused by stress.
- The squeezing force at a convergent boundary.
- An area of fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
- A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
- The equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it.
- The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations.
14 Clues: The pulling force at a divergent boundary. • Landform with low relief and low elevation. • The squeezing force at a convergent boundary. • Area of subsidence; region with low elevation. • The downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface. • A change in the shape of a rock caused by stress. • Mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded. • ...
Earthquake and Volcano Crossword 2025-03-07
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- Steep Sides, often in clusters but, quickly erode away
- The type of Plate motion that is a normal fault
- Area if Earth's surface which magma and volcanic gases pass
- Another word for earthquakes strength
- a funnel shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano
- Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens is this type of volcano
- A large Depression that forms when the magma chamber partially empties.
- The type of volcano that has runny lava, makes sloping sides, can be tall
- A break in the Earth's crust
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- the pint on earth's surface directly above the Earthquakes focus
- the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
- the type of Plate motion that is a reverse fault
- The type of Plate motion that is a strike slip fault
- tiny bits of magma that harden before hitting the ground
14 Clues: A break in the Earth's crust • Another word for earthquakes strength • The type of Plate motion that is a normal fault • the type of Plate motion that is a reverse fault • The type of Plate motion that is a strike slip fault • Steep Sides, often in clusters but, quickly erode away • tiny bits of magma that harden before hitting the ground • ...
Earthquakes Chapter 5 2025-03-04
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- The waves that produce the most damage
- The point in earth where the earthquake begins
- The scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
- States that an earthquake is more likely to occur along part of an active fault
- The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake
- The point on earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point
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- The plate motion that occurs where two plates push together
- The fastest kind of wave
- The plate motion that occurs where two plates pull away from each other
- Most earthquakes happen near the edges of these
- A break in the earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
- The plate motion that occurs where two plates slide past each other
- The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
- A time method that is the simplest method of determining the epicenter of an earthquake
14 Clues: The fastest kind of wave • The waves that produce the most damage • The point in earth where the earthquake begins • Most earthquakes happen near the edges of these • The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake • The scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake • The plate motion that occurs where two plates push together • ...
Continental Drift Theory and Seafloor Spreading 2021-09-17
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- The new seafloor is being __________ at the Mid Ocean Ridge.
- Even the layers of ____ within these mountains match up.
- Pangea existed _______ of years ago.
- What did they find at the bottom of the ocean?
- Supercontinent made of ALL continents
- A group of linked ideas intended to explain something.
- The same _____ have been found across continents.
- Since she was a _______, she was not allowed to go out onto boats to conduct research
- All of the continents seem to fit together like a _____.
- The less-dense material _______, often forming a mountain.
- The mountain circles the globe and connects all the ___________.
- Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ plate boundaries.
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- Using sound waves, Marie Tharp began to map out the _____ ______.
- The theory that the continents slowly move over time.
- Mountain ranges end abruptly on one ________ and pick back up on another.
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift.
- The _____ seafloor is getting pushed out towards the continents.
- It is the longest mountain range in the world.
19 Clues: Pangea existed _______ of years ago. • Supercontinent made of ALL continents • What did they find at the bottom of the ocean? • Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift. • It is the longest mountain range in the world. • The same _____ have been found across continents. • The theory that the continents slowly move over time. • ...
Continental Drift Theory and Seafloor Spreading 2021-09-17
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- Using sound waves, Marie Tharp began to map out the _____ ______.
- The theory that the continents slowly move over time.
- The mountain circles the globe and connects all the ___________.
- Supercontinent made of ALL continents
- The _____ seafloor is getting pushed out towards the continents.
- Mountain ranges end abruptly on one ________ and pick back up on another.
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- It is the longest mountain range in the world.
- The less-dense material _______, often forming a mountain.
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- Pangea existed _______ of years ago.
- The same _____ have been found across continents.
- The new seafloor is being __________ at the Mid Ocean Ridge.
- All of the continents seem to fit together like a _____.
- A group of linked ideas intended to explain something.
- Even the layers of ____ within these mountains match up.
- What did they find at the bottom of the ocean?
- Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift.
- Since she was a _______, she was not allowed to go out onto boats to conduct research
- Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ plate boundaries.
19 Clues: Pangea existed _______ of years ago. • Supercontinent made of ALL continents • What did they find at the bottom of the ocean? • Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift. • It is the longest mountain range in the world. • The same _____ have been found across continents. • The theory that the continents slowly move over time. • ...
Continental Drift Theory and Seafloor Spreading 2021-09-17
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- The same _____ have been found across continents.
- Since she was a _______, she was not allowed to go out onto boats to conduct research
- Using sound waves, Marie Tharp began to map out the _____ ______.
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ plate boundaries.
- A group of linked ideas intended to explain something.
- The new seafloor is being __________ at the Mid Ocean Ridge.
- Pangea existed _______ of years ago.
- Mountain ranges end abruptly on one ________ and pick back up on another.
- What did they find at the bottom of the ocean?
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- It is the longest mountain range in the world.
- All of the continents seem to fit together like a _____.
- The _____ seafloor is getting pushed out towards the continents.
- Supercontinent made of ALL continents
- The theory that the continents slowly move over time.
- Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift.
- The mountain circles the globe and connects all the ___________.
- Even the layers of ____ within these mountains match up.
- The less-dense material _______, often forming a mountain.
19 Clues: Pangea existed _______ of years ago. • Supercontinent made of ALL continents • It is the longest mountain range in the world. • Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift. • What did they find at the bottom of the ocean? • The same _____ have been found across continents. • The theory that the continents slowly move over time. • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword. 2017-01-26
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- The ancient super continent thought to be around million years old.
- Kilimanjaro: tallest mountain in Africa made by two continental plates.
- Mountains with magma from the earths core.
- Crust: This crust is less dense than the other.
- upper layer of the mantel under the lithosphere.
- Where two transform boundaries rub together causing earthquakes.
- of Fire: A hot spot around the pacific ocean causing a chain of volcanoes to form.
- Floor spreading: plates diverging causing magma to come up from the earth to the sea floor.
- Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together
- Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together
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- The layer directly underneath the crust containing the asthenosphere
- Crust: This crust is more dense than the other.
- Trench: Part of the world's longest mountain chain on the ocean floor.
- The solid outer section of the earths crust.
- Currents: currents in the earths mantle causing plates to shift.
- Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Andreas Fault: 800 mile transform fault in California.
- valley: A depression between two different fault lines.
19 Clues: Plate Boundary:Two plates dividing away • When one plate goes under another plate. • Mountains with magma from the earths core. • Plate Boundary: Two plates coming together • Plate Boundary: Two plates rubbing together • The solid outer section of the earths crust. • Crust: This crust is more dense than the other. • Crust: This crust is less dense than the other. • ...
Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05
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- Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
- Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
- Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
- The layer of the earth we live on
- Plates that move away from each other
- Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
- The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
- Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
- First section of the continent that is below the waterline
- Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
- Continental province that is mainly mountains
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- Continental province that is ancient rock
- Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
- When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
- Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
- Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
- Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic
- The layer of the earth in the center
- Continental province that covers basement rock
19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...
Earthquakes 2023-11-08
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- A mid-ocean ridge is created at this plate boundary
- this type of wave can only travel through liquids
- Earth's crust folds upward
- Earth's crust folds downward to form a valley
- origin of an earthquake
- A deep ocean trench is created at this plate boundary
- this land feature is created near deep ocean trenches at convergent boundaries
- A force that pushes rock in opposite directions
- A type of fault when the hanging wall slides up the footwall
- the shaking and trembling of rock beneath the Earth’s surface
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- A force that squeezes rock until it breaks or folds
- A type of fault when the hanging wall fall slides below the footwall
- this type of wave is the first to arrive and can travel through liquids and solids
- a break in the Earth's crust
- an instrument that measures the earthquakes
- A force that pulls on the crust, becoming thinner in the middle
- a land feature created when two continental plates collide
- This fault is located in California as a strike-slip fault
- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
19 Clues: origin of an earthquake • Earth's crust folds upward • a break in the Earth's crust • an instrument that measures the earthquakes • Earth's crust folds downward to form a valley • A force that pushes rock in opposite directions • this type of wave can only travel through liquids • A force that squeezes rock until it breaks or folds • ...
Continental Drift 2022-10-25
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- upper layer of the earth's mantle
- one of the land reptile fossils found along the coast of Africa & India
- one of the two countries that especially appear to fit together
- what Wegener noticed seemed to fit together
- theory where tectonic plates move toward each other
- German scientist who hypothesized that at one more more points in history the continents were connected
- Wegener found this geological evidence that also led him to believe the continents had been connected
- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and processes that take place within it
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- theory where tectonic plates move away from each other
- freshwater reptile fossils found on costs of South America & South Africa
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- Continental _______
- another word for pangaea
- an opening in Earth's crust where magma can reach the planet's surface
- center of the earth
- another word for "drift" in the term Continental Drift
- all of earth's continents were once joined in a supercontinent called this
- large land mass
- Earth's surface layer
19 Clues: large land mass • Continental _______ • center of the earth • Earth's surface layer • another word for pangaea • the rigid outer part of the earth • upper layer of the earth's mantle • what Wegener noticed seemed to fit together • theory where tectonic plates move toward each other • theory where tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
Unit 3- Evolution of Populations 2024-04-02
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- destructive event leaves a few survivors in a population
- measure of genetic variation in a population
- produces similar characters in different species
- certain traits increase mating success
- when evolution is not happening a population is said to be in this type of equilibrium
- combination of alleles and genetic variation in a population
- change in alleles due to chance (decreases genetic diversity)
- When a species fails to produce any more descendants
- type of selection where one extreme is favored
- type of selection where the intermediate trait is favored
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- type of isolation cause by different mating times
- few individuals from a population start a new colony (or population )
- type of selection where BOTH extremes are favored
- two or more species evolve together
- Two species that are closely related become increasingly different
- movement of alleles from one population to another
- members of a population and can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring
- type of isolation caused by physical barriers
- type of isolation based on patterns and rituals (ie bird song)
19 Clues: two or more species evolve together • certain traits increase mating success • measure of genetic variation in a population • type of isolation caused by physical barriers • type of selection where one extreme is favored • produces similar characters in different species • type of isolation cause by different mating times • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-04-13
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- combination of continental, oceanic crust, and outermost crust of mantle
- plate boundary plates move apart in opposite directions
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- physical, chemical, and biological processes that break down rocks
- plate boundary plates are pushed together by internal forces
- Tectonics 15 huge rigid plates that move
5 Clues: Tectonics 15 huge rigid plates that move • plate boundary plates move apart in opposite directions • plate boundary plates are pushed together by internal forces • physical, chemical, and biological processes that break down rocks • combination of continental, oceanic crust, and outermost crust of mantle
Plate motion 2023-10-17
5 Clues: What the earths outer layer is made of • When two plates move away from each other • What usually happens when two plates collide • The layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plate • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Judaism and Western Ideas 2025-10-06
5 Clues: The holy book of Judaism. • Rules or laws given by G-d. • Something different than usual or expected. • A holy day where G-d rested after creating the world. • A very important city for a lot of religions. Where the ancient temple once was.
vocab L4 2024-02-13
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- A change in a objects shape due to force
- divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries
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- A sudden violent shake of the earth
- what happens to the crustal material on either side of a fault during an earthquake
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
- A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- A point at which rays of light, heat, or other radiation meet after being refracted or reflected
7 Clues: A sudden violent shake of the earth • A change in a objects shape due to force • divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries • The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus • A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • what happens to the crustal material on either side of a fault during an earthquake • ...
cams geologist 2021-11-19
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- Ridge a mountain range that forms on the ocean floor along a divergent boundary
- movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise
- a section of Earth’s lithosphere
- tectonic the movement of Earth’s crust
- volcano that has erupted during recorded history,
- the distance measured on Earth’s surface north or south of the equator
- earthquake a sudden movement of plates within Earth’s crust
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- Boundary The area along an edge of Earth’s plates.
- Drift one big continent that broke up and moved around
- Of Fire the volcano and earthquake epicenters that seemingly circle the Pacific Ocean
- Shelf usually less than 200 meters deep
- the distance measured on Earth’s surface east or west of the prime meridian
- the study of earthquakes
- volcano that is not presently erupting but is likely to in the future
14 Clues: the study of earthquakes • a section of Earth’s lithosphere • tectonic the movement of Earth’s crust • Shelf usually less than 200 meters deep • volcano that has erupted during recorded history, • Boundary The area along an edge of Earth’s plates. • Drift one big continent that broke up and moved around • earthquake a sudden movement of plates within Earth’s crust • ...
8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty 2020-04-27
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- two or more species that reproduce at different times
- the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological roles
- when organisms are isolated from each other due to a geographic barrier
- two or more species evolve together in response to changes in eachother
- a system of ideas intended to explain something based on general principles
- the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms
- the elimination of a species
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- evolution towards different traits in closely related species
- not able to produce children
- animals capable of breeding but have differences in courtship rituals
- evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species in a similar environment
- an act of describing or identifying something precisely
12 Clues: not able to produce children • the elimination of a species • two or more species that reproduce at different times • an act of describing or identifying something precisely • evolution towards different traits in closely related species • animals capable of breeding but have differences in courtship rituals • ...
Lesson 1: Forces that Shape the Earth Vocabulary 2025-07-23
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- a type of strain that creates a permanent change in the shape of a rock.
- a type of strain that is NOT permanent in a rock.
- the force that acts on a rock to change its shape or volume.
- curved lines of volcanoes that form parallel to plate boundaries
- form when there is a collision of two continental plates
- forms when the tension causes the oceanic crust to spread
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- forms when divergent boundaries cause and enormous split in the crust.
- pulls on the crust; stretching rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.
- a change in a rocks shape; caused by stress
- pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions.
- squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
- form as one plate goes under another plate during collision.
12 Clues: squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • a change in a rocks shape; caused by stress • a type of strain that is NOT permanent in a rock. • pushes a mass of rock in two opposite directions. • form when there is a collision of two continental plates • forms when the tension causes the oceanic crust to spread • ...
geography nani 2019-11-06
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- molten lava that flows from the volcano
- is the shaking and vibration of the Earth's crust due to movement of the Earth's plates.
- continental pates are also known as
- was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
- is made of granite
- includes the very top of the mantle and the crust
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
- Magma comes from this layer
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- a mountain with a vent or crater which erupts trough the surface
- volcanic material underground
- the top part of the earths mantle
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- crust is made of basalt
- that occur within the molten rock in the mantle, act like a conveyor belt for the plates
- was a super continent that existed on the Earth millions of years ago
- where two Continental crust meet neither can sink.
- lava has very low silica levels
- are the edges where two plates meet.
- center of the earth
19 Clues: is made of granite • center of the earth • crust is made of basalt • Magma comes from this layer • volcanic material underground • lava has very low silica levels • the top part of the earths mantle • continental pates are also known as • are the edges where two plates meet. • molten lava that flows from the volcano • includes the very top of the mantle and the crust • ...
Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05
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- Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
- Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
- Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
- Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
- Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
- Continental province that covers basement rock
- Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
- Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic
- First section of the continent that is below the waterline
- The layer of the earth we live on
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- Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
- Continental province that is ancient rock
- Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
- When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
- The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
- Plates that move away from each other
- The layer of the earth in the center
- Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
- Continental province that is mainly mountains
19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...
Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05
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- Continental province that is ancient rock
- Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
- When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
- Continental province that is mainly mountains
- Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
- Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
- Plates that move away from each other
- Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
- The layer of the earth we live on
- Continental province that covers basement rock
- Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
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- Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
- The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
- First section of the continent that is below the waterline
- Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
- Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
- The layer of the earth in the center
- Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
- Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic
19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...
All Together Now 2023-04-14
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- Author of the Maze Runner series.
- Darth Vader's true identity.
- A genre that features societies in bad conditions. The "Hunger Games" is in this genre.
- A science fiction retelling of Cinderella with a cyborg.
- Harry Potter's best friend.
- A type of book that features pictures and dialogue that isn't a comic.
- Miss ________ home for peculiar children.
- A Male character in "Divergent" whos name is a number.
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- A demigod who's father is Poseidon.
- In Cassandra Claire's series "The Mortal Instruments" the main character is this type of being.
- Edward Cullen is this undead creature.
- The last name of Katniss in the "Hunger Games".
- Author of "They Both Die at the End".
- A series of science fiction movies about about space written by George Lucas.
- Author of "The Fault in Our Stars".
- A book about a world where water is no longer readily available in California.
- He who must not be named in Harry Potter.
- Bilbo Baggins is a ______.
- The name of people who contain magic in the book "Shadow and Bone".
19 Clues: Bilbo Baggins is a ______. • Harry Potter's best friend. • Darth Vader's true identity. • Author of the Maze Runner series. • A demigod who's father is Poseidon. • Author of "The Fault in Our Stars". • Author of "They Both Die at the End". • Edward Cullen is this undead creature. • He who must not be named in Harry Potter. • Miss ________ home for peculiar children. • ...
Continental Drift Theory and Seafloor Spreading 2021-09-17
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- What did they find at the bottom of the ocean?
- The new seafloor is being __________ at the Mid Ocean Ridge.
- Pangea existed _______ of years ago.
- Even the layers of ____ within these mountains match up.
- The _____ seafloor is getting pushed out towards the continents.
- Supercontinent made of ALL continents
- It is the longest mountain range in the world.
- Since she was a _______, she was not allowed to go out onto boats to conduct research
- The theory that the continents slowly move over time.
- Seafloor spreading occurs at ________ plate boundaries.
- Using sound waves, Marie Tharp began to map out the _____ ______.
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- Mountain ranges end abruptly on one ________ and pick back up on another.
- A geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
- The mountain circles the globe and connects all the ___________.
- A group of linked ideas intended to explain something.
- The less-dense material _______, often forming a mountain.
- All of the continents seem to fit together like a _____.
- The same _____ have been found across continents.
- Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift.
19 Clues: Pangea existed _______ of years ago. • Supercontinent made of ALL continents • What did they find at the bottom of the ocean? • It is the longest mountain range in the world. • Alfred ___ theory is called Continental Drift. • The same _____ have been found across continents. • The theory that the continents slowly move over time. • ...
Geology 2024-01-31
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- section a diagram that shows what is inside of something
- a sudden shaking of earths surface
- ocean ridge an under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- any of earths main continuous areas of land
- an object, diagram ,or computer program that helps us understand something by making it easier to see
- a natural spring that sends hot water into the air
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- moving toward the same place
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
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- an extinct reptile that lived 300 million years ago
- a feature that forms on the surface of the earth
- moving apart in different directions
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths surface
- layer earths most outer layer
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock
- hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- evidence of life from the past
- boundary the place where two plates meet
20 Clues: moving toward the same place • layer earths most outer layer • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of earths surface • to examine in detail for a purpose • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • ...
Key Terms Cognitive Psychology 2023-12-11
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- type of interference where old information interferes with recalling more recently learned information.
- smallest unit of meaning in language.
- the "most typical" instance of a category.
- heuristic based on prototypes.
- type of test that measures specific competencies that have been recently learned.
- original, novel, valuable.
- type of test that measures student's potential ability.
- type of thinking related to creativity, and having multiple approaches to a problem.
- type of memory related to recalling specific events.
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- smallest unit of sound in language.
- type of amnesia where people can't encode new information.
- type of memory that is limited in capacity.
- type of interference where new information interferes with the recall of old information.
- the extension of grammatical rules. For example, a 3-year-old might say "I goed to the store".
- type of amnesia where people can't remember old memories.
- first stage in memory according to the Information Processing Model.
- heuristic based on information that is readily presented in the environment of the person.
- logical, step by step formula used for problem solving.
- Köhler's experiment with the chimpanzee showed this ability.
19 Clues: original, novel, valuable. • heuristic based on prototypes. • smallest unit of sound in language. • smallest unit of meaning in language. • the "most typical" instance of a category. • type of memory that is limited in capacity. • type of memory related to recalling specific events. • type of test that measures student's potential ability. • ...
Plate Tectonics & Seafloor Spreading 2024-10-13
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- Thin, dense, and young crust
- Molten rock that reaches the surface
- A mountain that forms when molten rocks called magma comes out from a vent on the top
- A sudden pressure that causes shaking on the earth’s surface
- The innermost layer that is liquid inner and solid outer
- Plate boundary that occurs when two plates come together/collide
- Molten rock underneath the earth
- Plate boundary that occurs when two plates move away from each other
- The sideways and downward motion of plates
- Thick, less dense, and mostly old crust
- A crack in a plate
- Plate boundary that occurs when two plates move past each other
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- A supercontinent that included all continents way back then
- Scientist who contributed to the plate tectonic theroy
- A fracture zone between two big rock areas
- The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
- The theory explaining the structure of earth’s crust in large moving sections
- The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener
- Viscous layer that is mostly solid rock
- The layer of earth we are on
20 Clues: A crack in a plate • Thin, dense, and young crust • The layer of earth we are on • Molten rock underneath the earth • Molten rock that reaches the surface • The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener • Viscous layer that is mostly solid rock • Thick, less dense, and mostly old crust • A fracture zone between two big rock areas • The sideways and downward motion of plates • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-10-24
Across
- A _______is created at a transform boundary
- The person who discovered “seafloor spreading"
- What type of process is created by a divergent boundary.
- transfer of heat by direct contact
- the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
- the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid
- an underwater moutain chain where new ocean floor is formed
- The Mid-Ocean ___ is a seafloor mountain
- when plates move away from each other
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
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- A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
- when plates move towards each other
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- when plates slide past each other
- proposing the theory of continental drift
- Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
- The mantle is made up of iron and ___
- caused by plate tectonics
- Supercontient
19 Clues: Supercontient • caused by plate tectonics • when plates slide past each other • transfer of heat by direct contact • when plates move towards each other • The mantle is made up of iron and ___ • when plates move away from each other • The Mid-Ocean ___ is a seafloor mountain • proposing the theory of continental drift • A _______is created at a transform boundary • ...
Layers of the Earth & Plate Boundaries 2022-06-02
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- Waves that generate by earthquakes or explosions and travel along the Earth's surface?
- When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called...?
- The type of heat transfer through the movement of liquid or gases?
- The outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle?
- the oceanic crust is _____ than the continental crust.
- Earth's thickest layer?
- What is the density of the upper Mantle?
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- What is the type of plate boundary in subduction zones?
- The layer below the Lithosphere?
- The liquid layer of the Earth's core?
- a mountain that forms when magma reaches the Earth's surface
- Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart?
- A break or crack in the Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other?
13 Clues: Earth's thickest layer? • The layer below the Lithosphere? • The liquid layer of the Earth's core? • What is the density of the upper Mantle? • the oceanic crust is _____ than the continental crust. • What is the type of plate boundary in subduction zones? • a mountain that forms when magma reaches the Earth's surface • ...
Folgen & Reihen 2015-11-05
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- Die kleinste obere Schranke heißt ....... .
- Eine geometrische ....... erhält man durch Addition der Glieder einer geometrischen Folge.
- Eine Folge heißt ......., wenn sie beschränkt ist und einen Grenzwert besitzt.
- Die einzelnen Werte der Folge heißen ....... .
- Bei ....... Folgen ist der Quotient zweier benachbarter Folgeglieder konstant.
- Die größte untere Schranke heißt ....... .
- Bei ....... Folgen ist die Differenz zweier benachbarter Folgeglieder konstant.
- Eine ....... ist eine Folge mit dem Grenzwert Null.
- Eine Folge von Zahlen heißt ....... steigend, wenn ein Folgeglied immer größer als das vorherige Folgenglied ist.
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- Eine Folge von Zahlen heißt ....... fallend, wenn ein Folgeglied immer echt kleiner als das vorherige Folgenglied ist.
- Bei ....... Folgen kann es zwei Schranken geben, zwischen denen die Folgeglieder pendeln.
- Eine Folge, bei der sich die Werte der Folgeglieder ins Unendliche bewegen nennt man ....... .
- Eine ....... ist ein Wert, der von einer Folge nicht unter- oder überschritten wird.
- Bei der arithmetischen Reihe werden die Glieder einer arithmetischen ....... aufsummiert.
14 Clues: Die größte untere Schranke heißt ....... . • Die kleinste obere Schranke heißt ....... . • Die einzelnen Werte der Folge heißen ....... . • Eine ....... ist eine Folge mit dem Grenzwert Null. • Eine Folge heißt ......., wenn sie beschränkt ist und einen Grenzwert besitzt. • Bei ....... Folgen ist der Quotient zweier benachbarter Folgeglieder konstant. • ...
Books! 2015-01-15
Across
- Giver Lois Lowry wrote this book.
- The main character has a legendary scar.
- About a great park ranger with the help of his monkey.
- The story of a dog who gets saved at the grocery store.
- The story of a courageous rodent who fights for love instead of survival.
- The main character writes all of his problems and accomplishments in a journal.
- About two kids who are left home alone, when an animal as big as a giraffe brakes into their house.
- About a teenager who discovers that hi is the son of a god and that the world depends on him.
- About a bear who loves honey.
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- A unique girl in a totalitarian place.
- About some kids who find a new world threw a closet.
- Are you, are you, coming to the tree...
- Okay? Okay?
- Stephenie Meyer wrote this book.
14 Clues: Okay? Okay? • About a bear who loves honey. • Stephenie Meyer wrote this book. • Giver Lois Lowry wrote this book. • A unique girl in a totalitarian place. • Are you, are you, coming to the tree... • The main character has a legendary scar. • About some kids who find a new world threw a closet. • About a great park ranger with the help of his monkey. • ...
Laughter crossword 2021-11-22
Across
- a trick that is played on somebody as a joke
- your ability to understand funny things
- different or becoming different from something else
- likely to affect other people and spread quickly
- something that is pleasant and amusing after something sad or serious
- to cause improvements, have a good effect on smb
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- a sudden forceful expression of emotion
- (inf) to trick someone in order to achieve what you want, especially to make it appear that they have done something wrong or illegal
- a slight, silly, repeated laugh
- (formal) the fact that smth is strange of unsuitable in a particular situation
- develop or become clear
- the last few words of a joke or story, that make it funny or surprising
- extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter
- to say or think that smth is the result or work of smth or smb else
14 Clues: develop or become clear • a slight, silly, repeated laugh • a sudden forceful expression of emotion • your ability to understand funny things • a trick that is played on somebody as a joke • extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter • likely to affect other people and spread quickly • to cause improvements, have a good effect on smb • ...
plate tectonics 2021-11-05
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- boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
- Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
- an underwater chain of mountains.
- created by two pieces of continental crust converging
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- boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
- a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
- creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
- a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
- a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
- the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
- when one tectonic plates dives under another
- the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
14 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • ...
APES Unit 1 2024-01-15
Across
- The weakest atmospheric convection current is _____ cells
- Deserts form behind mountain ranges in areas called:
- What layer of the Earth lies between the crust and the core?
- Mountains are formed along what type of boundary?
- When two tectonic plates move toward each other they create a __________ boundary
- The thinnest layer of the Earth is the:
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- Tectonic plates move a total of several ____ per year
- Winds appear to move from west to east in the northern hemisphere as a result of the ________ effect
- Earthquakes that occur along strike/slip faults underwater can cause this dangerous event.
- What term is used to describe a surface's ability to reflect heat?
- Wind patterns and all weather events occur in this layer of the atmosphere
- When one plate is forced down into the mantle under the plate it is colliding with
- The strongest convection currents are ______ cells
- Volcanoes can be found along convergent and ______ boundaries
- Area of the planet with the greatest amount of volcanic and seismic activity
15 Clues: The thinnest layer of the Earth is the: • Mountains are formed along what type of boundary? • The strongest convection currents are ______ cells • Deserts form behind mountain ranges in areas called: • Tectonic plates move a total of several ____ per year • The weakest atmospheric convection current is _____ cells • ...
Plate Motion 2023-09-27
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- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf print
- the place where two plates meet
- moving apart in different directions
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
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- a scientist that studies the history of life through the fossil record
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- moving towards the same place
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
14 Clues: moving towards the same place • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...
Science words 2025-03-10
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- hypothesis a major earthquake is more likely to occur along the part of an active fault.
- A break in the Earth's crust.
- wave a wave of energy that travels through the earth.
- normal fault
- a vent or fissure in the earths surface through which magma and gases are expelled.
- strike=slip fault
- is based on the idea that a major earthquake is more likely to occur.
- reverse fault
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- a seismic wave that causes particles of a rock to move in a back and forth direction.
- Rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
- a seismic wave that causes particles of a rock to move side to side direction.
- the study of Earthquckes.
- the bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust.
- a funnel-shaped pit near the top of the center vent of a volcano.
14 Clues: normal fault • reverse fault • strike=slip fault • the study of Earthquckes. • A break in the Earth's crust. • wave a wave of energy that travels through the earth. • the bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust. • a funnel-shaped pit near the top of the center vent of a volcano. • is based on the idea that a major earthquake is more likely to occur. • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-06-02
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- any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
- moving toward the same place
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
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- moving apart in different directions
- the place where two plates meet
- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- how often or fast something happens
14 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • ...
