divergent Crossword Puzzles

Plate Motion 2024-10-15

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

14 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • 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 • ...

S.B. - Geosphere (middle school earth and space science) 2024-11-29

S.B. - Geosphere (middle school earth and space science) crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock beneath the surface
  2. Process by which sediment is compacted and cemented to form sedimentary rock
  3. Process of sediment being transported from one place to another, such as clay carried away by a river
  4. Type of rock that forms when magma cools and hardens
  5. Molten rock above the surface
  6. Process of rock being broken down into smaller pieces by forces like wind or rain
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  1. ____ plates are the pieces of Earth's crust that float on top of the mantle
  2. Another name for a crack in the crust
  3. Type of rock formed when existing rock undergoes a transformation due to high heat and pressure
  4. Type of plate boundary at which mountains are formed
  5. Traces of prehistoric life preserved in rock
  6. Layers of sedimentary rock
  7. Type of plate boundary where the two plates are moving away from one another
  8. Matter that weathering and erosion produce

14 Clues: Layers of sedimentary rock • Molten rock above the surface • Molten rock beneath the surface • Another name for a crack in the crust • Matter that weathering and erosion produce • Traces of prehistoric life preserved in rock • Type of plate boundary at which mountains are formed • Type of rock that forms when magma cools and hardens • ...

Plate Motion 2025-09-17

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  3. how often or fast something happens
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  6. any of the many processes in which gas, lava and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth
  7. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  8. something we observe to be similar over and over again
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  1. the place where two plates meet
  2. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
  3. moving apart in a different direction
  4. an underwater moutain range formed when two plates move apart
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

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

CST Review 2013-04-29

CST Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the analysis of a vector field.
  2. carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as this type of compound
  3. shifts in earths continents most likely caused a change in earth
  4. planet formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula
  5. The cycle of by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land
  6. where stars begin their life cycle in
  7. where earthquake are measured detected and recorded by this instrument
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  1. where the earths atmosphere,carbon dioxide is used by plants and algae the process is called.
  2. tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  3. the type of volcano that is least explosive
  4. a way for an organism to produce usable energy, in the form of adenosine triphosphate
  5. a rock composed of silicate minerals
  6. where most massive stars will end their lives as

13 Clues: the analysis of a vector field. • a rock composed of silicate minerals • where stars begin their life cycle in • the type of volcano that is least explosive • where most massive stars will end their lives as • planet formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula • shifts in earths continents most likely caused a change in earth • ...

Tectonic Plates & Weather 2023-09-21

Tectonic Plates & Weather crossword puzzle
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  1. A natural disaster that happens when plates move
  2. _______ pressure system: makes storms worse. Expect lousy weather.
  3. ________ rocks that proved Alfred Wegener was right
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates move side by side and create fault lines
  5. A type of plate boundary where plates move together and forms mountains
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  1. the guy who came up with continental drift theory
  2. Where the earth is hotter and the hurricanes are formed/ are worse.
  3. A type of plate boundary where plates move together, but one plate is lighter than the other. Creates trenches and volcanic island arcs
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. Creates rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges
  5. ___________ cycle: hot rises, cold sinks
  6. _______ front: light rain and warmer, humid weather
  7. _______ front: severe storms and cooler weather
  8. _______ pressure system: happy weather :)

13 Clues: ___________ cycle: hot rises, cold sinks • _______ pressure system: happy weather :) • _______ front: severe storms and cooler weather • A natural disaster that happens when plates move • the guy who came up with continental drift theory • _______ front: light rain and warmer, humid weather • ________ rocks that proved Alfred Wegener was right • ...

CS2 Q2 Extra Credit 2024-12-10

CS2 Q2 Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. a disturbance that travels through a medium from one location to another location
  2. is the number of waves that pass a point in a certain period of time
  3. a substance that has mass and takes up space
  4. space that has no matter
  5. when light bounces off a surface
  6. the only type of electromagnetic radiation that we can see
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  1. when light bends as it enters a different medium
  2. ____ boundary where two plates slide against each other
  3. theory of _______ ______ in which the earth is broken up into plates that move slowly over time
  4. ____ boundary is where two plates move away from each other
  5. is a type of electromagnetic radiation that has the lowest amount of energy
  6. ____ boundary where two plates move towards each other
  7. this type of electromagnetic radiation is the radiation with the highest energy

13 Clues: space that has no matter • when light bounces off a surface • a substance that has mass and takes up space • when light bends as it enters a different medium • ____ boundary where two plates move towards each other • ____ boundary where two plates slide against each other • the only type of electromagnetic radiation that we can see • ...

Ecology Project Natural Disasters 2025-09-15

Ecology Project Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
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  1. The continuous process that changes rocks from one type to another over time
  2. The breakdown of rocks by wind, water, chemicals, or living things
  3. A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  4. The upper layer of Earth where plants grow
  5. Large puzzle pieces of Earth's crust that move slowly
  6. Ground shaking caused by tectonic plate movement
  7. A fixed place in the mantle where magma constantly rises to form volcanoes
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  1. A plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  2. The movement of broken-down rock or soil by wind, water, or gravity
  3. A break or crack in Earth’s crust where movement happens
  4. Damage to soil that makes it less useful for holding water or growing plants
  5. A mountain that forms when magma erupts through Earth’s surface
  6. A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other

13 Clues: The upper layer of Earth where plants grow • Ground shaking caused by tectonic plate movement • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates collide • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • Large puzzle pieces of Earth's crust that move slowly • A break or crack in Earth’s crust where movement happens • ...

Understanding Plate Boundary Chapter 2 2025-10-23

Understanding Plate Boundary Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  2. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  5. to examine in detail for a purpose
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  1. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  2. any of the many processes in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  3. moving toward the same place
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. moving apart in different directions
  6. a layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  7. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  8. something we observe to be similar over and over again

13 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • moving apart in different directions • a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • a layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-05-31

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. was formed as a result of two plates moving apart
  2. these are often found along a subduction zone
  3. the hottest part of the Earth's interior
  4. we get these when two plate boundaries rub alongside each other
  5. the name for a boundary where plates are moving towards each other
  6. the ring of fire encircles this plate
  7. the name of the zone underneath the lithosphere where hit, molten rock occurs
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  1. this occurs when an oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate
  2. the name of a famous fault line in North America
  3. this mountain range was formed as a result of two plates pushing against each other
  4. the name for a boundary where plates are moving apart
  5. these currents drive the plates on the lithosphere
  6. the name for a boundary where plates are moving alongside each other
  7. the name of the zone after the outer core

14 Clues: the ring of fire encircles this plate • the hottest part of the Earth's interior • the name of the zone after the outer core • these are often found along a subduction zone • the name of a famous fault line in North America • was formed as a result of two plates moving apart • these currents drive the plates on the lithosphere • ...

Geology and Volcanoes! 2022-03-24

Geology and Volcanoes! crossword puzzle
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  1. Volcanos that are not very tall but very wide (begins with the letter S)
  2. The type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  3. A mountain that opens downward into a pool of magma below the surface of the earth
  4. The passage on the inside of the volcano between the magma chamber and the crater
  5. Molten rock found inside the earth
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  1. the opening of a volcano
  2. Dr. Alfred ____________ was the scientist who proposed the idea of the supercontinent Pangea
  3. The zone formed when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate
  4. The name for the large supercontinent where all landmasses were once connected
  5. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. the entire surface of the earth is broken up into pieces called...
  7. the outburst of lava from an active volcano
  8. The type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. Molten rock found above the Earth's Surface

14 Clues: the opening of a volcano • Molten rock found inside the earth • the outburst of lava from an active volcano • Molten rock found above the Earth's Surface • The type of plate boundary where two plates collide • The zone formed when a continental plate meets an oceanic plate • The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • ...

BIO1233.004 SP22 Evolution Chapter 10 2022-03-24

BIO1233.004 SP22 Evolution Chapter 10 crossword puzzle
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  1. when humans breed for more exaggerated or desired traits
  2. occurs when the allele frequencies in a population change
  3. the process by which organisms become better matched to their environments
  4. a random change in allele frequencies in a population
  5. Cheetahs are an example of this type of genetic drift
  6. evolution that occurs when two species evolve differently from a common ancestor
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  1. states that if a population is not evolving, the frequencies of alleles and genotypes do not change across generations
  2. evolution above the species level
  3. a change in the allele frequencies found in a population
  4. an alteration of the base-pair sequence of an individual’s DNA
  5. similarity due to similar environmental pressures or natural selection
  6. similarity due to a common ancestor
  7. evolution that occurs when species have different ancestors but develop similar features due to similar selective pressures
  8. known as the father of Evolutionary Theory

14 Clues: evolution above the species level • similarity due to a common ancestor • known as the father of Evolutionary Theory • a random change in allele frequencies in a population • Cheetahs are an example of this type of genetic drift • when humans breed for more exaggerated or desired traits • a change in the allele frequencies found in a population • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. what boundary occurs when 2 plates collide and one slides underneath
  2. Rock made by heat and pressure
  3. What boundary forms faults
  4. Where is the most innermost place in the Earth
  5. A movement from a plate underneath another plate is called what.
  6. what boundary occurs when plates move at each other
  7. How can you determine if an igneous rock is intrusive or extrusive
  8. what boundary occurs when plates move away from each other.
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  1. What is it called when new rock is being made from old rock.
  2. What is happening when there is a sudden shake in the ground.
  3. What is a large plate by the inner core and
  4. what occurs when a fluid is heated and is cooled after being heated.
  5. where is the place that stores a large amount of magma
  6. What is the name of the supercontinent from 28 million years ago.
  7. When two plates push apart, what is that process called.

15 Clues: What boundary forms faults • Rock made by heat and pressure • What is a large plate by the inner core and • Where is the most innermost place in the Earth • what boundary occurs when plates move at each other • where is the place that stores a large amount of magma • When two plates push apart, what is that process called. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2017-03-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When one plates is forced to sink under another plate
  2. sliding It is basically a landslide
  3. currents Movements within the 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth due to the heat caused by the 4th and 5th layer or Earth
  4. The first two layers of Earth out of five layers
  5. boundary Plates moving part from each other
  6. A long and narrow ditch
  7. It has the same quality as lava but it's underneath a volcano
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  1. tectonic theory A theory that the Earth is divided into small number of plates that causes the movements of the Earth's continents and countries
  2. The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined
  3. The first layer of Earth
  4. Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth
  5. boundary Plates moving towards each other
  6. boundary Plates sliding pass each other
  7. A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains and hills

14 Clues: A long and narrow ditch • The first layer of Earth • sliding It is basically a landslide • Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth • The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined • boundary Plates sliding pass each other • boundary Plates moving towards each other • boundary Plates moving part from each other • The first two layers of Earth out of five layers • ...

Science Vocabulary 2016-03-04

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  2. plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
  3. sections of the lithosphere
  4. boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  5. plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  6. area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle
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  1. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  2. trenches .any long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom
  3. place where two plates move together
  4. outermost layer of the Earth
  5. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  6. hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  7. Ridge the undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  8. Spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor

14 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • place where two plates move together • cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • boundary between two plates that are moving apart • area where an oceanic plate goes does into the mantle • plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere • ...

Plate Motion 2023-12-08

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. boundary the place where two plates meet
  3. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  4. to examine in detail for a purpose
  5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  6. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  8. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
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  1. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  2. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  3. any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  4. moving toward the same place
  5. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  6. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  7. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

15 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • boundary the place where two plates meet • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...

Evolution 2024-02-27

Evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. evolution: when unrelated species evolve similar characteristics
  2. forming of a new species through evolution from a pre-existing species
  3. flow: movement of gene in and out of a population
  4. differences in the physical traits of organisms
  5. a feature that allows an organism to better survive their environment
  6. process of biological change over time that makes descendants different from their ancestors
  7. selection: organisms with the best adaptations will live longer and reproduce passing on the best traits
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  1. elimination of a species
  2. evolution: a number of different species arise from one common ancestor
  3. drift: random change in allele frequency in a population over time
  4. two populations form a specialized relationship and change in response to one another
  5. slow constant changes over a long period of time
  6. equilibrium: bursts of changes followed by periods of stability
  7. genetic____________: NO change in allele frequency in a population over time

14 Clues: elimination of a species • differences in the physical traits of organisms • slow constant changes over a long period of time • flow: movement of gene in and out of a population • equilibrium: bursts of changes followed by periods of stability • evolution: when unrelated species evolve similar characteristics • ...

Terms of Evolution 2024-10-17

Terms of Evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. Sailors gathered giant tortoises from volcanic islands to _____ them later.
  2. Without ___________ between individuals in a population, no evolution can occur.
  3. Because differences exist between individuals, so individuals will be more successful ____________.
  4. Ship captained by Robert Fitzroy.
  5. The eventual fate of all species.
  6. Characteristics that make successful competitors must be ___________ for evolution to occur.
  7. Name of the author of "On the Origin of Species".
  8. Evolution that drives different populations of the same species to develop dissimilarities.
  9. Published a theory that man's population growth would eventually outpace man's ability to feed the population.
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  1. Volcanic island chain off the west coast of South America.
  2. Evolution different species to develop similar adaptations to similar environments.
  3. Process by which the author of "On the Origin of Species" hypothesized speciation occurred.
  4. Hypothesized that species could develop through the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
  5. Bird group showing multiple unique species on the volcanic island chain.

14 Clues: Ship captained by Robert Fitzroy. • The eventual fate of all species. • Name of the author of "On the Origin of Species". • Volcanic island chain off the west coast of South America. • Bird group showing multiple unique species on the volcanic island chain. • Sailors gathered giant tortoises from volcanic islands to _____ them later. • ...

Grandma Betty's crossword 2022-12-13

Grandma Betty's crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. used to measure temperatures.
  2. the atmospheric layer that is closest to Earth.
  3. one of Earth's atmospheric layers that contain the ozone layer.
  4. where most of Earth's freshwater is found.
  5. When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to observe and ____.
  6. is the process that takes rocks inside of the Earth.
  7. a scientific law describes a _______
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  1. is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
  2. where plates move apart
  3. temp water freezes at.
  4. the ________ are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  5. is the process that changes a liquid into a gas.
  6. on the point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs.
  7. The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called

14 Clues: temp water freezes at. • where plates move apart • used to measure temperatures. • a scientific law describes a _______ • where most of Earth's freshwater is found. • the atmospheric layer that is closest to Earth. • is the process that changes a liquid into a gas. • is the process that takes rocks inside of the Earth. • ...

Solidifying Ideas (Unit 7) 2023-05-24

Solidifying Ideas (Unit 7) crossword puzzle
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  1. A change in DNA sequence
  2. Type of evolution when closely related organisms evolve and lead to speciation.
  3. If an organism is better suited for an environment due to natural selection, they have better _______
  4. Unit of DNA that determines the structure and function of an organism.
  5. How an organism acts or responds in its environment is a __________ adaptation.
  6. An organism's evolutionary history of development.
  7. ______ is when characteristics are passed down from parent to offspring.
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  1. When a new species is created over time due to the development of unique characteristics
  2. Specific characteristics determined by the gene.
  3. Mating based on other reasons besides chance.
  4. The fossil most accurate dating method we use today.
  5. The genetic code that is responsible for structure and function
  6. The preserved remains or impressions of life from an earlier time
  7. Type of evolution where organisms that are not closely related independently evolve similar features

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 • ...

Earth's Systems Review 2025-01-22

Earth's Systems Review crossword puzzle
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  1. name of the supercontinent by alfred wegener
  2. broken pieces of rock, sand, soil, etc.
  3. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. drift, theory that earth's continents were once joined but moved apart due to plate tectonics
  5. thinnest layer of the earth closest to the surface
  6. the movement of rock through wind, water, or ice
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  1. plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  2. thickest layer of the earth that contains convection currents that move earth's plates
  3. these occur at a transform plate boundary when the crust moves
  4. tectonics, theory that earth's crust is broken into pieces that cause geologic events and landforms
  5. the breaking down of rock
  6. the law of ________ states that newer rock is formed on top of older rock layers
  7. when oceanic crust sinks below continental crust
  8. when sediment is laid down in a new location after erosion carries it

14 Clues: the breaking down of rock • broken pieces of rock, sand, soil, etc. • name of the supercontinent by alfred wegener • when oceanic crust sinks below continental crust • the movement of rock through wind, water, or ice • thinnest layer of the earth closest to the surface • plate boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

Liberalism & Constructivism 2023-10-04

Liberalism & Constructivism crossword puzzle
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  1. Theory that observed that states in the international system cooperate despite the anarchic system.
  2. Principle in which the League of Nations, and NATO were based on.
  3. Identities are like this when they have similar characteristics and ideals.
  4. Social construction of identities.
  5. Thinker who stated that war is a product of society (not of the individual).
  6. Organizations and treaties that play a key role for neoliberal constitutionalists.
  7. Thinker who said that anarchy can be solved through a federation of republics, and that states are self-interested, butself-interestnterest would in fact be collective gain.
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  1. Answer of neoliberalism to why states cooperate.
  2. Theory that highlights specific aspects of the state and international system.
  3. Explains politics by focusing on norms and identities.
  4. Change occurs through diffusion of ideas through this.
  5. Theorist that gives an alternative to liberalism, where the focus is the individual and private groups.
  6. Identities are like this when don't have similar characteristics and ideas.
  7. Described the ideas of economic interdependence.

14 Clues: Social construction of identities. • Answer of neoliberalism to why states cooperate. • Described the ideas of economic interdependence. • Explains politics by focusing on norms and identities. • Change occurs through diffusion of ideas through this. • Principle in which the League of Nations, and NATO were based on. • ...

Earth Science 6A Voc. 2021-11-09

Earth Science 6A Voc. crossword puzzle
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  1. When a material stretches past this limit, it breaks suddenly, releasing energy.
  2. two forces acting in opposite directions to slide parts of the object past each other
  3. the amount of strain a rock can handle without breaking
  4. any shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments
  5. force that acts in a line to pull apart an object
  6. force that acts to squeeze or crush something
  7. describes two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other
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  1. an instrument that detects the movement of the earth due to seismic waves
  2. upward force on a less dense object in a denser material
  3. describes two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. force exerted inside a material
  5. any change of shape of a solid under stress

12 Clues: force exerted inside a material • any change of shape of a solid under stress • force that acts to squeeze or crush something • force that acts in a line to pull apart an object • the amount of strain a rock can handle without breaking • upward force on a less dense object in a denser material • any shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. of Superposition a law that states younger rocks sit above older rocks
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates come together
  3. landform that is created when 2 continental plates are pushed together
  4. crust that is thin and dense
  5. valley landform that is created when 2 continental plates move away from each other
  6. ocean ridge landform that is created when 2 oceanic plates move away from each other
  7. occur at transform plate boundaries
  8. landform that is created when 1 continental and 1 oceanic plate are pushed together
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  1. the scientist who said the continents were once all together
  2. boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. crust that is thick and brittle
  4. boundary where two tectonic plates slide against each other
  5. Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other
  6. ocean trench landform that is created when 2 oceanic plates are pushing together

14 Clues: crust that is thin and dense • crust that is thick and brittle • occur at transform plate boundaries • boundary where two plates move toward each other • Boundary where two tectonic plates come together • boundary where two tectonic plates slide against each other • the scientist who said the continents were once all together • ...

Sequences Crossword 2023-05-22

Sequences Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A shorthand notation for the summation of terms
  2. When each term in an infinite geometric series gets closer to 0
  3. The difference between terms of an arithmetic sequence
  4. The ratio between terms of a geometric sequence
  5. What you get when you add the terms of a geometric sequence that has an end
  6. What you get when you add the terms of a geometric sequence that has no end
  7. The range of a sequence
  8. A sequence where to know a term you must know each term before it
  9. A sequence where the ratio between the terms are constant
  10. A sequence where the difference between each term is constant
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  1. When each term in an infinite geometric series gets farther from 0
  2. The domain of a geometric sequence
  3. The formula of a sequence
  4. What you get when you add the terms of an arithmetic sequence

14 Clues: The range of a sequence • The formula of a sequence • The domain of a geometric sequence • A shorthand notation for the summation of terms • The ratio between terms of a geometric sequence • The difference between terms of an arithmetic sequence • A sequence where the ratio between the terms are constant • What you get when you add the terms of an arithmetic sequence • ...

Earthquakes Chapter 5 2025-03-03

Earthquakes Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. The waves that produce the most damage
  2. The point in earth where the earthquake begins
  3. The scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
  4. States that an earthquake is more likely to occur along part of an active fault
  5. The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake
  6. The point on earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point
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  1. The plate motion that occurs where two plates push together
  2. The fastest kind of wave
  3. The plate motion that occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  4. Most earthquakes happen near the edges of these
  5. A break in the earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
  6. The plate motion that occurs where two plates slide past each other
  7. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  8. 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 • ...

Earthquakes Chapter 5 2025-03-03

Earthquakes Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The waves that produce the most damage
  2. The point in earth where the earthquake begins
  3. The scale that measures the intensity of an earthquake
  4. States that an earthquake is more likely to occur along part of an active fault
  5. The scale that measures the strength of an earthquake
  6. The point on earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point
Down
  1. The plate motion that occurs where two plates push together
  2. The fastest kind of wave
  3. The plate motion that occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  4. Most earthquakes happen near the edges of these
  5. A break in the earth’s crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
  6. The plate motion that occurs where two plates slide past each other
  7. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  8. 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 • ...

Geological processes-Act 8-13 2023-10-10

Geological processes-Act 8-13 crossword puzzle
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  1. Where 2 or more of Earth's plates meet.
  2. Size of an earthquake
  3. Time periods of thousands, millions, and billions of years.
  4. The idea that the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent, which over time broke up and slowly moved great distances apart.
  5. Sections of Earth's lithosphere that float on the mantle
  6. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  7. The process of one plate sliding under another.
  8. A deep, narrow depression on the sea floor.
  9. The solid layer of Earth’s crust and upper mantle.
Down
  1. The theory that the Earth’s lithospheric plates are in constant motion.
  2. A large underwater volcanic mountain chain
  3. A plate boundary where two plates divide(pull apart).
  4. The weak, soft layer of the mantle 100-250 km below Earth's surface
  5. A plate boundary where two plates collide or crash into each other.

14 Clues: Size of an earthquake • Where 2 or more of Earth's plates meet. • A large underwater volcanic mountain chain • A deep, narrow depression on the sea floor. • The process of one plate sliding under another. • The solid layer of Earth’s crust and upper mantle. • A plate boundary where two plates divide(pull apart). • ...

Unit 3 Part 2 Crossword puzzle. 2024-01-24

Unit 3 Part 2 Crossword puzzle. crossword puzzle
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  1. A geological feature created at subduction zones at convergent boundaires
  2. Where two plates collide and create trenches and mountains.
  3. Created at a divergent boundary on continental crust.
  4. Mostly made of Basalt and is the denser part of the lithosphere.
  5. Created at convergent boundaries of Oceanic-oceanic or Continental-Oceanic crust.
  6. the rock that mostly makes up continental crust
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  1. The area where the oceanic crust slides under the continental crust.
  2. The Earth's Lithosphere is broken into pieces called_____
  3. The flow of magma in the mantle and the driving force of tectonic plate movement and continental drift
  4. Where two plates pull apart and new crust is made.
  5. Place in the mantle where magma reaches the surface. Creating island anomalies and volcanoes.
  6. Mostly made of Granite and is the less dense part of the lithosphere.
  7. the rock that mostly makes up oceanic crust
  8. Two tectonic plates slide against each other.

14 Clues: the rock that mostly makes up oceanic crust • Two tectonic plates slide against each other. • the rock that mostly makes up continental crust • Where two plates pull apart and new crust is made. • Created at a divergent boundary on continental crust. • The Earth's Lithosphere is broken into pieces called_____ • ...

Creativity in the Gifted Learner 2024-11-16

Creativity in the Gifted Learner crossword puzzle
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  1. A difficult task or obstacle that encourages growth and development.
  2. The process of evaluating or measuring skills, abilities, or knowledge.
  3. The ability to adapt and change in response to new ideas or situations.
  4. The process of creating new ideas, methods, or products.
  5. The quality of being novel and unique in ideas or expression.
  6. Guidance provided by a more experienced individual to support development.
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  1. Working together with others toward a common goal.
  2. The ability to identify solutions to complex or difficult situations.
  3. Exceptional intellectual or creative ability beyond the norm.
  4. The ability to generate original and novel ideas.
  5. The act of investigating or experimenting with new ideas or areas.
  6. The ability to make independent decisions or choices.
  7. Type of thinking that involves generating multiple solutions to a problem.
  8. Willingness to engage in activities with uncertain outcomes, essential for creativity.

14 Clues: The ability to generate original and novel ideas. • Working together with others toward a common goal. • The ability to make independent decisions or choices. • The process of creating new ideas, methods, or products. • Exceptional intellectual or creative ability beyond the norm. • The quality of being novel and unique in ideas or expression. • ...

Evolution 2024-02-27

Evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. evolution: when unrelated species evolve similar characteristics
  2. forming of a new species through evolution from a pre-existing species
  3. flow: movement of gene in and out of a population
  4. differences in the physical traits of organisms
  5. a feature that allows an organism to better survive their environment
  6. process of biological change over time that makes descendants different from their ancestors
  7. selection: organisms with the best adaptations will live longer and reproduce passing on the best traits
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  1. elimination of a species
  2. evolution: a number of different species arise from one common ancestor
  3. drift: random change in allele frequency in a population over time
  4. two populations form a specialized relationship and change in response to one another
  5. slow constant changes over a long period of time
  6. equilibrium: bursts of changes followed by periods of stability
  7. genetic____________: NO change in allele frequency in a population over time

14 Clues: elimination of a species • differences in the physical traits of organisms • slow constant changes over a long period of time • flow: movement of gene in and out of a population • equilibrium: bursts of changes followed by periods of stability • evolution: when unrelated species evolve similar characteristics • ...

CH 6 Vocab "Volcanoes" 2022-09-06

CH 6 Vocab "Volcanoes" crossword puzzle
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  1. A landform that results from repeated eruptions of lava spread over a large area.
  2. A semicircular depression that forms when the magma chamber partially collapses.
  3. A type of eruption that release large lava flows but are less destructive.
  4. A crack in the Earth's crust through which magma rises and passes through.
  5. A funnel-shaped pit located at the top of many volcanoes.
  6. Area surrounding the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes are located.
Down
  1. A body of molten rock deep underground that feeds a volcano.
  2. Volcanic eruptions can causes changes in the Earth's ______.
  3. Columns of rising magma.
  4. The movement of one tectonic plate under another.
  5. Dust-sized particles released during a volcanic eruption.
  6. Type of boundary where plates pull away from each other.
  7. Areas on the Earth's surface through which magma and volcanic gasses pass.
  8. Are volcanically active places on the Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary.

14 Clues: Columns of rising magma. • The movement of one tectonic plate under another. • Type of boundary where plates pull away from each other. • Dust-sized particles released during a volcanic eruption. • A funnel-shaped pit located at the top of many volcanoes. • A body of molten rock deep underground that feeds a volcano. • ...

cams geologist 2021-11-19

cams geologist crossword puzzle
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  1. Ridge a mountain range that forms on the ocean floor along a divergent boundary
  2. movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise
  3. a section of Earth’s lithosphere
  4. tectonic the movement of Earth’s crust
  5. volcano that has erupted during recorded history,
  6. the distance measured on Earth’s surface north or south of the equator
  7. earthquake a sudden movement of plates within Earth’s crust
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  1. Boundary The area along an edge of Earth’s plates.
  2. Drift one big continent that broke up and moved around
  3. Of Fire the volcano and earthquake epicenters that seemingly circle the Pacific Ocean
  4. Shelf usually less than 200 meters deep
  5. the distance measured on Earth’s surface east or west of the prime meridian
  6. the study of earthquakes
  7. 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 • ...

Structure and Function of the Earth 2015-12-11

Structure and Function of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this the the term for primary waves
  2. this is the instrument used to measure the strength of an earthquake
  3. this is a type of boundary where two plates collide
  4. these can be explosive or slow, but they are always hot and dangerous
  5. this is the place where to plates meet
  6. this is the zone where one plate goes under another plate and goes down into the earth
  7. this is the type of rock that the oceanic plates are made of
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  1. this is what happens when a tectonic plate moves
  2. this is a type of boundary where two plates separate
  3. this is the term for secondary waves
  4. these float on the asthenosphere and create the continents and ocean floors
  5. this is the type of rock that the continental plates are made of

12 Clues: this the the term for primary waves • this is the term for secondary waves • this is the place where to plates meet • this is what happens when a tectonic plate moves • this is a type of boundary where two plates collide • this is a type of boundary where two plates separate • this is the type of rock that the oceanic plates are made of • ...

PLATE MOTION 2023-02-03

PLATE MOTION crossword puzzle
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  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  3. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  6. how often or fast something happens
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  1. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  2. moving toward the same place
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see

12 Clues: moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • how often or fast something happens • 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 • ...

Layers of the Earth - Plate Tectonics 2022-04-29

Layers of the Earth - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. - Outer layer of the Earth.
  2. Is found outside a volcano
  3. - Type of plate boundary where the crust crashes/collides.
  4. - Is found inside a volcano
  5. - Layer which is the thickest and is made of molten rock.
  6. Core - This layer is made of LIQUID metal and it protects us from the sun's radiation
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  1. - Type of plate boundary where the crust separates creating a new ocean floor
  2. - These type of currents are responsible for moving/shifting the crust
  3. Core - this layer is the hottest and is made of SOLID Fe and Ni.
  4. - Name of the supercontinent that separated into seven different continents.
  5. - Type of plate boundary where the crusts slide past each other leading to earthquakes.
  6. - name of the scientists that came up with the theory of continental drift.

12 Clues: Is found outside a volcano • - Outer layer of the Earth. • - Is found inside a volcano • - Layer which is the thickest and is made of molten rock. • - Type of plate boundary where the crust crashes/collides. • Core - this layer is the hottest and is made of SOLID Fe and Ni. • - These type of currents are responsible for moving/shifting the crust • ...

EEB 390 Speciation 2022-10-13

EEB 390 Speciation crossword puzzle
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  1. ______ events are encouraged by differences in suites of correlated traits that is associated with color polymorphism
  2. Recent mathematical models have suggested that color ______ can promote speciation
  3. Type of speciation where divergence occurs with mutations fixing in separate populations adapting to similar selection
  4. speciation with no members of the species in close proximity with no physical barriers
  5. spatial gradient change in genotype and phenotype
  6. Fish used as an example of parallel speciation
  7. acronym of the model used to calculate speciation rates
  8. Bacteria often used along with Drosophila used to study speciation
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  1. Speciation in adjacent but separate locations with gene flow still being able to occur
  2. Type of speciation driven by divergent natural selection between environments
  3. Speciation in geographically different locations
  4. original type of differences that defined species

12 Clues: Fish used as an example of parallel speciation • Speciation in geographically different locations • original type of differences that defined species • spatial gradient change in genotype and phenotype • acronym of the model used to calculate speciation rates • Bacteria often used along with Drosophila used to study speciation • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-01-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the more dense tectonic plate sinking beneath the less dense plate at a convergent boundary
  2. the youngest crust created on the sea floor from a divergent boundary
  3. the densest layer of the earth
  4. what drives the movement of the tectonic plates by transferring heat through the asthenosphere
  5. two tectonic plates sliding past one another causing earthquakes
  6. made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
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  1. the part of the mantle that is plastic and flowing
  2. when two tectonic plates collide into each other
  3. two tectonic plates pulling away from each other, creating a rift zone
  4. the pieces that earth's crust is broken in to
  5. the layer of the earth that is completely molten
  6. created when two oceanic plates collide and the denser one subducts

12 Clues: the densest layer of the earth • the pieces that earth's crust is broken in to • when two tectonic plates collide into each other • the layer of the earth that is completely molten • the part of the mantle that is plastic and flowing • made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle • two tectonic plates sliding past one another causing earthquakes • ...

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty 2020-04-27

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty crossword puzzle
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  1. two or more species that reproduce at different times
  2. the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological roles
  3. when organisms are isolated from each other due to a geographic barrier
  4. two or more species evolve together in response to changes in eachother
  5. a system of ideas intended to explain something based on general principles
  6. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms
  7. the elimination of a species
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  1. evolution towards different traits in closely related species
  2. not able to produce children
  3. animals capable of breeding but have differences in courtship rituals
  4. evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species in a similar environment
  5. 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 • ...

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty 2020-04-27

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two or more species that reproduce at different times
  2. the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological roles
  3. when organisms are isolated from each other due to a geographic barrier
  4. two or more species evolve together in response to changes in eachother
  5. a system of ideas intended to explain something based on general principles
  6. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms
  7. the elimination of a species
Down
  1. evolution towards different traits in closely related species
  2. not able to produce children
  3. animals capable of breeding but have differences in courtship rituals
  4. evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species in a similar environment
  5. 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 • ...

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty 2020-04-27

8.2 Vocab Katie Rafferty crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two or more species that reproduce at different times
  2. the diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological roles
  3. when organisms are isolated from each other due to a geographic barrier
  4. two or more species evolve together in response to changes in eachother
  5. a system of ideas intended to explain something based on general principles
  6. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms
  7. the elimination of a species
Down
  1. evolution towards different traits in closely related species
  2. not able to produce children
  3. animals capable of breeding but have differences in courtship rituals
  4. evolution toward similar traits in unrelated species in a similar environment
  5. 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 • ...

Volcanoes Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-24

Volcanoes Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava
  2. a large, gentle-sloped volcano that results from quiet eruptions
  3. molten rock below Earth's surface
  4. Mount St. Helen's is this type of volcano
  5. places where volcanoes form that are not associated with plate boundaries
  6. the coast where most volcanoes occur in the United States
  7. the area of earthquake and volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
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  1. a large, steep-sided volcano that results from explosive eruptions along convergent plate boundaries
  2. a type of boundary where volcanoes form when one plate subducts under another
  3. molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
  4. another name for a composite volcano
  5. places where hot spots form as a result of hot magma rising due to convection currents
  6. a type of boundary where volcanoes form due to magma rising in cracks between two plates

13 Clues: molten rock below Earth's surface • another name for a composite volcano • Mount St. Helen's is this type of volcano • molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface • the coast where most volcanoes occur in the United States • a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas-rich, basaltic lava • a large, gentle-sloped volcano that results from quiet eruptions • ...

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review 2023-10-30

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other
  2. This landform is created at convergent boundaries
  3. This is where new ocean floor is created
  4. This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other
  5. This plate boundary occurs when oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
  6. ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics
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  1. Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift
  2. This is the upper portion of the mantle. Plates slide on this layer
  3. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
  4. This is the technology that allowed us to map the ocean floor after WWII
  5. The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches
  6. This is the feature where old ocean floor is forced back into the Earth

12 Clues: This is where new ocean floor is created • ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics • Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift • This landform is created at convergent boundaries • The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches • This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other • ...

# plate boundaries 2021-10-19

# plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. floor spreading when the sea floor spreads
  2. When the earth shakes and breaks
  3. Boundary When 2 plates slide together
Down
  1. boundary When it grows apart

4 Clues: boundary When it grows apart • When the earth shakes and breaks • Boundary When 2 plates slide together • floor spreading when the sea floor spreads

Plate motion crossword 2024-10-15

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. these happen on plate boundaries
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  1. the center of the earth
  2. the biggest part of the layers of the earth

4 Clues: the center of the earth • these happen on plate boundaries • formed from divergent plate boundaries • the biggest part of the layers of the earth

Volcanoes 2023-02-16

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of volcano that is large with gentle slopes; common along divergent plate boundaries; made of basaltic lava
  2. a type of volcano that large and steep-sided; common along convergent plate boundaries; has a mix of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash
  3. molten rock above Earth's surface
  4. an area of seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
Down
  1. large, volcanic depression formed when a volcano's summit collapses/blown away by explosive activity
  2. a liquid's resistance to flow
  3. a type of volcano that is small and steep-sided; made of basaltic lava
  4. main content of magma
  5. molten rock below Earth's surface
  6. a vent in Earth's crust through which melted/molten rock flows
  7. a volcano not associated with plate boundaries

11 Clues: main content of magma • a liquid's resistance to flow • molten rock below Earth's surface • molten rock above Earth's surface • a volcano not associated with plate boundaries • an area of seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean • a vent in Earth's crust through which melted/molten rock flows • ...

Changing Earth By:Sasha Skelly 2017-09-18

Changing Earth By:Sasha Skelly crossword puzzle
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  1. Where two plate boundaries slide past one another
  2. The outer layer of Earth
  3. When rocks and sediments are picked up and moved to another place by ice,water,wind,or gravity
  4. The process of being eroded by wind,water,or5 other natural elements
  5. A boundary where two are moving away from each other
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  1. The laying down of sediment carried by wind,water,or ice.
  2. The process of rocks being broken down by chemical reactions
  3. The layer between of the crust and the outer core
  4. A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  5. The _____ ____ of Earth is a liquid layer of earth made of iron and nickel
  6. The solid material found in the center of Earth at extremely high temperature

11 Clues: The outer layer of Earth • Where two plate boundaries slide past one another • The layer between of the crust and the outer core • A boundary where two are moving away from each other • A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • The laying down of sediment carried by wind,water,or ice. • The process of rocks being broken down by chemical reactions • ...

Unit 4 APES 2023-11-05

Unit 4 APES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warmer substance rises, while cooler substance sinks
  2. Molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
  3. Results in precipitation and overall bad weather conditions
  4. an anthropogenic factor which increases erosion; the cutting down of trees
  5. the season in which temperature gets warmer and daylight lasts longer, due to the tilting of the earths axis
  6. the coldest season with the shortest days
Down
  1. different types include divergent, convergent, and transform
  2. The layer of the atmosphere where commercial planes fly, and includes the ozone layer
  3. Results in dry and sunny climates, usually located from 30-60 degrees on the Earth
  4. the leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain
  5. Results from trade winds in the us weakening, west coast of the US gets warmer

11 Clues: the coldest season with the shortest days • Molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth • warmer substance rises, while cooler substance sinks • the leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain • Results in precipitation and overall bad weather conditions • different types include divergent, convergent, and transform • ...

Nahom Daniel Unit 1 Crossword 2025-05-27

Nahom Daniel Unit 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. (1.2)characteristics that make an individual suited to its environment
  2. (1.2)type of evolution where two species with a common ancestor become more different
  3. (1.2)common structures in different species that were present in a common ancestor
  4. (1.1)system to identify a species rather than the many different local names
  5. (1.1)The science of classifying living things
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  1. (1.3)differences in alleles and phenotypes between individuals within a species or population
  2. (1.3)nonliving factors of an environment
  3. (1.3)all the genes and different alleles present in a population
  4. (1.1)diagram that represents ancestor-descendant relationships
  5. (1.2)the change in heritable characteristics of a population over time
  6. (1.2)evolutionary process by which preexisting species diverge/split into separate species

11 Clues: (1.3)nonliving factors of an environment • (1.1)The science of classifying living things • (1.1)diagram that represents ancestor-descendant relationships • (1.3)all the genes and different alleles present in a population • (1.2)characteristics that make an individual suited to its environment • ...

science vocab ch.9 2023-01-12

science vocab ch.9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  2. ridge - The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  3. - continents that were once a part of a supercontinent.
  4. boundary - forms where two plates slide past each other
  5. boundary - forms where two plates separate
  6. - The denser sinks below the more buoyant plate
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  1. tectonics - Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rocks, or plates, that move with respect to each other
  2. drift - continents that are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
  3. spreading - The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  4. reversal - When the magnetic field reverses direction
  5. boundary - forms where two plates collide

11 Clues: boundary - forms where two plates collide • boundary - forms where two plates separate • - The denser sinks below the more buoyant plate • reversal - When the magnetic field reverses direction • ridge - The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • - continents that were once a part of a supercontinent. • boundary - forms where two plates slide past each other • ...

Science- Crossword Puzzle- Hazel Martinez-6 period 2021-04-27

Science- Crossword Puzzle- Hazel Martinez-6 period crossword puzzle
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  1. hot vapor and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  2. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
  3. shaking of the ground and causing great destruction
  4. two plates slide past one another
  5. part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core
Down
  1. are the edges where two plates meet. Most geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building
  2. two plates are moving away from each other
  3. the hottest part of the planet and solid ball
  4. is a thin shell on the outside of Earth, accounting for less than 1%
  5. is the most solid bulk of Earth's interior
  6. two plates are moving toward each other

11 Clues: two plates slide past one another • two plates are moving toward each other • two plates are moving away from each other • is the most solid bulk of Earth's interior • the hottest part of the planet and solid ball • shaking of the ground and causing great destruction • part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core • ...

APES Crossword 2023-11-01

APES Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Becomes lava when on the surface.
  2. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
  3. 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
  4. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
  5. A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
  6. When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
Down
  1. What cold water has.
  2. An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
  3. What warm air has.
  4. What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
  5. Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.

11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...

APES Crossword 2023-11-01

APES Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Becomes lava when on the surface.
  2. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
  3. 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
  4. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
  5. A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
  6. When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
Down
  1. What cold water has.
  2. An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
  3. What warm air has.
  4. What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
  5. Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.

11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...

plate boundaries 2023-09-19

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  2. slides away
  3. core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  5. core The layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
Down
  1. When two continental plates converge they create _______
  2. dives under
  3. comes apart
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  5. floor spreading The process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean f Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved apart
  6. goes apart

11 Clues: goes apart • comes apart • slides away • dives under • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • When two continental plates converge they create _______ • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core • core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-05-24

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The combination of the continental drift and seafloor spreading theories
  2. The process of forcing one tectonic plate under another
  3. Alfred Wegener's theory
  4. The result of sudden plate movement
  5. The theory that proposes convection in the mantle as the means of moving tectonic plates
  6. The outer part of Earth's crust composed of solid rock
Down
  1. Similar ____ of plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans
  2. The Earth's magnetic is created by ____ in the outer core
  3. The zone below the lithosphere, more "plastic" than the lithosphere thus easier to bend
  4. S. America's east coast fits like a puzzle piece to this continent's West cost
  5. Scratches in bedrock of neighboring continents were left by these
  6. Places where new seafloor is being created
  7. This type of plate boundary is where new seafloor is created
  8. The deepest parts of the ocean
  9. The most outer solid portion of the Earth
  10. This is created when 2 continental plates converge

16 Clues: Alfred Wegener's theory • The deepest parts of the ocean • The result of sudden plate movement • The most outer solid portion of the Earth • Places where new seafloor is being created • This is created when 2 continental plates converge • The outer part of Earth's crust composed of solid rock • The process of forcing one tectonic plate under another • ...

Vocab Activity 2023-03-08

Vocab Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Favoritism for something an author is writing about.
  2. A statement that can be verified.
  3. An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
  4. The attitude your words employ.
  5. When the writer explains how and why the evidence supports the claim.
  6. Being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.
  7. given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
  8. not valid
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  1. Describe or portray (something) precisely.
  2. An unbiased argument based on fact, not personal judgement of the author.
  3. A view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.
  4. Not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important.
  5. State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
  6. To Examine thoroughly;assess.
  7. Having something to do with the matter being considered.
  8. A text left up to the interpretation of the reader usually influenced by the emotions or opinions of the reader.

16 Clues: not valid • To Examine thoroughly;assess. • The attitude your words employ. • A statement that can be verified. • Describe or portray (something) precisely. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • Favoritism for something an author is writing about. • Having something to do with the matter being considered. • ...

Evolution Review 2023-04-06

Evolution Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. differences within a trait among those in a population
  2. trait that increases an organism's survival in a particular environment
  3. overall idea that populations' adaptations change over many generations
  4. type of selection in which the environment chooses best adapted traits
  5. source of variation, random changes in DNA
  6. similar structures because of a common ancestor
  7. ____ tree shows evolutionary relationships
Down
  1. type of evolution that occurs with related species in different environment
  2. observed natural selection of related species on the Galapagos because of variety of environments
  3. type of evolution in which two species evolve together
  4. combination of adaptations that allow for a species to survive AND reproduce
  5. evolution occurring slowly over time with small changes, opposite of punctuated equilibrium
  6. type of evolution that occurs in unrelated species in similar environments
  7. structures of similar functions as a result of convergent evolution such as webbed feet
  8. structures that have diminished in size because of un-use like tailbone in humans
  9. family proposed group that humans belonged to that broke from other primates

16 Clues: source of variation, random changes in DNA • ____ tree shows evolutionary relationships • similar structures because of a common ancestor • differences within a trait among those in a population • type of evolution in which two species evolve together • type of selection in which the environment chooses best adapted traits • ...

science vocabulary 2014-01-12

science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the soft part of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
  2. layer of rock between the earths crust and core
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthosphere and the outer core
  4. one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries
  5. the thin and outer layer of the earth
  6. that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises
  8. rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on
Down
  1. is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away
  2. the solid most outer layer of the earth
  3. made up of the lithosphere
  4. the central part of the earth
  5. the boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
  6. the theory that all continents were once together
  7. when parts of the earth crust rise
  8. is the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations

16 Clues: made up of the lithosphere • the central part of the earth • when parts of the earth crust rise • the thin and outer layer of the earth • the solid most outer layer of the earth • one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries • layer of rock between the earths crust and core • that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow
  2. a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top
  3. smaller earthquakes that occur after a main earthquake event
  4. plates move towards each other
  5. the upper part of the mantle along with the overlying crust
  6. hot molten rock
  7. the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus
Down
  1. an enlarged crater due to violent eruption of volcano leading to the collapse of the crater
  2. plates move away from each other
  3. located at the centre of the earth with a radius of about 3500km
  4. an opening at the top of a volcano
  5. a point of sudden energy release where seismic waves radiate out
  6. an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface
  7. an unusually large sea wave formed by the movement of the sea floor during a large sea quake
  8. plate slide past each other
  9. an instrument that records the seismic waves release by an earthquake

16 Clues: hot molten rock • plate slide past each other • plates move towards each other • plates move away from each other • an opening at the top of a volcano • the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow • a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top • an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface • the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus • ...

Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review 2021-12-14

Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid magma that reaches the surface
  2. a belt in the Pacific that contains 2/3 of all volcanoes on Earth
  3. lava flows from quiet eruptions graduatlly build up these wide, gently sloping mountains
  4. mix of quiet and explosive eruptions from these cone-shaped mountains
  5. a weak spot in the crust where magma can reach the surface
  6. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  7. explosive eruptions build up these wide, gently sloping mountains
  8. molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  9. outer layer of Earth
Down
  1. volcano that will likely erupt again
  2. vibrations that travel through Earth, carrying energy released during an earthquake
  3. a weak spot in the crust far from plate boundaries, where magma can rise to the surface
  4. boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  5. volcano that has not erupted in thousands of years, and may never erupt again
  6. boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
  7. volcano that has not erupted in many years, but may erupt again

16 Clues: outer layer of Earth • molten rock beneath Earth's surface • volcano that will likely erupt again • liquid magma that reaches the surface • boundary where 2 plates move toward each other • boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • a weak spot in the crust where magma can reach the surface • volcano that has not erupted in many years, but may erupt again • ...

Unit 7 Test: Evolution 2022-04-30

Unit 7 Test: Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of evolution that caused dolphins and sharks to both develop fins
  2. when a large part of a population are randomly killed
  3. when a population is not evolving, it is maintaining genetic
  4. in order for groups to be considered different species they experience reproductive
  5. animals, plants, protists, and fungi
  6. The first part of a scientific name
  7. when humans selectively breed organisms
  8. the type of evolution that caused one species of finch to develop into dozens of different species
Down
  1. the formation of new species
  2. the type of selection where the organisms best suited to their environment survive and reproduce
  3. when a small population colonizes a new area
  4. closely related organisms that can interbreed
  5. examples of these structures in humans include: goosebumps, tailbones, and the appendix
  6. The system used to classify and name organisms
  7. the type of structures found in organisms that share a common ancestor
  8. the type of evolution that is caused by small changes to a species

16 Clues: the formation of new species • The first part of a scientific name • animals, plants, protists, and fungi • when humans selectively breed organisms • when a small population colonizes a new area • closely related organisms that can interbreed • The system used to classify and name organisms • when a large part of a population are randomly killed • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening in the earth where magma and hot steam can rise up.
  2. The type of boundary that occurs when two plates pull away from each other.
  3. The type of crust underneath continents.
  4. A type of boundary where two plates brush back and forth against each other.
  5. The thickest layer of the earth.
  6. It contains convection currents.
  7. The type of crust underneath the ocean.
  8. The liquid layer of the earth.
  9. The type of boundary that occurs when two plates push toward each other.
  10. The most dense layer of the earth, composed of iron and nickel.
Down
  1. When one plate moves underneath another plate.
  2. The theory created by Alfred Wegener that say the earth has plates that move across the mantle.
  3. Made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
  4. A supercontinent that existed before the world looked the way it does today.
  5. One of the effects from a transform boundary.
  6. The outermost and thinnest layer of the earth.

16 Clues: The liquid layer of the earth. • The thickest layer of the earth. • It contains convection currents. • The type of crust underneath the ocean. • The type of crust underneath continents. • Made up of the upper mantle and the crust. • One of the effects from a transform boundary. • When one plate moves underneath another plate. • ...

you better love me 2024-04-03

you better love me crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Base unit of classification
  2. Formation of 2 species from one when reproductive isolation occurs
  3. Possession of more than two entire sets of chromosomes
  4. The possession of more than two entire chromosome sets that are derived from a single species
  5. Speciation due to reproPolyploidyolation with any physical separation of subpopulation
  6. Evolution of enhanced reproductive isolation between populations because of natural selection
  7. An ancestor-descended series populations followed over time
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  1. A species as a group of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations
  2. Possession of more than one two chromosome sets that are derived from more than one species
  3. species as a group of individuals that look alike
  4. A genetic model that describes how reproductive isolation between 2 isolated populations can develop
  5. When reproductive isolation is incomplete when incipient species come back into contact
  6. Process of splitting one population into 2
  7. Condition in which two divergent populations no longer exchange genes
  8. As species diverge, genetically they become more ____ isolated
  9. Allopatric Formation results in what?

16 Clues: Base unit of classification • Allopatric Formation results in what? • Process of splitting one population into 2 • species as a group of individuals that look alike • Possession of more than two entire sets of chromosomes • An ancestor-descended series populations followed over time • As species diverge, genetically they become more ____ isolated • ...

Continental Drift 2024-04-10

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What theory states that the continents were once a single landmass?
  2. What is the process where the ocean floor sinks below the deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?
  3. A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago.
  4. What scientist proposed the theory of continental drift?
  5. What theory states that the Earth's crust is made up of several pieces?
  6. The downward portion of a rock fold.
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other.
  2. The Sierra Nevada's are an example of this type of mountain range.
  3. The uplifted portion of a rock fold.
  4. These are deep scratches left in bedrock across continents.
  5. Mountain chain that rises from the ocean floor.
  6. When two plates move apart from each other.
  7. This tall, woody, seed-bearing plant fossil was found on several continents.
  8. A deep valley on the ocean floor.
  9. The mountain is growing at a rate of 1 cm per year.
  10. When two plates slide past each other.

16 Clues: A deep valley on the ocean floor. • The uplifted portion of a rock fold. • The downward portion of a rock fold. • When two plates slide past each other. • When two plates move towards each other. • When two plates move apart from each other. • Mountain chain that rises from the ocean floor. • A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago. • ...

evolution 2025-04-28

evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Comparing body structures of different organisms to find similarities.
  2. Layers of sedimentary rock that can hold fossils.
  3. The study of embryos and their development.
  4. Rock formed by layers of material pressed and cemented together.
  5. The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay.
  6. A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
  7. The process by which remains of living things become preserved as fossils.
  8. When closely related species become more different over time.
Down
  1. The evolutionary history and relationships among species.
  2. A group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
  3. A branching diagram showing relationships between species.
  4. A subdivision of geological time shorter than a period.
  5. A record of an organism’s activity, such as a footprint or burrow.
  6. The gradual change in species over time.
  7. Determining the exact age of a fossil or rock using radioactive decay.
  8. The study of where organisms live and how they got there.

16 Clues: The gradual change in species over time. • The study of embryos and their development. • Layers of sedimentary rock that can hold fossils. • A subdivision of geological time shorter than a period. • The evolutionary history and relationships among species. • The study of where organisms live and how they got there. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Livia Ownby 3rd 2023-12-12

Livia Ownby 3rd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -A sleeping volcano currently not active but has leftover magma in the chamber.
  2. -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents.
  3. -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released.
  4. -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake.
  5. -The sudden shaking of the ground.
  6. -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form.
  7. -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again.
  8. -A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which the rock moves.
  9. -The way in which plates move to make a convergent plate boundary.
Down
  1. -The layer of the Earth that is completely solid and is made of mostly iron.
  2. -The way in which plates move to make a Divergent Plate boundary.
  3. -The layer of the Earth that makes the Earth's magnetic field.
  4. -The way in which plates move to make a Transform Plate boundary.
  5. -The location on the surface of Earth directly above the energy.
  6. -The outermost layer of the Earth.
  7. -A volcano that is erupting or showing signs that it could be.

16 Clues: -The sudden shaking of the ground. • -The outermost layer of the Earth. • -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again. • -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake. • -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form. • -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released. • -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents. • ...

Unit 2 Crossword 2023-09-13

Unit 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cloud coverage and gentle precipitation
  2. 2 different air masses next to each other but neither of them is moving.
  3. Intense precipitation and thunderstorms
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere where convection currents occur.
  5. Alfred Wegeners Theory of plates moving apart is called _____ Drift.
  6. Plate is forced below another plate because one is denser than the other
  7. In this area, the air is pulled up into the atmosphere and becomes cooler. creates clouds stormy weather conditions
Down
  1. Plates moving away from each other
  2. Heating and cooling of magma that causes plate movements
  3. plates moving towards each other .
  4. air is sinking, the weather be fair and have clear skies.
  5. Giant Super continent
  6. Plates sliding away from each other
  7. Air becomes trapped between 2 cooler air masses.
  8. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  9. Top layer of earth where we find land features and continents

16 Clues: Giant Super continent • Plates moving away from each other • Plates sliding away from each other • cloud coverage and gentle precipitation • Intense precipitation and thunderstorms • Air becomes trapped between 2 cooler air masses. • plates moving towards each other . • Heating and cooling of magma that causes plate movements • ...

Unit 1 Vocabulary 2023-09-24

Unit 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Innermost layer of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel
  2. A rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies.
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. Located below the crust, made of molten rocks
  5. Outermost layer of the earth, made of solid rock
Down
  1. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  2. A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other
  3. Rigid outer layer of the earth that contains the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  4. A rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure.
  5. A rock formed from sediment deposited in layers and cemented.
  6. Liquid layer of earth, below the mantle, made of molten iron and nickel

11 Clues: Located below the crust, made of molten rocks • Outermost layer of the earth, made of solid rock • A rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. • A rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure. • A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Innermost layer of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel • ...

Types of boundaries 2023-10-06

Types of boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They pull away or separate from each other
  2. They slide horizontally past each other
Down
  1. The crust comes together and one goes down
  2. This is

4 Clues: This is • They slide horizontally past each other • The crust comes together and one goes down • They pull away or separate from each other

APES Crossword 2023-11-01

APES Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Becomes lava when on the surface.
  2. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
  3. 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
  4. What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
  5. A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
  6. When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
Down
  1. What cold water has.
  2. An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
  3. What warm air has.
  4. What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
  5. Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.

11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are created by convergent plates
  2. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  3. large landmass that rises above an ocean
  4. Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust.
  5. crack in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates meet; prone to earthquakes
Down
  1. hot melted rock inside the Earth that flows to the surface when a volcano erupts.
  2. uppermost layer of the Earth.
  3. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  4. area at the center of the Earth
  5. sudden and violent movement of the Earths crust that shakes the land
  6. liquid rock above the Earth's surface

11 Clues: uppermost layer of the Earth. • area at the center of the Earth • liquid rock above the Earth's surface • these are created by convergent plates • large landmass that rises above an ocean • Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust. • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. • ...

plate boundaries 2023-09-19

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  2. slides away
  3. core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  5. core The layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
Down
  1. When two continental plates converge they create _______
  2. dives under
  3. comes apart
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  5. floor spreading The process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean f Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved apart
  6. goes apart

11 Clues: goes apart • comes apart • slides away • dives under • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • When two continental plates converge they create _______ • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core • core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...

Earth's Systems and Resources 2020-03-26

Earth's Systems and Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks that form from the compaction and/or cementation of rock pieces, mineral grains, or shell fragments called sediments
  2. Minerals need to have a _______ structure
  3. Two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  4. The depositing of rocks or minerals
  5. if cooling of rocks happens _____ the ground, it cools quickly
  6. When cooling happens _____ ground, it takes longer to cool
  7. Rock that forms when rocks are changed into different kind of rocks by heat and pressure
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  1. The process of rock cooling above ground is called _________ igneous rock
  2. Breaking down of rocks
  3. One kind of chemical property is the ability to ___________ (3 words)
  4. the process of rocks cooling underground is called _________ igneous rock
  5. The movement of broken rocks or minerals
  6. Rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens
  7. A physical property that shows how easily a mineral scratches materials
  8. Minerals need to be _________ occurring, inorganic, solid, and have a fixed chemical formula
  9. The hardest mineral

16 Clues: The hardest mineral • Breaking down of rocks • The depositing of rocks or minerals • The movement of broken rocks or minerals • Minerals need to have a _______ structure • Two tectonic plates moving away from each other • Rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens • When cooling happens _____ ground, it takes longer to cool • ...

Plate Motion Vocab 2024-09-16

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

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

Chapter 7 -- Plate Tectonics 2023-03-09

Chapter 7 -- Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  2. a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  3. magnetized objects reorientate themselves with the poles
  4. the process of new oceanic crust forming along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  5. the supercontinent
  6. Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move
  7. when the magnetic field reverses direction
  8. Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  9. when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
Down
  1. cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  2. the force causing causing mantel material to rise at mid-ocean
  3. a plate boundary where two plates collide
  4. continents are always in motion
  5. normal _______ is a state where magnetized objects orient themselves to point towards the north pole; ex: a compass
  6. a plate boundary where two plates separate
  7. the force that pulls on the rest of the plate as a slab sinks

16 Clues: the supercontinent • continents are always in motion • cold and rigid outermost rock layer • a plate boundary where two plates collide • a plate boundary where two plates separate • when the magnetic field reverses direction • Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean • a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • ...

Chapter 10 vocab review 2023-01-26

Chapter 10 vocab review crossword puzzle
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  1. zone An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
  2. to higher elevations.
  3. The process that moves large bodies of Earth
  4. The pulling force at a divergent boundary.
  5. An area of subsidence region with low
  6. The squeezing force at a convergent boundary
  7. trench A deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent boundary.
  8. Parallel forces acting in opposite directions at a transform boundary.
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  1. arc A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
  2. An area with low relief and high elevation.
  3. The downward vertical motion of Earth's
  4. mountain Parallel ridge that forms where blocks of crust move up or down along faults.
  5. Landform with low relief and low elevation
  6. mountain Mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded.
  7. A change in the shape of rock caused by stress.
  8. The equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it.

16 Clues: to higher elevations. • An area of subsidence region with low • The downward vertical motion of Earth's • Landform with low relief and low elevation • The pulling force at a divergent boundary. • An area with low relief and high elevation. • The process that moves large bodies of Earth • The squeezing force at a convergent boundary • ...

Plate Motion 2024-11-21

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,
  2. a claim supported by evidence
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  5. a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  7. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
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  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. how often or fast something happens
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. moving toward the same pcross-section section - a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  5. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows)
  6. information about the natural world that is used to support or go against
  7. the place where two plates meet
  8. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  9. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

16 Clues: a claim supported by evidence • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a proposed answer to a question about the natural world • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-12-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics states earth's surface is made up of giant, moving slabs called tectonic plates.
  2. The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate.
  3. plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces
  4. the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere.
  5. boundary when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
  6. boundary When 2 tectonic plates moving past one another in opposite direction.
Down
  1. spreading process of new seafloor forming.
  2. drift the hypothesis that today's continents were once apart of a single land mass.
  3. the outermost physical layer of the earth
  4. boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another
  5. a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.

11 Clues: the outermost physical layer of the earth • spreading process of new seafloor forming. • boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another • plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces • The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate. • the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere. • ...

Environmental Unit 3 2023-11-01

Environmental Unit 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. This is what the mantle layer of the earth consists of.
  2. This is the action of taking down trees and wildlife in an area.
  3. The layer of the atmosphere located in between the Troposphere and Mesosphere.
  4. This is the effect when a mountain blocks rainy weather, so the land on the other side becomes a desert.
  5. This results in Inclement weather.
Down
  1. What is the phenomenon that causes the movement of the mantle, ocean water, and atmosphere?
  2. Convergent, Divergent, and Transform are three types of _____ ________
  3. When Earth tilts toward the sun, this season occurs
  4. When Earth tilts away from the sun, this season occurs
  5. Warming of the east of the Pacific Ocean is referred to_____
  6. This is found in locations such as deserts.

11 Clues: This results in Inclement weather. • This is found in locations such as deserts. • When Earth tilts toward the sun, this season occurs • When Earth tilts away from the sun, this season occurs • This is what the mantle layer of the earth consists of. • Warming of the east of the Pacific Ocean is referred to_____ • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a feature that forms when earthquakes occur
  3. states the oldest rock layer will be on the bottom and youngest on top.
  4. the rising and sinking of cool and hot liquids and gasses
  5. feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide
  6. determining the age of rock by where they are located in relation to other layers
  7. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes shape or size
  8. thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock
  9. boundary where two plates meet
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  1. zone which occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
  2. boundary where two plates separate
  3. determining the exact age of a rock by using radiometric dating using the decay of elements in rock
  4. rock type that forms from sediments depositing, compacting and cementing
  5. type of rock formed under heat and pressure
  6. type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma
  7. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes composition

16 Clues: boundary where two plates meet • boundary where two plates separate • boundary where plates slide past each other • a feature that forms when earthquakes occur • type of rock formed under heat and pressure • thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock • type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma • feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
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  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Where only the strong survive and the weak die
  2. the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
  3. The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
  4. Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
  5. Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
  6. Two different species evolving with similar traits
  7. A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
  8. The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
  9. Structure of DNA
  10. Scientific name for DNA
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  1. A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
  2. Changes in alleic frequencies over time
  3. The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
  4. A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
  5. Major component of DNA
  6. A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism

16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two different species evolving with similar traits
  2. Where only the strong survive and the weak die
  3. the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
  4. The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
  5. A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
  6. Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
  7. Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
  8. Major component of DNA
  9. Changes in alleic frequencies over time
  10. A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
Down
  1. The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
  2. The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
  3. Scientific name for DNA
  4. A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
  5. Structure of DNA
  6. A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism

16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...

Books 2015-03-04

Books crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boy wakes up and remembers only his name; he is trapped in a place called the Glade with only boys until a girl comes a delivers a message
  2. There is a before and after; written by John Green
  3. Greasers and socs
  4. Cassette tapes telling why she killed herself and who was responsible
  5. Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth
  6. A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island
  7. It's their second time in the games
  8. Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices
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  1. Dystopian society divided into five factions
  2. Okay...okay
  3. Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath
  4. Receives memories from an old man; begins to see a "world with color"
  5. 12 poor districts and a wealthy capital that holds a televised event of children killing each other
  6. Second book in series; there is now a war between the factions
  7. Hogwarts
  8. What will happen if she leaves? If she loves? if she stays?

16 Clues: Hogwarts • Okay...okay • Greasers and socs • Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth • It's their second time in the games • Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices • Dystopian society divided into five factions • Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath • There is a before and after; written by John Green • A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island • ...

Grace's talented crossword. 2023-12-12

Grace's talented crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer that has two types, oceanic and continental
  2. lava that has a low viscosity, high heat, and is fast moving.
  3. layer that has convection currents
  4. boundary where plates slide past each other
  5. This is the only liquid layer.
  6. A break or crack in Earth’s lithosphere along which the rock moves.
  7. boundary that pushes together.
  8. It is located along a fault, But beneath the Earth’s surface.
  9. layer that is a solid ball of metal.
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  1. The resistance of a fluid to change shape
  2. location on the surface of Earth directly above the focus and is where the earthquake is the strongest and where most damage occurs.
  3. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
  4. A boundary that pulls apart.
  5. Slower moving lava due to its cooler, low, and high viscosity.
  6. earthquakes that may come before a major earthquake can occur.
  7. Are earthquakes that may come after a major earthquake and occur for days or even years after.

16 Clues: A boundary that pulls apart. • This is the only liquid layer. • boundary that pushes together. • layer that has convection currents • layer that is a solid ball of metal. • The resistance of a fluid to change shape • boundary where plates slide past each other • layer that has two types, oceanic and continental • ...

Earthquake Puzzle. 2023-03-13

Earthquake Puzzle. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the study of earthquakes called?
  2. What is the sinking of the Earth's crust called?
  3. What is the point directly on the Earth's surface above the focus called?
  4. What is a point along a fault where an earthquake occurs called?
  5. What instrument traces an earthquake's motion?
  6. What boundary is created by the strike of two lithospheric plates?
  7. What is a zone of fractures between two slabs of rock called?
Down
  1. What word is used to describe an earthquake's strength
  2. What boundary is between two tectonic plates separating?
  3. What is the breaking and tilting of the Earth's crust called?
  4. What is a violent and destructive shaking of the Earth called?
  5. What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
  6. What is the rising of the Earth's crust called?
  7. What is a gap where few earthquakes have occured called?
  8. What boundary is formed by tectonic plates sliding horizontally past each other?
  9. What is the simplest time method used to find an earthquake's epicenter called?

16 Clues: What is the study of earthquakes called? • What instrument traces an earthquake's motion? • What is the rising of the Earth's crust called? • What is the sinking of the Earth's crust called? • What word is used to describe an earthquake's strength • What boundary is between two tectonic plates separating? • What is a gap where few earthquakes have occured called? • ...

Vocab Activity 2023-03-08

Vocab Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. Favoritism for something an author is writing about.
  2. A statement that can be verified.
  3. An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
  4. The attitude your words employ.
  5. When the writer explains how and why the evidence supports the claim.
  6. Being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.
  7. given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
  8. not valid
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  1. Describe or portray (something) precisely.
  2. An unbiased argument based on fact, not personal judgement of the author.
  3. A view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.
  4. Not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important.
  5. State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
  6. To Examine thoroughly;assess.
  7. Having something to do with the matter being considered.
  8. A text left up to the interpretation of the reader usually influenced by the emotions or opinions of the reader.

16 Clues: not valid • To Examine thoroughly;assess. • The attitude your words employ. • A statement that can be verified. • Describe or portray (something) precisely. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • Favoritism for something an author is writing about. • Having something to do with the matter being considered. • ...

Christopher's crossword puzzle 2023-02-07

Christopher's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The mostly-solid bulk of the earth's interior
  2. Shells, bones, stone imprints of animals or microbes, exoskeletons, objects preserved in amber, petrified wood, coal, hair, oil, and DNA remnants
  3. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  4. Where the new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
  5. More than zero
  6. Where the crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another
  7. The very hot, very dense center of our planet
  8. A large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  9. A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  10. Continent in the Western Hemisphere
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  1. A collection of facts or information that suggests whether something is true or false
  2. A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  3. An explanation for why things work or how things happen
  4. Regular and intelligible forms or sequences that can be found throughout nature
  5. Less than zero
  6. Continent in the Eastern Hemisphere

16 Clues: More than zero • Less than zero • Continent in the Eastern Hemisphere • Continent in the Western Hemisphere • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • The mostly-solid bulk of the earth's interior • The very hot, very dense center of our planet • An explanation for why things work or how things happen • Where the crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another • ...

What's at stake 2024-11-04

What's at stake crossword puzzle
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  1. A formal written statement charging a person with a crime
  2. These numbers are consecutive 1 2 3 4 5 6 They are in order with no gaps
  3. These people are people without legal permission to live in the United States
  4. to smooth over or make people feel better about something.
  5. A district of a city or a town
  6. If Harris wins the race, that will be something _____________ It never happened before.
  7. Drawing apart from a common point; differing.
  8. A really powerful person.
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  1. the expulsion (throwing out) of a person or group of people from a territory.
  2. NOT united.
  3. this could be driver’s license, a passport or a green card or visa.
  4. Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition.
  5. a tax placed on imported goods from other countries.
  6. to do this with someone is to support them.
  7. The Supreme Court relies on ____: earlier laws or decisions
  8. if Trump is elected he will serve two _____ terms in the white house

16 Clues: NOT united. • A really powerful person. • A district of a city or a town • to do this with someone is to support them. • Drawing apart from a common point; differing. • a tax placed on imported goods from other countries. • A formal written statement charging a person with a crime • to smooth over or make people feel better about something. • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Evidence of seafloor spreading 2024-11-11

Evidence of seafloor spreading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do the Earth's magnetic poles occasionally do, causing rocks to have different magnetic orientations?
  2. What is formed when tectonic plates pull apart and magma solidifies?
  3. What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of oceanic ridges?
  4. Which well-known oceanic ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean?
Down
  1. What rises from the mantle to create new oceanic crust?
  2. What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading?
  3. What process is responsible for the creation of oceanic ridges?
  4. Which element in magma contributes to the magnetization of oceanic rocks?

8 Clues: What rises from the mantle to create new oceanic crust? • What process is responsible for the creation of oceanic ridges? • What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading? • What is formed when tectonic plates pull apart and magma solidifies? • What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of oceanic ridges? • ...

Insurgent 2022-03-01

Insurgent crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the factions that believe in equality and doing their own work.
  2. one of the factions that based on facts and are rude.
  3. one of the factions that are fearless
Down
  1. a category which your personality and skills fit into.
  2. some of the people that got kicked out or didn’t make it to a faction.
  3. a person that fits in more than one faction.
  4. one of the factions that believe completely on the truth and honesty.
  5. one of the factions that helped the faction less and are very kind but hide a lot of secrets.

8 Clues: one of the factions that are fearless • a person that fits in more than one faction. • one of the factions that based on facts and are rude. • a category which your personality and skills fit into. • one of the factions that believe completely on the truth and honesty. • some of the people that got kicked out or didn’t make it to a faction. • ...

Standard 3-Dynamic Earth process 2013-04-16

Standard 3-Dynamic Earth process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this property of magma determines its' explosivity, as well as the shape of the volcanic slope
  2. this scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  3. evidence found here, such as magnetic patterns, age and sea floor spreading provide evidence the plates have moved
  4. these volcanoes are found at divergent plate boundaries and planets such as Mars
  5. these volcanoes produce the most violent eruptions
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  1. mountains, trenches and volcanoes form at this type of boundary
  2. this process has changed the patterns of land, sea and mountains
  3. this scale measures the intensity (strength) of earthquakes

8 Clues: this scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes • these volcanoes produce the most violent eruptions • this scale measures the intensity (strength) of earthquakes • mountains, trenches and volcanoes form at this type of boundary • this process has changed the patterns of land, sea and mountains • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
Down
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Tectonic plates, and fossils 2024-10-22

Tectonic plates, and fossils crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a scientist who studies fossils
  2. Large pieces of rock which are in the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
  3. the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth
  4. The exact opposite of a convergent boundary
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  1. A place were a Ridge system is the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  2. Where tectonic plates converge
  3. A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even
  4. Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by

8 Clues: Where tectonic plates converge • a scientist who studies fossils • The exact opposite of a convergent boundary • the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth • A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even • Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by • ...

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26

Adaptation and Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Changes in alleic frequencies over time
  2. The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
  3. Where only the strong survive and the weak die
  4. Major component of DNA
  5. Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
  6. Two different species evolving with similar traits
  7. A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
Down
  1. The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
  2. A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
  3. Structure of DNA
  4. A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism
  5. Scientific name for DNA
  6. Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
  7. A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
  8. The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
  9. the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species

16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...

Books 2015-03-02

Books crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Receives memories from an old man; begins to see a "world with color"
  2. What will happen if she leaves? If she loves? if she stays?
  3. 12 poor districts and a wealthy capital that holds a televised event of children killing each other
  4. There is a before and after; written by John Green
  5. Cassette tapes telling why she killed herself and who was responsible
  6. Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices
  7. A boy wakes up and remembers only his name; he is trapped in a place called the Glade with only boys until a girl comes a delivers a message
  8. It's their second time in the games
  9. Second book in series; there is now a war between the factions
Down
  1. Greasers and socs
  2. Okay...okay
  3. Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath
  4. A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island
  5. Dystopian society divided into five factions
  6. Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth
  7. Hogwarts

16 Clues: Hogwarts • Okay...okay • Greasers and socs • Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth • It's their second time in the games • Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices • Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath • Dystopian society divided into five factions • There is a before and after; written by John Green • A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island • ...