divergent Crossword Puzzles

Sea Floor Features 2016-03-10

Sea Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is gently sloping from the shoreline?
  2. the ocean floor region starts at what margin?
  3. volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called?
  4. what is near the center of most ocean basins?
Down
  1. the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope is called what?
  2. steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf is called?
  3. deep,extremely flat features are called?
  4. what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge?
  5. what are long and narrow creases in the ocean floor in deep parts of the ocean?
  6. what occurs at divergent plate boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving apart?

10 Clues: deep,extremely flat features are called? • what is gently sloping from the shoreline? • the ocean floor region starts at what margin? • what is near the center of most ocean basins? • volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called? • what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge? • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-03

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A land feature made when plates move under each other, usually a dense and thin oceanic plate.
  2. A type of boundary where the plates come closer together.
  3. The "puzzle pieces" that the Earth's crust consists of.
  4. The outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle.
  5. Something that happens when plates jerk apart.
Down
  1. A zone in the Earth's mantle where crust from a plate is melted into molten rock.
  2. The processes that control the structure of the Earth.
  3. The movement of continents and land across the Earth over time.
  4. The land feature that is made by plates moving into each other.
  5. A type of boundary in which plates move away from each other.

10 Clues: Something that happens when plates jerk apart. • The processes that control the structure of the Earth. • The "puzzle pieces" that the Earth's crust consists of. • A type of boundary where the plates come closer together. • A type of boundary in which plates move away from each other. • The movement of continents and land across the Earth over time. • ...

Miguel Arroyo 🍪 2022-04-28

Miguel Arroyo 🍪 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth
  2. to change in composition or structure
  3. formed by or from deposits of sediment
  4. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
Down
  1. moving or extending in different directions from a common
  2. of a rock of relating to or produced by metamorphism
  3. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  4. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  5. relating to, resulting from, or suggestive of the intrusion or extrusion of magma or volcanic activity

10 Clues: to change in composition or structure • formed by or from deposits of sediment • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement • of a rock of relating to or produced by metamorphism • moving or extending in different directions from a common • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...

7/11 puzzle 2022-07-11

7/11 puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not a great way to describe you, but one of your close friends says it about you a lot...
  2. a combination of punctuation, similar to morse code
  3. what I like about you:
Down
  1. a type of bear that is very welcoming, or good at having guests (i.e. you this weekend)
  2. you gave me this; its very different, _________ even.
  3. my favorite type of flower
  4. first step in our goodbye ritual
  5. we're not gonna be friends, ________... can we getting matching ones?
  6. me because of my company and relation to you, also how you would order me off a McDonald's menu
  7. my past mascot and also found in new york. nope, not MY high school mascot...

10 Clues: what I like about you: • my favorite type of flower • first step in our goodbye ritual • a combination of punctuation, similar to morse code • you gave me this; its very different, _________ even. • we're not gonna be friends, ________... can we getting matching ones? • my past mascot and also found in new york. nope, not MY high school mascot... • ...

Chapter 10 Vocabulary 2018-06-05

Chapter 10 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sum The sum of the first N terms of a series
  2. When an infinite sequence approaches a unique number
  3. Difference The number added or subtracted at each stage of an arithmetic sequence, allows you to find the next number in the sequence
  4. A sum of an ordered list of numbers
  5. This kind of formula defines the Nth term of a sequence as a function of N
Down
  1. A sequence or series in which the difference between successive terms is constant
  2. A sequence or series in which the ratio between successive terms is constant
  3. When an infinite sequence does not approach a unique number
  4. Each number in a list
  5. An ordered list of numbers

10 Clues: Each number in a list • An ordered list of numbers • A sum of an ordered list of numbers • Sum The sum of the first N terms of a series • When an infinite sequence approaches a unique number • When an infinite sequence does not approach a unique number • This kind of formula defines the Nth term of a sequence as a function of N • ...

CIE 2 2024-09-02

CIE 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force due to rotation of earth that causes winds to move clockwise in the Southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
  2. also known as ITCZ, zone from 5 degree N and S
  3. strong,fast moving winds that flow in narrow bands
  4. boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  5. the layer having the ozone
  6. New oceanic lithosphere is formed at____plate
  7. found at the subducting plates
Down
  1. winds that blow from west to east in the middle latitudes, between 30 and 60 degrees latitude
  2. winds moving between latitude 5 to 30 degree
  3. In which atmospheric layer do molecules reach temperatures exceeding 500°C due to solar radiation absorption

10 Clues: the layer having the ozone • found at the subducting plates • winds moving between latitude 5 to 30 degree • New oceanic lithosphere is formed at____plate • also known as ITCZ, zone from 5 degree N and S • strong,fast moving winds that flow in narrow bands • boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...

Plate Boundaries 2019-06-29

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a rock along which movement has occured.
  2. a plate boundary where plates move apart.
  3. a plate boundary where plates slide or grind past each other.
Down
  1. a plate boundary where plates move toward each other.
  2. the process where one plate moves under another and is forced to sink due to gravity into the mantle.
  3. a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process.

6 Clues: a plate boundary where plates move apart. • a break in a rock along which movement has occured. • a plate boundary where plates move toward each other. • a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process. • a plate boundary where plates slide or grind past each other. • ...

Vocabulary Week of 9/10 2018-09-12

Vocabulary Week of 9/10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a situation with 2 difficult or unpleasant choices
  2. describes involvement by 2 different parties of group
  3. a negotiator between 2 counties or parties
  4. describes something that splits from/leaves one opinion or course of action for another
  5. a connecting point between 2 things; a significant point in time especially in decision-making
Down
  1. describes the state of having 2 conflicting emotions of ideas at once
  2. the act of "double-dealing"; lying to 2 different individuals or parties
  3. describes something disconnected from a secondary part lacking cohesion; confusing
  4. a reply or a response, especially a one that is sharp in nature (as in anger or cleverness)
  5. describes something uncertain or vague having 2+ interpretations or meanings

10 Clues: a negotiator between 2 counties or parties • a situation with 2 difficult or unpleasant choices • describes involvement by 2 different parties of group • describes the state of having 2 conflicting emotions of ideas at once • the act of "double-dealing"; lying to 2 different individuals or parties • ...

Plate Tectonics - Sean V 2021-01-27

Plate Tectonics - Sean V crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one plate dives under another plate
  2. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  3. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  4. type of boundary between two colliding plates.
  5. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
Down
  1. These drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle.
  2. continents slowly moving across the Earth
  3. type of boundary where two plates move apart
  4. a supercontinent existing hundreds of millions of years ago
  5. Energy that travels through Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes.

10 Clues: where one plate dives under another plate • continents slowly moving across the Earth • type of boundary where two plates move apart • type of boundary between two colliding plates. • type of boundary where two plates slide past each other • a supercontinent existing hundreds of millions of years ago • breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other • ...

Tectonic Plate Vocabulary 2021-09-07

Tectonic Plate Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer most layer of the Earth.
  2. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.
  3. Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
  4. The name given to the super continent from the well-supported theory that all the continents used to be connected as one.
  5. When two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and mountains are formed.
  6. The center of the Earth.
Down
  1. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
  2. When one tectonic plate converges under another due to density differences.
  3. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
  4. The middle layer of the Earth.

10 Clues: The center of the Earth. • The middle layer of the Earth. • The outer most layer of the Earth. • Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking. • A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other. • A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other. • ...

Deadline Vocabulary 4 2022-03-22

Deadline Vocabulary 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people
  2. native people or animals that occur naturally in a region
  3. a creature that is lower (less important) than a human
  4. lack of knowledge or information
Down
  1. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  2. a fluid slowly trickling or seeping out of something
  3. a person who supports the separation of a particular group of people from a larger group on the basis of ethnicity, religion, or gender
  4. of or relating to the brain
  5. a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
  6. an idea or thought that always enters your mind, so much that it's disturbing

10 Clues: of or relating to the brain • lack of knowledge or information • a fluid slowly trickling or seeping out of something • a creature that is lower (less important) than a human • native people or animals that occur naturally in a region • a tendency to cause disagreement or hostility between people • moving or extending in different directions from a common point • ...

Oceans 2022-09-19

Oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gently sloping, shallow area that extends outward from the edge of a continent
  2. The steep edge of a continental shelf
  3. The temperature and salt content of water
  4. A long deep valley on the ocean floor which old ocean floor sinks back toward the mantel
Down
  1. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
  2. A broad area covered with thick areas of mud and salt
  3. Island formed by volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor
  4. The movement of fluid
  5. The regular rise and fall of ocean levels and are affected by gravity
  6. A volcanic mountain that rises from the ocean floor but doesn't reach the surface

10 Clues: The movement of fluid • The steep edge of a continental shelf • The temperature and salt content of water • A broad area covered with thick areas of mud and salt • Island formed by volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor • The regular rise and fall of ocean levels and are affected by gravity • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. make a dramatic change in the form or appearance
  2. the very hot, very dense center of our planet
  3. the outermost shell of our planet
  4. moving in different directions from a common point
  5. hot fluid below or within the earth's crust
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
Down
  1. a mountain or hill, with a crater or vent through which lava can be erupted from the earth's crust
  2. to move toward one point or to approach each other
  3. the final transfer of energy to the surface
  4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground that sometimes causes great destruction

10 Clues: the outermost shell of our planet • the final transfer of energy to the surface • hot fluid below or within the earth's crust • the very hot, very dense center of our planet • make a dramatic change in the form or appearance • to move toward one point or to approach each other • moving in different directions from a common point • ...

English III Lit Terms 1-10 2022-10-03

English III Lit Terms 1-10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event
  2. A general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely
  3. Patterns in literature found around the world
  4. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or accented syllables
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  1. A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea
  2. A character or force in conflict with a main character
  3. A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning
  4. A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
  5. An extended comparison of relationships
  6. The effect created when words suggest and support two or more divergent interpretations

10 Clues: An extended comparison of relationships • Patterns in literature found around the world • A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning • A character or force in conflict with a main character • A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event • A general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely • ...

Earth's Dynamic Surface 2023-09-15

Earth's Dynamic Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
  2. Vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in the Earth's crust
  3. Process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
  4. A boundary where two plates move towards each other
  5. A boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. A vent in the Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
Down
  1. The size of an earthquake based on how much energy is released during the earthquake
  2. A boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. The circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  4. A crack or a fracture in Earth's crust along which movement occurs

10 Clues: Molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface • A boundary where two plates slide past each other • A boundary where two plates move towards each other • A boundary where two plates move away from each other • A vent in the Earth's crust through which molten rock flows • A crack or a fracture in Earth's crust along which movement occurs • ...

Week 20: Shaping the Earth 2024-04-30

Week 20: Shaping the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large masses of earth's crust floating on magma
  2. Type of weathering where the rock changing into a new, usually softer rock substance
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates pull away from each other
  5. A form of chemical weathering where oxygen reacts with substances in rock to form new types of rock
Down
  1. Type of weathering where the rock breaking into smaller pieces
  2. A form of physical weathering where water freezes in the cracks of racks and expands
  3. A form of physical weathering that wears a rock's surface
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. The movement of small rock pieces to a different location

10 Clues: Large masses of earth's crust floating on magma • A form of physical weathering that wears a rock's surface • The movement of small rock pieces to a different location • A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other • Type of weathering where the rock breaking into smaller pieces • ...

Geology 2024-08-06

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the Earth, about 2-25 miles thick; crust is thicker under the continents and thinner under the oceans
  2. Thick, gel like, sticky, not fluid
  3. Theory of the Earth’s crust being broken into a series of plates in motion
  4. Layer of molten rock between the crust and the Earth’s core, about 1,800 miles thick
Down
  1. Boundary where plates are colliding into each other
  2. Liquefied by heat, usually referring to lava or magma
  3. The study of the earth
  4. The center of the Earth, about 2,200 miles thick; made up of an inner and outer core
  5. Boundary where plates are moving apart from each other
  6. Molten rock containing dissolved gases beneath the Earth’s surface

10 Clues: The study of the earth • Thick, gel like, sticky, not fluid • Boundary where plates are colliding into each other • Liquefied by heat, usually referring to lava or magma • Boundary where plates are moving apart from each other • Molten rock containing dissolved gases beneath the Earth’s surface • ...

Ocean Topography 2023-02-02

Ocean Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an old volcanic island that has been weathered down and filled with water
  2. an area where the oceanic and continental plates meet that is eroded where rivers empty into the ocean
  3. a seemingly bottomless crack in the ocean floor formed at subduction zones
  4. flat areas of the ocean floor that stretch for miles and miles
  5. a seamount that has risen above water
Down
  1. the gently sloping area that extends from the shore and into the ocean
  2. a steep drop off where the continental plate meets the oceanic plate
  3. an underwater mountain chain that forms at a divergent plate boundary
  4. the deep area between the mid-ocean-ridge that forms as two oceanic plates divide
  5. an underwater volcano

10 Clues: an underwater volcano • a seamount that has risen above water • flat areas of the ocean floor that stretch for miles and miles • a steep drop off where the continental plate meets the oceanic plate • an underwater mountain chain that forms at a divergent plate boundary • the gently sloping area that extends from the shore and into the ocean • ...

Intro to World Geography 2023-10-06

Intro to World Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lines east/west of the Prime Meridian
  2. item on map that shows your direction
Down
  1. meaning of tsunami
  2. tectonic plates that move in opposite directions

4 Clues: meaning of tsunami • item on map that shows your direction • the lines east/west of the Prime Meridian • tectonic plates that move in opposite directions

Vocab Review 2022-10-14

Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth sciences, especially geology
  2. a plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  3. a plate boundary where one plate slides past the other
Down
  1. a plate boundary where plates move towards each other
  2. a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground

5 Clues: earth sciences, especially geology • a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground • a plate boundary where plates move towards each other • a plate boundary where one plate slides past the other • a plate boundary where plates move away from each other

Continental Drift Crossword 2025-02-06

Continental Drift Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed the Theory that all the continents were once joined together
  2. Contributed heavily in the theory of plate tectonics
  3. the usual process at work at divergent plate boundaries, leading to the creation of new ocean floor
Down
  1. Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener
  2. Supercontinent that was formed with continental drift millions of years ago
  3. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle

6 Clues: Theory proposed by Alfred Wegener • Contributed heavily in the theory of plate tectonics • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle • proposed the Theory that all the continents were once joined together • Supercontinent that was formed with continental drift millions of years ago • ...

Careers and Aspirations 2023-05-09

Careers and Aspirations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Setting SMART targets can help you achieve your?
  2. What is a key quality required to reach your goals?
  3. The ability to adjust to different situations.
  4. This type of thinking is a good way to stay solution focused.
Down
  1. This can be verbal or non-verbal.
  2. This is about recognising your own strength so that you can support, encourage and motivate others to achieve a shared goal.

6 Clues: This can be verbal or non-verbal. • The ability to adjust to different situations. • Setting SMART targets can help you achieve your? • What is a key quality required to reach your goals? • This type of thinking is a good way to stay solution focused. • ...

Alcătuirea internă. Scoarța. Relieful major al Terrei 2020-12-08

Alcătuirea internă. Scoarța. Relieful major al Terrei crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Înveliș important al structurii interne a Pământului, aflat sub litosferă.
  2. O divizie administrativă a Chinei, la nord de lanțul muntos Himalaya.
  3. Cuprinsă între Placa Eurasiatică și Placa Pacifică.
  4. Rocă magmatică ce reprezintă un amestec de silicați de fier și magneziu.
  5. Zonă din Asia Centrală care primește foarte puține precipitații.
Down
  1. Lanțul muntos cel mai lung și mai complex de pe Terra, format în urma contactului divergent dintre două plăci.
  2. Cele mai netede suprafețe de pe Terra care sunt acoperite de sedimente fine și ultrafine.
  3. Reprezintă direcția de deplasare a magmei în astenosferă.
  4. Mişcări care determină cutarea, falierea şi înălţarea lanţurilor muntoase.
  5. Au înălțimi de peste 1000 de metri și reprezintă aproximativ 8,5% din suprafața Globului.

10 Clues: Cuprinsă între Placa Eurasiatică și Placa Pacifică. • Reprezintă direcția de deplasare a magmei în astenosferă. • Zonă din Asia Centrală care primește foarte puține precipitații. • O divizie administrativă a Chinei, la nord de lanțul muntos Himalaya. • Rocă magmatică ce reprezintă un amestec de silicați de fier și magneziu. • ...

Science 2021-09-21

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ is the thing that gets made by tectonic plates slipping and it goooooes boooooom!
  2. _____ happen when two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap making mountains
  3. A ______ is where two plates brush by each other
  4. _____ is where the _____ and moves the tectonic plates
  5. A______Consists of two plates that move away from each other
Down
  1. _____ are what goes under the sea UNDER THE SEA!!!! :)
  2. ______ are what land sit on
  3. ______ are what we live on
  4. DO NOT TOUCH _____ IT COMES FROM THE ________ AND WILL BURN YOUR HAND OFF!
  5. One of these are made of basalt and are at the bottom of the ocean and are similar to mid ocean ridges

10 Clues: ______ are what we live on • ______ are what land sit on • A ______ is where two plates brush by each other • _____ are what goes under the sea UNDER THE SEA!!!! :) • _____ is where the _____ and moves the tectonic plates • A______Consists of two plates that move away from each other • DO NOT TOUCH _____ IT COMES FROM THE ________ AND WILL BURN YOUR HAND OFF! • ...

Sea Floor Features 2016-03-10

Sea Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf is called?
  2. the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope is called what?
  3. the ocean floor region starts at what margin?
  4. what occurs at divergent plate boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving apart?
  5. volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called?
Down
  1. what is gently sloping from the shoreline?
  2. what is near the center of most ocean basins?
  3. what are long and narrow creases in the ocean floor in deep parts of the ocean?
  4. what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge?
  5. 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? • ...

Sea Floor Features 2016-03-10

Sea Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called?
  2. the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope is called what?
  3. what occurs at divergent plate boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving apart?
  4. steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf is called?
  5. the ocean floor region starts at what margin?
  6. what is near the center of most ocean basins?
  7. what is gently sloping from the shoreline?
  8. deep,extremely flat features are called?
Down
  1. what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge?
  2. what are long and narrow creases in the ocean floor in deep parts of the ocean?

10 Clues: deep,extremely flat features are called? • what is gently sloping from the shoreline? • the ocean floor region starts at what margin? • what is near the center of most ocean basins? • volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called? • what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge? • ...

Antonio Orozco 2022-04-29

Antonio Orozco crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. Landmasses divided into 7 major plates
  3. The shifting of continents
  4. When to tectonic plates slide past each other
Down
  1. Where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other, often causing one plate to slide below the other
  2. Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs
  3. Denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies, e.g. in the folding of strata or the nearby intrusion of igneous rocks
  4. Sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. (of rock) having solidified from lava or magma
  6. Relating to sediment

10 Clues: Relating to sediment • The shifting of continents • Landmasses divided into 7 major plates • When to tectonic plates slide past each other • (of rock) having solidified from lava or magma • When two tectonic plates move away from each other • Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs • ...

ELA vocab crossword 2025-12-11

ELA vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory
  2. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof
  3. the most intense, excitin, or important point of something
  4. form an idea of the amount
  5. a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained
Down
  1. the event that starts the main conflict, launching the plot in every story
  2. given to expressing divergent or opposite views
  3. an open-ended, thought-provoking inquiry that guides learning by prompting deep thinking, discussion, and sustained inquiry rather than a simple, factual answer
  4. a firm decision to do or not to do something
  5. able to be believed

10 Clues: able to be believed • form an idea of the amount • a firm decision to do or not to do something • given to expressing divergent or opposite views • the most intense, excitin, or important point of something • a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory • a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained • ...

Science Lab reflection 2020-08-17

Science Lab reflection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates come together
  2. thickest layer of earth
  3. Two tectonic plates sliding past each other
  4. series of massive ocean waves, triggered by an earthquake that has occurred in the sea
  5. a sudden,voilent shaking of earth's surface
Down
  1. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. opening on the earth's surface (crust) through which molten magma escape on to the earth's surface.
  3. layer of earth which is like a shell of a hard-boiled egg
  4. solid metal ball, hot as sun, mostly made of iron and nickle
  5. violent storms that strike as a powerful rotating mixture of wind and thunderstorm clouds, extending from the clouds to the ground in a funnel shape.

10 Clues: thickest layer of earth • When two tectonic plates come together • Two tectonic plates sliding past each other • a sudden,voilent shaking of earth's surface • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • layer of earth which is like a shell of a hard-boiled egg • solid metal ball, hot as sun, mostly made of iron and nickle • ...

Tectonic plates 2023-09-08

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms where two plates separate
  2. a supercontinent that contained all of Earth´s continents about 225 million years ago
  3. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  4. forms where two plates slide past each other
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The partially melted layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere floats and moves
Down
  1. the theory that Earth´s continents slowly move across Earth´s surface over time
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. pieces of the earth´s crust and lithosphere that move around on top of the asthenosphere
  4. 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. • ...

spelling points 2023-03-07

spelling points crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to filter into or through; permeate.
  2. capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable:
  3. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
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  1. not declining in strength or vigour; tireless
  2. to announce or declare in an official or formal manner:
  3. diverging; differing; deviating.
  4. impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
  5. to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
  6. 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.
  7. 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. • ...

Geosphere crossword puzzle 2021-10-05

Geosphere crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a depression produced in a region where soluble rock has been removed by groundwater
  2. a surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction
  3. the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy
  4. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  5. a mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material
  6. Valley deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries
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  1. a destructive plate margin where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate
  2. the incorporation and transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as water, wind, or ice
  3. the Japanese word for a seismic sea wave
  4. the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface

10 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • the Japanese word for a seismic sea wave • a mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material • the vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy • the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface • Valley deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries • ...

Natural Disasters 2023-10-18

Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
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  1. Moving toward the same place
  2. A natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood
  3. A person who uses math and science to design things
  4. Beginners at a workplace who do work that is closely supervised because they are learning on the job
  5. Alarm A warning that is generated for a specific area, even though no emergency or disaster occurs in that area
  6. A sudden shaking of Earth's surface
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  1. The size or strength of something, such as an earthquake or tsunami
  2. To move somewhere else
  3. A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  4. Moving apart in different directions

10 Clues: To move somewhere else • Moving toward the same place • A sudden shaking of Earth's surface • Moving apart in different directions • A person who uses math and science to design things • The size or strength of something, such as an earthquake or tsunami • A natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood • ...

Crossword 2025-04-30

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, often causing volcanic activity.
  3. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that, when erupted, becomes lava.
  4. The outermost layer of the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. A major fault line in California, famous for causing earthquakes.
  2. The largest tectonic plate on Earth
  3. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, before the continents separated.
  4. Referring to the type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  5. The thick layer of the Earth beneath the crust, made of semi-solid rock.
  6. The “Ring of _____” is an area with many volcanoes.

10 Clues: The largest tectonic plate on Earth • The outermost layer of the Earth's surface. • The “Ring of _____” is an area with many volcanoes. • A major fault line in California, famous for causing earthquakes. • The thick layer of the Earth beneath the crust, made of semi-solid rock. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that, when erupted, becomes lava. • ...

Geosphere Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-20

Geosphere Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ boundaries are when plates move away from each other
  2. __________ boundaries are when plates move towards each other
  3. occurs when the sinking of a subducting plate pulls the rest of the plate across the athenosphere
  4. __________ currents are caused by the rising of warmer material from closer to the core
  5. when two of these collide, the lithosphere buckles and mountain ranges are created.
Down
  1. when a continental and oceanic plate collide, the oceanic plate subducts due to its density
  2. occurs when newly-formed lithosphere next to a ridge slides down and away from the ridge
  3. when two plates collide, one of the plates subducts
  4. the separation of the pangea
  5. ________ boundaries are when plates slide past each other

10 Clues: the separation of the pangea • when two plates collide, one of the plates subducts • ________ boundaries are when plates slide past each other • __________ boundaries are when plates move towards each other • _________ boundaries are when plates move away from each other • when two of these collide, the lithosphere buckles and mountain ranges are created. • ...

Isabella Vaca 2022-04-29

Isabella Vaca crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of rock made from mud, sand, and pebbles layered on top of each other
  2. the slow movement of continental plates on the surface of the Earth by tectonic activity throughout geological time
  3. when plates move toward each other
  4. a fault zone where two tectonic plates slide past one another
Down
  1. the material that falls to the bottom of oceans and lakes
  2. landforms broken into small and large pieces
  3. when two tectonic plates meet
  4. a type of rock made from the hardening or cooling of magma
  5. When two plates moves in different directions from each other
  6. a type of rock made from rocks that have changed by a large amount of heat and pressure

10 Clues: when two tectonic plates meet • when plates move toward each other • landforms broken into small and large pieces • the material that falls to the bottom of oceans and lakes • a type of rock made from the hardening or cooling of magma • When two plates moves in different directions from each other • a fault zone where two tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

Dennis 2022-04-29

Dennis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hat has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  2. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.
  4. to change in form, appearance, or structure
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  1. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
  2. structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. having solidified from lava or magma.
  5. This is where two plates move away from each other.
  6. denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure.

10 Clues: having solidified from lava or magma. • to change in form, appearance, or structure • This is where two plates move away from each other. • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs. • hat has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. • ...

Plate Techtonics Crossword 2026-02-18

Plate Techtonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. The ancient supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart
  3. The process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates collide or move toward each other
  5. The rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. The circular movement of heat in the mantle that drives plate motion
  2. A deep depression in the ocean floor formed at a subduction zone
  3. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle upon which tectonic plates move
  4. A break or crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred
  5. A boundary where two plates slide horizontally past one another

10 Clues: A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other • A boundary where two plates slide horizontally past one another • A deep depression in the ocean floor formed at a subduction zone • A break or crack in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred • The semi-fluid layer of the mantle upon which tectonic plates move • ...

Vocab Week 4 2025-08-26

Vocab Week 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. Language expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another, with which it may be regarded as an analogy: a metaphor or simile
  2. something suggested by a word or thing: implication
  3. direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea
  4. Language free from exaggeration or embellishment
  5. competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
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  1. a sequence of events in a story
  2. the artistic representation (as in fiction or drama) of human character or motives
  3. the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops
  4. qualified to participate or be chosen
  5. lesson or message the author is trying to convey to the reader

10 Clues: a sequence of events in a story • qualified to participate or be chosen • Language free from exaggeration or embellishment • something suggested by a word or thing: implication • lesson or message the author is trying to convey to the reader • direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea • ...

tectonic crossword 2021-03-16

tectonic crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a deep hole in the sea floor usually caused by plate subduction
  2. the soft, flexible upper layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. a mountain range in the ocean
  4. the process of a tectonic plate going under another
  5. hot flowing liquid below the earth's surface
  6. upper layer of the mantle, below the lithosphere
  7. the layer of earth on the outside
  8. a rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of crust and mantle
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  1. the jigsaw puzzle pieces that make up the crust
  2. the science and study of rocks
  3. land feature that is created when magma exits the crust and turns into lava
  4. the layer of earth between the crust and the outer core
  5. when tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. spreading the process of new crust being formed from a gap in tectonic plates
  7. when tectonic plates scrape past each other
  8. the natural disaster that occurs when two tectonic plates interact
  9. when tectonic plates move towards each other
  10. the most famous super continent
  11. plate boundary the place where tectonic plates meet
  12. bottom of the ocean

20 Clues: bottom of the ocean • a mountain range in the ocean • the science and study of rocks • the most famous super continent • the layer of earth on the outside • when tectonic plates scrape past each other • when tectonic plates move towards each other • hot flowing liquid below the earth's surface • when tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

JMcCord 2023-02-01

JMcCord crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Each of two regions of intense radiation partly surrounding Earth.
  2. Rocks changed through extreme heat and pressure.
  3. When planets begin melting, the materials in them begin separating.
  4. Large plume of hot mantle material rising from within Earth.
  5. Where two plates converge, and one’s thrust beneath the other.
  6. Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  7. Science that studies earth’s physical structure, substance, its history, processes.
  8. Occurs when plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. Igneous silicate rock that is most of Earth’s continental crust.
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  1. Region around a planet dominated by the planet's magnetic field.
  2. Stream of energized, charged particles, through the solar system.
  3. Formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  4. Occurs when plates move towards each other and collide.
  5. Rock produced by cooling from a molten state.
  6. Largest part of Earth’s interior; lies between crust and core.
  7. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  8. Heat transferred by movement of a heated fluid.
  9. Central part of the planet; consists of higher density material.

18 Clues: Rock produced by cooling from a molten state. • Heat transferred by movement of a heated fluid. • Rocks changed through extreme heat and pressure. • Occurs when plates slide sideways past each other. • Occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

Earth's History Crossword 2014-03-10

Earth's History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fossil, fossils used to determine relative age of a rock
  2. when molten rocks cool and harden a ________ rock formed
  3. a guess or conclusion based on observations and prior knowledge
  4. the coming together of two pieces of land
  5. a rock that has small sand pieces and a gritty texture
  6. it's another word for crust
  7. the moving away of two plates
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  1. current, the fluid movement that causes plates to move is called ________
  2. Remains, trace, or imprints of an organism that has been preserved in the Earth's crust
  3. this igneous rock cools above the Earth's surface
  4. the mass land of all the continents is called _________
  5. the San Andreas fault is an example of a ________ fault
  6. the biggest layer of the Earth
  7. information gathered by using one or more of the five senses
  8. age, the number of years since a rock formed
  9. the wear down of Earth's surface in to a sediment
  10. this igneous rock forms underground
  11. Age, the age of a rock compared to the age of other rocks

18 Clues: it's another word for crust • the moving away of two plates • the biggest layer of the Earth • this igneous rock forms underground • the coming together of two pieces of land • age, the number of years since a rock formed • this igneous rock cools above the Earth's surface • the wear down of Earth's surface in to a sediment • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2017-10-18

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that has flowed onto the Earth’s surface.
  2. These occur around the “Ring of Fire”.
  3. Type of current in the mantle that causes tectonic plates to move.
  4. Forms under the ocean at the site of a diverging boundary – a mid-ocean ……
  5. Huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
  6. Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. This forms on the ocean floor above a subduction zone – an ocean …….
  8. Large, but separate pieces of lithosphere are called …. plates.
  9. Thinnest type of crust.
Down
  1. Lava from a volcano cools and solidifies into this.
  2. The crust and uppermost solid mantle.
  3. Layer of the Earth where convection currents occur.
  4. Much of New Zealand’s south island rests on this plate.
  5. Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Occurs when one plate sinks below another plate.
  7. Very hot molten rock that rises by convection within the mantle.
  8. Wegener proposed the theory of continental …… to explain why the same fossils exist on separate continents.
  9. Very fine, light rock particles that issue from a volcano & form a rapidly rising cloud - volcanic …

18 Clues: Thinnest type of crust. • The crust and uppermost solid mantle. • These occur around the “Ring of Fire”. • Huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake. • Magma that has flowed onto the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when one plate sinks below another plate. • Lava from a volcano cools and solidifies into this. • Layer of the Earth where convection currents occur. • ...

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like 2023-10-02

a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  7. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  8. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  9. to examine in detail for a purpose
  10. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
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  1. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  2. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  3. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  6. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  7. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  8. the outside or top layer of something

18 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Horizon Earthquakes 2025-05-12

Horizon Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small island country that is being split in two by a mid-ocean ridge.
  2. Molten rock that is above Earth's surface.
  3. The type of boundary where the plates push together to form mountains.
  4. A wave that can be caused by an underwater earthquake.
  5. Molten rock that is below Earth's surface.
  6. A scientist who studies earthquakes.
  7. The part of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  8. The older part of the Earth's crust that is above water.
Down
  1. A supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago
  2. The tiny plate found off the coast of Washington
  3. The system used to measure the intensity of an earthquake.
  4. The fault that runs the entire length of California.
  5. The type of boundary where the plates slide past each other.
  6. How the strength of an earthquake is described.
  7. The type of boundary where the plates pull away from each other.
  8. What we call the pieces of the Earth's crust that float on the mantle.
  9. The newer part of the Earth's crust that is below water.
  10. A split in the Earth's crust.

18 Clues: A split in the Earth's crust. • A scientist who studies earthquakes. • Molten rock that is above Earth's surface. • Molten rock that is below Earth's surface. • How the strength of an earthquake is described. • The tiny plate found off the coast of Washington • The fault that runs the entire length of California. • A wave that can be caused by an underwater earthquake. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is formed when crustal plates collide.
  2. When plates neither move away or toward other but simply slide past each other, this is known as _________ boundaries.
  3. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
Down
  1. Plate_______ is the study of crustal plates.
  2. When plates move away from each other, this is known as _________ boundaries.
  3. When plates move toward each other, this is known as ________ boundaries.

6 Clues: This is formed when crustal plates collide. • Plate_______ is the study of crustal plates. • A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • When plates move toward each other, this is known as ________ boundaries. • When plates move away from each other, this is known as _________ boundaries. • ...

Rift Valley Crossword 2023-02-01

Rift Valley Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plate boundary a rift valley is Located
  2. A series of steep-walled valleys lined with High Cliffs rising from faults parallel to the valley
  3. Low areas where rocks cracked and dropped downward
Down
  1. One of the two major rift valley systems of the East African Rift
  2. Where most rift valleys are located
  3. The tectonic force involved in a rift valley

6 Clues: Where most rift valleys are located • The tectonic force involved in a rift valley • Low areas where rocks cracked and dropped downward • The type of plate boundary a rift valley is Located • One of the two major rift valley systems of the East African Rift • A series of steep-walled valleys lined with High Cliffs rising from faults parallel to the valley

TECTONIC PLATES 2025-04-02

TECTONIC PLATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks
  2. When the crust buckles and pushes upward forming mountains
  3. A process where one Tectonic plate slides under another convergent boundary
  4. When two plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. a large, change of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle) that moves and interacts with other plates, causing earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Down
  1. When two tectonic plates slowly separate forcing magma upward that sometimes causes volcanoes
  2. When two continental plates spread apart

7 Clues: When two continental plates spread apart • When two plates slide horizontally past each other • When the crust buckles and pushes upward forming mountains • A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rocks • A process where one Tectonic plate slides under another convergent boundary • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2017-10-18

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener proposed the theory of continental …… to explain why the same fossils exist on separate continents.
  2. Magma that has flowed onto the Earth’s surface.
  3. Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other.
  4. Lava from a volcano cools and solidifies into this.
  5. Occurs when one plate sinks below another plate.
  6. Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
  7. These occur around the “Ring of Fire”.
  8. Layer of the Earth where convection currents occur.
  9. Much of New Zealand’s south island rests on this plate.
Down
  1. Huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake.
  2. Forms under the ocean at the site of a diverging boundary – a mid-ocean ……
  3. The crust and uppermost solid mantle.
  4. Thinnest type of crust.
  5. Type of current in the mantle that causes tectonic plates to move.
  6. Large, but separate pieces of lithosphere are called …. plates.
  7. This forms on the ocean floor above a subduction zone – an ocean …….
  8. Very hot molten rock that rises by convection within the mantle.
  9. Very fine, light rock particles that issue from a volcano & form a rapidly rising cloud - volcanic …

18 Clues: Thinnest type of crust. • The crust and uppermost solid mantle. • These occur around the “Ring of Fire”. • Huge wave caused by an undersea earthquake. • Magma that has flowed onto the Earth’s surface. • Occurs when one plate sinks below another plate. • Lava from a volcano cools and solidifies into this. • Layer of the Earth where convection currents occur. • ...

Hsyeye 2025-08-26

Hsyeye crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pull – Force caused by a sinking plate pulling the rest of it down.
  2. Boundary – Plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
  3. – The vast ocean that surrounded Pangaea.
  4. Push – Force caused by rising magma at mid-ocean ridges pushing plates apart.
  5. – Rigid outer layer of Earth made of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. Core – The liquid layer of Earth’s core that causes the magnetic field.
  7. Waves – Seismic waves that travel through Earth’s interior.
  8. Force – General term for what causes plate motion.
  9. Waves (S-waves) – Slower seismic waves that only travel through solids.
  10. Boundary – Plate boundary where plates move apart.
  11. Boundary – Plate boundary where plates collide.
Down
  1. – The soft, plastic-like layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  2. – Ancient supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  3. – Thick layer of rock between the crust and the core.
  4. – The Earth's outermost solid layer.
  5. Waves (P-waves) – Fastest seismic waves that move through solids and liquids.
  6. (Moho) – Boundary between the crust and mantle.
  7. Suction – Force created as a subducting plate drags mantle material.
  8. Convection – Heat-driven circulation in the mantle that moves plates.
  9. Core – The solid innermost part of the Earth’s core.

20 Clues: – The Earth's outermost solid layer. • – The vast ocean that surrounded Pangaea. • (Moho) – Boundary between the crust and mantle. • Boundary – Plate boundary where plates collide. • Force – General term for what causes plate motion. • Boundary – Plate boundary where plates move apart. • Core – The solid innermost part of the Earth’s core. • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates that move apart from each other
  2. 2 plates moving upwards and downwards
Down
  1. 2 plates moving towards each other
  2. When one plate goes underneath another

4 Clues: 2 plates moving towards each other • 2 plates moving upwards and downwards • When one plate goes underneath another • 2 plates that move apart from each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates move away from each other
  2. When two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. When two plates go together
  2. When one plate goes under another

4 Clues: When two plates go together • When one plate goes under another • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move away from each other

Layers of the Earth Crossword 2015-10-06

Layers of the Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ crust that is below the ocean.
  2. _________ crust that forms land.
  3. the measure of how hot or cold something is.
  4. __________boundary occurs when plates slide past each other.
  5. __________boundary occurs when tectonic plates collide or come together.
  6. __________boundary occurs when plates separate or move apart.
  7. _________ rock that is liquid or melted.
  8. having a consistency like that of water or oil
Down
  1. is the mixture of what something is made up of.
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. ________ currents are a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. the second layer of the Earth which is a thick, solid rock layer.
  5. ______ core is the solid layer made of iron and nickel
  6. the line layer, where we live, made of rock.
  7. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener and connects the evidence for the formation, movement, and destruction of the tectonic plates.
  8. __________ core that is at the center of the earth but is liquid iron and nickel.
  9. firm; not a liquid
  10. the measure of compactness of a substance, measured by mass per unit volume.

18 Clues: firm; not a liquid • _________ crust that forms land. • ________ crust that is below the ocean. • _________ rock that is liquid or melted. • the line layer, where we live, made of rock. • the measure of how hot or cold something is. • having a consistency like that of water or oil • is the mixture of what something is made up of. • ...

Evolution 2013-04-21

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______s theory is the idea that an organism can pass on characteristics that it acquired during its lifetime to its offspring
  2. a group of species living close enough to interbreed
  3. link transitional fossil connecting with human evolution
  4. structures structure that has lost its original purpose
  5. survival of the fittest
  6. a person who deals mainly with the theory of a subject
  7. transformation of one species to another
  8. the process of something coming to an end or dying out
  9. change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.
  10. descent group that share a common ancestor
  11. breeding humans breed animals and plants to display certain traits
  12. individuals that have common characteristics or qualities
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  1. remains or traces of a living thing
  2. evolution acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages.
  3. to convert plants'animals for domestic use
  4. evolution the evolution of different forms or structures in related species
  5. structure similar functions but share no common ansectors
  6. the ability to increase numbers of population in succeeding generations

18 Clues: survival of the fittest • remains or traces of a living thing • transformation of one species to another • to convert plants'animals for domestic use • descent group that share a common ancestor • a group of species living close enough to interbreed • a person who deals mainly with the theory of a subject • the process of something coming to an end or dying out • ...

Tectonic plates 2015-01-08

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thing that is created when two oceanic plates move into each other.
  2. a scale used to measure an earthquake but does not give its results in numbers.
  3. the area in between plates where volcanoes and earthquakes happen.
  4. when two plates slid past each other.
  5. a devise used to measure earthquake and displays it in measurements.
  6. the point on land above the focus.
  7. a process in which the ground moves because of tectonic activity.
  8. a volcanic center not near the fault line and is constantly giving of lava.
  9. The process of when two plates move together.
  10. When one plate goes under the other.
  11. the point underground where the waves of the earthquake comes from.
  12. the place deep in the earth where lava comes from.
Down
  1. the unites used to measure earthquakes.
  2. the thing that is created when two continental plates move into each other.
  3. the process in how tectonic plates move.
  4. when two plates move apart.
  5. a type of wall which is used to divert lava.
  6. a mountain like object which gives out lava

18 Clues: when two plates move apart. • the point on land above the focus. • When one plate goes under the other. • when two plates slid past each other. • the unites used to measure earthquakes. • the process in how tectonic plates move. • a mountain like object which gives out lava • a type of wall which is used to divert lava. • The process of when two plates move together. • ...

ACarter Crossword 2023-02-01

ACarter Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of sorting the major components of planet by density
  2. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
  3. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior, most of the earth
  4. rocks made form pressure or heat that changes form chemically of physically
  5. change direction when it enters at an angle
  6. any rock that is cooled from a molten state
  7. a zone of charged energetic charged particles surrounding Earth
  8. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  9. when two plates move away from each other
  10. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
Down
  1. to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  2. the flow of hot fluid upwards and cool downwards
  3. the region around a planet dominated by the planet's magnetic field.
  4. a hard, granular, intrusive igneous rock
  5. black igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of lava
  6. rocks that are made from shells and other rocks cemented together
  7. The solid inner core is situated about 3,200 miles below the Earth's crust
  8. charged particles from the sun

18 Clues: charged particles from the sun • a hard, granular, intrusive igneous rock • when two plates move away from each other • change direction when it enters at an angle • any rock that is cooled from a molten state • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • the flow of hot fluid upwards and cool downwards • ...

WED Unit 3 2024-12-18

WED Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  2. scientist that studies earthquakes
  3. tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  4. form natural land shape or feature
  5. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  6. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  7. the thin outer layer of Earth
  8. very small pieces of rock
  9. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  10. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
Down
  1. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  2. the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
  3. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  4. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  5. the process of rock breaking apart
  6. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  9. scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
  10. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

20 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • form natural land shape or feature • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another • ...

Landforms Study Guide 2023-01-20

Landforms Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A movement of plate tectonics when they push together
  2. These can form from earthquakes and release magma from the ground
  3. A rock type that is formed when sediment is crushed together
  4. A movement of plate tectonics when they move apart
  5. usually sediment in a shape of an animal remain mostly in the shape of bones, teeth, and shells
  6. A rock type formed when magma cools off
  7. A combination of two or more substances that do not lose their identifying characteristics when combined
  8. A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
  9. Here happens most of the things that move Plate Tectonics
  10. When somethings get left somewhere by erosion
Down
  1. These are cracks in the earths crust
  2. When something gets moved by natural causes
  3. The first layer of the earth and contains Plate Tectonics
  4. A movement of plate tectonics when one plate goes under another plate forming and only happens underwater
  5. A plate movement when two plate tectonics slide against each other
  6. These shake the ground
  7. When something gets changed naturally
  8. A rock type formed from extreme heat and pressure

18 Clues: These shake the ground • These are cracks in the earths crust • When something gets changed naturally • A rock type formed when magma cools off • When something gets moved by natural causes • When somethings get left somewhere by erosion • A rock type formed from extreme heat and pressure • A movement of plate tectonics when they move apart • ...

Tafakkur operatsiyalari 2025-10-26

Tafakkur operatsiyalari crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Narsalarni muhim emas belgilaridan xoli qilib fikran ifodalash jarayoni?
  2. Bu masalaning yechimi faqat bitta bo'lgandagi fikrlashimiz nima?
  3. Narsa va hodisalarning o‘xshashligi va farqlarini aniqlash tafakkur operasiyasi?
  4. Narsalarni tartibli tizimga solish, mantiqiy joylashtirish nima?
  5. Qandaydir muammo yoki masala yuzasidan birdan bir necha yechim paydo qilish asosida fikrlash nima?
  6. Narsa va hodisalarni qismlarga ajratish jarayoni nima deyiladi?
  7. Tafakkurning natijasi bo‘lib, fikr yuritish orqali yangi bilim hosil qilish jarayoni nima deyiladi?
  8. Narsa va hodisalarning ichki aloqalarini bir yoqlama ta’kidlash jarayoni?
  9. Bevosita harakatlar va hayotimiz mobaynida hosil bo'lgan fikrlar nima?
  10. Yakka yoki ayrim dalillardan umumiy xulosaga kelish tafakkur shakli?
Down
  1. Narsa va hodisalarni guruhlarga ajratish, turkumlash jarayoni nima deyiladi?
  2. Umumiy fikrdan yakka holatlarga qarab xulosa chiqarish usuli nima?
  3. Fikr yuritish jarayonida mantiqiy bog‘lanishlarni aniqlash qobiliyati nima?
  4. O‘xshash narsalarning muhim belgilarini bir tushunchaga birlashtirish nima deyiladi?
  5. Haqiqatni bevosita idrok qilish, muammoli vaziyat yechimini topish usuli?
  6. Narsa va hodisalar mohiyatini, muhim belgilarini aks ettiruvchi tafakkur shakli?
  7. Analizda ajratilgan qismlarni yana bir butunga birlashtirish qanday operasiyadir?
  8. Narsa yoki hodisa haqidagi tasdiq yoki inkorni bildiruvchi fikr nima?
  9. Narsa va hodisalarning muhim belgilarini ajratib olishga qaratilgan operasiya?

19 Clues: Narsa va hodisalarni qismlarga ajratish jarayoni nima deyiladi? • Bu masalaning yechimi faqat bitta bo'lgandagi fikrlashimiz nima? • Narsalarni tartibli tizimga solish, mantiqiy joylashtirish nima? • Umumiy fikrdan yakka holatlarga qarab xulosa chiqarish usuli nima? • Yakka yoki ayrim dalillardan umumiy xulosaga kelish tafakkur shakli? • ...

Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-12

Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, where the tectonic plates pull away from each other
  2. separation when tectonic plates separate from each other
  3. drift when the tectonic plates split up Pangea
  4. boundary When the two tectonic plates move in opposite directions
  5. Valley when two tectonic plates collide and create a tiny mountain together in a valley underwater
Down
  1. zone when the earth recycles the lithosphere
  2. boundary is the area where a certain kind of tectonic plate can be noticed
  3. collision when two tectonic plates collide with each other
  4. trench when the plates diverge and create a giant valley under the ocean

9 Clues: zone when the earth recycles the lithosphere • drift when the tectonic plates split up Pangea • separation when tectonic plates separate from each other • collision when two tectonic plates collide with each other • Boundary, where the tectonic plates pull away from each other • boundary When the two tectonic plates move in opposite directions • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-03-27

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WAVES, Waves of energy through Earth's layers, the result of earthquakes.
  2. DRIFT, A theory that explained how continents moved on Earth's surface.
  3. An extremely hot, semi-molten liquid stored under the Earth's surface.
  4. The end-result of the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. When the Earth's crust is subjected to extreme pressure and begins to fold over itself.
  6. WEGENER, A German who proposed the theory of tectonic plates.
  7. The outer layer covered in overlapping tectonic plates.
  8. Where an earthquake begins from.
Down
  1. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates move away from each-other
  2. What scientists use to detect and record earthquakes.
  3. MANTLE, The liquid layer beneath the upper mantle.
  4. The second wave of seismic waves, slower then P waves.
  5. CORE, A liquid layer wrapping around the inner core.
  6. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates slide past each-other.
  7. MANTLE, A very thick layer beginning under the Earth's crust.
  8. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates moving towards each-other.
  9. Fractures in the Earth's crust from extreme forces caused by moving rocks in the asthenosphere.
  10. Fastest and first seismic waves, also called primary waves.

18 Clues: Where an earthquake begins from. • MANTLE, The liquid layer beneath the upper mantle. • The end-result of the movement of tectonic plates. • CORE, A liquid layer wrapping around the inner core. • What scientists use to detect and record earthquakes. • BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates slide past each-other. • The second wave of seismic waves, slower then P waves. • ...

Jessica S 2023-02-05

Jessica S crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tectonic boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  2. An instrument used to record the motion of the ground.
  3. A rock having solidified from lava or magma.
  4. The science of earth’s physical structure.
  5. A very hot area in the mantle.
  6. A stream of charged particles.
  7. The layering of materials caused by differences in density.
  8. A tectonic boundary where the two plates move toward one another.
  9. An elastic wave of earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  10. A zone of energetic charged particles that are mainly caused by Solar Wind.
Down
  1. A tectonic boundary where the heavier plate sinks below the lighter plate.
  2. A region around a planet dominated by the planet’s magnetic field.
  3. A movement caused within a fluid because hotter materials rise and colder material sinks.
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  5. A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters.
  6. The bending of light.
  7. An igneous rock formed by cooling magma below the earth’s surface.
  8. An igneous rock caused by the rapid cooling of lava.

18 Clues: The bending of light. • A very hot area in the mantle. • A stream of charged particles. • The science of earth’s physical structure. • A rock having solidified from lava or magma. • A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters. • An igneous rock caused by the rapid cooling of lava. • An instrument used to record the motion of the ground. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Devise that helped map the ocean floor
  2. ___________ tectonics is the theory that the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces.
  3. When 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate.
  4. When tectonic plates slip past each other.
  5. Geological event that occurs when 2 plates move past each other ad releases energy.
  6. The border between 2 plates
  7. The movement of the tectonic plates, made by heat and pressure.
  8. Name for when all the continents were once joined together millions of years ago.
  9. Valley a low region that forms where plates move apart
Down
  1. Last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics.
  2. The rigid outer part of the Earth (includes the crust and upper mantle)
  3. When 2 continental plates collide they create ____________.
  4. Where convection currents occur
  5. When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. What the plates are made out of
  7. When tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
  8. Melted rock inside the Earth
  9. A fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock.

18 Clues: The border between 2 plates • Melted rock inside the Earth • Where convection currents occur • What the plates are made out of • Devise that helped map the ocean floor • When tectonic plates slip past each other. • When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • Valley a low region that forms where plates move apart • ...

Boundaries 2023-09-12

Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom
  2. The rising, spread, sinking of gas, liquid, and molten materials caused by the application of heat
  3. A collision between two plates, when one sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate
Down
  1. In Earth's crust when molten rock is squeezed out onto the Earth's surface
  2. Two plates that separate/ divide from each other
  3. Two plates that slide by each other
  4. Two plates that collide with one another

7 Clues: Two plates that slide by each other • Two plates that collide with one another • Two plates that separate/ divide from each other • A long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom • In Earth's crust when molten rock is squeezed out onto the Earth's surface • A collision between two plates, when one sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate • ...

Tectonic plates 2023-01-10

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  2. the tallest mountain, located in southern Asia
  3. boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  4. is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
Down
  1. are found both on land and at the bottom of the ocean
  2. boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. is when two plates come together earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth

7 Clues: the tallest mountain, located in southern Asia • are found both on land and at the bottom of the ocean • are steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other • boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Unit 5: Plate Tectonics 2020-02-12

Unit 5: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A baseball has a ______ density than a rubber ball.
  2. _______ is the name for all the continents as one landmass.
  3. how much "stuff" in a certain amount of "space"
  4. Alfred Wegener found the same kind of ________ on different continents, which supported his idea that the continents were once one.
  5. movement of continents across Earth's surface
  6. the _________ boundary is when the plates move away from each other
  7. Earth's hard, outermost layer
  8. when one plate slides below another
  9. If an object's density is less than water, it will _______.
  10. layer that is almost as hot as the surface of the Sun
Down
  1. underneath the Earth's crust, the largest layer
  2. the _________ boundary is when the plates slide past each other
  3. the ________ boundary is when the plates collide
  4. If an object's density is more than water, it will _______.
  5. pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle; constantly drifting
  6. A foam ball has a ______ density than a marble.
  7. If an object's density is equal to water, it will _______.
  8. liquid core, between the mantle and inner core

18 Clues: Earth's hard, outermost layer • when one plate slides below another • movement of continents across Earth's surface • liquid core, between the mantle and inner core • underneath the Earth's crust, the largest layer • how much "stuff" in a certain amount of "space" • A foam ball has a ______ density than a marble. • the ________ boundary is when the plates collide • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-03-27

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MANTLE, A very thick layer beginning under the Earth's crust.
  2. WAVES, Waves of energy through Earth's layers, the result of earthquakes.
  3. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates move away from each-other
  4. Fastest and first seismic waves, also called primary waves.
  5. Fractures in the Earth's crust from extreme forces caused by moving rocks in the asthenosphere.
  6. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates slide past each-other.
  7. BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates moving towards each-other.
  8. The outer layer covered in overlapping tectonic plates.
  9. MANTLE, The liquid layer beneath the upper mantle.
  10. An extremely hot, semi-molten liquid stored under the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. What scientists use to detect and record earthquakes.
  2. When the Earth's crust is subjected to extreme pressure and begins to fold over itself.
  3. DRIFT, A theory that explained how continents moved on Earth's surface.
  4. The second wave of seismic waves, slower then P waves.
  5. The end-result of the movement of tectonic plates.
  6. WEGENER, A German who proposed the theory of tectonic plates.
  7. Where an earthquake begins from.
  8. CORE, A liquid layer wrapping around the inner core.

18 Clues: Where an earthquake begins from. • The end-result of the movement of tectonic plates. • MANTLE, The liquid layer beneath the upper mantle. • CORE, A liquid layer wrapping around the inner core. • What scientists use to detect and record earthquakes. • BOUNDARY, When tectonic plates slide past each-other. • The second wave of seismic waves, slower then P waves. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-02-07

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Comes from the Latin for building (Bill Nye video)
  2. Largest of Earth's layers, made of goopy magma
  3. These are created when two plates push together (the Himalayas)
  4. Sea crust moves below continental crust because it has higher this...
  5. When the ground shakes
  6. Thinnest of Earth's layers, where life is located; also part of pizza
  7. The term scientists use to describe the super continent when there was one landmass
  8. When two plates come together
  9. Sea floor spreading results in this
Down
  1. The speed plates are moving per year
  2. When two plates slide next to each other (cars on a highway)
  3. When heat and pressure build up and an eruption occurs (Mt. Saint Helens)
  4. When two plates pull apart from one another
  5. Area along the Pacific Ocean that is home to many volcanoes and earthquakes
  6. Layer just outside the inner most layer, contains molten metals
  7. What we call magma that comes out of the ground
  8. When a plate slides beneath another one
  9. Center and hottest part of the Earth made of solid Iron

18 Clues: When the ground shakes • When two plates come together • Sea floor spreading results in this • The speed plates are moving per year • When a plate slides beneath another one • When two plates pull apart from one another • Largest of Earth's layers, made of goopy magma • What we call magma that comes out of the ground • Comes from the Latin for building (Bill Nye video) • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of plate is thinner and more dense than the continental
  2. the layer of the Earth we believe to be LIQUID iron and nickel
  3. this type of plate is thicker and less dense than the oceanic
  4. the layer of the Earth we believe to be SOLID iron and nickel
  5. one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another
  6. these events are common at plate boundaries and are cause by motion of plates (and sometimes magma)
  7. plate boundary where the plates collide
  8. another word for an earthquake wave
Down
  1. another name for the crust
  2. the layer of the Earth upon which the plates float
  3. this is a long narrow, deep depression on the seafloor
  4. point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake
  5. the dividing line where 2 tectonic plates meet
  6. this occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new crust is formed
  7. the process in which hotter magma rises and cooler magma sinks causing the plates to move
  8. plate boundary where the plates move apart
  9. plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  10. sections of Earth's crust, can be oceanic or continental

18 Clues: another name for the crust • another word for an earthquake wave • plate boundary where the plates collide • plate boundary where the plates move apart • one tectonic plate is pushed beneath another • the dividing line where 2 tectonic plates meet • the layer of the Earth upon which the plates float • plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates that move apart from each other
  2. 2 plates moving upwards and downwards
Down
  1. 2 plates moving towards each other
  2. When one plate goes underneath another

4 Clues: 2 plates moving towards each other • 2 plates moving upwards and downwards • When one plate goes underneath another • 2 plates that move apart from each other

for you 2025-09-30

for you crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move away from each other
  2. forms when the mantle makes it out of the crust
Down
  1. the layer under the crust
  2. when to plates collide

4 Clues: when to plates collide • the layer under the crust • plates that move away from each other • forms when the mantle makes it out of the crust

Module 1 2022-11-04

Module 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sinking of oceanic lithosphere beneath overriding oceanic or continental lithosphere at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. A divergent boundary marked by a rift at the crest of a mid-oceanic ridge, where new oceanic crust is formed by seafloor spreading.
  3. The velocity at which one lithospheric plate moves relative to another.
  4. The large-scale movements of continents across Earth's surface driven by the plate tectonic system.
  5. A contour that connects rock of equal age.
  6. A boundary between lithospheric plates where two plates move apart and new lithosphere is created.
  7. A chain of volcanic islands formed on the overriding plate at a convergent boundary by magma that rises from the mantle as water released from the subducting lithospheric slab causes fluid-induced melting.
  8. A narrow, cylindrical jet of hot solid material rising from deep within the mantle, thought to be responsible for intraplate volcanism.
Down
  1. The mechanism by which new oceanic crust is formed at a spreading center on the crest of a mid-ocean ridge. As two plates move apart, magma wells up in to the rift between them to form new crust, which spreads laterally away from the rift and is replaced continually by newer crust.
  2. An undersea mountain chain at a divergent boundary, characterized by earthquakes, volcanism, and rifting, all caused by the tensional forces of mantle convection that are pulling the two plates apart.
  3. One in a pattern of long, narrow bands of high or low magnetic intensity on the seafloor that are parallel to and almost perfectly symmetrical with respect to the crest of a mid-ocean ridge.
  4. A plate boundary at which the plates slide horizontally past each other and lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed.
  5. The science of measuring the shape of Earth and locating points on its surface.
  6. A supercontinent that coalesced in the late Paleozoic era and comprised all present continents, then began to break up in the Mesozoic era.
  7. The theory that describes and explains the creation and destruction of Earth's lithospheric plates and their movement over Earth's surface.
  8. A supercontinent older than Pangaea that formed about 1.1 billion years ago and began to break up about 750 million years ago.
  9. A boundary between lithospheric plates where the plates move toward each other and one plate is recycled into the mantle.
  10. The detailed history of Earth's magnetic field reversals as determined by measuring the the thermoremanent magnetization of rock samples whose ages are known,

18 Clues: A contour that connects rock of equal age. • The velocity at which one lithospheric plate moves relative to another. • The science of measuring the shape of Earth and locating points on its surface. • A boundary between lithospheric plates where two plates move apart and new lithosphere is created. • ...

Volcanoes 2024-03-20

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fine bits of rock.
  2. A volcano that is not erupting anymore.
Down
  1. A volcano that still erupts.
  2. A type of plate boundary that moves away from each other.

4 Clues: Fine bits of rock. • A volcano that still erupts. • A volcano that is not erupting anymore. • A type of plate boundary that moves away from each other.

Trigg's Earthquake Crossword 2023-02-23

Trigg's Earthquake Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The action of moving apart
  2. The action of tectonic plates sliding past each other
  3. The action of coming together
Down
  1. A long, A narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth
  2. Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.

5 Clues: The action of moving apart • The action of coming together • The action of tectonic plates sliding past each other • Gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. • A long, A narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth

Rift Valley 2021-01-29

Rift Valley crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a _______ line is a fracture in the rocks along which the rocks are displaced
  2. the type of plate boundary when two plates move away from each other
  3. the process of many gaps forming as a result of the two plates moving away from each other
  4. a word to describe the sinking motion of the rift valley
  5. another landform that forms alongside the rift valley
Down
  1. a way to describe what a rift valley looks like
  2. another phrase to describe sides that are almost vertical
  3. the type of plates involved in the formation of a rift valley
  4. the force experienced when two plates are moving away from each other

9 Clues: a way to describe what a rift valley looks like • another landform that forms alongside the rift valley • a word to describe the sinking motion of the rift valley • another phrase to describe sides that are almost vertical • the type of plates involved in the formation of a rift valley • the type of plate boundary when two plates move away from each other • ...

Ocean Topography 2023-02-02

Ocean Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a seamount that has risen above the water
  2. an area where the oceanic and continental plates meet that is eroded where rivers empty into the ocean
  3. Valley the deep area between the mid-ocean-ridge that forms as two oceanic plates divide
  4. slope a steep drop off where the continental plate meets the oceanic plate
Down
  1. shelf the gently sloping area that extends from the shore and into the ocean
  2. flat areas of the the ocean that stretch for miles and miles
  3. an underwater volcano
  4. an underwater mountain chain that forms at a divergent boundary
  5. an old volcanic island that has been weathered down and filled with water
  6. a seemingly bottomless crack in the ocean floor formed at subduction zones

10 Clues: an underwater volcano • a seamount that has risen above the water • flat areas of the the ocean that stretch for miles and miles • an underwater mountain chain that forms at a divergent boundary • an old volcanic island that has been weathered down and filled with water • slope a steep drop off where the continental plate meets the oceanic plate • ...

Reading Choice Board Reflection #6-GuoranZhang 2024-02-26

Reading Choice Board Reflection #6-GuoranZhang crossword puzzle
Across
  1. assuming that all groups are equal and there's no bias
  2. from each other
  3. hopes and dreams that students have
  4. treating others differently based on their non-normative behavior or characteristics
  5. making generalizations through examination and analysis of particular examples
Down
  1. a model of instruction that encourages students' development of critical-thinking skills as they explore and learn concepts in the academic content areas and the facts associated with these concepts
  2. skills and abilities to navigate institutions with an emphasis on how they are empowered to maneuver within hostile environments.
  3. statements that assume certain groups are dangerous or criminal
  4. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other

9 Clues: from each other • hopes and dreams that students have • assuming that all groups are equal and there's no bias • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • statements that assume certain groups are dangerous or criminal • making generalizations through examination and analysis of particular examples • ...

plate boundary 2024-04-11

plate boundary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates come together
  2. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  3. There are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  4. At this type of boundary rocks are broken as the plates grind past each other
Down
  1. a continuous range of underwater volcanoes
  2. an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  3. where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
  4. any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
  5. Is where two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
  6. Valley accor at divergent boundaries

10 Clues: When two plates come together • Valley accor at divergent boundaries • a continuous range of underwater volcanoes • where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle • Is where two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • At this type of boundary rocks are broken as the plates grind past each other • ...

Argumentative Crossword 2023-05-10

Argumentative Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giving to expressing divergent or opposing views
  2. state or assert that something is the case, typically without evidence or proof
Down
  1. a claim made to rebut a previous claim
  2. a avalible body of facts or information indication whether the belief or proposion is valid.
  3. a refrusion or contradiction

5 Clues: a refrusion or contradiction • a claim made to rebut a previous claim • giving to expressing divergent or opposing views • state or assert that something is the case, typically without evidence or proof • a avalible body of facts or information indication whether the belief or proposion is valid.

Argumentative Crossword 2023-05-10

Argumentative Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giving to expressing divergent or opposing views
  2. state or assert that something is the case, typically without evidence or proof
Down
  1. a claim made to rebut a previous claim
  2. a avalible body of facts or information indication whether the belief or proposion is valid.
  3. a refrusion or contradiction

5 Clues: a refrusion or contradiction • a claim made to rebut a previous claim • giving to expressing divergent or opposing views • state or assert that something is the case, typically without evidence or proof • a avalible body of facts or information indication whether the belief or proposion is valid.

Tectonic plates 2021-03-18

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates collide into each other
  2. where plates slide sideways past each other
Down
  1. tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock

4 Clues: two plates collide into each other • extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock • tectonic plates moving away from each other • where plates slide sideways past each other

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  2. when to crusts move away

4 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

Plate Tectonics 2022-09-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary found between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. scientist who theorized continental drift, plate tectonics, and Pangea
  3. process in which denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  4. theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  5. a narrow depression of the sea floor the deepest part of the ocean
Down
  1. boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. provided evidence that tectonic plates were moving
  3. a circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid
  4. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other

9 Clues: provided evidence that tectonic plates were moving • a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other • theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart • a narrow depression of the sea floor the deepest part of the ocean • ...

Geology and Earth's Dynamics Crossword 2025-01-07

Geology and Earth's Dynamics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.
  2. A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
  3. Tectonics: Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere.
  4. Type of rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava.
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  1. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  2. Spreading: The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Currents: Circular currents in the mantle caused by the heat of Earth's core.
  4. Type of rock formed from the accumulation of mineral and organic particles.
  5. Boundary: A type of boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

9 Clues: Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. • A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • Type of rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava. • The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another. • Tectonics: Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere. • ...

Plate Motion 2022-11-21

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

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

Unit 7 Terminology 2019-11-11

Unit 7 Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface
  2. This type of plain is a large, flat area on the sea floor and is found in the deepest basins
  3. These mountains have parallel ridges and from as crust moves up/down a fault (Include hyphen)
  4. These are small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic volcanoes (Two words as one)
  5. Volcanoes not associated with a plate boundary
  6. A liquid's resistance to flowing
  7. These type of mountains are made of rock layers that are folded
Down
  1. molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  2. Tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
  3. A vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows
  4. This type of volcano has large, steep sides and results from explosive eruptions mainly found along convergent boundaries
  5. These type of mountains form when regions rise up with little deformation
  6. This type of volcano is found along divergent boundaries and has a gentle slope with basaltic lava

13 Clues: A liquid's resistance to flowing • molten rock beneath Earth's surface • molten rock that erupts on Earth's surface • Volcanoes not associated with a plate boundary • Tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass • A vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows • These type of mountains are made of rock layers that are folded • ...

Plate Motion Cross Word Puzzle 2021-09-01

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

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

Evolutionary History 2016-03-03

Evolutionary History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evolution Accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to formation of a new species.
  2. Selection Theory of Evolution developed by Darwin, based on four ideas.
  3. Selection Darwin's term for selective breeding. Organisms selected for certain traits.
  4. Structure Phylogeny Reduced form of a functional structure that indicates shared ancestry.
  5. Evolution Organisms not closely related with same traits.
  6. Changes in at least two species genetic compositions reciprocally affect each others Evolution.
  7. Preserved evidence of an organism, often found in sedimentary rock.
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  1. Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time.
  2. Measure of a traits relative contribution to the following generation.
  3. Structure Automatically similar structure inherited from common ancestors.
  4. Inherited characteristics of a species that develops over time in response to an environmental factor.
  5. Structure Structure with same function but different construction but was not inherited from a common ancestor.
  6. Radiation Diversification of species into a number of different species, often in a short period.

13 Clues: Evolution Organisms not closely related with same traits. • Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over time. • Preserved evidence of an organism, often found in sedimentary rock. • Measure of a traits relative contribution to the following generation. • Selection Theory of Evolution developed by Darwin, based on four ideas. • ...

Faults 2016-06-09

Faults crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force exerted when an object presses on, pulls on, or pushes against another object.
  2. shaking of ground caused by the sudden movement of large rocks across faults.
  3. inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted verticall
  4. type of stress that pushes rocks into two opposite directions.
  5. type of stress when an object is squeezed.
  6. a fracture or break in the earths lithosphere, along whick blocks of rock move past each other
Down
  1. rocks are pulled apart,divergent
  2. It is a kind of large strike-slip fault that cuts through the lithosphere and is associated with plate boundaries.
  3. the rocks are pushed together, convergent
  4. rocks are pushed horizontally scraping past each other, transform
  5. In a fault, the rock slab above the fault surface
  6. type of stress when an object is stretched.
  7. In a fault, the rock slab below the fault suface

13 Clues: rocks are pulled apart,divergent • the rocks are pushed together, convergent • type of stress when an object is squeezed. • type of stress when an object is stretched. • In a fault, the rock slab below the fault suface • In a fault, the rock slab above the fault surface • type of stress that pushes rocks into two opposite directions. • ...

Landforms and Landscapes Recap 2026-02-15

Landforms and Landscapes Recap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth’s crust.
  2. Where two tectonic plates move towards each other and may collide.
  3. Where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake starts.
  5. Where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  6. Natural features of the Earth’s surface, such as mountains and valleys.
Down
  1. Something that has the potential to cause harm or damage.
  2. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces over time.
  3. The process where sediment is dropped or laid down in a new location.
  4. ________ plates. Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move slowly over time.
  5. The movement of rock or soil from one place to another by wind, water, or ice.
  6. The visible features of an area of land.
  7. ______ scale. The scale used to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake.

13 Clues: The visible features of an area of land. • Where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • Where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces over time. • Something that has the potential to cause harm or damage. • Where two tectonic plates move towards each other and may collide. • ...

Landforms and Landscapes Recap 2026-02-15

Landforms and Landscapes Recap crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement in the Earth’s crust.
  2. Where two tectonic plates move towards each other and may collide.
  3. Where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake starts.
  5. Where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  6. Natural features of the Earth’s surface, such as mountains and valleys.
Down
  1. Something that has the potential to cause harm or damage.
  2. The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces over time.
  3. The process where sediment is dropped or laid down in a new location.
  4. ________ plates. Large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move slowly over time.
  5. The movement of rock or soil from one place to another by wind, water, or ice.
  6. The visible features of an area of land.
  7. ______ scale. The scale used to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake.

13 Clues: The visible features of an area of land. • Where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • Where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces over time. • Something that has the potential to cause harm or damage. • Where two tectonic plates move towards each other and may collide. • ...

Pangea 2025-04-01

Pangea crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of Earth on which tectonic plates move.
  2. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the south.
  3. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. The breaking apart of Pangea led to the formation of this continent to the north.
  5. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's continents over time.
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  1. The process by which continents slowly move apart.
  2. The supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  3. The modern-day continent that was once part of Pangea and includes the Amazon rainforest.
  4. The force that drives plate tectonics, caused by heat from Earth's interior.
  5. The large ocean that surrounded Pangea.
  6. The type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide.
  7. The type of rock that records past continental movements.
  8. The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.

13 Clues: The large ocean that surrounded Pangea. • The layer of Earth on which tectonic plates move. • The process by which continents slowly move apart. • The type of boundary where two tectonic plates collide. • The type of rock that records past continental movements. • The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sudden movement of tectonic plates at their boundaries that causes the ground to shake
  2. The deformable layer that behaves like a thick syrup
  3. A mountain or hill through which molten rock can erupt from
  4. The hard and rigid layer that is broken up into tectonic plates
  5. Type of plate boundary that is pulling apart
  6. The huge eruption that occurred in 2018 and destroyed over 700 homes on Big Island
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth
  8. A plate boundary that has two plates moving laterally
Down
  1. Type of plate boundary where the plates move towards each other
  2. The person that came up with the theory of continental drift
  3. The largest layer of the earth where magma and lava come from
  4. The supercontinent that was composed of Earth's present day continents together
  5. Where the second strongest earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 occurred

13 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • Type of plate boundary that is pulling apart • The deformable layer that behaves like a thick syrup • A plate boundary that has two plates moving laterally • A mountain or hill through which molten rock can erupt from • The person that came up with the theory of continental drift • ...

Constructive & Destructive Forces 2026-03-30

Constructive & Destructive Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another
  2. Small pieces of rock, sand, or dirt that are moved by wind or water and can pile up.
  3. Forces Natural processes that break down or wear away Earth's surface
  4. Tectonics The idea that Earth's surface is made of big pieces (plates) that move slowly over time.
  5. A landform made from sediment dropped by a river as it flows into an ocean or lake.
  6. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, ice, or plants.
  7. time.
  8. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
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  1. Drift The idea that Earth's continents slowly move across the surface over a
  2. Forces Natural processes that build up Earth's surface
  3. A crack in Earth's crust where rocks have moved during an earthquake.
  4. When wind, water, or ice leaves behind the rock and soil it was carrying.
  5. When two tectonic plates push together

13 Clues: time. • When two tectonic plates push together • When two tectonic plates move away from each other • Forces Natural processes that build up Earth's surface • The movement of weathered rock and soil from one place to another • A crack in Earth's crust where rocks have moved during an earthquake. • Forces Natural processes that break down or wear away Earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long crack in the surface on the earth, earthquakes usually occur
  2. tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses
  3. sea floor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
  4. when two plates move away from each other Ex: rift valley, mid ocean ridge
  5. when two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide Ex:uplift, mountains
Down
  1. parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  2. when two plates slide past each other Ex: fault lines
  3. when a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate, creates volcanoes
  4. tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean

9 Clues: tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses • tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean • when two plates slide past each other Ex: fault lines • sea floor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries • long crack in the surface on the earth, earthquakes usually occur • when two plates move away from each other Ex: rift valley, mid ocean ridge • ...

Miguel Gonzalez 2022-04-29

Miguel Gonzalez crossword puzzle
Across
  1. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  3. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies
  5. rocks that crystallize below the earth's surface
Down
  1. the structure of the earth's crust.
  2. a rock that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  3. where new crust is generated as the plataway from each other.
  4. places where plates slide sideways past each other.

9 Clues: the structure of the earth's crust. • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid • rocks that crystallize below the earth's surface • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • where new crust is generated as the plataway from each other. • a rock that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2025-09-26

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second and thickest layer, made up molten material and Magma
  2. the first and thinnest layer, made up of rocky material
  3. when plates move away from each other, apart
  4. when plates move toward each other, together
  5. the third layer, which is made mostly of Iron and Nickel, and a liquid state of matter
Down
  1. when plates slide past each other, horizontally
  2. the fourth and innermost layer, made mostly of Iron and Nickel, and is a completely solid state of matter
  3. part that floats in the upper mantle, which is broken into pieces called plates
  4. the continuous rise and fall of magma in the mantle

9 Clues: when plates move away from each other, apart • when plates move toward each other, together • when plates slide past each other, horizontally • the continuous rise and fall of magma in the mantle • the first and thinnest layer, made up of rocky material • the second and thickest layer, made up molten material and Magma • ...

Plate Motion Vocab. 2021-09-01

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

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

Geological Evoloution 2022-10-31

Geological Evoloution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hottest layer of the earth
  2. Deep-sea _________ are long narrow depressions in the ocean floor.
  3. At a convergent boundary, _______ can occur.
  4. The earths crust is right on top of which other layer of the earth?
  5. The pieces of the earths crust that are constantly moving
  6. To the left of Asia and the right of North America there is a fault line where 80% of the worlds earth quakes form. We call this place the _________
  7. When two tectonic plates are moving away from each other it is called a ________ boundary.
  8. When wind and water change the land.
Down
  1. When two tectonic plates are sliding against each other, moving in different directions it is called a _________ boundary
  2. When all the continents were all connected, the supercontinent was called..
  3. When sediments are moved or relocated, because of erosion.
  4. The mechanical or chemical breakdown of rocks.
  5. small fragments of rock, dirt, shells, etc.

13 Clues: The hottest layer of the earth • When wind and water change the land. • small fragments of rock, dirt, shells, etc. • At a convergent boundary, _______ can occur. • The mechanical or chemical breakdown of rocks. • The pieces of the earths crust that are constantly moving • When sediments are moved or relocated, because of erosion. • ...

DONT USE CAPITALS OR SPACES 2024-10-30

DONT USE CAPITALS OR SPACES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What makes convention currents work and makes oceanic plates sink under continental plates?
  2. What is the type of boundary where two plates move away from each other or divide?
  3. What is the only liquid layer of the earth?
  4. What made Pangea spread apart, and what did Alfred Wegener have a theory about?
  5. What are the plates that make up the surface of the earth?
  6. What is the layer second highest in the earth?
Down
  1. What is the force that makes plates move?
  2. What is the part of the earth that includes the top part of the mantle and the crust?
  3. What is the top layer of the earth?
  4. What is the type of boundary where two plates slide across each other?
  5. What is the process of a plate going under another plate?
  6. What is the layer in the center of the earth?
  7. What is the type of boundary where two plates collide or subduct?

13 Clues: What is the top layer of the earth? • What is the force that makes plates move? • What is the only liquid layer of the earth? • What is the layer in the center of the earth? • What is the layer second highest in the earth? • What is the process of a plate going under another plate? • What are the plates that make up the surface of the earth? • ...