divergent Crossword Puzzles
Vocab Activity 2023-03-08
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- Favoritism for something an author is writing about.
- A statement that can be verified.
- An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
- The attitude your words employ.
- When the writer explains how and why the evidence supports the claim.
- Being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
- not valid
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- Describe or portray (something) precisely.
- An unbiased argument based on fact, not personal judgement of the author.
- A view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.
- Not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important.
- State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
- To Examine thoroughly;assess.
- Having something to do with the matter being considered.
- A text left up to the interpretation of the reader usually influenced by the emotions or opinions of the reader.
16 Clues: not valid • To Examine thoroughly;assess. • The attitude your words employ. • A statement that can be verified. • Describe or portray (something) precisely. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • Favoritism for something an author is writing about. • Having something to do with the matter being considered. • ...
Evolution Review 2023-04-06
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- differences within a trait among those in a population
- trait that increases an organism's survival in a particular environment
- overall idea that populations' adaptations change over many generations
- type of selection in which the environment chooses best adapted traits
- source of variation, random changes in DNA
- similar structures because of a common ancestor
- ____ tree shows evolutionary relationships
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- type of evolution that occurs with related species in different environment
- observed natural selection of related species on the Galapagos because of variety of environments
- type of evolution in which two species evolve together
- combination of adaptations that allow for a species to survive AND reproduce
- evolution occurring slowly over time with small changes, opposite of punctuated equilibrium
- type of evolution that occurs in unrelated species in similar environments
- structures of similar functions as a result of convergent evolution such as webbed feet
- structures that have diminished in size because of un-use like tailbone in humans
- family proposed group that humans belonged to that broke from other primates
16 Clues: source of variation, random changes in DNA • ____ tree shows evolutionary relationships • similar structures because of a common ancestor • differences within a trait among those in a population • type of evolution in which two species evolve together • type of selection in which the environment chooses best adapted traits • ...
science vocabulary 2014-01-12
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- the soft part of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
- layer of rock between the earths crust and core
- the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthosphere and the outer core
- one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries
- the thin and outer layer of the earth
- that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
- the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises
- rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on
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- is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away
- the solid most outer layer of the earth
- made up of the lithosphere
- the central part of the earth
- the boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
- the theory that all continents were once together
- when parts of the earth crust rise
- is the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations
16 Clues: made up of the lithosphere • the central part of the earth • when parts of the earth crust rise • the thin and outer layer of the earth • the solid most outer layer of the earth • one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries • layer of rock between the earths crust and core • that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-04-04
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- the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow
- a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top
- smaller earthquakes that occur after a main earthquake event
- plates move towards each other
- the upper part of the mantle along with the overlying crust
- hot molten rock
- the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus
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- an enlarged crater due to violent eruption of volcano leading to the collapse of the crater
- plates move away from each other
- located at the centre of the earth with a radius of about 3500km
- an opening at the top of a volcano
- a point of sudden energy release where seismic waves radiate out
- an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface
- an unusually large sea wave formed by the movement of the sea floor during a large sea quake
- plate slide past each other
- an instrument that records the seismic waves release by an earthquake
16 Clues: hot molten rock • plate slide past each other • plates move towards each other • plates move away from each other • an opening at the top of a volcano • the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow • a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top • an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface • the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus • ...
Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review 2021-12-14
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- liquid magma that reaches the surface
- a belt in the Pacific that contains 2/3 of all volcanoes on Earth
- lava flows from quiet eruptions graduatlly build up these wide, gently sloping mountains
- mix of quiet and explosive eruptions from these cone-shaped mountains
- a weak spot in the crust where magma can reach the surface
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
- explosive eruptions build up these wide, gently sloping mountains
- molten rock beneath Earth's surface
- outer layer of Earth
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- volcano that will likely erupt again
- vibrations that travel through Earth, carrying energy released during an earthquake
- a weak spot in the crust far from plate boundaries, where magma can rise to the surface
- boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
- volcano that has not erupted in thousands of years, and may never erupt again
- boundary where 2 plates move toward each other
- volcano that has not erupted in many years, but may erupt again
16 Clues: outer layer of Earth • molten rock beneath Earth's surface • volcano that will likely erupt again • liquid magma that reaches the surface • boundary where 2 plates move toward each other • boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • a weak spot in the crust where magma can reach the surface • volcano that has not erupted in many years, but may erupt again • ...
Unit 7 Test: Evolution 2022-04-30
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- the type of evolution that caused dolphins and sharks to both develop fins
- when a large part of a population are randomly killed
- when a population is not evolving, it is maintaining genetic
- in order for groups to be considered different species they experience reproductive
- animals, plants, protists, and fungi
- The first part of a scientific name
- when humans selectively breed organisms
- the type of evolution that caused one species of finch to develop into dozens of different species
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- the formation of new species
- the type of selection where the organisms best suited to their environment survive and reproduce
- when a small population colonizes a new area
- closely related organisms that can interbreed
- examples of these structures in humans include: goosebumps, tailbones, and the appendix
- The system used to classify and name organisms
- the type of structures found in organisms that share a common ancestor
- the type of evolution that is caused by small changes to a species
16 Clues: the formation of new species • The first part of a scientific name • animals, plants, protists, and fungi • when humans selectively breed organisms • when a small population colonizes a new area • closely related organisms that can interbreed • The system used to classify and name organisms • when a large part of a population are randomly killed • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-07
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- An opening in the earth where magma and hot steam can rise up.
- The type of boundary that occurs when two plates pull away from each other.
- The type of crust underneath continents.
- A type of boundary where two plates brush back and forth against each other.
- The thickest layer of the earth.
- It contains convection currents.
- The type of crust underneath the ocean.
- The liquid layer of the earth.
- The type of boundary that occurs when two plates push toward each other.
- The most dense layer of the earth, composed of iron and nickel.
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- When one plate moves underneath another plate.
- The theory created by Alfred Wegener that say the earth has plates that move across the mantle.
- Made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
- A supercontinent that existed before the world looked the way it does today.
- One of the effects from a transform boundary.
- The outermost and thinnest layer of the earth.
16 Clues: The liquid layer of the earth. • The thickest layer of the earth. • It contains convection currents. • The type of crust underneath the ocean. • The type of crust underneath continents. • Made up of the upper mantle and the crust. • One of the effects from a transform boundary. • When one plate moves underneath another plate. • ...
you better love me 2024-04-03
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- Base unit of classification
- Formation of 2 species from one when reproductive isolation occurs
- Possession of more than two entire sets of chromosomes
- The possession of more than two entire chromosome sets that are derived from a single species
- Speciation due to reproPolyploidyolation with any physical separation of subpopulation
- Evolution of enhanced reproductive isolation between populations because of natural selection
- An ancestor-descended series populations followed over time
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- A species as a group of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations
- Possession of more than one two chromosome sets that are derived from more than one species
- species as a group of individuals that look alike
- A genetic model that describes how reproductive isolation between 2 isolated populations can develop
- When reproductive isolation is incomplete when incipient species come back into contact
- Process of splitting one population into 2
- Condition in which two divergent populations no longer exchange genes
- As species diverge, genetically they become more ____ isolated
- Allopatric Formation results in what?
16 Clues: Base unit of classification • Allopatric Formation results in what? • Process of splitting one population into 2 • species as a group of individuals that look alike • Possession of more than two entire sets of chromosomes • An ancestor-descended series populations followed over time • As species diverge, genetically they become more ____ isolated • ...
Continental Drift 2024-04-10
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- What theory states that the continents were once a single landmass?
- What is the process where the ocean floor sinks below the deep ocean trench and back into the mantle?
- A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago.
- What scientist proposed the theory of continental drift?
- What theory states that the Earth's crust is made up of several pieces?
- The downward portion of a rock fold.
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- When two plates move towards each other.
- The Sierra Nevada's are an example of this type of mountain range.
- The uplifted portion of a rock fold.
- These are deep scratches left in bedrock across continents.
- Mountain chain that rises from the ocean floor.
- When two plates move apart from each other.
- This tall, woody, seed-bearing plant fossil was found on several continents.
- A deep valley on the ocean floor.
- The mountain is growing at a rate of 1 cm per year.
- When two plates slide past each other.
16 Clues: A deep valley on the ocean floor. • The uplifted portion of a rock fold. • The downward portion of a rock fold. • When two plates slide past each other. • When two plates move towards each other. • When two plates move apart from each other. • Mountain chain that rises from the ocean floor. • A supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago. • ...
evolution 2025-04-28
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- Comparing body structures of different organisms to find similarities.
- Layers of sedimentary rock that can hold fossils.
- The study of embryos and their development.
- Rock formed by layers of material pressed and cemented together.
- The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay.
- A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
- The process by which remains of living things become preserved as fossils.
- When closely related species become more different over time.
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- The evolutionary history and relationships among species.
- A group of organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
- A branching diagram showing relationships between species.
- A subdivision of geological time shorter than a period.
- A record of an organism’s activity, such as a footprint or burrow.
- The gradual change in species over time.
- Determining the exact age of a fossil or rock using radioactive decay.
- The study of where organisms live and how they got there.
16 Clues: The gradual change in species over time. • The study of embryos and their development. • Layers of sedimentary rock that can hold fossils. • A subdivision of geological time shorter than a period. • The evolutionary history and relationships among species. • The study of where organisms live and how they got there. • ...
science vocab ch.9 2023-01-12
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- - The circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
- ridge - The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
- - continents that were once a part of a supercontinent.
- boundary - forms where two plates slide past each other
- boundary - forms where two plates separate
- - The denser sinks below the more buoyant plate
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- tectonics - Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rocks, or plates, that move with respect to each other
- drift - continents that are in constant motion on the surface of Earth
- spreading - The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
- reversal - When the magnetic field reverses direction
- boundary - forms where two plates collide
11 Clues: boundary - forms where two plates collide • boundary - forms where two plates separate • - The denser sinks below the more buoyant plate • reversal - When the magnetic field reverses direction • ridge - The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • - continents that were once a part of a supercontinent. • boundary - forms where two plates slide past each other • ...
Science- Crossword Puzzle- Hazel Martinez-6 period 2021-04-27
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- hot vapor and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
- shaking of the ground and causing great destruction
- two plates slide past one another
- part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core
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- are the edges where two plates meet. Most geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building
- two plates are moving away from each other
- the hottest part of the planet and solid ball
- is a thin shell on the outside of Earth, accounting for less than 1%
- is the most solid bulk of Earth's interior
- two plates are moving toward each other
11 Clues: two plates slide past one another • two plates are moving toward each other • two plates are moving away from each other • is the most solid bulk of Earth's interior • the hottest part of the planet and solid ball • shaking of the ground and causing great destruction • part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core • ...
APES Crossword 2023-11-01
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- Becomes lava when on the surface.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
- 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
- A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
- When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
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- What cold water has.
- An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
- What warm air has.
- What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
- Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.
11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...
APES Crossword 2023-11-01
Across
- Becomes lava when on the surface.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
- 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
- A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
- When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
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- What cold water has.
- An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
- What warm air has.
- What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
- Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.
11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...
plate boundaries 2023-09-19
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- The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
- slides away
- core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- core The layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
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- When two continental plates converge they create _______
- dives under
- comes apart
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
- floor spreading The process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean f Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved apart
- goes apart
11 Clues: goes apart • comes apart • slides away • dives under • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • When two continental plates converge they create _______ • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core • core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...
# plate boundaries 2021-10-19
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- floor spreading when the sea floor spreads
- When the earth shakes and breaks
- Boundary When 2 plates slide together
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- boundary When it grows apart
4 Clues: boundary When it grows apart • When the earth shakes and breaks • Boundary When 2 plates slide together • floor spreading when the sea floor spreads
Plate motion crossword 2024-10-15
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- formed from divergent plate boundaries
- these happen on plate boundaries
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- the center of the earth
- the biggest part of the layers of the earth
4 Clues: the center of the earth • these happen on plate boundaries • formed from divergent plate boundaries • the biggest part of the layers of the earth
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
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- A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
- When two plates move away from each other
- A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
- The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
- The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
- When two plates slide past each other
- The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
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- When two plates move towards each other
- The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
- The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
- A form of mountain that erupts lava
- A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
- The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
- A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
- the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
- The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock
16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
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- A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
- When two plates move away from each other
- A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
- The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
- The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
- When two plates slide past each other
- The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
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- When two plates move towards each other
- The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
- The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
- A form of mountain that erupts lava
- A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
- The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
- A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
- the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
- The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock
16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...
Livia Ownby 3rd 2023-12-12
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- -A sleeping volcano currently not active but has leftover magma in the chamber.
- -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents.
- -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released.
- -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake.
- -The sudden shaking of the ground.
- -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form.
- -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again.
- -A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which the rock moves.
- -The way in which plates move to make a convergent plate boundary.
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- -The layer of the Earth that is completely solid and is made of mostly iron.
- -The way in which plates move to make a Divergent Plate boundary.
- -The layer of the Earth that makes the Earth's magnetic field.
- -The way in which plates move to make a Transform Plate boundary.
- -The location on the surface of Earth directly above the energy.
- -The outermost layer of the Earth.
- -A volcano that is erupting or showing signs that it could be.
16 Clues: -The sudden shaking of the ground. • -The outermost layer of the Earth. • -A dead volcano, unlikely to erupt again. • -The plate boundary that makes an earthquake. • -The plate boundary that makes a volcano form. • -Where an earthquake starts and energy is released. • -The layer of the Earth that has convection currents. • ...
Unit 2 Crossword 2023-09-13
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- cloud coverage and gentle precipitation
- 2 different air masses next to each other but neither of them is moving.
- Intense precipitation and thunderstorms
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere where convection currents occur.
- Alfred Wegeners Theory of plates moving apart is called _____ Drift.
- Plate is forced below another plate because one is denser than the other
- In this area, the air is pulled up into the atmosphere and becomes cooler. creates clouds stormy weather conditions
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- Plates moving away from each other
- Heating and cooling of magma that causes plate movements
- plates moving towards each other .
- air is sinking, the weather be fair and have clear skies.
- Giant Super continent
- Plates sliding away from each other
- Air becomes trapped between 2 cooler air masses.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- Top layer of earth where we find land features and continents
16 Clues: Giant Super continent • Plates moving away from each other • Plates sliding away from each other • cloud coverage and gentle precipitation • Intense precipitation and thunderstorms • Air becomes trapped between 2 cooler air masses. • plates moving towards each other . • Heating and cooling of magma that causes plate movements • ...
DIVERGENT(ANTONYM) Created by MIA TRIANA 2024-09-05
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- brainwashed
- good
- pretty
- powerful
- new
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- except
- romance
- insurgent
- love
- enemies
10 Clues: new • good • love • except • pretty • romance • enemies • powerful • insurgent • brainwashed
Unit 1 Vocabulary 2023-09-24
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- Innermost layer of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel
- A rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies.
- A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Located below the crust, made of molten rocks
- Outermost layer of the earth, made of solid rock
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- A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other
- Rigid outer layer of the earth that contains the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
- A rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure.
- A rock formed from sediment deposited in layers and cemented.
- Liquid layer of earth, below the mantle, made of molten iron and nickel
11 Clues: Located below the crust, made of molten rocks • Outermost layer of the earth, made of solid rock • A rock formed when lava or magma cools and solidifies. • A rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure. • A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Innermost layer of the earth, made of solid iron and nickel • ...
Earth's Systems and Resources 2020-03-26
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- Rocks that form from the compaction and/or cementation of rock pieces, mineral grains, or shell fragments called sediments
- Minerals need to have a _______ structure
- Two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- The depositing of rocks or minerals
- if cooling of rocks happens _____ the ground, it cools quickly
- When cooling happens _____ ground, it takes longer to cool
- Rock that forms when rocks are changed into different kind of rocks by heat and pressure
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- The process of rock cooling above ground is called _________ igneous rock
- Breaking down of rocks
- One kind of chemical property is the ability to ___________ (3 words)
- the process of rocks cooling underground is called _________ igneous rock
- The movement of broken rocks or minerals
- Rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens
- A physical property that shows how easily a mineral scratches materials
- Minerals need to be _________ occurring, inorganic, solid, and have a fixed chemical formula
- The hardest mineral
16 Clues: The hardest mineral • Breaking down of rocks • The depositing of rocks or minerals • The movement of broken rocks or minerals • Minerals need to have a _______ structure • Two tectonic plates moving away from each other • Rock that forms when molten rock cools and hardens • When cooling happens _____ ground, it takes longer to cool • ...
Plate Motion Vocab 2024-09-16
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- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- the outside or top layer of something
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
- moving apart in different directions
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- moving toward the same place
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- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- how often or fast something happens
- the place where two plates meet
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
16 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Chapter 7 -- Plate Tectonics 2023-03-09
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- the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
- a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
- magnetized objects reorientate themselves with the poles
- the process of new oceanic crust forming along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
- the supercontinent
- Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move
- when the magnetic field reverses direction
- Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
- when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
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- cold and rigid outermost rock layer
- the force causing causing mantel material to rise at mid-ocean
- a plate boundary where two plates collide
- continents are always in motion
- normal _______ is a state where magnetized objects orient themselves to point towards the north pole; ex: a compass
- a plate boundary where two plates separate
- the force that pulls on the rest of the plate as a slab sinks
16 Clues: the supercontinent • continents are always in motion • cold and rigid outermost rock layer • a plate boundary where two plates collide • a plate boundary where two plates separate • when the magnetic field reverses direction • Mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean • a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • ...
Chapter 10 vocab review 2023-01-26
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- zone An area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
- to higher elevations.
- The process that moves large bodies of Earth
- The pulling force at a divergent boundary.
- An area of subsidence region with low
- The squeezing force at a convergent boundary
- trench A deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent boundary.
- Parallel forces acting in opposite directions at a transform boundary.
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- arc A curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
- An area with low relief and high elevation.
- The downward vertical motion of Earth's
- mountain Parallel ridge that forms where blocks of crust move up or down along faults.
- Landform with low relief and low elevation
- mountain Mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded.
- A change in the shape of rock caused by stress.
- The equilibrium between continental crust and the denser mantle below it.
16 Clues: to higher elevations. • An area of subsidence region with low • The downward vertical motion of Earth's • Landform with low relief and low elevation • The pulling force at a divergent boundary. • An area with low relief and high elevation. • The process that moves large bodies of Earth • The squeezing force at a convergent boundary • ...
Plate Motion 2024-11-21
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- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,
- a claim supported by evidence
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
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- moving apart in different directions
- how often or fast something happens
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- moving toward the same pcross-section section - a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows)
- information about the natural world that is used to support or go against
- the place where two plates meet
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
16 Clues: a claim supported by evidence • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a proposed answer to a question about the natural world • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2026-03-17
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- Miss Riley if you can finish this crossword
- Hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth
- A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
- An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- The date of the Spring Equinox
- Any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and South America.
- An underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- The new decorations on the backboard
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- Where 2 plates meet
- What's a good time for a 12 or 13 year old to start winding down for bed?
- Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- How often or fast something happens
- Plate boundary where 2 plates move apart
- Plateboundary where 2 plates come together
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- Evidence of life from the path, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
16 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • The date of the Spring Equinox • How often or fast something happens • The new decorations on the backboard • Plate boundary where 2 plates move apart • Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • Plateboundary where 2 plates come together • Miss Riley if you can finish this crossword • Hot liquid rock on the surface of the Earth • ...
Earth Science 2026-03-03
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- Spreading Process where new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges
- Rift Zone where continental crust is being pulled apart
- of Fire Pacific basin area with frequent earthquakes and volcanoes
- Massive layer of hot rock between the crust and core
- Zone Site where a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath another
- Crust Thick, buoyant, old part of the crust forming landmasses
- Lava Dark, thin, low-viscosity volcanic rock that flows easily
- Boundary Tectonic border where two plates move away from each other
- Tectonics Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into gliding plates
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- Lava Light-colored, high-silica lava that is thick and traps gas
- Crust Thin, dense part of the crust underlying ocean basins
- Boundary Tectonic border where plates slide horizontally past each other
- Boundary Tectonic border where two plates collide
- Drift Hypothesis that continents were once a single landmass
- Shaking caused by a sudden release of energy along a fault
- Opening in the crust through which molten rock and gas escape
- Rigid outer shell consisting of the crust and top mantle
- A measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow
18 Clues: A measure of a fluid’s resistance to flow • Boundary Tectonic border where two plates collide • Massive layer of hot rock between the crust and core • Rift Zone where continental crust is being pulled apart • Rigid outer shell consisting of the crust and top mantle • Shaking caused by a sudden release of energy along a fault • ...
APES Crossword 2023-11-01
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- Becomes lava when on the surface.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun.
- 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
- What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun.
- A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is.
- When cooler liquid or air sinks and hotter rises. Found in the atmosphere, ocean, and mantle.
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- What cold water has.
- An action by humans that majorly affects biodiversity and destroys a habitat to create goods such paper.
- What warm air has.
- What type of area the leeway side of a mountain is. This area gets very little water.
- Occurs due to the change in trade winds and build up of warm water in the eastern pacific.
11 Clues: What warm air has. • What cold water has. • Becomes lava when on the surface. • 3 major types: Divergent, Convergent, and Transform. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces towards the sun. • What occurs when the earth’s axis faces away from the sun. • A layer of the atmosphere where planes fly and the ozone is. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-19
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- these are created by convergent plates
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
- large landmass that rises above an ocean
- Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust.
- crack in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates meet; prone to earthquakes
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- hot melted rock inside the Earth that flows to the surface when a volcano erupts.
- uppermost layer of the Earth.
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
- area at the center of the Earth
- sudden and violent movement of the Earths crust that shakes the land
- liquid rock above the Earth's surface
11 Clues: uppermost layer of the Earth. • area at the center of the Earth • liquid rock above the Earth's surface • these are created by convergent plates • large landmass that rises above an ocean • Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust. • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. • ...
plate boundaries 2023-09-19
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- The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
- slides away
- core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- core The layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
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- When two continental plates converge they create _______
- dives under
- comes apart
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
- floor spreading The process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean f Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single landmass and have slowly moved apart
- goes apart
11 Clues: goes apart • comes apart • slides away • dives under • The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • When two continental plates converge they create _______ • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core • core The dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth • ...
Plate Tectonics 2018-12-02
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- tectonics states earth's surface is made up of giant, moving slabs called tectonic plates.
- The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate.
- plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces
- the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere.
- boundary when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
- boundary When 2 tectonic plates moving past one another in opposite direction.
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- spreading process of new seafloor forming.
- drift the hypothesis that today's continents were once apart of a single land mass.
- the outermost physical layer of the earth
- boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another
- a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.
11 Clues: the outermost physical layer of the earth • spreading process of new seafloor forming. • boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another • plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces • The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate. • the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere. • ...
Environmental Unit 3 2023-11-01
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- This is what the mantle layer of the earth consists of.
- This is the action of taking down trees and wildlife in an area.
- The layer of the atmosphere located in between the Troposphere and Mesosphere.
- This is the effect when a mountain blocks rainy weather, so the land on the other side becomes a desert.
- This results in Inclement weather.
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- What is the phenomenon that causes the movement of the mantle, ocean water, and atmosphere?
- Convergent, Divergent, and Transform are three types of _____ ________
- When Earth tilts toward the sun, this season occurs
- When Earth tilts away from the sun, this season occurs
- Warming of the east of the Pacific Ocean is referred to_____
- This is found in locations such as deserts.
11 Clues: This results in Inclement weather. • This is found in locations such as deserts. • When Earth tilts toward the sun, this season occurs • When Earth tilts away from the sun, this season occurs • This is what the mantle layer of the earth consists of. • Warming of the east of the Pacific Ocean is referred to_____ • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-05-14
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- boundary where plates slide past each other
- a feature that forms when earthquakes occur
- states the oldest rock layer will be on the bottom and youngest on top.
- the rising and sinking of cool and hot liquids and gasses
- feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide
- determining the age of rock by where they are located in relation to other layers
- the wearing away of rock when the rock changes shape or size
- thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock
- boundary where two plates meet
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- zone which occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
- boundary where two plates separate
- determining the exact age of a rock by using radiometric dating using the decay of elements in rock
- rock type that forms from sediments depositing, compacting and cementing
- type of rock formed under heat and pressure
- type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma
- the wearing away of rock when the rock changes composition
16 Clues: boundary where two plates meet • boundary where two plates separate • boundary where plates slide past each other • a feature that forms when earthquakes occur • type of rock formed under heat and pressure • thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock • type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma • feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09
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- A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
- When two plates move away from each other
- A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
- The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
- The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
- When two plates slide past each other
- The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
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- When two plates move towards each other
- The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
- The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
- A form of mountain that erupts lava
- A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
- The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
- A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
- the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
- The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock
16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...
Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26
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- Where only the strong survive and the weak die
- the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
- The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
- Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
- Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
- Two different species evolving with similar traits
- A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
- The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
- Structure of DNA
- Scientific name for DNA
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- A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
- Changes in alleic frequencies over time
- The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
- A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
- Major component of DNA
- A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism
16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...
Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26
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- Two different species evolving with similar traits
- Where only the strong survive and the weak die
- the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
- The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
- A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
- Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
- Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
- Major component of DNA
- Changes in alleic frequencies over time
- A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
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- The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
- The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
- Scientific name for DNA
- A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
- Structure of DNA
- A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism
16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...
Books 2015-03-04
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- A boy wakes up and remembers only his name; he is trapped in a place called the Glade with only boys until a girl comes a delivers a message
- There is a before and after; written by John Green
- Greasers and socs
- Cassette tapes telling why she killed herself and who was responsible
- Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth
- A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island
- It's their second time in the games
- Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices
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- Dystopian society divided into five factions
- Okay...okay
- Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath
- Receives memories from an old man; begins to see a "world with color"
- 12 poor districts and a wealthy capital that holds a televised event of children killing each other
- Second book in series; there is now a war between the factions
- Hogwarts
- What will happen if she leaves? If she loves? if she stays?
16 Clues: Hogwarts • Okay...okay • Greasers and socs • Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth • It's their second time in the games • Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices • Dystopian society divided into five factions • Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath • There is a before and after; written by John Green • A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island • ...
Grace's talented crossword. 2023-12-12
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- layer that has two types, oceanic and continental
- lava that has a low viscosity, high heat, and is fast moving.
- layer that has convection currents
- boundary where plates slide past each other
- This is the only liquid layer.
- A break or crack in Earth’s lithosphere along which the rock moves.
- boundary that pushes together.
- It is located along a fault, But beneath the Earth’s surface.
- layer that is a solid ball of metal.
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- The resistance of a fluid to change shape
- location on the surface of Earth directly above the focus and is where the earthquake is the strongest and where most damage occurs.
- A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
- A boundary that pulls apart.
- Slower moving lava due to its cooler, low, and high viscosity.
- earthquakes that may come before a major earthquake can occur.
- Are earthquakes that may come after a major earthquake and occur for days or even years after.
16 Clues: A boundary that pulls apart. • This is the only liquid layer. • boundary that pushes together. • layer that has convection currents • layer that is a solid ball of metal. • The resistance of a fluid to change shape • boundary where plates slide past each other • layer that has two types, oceanic and continental • ...
Earthquake Puzzle. 2023-03-13
Across
- What is the study of earthquakes called?
- What is the sinking of the Earth's crust called?
- What is the point directly on the Earth's surface above the focus called?
- What is a point along a fault where an earthquake occurs called?
- What instrument traces an earthquake's motion?
- What boundary is created by the strike of two lithospheric plates?
- What is a zone of fractures between two slabs of rock called?
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- What word is used to describe an earthquake's strength
- What boundary is between two tectonic plates separating?
- What is the breaking and tilting of the Earth's crust called?
- What is a violent and destructive shaking of the Earth called?
- What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?
- What is the rising of the Earth's crust called?
- What is a gap where few earthquakes have occured called?
- What boundary is formed by tectonic plates sliding horizontally past each other?
- What is the simplest time method used to find an earthquake's epicenter called?
16 Clues: What is the study of earthquakes called? • What instrument traces an earthquake's motion? • What is the rising of the Earth's crust called? • What is the sinking of the Earth's crust called? • What word is used to describe an earthquake's strength • What boundary is between two tectonic plates separating? • What is a gap where few earthquakes have occured called? • ...
Vocab Activity 2023-03-08
Across
- Favoritism for something an author is writing about.
- A statement that can be verified.
- An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
- The attitude your words employ.
- When the writer explains how and why the evidence supports the claim.
- Being supported by objective truth or generally accepted authority.
- given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
- not valid
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- Describe or portray (something) precisely.
- An unbiased argument based on fact, not personal judgement of the author.
- A view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter.
- Not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important.
- State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
- To Examine thoroughly;assess.
- Having something to do with the matter being considered.
- A text left up to the interpretation of the reader usually influenced by the emotions or opinions of the reader.
16 Clues: not valid • To Examine thoroughly;assess. • The attitude your words employ. • A statement that can be verified. • Describe or portray (something) precisely. • given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • Favoritism for something an author is writing about. • Having something to do with the matter being considered. • ...
Christopher's crossword puzzle 2023-02-07
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- The mostly-solid bulk of the earth's interior
- Shells, bones, stone imprints of animals or microbes, exoskeletons, objects preserved in amber, petrified wood, coal, hair, oil, and DNA remnants
- The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- Where the new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
- More than zero
- Where the crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another
- The very hot, very dense center of our planet
- A large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
- A supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
- Continent in the Western Hemisphere
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- A collection of facts or information that suggests whether something is true or false
- A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
- An explanation for why things work or how things happen
- Regular and intelligible forms or sequences that can be found throughout nature
- Less than zero
- Continent in the Eastern Hemisphere
16 Clues: More than zero • Less than zero • Continent in the Eastern Hemisphere • Continent in the Western Hemisphere • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • The mostly-solid bulk of the earth's interior • The very hot, very dense center of our planet • An explanation for why things work or how things happen • Where the crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another • ...
What's at stake 2024-11-04
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- A formal written statement charging a person with a crime
- These numbers are consecutive 1 2 3 4 5 6 They are in order with no gaps
- These people are people without legal permission to live in the United States
- to smooth over or make people feel better about something.
- A district of a city or a town
- If Harris wins the race, that will be something _____________ It never happened before.
- Drawing apart from a common point; differing.
- A really powerful person.
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- the expulsion (throwing out) of a person or group of people from a territory.
- NOT united.
- this could be driver’s license, a passport or a green card or visa.
- Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition.
- a tax placed on imported goods from other countries.
- to do this with someone is to support them.
- The Supreme Court relies on ____: earlier laws or decisions
- if Trump is elected he will serve two _____ terms in the white house
16 Clues: NOT united. • A really powerful person. • A district of a city or a town • to do this with someone is to support them. • Drawing apart from a common point; differing. • a tax placed on imported goods from other countries. • A formal written statement charging a person with a crime • to smooth over or make people feel better about something. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2026-03-05
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- tectonics - the theory that earth's outer shell is divided into several plates.
- - was a super continent.
- Rock - formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of material at the earth's surface.
- Rock - formed through the coolin and solidification of magma or lava.
- - point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates.
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- - part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere.
- Rock - transformation of pre-exiting rock
- fossiling - any animal or plant preserved in the rock record of the earth.
- Shelf - an underwater land mass which extends from a continent, resulting in an area relatively shallow.
- - the measure of salts dissolved in water.
- - mixture of molten pr semi-molteb rock. It is found beneath the surface of the earth.
- Ridge - an underwater mountain range
- - a measure of mass per volume.
- Boundry - tectonic plates moving away from each other.
- Boundary - where two or more tectonics plates collide with each other causing massive earth movements.
- Crust - the upper most layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
16 Clues: - was a super continent. • - a measure of mass per volume. • Ridge - an underwater mountain range • Rock - transformation of pre-exiting rock • - the measure of salts dissolved in water. • - part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere. • Boundry - tectonic plates moving away from each other. • - point where an earthquake or underground explosion originates. • ...
Adaptation and Evolution Crossword 2013-02-26
Across
- Changes in alleic frequencies over time
- The dramatic change in species over a short period of time
- Where only the strong survive and the weak die
- Major component of DNA
- Or allelic drift is the change in the frequency of a gene variant (allele) in a population due to random sampling
- Two different species evolving with similar traits
- A model that shows the gradual changes to a species
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- The evolutionary process by which new biological species arise
- A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences
- Structure of DNA
- A change of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism
- Scientific name for DNA
- Where individuals with similar genotypes and/or phenotypes mate with one another
- A nitrogen-containing molecule having the chemical properties of a base
- The transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another
- the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species
16 Clues: Structure of DNA • Major component of DNA • Scientific name for DNA • Changes in alleic frequencies over time • Where only the strong survive and the weak die • Two different species evolving with similar traits • A model that shows the gradual changes to a species • A property shared between two nucleic acid sequences • ...
Books 2015-03-02
Across
- Receives memories from an old man; begins to see a "world with color"
- What will happen if she leaves? If she loves? if she stays?
- 12 poor districts and a wealthy capital that holds a televised event of children killing each other
- There is a before and after; written by John Green
- Cassette tapes telling why she killed herself and who was responsible
- Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices
- A boy wakes up and remembers only his name; he is trapped in a place called the Glade with only boys until a girl comes a delivers a message
- It's their second time in the games
- Second book in series; there is now a war between the factions
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- Greasers and socs
- Okay...okay
- Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath
- A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island
- Dystopian society divided into five factions
- Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth
- Hogwarts
16 Clues: Hogwarts • Okay...okay • Greasers and socs • Bilbo Baggins; Middle-earth • It's their second time in the games • Maycomb County 1930's with many prejudices • Sophie Foster has a secret, she's a Telepath • Dystopian society divided into five factions • There is a before and after; written by John Green • A group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10
Across
- What is rock made from magma or lava called?
- What kind of rock is created from intense heat and pressure?
- What is plate material that lies under the continents called?
- What ancient supercontinent was first conceptualized by Alfred Wegener?
- What plate boundary occurs when two plates grind together?
- What kind of rock is created from compacted sediments?
- What is an area of melted rock moving upwards in a plume called?
- What kind of plate boundary occurs when plates move apart?
- What is plate material that lies under the ocean basins called?
- What is it called when one plate goes under another?
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- What plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?
- What feature forms at a continental-continental convergent boundary?
- What type of igneous rock is created from cooled magma underground?
- What feature is created when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
- Where is new plate material created?
- What moves the tectonic plates?
16 Clues: What moves the tectonic plates? • Where is new plate material created? • What is rock made from magma or lava called? • What plate boundary occurs when two plates collide? • What is it called when one plate goes under another? • What kind of rock is created from compacted sediments? • What plate boundary occurs when two plates grind together? • ...
evolution 2022-05-16
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- The preference of fruit or flowers would be an example of this speciation
- White moth and black moth would be an example of this type of selection
- Rapid growth followed by no change for a long period of time
- Wings on a robin vs wings on a fly
- Ape like trait were found on this
- Used tools
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- This selection would make babies a certain size to ensure the baby and mother don't die.
- Another name for survival of the fittest
- Bird beaks changed shape from a common ancestor to reflect their diets
- This would be an example of a vestigial structure in humans
- This mechanism of speciation would be created by a mountain
- This type of radiation would show a organism diversifying into many new very quickly
- A humans bones in their hand compared to that of a whale
- Preserved evidence
- The origin of Species
- This type of evolution would say distantly related organisms develop similar bones structure
16 Clues: Used tools • Preserved evidence • The origin of Species • Ape like trait were found on this • Wings on a robin vs wings on a fly • Another name for survival of the fittest • A humans bones in their hand compared to that of a whale • This would be an example of a vestigial structure in humans • This mechanism of speciation would be created by a mountain • ...
Plate Tectonics review 2024-12-09
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- is the theory that Alfred Wegener had that the continents were once all together and slowly moved over time
- rocks that move toward each other
- rocks move away from each other
- when two plates separate forming rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges
- the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates
- a scientist who discovered the theory of Pangaea
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
- measures the intensity or severity of an earthquake
- rocks slide past each other
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- powerful waves that are generated by an earthquake
- an instrument that measures and records details of an earthquake
- the ________ current is in the mantle layer of Earth
- scale measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake
- when two plates collide or push together to form mountains, volcanoes, or island arcs
- the idea that continents were once joined then moved apart
- when two plates slide past each other forming fault lines and earthquakes
16 Clues: rocks slide past each other • rocks move away from each other • rocks that move toward each other • a scientist who discovered the theory of Pangaea • powerful waves that are generated by an earthquake • measures the intensity or severity of an earthquake • the ________ current is in the mantle layer of Earth • scale measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake • ...
Plate Motion 2024-09-18
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- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
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- Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- the place where two plates meet
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
- the outside or top layer of something
- when two plates are moving toward one another
- when two plates are moving away from one another
- how often or fast something happens
16 Clues: the place where two plates meet • how often or fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when two plates are moving toward one another • when two plates are moving away from one another • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Illia Sulkov 5th 2023-12-06
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- what type of lava has lower viscosity and cooler heat than the other type of lava?
- this type of wave moves very fast in a push pull motion
- this is the point within the earth where two tectonic plates collide
- this type of fault occurs at a convergent boundary
- what scale measures seismic wave intensity?
- resistance to flow
- what scale measures observable damage?
- a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere
- what scale measures the intensity of volcanic eruptions?
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- this type of fault occurs at divergent plate boundary
- this is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
- what type of lava has low viscosity and high heat?
- this type of fault occurs at a transform boundary
- a device that measures earthquakes
- this type of wave moves slower in an up and down motion
- this is a large wave that is a result of an underwater earthquake or volcano?
16 Clues: resistance to flow • a device that measures earthquakes • what scale measures observable damage? • a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere • what scale measures seismic wave intensity? • this type of fault occurs at a transform boundary • what type of lava has low viscosity and high heat? • this type of fault occurs at a convergent boundary • ...
Michael Allen- 5 2023-12-07
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- Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.
- The scale that measures the entensity of a valcano.
- A layer apart of the crust in-between the crust and the mantle.
- A volcano that has not erupted for a long time but is expected too erupt in the future.
- The point on the surface directly above the focus.
- A place where plate boundaries meet in the Pacific ocean.
- When oceanic crust sinks under continental crust.
- The device that measures seismic waves.
- When soil/rock gets saturated with liquid.
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- When two plate boundaries move toward each other.
- A cycle in the mantle that consists of hot mantle floating and cold mantle falling.
- A ball of solid iron and nickel in the center of the earth.
- When two plate boundaries move away from each other.
- When two plate boundaries slide past each other.
- This scale that measures observable damage.
- The thinnest and outermost layer of the earth.
16 Clues: Magma that reaches the Earth's surface. • The device that measures seismic waves. • When soil/rock gets saturated with liquid. • This scale that measures observable damage. • The thinnest and outermost layer of the earth. • When two plate boundaries slide past each other. • When two plate boundaries move toward each other. • ...
tectonic plate 2022-03-23
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- a fault-bounded area or region with a distinctive stratigraphy, structure, and geological history.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
- arcs/ a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin.
- when one tectonic plate moves under another.
- sudden movement along faults within the Earth.
- the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins.
- Earth's tectonic plates converge
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
- The heat from radioactive processes within the planet's interior
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- fault boundaries/ plates slide past one another without the production or destruction of crust.
- one of the large pieces of the surface of the earth that move separately.
- This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.
- he rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
- mountain ranges/ mid-ocean ridge.
16 Clues: Earth's tectonic plates converge • mountain ranges/ mid-ocean ridge. • when one tectonic plate moves under another. • sudden movement along faults within the Earth. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere. • ...
Earth and Space 2022-10-17
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- : the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
- :The total amount of water on the planet
- : the biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
- : where two plates move away from each other
- TECTONICS: a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of earths subterranean movements
- DRIFT: the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor
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- :the planet on which we live.
- : motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave's advance
- WAVES: an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion
- : first supercontinent named ...
- : the rocky outer part of Earth
- :shaking of the earth
- : an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
- : big wave. very destructive
- : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm
16 Clues: :shaking of the earth • : big wave. very destructive • :the planet on which we live. • : the rocky outer part of Earth • : first supercontinent named ... • :The total amount of water on the planet • : where two plates move away from each other • TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor • : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm • ...
laughter is the best medicine 2022-12-27
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- To kill smb famous or important
- A meal which is especially large and good
- Used to describe someone from a noble, aristocratic or wealthy family
- Of superior quality, the best
- A statement in which you admit that smth is true or that you have done smth wrong
- The phrase is said when you want to start speaking seriously about smth after making jokes and laughing about it
- A small part of smth that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten
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- To finally be successful, win an argument etc, after other people have earlier criticised you, defeated you
- Used to describe men used as labourers, or factory workers
- To feel sad
- Extremely funny
- A sudden forceful expression of emotion (anger, laughter, etc.)
- Different
- The fact that smth is strange of unsuitable in a particular situation(formal)
- Likely to spread to others or to affect others; infectious
- A trick, especially one which is played on someone to make them look silly
16 Clues: Different • To feel sad • Extremely funny • Of superior quality, the best • To kill smb famous or important • A meal which is especially large and good • Used to describe men used as labourers, or factory workers • Likely to spread to others or to affect others; infectious • A sudden forceful expression of emotion (anger, laughter, etc.) • ...
Types of boundaries 2023-10-06
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- They pull away or separate from each other
- They slide horizontally past each other
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- The crust comes together and one goes down
- This is
4 Clues: This is • They slide horizontally past each other • The crust comes together and one goes down • They pull away or separate from each other
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- Two plates move away from each other
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
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- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Form when two plates collide
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Evidence of seafloor spreading 2024-11-11
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- What do the Earth's magnetic poles occasionally do, causing rocks to have different magnetic orientations?
- What is formed when tectonic plates pull apart and magma solidifies?
- What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of oceanic ridges?
- Which well-known oceanic ridge runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean?
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- What rises from the mantle to create new oceanic crust?
- What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading?
- What process is responsible for the creation of oceanic ridges?
- Which element in magma contributes to the magnetization of oceanic rocks?
8 Clues: What rises from the mantle to create new oceanic crust? • What process is responsible for the creation of oceanic ridges? • What geological feature provides evidence for seafloor spreading? • What is formed when tectonic plates pull apart and magma solidifies? • What type of plate boundary leads to the formation of oceanic ridges? • ...
Insurgent 2022-03-01
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- one of the factions that believe in equality and doing their own work.
- one of the factions that based on facts and are rude.
- one of the factions that are fearless
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- a category which your personality and skills fit into.
- some of the people that got kicked out or didn’t make it to a faction.
- a person that fits in more than one faction.
- one of the factions that believe completely on the truth and honesty.
- one of the factions that helped the faction less and are very kind but hide a lot of secrets.
8 Clues: one of the factions that are fearless • a person that fits in more than one faction. • one of the factions that based on facts and are rude. • a category which your personality and skills fit into. • one of the factions that believe completely on the truth and honesty. • some of the people that got kicked out or didn’t make it to a faction. • ...
Standard 3-Dynamic Earth process 2013-04-16
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- this property of magma determines its' explosivity, as well as the shape of the volcanic slope
- this scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes
- evidence found here, such as magnetic patterns, age and sea floor spreading provide evidence the plates have moved
- these volcanoes are found at divergent plate boundaries and planets such as Mars
- these volcanoes produce the most violent eruptions
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- mountains, trenches and volcanoes form at this type of boundary
- this process has changed the patterns of land, sea and mountains
- this scale measures the intensity (strength) of earthquakes
8 Clues: this scale measures the magnitude of earthquakes • these volcanoes produce the most violent eruptions • this scale measures the intensity (strength) of earthquakes • mountains, trenches and volcanoes form at this type of boundary • this process has changed the patterns of land, sea and mountains • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- Form when two plates collide
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
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- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Form when two plates collide
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Form when two plates collide
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
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- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Tectonic plates, and fossils 2024-10-22
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- a scientist who studies fossils
- Large pieces of rock which are in the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
- the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth
- The exact opposite of a convergent boundary
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- A place were a Ridge system is the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
- Where tectonic plates converge
- A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even
- Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by
8 Clues: Where tectonic plates converge • a scientist who studies fossils • The exact opposite of a convergent boundary • the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth • A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even • Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Two plates move away from each other
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- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Form when two plates collide
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
- Form when two plates collide
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
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- Form when two plates collide
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Two plates move away from each other
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Form when two plates collide
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- Form when two plates collide
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Two plates move away from each other
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Jasper cross word 2022-11-06
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- Partly molten rock between 500 and 2000 degrees Celsius
- A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell
- Earth's outer core is a fluid layer about 2,260 km thick composed of mostly iron and nickel
- The asthenosphere is the mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper mantle
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- Magma is a hot liquid found beneath the surface of the Earth
- Solid iron with extreme pressures and temps from 7000 to 1200 Celsius
- This is where two plates move away from each other.
- the crust is the outermost solid shell of the earth
8 Clues: A lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell • This is where two plates move away from each other. • the crust is the outermost solid shell of the earth • Partly molten rock between 500 and 2000 degrees Celsius • Magma is a hot liquid found beneath the surface of the Earth • Solid iron with extreme pressures and temps from 7000 to 1200 Celsius • ...
LEES Bees Week 1 - Wednesday Words 2023-09-25
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- without much doubt, with practical certainty, very likely
- drew attention to a different object or compellingly and confusingly attracted to divergent directions at once
- greater than the grasp or power of
- missile weapons shot from a bow and usually consisting of a straight slender shaft that has a point or sharp head of stone or metal and feathers fastened near the end.
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- on or for the day after today
- stability as a result of equally spreading your weight
- spotlessly clean
- an article made of fired clay
8 Clues: spotlessly clean • on or for the day after today • an article made of fired clay • greater than the grasp or power of • stability as a result of equally spreading your weight • without much doubt, with practical certainty, very likely • drew attention to a different object or compellingly and confusingly attracted to divergent directions at once • ...
Tectonic plates 2023-04-05
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- The layer of the Earth's interior made of mostly solid rock that flows very slowly
- The term used to describe the point where an earthquake originates
- The term used to describe the point on the Earth's surface directly above the point where an earthquake originates
- The type of boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
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- The name of the super-continent
- Another name for tectonic plates
- The process where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another
- The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
8 Clues: The name of the super-continent • Another name for tectonic plates • The process where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another • The term used to describe the point where an earthquake originates • The type of boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
Creativity 101N 2025-11-09
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- the capacity to synthesize existing ideas, images, or expertise in original ways and the experience of performing, making, thinking, or acting in an imaginative way that may be characterized by innovation, divergent thinking, and intellectual risk taking.
- A different way of viewing something.
- Connecting with others through speech, writing, or signals.
- A graduate of Bowling Green State University and an advocate for menstrual health.
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- The author of Explaining Creativity: Science of Human Innovation
- Thinking of many possibilities quickly.
- Co-author of Creative Aerobics: Fueling Imagination in the 21st Century.
- A trait involving originality and imagination.
8 Clues: A different way of viewing something. • Thinking of many possibilities quickly. • A trait involving originality and imagination. • Connecting with others through speech, writing, or signals. • The author of Explaining Creativity: Science of Human Innovation • Co-author of Creative Aerobics: Fueling Imagination in the 21st Century. • ...
book 2024-01-25
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- given to expressing divergent
- accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
- or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity
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- stopping at nothing to achieve ones goal
- tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent.
5 Clues: given to expressing divergent • stopping at nothing to achieve ones goal • tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent. • or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity • accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
Earth Science Vocabulary 2021-10-08
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- The topmost layer of the earth.
- A boundary where plates move away from each other.
- A deep portion in the ocean floor where the layers of rock are pushed down
- Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that are separated by boundaries.
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- A boundary where plates towards each other.
- The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a Deep-ocean trench.
- It is a boundary where two plates slide past each other.
- It is an underwater ridge that pushes molten earth material to the ocean ridge which forms into new crust.
8 Clues: The topmost layer of the earth. • A boundary where plates towards each other. • A boundary where plates move away from each other. • It is a boundary where two plates slide past each other. • Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that are separated by boundaries. • The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a Deep-ocean trench. • ...
blabla 2017-03-15
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- , het jaar erna heb ik wel meegedaan aan dansoptreden als wat waren we toen gekleed
- , de afkorting voir ES
- , ik draag mijn ring nan mijn ........ hand
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- , mijn eerste dans optreden heb ik ni meegedaan sofie wel maar als wat waren ze gekleed
- , hoe heet de boeken reeks die ik heb
- , ik heb ooit een pop van u gekregen hop heet die (web k nog alty)
- , van welke winkel kwam mn eerste bra ( aleh zo van die kinder dinge)
- , ik heb met machteld nog 3 jaar kampen gedaan welk kamp ? .....kamp
8 Clues: , de afkorting voir ES • , hoe heet de boeken reeks die ik heb • , ik draag mijn ring nan mijn ........ hand • , ik heb ooit een pop van u gekregen hop heet die (web k nog alty) • , ik heb met machteld nog 3 jaar kampen gedaan welk kamp ? .....kamp • , van welke winkel kwam mn eerste bra ( aleh zo van die kinder dinge) • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- Form when two plates collide
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- Two plates move away from each other
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26
Across
- Form when two plates collide
- A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
- To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
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- The lithosphere is divided into pieces
- The continents were joined in a single large landmass
- This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
- Two plates move away from each other
- Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-31
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- boundaries that SLIDE past each other; sliding motion transform causes earthquakes and cracks in Earth's surface
- boundary where two plates are moving AWAY from each other; can cause volcanic eruptions
- Does the Earth's ground move fast or slow?
- The movement of tectonic plates shapes the Earth.
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- two tectonic plates that CRASH into each other
- what does the movement of tectonic plates cause?
- Who said that continents were close together and then drifted apart? This theory is called "continental drift."
- plates Interlocking pieces of land that connect together on Earth’s crust.
8 Clues: Does the Earth's ground move fast or slow? • two tectonic plates that CRASH into each other • what does the movement of tectonic plates cause? • The movement of tectonic plates shapes the Earth. • plates Interlocking pieces of land that connect together on Earth’s crust. • boundary where two plates are moving AWAY from each other; can cause volcanic eruptions • ...
Plates and Earthquakes 2025-10-07
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- A point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake begins.
- A boundary at which two plates pull apart.
- A location in Earth’s crust at which an earthquake begins.
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- A boundary at which two plates collide.
- Fracture or zone of fractures in Earth’s crust.
- _____ waves: shear waves that deform the ground perpendicular to the direction that they are moving.
- _____ waves: compressional waves that compress and expand (shake) the ground in the same direction and in the opposite direction that they are moving.
- A boundary at which two plates slip or grind past each other horizontally.
8 Clues: A boundary at which two plates collide. • A boundary at which two plates pull apart. • Fracture or zone of fractures in Earth’s crust. • A location in Earth’s crust at which an earthquake begins. • A point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake begins. • A boundary at which two plates slip or grind past each other horizontally. • ...
Earthquakes Introduction 2025-04-23
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- a plate boundary; creates destructive earthquakes at depths from shallow to deep
- the point on a fault where an earthquake originates
- the point on the earth's surface seismic waves first hit during an earthquake
- the underground focus point of an earthquake
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- small earthquakes that sometimes precede a major earthquake by days or even years
- a plate boundary; creates conservative earthquakes at shallow depths
- a plate boundary; creates constructive earthquakes at shallow depths
- Scale - a qualitative scale from I-XII that rates the size of an earthquake to the amount of damage it causes
8 Clues: the underground focus point of an earthquake • the point on a fault where an earthquake originates • a plate boundary; creates conservative earthquakes at shallow depths • a plate boundary; creates constructive earthquakes at shallow depths • the point on the earth's surface seismic waves first hit during an earthquake • ...
Plate Tectonics Practice Activity 2022-04-27
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- The boundary type where plates push away
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- The boundary type where plates slide past
- the denser plate type
- The boundary type where plates push together
4 Clues: the denser plate type • The boundary type where plates push away • The boundary type where plates slide past • The boundary type where plates push together
10/17/2024 2024-10-17
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- What is Cleo's favorite NFL team?
- How many continents has Adam visited?
- How many years has Kasen played the piano?
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- What is Erika's favorite movie?
4 Clues: What is Erika's favorite movie? • What is Cleo's favorite NFL team? • How many continents has Adam visited? • How many years has Kasen played the piano?
Plate Boundaries Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-16
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- A narrow depression in the ocean floor
- This boundary occurs when two plates collide
- A process where a denser plate goes beneath the lighter plate
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- This boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
- The plates slide against each other in opposite direction
5 Clues: A narrow depression in the ocean floor • This boundary occurs when two plates collide • The plates slide against each other in opposite direction • A process where a denser plate goes beneath the lighter plate • This boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
Plate Tectonics 2022-10-31
Across
- hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
- when two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other
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- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- valleys that occur at divergent boundaries
5 Clues: valleys that occur at divergent boundaries • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • when two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
aniaml farm 2024-01-25
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- given to expressing divergent
- accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
- or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity
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- stopping at nothing to achieve ones goal
- tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent.
5 Clues: given to expressing divergent • stopping at nothing to achieve ones goal • tending to work with energy and commitment; diligent. • or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity • accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
plate tectonic 2022-11-02
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- when two plates slide past each other
- part of the lithosphere
- mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys occur at divergent boundaries
- dark-colored rocks called basalt and gabbro
- there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
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- is where two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
- the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thereby appearing to drift together across the
- plate movement is caused by convection currents in the molten rock or magma that is housed in the mantle
- the rigid outer part of earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a chain of volcanoes, hundreds to thousands of miles long, that forms above a subduction zone.
10 Clues: part of the lithosphere • when two plates slide past each other • dark-colored rocks called basalt and gabbro • mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys occur at divergent boundaries • is where two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • the rigid outer part of earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...
spelling points 2023-03-07
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- to filter into or through; permeate.
- capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable:
- having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
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- not declining in strength or vigour; tireless
- to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
- diverging; differing; deviating.
- impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
- Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
10 Clues: diverging; differing; deviating. • to filter into or through; permeate. • not declining in strength or vigour; tireless • capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: • to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: • to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. • ...
Earthquake ε=ε=ε=(*ﾉ´Д｀)ﾉﾟ 2015-01-08
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- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
- plates that move towards each other
- crust that doesn't sink or be destroyed
- crust which can not be created or destroyed
- a type of seismic wave which is longitudinal and faster
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- a place with a lot of volcanic activity, no plate boundary's
- The theory that the earth's crust is broken into about 10 fragments (plates,) which move in relation to one another, shifting continents, forming new ocean crust, and stimulating volcanic eruptions.
- plates that moves away from each other
- a type of seismic wave which is transverse and slower
- plates that slide past each other
10 Clues: plates that slide past each other • plates that move towards each other • plates that moves away from each other • crust that doesn't sink or be destroyed • crust which can not be created or destroyed • a type of seismic wave which is transverse and slower • a type of seismic wave which is longitudinal and faster • ...
Sea Floor Features 2016-03-10
Across
- the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope is called what?
- what is near the center of most ocean basins?
- what occurs at divergent plate boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving apart?
- the ocean floor region starts at what margin?
- volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called?
- what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge?
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- steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf is called?
- what are long and narrow creases in the ocean floor in deep parts of the ocean?
- what is gently sloping from the shoreline?
- deep,extremely flat features are called?
10 Clues: deep,extremely flat features are called? • what is gently sloping from the shoreline? • what is near the center of most ocean basins? • the ocean floor region starts at what margin? • volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called? • what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge? • ...
Tectonic plates 2023-09-08
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- forms where two plates separate
- a supercontinent that contained all of Earth´s continents about 225 million years ago
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- forms where two plates slide past each other
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- The partially melted layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere floats and moves
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- the theory that Earth´s continents slowly move across Earth´s surface over time
- forms where two plates collide
- pieces of the earth´s crust and lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere
- when a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate
10 Clues: forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • forms where two plates slide past each other • when a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...
6A Vocabulary 2025-10-17
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- an upward force on a less dense object in a denser material
- (boundaries) spreading zones along some plate margins where plate sections are moving apart
- a contact force that acts to squeeze or crush an object or substance
- forces acting in opposite directions on different parts of the same object or substance
- any kind of shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments
- any change in shape of a solid under stress
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- forces that act to pull an object apart
- (boundaries) places where plates slide past each other in opposite directions along long cracks in the crust
- (boundaries) zones of collision or subduction where plates are moving toward each other
- a force exerted inside a material
10 Clues: a force exerted inside a material • forces that act to pull an object apart • any change in shape of a solid under stress • an upward force on a less dense object in a denser material • any kind of shaking of the ground measurable by seismic instruments • a contact force that acts to squeeze or crush an object or substance • ...
Unit 8 Part A 2026-01-07
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- To cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that pain grows worse with time)
- A person who collects or removes items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
- Clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
- To make of no value or consequence,cancel, wipe out
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- Going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
- thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
- a very close friend, chum, buddy
- To plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
- Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
- To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
10 Clues: a very close friend, chum, buddy • thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • Clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck • To make of no value or consequence,cancel, wipe out • To plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line • To join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up • Self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain • ...
Earthquakes 2025-01-22
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- when plates move towards each other and collide
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other, the place where they meet
- an earth vibration caused by an earthquake
- the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
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- the edge of a tectonic plate
- the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates whose movement cause seismic activity/earthquakes
- a real or imaginary line that separates two things
- the study of the earth
- the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth’s crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outward from the source
10 Clues: the study of the earth • the edge of a tectonic plate • an earth vibration caused by an earthquake • when plates move towards each other and collide • a real or imaginary line that separates two things • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • when two tectonic plates slide past each other, the place where they meet • ...
Plate Motion 2024-09-07
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- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- moving toward the same place
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- moving apart in different directions
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- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
10 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano • evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints • ...
Tectonic plates, and fossils 2024-10-22
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- Large pieces of rock which are in the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
- A hot, malleable semi liquid zone in the upper mantle, directly underneath the lithosphere
- the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth
- a scientist who studies fossils
- A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even
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- Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by
- The exact opposite of a convergent boundary
- A place were a Ridge system is the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
- Where tectonic plates converge
- the outermost layer of Earth
10 Clues: the outermost layer of Earth • Where tectonic plates converge • a scientist who studies fossils • The exact opposite of a convergent boundary • the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth • A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even • Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by • ...
Land Review 2021-12-09
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- Plate Boundary where two plates collide, come together or crash into each other
- Magnitude measurement of ground shaking during an earthquake
- formed from an existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure
- Plate Boundary where two plates slide past each other often forming earthquakes
- formed from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of Earth
- description of surface features of the land
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- arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands
- Plate Boundary where two plates move away from each other and new crust is created between them
- formed from broken pieces from other rocks or fossils are pressed and cemented together
- directly above an earthquake's focus on the surface of the earth
10 Clues: description of surface features of the land • arrangement of minerals in flat or wavy parallel bands • Magnitude measurement of ground shaking during an earthquake • directly above an earthquake's focus on the surface of the earth • formed from an existing rock that is changed by heat and pressure • ...
Earth Science 2022-01-07
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- a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial plane
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- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- places where plates slide sideways past each other
- the innermost geologic layer of planet Earth
- a fluid layer about 2,400 km thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel
- the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere
- the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
10 Clues: the outermost shell of a terrestrial plane • the innermost geologic layer of planet Earth • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • places where plates slide sideways past each other • an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide • the process of wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere • ...