divergent Crossword Puzzles

Science Terms 2025-10-02

Science Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Two plates that move together is called __________ boundaries
  2. These cause grooves in the Earth’s bedrock as they move outward
  3. Two plates that slide past each other is called _________ boundaries
  4. Scientists who rejected Wegener and didn't believe his theory were thought of as
  5. Who mapped the seafloor with sonar
  6. How many types of sonar are there
  7. Two plates that move apart is called _________ boundaries
  8. Listening for vessel sounds is called _______ sonar
  9. When an oceanic plate goes underneath a continental plate it is called
  10. Provides heat in the Earth and is the innermost layer
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  1. Name of the Earth's most recent supercontinent
  2. Who proposed the continental drift theory
  3. Near the ends of continental plates were
  4. At the middle of the Atlantic was a ________ range
  5. Massive shaped slabs of solid rock in the lithosphere
  6. It is the liquidy part of the Earth and it rises at mid ocean ridges
  7. The closer to the ridge the _____ the rock
  8. Sending out pulses and measuring return speed is called ______ sonar
  9. Outermost level of the Earth that gets pushed apart as less dense materials rise
  10. The acronym for this is Sound Navigation And Ranging

20 Clues: How many types of sonar are there • Who mapped the seafloor with sonar • Near the ends of continental plates were • Who proposed the continental drift theory • The closer to the ridge the _____ the rock • Name of the Earth's most recent supercontinent • At the middle of the Atlantic was a ________ range • Listening for vessel sounds is called _______ sonar • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-07-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonic plates moving into each other
  2. The region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks (mainly peridotite).
  3. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. Relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  5. Tectonic plates moving against each other
  6. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
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  1. Exhibiting or relating to magnetism.
  2. Forming or belonging to an continent
  3. Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.
  4. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. Large tectonic plate covering the continents of Europe and Asia.
  6. An opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulphurous gases emerge.
  7. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.

14 Clues: Exhibiting or relating to magnetism. • Forming or belonging to an continent • Tectonic plates moving into each other • Tectonic plates moving against each other • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • Relating to or produced by a volcano or volcanoes. • Large tectonic plate covering the continents of Europe and Asia. • ...

Plate Motion 2021-08-20

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  2. moving toward the same place
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  5. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
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  1. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  2. moving apart in different directions
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  5. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  6. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  7. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints

13 Clues: moving toward the same place • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • 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 • ...

Volcanoes Vocabulary Word Set (Round 5) 2025-04-29

Volcanoes Vocabulary Word Set (Round 5) crossword puzzle
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  1. a fluid’s resistance to flow
  2. divergent plate boundary where magma rises from the mantle between oceanic crust
  3. an area in the Earth's mantle where unusually hot material rises and melts the overlying crust forming a volcano
  4. The pocket beneath a volcano where molten rock collects.
  5. The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano.
  6. a volcano that is currently not erupting but is considered "active" because it is likely to erupt in the future
  7. a volcano that is no longer considered likely to erupt again
  8. molten rock above earth’s surface
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  1. tall, very steep volcano composed of lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, and mudflow known for their active explosive eruptions
  2. small, steep-sided hill like volcano formed by small pieces of solidified lava
  3. wide, gently sloping volcano with lava that flows quickly
  4. A bowl-shaped area that forms around a volcano’s central opening.
  5. molten rock below earth’s surface

13 Clues: a fluid’s resistance to flow • molten rock below earth’s surface • molten rock above earth’s surface • The pocket beneath a volcano where molten rock collects. • wide, gently sloping volcano with lava that flows quickly • a volcano that is no longer considered likely to erupt again • The opening through which molten rock and gas leave a volcano. • ...

Plate Motion Vocabulary 2021-01-28

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

12 Clues: the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • when two plates move toward each other • when two plates move away from each other • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...

Science vocab 2021-09-01

Science vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. towards the same place.
  2. of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  3. of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  4. extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  5. natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground.
  6. layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates.
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  1. apart in different directions.
  2. of earth's main continuous areas of land such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
  3. liquid below the surface of the earth.
  4. long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  5. liquid rock on the surface of the earth.
  6. ocean ridge- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart

12 Clues: towards the same place. • apart in different directions. • liquid below the surface of the earth. • liquid rock on the surface of the earth. • extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates. • ocean ridge- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. where two tectonic plates meet
  2. the ocean floor
  3. when the plates come togeather
  4. when the plates split apart
  5. pieces of the lithosphere that move aroundon top of the asthenosphere
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  1. where the plates are slidding past one another
  2. the process where molten rock from inside earth rises through the cracks in ridges, cools and forms new oceanic crust
  3. was the supercontinent tht existed during the paleozoic and mesozic eras about 250 million years ago
  4. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
  5. the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere called plate move ans change shape
  6. 1.A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  7. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land

12 Clues: the ocean floor • when the plates split apart • where two tectonic plates meet • when the plates come togeather • where the plates are slidding past one another • Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • pieces of the lithosphere that move aroundon top of the asthenosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface 2025-02-06

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
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  1. The type of crust that is dense and found at the bottom of the ocean.
  2. An idea that has been studied and investigated and is supported by many types of evidence.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other on opposite directions.
  4. The supercontinent that took place 200 million years ago.
  5. Earth's plates meet and interact at boundaries in how many ways
  6. A plate where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The part of the Earth that's the crust and upper part of the mantle is called
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  1. Convection currents occur where
  2. The type of crust that is less dense and is almost always thicker.
  3. Scientists use this technology to measure plate motions
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. San Andres in California is classified as a what

12 Clues: Convection currents occur where • San Andres in California is classified as a what • A plate where two plates move away from each other. • Scientists use this technology to measure plate motions • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • The supercontinent that took place 200 million years ago. • ...

film genres crossword 2025-05-05

film genres crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. you laugh a lot when you see this film
  2. in this genre the cowboys fight
  3. this genre is based on the future
  4. magic, unicorns, fairies and witches appear in this genre
  5. this genre includes lots of fights, explosions, and exciting scenes.
  6. in this genre ghost and zombies and after you see this movie you can sleep.
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  1. you will know more after you see this because it tells you information about the animals, the sea, plants...
  2. two people fall in love in this type of film
  3. the hunger games, the maze runner and divergent are this type of movies
  4. the characters aren't real, they are drawn
  5. in this genre the people sing and dance all the time
  6. A TV program where people show their skills like singing, dancing, or doing magic to impress judges and the audience.

12 Clues: in this genre the cowboys fight • this genre is based on the future • you laugh a lot when you see this film • the characters aren't real, they are drawn • two people fall in love in this type of film • in this genre the people sing and dance all the time • magic, unicorns, fairies and witches appear in this genre • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-16

Tectonic Plate Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A series of large ocean waves caused from water displacement from underwater earthquakes
  2. Igneous rock that makes up most of the oceanic crust and some of the continental crust
  3. Molten rock formed from melted minerals and rocks beneath the earth's surface
  4. A sudden shaking of the earth from tectonic plates shifting
  5. A tectonic plate boundary type where two plates move away from each other
  6. The earth's outermost layer broken into tectonic plates
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  1. A tectonic plate boundary type where two plates slide horizontally past each other
  2. A tectonic plate boundary type where two plates collide
  3. A thick layer of the earth between the crust and outer core that is made up of hot rock
  4. Large cracks in the earth's surface
  5. Deep, narrow depressions caused by tectonic plates on convergent boundaries
  6. The process of sinking below a tectonic plate

12 Clues: Large cracks in the earth's surface • The process of sinking below a tectonic plate • A tectonic plate boundary type where two plates collide • The earth's outermost layer broken into tectonic plates • A sudden shaking of the earth from tectonic plates shifting • A tectonic plate boundary type where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. These are created when magma cools immediately once erupted from the ridge.
  2. Movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down.
  3. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  4. What landform is made when two continental plates collide?
  5. This part of the Earth contains our crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  6. ________ theorized the continents moved.
  7. What did scientists use to map out the sea floor?
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  1. A break in the Earth's crust.
  2. ______ dense materials rise.
  3. Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor.
  4. This boundary slides.
  5. Changes in what affect the ocean floor?
  6. The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years.
  7. The supercontinent that formed about 200 million years ago.
  8. Subduction and seafloor spreading act like a ______.
  9. Energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.
  10. The _______ has convection currents which cause continental drift.
  11. The crust is ________ dense farther from the mid- ocean ridge.
  12. Where does oceanic crust bend downward in the ocean floor?
  13. This boundary divides.

20 Clues: This boundary slides. • This boundary divides. • ______ dense materials rise. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Changes in what affect the ocean floor? • ________ theorized the continents moved. • Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor. • What did scientists use to map out the sea floor? • The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years. • ...

Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2013-10-19

Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. Deepest trench
  2. Lava that is underground
  3. Plates collide
  4. Plates move away from eachother
  5. Slow wave that travels only through solid
  6. A type of volcano that is flat
  7. A hot liquid that spills out of the volcano
  8. A zone of weak,easily deformed rock in the upper mantle
  9. The location of the surface directly above the focus
  10. The layer of the Earth we live on
  11. Wind,water,glaciers cause _________
  12. The measure of an earthquake
  13. The crust and the upper layer of the mantle make up this layer of rock
  14. Means "builder" in Greek
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  1. A large supercontinent containing all the Earths continents
  2. Most famous fault boundary
  3. The slowest type of wave
  4. Drift
  5. Tectonics, Earthquakes and ________
  6. The layer of the earth found between the core and crust
  7. When tectonic plates slide past eachother
  8. Plate that we live on
  9. Largest tectonic plate
  10. A sudden shaking of the ground
  11. Most dangerous type of volcano
  12. When tectonic plates move together they _______
  13. Where the earthquake starts
  14. A push-pull wave
  15. The scale that measures the magnitude of earthquakes
  16. The very middle layer of the Earth

30 Clues: Drift • Deepest trench • Plates collide • A push-pull wave • Plate that we live on • Largest tectonic plate • The slowest type of wave • Lava that is underground • Means "builder" in Greek • Most famous fault boundary • Where the earthquake starts • The measure of an earthquake • A type of volcano that is flat • A sudden shaking of the ground • Most dangerous type of volcano • ...

Plate Tectonic 2013-11-19

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. Vibrations of the earth and its crust
  2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  3. A large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere
  4. Forming or belonging to a continent
  5. A sudden violent shaking of the ground
  6. a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something usually soft.
  7. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface
  8. The rigid outer part of the earth
  9. To raise or elevate
  10. To change markedly the appearance or form
  11. Drawing apart from a common point or diverging
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  1. A deep furrow or ditch
  2. Relating to the ocean
  3. A curved chain of volcanic island
  4. The large-scale motions of Earth's lithosphere
  5. The upper layer of the earth's mantle
  6. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  7. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging
  8. A geologic process in which one edge of one crustal plate is forced below the edge of another
  9. An edge and the area immediately adjacent to it

20 Clues: To raise or elevate • Relating to the ocean • A deep furrow or ditch • A curved chain of volcanic island • The rigid outer part of the earth • Forming or belonging to a continent • Vibrations of the earth and its crust • The upper layer of the earth's mantle • A sudden violent shaking of the ground • To change markedly the appearance or form • ...

100 Most Common SAT Vocabulary Words (Second 25) 2014-02-07

100 Most Common SAT Vocabulary Words (Second 25) crossword puzzle
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  1. -- (v) to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity
  2. -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting
  3. -- (adj) harmful, destructive, detrimental
  4. -- (adj) outstanding, an example to others
  5. -- (adj) red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate
  6. -- (adj) careful and hard-working
  7. -- (n) the state of separate elements joining or coming together
  8. -- (n) identification with the feelings of others
  9. -- (n) the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, esp. in a speech or argument
  10. -- (n) assumption, theory requiring proof
  11. -- (adj) separating, moving in different directions from a particular point
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  1. -- (adj) quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image
  2. -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse
  3. -- (adj) thrifty, cheap
  4. -- (adj) weakening, tiring
  5. -- (n) irritation, frustration
  6. -- (v) to imitate, follow an example
  7. -- (adj) excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors
  8. -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt
  9. -- (adj) rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
  10. -- (n) leader, rabble-rouser, usually appealing to emotion or prejudice
  11. -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate
  12. -- (v) to harm the reputation of, dishonor or disgrace
  13. -- (n) person who pursues pleasure as a goal
  14. -- (adj) arrogant and condescending

25 Clues: -- (adj) thrifty, cheap • -- (adj) weakening, tiring • -- (n) irritation, frustration • -- (adj) careful and hard-working • -- (adj) arrogant and condescending • -- (v) to imitate, follow an example • -- (adj) cliched, worn out by overuse • -- (adj) happening by luck, fortunate • -- (adj) momentary, transient, fleeting • -- (v) to regard with scorn or contempt • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. oceanic and continential plates collide
  2. ridged layer of earth about 100 km thick
  3. cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids and gas erupt onto surface
  4. spreading Hess’s theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward
  5. movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limits
  6. plate portion of one block of Tectonic plates, which is not submerged in water
  7. boundary-when two plates slide past one another
  8. Wegner meteorologist who came up with theory of Pangaea
  9. number of Continents
  10. current current in earth’s mantle that is driving force for plate tectonics
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  1. ridges mountains that form when two oceanic plates collide
  2. plasticlike layer of earth which lithospheric plate floats and moves on
  3. tectonics theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move
  4. crust A thick mass of igneous rock which lies under the ocean floor
  5. name given to large land mass before drifting apart
  6. plates move and separate
  7. plates move and come together
  8. when continental plates collide forms this
  9. fracture that occurs when rock changes shape by breaking
  10. valley long crack that forms between tectonics plates

20 Clues: number of Continents • plates move and separate • plates move and come together • oceanic and continential plates collide • ridged layer of earth about 100 km thick • when continental plates collide forms this • boundary-when two plates slide past one another • name given to large land mass before drifting apart • valley long crack that forms between tectonics plates • ...

Crossword puzzle 2013-04-25

Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock that has reached earth's surface
  2. rock material formed by a volcanic explosion
  3. Formed from alternating layers of lava flows and ash or cinders
  4. A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
  5. A location where mantle plume rises to the surface to form a volcano
  6. The layer of rock that lies between the outer crust and the core of the earth
  7. When two tectonic plates past each other horizontally
  8. When two tectonic plates release stress
  9. Measure of the fluidity of a substance
  10. Two plates moving against each other
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  1. Molten rock that is underneath earth's surface
  2. A place where gas, Ash or melted rock come out of the ground
  3. The outer solid part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle
  4. a large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
  5. Two plates separating from each other
  6. A scientific instrument that detects and records vibrations produced by earthquakes
  7. Lies beneath the lithosphere
  8. Broad based with gentle slopes
  9. Small with steep sides Formed from eruptions of only pyroclastic
  10. the outermost layer of earth
  11. The opening of a volcano where lava erupts from

21 Clues: Lies beneath the lithosphere • the outermost layer of earth • Broad based with gentle slopes • Two plates moving against each other • Two plates separating from each other • Measure of the fluidity of a substance • When two tectonic plates release stress • Molten rock that has reached earth's surface • rock material formed by a volcanic explosion • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-06-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Astronomer who discovered continental drift theory
  2. Outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Layer beneath the mantle
  4. The region where two tectonic plates come into contact
  5. Type of plate boundary that the plates push against eachother
  6. Area where molten rock rises to the Earths surface
  7. Earth's thickest layer
  8. Partly molten layer in the upper mantle
  9. A sudden ground breaking release of built up energy under the Earths surface
  10. Type of evidence that supported Wegener's theory involving types of animals that lived there
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  1. Earths centre, that has a radius of about 1200km
  2. Opening in Earths surface that when active spews out gases chunks of rock and melted rock
  3. Deep underwater valley formed when an oceanic plates subduct under a continental
  4. Type of plate boundary that the plates push away from eachother
  5. Plates that move and then re-join on the lithosphere
  6. The big wave that is caused by the displacement of water after an earthquake
  7. Type of plate boundary that the plates slide by eachother
  8. formed by plate tectonics in the crust and upper mantle
  9. Wegener's name for the "super continent"
  10. Transform fault in California

20 Clues: Earth's thickest layer • Layer beneath the mantle • Outermost layer of the Earth • Transform fault in California • Partly molten layer in the upper mantle • Wegener's name for the "super continent" • Earths centre, that has a radius of about 1200km • Astronomer who discovered continental drift theory • Area where molten rock rises to the Earths surface • ...

Earths Systems Vocab 2023-04-05

Earths Systems Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Compress through solids and liquids. Travels faster than S
  2. The outer part of the earth
  3. Still in existence
  4. Boundary where tectonic plates divide
  5. Forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  6. The lower part of earths mantle
  7. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter things to float and colder things to sink
  8. Boundary where tectonic plates collide
  9. The study of earth
  10. Move side to side only through solids. Moves slower than P
  11. A solid inorganic material found in nature
  12. The layer that lies between earths crust and core
  13. Below the lithosphere
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  1. Group of animals that occupy a certain area
  2. The intermost layer of the earth
  3. Forms under extreme heat and pressure
  4. When Heat, pressure, cooling,etc cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
  5. No longer in existence
  6. Forms from pre-existing rock and fossils
  7. A tool that records details of earthquakes
  8. The study of earhquakes and related phenomena
  9. Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
  10. Made from remains of plants and animals
  11. Water held underground in the soil in deep reservoirs
  12. The outermost layer of the earth

25 Clues: Still in existence • The study of earth • Below the lithosphere • No longer in existence • The outer part of the earth • The lower part of earths mantle • The intermost layer of the earth • The outermost layer of the earth • Forms under extreme heat and pressure • Boundary where tectonic plates divide • Boundary where tectonic plates collide • ...

Unit 6 Vocabulary 2023-02-26

Unit 6 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. developing or growing differently or in different directions
  2. controlled by a single government or person
  3. the ability to become part of a social class other than the one you are born into
  4. a series of rulers from the same family or group
  5. artificial rivers that are built by humans
  6. to bring together as a single unit
  7. when someone has lost power and no one has replaced them
  8. a food that makes up a dominant portion of someone's diet
  9. respect for one's elders as described by Confucius
  10. non-religious
  11. a person sent to promote a religion in a foreign place
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  1. when government power is held by many different groups
  2. peace and balance
  3. to arrange into a system of rules or laws
  4. a system of ranking groups or people
  5. a specialist in an area of study
  6. the word for "ruler" in many Asian societies including the Ottoman Empire
  7. a military ruler that has total control over a land's economics, culture, and military
  8. to change (verb), a change (noun)
  9. a decentralized system of power when a ruler gives away land in exchange for loyalty and work

20 Clues: non-religious • peace and balance • a specialist in an area of study • to change (verb), a change (noun) • to bring together as a single unit • a system of ranking groups or people • to arrange into a system of rules or laws • artificial rivers that are built by humans • controlled by a single government or person • a series of rulers from the same family or group • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
  2. a stress that pushes rocks together
  3. where convection currents occurs
  4. when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
  5. when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
  6. what it is called when blocks move horizontally
  7. faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
  8. when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
  9. the result of plate tectonics
  10. a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
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  1. the border between 2 plates
  2. the rigid outer part of the Earth
  3. tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  4. a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
  5. currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
  6. a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
  7. what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
  8. the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
  9. what plate tectonics are made of
  10. valley a low region that forms where plates move apart

20 Clues: the border between 2 plates • the result of plate tectonics • where convection currents occurs • what plate tectonics are made of • the rigid outer part of the Earth • a stress that pushes rocks together • what it is called when blocks move horizontally • when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other • a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions • ...

Unit 8 2023-02-09

Unit 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
  2. tireless, continuing with vigor
  3. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
  4. capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
  5. clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn or bedeck
  6. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
  7. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
  8. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
  9. to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value
  10. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
  11. to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
Down
  1. to plunge straight down a weight fastened to a line
  2. a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
  3. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
  4. a very close friend, chum, buddy
  5. to declare publicly or officially
  6. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
  7. to limit, be sparing of frugal
  8. hatred, ill-will
  9. going in different directions; different from each other

20 Clues: hatred, ill-will • to limit, be sparing of frugal • tireless, continuing with vigor • a very close friend, chum, buddy • to declare publicly or officially • puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness • thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • capable of being grasped by the senses or mind • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This effects how uch something weighs with the same voume and surface area
  2. What average americans have a lot of
  3. pizza or maggie
  4. The sinking of continents below sea level
  5. one of the plate boundaries that creates crust
  6. has riz
  7. 0
  8. Everybody SHOULD have this (not everyone has it)
  9. Liquid flow that cirrculates and is affected by heat
  10. The guy that is famous for a theory that then was used to make another thory by a different group of guys because the original theory didn't work
  11. The theory that was based on the thory by Wegner.
  12. korean
  13. what americans don't have a lot of
Down
  1. what asians have
  2. Something that americans like to eat by itself and usually comes in jars
  3. Large rodent that swims
  4. Plate boundary that neither desroys crust or generates crust
  5. what americans don't have
  6. The plate boundary that desroys crust
  7. dissapointment\
  8. Asian
  9. The theory proposed by Allfred Wegner (V-e-gn-r)
  10. healthier version than burger (the thing amercans eat a lot of)
  11. Large rodent that issimilar to mouse

24 Clues: 0 • Asian • korean • has riz • pizza or maggie • dissapointment\ • what asians have • Large rodent that swims • what americans don't have • what americans don't have a lot of • What average americans have a lot of • Large rodent that issimilar to mouse • The plate boundary that desroys crust • The sinking of continents below sea level • one of the plate boundaries that creates crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Chap. 5 2023-02-09

Plate Tectonics Chap. 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused when a plate goes under one another in the ocean.
  2. Hot rock above the ground.
  3. A boundary that slides past other boundaries.
  4. Occurs when a pan touches a stove, also known as the transfer of heat when one object touches another.
  5. Boundaries that are pushing towards other boundaries.
  6. Mountain formed by hot spots in the Earth.
  7. Occurs along divergent boundaries, and makes new oceanic crust.
  8. A theory that states the sea-floor is always moving.
Down
  1. Hot rock underground.
  2. When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate.
  3. A boundary that is moving away from the other boundaries.
  4. Super continent made millions of years ago.
  5. A place filled with magma that rises to the Earth surface.
  6. The theory that states that there are plates in the crust that move everything around.
  7. The transfer of energy through space.
  8. Dead organisms preserved in rock.
  9. Chain of islands formed by a volcano.
  10. This can cause boiling water.
  11. Pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.
  12. Found both on land and at the bottom of the ocean, where they are created by the process of seafloor spreading.

20 Clues: Hot rock underground. • Hot rock above the ground. • This can cause boiling water. • Dead organisms preserved in rock. • The transfer of energy through space. • Chain of islands formed by a volcano. • Mountain formed by hot spots in the Earth. • Super continent made millions of years ago. • A boundary that slides past other boundaries. • ...

8th Science Vocab Crossword 2023-04-25

8th Science Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. potential energy that can be stretched/compressed
  2. boundary where two plates slide by each other
  3. zero net force/ direction stays the same
  4. both traits appear on a mammal like a speckled chicken
  5. nonzero net force/ direction will change
  6. energy that is stored
  7. one cell division/ 2 daughter cells
  8. sum of all the forces acting on an object
  9. survival of the fittest
  10. reproduction that results in unique offspring
  11. a push or a pull
  12. boundary where two plates move away from each other
  13. dominance that allows the traits to mix
Down
  1. a force created by two objects rubbing against each other
  2. boundary where two plates move torwards each other
  3. the most dense plate slides underneath the least dense plate during convergent boundary
  4. two cell divisions/ 4 daughter cells
  5. circulation of magma that moves tectonic plates
  6. place or object used to detect motion
  7. energy in motion
  8. reproduction that results in identical offspring
  9. stationary magma plume that a tectonic plate moves over and islands form
  10. what the layers of the earth are organized by
  11. supercontinent that began to break apart hundreds of millions of years ago

24 Clues: energy in motion • a push or a pull • energy that is stored • survival of the fittest • one cell division/ 2 daughter cells • two cell divisions/ 4 daughter cells • place or object used to detect motion • dominance that allows the traits to mix • zero net force/ direction stays the same • nonzero net force/ direction will change • sum of all the forces acting on an object • ...

Evolution 2020-10-08

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of time it takes for half of a specimen's Carbon to decay
  2. formation of a new species
  3. unrelated organisms develop similar characteristics
  4. A population of interbreeding organisms capable of producing fertile offspring
  5. structures which are not used but still there (tiny)
  6. previously related organisms become less alike
  7. remains/tracing of a once-living organism
  8. Age determined through analysis of chemical and physical properties of rocks/fossils
Down
  1. the study of the history of life on earth
  2. selection darwin came up with evolution because of
  3. form of an element with the same no. of protons but different no. of neutrons
  4. Structures similar in function, but not in the design
  5. Determine the approx. age of a specimen
  6. What is the evolution
  7. the process by whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
  8. structures similar in design but not in function
  9. many related species evolve from a single ancestral species
  10. one mate selects the other
  11. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed
  12. of species darwins first book
  13. the study of the development of different organisms

21 Clues: What is the evolution • formation of a new species • one mate selects the other • of species darwins first book • Determine the approx. age of a specimen • the study of the history of life on earth • remains/tracing of a once-living organism • previously related organisms become less alike • structures similar in design but not in function • ...

Volcanoes 2021-03-05

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spot a small volcanic regions a few hundred kilometers across
  2. particles that range in size from small beads to walnuts
  3. particles larger than 64 millimeters in diameter
  4. volcanic activity that occurs within a plate
  5. type of boundary where plates go in different directions and form volcanoes
  6. when pressure drops enough
  7. a landform made of magma that hardened in the volcano's pipe and later was exposed by erosion
  8. affect characteristics of lava flow
  9. repeated eruptions of lava or pyroclastic material eventually build a mountain
  10. a steep-walled depression at the summit of volcanoes
  11. another name for composite cones
  12. when blocks are ejected as glowing lava
Down
  1. particles produced in volcanic eruptions
  2. molten rock beneath earths surface
  3. produced by the accumulation of fluid basaltic lavas
  4. a subtance's resistance to flow
  5. magma outside of the volcano
  6. type of basaltic lava that forms rough, jagged blocks with sharp, spiny projections
  7. ejected lava fragments that harden in the air and build this volcano
  8. a long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific Ocean
  9. type of basaltic lava that forms relatively smooth skin that wrinkles as lava continues to flow

21 Clues: when pressure drops enough • magma outside of the volcano • a subtance's resistance to flow • another name for composite cones • molten rock beneath earths surface • affect characteristics of lava flow • when blocks are ejected as glowing lava • particles produced in volcanic eruptions • volcanic activity that occurs within a plate • ...

Plate-tectonics Puzzle 2022-04-22

Plate-tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Center made of iron and nickel
  2. A split between two bodies that were once whole
  3. Sub-marine mountain ridges where the new seafloor is created
  4. The upper layer of the Earth's interior, including the crust and upper part of the mantle
  5. The idea that all landmass was one piece and shifted away over time.
  6. Layer outside the center
  7. Large moving segments of the lithosphere
  8. Uppermost section of Earth
  9. The boundaries between plates.
  10. Type of boundary that moves away
  11. A form of stress produced by the action of equal and opposite forces, the effect of which is to reduce the length of a material.
  12. Type of boundary that comes together
Down
  1. When a plate dive under another
  2. an area of rock that has been bent over stress
  3. A depression in the Earth's crust
  4. Where two plates fracture from stress
  5. The layer between Earth's thinnest layer and its center
  6. A deep depression inside the ocean floor
  7. The deformation of the lithosphere
  8. A long trough bounded by two or more faults
  9. A form of stress that acts to stretch a material

21 Clues: Layer outside the center • Uppermost section of Earth • Center made of iron and nickel • The boundaries between plates. • When a plate dive under another • Type of boundary that moves away • A depression in the Earth's crust • The deformation of the lithosphere • Type of boundary that comes together • Where two plates fracture from stress • ...

8th Grade Chapter 7 2018-11-26

8th Grade Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a pile of broken rocks that collect at the base of a cliff
  2. Mt. Everest is still ___
  3. uplift landform
  4. subsidence landform
  5. Buttes, pinnacles and fins are all through to be erosional remnants of ___.
  6. convergent landform
  7. mountain is to ___as mesa is to butte
  8. water, and ice in and on the earth's crust against the upward push of the mantle.
  9. a series of mountain peaks in the same geographical area is called a mountain ___
  10. The highest mountain in the world
Down
  1. flat-topped hill with steep sides
  2. The geologic history of the origin of mountain
  3. a trough- like fold of rock strata
  4. divergent landform
  5. Which of these is not a primary cause of most depositional hills and mountains?
  6. ridges deposited by glaciers
  7. On which continent will you find the world's highest mountain and 96 of the 109 tallest peaks in the world
  8. Which of the following terms applies to the formation of volcanoes?
  9. arch of rock layers
  10. Karnes and eskers are both made up of glacial
  11. The mountain with the highest elevation in North America
  12. used to describe the balance of the weights of the rocky
  13. extinct underground volcano

23 Clues: uplift landform • divergent landform • subsidence landform • arch of rock layers • convergent landform • Mt. Everest is still ___ • extinct underground volcano • ridges deposited by glaciers • flat-topped hill with steep sides • The highest mountain in the world • a trough- like fold of rock strata • mountain is to ___as mesa is to butte • ...

Evolution 2019-09-11

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 'father of taxonomy'.
  2. a type of speciation involving a new species evolving inside an existing population.
  3. the name of one of the scientists who proposed natural selection.
  4. the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.
  5. a type of speciation caused by an unplanned geographic barrier.
  6. a variant form of a gene.
  7. a change in a DNA sequence.
  8. the rivalry between organisms based around resources.
  9. the variety of life.
  10. a physical or physiological difference between individuals of the same species.
  11. a type of speciation involving two parallel subpopulations.
Down
  1. the independent development of similar structures in unrelated organisms.
  2. one of the five kingdoms. Humans are apart of it.
  3. the process of a single species diverging into two or more descendant species.
  4. the evolution of different species from a common ancestral species.
  5. the study of the evolutionary history of a group of organisms based on their similarities and differences.
  6. a mutation that increases the chances of survival.
  7. a diagram used to show the evolutionary history of organisms.
  8. a type of speciation caused by a geographic barrier.
  9. the development of similar structures in closely related species.

20 Clues: the variety of life. • the 'father of taxonomy'. • a variant form of a gene. • a change in a DNA sequence. • one of the five kingdoms. Humans are apart of it. • a mutation that increases the chances of survival. • the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. • a type of speciation caused by a geographic barrier. • ...

Geoscience Processes 2023-05-24

Geoscience Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of weathering where the land surface is not uniformly changed
  2. process by which wind, water, gravity and ice deposit weathered and relocated sediment
  3. example of deposition found where rivers empty into the ocean
  4. idea that the Earth's surface is made up of large sections that move
  5. when forces on Earth break apart and or wear away rocks
  6. boundary where tectonic plates move together
  7. type of weathering where rocks are broken down by physical means
  8. sudden release of energy under Earth's surface that makes ground shake or crack
  9. relating to the whole world
  10. average weather conditions
Down
  1. boundary where tectonic plates move apart
  2. imperfections in the ice including pollen, dust,air bubbles
  3. Earth’s material that is broken down by processes of weathering
  4. huge pieces of Earth's surface that slowly move over the asthenosphere
  5. agent of weathering that continually pulls rocks downhill
  6. description of land surface area with reference to variations in elevation
  7. large masses of ice that erode the Earth's surface
  8. river that carved out the Grand Canyon
  9. limestone caves are formed from this type of weathering
  10. movement of sediments from one place to another by wind or water

20 Clues: average weather conditions • relating to the whole world • river that carved out the Grand Canyon • boundary where tectonic plates move apart • boundary where tectonic plates move together • large masses of ice that erode the Earth's surface • when forces on Earth break apart and or wear away rocks • limestone caves are formed from this type of weathering • ...

FOS Final 2023-05-31

FOS Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. selasmic body waves shaking ground same directions
  2. Natural life’s continuous growth
  3. most widely accepted theory regarding
  4. Waves moving perpendicular
  5. Newton’s first law
  6. inner structures of earth
  7. the hypotheses that a ___ started life
  8. energy spanning long rays to very short ones
  9. ___bubble hypothesis proved that early life may have formed on surface
  10. Hypothesis stating that life was once a double ___
  11. Body, Molecular,Trace and Carbon
  12. any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus.
  13. a description of the way that stars change with time
Down
  1. 1952 earth simulation
  2. important numbers in a physics equation
  3. divergent, convergent, and transform
  4. Geology dealing with strata/earth’s atmosphere
  5. form volcanoes via mantle
  6. toxic aquatic bacteria
  7. Most of our knowledge of extinct hominids comes from__
  8. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  9. Used to date rocks and carbon
  10. organic molecules originated from nonliving matter
  11. cells without nucleus and complex structures.
  12. Form oceans continents and mountains
  13. increase in speed or rate
  14. Laws on how planets move
  15. earth’s history divided by time scales
  16. Nucleic acid in all life
  17. Speed in given direction

30 Clues: Newton’s first law • 1952 earth simulation • toxic aquatic bacteria • Laws on how planets move • Nucleic acid in all life • Speed in given direction • form volcanoes via mantle • increase in speed or rate • inner structures of earth • Waves moving perpendicular • Used to date rocks and carbon • Natural life’s continuous growth • Body, Molecular,Trace and Carbon • ...

Plate Tectonics Project 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
  2. The flow that transfers heat within fluid
  3. when magma reaches the surface
  4. mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
  5. Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
  6. The resulting volcanoes sometimes create a string of islands
  7. form long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor
  8. boundary plates move apart
  9. boundary plates come together
  10. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  11. wegener called supercontinent
Down
  1. the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  2. an area where material from deep within earths mantle
  3. one major belt of volcanoes
  4. broken into pieces separated by cracks
  5. boundary plates slide past eachothere
  6. measure of how much mass there is in a given volume
  7. a mountain that forms in earth's crust
  8. the transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
  9. is a molted mixture of rock-forming substances gases and water from the mantle
  10. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
  11. the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater canyons

22 Clues: boundary plates move apart • one major belt of volcanoes • boundary plates come together • wegener called supercontinent • when magma reaches the surface • boundary plates slide past eachothere • broken into pieces separated by cracks • a mountain that forms in earth's crust • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • The flow that transfers heat within fluid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other
  2. Famous string of volcanoes
  3. A molten mixture of gases, water, and rock-forming substances from the mantle
  4. Crust that is on the land under mountains
  5. Valley where the sea floor subducts back into the mantle
  6. The process of continually adding new material to the ocean floor
  7. Liquid magma at the surface
  8. A process in which one plate goes under another at a convergent boundary
  9. The stress force that pulls on the crust, and thins rock in the middle
  10. Underwater mountain chain where sea floors are renewed
Down
  1. Plate boundary where two plates collide
  2. Crust under the ocean
  3. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  4. A curved chain of volcanoes located at the edge of a plate
  5. Forms where pieces of Earths crust separate
  6. The stress force that squeezes the crust, forming mountains
  7. A vent on the surface where magma escapes from the mantle
  8. The outer layer of Earth
  9. An area where magma melts through the crust above it
  10. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other

20 Clues: Crust under the ocean • The outer layer of Earth • Famous string of volcanoes • Liquid magma at the surface • Plate boundary where two plates collide • Crust that is on the land under mountains • Forms where pieces of Earths crust separate • Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other • An area where magma melts through the crust above it • ...

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-18

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supercontinent that all the continents once formed
  2. The preserved remains of a plant or animal that has been hardened into a rock
  3. Plate Boundary where plates slide past each other
  4. When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth
  5. A break in the Earth's crust
  6. The slope of an area
  7. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  8. A line that connects points of equal temperature on a topographic map
  9. Plate Boundary where plates come together
  10. Plate Boundary where plates move apart
Down
  1. The Process of one plate going under another
  2. The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located
  3. Big slabs of crust that the Earth is broken into
  4. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  5. A big wave that is capable of taking over an entire town
  6. A large mountain that erupts with lava and magma
  7. The rigid outer part of the Earth
  8. A line that connects points of equal pressure on a topographic map
  9. A line that connects points of equal value on a topographic map
  10. An indentation or break in the ocean floor

20 Clues: The slope of an area • A break in the Earth's crust • The rigid outer part of the Earth • Plate Boundary where plates move apart • Plate Boundary where plates come together • An indentation or break in the ocean floor • The Process of one plate going under another • The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located • When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth • ...

Geology Grace Grubb 2024-01-30

Geology Grace Grubb crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outmost, rocky layer of Earth
  2. to examine in detail for a purpose
  3. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  4. molten rock that makes up Earths mantle and becomes igneous rock when it cools
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. the slow pulling apart of land that is cause by plate movement
  7. layer inside Earth, between the mantle and inner core
  8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. how often or fast something happens
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of the earths surface
  2. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. innermost part of Earth, made of solid iron and nickel
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
  5. the sudden pushing out of something, like lava from a volcano
  6. evidence of life from the past
  7. an object or diagram that makes it easier to understand something
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. moving apart in different directions
  10. a layer of Earths crust

20 Clues: a layer of Earths crust • outmost, rocky layer of Earth • evidence of life from the past • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • a sudden shaking of the earths surface • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • ...

Final review 2024-06-03

Final review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when pressure from earth's plates is released
  2. the color of a mineral's powder
  3. type of rock made from volcanic activity
  4. type of weathering where water freezes and expands breaking rocks
  5. the ability to scratch another material
  6. the breaking down of rocks
  7. mass divided by volume
  8. molten rock
  9. giant super continent
  10. the theory that states earth's crust is broken into pieces that are constantly moving
  11. a cycle of heating and rising then cooling and sinking
  12. boundary where plates move apart
  13. a break in earth's crust where magma can escape
  14. type of rock formed in layers, may contain fossils
Down
  1. a giant river of ice
  2. outer most layer of earth
  3. type of rock made from heat and pressure
  4. boundary where plates come together
  5. type of weathering that turns iron brownish red
  6. the wearing away of earth's surface
  7. pure substances found in nature
  8. thickest layer of earth, where convection currents happen
  9. boundary where plates slide past each other
  10. sections of the earth's crust
  11. theory that says the continents were once joined and drifted apart over time
  12. composed of 2 or more minerals

26 Clues: molten rock • a giant river of ice • giant super continent • mass divided by volume • outer most layer of earth • the breaking down of rocks • sections of the earth's crust • composed of 2 or more minerals • the color of a mineral's powder • pure substances found in nature • boundary where plates move apart • boundary where plates come together • the wearing away of earth's surface • ...

Plate Techtonics 2024-10-15

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate One of the minor tectonic plates.
  2. America The country that fit with Europe during Pangaea.
  3. Evidence of the Continental Drift Theory.
  4. of Fire The Ring where 90% of the worlds earthquakes occur with over 450 volcanoes.
  5. The molten layer of rock the plates lay on.
  6. Caused by the moving of transform plates.
  7. Wegener Came up with the theory of Continental Drift.
  8. Tectonics A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
  9. Plate One of the seven major tectonic plates.
  10. Plate Boundaries Places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  11. Plate Boundaries Where two or more lithospheric plates collide with each other.
Down
  1. The theory became solidified.
  2. The cause of the movement of convergent plates.
  3. Drift Theory At one time all of the continents formed one super-continent.
  4. Plate Boundaries When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  5. Points Places where three plates meet.
  6. Plate The largest major tectonic plate.
  7. A super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  8. The country that fit with South America during Pangaea.
  9. to Six inches How often the plates move per year.

20 Clues: The theory became solidified. • Evidence of the Continental Drift Theory. • Caused by the moving of transform plates. • The molten layer of rock the plates lay on. • The cause of the movement of convergent plates. • The country that fit with South America during Pangaea. • Plate The largest major tectonic plate. • ...

sebe 2025-02-04

sebe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. major fracture of the earths crust in extreme western north America.
  2. a type of igneous rock that forms when lava cools.
  3. the outer most and solid layer on earth
  4. a chian of valcanoes that runs around the earth.
  5. the part of the mantle that's the outermost layer of earth that's made of tectonic plates.
  6. a landform that rises above its surroundings
  7. a narrow deep hole in the ocean floor
  8. part of the mantle made out of the oceanic crust.
  9. two or more big rocks the erupt lava out of it
  10. part of the core that's a solid layer
  11. the structure of earths crust
Down
  1. sudden shaking of the ground
  2. made up of the crust and upper mantle
  3. semi solid layer of Earth's upper mantle
  4. a place two tectonic plates slide against each other
  5. a lowland area that forms when tectonic plates move apart
  6. part of the core that is a liquid layer
  7. a place where two tectonic plates move apart
  8. a erupting rock the lava comes out of
  9. a place where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  10. a geological processes that occurs when one tectonic plate move beneath another, sinking into the earths mantle

21 Clues: sudden shaking of the ground • the structure of earths crust • made up of the crust and upper mantle • a erupting rock the lava comes out of • part of the core that's a solid layer • the outer most and solid layer on earth • part of the core that is a liquid layer • a narrow deep hole in the ocean floor • semi solid layer of Earth's upper mantle • ...

THINKING 2025-01-27

THINKING crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Following a structured sequence of reasoning to reach a conclusion
  2. Breaking a problem into smaller parts to understand it better
  3. Narrowing down multiple ideas into a single, correct solution
  4. The ability to visualize and manipulate objects in the mind
  5. The ability to recognize and manage one´s emotions and those of others.
  6. The ability to solve new problems and adapt to novel situations.
  7. Generating multiple solutions to a single problem.
  8. Planning and organizing to achieve long-term goals
  9. A type of intelligence related to language and verbal skills.
  10. The ability to interact effectively with others
  11. Drawing specific conclusions from general principles
  12. The process of making choices by analyzing information
Down
  1. A type of intelligence that involves logical reasoning and numerical skills
  2. Thinking about one's thinking processes.
  3. The process of finding solutions to difficult or complex issues
  4. Combining elements to form a coherent whole
  5. Understanding one's own emotions and thoughts
  6. Controlling and managing one's emotions, behaviors, and thpughts
  7. Thinking outside the box to generate new ideas or solutions
  8. The process of analyzing and evaluating information to make reasoned judgments.

20 Clues: Thinking about one's thinking processes. • Combining elements to form a coherent whole • Understanding one's own emotions and thoughts • The ability to interact effectively with others • Generating multiple solutions to a single problem. • Planning and organizing to achieve long-term goals • Drawing specific conclusions from general principles • ...

calculus BC concepts Fatimah Olufayo 2025-05-14

calculus BC concepts Fatimah Olufayo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ordered list of numbers
  2. derivative of derivative of position
  3. when a series is centered at zero
  4. groundbreaking teacher who made an easier way to integrate by parts
  5. extensions of a rose curve that makes its beautiful shape
  6. use value as approaches infinity to see if it diverses
  7. find a function given its derivative
  8. max difference between true value and series approximation
  9. magnitude and direction, categorized by arrows
  10. FIELD trace the derivative on a graph
  11. SERIES infinite sum of terms or show about famous 21st century pop star
Down
  1. speed with direction
  2. equation of a derivative, mostly noted by dy/dx
  3. coordinates (r, theta)
  4. blank blank of calculus; integrate derivative to get function
  5. distance along a curve between two points
  6. not quite a function. finds path of something using x, y, and t
  7. divides denominator into multiple sections that can be integrated to natural log
  8. geometric graph with the little loop
  9. use of similar series to test convergence
  10. antiderivative with clear upper and lower bounds
  11. goes to infinity in a series
  12. does not extend past a finite number
  13. one half of the range of convergence

24 Clues: speed with direction • coordinates (r, theta) • ordered list of numbers • goes to infinity in a series • when a series is centered at zero • derivative of derivative of position • geometric graph with the little loop • does not extend past a finite number • one half of the range of convergence • find a function given its derivative • FIELD trace the derivative on a graph • ...

Plate motion 2025-10-23

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outside or top layer
  2. the name of earths most outer layer
  3. the layer of soft solid rock under earths crust
  4. a landform that erupts caused by plate movement
  5. a scientist that study’s fossils and ancient stuff
  6. an animal skeleton or body preserved over time
  7. a scenic landform that can be caused by convergent plates
  8. what volcanos do when the pressure of the magma makes them
  9. earths 2 layer of its core
Down
  1. a landform that can be caused by transform plates
  2. a kind of underwater volcano that emits black smoke
  3. the scientist that study’s earth and rocks
  4. earths first layer of core
  5. the plate the moves right by its neighboring plate
  6. The plates that converges with its neighboring plate
  7. A natural physical feature of earth example: volcano
  8. what the inside of something would look like if it was cut through
  9. the name of the website we use in science
  10. The plate that moves away from its neighboring plate
  11. the movement of the continent on earth
  12. what lavas called when it’s still in the volcano
  13. the amount of volcanos in Minnesota (in word form)

22 Clues: the outside or top layer • earths first layer of core • earths 2 layer of its core • the name of earths most outer layer • the movement of the continent on earth • the name of the website we use in science • the scientist that study’s earth and rocks • an animal skeleton or body preserved over time • the layer of soft solid rock under earths crust • ...

Haley/Lee Project 2025-11-03

Haley/Lee Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the large pieces of earths lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere
  2. what is created when an oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
  3. what instrument do scientists use to measure the strength of earthquakes
  4. what natural disasters often occur along plate boundaries
  5. when plates rubs against each other
  6. what happens when two continental plates collide
  7. when a plate moves away from another
  8. molten rock
  9. supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  10. what is the outmost solid layer of the earth called
  11. what layer of earth is broken into tectonic plates
Down
  1. where two tectonic plates meet
  2. soft flowing layer under the lithosphere that the plates move on
  3. what mountain range formed when the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate
  4. what is the current that create circular motion of molten rock in the mantle
  5. piece of the earths core that moves over the mantle
  6. process where one plate moves towards another
  7. what is the deep area in the ocean formed as a subduction zone called
  8. what is a break or crack in the earths crust where movement occurred
  9. scientist that is credited with continental drift

20 Clues: molten rock • where two tectonic plates meet • when plates rubs against each other • when a plate moves away from another • process where one plate moves towards another • what happens when two continental plates collide • supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago • scientist that is credited with continental drift • ...

Forces that shape the Earth 2025-12-01

Forces that shape the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along a fault
  2. Force that pulls rocks apart, stretching Earth’s crust
  3. Huge pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly over the mantle
  4. Point underground where an earthquake starts
  5. Force that pushes rocks together, squeezing Earth’s crust
  6. Instrument that records earthquake waves
  7. Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface
  8. Force that causes rocks to slide past each other in opposite directions
  9. Break in rock where one block is pushed up over the other, caused by compression
  10. Movement of Earth’s plates that slowly changes the surface over time
  11. Break in Earth’s crust where rocks move and earthquakes happen
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  1. Plate boundary where plates collide
  2. Plate boundary where plates move apart
  3. General word for a push or pull on rock
  4. Hot, melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
  5. Plate boundary where plates slide past each other
  6. Fault where rocks slide past each other sideways with little up-and-down movement
  7. Opening in Earth’s crust where lava, ash, and gases come out
  8. Break in rock where one block slides down compared to the other, caused by tension
  9. Point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus
  10. Energy wave released during an earthquake

21 Clues: Plate boundary where plates collide • Plate boundary where plates move apart • General word for a push or pull on rock • Hot, melted rock beneath Earth’s surface • Instrument that records earthquake waves • Melted rock that reaches Earth’s surface • Energy wave released during an earthquake • Point underground where an earthquake starts • ...

My Crossword 2022-11-15

My Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocks formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  2. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperatures.
  3. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.
  4. Made of crust and upper portion of mantle
  5. formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressure.
  6. forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth.
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  1. A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide.
  2. Two plates are moving apart.
  3. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  4. The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance.
  5. Two plates sliding pass each other.
  6. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.

12 Clues: Two plates are moving apart. • Two plates sliding pass each other. • Made of crust and upper portion of mantle • forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth. • A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide. • The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance. • a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. • ...

YA SciFi Books 2025-05-18

YA SciFi Books crossword puzzle
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  1. A girl whose touch is lethal becomes a weapon in a dystopian regime.
  2. A teenage hacker enters a virtual reality tournament in Tokyo.
  3. A dystopian Chicago where teens choose factions at 16.
  4. A novel told through hacked documents and AI logs, set in 2575.
  5. In a world without death, teens train to become professional reapers.
  6. A cyborg mechanic becomes entangled in interplanetary politics.
  7. A mecha reimagining of China's first female emperor.
  8. Teens wake up in a maze with no memory and must find a way out.
Down
  1. A televised fight to the death in a dystopian future.
  2. A teen must decide whether to save Earth after alien abductions.
  3. A girl discovers she's a clone of an alien war hero.
  4. A girl dreams of becoming a pilot to defend her planet from alien attacks.

12 Clues: A girl discovers she's a clone of an alien war hero. • A mecha reimagining of China's first female emperor. • A televised fight to the death in a dystopian future. • A dystopian Chicago where teens choose factions at 16. • A teenage hacker enters a virtual reality tournament in Tokyo. • A novel told through hacked documents and AI logs, set in 2575. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
  3. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  4. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  5. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  6. an underwater chain of mountains.
  7. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  8. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
Down
  1. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
  2. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  3. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
  4. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  5. when one tectonic plates dives under another

13 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-02-10

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The state the centre of the Earth is in
  2. What happens where 2 plates come together, one going under the other. Most volcanoes on land occur parallel to and inland from this area
  3. Finish the name of this area of volcanoes: Pacific ____ __ ____
  4. The centre of the Earth
  5. Type of boundary where plates move away from each other
  6. Rigid pieces of the Earth's surface that are the cause of earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
  7. The layer of the Earth above the centre and below the top thin layer
Down
  1. The top part of the Earth that's made up of the Crust and Upper Mantle
  2. Type of boundary where plates move towards each other
  3. Type of boundary where plates move alongside each other
  4. The ocean to the East of Aotearoa & the name of one of the plates we sit on
  5. The planet we live on
  6. The top layer of the Earth

13 Clues: The planet we live on • The centre of the Earth • The top layer of the Earth • The state the centre of the Earth is in • Type of boundary where plates move towards each other • Type of boundary where plates move alongside each other • Type of boundary where plates move away from each other • Finish the name of this area of volcanoes: Pacific ____ __ ____ • ...

Mount Etna Crossword 2024-03-21

Mount Etna Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An act or instance of erupting.
  2. A plastic like layer of Earth's crust.
  3. A rigid layer of Earth's crust.
  4. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  5. Volcano that has not erupted in human history.
Down
  1. Plate boundary where two plates are colliding.
  2. Plate boundary where two plates dividing.
  3. Volcanoes that are about to erupt or is currently erupting.
  4. Lava that mixes with ask to form this mud like substance that will eventually harden.
  5. Volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future.
  6. A mixture of rock, mineral, and glass particles expelled from a volcano during a volcanic eruption.
  7. Magma once it reaches the surface.
  8. Plate boundary where two plates are sliding past each other.

13 Clues: An act or instance of erupting. • A rigid layer of Earth's crust. • Magma once it reaches the surface. • A plastic like layer of Earth's crust. • Plate boundary where two plates dividing. • Plate boundary where two plates are colliding. • Volcano that has not erupted in human history. • Volcanoes that are about to erupt or is currently erupting. • ...

Plate Motion chapter 1 and 2 2023-09-20

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

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

Book Report: Divergent 2014-09-18

Book Report: Divergent crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what faction did Beatrice choose?
  2. what faction did Beatrice's brother choose?
Down
  1. What faction was Beatrice born in?
  2. according to the test,what faction was Beatrice told she was?

4 Clues: what faction did Beatrice choose? • What faction was Beatrice born in? • what faction did Beatrice's brother choose? • according to the test,what faction was Beatrice told she was?

scince 2021-03-26

scince crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sky
  2. boundary
Down
  1. boundary
  2. boundary
  3. house

5 Clues: sky • house • boundary • boundary • boundary

plate tectonics boundries 2022-03-08

plate tectonics boundries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. l
  2. k
Down
  1. j

3 Clues: j • l • k

Volcanoes 2021-02-10

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ is a long tube that extends from Earth's crust to the top of the volcano.
  2. A volcano that is unlikely to ever erupt again is considered to be _______.
  3. _______is a bowl shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent.
  4. ______ is the molten rock on the Earth's surface.
  5. ____is molten mixture of rock in beneath the Earth's surface.
  6. A volcano that is "sleeping" and is expected to awake in the future is _______.
  7. The Ring of ______ is a felt of volcanoes that circles the Pacific Ocean.
  8. Molten rock and gas leave the volcano through an opening called the ________.
Down
  1. ________ plate boundaries collide.
  2. Magma with low-silica that is thin and runny creates a _______ eruption.
  3. _________plate boundaries divide or move apart.
  4. Magma ______ is a pocket of magma beneath the surface.
  5. A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when magma reaches the surface.

13 Clues: ________ plate boundaries collide. • _________plate boundaries divide or move apart. • ______ is the molten rock on the Earth's surface. • Magma ______ is a pocket of magma beneath the surface. • ____is molten mixture of rock in beneath the Earth's surface. • A mountain that forms in Earth's crust when magma reaches the surface. • ...

BLACK SHEEP EFFECT 2022-03-02

BLACK SHEEP EFFECT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
  2. The result of a particular influence
  3. The study of behavior and the mind.
  4. Tending to be different or develop in different directions
  5. The achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
  6. An intense feeling of deep affection.
Down
  1. A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.
  2. Containing poison
  3. The way in which one acts or conducts oneself
  4. Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
  5. A person who has no place in their society or in a particular group, because the society or group refuses to accept them
  6. A farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat
  7. A rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves

13 Clues: Containing poison • The study of behavior and the mind. • The result of a particular influence • An intense feeling of deep affection. • The way in which one acts or conducts oneself • The achieving of the results wanted or hoped for • Tending to be different or develop in different directions • Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. • ...

Unit 3 Earths Structure Part 1CW 2024-01-02

Unit 3 Earths Structure Part 1CW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist that developed the theory of continental drift.
  2. the study of the history of Earth's magnetic field.
  3. Theory proposed by Alfred Wegner that Earths continents had once been joined as a single landmass.
  4. happens when the flow of the outer core shifts, and the magnetic field switches direction.
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
  6. Rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Outermost and least dense of Earth's layers
Down
  1. Layer of the Earth that produces a magnetic field, Liquid Iron
  2. Divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic ocean where the main study of magnetic reversal was discovered.
  3. Densest layer of Earth, Solid iron, extreme heat
  4. The name of the supercontinent, coined by Alfred Wenger.
  5. Thickest layer of Earth, and contains convection currents of magma.
  6. theory that explains how new crust is formed.

13 Clues: Outermost and least dense of Earth's layers • theory that explains how new crust is formed. • Densest layer of Earth, Solid iron, extreme heat • the study of the history of Earth's magnetic field. • The name of the supercontinent, coined by Alfred Wenger. • The scientist that developed the theory of continental drift. • ...

Plate Motion Ch. 1-2 Vocabulary 2024-10-20

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

13 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...

GR1AFET: Plate Tectonics 2025-04-16

GR1AFET: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence for continental drift includes the puzzle-like fit of this continent with South America.
  2. Rocks that form from the accumulation and compression of sediments.
  3. This type of rock forms when magma cools and solidifies.
  4. This type of rock forms under heat and pressure but does not melt.
  5. The continuous process of rock formation, change, and recycling.
  6. The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates and the resulting geological activity.
Down
  1. This layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. When two plates slide past each other, this boundary is formed.
  4. The supercontinent that once existed before breaking into current continents.
  5. The process where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces by wind, water, or ice.
  6. A region where plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or trenches.
  7. This scientist proposed the idea of continental drift.

13 Clues: This scientist proposed the idea of continental drift. • This layer of the Earth is broken into tectonic plates. • This type of rock forms when magma cools and solidifies. • When two plates slide past each other, this boundary is formed. • The continuous process of rock formation, change, and recycling. • ...

Geology 2025-04-17

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rock that often has bubble holes or crystals and is formed when material has been cooled.
  2. The location at which plates move
  3. _______________ is applied to a sedimentary rock as it becomes a metamorphic rock
  4. The pieces of Earth crust that are slowly moving
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth. We live on this layer
  6. A rock that has been changed from heat and pressure and has bands of crystals. An example is marble.
Down
  1. Where two plates of Earth's crust are coming together
  2. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  3. Where two plates of Earth's crust are moving apart
  4. The hottest layer of the Earth
  5. A rock that has layers of sediments. This rock often contains fossils.
  6. Sediments go through __________ and cementation as they go together to form a sedimentary rock
  7. The thickest layer of the Earth

13 Clues: The hottest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The location at which plates move • The pieces of Earth crust that are slowly moving • Where two plates of Earth's crust are moving apart • Where two plates of Earth's crust are coming together • The outermost layer of the Earth. We live on this layer • ...

Plates In Motion 2021-09-01

Plates In Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid rock below the surface of the earth.
  2. evidence of life from the past.
  3. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  4. is the layer of soft solid rock underneath the earth's plates.
  5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  6. moving toward the same place.
Down
  1. one of the very large section of hard solid rock that makes up the earth's outer layer.
  2. is a natural spring that shoots hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground.
  3. moving apart in different directions.
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth.
  5. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  6. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago.
  7. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land such as Africa Asia and North America.

13 Clues: moving toward the same place. • evidence of life from the past. • moving apart in different directions. • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth. • hot liquid rock below the surface of the earth. • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago. • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...

Plate Motion Cross Word Puzzle 2021-09-01

Plate Motion Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  2. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  3. On the extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  4. Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
Down
  1. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. moving apart in different directions
  3. ridge- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  4. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  5. Moving toward the same place
  6. Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
  7. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earth's outer layer
  8. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America

13 Clues: Moving toward the same place • moving apart in different directions • Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • Hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • On the extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...

Plate Motion Ch 1 & 2 2022-10-13

Plate Motion Ch 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  2. To examine in detail for a purpose.
  3. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  4. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out onto the surface of Earth.
  5. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
Down
  1. Moving apart in different directions.
  2. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates.
  3. Moving toward the same place.
  4. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  5. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
  6. A sudden shaking of Earth’s surface.
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  8. The place where two plates meet.

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

Earth's Layers 2025-12-01

Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's rising and falling tides occur due to gravitational force from the _ _ _ _.
  2. Heat moves from inner core to outer core through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  3. When two plates collide, the more _ _ _ _ _ plate subducts, sliding under the less _ _ _ _ _ plate.
  4. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is made up of the crust and upper mantle, Earth's moving plates are located here.
  5. The formation of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an example of slow changes to Earth's surface as a result of convergent boundaries.
  6. A boundary plates where slide past each other resulting in earthquakes at fault lines.
  7. The _ _ _ _ _ _ is the layer where convection, that influences plate tectonics, occurs.
Down
  1. The rising and sinking of matter due to heating and cooling is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  2. Earth's core is _ _ _ _ _ due to the intense pressure.
  3. boundary that moves toward another boundary ----> <----
  4. boundary that moves away from another boundary <---- ---->
  5. The rapid change experienced at transform boundaries when plates slide past each other.
  6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is when two plates converge and one goes under the other.

13 Clues: Earth's core is _ _ _ _ _ due to the intense pressure. • boundary that moves toward another boundary ----> <---- • boundary that moves away from another boundary <---- ----> • Heat moves from inner core to outer core through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. • _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is when two plates converge and one goes under the other. • ...

Information Literacy 2012-10-25

Information Literacy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state of being close together or side by side
  2. (Regarding Info Literacy) comparing and contrasting, recognizing bias, currency, accuracy, using research models to structure inquiry
  3. (2 words) the ability to access, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources
  4. ready or willing to receive favorably
  5. discovering relevant information Skills required are selection and navigation, and then sorting, sifting and selecting pertinent and accurate data
  6. referring to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning
  7. to examine carefully
  8. A type of learning in which students move back and forth between information sources in an interactive and non-sequential way
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  1. (3 words) Learners who can develop and find their own methods for knowledge
  2. (Question type)concurrence of opinions, results
  3. translate data and information into knowledge
  4. a type of learning in which the student learns by doing
  5. (Question type)drawing apart from a common point
  6. (Regarding Info Literacy) using keywords, skimming and scanning, listening, viewing
  7. discourage/discouraging

15 Clues: to examine carefully • discourage/discouraging • ready or willing to receive favorably • translate data and information into knowledge • (Question type)concurrence of opinions, results • (Question type)drawing apart from a common point • the state of being close together or side by side • a type of learning in which the student learns by doing • ...

Earth 2021-12-13

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary When 2 plates slide past each other horizontally
  2. plates Large unusual shaped rocks that move from convection currents
  3. boundary When 2 plates drive away from each other
  4. Molten rock that is found on the surface or above the mantle.
  5. A mountain with a vent which allows magma and hot gasses to be released from it.
  6. Rock that is formed from major heat and pressure deep within the Earth.
  7. When plates collide and one plate goes under the other plate
  8. A boiling hot spring that shoots up water.
  9. Rock that is formed from the cooling of magma and the hardening of magma.
Down
  1. Rock that is formed from cementation of sediments and is formed in layers.
  2. Where convection currents happen contain lithopshere and asthenosphere
  3. When 2 plates move toward each other.
  4. Molten rock that is found beneath the surface.
  5. Currents that generate heat that cause tectonic plates to move.
  6. A large volcanic crater especially one formed from a major eruption

15 Clues: When 2 plates move toward each other. • A boiling hot spring that shoots up water. • Molten rock that is found beneath the surface. • boundary When 2 plates drive away from each other • boundary When 2 plates slide past each other horizontally • When plates collide and one plate goes under the other plate • ...

Chapter 5 Crossword 2022-01-07

Chapter 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spot An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  2. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  3. arc Resulting volcanoes sometime create a string of islands
  4. The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid
  5. Spreading When mid-ocean ridges keep adding new material/crust to Earth
  6. Ridges Mountain ranges in the middle of an ocean floor
  7. Name of the supercontinent
  8. of Fire One major belt of volcanoes
  9. The measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
Down
  1. The transfer of heat from materials touching/physical contact
  2. The transfer of heat through waves/rays of light
  3. When ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  4. Boundary When plates move away from each other
  5. Tectonics Sea-floor spreading, Earth's plates, and plate motions are all combined into what theory
  6. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle

15 Clues: Name of the supercontinent • of Fire One major belt of volcanoes • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • Boundary When plates move away from each other • The transfer of heat through waves/rays of light • Ridges Mountain ranges in the middle of an ocean floor • arc Resulting volcanoes sometime create a string of islands • ...

Unit 4 2022-11-16

Unit 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soft solid of magma surrounding the core, kept soft by the intense heat from the core
  2. is heated by the earth's core. Rises towards the lithosphere
  3. Transform faults are the likely location of ________
  4. Very outer layer of the lithosphere, the earth's surface
  5. The Ring of Fire is the pattern of _____ all around the pacific plate
  6. transport of weathered rock fragments by wind and rain
  7. Plate Boundary. Plates move towards each other
  8. Carried to a new location and deposited
Down
  1. Thin, brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle (broken up into tectonic plates)
  2. Fault Plate Boundary. Plates slide past each other
  3. the breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces. Can be physical, biological, or chemical
  4. Is a mix of geologic (rock) and organic (living) components
  5. Dense mass of nickel, iron, and radioactive elements that release a massive amount of heat
  6. Plate Boundary. Plates move away from each other
  7. Solid, the flexible outer layer of mantle, beneath the lithosphere

15 Clues: Carried to a new location and deposited • Plate Boundary. Plates move towards each other • Plate Boundary. Plates move away from each other • Fault Plate Boundary. Plates slide past each other • Transform faults are the likely location of ________ • transport of weathered rock fragments by wind and rain • Very outer layer of the lithosphere, the earth's surface • ...

Tectonic plates. 2021-05-01

Tectonic plates. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core What is responsible for the earth´s magnetic field?
  2. crust What part of the earth's crust is the thickest?
  3. what is made out of the crust and the mantle?
  4. the part of the earth that is like chewing gum is called what?
  5. basin What part of the earth's crust is thin?
  6. what is one of the layers that makes up the lithosphere?
  7. core The most dense part of the earth is called what?
  8. When two tectonic plates rub against each other creates what?
Down
  1. what forms when a oceanic plate & continental plate collide and go underneath each other?
  2. plates What are the pieces of the earth's crust?
  3. when two tectonic plates rub against each other,it causes what ?
  4. what is it called when two plates separate or go in opposite directions?
  5. what is it called when two continental plates collide?
  6. when two continental plates collide it forms what?
  7. what is one of the layers that make up the lithosphere?

15 Clues: basin What part of the earth's crust is thin? • what is made out of the crust and the mantle? • plates What are the pieces of the earth's crust? • when two continental plates collide it forms what? • crust What part of the earth's crust is the thickest? • core The most dense part of the earth is called what? • what is it called when two continental plates collide? • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-05-01

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What part of the earth's crust is thin?
  2. when two continental plates collide it forms what?
  3. The most dense part of the earth is called what?
  4. the part of the earth that is like chewing gum is called what?
  5. what is made out of the crust and the mantle?
  6. what is one of the layers that make up the lithosphere?
  7. what is it called when two plates separate or go in opposite directions?
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates rub against each other,it causes what ?
  2. crust What part of the earth's crust is the thickest?
  3. what is it called when two continental plates collide?
  4. what is one of the layers that makes up the lithosphere?
  5. what forms when a oceanic plate & continental plate collide and go underneath each other?
  6. plates What are the pieces of the earth's crust?
  7. What is responsible for the earth´s magnetic field?
  8. When two tectonic plates rub against each other creates what?

15 Clues: What part of the earth's crust is thin? • what is made out of the crust and the mantle? • The most dense part of the earth is called what? • plates What are the pieces of the earth's crust? • when two continental plates collide it forms what? • What is responsible for the earth´s magnetic field? • crust What part of the earth's crust is the thickest? • ...

neuroscience ch 11 2022-10-17

neuroscience ch 11 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of pathway carries information both at the conscious and unconscious level
  2. This is the awareness of the movements and relative position of body parts
  3. This pathway plays an essential role in automatic adjustments of movement and posture
  4. This pathway transmits information to the cerebral cortex
  5. This type of transmission is somatotopically organized
  6. This is the ability to discriminate between two closely spaced points
  7. This tract is involved in turning the eyes and head toward the source of noxious input
  8. This is the ability to use touch and proprioceptive information to identify an object
  9. What system provides information about stimuli that threatens to damage or have damaged tissue
Down
  1. This type of transmission is not somatotopically organized
  2. Discriminative nociception and temperature is transmitted through this column
  3. Light touch and conscious proprioception is transmitted through this column
  4. This tract terminates in the reticular formation
  5. This tract produces automatic movements and emotional responses to noxious stimuli
  6. These pathways provide information about the external world and about the musculoskeletal system

15 Clues: This tract terminates in the reticular formation • This type of transmission is somatotopically organized • This pathway transmits information to the cerebral cortex • This type of transmission is not somatotopically organized • This is the ability to discriminate between two closely spaced points • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2023-11-11

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundary where one more dense plate goes under the other less dense plate
  2. upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  3. an underwater mountain range where new crust is formed
  4. the slow movement of the continents overtime
  5. a plate boundary where two plates come together
  6. the continents were once all joined together to form a super-continent called
  7. a crack in Earth's crust between two tectonic plates
  8. a plate boundary where two parallel plates slide past each other
Down
  1. a feature where the Earth's crust folds on itself, happens at a convergent boundary
  2. outer layer of the Earth, consists of the crust and the upper mantle
  3. forms when one oceanic plate goes under the other
  4. curved chain of volcanic islands over an oceanic trench
  5. a process where at a mid ocean ridge the seafloor spreads apart to create new oceanic crust
  6. a large valley with steep walls formed at a divergent boundary
  7. a plate boundary where two plates spread apart

15 Clues: upper layer of the Earth's mantle • the slow movement of the continents overtime • a plate boundary where two plates spread apart • a plate boundary where two plates come together • forms when one oceanic plate goes under the other • a crack in Earth's crust between two tectonic plates • an underwater mountain range where new crust is formed • ...

Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-08

Natural Selection Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of selection that results in one trait being favored over others.
  2. Type of selection that results in one extreme trait being selected over others.
  3. Structures that are no longer used, but were used in the ancestral species.
  4. Two groups in the same species develop different traits.
  5. Two groups evolve similar structures independently.
  6. Process that results in high genetic variation; crossing over occurs; meiosis occurs; new organisms are created.
  7. Structures that are similar in function but do not indicate shared ancestry.
  8. Type of selection that results in two traits being favored in a population.
Down
  1. A natural disaster dramatically shifts the allele frequency in a population.
  2. A species is separated by reproductive differences.
  3. Movement of organism's from one population to another changes allele frequencies in the new population.
  4. A species is separated by a geographical change.
  5. Favorable traits allow an organism to survive predation and reproduce.
  6. Structures that are similar in structure; they indicate shared ancestry.
  7. The first cell thought to be on Earth.

15 Clues: The first cell thought to be on Earth. • A species is separated by a geographical change. • A species is separated by reproductive differences. • Two groups evolve similar structures independently. • Two groups in the same species develop different traits. • Type of selection that results in one trait being favored over others. • ...

Book 2 Module Assessment 2024-01-30

Book 2 Module Assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed through the process of extreme heat and pressure
  2. this scale uses description of damages to determine the severity of an earthquake
  3. layers of sediment settle in an area. Over time, these layers cement together forming a rock.
  4. a boundary where two plates move apart
  5. the process by which new oceanic crust continuously forms along Mid-Ocean Ridges
  6. this scale uses magnitude to determine the severity of an earthquake
  7. a boundary where two plates move together. Volcanoes form here
Down
  1. caused by a sudden release of energy at a crack in Earth’s crust
  2. a series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
  3. is formed by the cooling of magma and lava
  4. breaks rock into small pieces
  5. a vent in Earth's crust where molten rock flows
  6. changing the chemical makeup of the rock
  7. a scientist who coined the Continental Drift Hypothesis
  8. a boundary where two plates slide past each other. Earthquakes happen here.

15 Clues: breaks rock into small pieces • a boundary where two plates move apart • changing the chemical makeup of the rock • is formed by the cooling of magma and lava • a vent in Earth's crust where molten rock flows • formed through the process of extreme heat and pressure • a scientist who coined the Continental Drift Hypothesis • ...

Plate Motion 2023-03-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large area of land on Earth's outer layer that sticks up above the ocean, such as Africa and North America
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in gas,lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the Earth
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by plate movement
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. how often or fast something happens
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
Down
  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  3. earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. the plate where two plates meet

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

Evolution Vocab 2025-05-24

Evolution Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. changes in allele frequencies based on relocation/migration
  2. the point on a phylogenetic tree where two lines meet indicates this
  3. "choose your own adventure" story to classify organisms
  4. evolution type example: over time African wildcats and house cats will become even more different
  5. evidence of evolution based on similarities in undifferentiated cells in multicellular organisms
  6. describes a physical feature that only had a function in an organisms' ancestor
  7. antibiotic resistant bacteria is an example of ______ ______
  8. recently updated using DNA evidence to show evolutionary relationships, previously may have grouped organisms with analogous structures
Down
  1. features that evolved to be similar due to the same selective pressures
  2. humans intentionally crossing individuals of certain traits to cause a population shift
  3. a measure of the ability to live long and reproduce
  4. physical features in organisms that are similar due to common ancestry
  5. polyploidy and behavioral isolation lead to this type of speciation
  6. describes a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships
  7. speciation that occurs due to geographic isolation

15 Clues: speciation that occurs due to geographic isolation • a measure of the ability to live long and reproduce • "choose your own adventure" story to classify organisms • describes a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships • changes in allele frequencies based on relocation/migration • antibiotic resistant bacteria is an example of ______ ______ • ...

Chapter 5 2023-01-07

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ocean Ridges Form long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor
  2. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
  3. Current The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  4. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep- ocean trench and back into the mantle again
  5. Drift Wegener's idea that continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  6. Boundary Plates come together, or converge
  7. of Fire 1 major belt of volcanoes
  8. Floor Spreading Mid - Ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor
  9. Spot An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
Down
  1. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  2. The supercontinent
  3. Boundary Plates slip past each other
  4. Boundary Plates move apart, or diverge
  5. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  6. The measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  7. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid

16 Clues: The supercontinent • of Fire 1 major belt of volcanoes • Boundary Plates slip past each other • Boundary Plates move apart, or diverge • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • Boundary Plates come together, or converge • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • Current The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-04-13

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A graphical illustration of seismic waves.
  2. Volcanoes along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots. Large, gentle slopes of basaltic lava.
  3. Small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic lava.
  4. Waves that cause particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion.
  5. A break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another.
  6. Scientists that study earthquakes.
Down
  1. Molten rock below Earth's surface.
  2. An instrument that measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel.
  3. A vent in Earth's crust through which melted-or molten rock flows.
  4. Volcanoes that aren't associated with plate boundaries.
  5. The location on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
  6. Where waves originate where rocks first move along the fault, at a location inside Earth.
  7. The vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere.
  8. A liquid's resistance to flow.
  9. Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface.

15 Clues: A liquid's resistance to flow. • Molten rock below Earth's surface. • Scientists that study earthquakes. • A graphical illustration of seismic waves. • Molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface. • Volcanoes that aren't associated with plate boundaries. • Small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic lava. • ...

Chapter 10 Vocab 2025-02-12

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

15 Clues: The pulling force at a divergent boundary. • An area with low relief and high elevation. • Landform with low relief and low elevation. • The squeezing force at a convergent boundary. • Area of subsidence; region with low elevation. • A change in the shape of rock caused by stress. • The downward vertical motion of Earth’s surface. • ...

Science 2022-11-02

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long narrow depressions on the see floor that form on the boundary of tectonic where one plate was pushed
  2. the outside or uppermost of something
  3. 1 plate that is going down getting destroyed and other plate is going up
Down
  1. a boarder between 2 plates
  2. a plates that move away from each other
  3. layer inside a planetary bounded below a core and above by a crust

6 Clues: a boarder between 2 plates • the outside or uppermost of something • a plates that move away from each other • layer inside a planetary bounded below a core and above by a crust • 1 plate that is going down getting destroyed and other plate is going up • a long narrow depressions on the see floor that form on the boundary of tectonic where one plate was pushed

Unit 3 Earth and science Vocab 2023-11-30

Unit 3 Earth and science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of rock breaking apart
  2. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
Down
  1. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  2. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  3. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water

5 Clues: the process of rock breaking apart • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another • the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other • the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other

vocab 2025-02-21

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift
Down
  1. current
  2. boundary

3 Clues: drift • current • boundary

Plate Boundaries 2022-02-02

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divorce
Down
  1. collide
  2. slide

3 Clues: slide • collide • divorce

plate crossword 2022-02-03

plate crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /mid
Down
  1. /mountains
  2. /Fault

3 Clues: /mid • /Fault • /mountains

&th 2022-10-04

&th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries
  2. boundary
Down
  1. tectonics
  2. ranges

4 Clues: ranges • boundary • tectonics • boundaries

Blaine Smith 2021-02-02

Blaine Smith crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What does a continental, and continental divergent plate boundary make?
  2. What is the theory that our world’s crust split into continental plates?
  3. What does a continental, and continental convergent boundary make?.
  4. What was the supercontinent that existed 240 million years ago called?.
  5. What is it called when an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate?
  6. What does a continental, and continental transform plate boundary make?
  7. A person that came up with the theory called sea floor spreading?
  8. What is the layer of the earth that is completely liquid?
Down
  1. Which is most is the inner layer of the earth’s layers?
  2. What is the theory called that the continents slowly move over time?
  3. Which layer of the earth that takes up the most area?
  4. What is the ridge in the middle of the bottom of the ocean?
  5. Which layer of the earth contains the earth’s crust?
  6. Which layer of the earth is plastic like?
  7. Which is the outer layer of the earth?

15 Clues: Which is the outer layer of the earth? • Which layer of the earth is plastic like? • Which layer of the earth contains the earth’s crust? • Which layer of the earth that takes up the most area? • Which is most is the inner layer of the earth’s layers? • What is the layer of the earth that is completely liquid? • ...

brody's plate tectonic crossword puzzle 2021-04-29

brody's plate tectonic crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is center of our planet that heats all of the magma and cause the plates to move.
  2. what do the plates lay on?
  3. what is the ridge in the middle of the ocean that lava come out of?
  4. The earths outer part that is the main part of plate tectonics?
  5. what causes the plates to move?
  6. What happens at the mid ocean ridge?
Down
  1. 1 continental and 1 oceanic plate have a convergent boundary and the oceanic plate goes under the other plate?
  2. what is the outer part of the Earth?
  3. what are 2 things that subduction zones cause?
  4. what plate boundary is it when 2 continental plates collide with each other?
  5. what do transform boundary's cause?
  6. how many tectonic plates are there?
  7. what plate boundary is it when 2 plates move away from each other?
  8. what plate boundary is it when 2 plates slide alongside each other?
  9. what is the part of the earth that has convection currents in it?

15 Clues: what do the plates lay on? • what causes the plates to move? • what do transform boundary's cause? • how many tectonic plates are there? • what is the outer part of the Earth? • What happens at the mid ocean ridge? • what are 2 things that subduction zones cause? • The earths outer part that is the main part of plate tectonics? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What forms from subduction zones at convergent boundaries?
  2. What is a sea floor mountain called?
  3. The super continent that was on earth 280 million years ago, what is it called?
  4. What rock type is the cooling of magma?
  5. What is the destruction of the earth with shaking of the ground?
  6. What rock type has all the rock layers cemented together?
Down
  1. What is a mountain like formation that has lava and gases spewing out?
  2. What is the place where two plates meet?
  3. What plate boundary moves towards each other?
  4. What is it called the more dense plate goes under the less dense plate?
  5. What plate boundary moves away from each other?
  6. What is formed from convergent boundary's where two continental plates collide?
  7. What causes widespread of volcanic activity?
  8. What plate boundary has two plates sliding past each other.
  9. What is the whole process called when one type of rock turns into another?

15 Clues: What is a sea floor mountain called? • What rock type is the cooling of magma? • What is the place where two plates meet? • What causes widespread of volcanic activity? • What plate boundary moves towards each other? • What plate boundary moves away from each other? • What rock type has all the rock layers cemented together? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 225 millions years ago all the major continents formed a giant super continent called ______________
  2. When two plates collide and one plate slides under the other, it is called a ________ boundary.
  3. When two plates push against each other, it is called a _______ boundary.
  4. The violent jerk when the tension between two plates is released.
  5. When two plates move away from each other, itis called a _________ boundary.
  6. Thes are formed when two plates push against each other.
  7. The edge of the Pacific ocean prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
  8. The highest mountains in the world )and still growing)
Down
  1. Melting magma making its way to the surface creating a _______
  2. Molten rock
  3. The line on which two different plates move against each other.
  4. The theory that the Earths surface is made of plates.
  5. ________ float on the mantle.
  6. A deep crack where new earth surface is continuously being formed
  7. WHen two plates move against each other and neither create or consume crust, ________ boundaries are created.

15 Clues: Molten rock • ________ float on the mantle. • The theory that the Earths surface is made of plates. • The highest mountains in the world )and still growing) • Thes are formed when two plates push against each other. • Melting magma making its way to the surface creating a _______ • The line on which two different plates move against each other. • ...

Plate Motion 2023-03-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large area of land on Earth's outer layer that sticks up above the ocean, such as Africa and North America
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. to examine in detail for a purpose
  4. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in gas,lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of the Earth
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface caused by plate movement
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. how often or fast something happens
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
Down
  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  3. earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. the plate where two plates meet

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  4. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  5. Thickest layer of the Earth
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
Down
  1. causes the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

15 Clues: Thickest layer of the Earth • A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • The name of the single landmass that broke apart long ago • ...

Vocabulary Unit 8 2023-02-01

Vocabulary Unit 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
  2. (v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
  3. (v.) to declare publicly or officially
  4. (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
  5. (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
  6. (adj.) capable of being grasped by the sense or mind
  7. (n.) hatred, ill-will
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  1. (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
  2. (v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value
  3. (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
  4. (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
  5. (adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
  6. (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
  7. (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
  8. (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place

15 Clues: (n.) hatred, ill-will • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • (adj.) capable of being grasped by the sense or mind • (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out • ...

Landforms produce by Plate Movements 2023-10-05

Landforms produce by Plate Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. Boundary places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  3. pull produces a downward force along the rest of the plate.
  4. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
  5. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  6. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  7. Drift large-scale horizontal movements of continents relative to one another and to the ocean
  8. Suction serves to pull the plate towards the trench.
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  1. Plate massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
  2. Boundary When two plates come together
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  4. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  5. Ocean Ridge a continuous range of underwater volcanoes
  6. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  7. Boundaries boundary between two tectonic plates, where the plates are moving horizontally or vertically

15 Clues: Boundary When two plates come together • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • Suction serves to pull the plate towards the trench. • Ocean Ridge a continuous range of underwater volcanoes • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • pull produces a downward force along the rest of the plate. • ...

Isabel's Crossword 2025-03-07

Isabel's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. showing mental development or achievement much earlier than usual
  2. a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.
  3. certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented
  4. different or becoming different from something else
  5. If lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet
  6. deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance
  7. to make a particular activity necessary
  8. a person who is strongly opposed to something or someone
Down
  1. showing much stronger emotions than are necessary or usual for a situation
  2. making you feel weak and without energy
  3. never thinking about things that are serious or important
  4. treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them
  5. careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount
  6. living for a long time
  7. to treat with a great lack of respect, or to refuse something because you think it is wrong or not acceptable

15 Clues: living for a long time • making you feel weak and without energy • to make a particular activity necessary • different or becoming different from something else • certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented • a person who is strongly opposed to something or someone • never thinking about things that are serious or important • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, _______ rock.
  2. Earth’s plates move on top of a soft, solid layer of rock called the ________.
  3. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  4. The place where two plates meet
  5. At _________ plate boundaries, one plate moves underneath the other plate and sinks into the mantle.
  6. Evidence of life from the past
  7. A sudden shaking of Earth's crust
  8. The plates of Earth’s outer layer ______.
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  1. Earth’s outer layer is divided into sections called ________.
  2. An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. Geologists look for ________ in landforms and in geologic events in order to better understand Earth.
  4. Earth’s plates travel at a rate too _______ to be experienced by humans.
  5. At _________ plate boundaries, rock rises from the mantle and hardens, adding new solid rock to the edges of both plates
  6. It takes a _______ time for Earth’s plates to travel great distances.
  7. A long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together

15 Clues: Evidence of life from the past • The place where two plates meet • A sudden shaking of Earth's crust • The plates of Earth’s outer layer ______. • Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, _______ rock. • Earth’s outer layer is divided into sections called ________. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...

Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2025-05-22

Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ash that can bury and smother cities
  2. rain that comes from sulfur in dissolved gases from volcanoes
  3. The study of ancient magnetion preserved in rocks
  4. volcano formed by ejected pyroclastic materials, they are small, steep and only erupt once
  5. when one plate gets pushed under another plate
  6. The boundary when two plates are grinding past each other
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  1. The boundary when two plates are moving away from one another
  2. toxic gases and large fiery particles that can destroy objects
  3. a liquids resistance to flow
  4. The boundary when two plates are moving toward one another
  5. volcano also known as strato volcanoes, tall, high viscosity, explosive eruptions.
  6. push-pull waves that compress and expand particles also known as primary waves
  7. volcano with the largest width, dome shaped, can form islands, low viscosity lava.
  8. creates a time record of ground motion during an earthquake
  9. an opening at the Earth's surface through which magma erupts or volcanic gases are emitted.

15 Clues: a liquids resistance to flow • ash that can bury and smother cities • when one plate gets pushed under another plate • The study of ancient magnetion preserved in rocks • The boundary when two plates are grinding past each other • The boundary when two plates are moving toward one another • creates a time record of ground motion during an earthquake • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-07-24

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that explains why continents are slowly drifting apart.
  2. Large, rigid pieces of Earth’s lithosphere that move over the mantle.
  3. The theory that Earth’s crust is split into slow-moving sections.
  4. The boundary where two plates slide past one another horizontally.
  5. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
  6. The ancient supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor formed by subduction.
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  1. A chain of underwater mountains formed at divergent boundaries.
  2. A rapid shaking of Earth’s crust, often along plate boundaries.
  3. Name for when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. Mountains formed primarily where two continental plates collide.
  5. What convection currents in the mantle help to move.
  6. The solid outermost layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface; found in the mantle.
  8. Deep cracks in Earth’s surface where plates meet and earthquakes can occur.

15 Clues: What convection currents in the mantle help to move. • The ancient supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface; found in the mantle. • A deep valley along the ocean floor formed by subduction. • Name for when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Theory that explains why continents are slowly drifting apart. • ...

Chapter 5 Crossword 2025-01-15

Chapter 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  2. Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  3. Boundary Where plates come together
  4. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  5. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
  6. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  7. The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  8. Molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
Down
  1. Boundary Where plates move apart
  2. A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  3. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
  4. The preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers
  5. Boundary Where plates slip past each other
  6. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  7. Ocean Trench Deep underwater canyons formed when the ocean floor bends downwards

15 Clues: Boundary Where plates move apart • Boundary Where plates come together • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • Boundary Where plates slip past each other • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light • ...

Endogenic Processes Crossword 2025-09-25

Endogenic Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcanic eruption that produces lava fountains and gentle lava flows.
  2. The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  3. The zone where one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  4. A volcanic cone with gentle slopes, formed mostly from fluid lava.
  5. A type of volcanic eruption that produces ash and pyroclastic material.
  6. Volcanic activity that occurs away from plate boundaries, where magma rises from deep mantle plumes.
  7. The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock.
  8. A place where plates move apart and magma rises, creating new crust.
Down
  1. The process of melting mantle rocks due to a drop in pressure.
  2. The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow.
  3. Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity
  4. Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs.
  5. A volcano type formed by alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits.
  6. The most common mineral found in igneous rocks, also used in glass-making.
  7. Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments.

15 Clues: The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity • Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs. • The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock. • The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow. • Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments. • ...

Endogenic Processes Crossword 2025-09-25

Endogenic Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcanic eruption that produces lava fountains and gentle lava flows.
  2. The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  3. The zone where one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  4. A volcanic cone with gentle slopes, formed mostly from fluid lava.
  5. A type of volcanic eruption that produces ash and pyroclastic material.
  6. Volcanic activity that occurs away from plate boundaries, where magma rises from deep mantle plumes.
  7. The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock.
  8. A place where plates move apart and magma rises, creating new crust.
Down
  1. The process of melting mantle rocks due to a drop in pressure.
  2. The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow.
  3. Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity
  4. Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs.
  5. A volcano type formed by alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits.
  6. The most common mineral found in igneous rocks, also used in glass-making.
  7. Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments.

15 Clues: The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity • Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs. • The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock. • The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow. • Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments. • ...

Endogenic Processes Crossword 2025-09-25

Endogenic Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcanic eruption that produces lava fountains and gentle lava flows.
  2. The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  3. The zone where one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  4. A volcanic cone with gentle slopes, formed mostly from fluid lava.
  5. A type of volcanic eruption that produces ash and pyroclastic material.
  6. Volcanic activity that occurs away from plate boundaries, where magma rises from deep mantle plumes.
  7. The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock.
  8. A place where plates move apart and magma rises, creating new crust.
Down
  1. The process of melting mantle rocks due to a drop in pressure.
  2. The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow.
  3. Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity
  4. Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs.
  5. A volcano type formed by alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits.
  6. The most common mineral found in igneous rocks, also used in glass-making.
  7. Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments.

15 Clues: The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity • Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs. • The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock. • The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow. • Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments. • ...

Endogenic Processes Crossword 2025-09-25

Endogenic Processes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcanic eruption that produces lava fountains and gentle lava flows.
  2. The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  3. The zone where one plate sinks beneath another into the mantle.
  4. A volcanic cone with gentle slopes, formed mostly from fluid lava.
  5. A type of volcanic eruption that produces ash and pyroclastic material.
  6. Volcanic activity that occurs away from plate boundaries, where magma rises from deep mantle plumes.
  7. The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock.
  8. A place where plates move apart and magma rises, creating new crust.
Down
  1. The process of melting mantle rocks due to a drop in pressure.
  2. The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow.
  3. Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity
  4. Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs.
  5. A volcano type formed by alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic deposits.
  6. The most common mineral found in igneous rocks, also used in glass-making.
  7. Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments.

15 Clues: The molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Lava that flows quickly because of low viscosity • Plate boundary where subduction volcanism occurs. • The process by which magma solidifies to form igneous rock. • The property of magma that describes its resistance to flow. • Small, steep-sided volcano built from pyroclastic fragments. • ...