divergent Crossword Puzzles

Patterns of Evolution 2023-11-15

Patterns of Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of evolution in which a number of different species arise from one common ancestor
  2. formation of a new species by evolution from a pre-existing species
  3. a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
  4. elimination of a species
Down
  1. slow, constant changes over a long period of time
  2. type of evolution in which unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar environments
  3. two species form a specialized relationship and change in response to each other

7 Clues: elimination of a species • slow, constant changes over a long period of time • formation of a new species by evolution from a pre-existing species • a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring • two species form a specialized relationship and change in response to each other • ...

Earth SYstems Vocabs 2023-04-05

Earth SYstems Vocabs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lower part of earth's mantle, below the asthenosphere.
  2. The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle.
  3. The outer part of the earth. Includes the crust & upper mantle.
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  1. The layer that lies between Earth's crust and core. The majority of Earth's mass is in this layer.
  2. Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fluid part of the mantle.
  3. Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates divide.
  4. The innermost layer of the earth. Divide dinot 2 parts, liquid outer ad solid inner. Made of iron and nickel.

7 Clues: Boundary: Boundary where tectonic plates divide. • The lower part of earth's mantle, below the asthenosphere. • The outer part of the earth. Includes the crust & upper mantle. • Below the lithosphere. Hotter and more fluid part of the mantle. • The solid, outermost layer of the Earth, lying above the mantle. • ...

3rd Grade 2024-10-11

3rd Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. adj. considering many different possibilities, especially unusual ones, in a way that helps someone think of new ideas or solutions
  2. n. the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
  3. n. a chance that something may happen or be true
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  1. n. a different route that is used because a road is closed
  2. adj. having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future
  3. n. the quality of being worthy of attention
  4. adj. firm, final, and complete; not to be questioned or changed

7 Clues: n. the quality of being worthy of attention • n. a chance that something may happen or be true • n. a different route that is used because a road is closed • adj. firm, final, and complete; not to be questioned or changed • n. the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2024-11-12

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by the sudden movement of materials within the Earth, such as slip along a fault during an earthquake
  2. an intense shaking of the Earth’s surface that is caused by movements in the Earth’s outermost layer (or the crust).
  3. One plate is pushed beneath another
Down
  1. Plates pull apart, causing the crust to crack.
  2. Stress builds up as plates grind against each other.
  3. main instrument for detecting and recording seismic waves
  4. Captures the ground's acceleration during an earthquake, which aids in determining how rapidly the ground speed fluctuates

7 Clues: One plate is pushed beneath another • Plates pull apart, causing the crust to crack. • Stress builds up as plates grind against each other. • main instrument for detecting and recording seismic waves • caused by the sudden movement of materials within the Earth, such as slip along a fault during an earthquake • ...

8.2 CW 1 2025-10-13

8.2 CW 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The eruption of magma from the Earth's interior, often associated with tectonic plate boundaries.
  2. An opening in the sea floor that releases heated water and minerals, typically found near tectonic plate boundaries.
  3. The theory that continents move slowly over the Earth's surface, changing their positions over time.
  4. A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates, often characterized by volcanic activity.
  5. The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another plate, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.
  6. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart, often resulting in seafloor spreading.
  7. The study of the magnetic properties of rocks to understand the historical movements of tectonic plates.
  8. Evidence from fossils that helps to determine historical biological distribution and support theories of plate movements.
  9. Plates Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other.
  10. scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading
  11. The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and older crust is pushed away.
Down
  1. An underwater mountain range formed by seafloor spreading at a divergent boundary in the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. A location in the mantle where heat causes the melting of rock, leading to volcanic activity, independent of plate boundaries.
  3. The geographic spread of fossils found in different locations, which can provide evidence for historical plate movements.
  4. A series of volcanic islands formed at a convergent boundary, typically where an oceanic plate subducts under another oceanic plate.
  5. The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere where convection currents occur, allowing tectonic plates to move.
  6. The edges where two tectonic plates meet, where geological activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions often occur.
  7. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults.
  8. Information about the Earth's past climate, inferred from geological records, which can support theories related to plate tectonics.
  9. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, leading to the formation of mountains, trenches, or volcanic activity.
  10. The movement of molten rock in the mantle caused by heat from the Earth's interior, which drives plate movements.
  11. scientist that developed the idea of continental drift
  12. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past one another, causing earthquakes.
  13. A change in Earth’s magnetic field recorded in rocks that provides evidence for seafloor spreading
  14. A major area in the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur due to tectonic activity.
  15. The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  16. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor formed at convergent plate boundaries where one plate subducts beneath another.

27 Clues: scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • scientist that developed the idea of continental drift • The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past one another, causing earthquakes. • ...

Tic-Tac-Tonics 2023-01-31

Tic-Tac-Tonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates that are seperatigfrom each others
  2. Seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundary
Down
  1. Tectonic plates that are hitting each other
  2. Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses

4 Clues: Tectonic plates that are hitting each other • Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses • Tectonic plates that are seperatigfrom each others • Seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundary

Earth and life science 2022-10-05

Earth and life science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - formed when two plates move toward each other.
  2. - block of rock that lies on the underside of an inclined fault or of a mineral deposit.
  3. - is a force exerted on an object (rock)
  4. - formed when two plates move away from each other resulting in the rising of the
  5. under compressional stress.
  6. - a force that squeezes something together.
  7. - a step-like fold in rock strata consisting of a zone of steeper dip within an otherwise horizontal or gently-dipping sequence.
  8. - oldest rock in the center; inverted bowl
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  1. - is a real or imaginary line that separates two things.
  2. - are cracks in the earth's crust along which
  3. material.
  4. is movemen
  5. - youngest rock in the center
  6. - rock deformation due to stress
  7. - the change of shape, without change of volume, of a layer of the substance, produced by a pair of equal forces acting in opposite directions along the two faces of the lay.
  8. - a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
  9. - A wave-like geologic structure that forms when rocks deform by bending instead of

17 Clues: material. • is movemen • under compressional stress. • - youngest rock in the center • - rock deformation due to stress • - is a force exerted on an object (rock) • - oldest rock in the center; inverted bowl • - a force that squeezes something together. • - are cracks in the earth's crust along which • - formed when two plates move toward each other. • ...

Level C Units 7-9 2019-02-21

Level C Units 7-9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (v.) To provide with property, income, or a source of income; To furnish
  2. (adj.) Living by killing, eating or robbing others
  3. (v.) To make useless; To invalidate; To cancel
  4. (adj.) Extremely thin and bony; Bleak, desolate and barren
  5. (adj.) Tireless, continuing with vigor; Showing sustained enthusiasm
  6. (adj.) Very unusual or from another part of the world; Foreign
  7. (v.) To regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; To depreciate; To disparage
  8. (n.) A short, heavy club; (v.) To hit with or as if with a heavy club
  9. (n.) Appearance, demeanor or look; One's appearance or manner
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  1. (n.) A narrow passage between mountains;
  2. (n.) A quality or characteristic belonging to someone or something
  3. (adj.) Approaching different directions; Moving apart
  4. (n.) Devastating, destructive or ruinous damage;
  5. (n.) A tax on unnecessary goods;
  6. (n.) a person who is given the authority to act or stand in for another
  7. (v.) To be adjacent; To touch or join at the edge or border; To neighbor
  8. (n.) Soreness or irritation caused by rubbing; (v.) To rub and cause irritation or friction

17 Clues: (n.) A tax on unnecessary goods; • (n.) A narrow passage between mountains; • (v.) To make useless; To invalidate; To cancel • (n.) Devastating, destructive or ruinous damage; • (adj.) Living by killing, eating or robbing others • (adj.) Approaching different directions; Moving apart • (adj.) Extremely thin and bony; Bleak, desolate and barren • ...

Earth system and plate tectonics 2023-04-29

Earth system and plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the border between 2 plates
  2. the outmost layer of the Earth that consists of the crusts and the brittle upper mantle
  3. the scientific study of Earthquake and the internal structure of the Earth
  4. pieces that the lithosphere layer broke into
  5. when 2 tectonic plates collide with each other
  6. when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. layer of mainly dense basalt that supports the Earth's oceans
  8. the crust made of land and the extended continental shelf around it.
  9. part of the mantle under lithosphere
Down
  1. the sphere that contains all of the planet's living organisms and includes the other 3 spheres
  2. when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle under the other plate
  3. type of current that occurs in the mantle layer
  4. the sphere that is made up of all the water of our planet
  5. the study of the Earth and the rocks that make it up
  6. energy traveling through Earth in the form of a wave
  7. Scientists that study Geology
  8. the sphere that contains all the gases on the Earth's surface

17 Clues: the border between 2 plates • Scientists that study Geology • part of the mantle under lithosphere • pieces that the lithosphere layer broke into • when 2 tectonic plates collide with each other • type of current that occurs in the mantle layer • when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • the study of the Earth and the rocks that make it up • ...

Plate Bounderies 2022-03-07

Plate Bounderies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. each cycle of spreading and intrusion of magma during seafloor spreading results in
  2. Subduction results in the formation of
  3. what forms when plates move apart
  4. Volcanoes that form far from plate boundaries are associated with
  5. what forms when the top or side of a volcano collapses into the magma chamber
  6. Which volcanoes are the most explosive?
  7. Which boundary is crust neither formed along nor destroyed
  8. What can the differences in travel times between P and S waves be used to determine?
Down
  1. Where do most volcanoes form?
  2. many early mapmakers thought earth's continents had moved based on
  3. Compared to ocean crust near deep-sea Trenches, crust near ocean ridges is
  4. What is oceanic crust made of
  5. The magnetic pattern of ocean-floor rocks on one side of an ocean ridge is
  6. Features found at divergent boundaries include
  7. the driving forces of tectonic plates are related to convection currents in earths
  8. continental-continental plate collisions produce what?
  9. Approximately, how much of earths surface is above sea level

17 Clues: Where do most volcanoes form? • What is oceanic crust made of • what forms when plates move apart • Subduction results in the formation of • Which volcanoes are the most explosive? • Features found at divergent boundaries include • continental-continental plate collisions produce what? • Which boundary is crust neither formed along nor destroyed • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of Earth crust tha fit together into puzzle pieces
  2. Name of ocean that is surrounded by the Ring of Fire
  3. Rigid layer of Earth crust where all the plates are located
  4. In what country can you walk through a crack in the earth
  5. Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates
  6. Name of the original land mass before all the continents broke up
  7. Name of planet that has 7 continents
  8. Name of fault located on the west coast of the United States of America - no spaces
  9. The theory of Earth plates and plate movements
  10. Name of type of boundary that is between the Indo-Australian and Antarctic plate
Down
  1. Plates meet at what type of boundary
  2. What do scientists use to measure plate motions
  3. Name of plate that is adjacent to the North American plate and the San Andres Fault - no spaces
  4. Name of mountains that formed when the Indo-Australian Plate hit the Eurasian plate
  5. Plates move apart from each other at
  6. A deep valley where pieces of crust diverge on land - no spaces
  7. Plates slip past each other at?
  8. What type of boundary did the Andes mountain form at?
  9. Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe

19 Clues: Plates slip past each other at? • Plates meet at what type of boundary • Plates move apart from each other at • Name of planet that has 7 continents • The theory of Earth plates and plate movements • What do scientists use to measure plate motions • Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates • Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe • ...

Vocab #9 Review- Analise Garner 2023-05-10

Vocab #9 Review- Analise Garner crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I _________ my test would come back with an A.
  2. The evidence was very _____ because it was straight from the crime scene.
  3. The _________ for why he killed the main character off baffles me.
  4. In any essay you need to be ______ your information.
  5. The newlyweds looked so _____ and in love.
  6. I was so _________ by the way the ballerinas danced on stage.
  7. I'd heard he would be out the day he was considering a _______.
Down
  1. My ________ on the situation is that he dint mean to throw the ball at your face.
  2. My mother is completely ________ with my father.
  3. The ______ was the only clues we had to solve this murder.
  4. He wasn't the only one to make that _______.
  5. Divergent is one of my favorite movies and the ______ are so cool.
  6. I had a sudden _______ to go buy a whole new closet.
  7. Mary ________ when her dads girlfriend moved in.
  8. The scientists is very _____ to his work.
  9. The ______ for why Mark left Sally was because she cheated on him.
  10. The ______ of Islamic people is truly beautiful.

17 Clues: The scientists is very _____ to his work. • The newlyweds looked so _____ and in love. • He wasn't the only one to make that _______. • I _________ my test would come back with an A. • My mother is completely ________ with my father. • Mary ________ when her dads girlfriend moved in. • The ______ of Islamic people is truly beautiful. • ...

Light 2025-03-13

Light crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first colour in the visible spectrum
  2. The perpendicular line to a surface in a ray diagram
  3. What angle is equal to the angle of reflection when light reflects off of a plane mirror?
  4. Light bending due to a change of speed as the light enters a new state of matter
  5. A phenomenon that cannot be destroyed or created, but can be transferred into another form
  6. An object that does not allow light to pass through it
  7. What is a reflection in a mirror called?
  8. The secondary colour of light that is formed between blue and green
  9. Unlike sound, light can move through this
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  1. Light 'bouncing' off of a surface
  2. The colour wavelength that is transmitted through a green filter
  3. The shape taken by rays that move away from each other
  4. An object that gives off light
  5. The amount of colour cones in your eyes
  6. The three primary colours if light are green, red and what else?
  7. A type of light that is emitted by a man-made object
  8. The pictorial form of a light beam

17 Clues: An object that gives off light • Light 'bouncing' off of a surface • The pictorial form of a light beam • The amount of colour cones in your eyes • The first colour in the visible spectrum • What is a reflection in a mirror called? • Unlike sound, light can move through this • The perpendicular line to a surface in a ray diagram • ...

Everybody Simulator Official Puzzle 2025-09-03

Everybody Simulator Official Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scariest movie in our Movie Theater page!
  2. a new software pioneered by our coders, meant to free other sites.
  3. a sinister orginization bent on ending the E.S, led by a vile figure from it's past.
  4. who exactly our services apply to.
  5. the man behind one of his own simulators and a tab for telling the time.
  6. the sub-heading for our new show about the simulators, besides, it's in the title.
  7. a evil designer who co-founded the original website.
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  1. the amazing entertainment software created by Grant.
  2. namesake original software designed for our sites.
  3. a monthly service provided by the E.S that is paid for.
  4. our favorite group of merch-buying, theory-submitting people!
  5. co-founder of the Sebby Simulator; who now works on Everybody Simulator.
  6. an extra piece of content for any A.I.
  7. a character featured in one of the more extravagant Sebby A.I DLCs.
  8. the creator of the Everybody Simulator, a divergent from the original website.
  9. created by Henry and Grant, this site told the time in a variety of ways.
  10. the packages in which new content arrives.

17 Clues: who exactly our services apply to. • an extra piece of content for any A.I. • the packages in which new content arrives. • the scariest movie in our Movie Theater page! • namesake original software designed for our sites. • the amazing entertainment software created by Grant. • a evil designer who co-founded the original website. • ...

Tectonics, weathering and erosion! 2018-02-12

Tectonics, weathering and erosion! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Theory of Continental _____________.
  2. The name of the tectonic plate boundary when the plates move apart and cause rifts and valleys.
  3. Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner.
  4. Plate _____________.
  5. The type of plate boundary when two tectonic plates push against each other and cause mountains or volcanoes.
  6. The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity.
  7. _____________________ weathering is the type of weathering that occurs when roots, ice or other hard object break down rock.
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit the coast of _________.
  2. The name of the tectonic plate boundary when two continents slide against each other. ____________ fault.
  3. The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust
  4. The name of the very centre core of Earth

11 Clues: Plate _____________. • The Theory of Continental _____________. • The name of the very centre core of Earth • The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust • The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity. • Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner. • ...

THE BEST CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF ALL TIME!!! 2022-06-14

THE BEST CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF ALL TIME!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large wave(s) of water that occur in the ocean as an effect of earth tremors
  2. a period 3 classic
  3. things in an ecosystem that are non-living, and never have lived
  4. plate boundaries that pull apart from each other by volcanic currents
  5. a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other isn't affected
  6. the part of an atom with a positive charge.
Down
  1. a organ in a plant's cell that helps to turn sunlight into glucose, known as photosynthesis
  2. the discharge which passes between a positive and negatively charged object in order to create electric equilibrium
  3. how earthquakes are measured
  4. where the seeds in a flower are stored (usually the plant's fruit)
  5. a habitat from which abiotic and biotic factors live together

11 Clues: a period 3 classic • how earthquakes are measured • the part of an atom with a positive charge. • a habitat from which abiotic and biotic factors live together • things in an ecosystem that are non-living, and never have lived • where the seeds in a flower are stored (usually the plant's fruit) • plate boundaries that pull apart from each other by volcanic currents • ...

Earthquakes 2023-03-20

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  3. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occured recently but where strong earthquakes have occured in the past
  4. Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  5. Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. Motion Occurs where two plates push together
  2. The bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  3. of energy that travels through the Earth away from an earthquake in all directions
  4. A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph
  5. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
  6. An instrument that records vibrations in the gourd and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
  7. The study of earthquakes

12 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Motion Occurs where two plates push together • Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other • Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other • A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph • The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

Earthquakes 2023-03-20

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  3. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occured recently but where strong earthquakes have occured in the past
  4. Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  5. Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. Motion Occurs where two plates push together
  2. The bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  3. of energy that travels through the Earth away from an earthquake in all directions
  4. A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph
  5. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
  6. An instrument that records vibrations in the gourd and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
  7. The study of earthquakes

12 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Motion Occurs where two plates push together • Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other • Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other • A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph • The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

The words of science 2023-08-31

The words of science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary
  2. tectonic
Down
  1. boundary
  2. ridge
  3. boundary
  4. boundary

6 Clues: ridge • boundary • boundary • boundary • tectonic • boundary

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters 2023-02-23

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rift-valleys
  2. Earthquakes
Down
  1. Mountain
  2. Volcanoes

4 Clues: Mountain • Volcanoes • Earthquakes • Rift-valleys

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters 2023-02-23

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rift-valleys
  2. Earthquakes
Down
  1. Mountain
  2. Volcanoes

4 Clues: Mountain • Volcanoes • Earthquakes • Rift-valleys

Plate Tectonics and some other odd stuff 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics and some other odd stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fermented cucumber
  2. When one plate goes underneath another, and the other goes on top of it
  3. How close or far atoms are together, or how spread or close they are
  4. When a heat source makes atoms warm(or less dense) and so the rise, cool, fall down, and repeat the process again
  5. A plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  6. A plate boundary where two plates are moving against each other, like one going left and one going right
Down
  1. Two pieces of bread with stuff in between
  2. The guy who made Continental Drift
  3. A theory that was made by Alfred Wegner and was not actually recognized until 30 years after his death
  4. The largest rodent in earth
  5. A plate boundary where two plates crash into each other

11 Clues: A fermented cucumber • The largest rodent in earth • The guy who made Continental Drift • Two pieces of bread with stuff in between • A plate boundary where two plates crash into each other • A plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other • How close or far atoms are together, or how spread or close they are • ...

Earthquakes 2023-03-20

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  3. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occured recently but where strong earthquakes have occured in the past
  4. Rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  5. Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. Motion Occurs where two plates push together
  2. The bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  3. of energy that travels through the Earth away from an earthquake in all directions
  4. A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph
  5. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
  6. An instrument that records vibrations in the gourd and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
  7. The study of earthquakes

12 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Motion Occurs where two plates push together • Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other • Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other • A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph • The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2023-03-07

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  2. This was suggested by Alfred Wegener stating that continents were in constant motion on the surface of Earth
  3. _____ boundary is where 2 plates slide past each other
  4. Fossils of _____ have been found where they could not grow today
  5. Process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  6. Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move
  7. _____ boundary is where 2 plates are spreading apart
  8. Name of the supercontinent that began to break apart over 200 million years ago
Down
  1. _____ boundary is where 2 plates are colliding
  2. The process of one plate moving below another plate
  3. Circulation of magma caused by differences in temperature and density

11 Clues: Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • _____ boundary is where 2 plates are colliding • The process of one plate moving below another plate • _____ boundary is where 2 plates are spreading apart • _____ boundary is where 2 plates slide past each other • Fossils of _____ have been found where they could not grow today • ...

THE BEST CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF ALL TIME!!! 2022-06-14

THE BEST CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF ALL TIME!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large wave(s) of water that occur in the ocean as an effect of earth tremors
  2. a period 3 classic
  3. things in an ecosystem that are non-living, and never have lived
  4. plate boundaries that pull apart from each other by volcanic currents
  5. a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other isn't affected
  6. the part of an atom with a positive charge.
Down
  1. a organ in a plant's cell that helps to turn sunlight into glucose, known as photosynthesis
  2. the discharge which passes between a positive and negatively charged object in order to create electric equilibrium
  3. how earthquakes are measured
  4. where the seeds in a flower are stored (usually the plant's fruit)
  5. a habitat from which abiotic and biotic factors live together

11 Clues: a period 3 classic • how earthquakes are measured • the part of an atom with a positive charge. • a habitat from which abiotic and biotic factors live together • things in an ecosystem that are non-living, and never have lived • where the seeds in a flower are stored (usually the plant's fruit) • plate boundaries that pull apart from each other by volcanic currents • ...

Plate Motion Chapter 2 2025-10-07

Plate Motion Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  2. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  3. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation,and water
  4. moving toward the same place
  5. moving apart in different directions
  6. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  7. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
Down
  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  3. 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
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface

11 Clues: moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart • the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano • ...

Earth's Interior Vocab Choiceboard 2022-09-16

Earth's Interior Vocab Choiceboard crossword puzzle
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  1. A block of lithosphere that consists of crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. A system of ideas that explains many observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  4. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  5. The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  6. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and upper part of the mantle
  7. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. The bending, tilting, and breaking of earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  10. The layer of rock between the earth’s crust and core
  11. The process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points
  12. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transformer by the movement taking place between the plates
  13. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  14. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
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  1. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents which then drifted to their present locations;the movement of continents
  2. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. The theory that earth’s outer layer is made up of large moving pieces called tectonic plates; theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  5. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  6. A thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
  7. process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  8. The center part of earth below the mantle
  9. The sudden return of elasticity deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  10. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus

24 Clues: The center part of earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth’s crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • A thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elasticity deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other, horizontally
  2. countries with a low standard of living and a much lower GDP.
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. countries that have a high standard of living and a large GDP.
  5. rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  6. boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. - make (something, especially something bad) to happen.
  8. core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel
  9. - a result or effect of an action or condition.
Down
  1. described as any uncontrolled burning of plants in a natural setting
  2. core the innermost geologic layer of Earth
  3. sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  4. boundary that occurs when two or more lithospheric plates collide
  5. a scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes
  6. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  7. plates theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of rock
  8. eruption when molten rock called magma rises to the surface and creates an explosion.

17 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth • sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • core the innermost geologic layer of Earth • core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel • - a result or effect of an action or condition. • rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos • - make (something, especially something bad) to happen. • ...

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  2. core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  5. countries that have a high standard of living and a large GDP.
  6. make (something, especially something bad) to happen.
  7. eruption when molten rock called magma rises to the surface and creates an explosion.
  8. boundary that occurs when two or more lithospheric plates collide
Down
  1. a scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes
  2. core the innermost geologic layer of Earth
  3. described as any uncontrolled burning of plants in a natural setting
  4. rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  5. plates theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of rock
  6. boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other, horizontally
  7. boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. countries with a low standard of living and a much lower GDP.
  9. a result or effect of an action or condition.

17 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth • sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • core the innermost geologic layer of Earth • a result or effect of an action or condition. • core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel • rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos • make (something, especially something bad) to happen. • ...

Landforms 2022-11-22

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which natural disaster happens in mountainous area and hilly coastal terrains?
  2. The plate boundary that occurs when two plates spread apart is called...
  3. At which regions are glaciers usually found?
  4. True or False: Earths tectonic plates are stationary and never move.
  5. Sudden movement of the earths crust is called an...
  6. A huge wave formed by an underwater earthquake is a...
  7. What is the distance between successive waves called?
  8. What plate boundary pushes together to create new landforms?
Down
  1. What can change landforms rapidly and may cause death and destruction?
  2. The gradual destruction of something is...
  3. What is the point on the surface directly above the focus?
  4. What is the rock just below the crust called?
  5. Sea level is the (ANSWER) of the sea.
  6. What is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow?
  7. True or False: Glaciers are slow moving.
  8. What natural disaster happens next to bodies of water or near the coast? (NOT TSUNAMI)
  9. Which natural disaster has a "belt" called the Ring of Fire?

17 Clues: Sea level is the (ANSWER) of the sea. • True or False: Glaciers are slow moving. • The gradual destruction of something is... • At which regions are glaciers usually found? • What is the rock just below the crust called? • Sudden movement of the earths crust is called an... • What is the distance between successive waves called? • ...

Review Vocabulary - November 11, 2019 2019-11-11

Review Vocabulary - November 11, 2019 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a reason given for or against a matter under discussion
  2. to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective
  3. expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
  4. a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated
  5. something that stands for or suggests something else
  6. the artistic representation of human character or motives
  7. the plan or main story
  8. antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
  9. a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views
Down
  1. to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
  2. the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former
  3. an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel
  4. a distinctive atmosphere or context
  5. a contest between rivals
  6. the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
  7. the time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work
  8. a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation

17 Clues: the plan or main story • a contest between rivals • a distinctive atmosphere or context • an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel • expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively • something that stands for or suggests something else • to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of • a reason given for or against a matter under discussion • ...

Evolution 2020-05-18

Evolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. developed the major idea of natural selection by observing evolution from a common ancestor
  2. Structures that no longer serve an important function
  3. change in a gene that can be helpful, harmful, or neutral
  4. mutations developing over generations to create new species
  5. Structures that have similar arrangement, different function
  6. Part of natural selection that says more are born than will survive
  7. process or feature that allows a population to become better suited to its environment
  8. Part of natural selection that says organisms fight for the same resources
  9. Pattern of evolution where species change together
  10. Evidence used to show why species become different due to environment
  11. Structures that have similar function, different arrangement
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  1. Part of natural selection that is most important, gives differences in a population
  2. Organisms well suited to their environment reproduce more successfully
  3. Pattern of evolution where species become similar
  4. Evidence used to show similarities in species
  5. Part of natural selection that says surviving organisms must be able to reproduce.
  6. Pattern of evolution where species become different

17 Clues: Evidence used to show similarities in species • Pattern of evolution where species become similar • Pattern of evolution where species change together • Pattern of evolution where species become different • Structures that no longer serve an important function • change in a gene that can be helpful, harmful, or neutral • ...

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab 2024-03-04

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled
  2. under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move and shift
  3. a crack in rock (or the Earth's crust) where movement can happen
  4. where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. plate material containing less dense granite usually underground on our continental land
  6. the movement of bedrock caused by plates getting suck on each other and then roughly moving past each other
  7. point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  8. downward measurement from a surface
  9. where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
Down
  1. where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. the section of the crust between earthquake lines
  3. the measure of the energy released during an earthquake
  4. liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust
  5. the surface of the Earth
  6. how deep, or how far down into the Earth an earthquake is occuring
  7. liquidy rock that flows out of a volcano onto the Earth's surface
  8. plate material containing denser basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean

17 Clues: the surface of the Earth • downward measurement from a surface • where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other • where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other • where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust • ...

Vocab 8 Activity-SM 2023-02-01

Vocab 8 Activity-SM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
  2. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
  3. capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
  4. to declare publicly or officially
  5. make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value
  6. is a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
  7. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
  8. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
Down
  1. an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
  2. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
  3. clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
  4. to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
  5. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
  6. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
  7. to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
  8. a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
  9. hatred, ill-will

17 Clues: hatred, ill-will • to declare publicly or officially • puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • capable of being grasped by the senses or mind • very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot • clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck • ...

Science Final Study Guide Crossword 2023-05-18

Science Final Study Guide Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are instruments or a device that detects and records seismic or earthquake waves onto paper.
  2. Law that says that older rocks are on the bottom and younger rocks are on top.
  3. Upper part of the mantle that is plastic-like.
  4. A body part, feature, or behavior that helps a living thing survive and function in its environment.
  5. Rock created by lava or magma through melting and cooling and hardening.
  6. Extinction that was caused by an asteroid impact.
  7. Boundary where tectonic plates go away from eachother.
  8. Where convection currents occur.
Down
  1. A divergent boundary in the ocean creating new ocean floor.
  2. Solid, lower part of the mantle.
  3. Preserved remains of traces of plants, animals, and other organisms from the remote past.
  4. Structures are similar between organisms because they were inherited from a common ancestor.
  5. Rock that consist of sediments formed by the processes weathering/erosion and compaction/cementation.
  6. A graph that shows common ancestry between organisms.
  7. Rock formed by heat and pressure applied to pre-existing rocks.
  8. Where organisms better adapted survive and reproduce more.
  9. Extinction caused by flood basalt eruptions in Russia.

17 Clues: Solid, lower part of the mantle. • Where convection currents occur. • Upper part of the mantle that is plastic-like. • Extinction that was caused by an asteroid impact. • A graph that shows common ancestry between organisms. • Extinction caused by flood basalt eruptions in Russia. • Boundary where tectonic plates go away from eachother. • ...

New Words 2023-05-09

New Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ability of a pet to respond to commands from its owner
  2. excessively concerned with oneself; selfish; having an inflated sense of self-importance
  3. The quality of being logically connected and consistent in communication.
  4. the scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in their natural habitats.
  5. the mental processes involved in thinking, learning, and understanding.
  6. the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
  7. having a friendly and peaceful relationship
  8. showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention
  9. having unusual or unique characteristics or qualities; odd or eccentric
  10. a philosophical approach to knowledge that emphasizes the active role of the learner in creating their own understanding of the world.
Down
  1. given to expressing divergent or opposite views in an argumentative manner.
  2. an animal that has been tamed or trained to live with humans
  3. relating to dogs
  4. certain to happen; unavoidable.
  5. The quality of being brief and to the point in communication.
  6. relating to cats
  7. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others.

17 Clues: relating to dogs • relating to cats • certain to happen; unavoidable. • having a friendly and peaceful relationship • the ability of a pet to respond to commands from its owner • an animal that has been tamed or trained to live with humans • showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention • The quality of being brief and to the point in communication. • ...

Unit 2 Part 2 - Cognition 2024-10-25

Unit 2 Part 2 - Cognition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people
  2. type of fixation where we think only of the familiar functions of an object
  3. mental activity associated with processing, understanding, and communicating information
  4. heuristic based on estimating the probability of events in terms of how readily they come to mind
  5. type of thinking used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions
  6. heuristic judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to match a particular prototype
  7. inability to approach to a problem in a new way
  8. methodical problem-solving strategy that guarantees success
  9. mental molds into which we pour our experiences
Down
  1. fallacy that is a mistaken belief that independent events are interrelated
  2. tendency to search for information that confirms a personal bias
  3. the best example (mental image) of a particular category
  4. how an issue or question is posed
  5. simple thinking strategy for solving problems
  6. tendency to continue applying a particular problem-solving strategy even when it is no longer helpful
  7. incorporating new experiences into our current understanding
  8. sudden and often creative solution to a problem

17 Clues: how an issue or question is posed • simple thinking strategy for solving problems • sudden and often creative solution to a problem • inability to approach to a problem in a new way • mental molds into which we pour our experiences • mental grouping of similar objects, events, or people • the best example (mental image) of a particular category • ...

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters 2023-02-23

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rift-valleys
  2. Earthquakes
Down
  1. Mountain
  2. Volcanoes

4 Clues: Mountain • Volcanoes • Earthquakes • Rift-valleys

vocab 2023-02-27

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates
  2. of fire
  3. boundary
Down
  1. boundary
  2. boundary

5 Clues: plates • of fire • boundary • boundary • boundary

Chapter 10 Vocabulary 2018-06-05

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

11 Clues: Each number in a list • An ordered list of numbers • A sum of an ordered list of numbers • 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 • ...

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review 2021-12-06

Earth, Earthquakes & Volcanoes Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which volcano caused a "year without a summer" in 1816? Mount ___
  2. A place made of shield volcano islands (part of the USA)
  3. A ___ in the Earth can be found at a divergent boundary.
  4. The third layer of Earth, made from liquid metal
  5. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving AWAY FROM each other.
  6. Thickest layer of Earth, made from melted rock
  7. Hot, dusty particles that come out of a volcano
  8. A smaller earthquake after the main one (can be almost as strong as the main earthquake)
  9. A volcano that will never erupt again (99%)
  10. Melted rock that comes out of the earth and onto the crust
  11. An area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis happen
  12. A volcano that may explode at any time
  13. These are made at convergent boundaries. Ex: The Himalayas
  14. The largest, widest type of volcano
  15. The world's most active volcano, found on the island of Hawaii
  16. A volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in the year 79 AD
  17. Energy from earthquakes travels in ___ waves.
  18. A very small volcano, like a bubble of lava
  19. A place where 2 or more plates are touching is called a plate ___.
  20. The solid metal ball at the center of the Earth
  21. What volcano erupted in 1883, causing the loudest sound in human history?
  22. A word meaning explode
  23. A picture of an earthquake's energy drawn BY a machine
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  1. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are moving TOWARD each other.
  2. The center of an earthquake that has reached the CRUST
  3. Outside layer of Earth
  4. The place where an earthquake begins INSIDE the earth
  5. A medium-sized volcano made of ash
  6. A volcano that is "sleeping"
  7. There are ___ main types of plate boundaries.
  8. Vocab word meaning how strong/large an earthquake is
  9. A volcano that erupted in 1980 in the USA, sending giant clouds of ash into the air: Mount Saint ___
  10. Transform boundaries create ___ when they slide against each other.
  11. If an earthquake happens under the ocean, it can make a...
  12. A famous stratovolcano found in Japan
  13. A smaller earthquake before the main one
  14. A pointy shaped volcano with the most dangerous eruptions
  15. The country with the world's most active volcanoes
  16. This type of plate boundary means 2 plates are sliding against each other/moving back and forth.
  17. A machine that draws a picture of an earthquake's energy
  18. A circular opening at the top of a volcano
  19. The crust of the Earth is broken into many pieces called tectonic ___.
  20. Melted rock inside the earth

43 Clues: Outside layer of Earth • A word meaning explode • A volcano that is "sleeping" • Melted rock inside the earth • A medium-sized volcano made of ash • The largest, widest type of volcano • A famous stratovolcano found in Japan • A volcano that may explode at any time • A smaller earthquake before the main one • A circular opening at the top of a volcano • ...

Unit 7 Vocabulary 2013-03-07

Unit 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Areas where two plates grind past each other resulting in faults such as the San Andreas. Earthquakes often occur at fault lines.
  2. Convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is pushed beneath a continental place forming a trench. The oceanic crust melts resulting in the formation of volcanoes.
  3. the layer of the Earth that the lithosphere floats on and contains the convection currents.
  4. line that connects places on a topographic map that are all at the same elevation (eventually a closed loop)
  5. the theory that pieces of Earth's Lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  6. the movement of a fluid, very much like a conveyor belt of thermal energy, that is the mechanism in the asthenosphere for plate movement.
  7. height above sea level.
  8. a well researched idea or thought that has a substantial amount of evidence to support it, but can still be disproved.
  9. a lowering in the elevation of land.
  10. A series or chain of mountains that are close together and rise 300m (1000ft.) above its surrounding area.
  11. a large valley shaped area of the earth in which plates of theEarth's crust are moving away from each other, forming a system of cracks and faults.
  12. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the oceanic floor.
  13. The scientist that was given the most credibility for Pangea.
  14. Underwater mountain ranges where the crust is spreading apart creating new ocean floor at a divergent boundary.
  15. where two plates meet.
  16. areas where plates move toward each other and collide, causing uplift.
  17. the super continent that existed approximately 225-260 million years ago that means 'all lands' in Latin.
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  1. Study of the shapes and features of the Earth's surface.
  2. a deep depression of the sea floor caused by the suduction of one plate under another at a convergent boundary.
  3. Long, continuous volcanic chain of various mountains
  4. The layer of the Earth that contains the plates.
  5. Areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys.
  6. the difference between the highest elevation point and lowest elevation point on a map
  7. the vertical difference in elevation between neighboring contour lines.
  8. a crack in the Earth's crust where rocks slide past one another.
  9. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  10. shows the three dimensional shape and elevations of an area of land in two dimensions.
  11. a map made of pictures of the Earth taken from a satellite orbiting the Earth.
  12. Man's best friend
  13. An area where volcanoes are concentrated on the edges of continents, along island chains or beneath the sea forming long mountain ranges.

30 Clues: Man's best friend • where two plates meet. • height above sea level. • a lowering in the elevation of land. • The layer of the Earth that contains the plates. • Long, continuous volcanic chain of various mountains • Study of the shapes and features of the Earth's surface. • The scientist that was given the most credibility for Pangea. • ...

science vocab pt2 2022-09-19

science vocab pt2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along fault move
  2. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density may be vertical circular or cyclical
  3. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  4. floor spreading Is the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  5. rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its under formed shape
  6. What is the earth's mantle it is the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  7. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to the continent which then drifted to their present locations the movement of continents
  8. What is earth's core it is the central part of earth's below the mantle
  9. Is the theory that earth's outer layer is made up of of large moving pieces called tectonic plates the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  10. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  11. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic plate
  12. the asthenosphere is the soft layer of the mantel on which the tectonics plates move
  13. The bending,tilting and breaking of earth's crust the change in shape of rock in response to stress
  14. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
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  1. The lithosphere is the outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent convergent of transformation by the movement taking place between the plates
  3. reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically a change in the direction in which earth magnetic field points
  4. tectonics Is the theory that earth's outer layer is made up of of large moving pieces called tectonic plates the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  5. crust.What is earth's crust. Earth's crust the thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantel
  6. the mesosphere is the strong part of the mantel between the asthenosphere and the outer
  7. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  8. boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other

22 Clues: boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • What is earth's core it is the central part of earth's below the mantle • rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its under formed shape • The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus • ...

E&E Sci - intro to lithosphere 2024-09-16

E&E Sci - intro to lithosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocks formed by the natural cementation of accumulated/deposited sediment
  2. a mix of organic matter, minerals, gas, liquid, and microorganisms, that together support complex life and make it possible
  3. rocks formed when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure
  4. where ‘sea-floor spreading’ takes place along a divergent plate boundary
  5. a solid that is formed from an ordered arrangement of a single type of atom or molecule
  6. a crack or fracture in the earth’s surface
  7. rocks formed from lava or magma
  8. wearing or breaking down of rock by chemical means, i.e., some kind of substance forms chemical compounds with the rock’s particles and cause them to be dissolved from the rock (e.g., acid rain, formation of rust)
  9. the point where an earthquake begins/originates
  10. the type of plate boundary where two plates come together and smash into each other
  11. a sudden release of energy built up in the earth’s plates, a shaking of the earth’s crust caused by seismic waves
  12. naturally occurring solid comprised of only one type of element or compound
  13. outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and solid upper mantle
  14. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic era/ early Mesozoic era
  15. when a lithospheric plate smashes into another plate, is pushed under that plate, and is forced back down into the mantle
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  1. this is simply the place where two plates meet… not like, on a dinner date, but like the border between them
  2. measured in units of millions of years, and separated into the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic Eras
  3. wearing or breaking down of rock by physical means, such as thermal expansion, ice freezing/melting, wind, friction, etc.
  4. big ol’ chunks of the earth’s crust that (very slowly) move around and smash into each other
  5. layers of soil that are categorized by their color, texture, and particle size, as well as the kind of life that live there over time
  6. the process by which each type of rock is created and then transformed into other types of rocks
  7. it’s like a heat-driven conveyor belt that drives the tectonic movements of the earth’s plates
  8. the concept that the earth’s lithosphere is made up of plates that very gradually change shape and position over time
  9. any naturally occurring solid mix of minerals
  10. the type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other and magma forms new crust
  11. geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and displaced by wind, water, etc.
  12. the type of plate boundary where two plates slide against each other
  13. a rupture in the earth’s crust that allows lava, ash, and hot gas to escape from the mantle

28 Clues: rocks formed from lava or magma • a crack or fracture in the earth’s surface • any naturally occurring solid mix of minerals • the point where an earthquake begins/originates • the type of plate boundary where two plates slide against each other • rocks formed when existing rocks are transformed by heat and pressure • ...

Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2022-01-07

Chapter 5 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma that reaches the surface
  2. a long chain of mountains on the seafloor
  3. the supercontinent where all landmasses were joined together 300 million years ago
  4. the transfer of heat between touching materials
  5. at a ___ boundary, plates pull apart
  6. at a ___ boundary, plates slide past each other
  7. the theory that all continents were once grouped together and have since drifted apart
  8. at a ___ boundary, plates come together
Down
  1. a mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material reaches the surface
  2. heat transfer through electromagnetic waves
  3. an area where material from deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and forms magma
  4. a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  5. heat transfer through movement of a fluid
  6. a break in Earth's crust where rocks slip past each other
  7. the measure of how much mass there is in an object's given volume
  8. the process by which ocean crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and into the mantle
  9. the major pieces that divide Earth's crust

17 Clues: magma that reaches the surface • at a ___ boundary, plates pull apart • at a ___ boundary, plates come together • a long chain of mountains on the seafloor • heat transfer through movement of a fluid • the major pieces that divide Earth's crust • heat transfer through electromagnetic waves • the transfer of heat between touching materials • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The ring of fire borders the _______ plate.
  2. - the place you go to check out books
  3. - An app used to create short videos for entertainment.
  4. - This boundary is when plates move away from each other.
  5. - This occurs when plates shift suddenly and energy is released resulting in shaking of the crust.
  6. - This forms at convergent boundaries when the plates converge and push upward.
  7. - you are sitting in this right now
  8. - This boundary is when plates slide past each other.
Down
  1. - Midway's school mascot.
  2. - this boundary is when plates move toward each other.
  3. - The cell phone that apple makes
  4. - This character of a popular tv show lives in a pineapple under the sea.
  5. - The dense oceanic crust sinks below the less dense oceanic crust when plates converge.
  6. - These are all along the ring of fire. They form at convergent boundaries where subduction occurs.
  7. - ___________ crust is more dense than continental crust.
  8. - __________ plates are pieces of the lithosphere that move and cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains to form
  9. - The _________ American plate is the tectonic plate we live on.

17 Clues: - Midway's school mascot. • - The cell phone that apple makes • - you are sitting in this right now • - the place you go to check out books • - The ring of fire borders the _______ plate. • - This boundary is when plates slide past each other. • - this boundary is when plates move toward each other. • - An app used to create short videos for entertainment. • ...

Plate tectonics revision 2025-10-14

Plate tectonics revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Malta is influenced by the movements of the African and ____________ plates
  2. this crust is made of basalt and is heavy
  3. The San Andreas Fault is located in
  4. This is the name of the boundary where plates seperate
  5. _____________ currents are responsible for the movement of our tectonic plates
  6. At this plate boundary, we have no volcanic activity
  7. At a constructive plate boundary, we have _________ earthquakes and eruptions
  8. At a destructive plate boundary, we have __________ earthquakes and eruptions
  9. This country is found on a constructive plate boundary
Down
  1. The process where the crust is forced downwards into the mantle
  2. At a destructive plate boundary, we also can get an underwater ___________
  3. This country is found on a destructive plate boundary
  4. This is the name of the boundary where plates collide
  5. This crust is made of granite and is lighter
  6. This major city is right on top of the San Andreas Fault
  7. This is responsible for heating up the core
  8. The Pacific ring of ________ is the most tectonically active place on earth

17 Clues: The San Andreas Fault is located in • this crust is made of basalt and is heavy • This is responsible for heating up the core • This crust is made of granite and is lighter • At this plate boundary, we have no volcanic activity • This country is found on a destructive plate boundary • This is the name of the boundary where plates collide • ...

vocab #2 2022-09-12

vocab #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
  3. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  4. The thin and solid outer layer of earth above the mantle
  5. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  7. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  8. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  9. The location within earth fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  10. The process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth’s magnetic field points.
  11. A system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
Down
  1. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  2. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge.
  3. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  5. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. The theory that Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  8. is The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
  9. The central part of earth below the mantle
  10. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  11. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  13. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.

24 Clues: The central part of earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • The thin and solid outer layer of earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics 2025-09-09

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface through a volcano or fissure.
  2. The breakdown of rocks and minerals at Earth's surface through physical, chemical, or biological processes, without moving the material.
  3. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy along faults or tectonic plate boundaries.
  4. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often resulting in mountain formation, earthquakes, or subduction.
  5. The scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that move over the mantle due to convection currents, causing geological activity.
  6. The thick, middle layer of the Earth is located between the crust and the outer core. It is composed of semi-solid rock that flows slowly, driving plate tectonics.
  7. Underwater Mountain ranges formed by divergent boundaries where new oceanic crust is created by rising magma.
  8. A type of rock formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together over time, often containing fossils and forming in layers.
  9. The process by which natural forces like water, wind, ice, or gravity wear away rocks and soil and transport them from one location to another.
  10. A region where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle, usually forming trenches, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
  11. An opening in Earth’s crust where magma, gases, and ash erupt onto the surface; often located at plate boundaries or hot spots.
Down
  1. Molten rock is located beneath Earth’s surface; it can rise to form lava during volcanic eruptions.
  2. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust, often seen at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. The outermost solid layer of the Earth, composed of rocks and minerals. It includes both the continental crust (land) and oceanic crust (under oceans).
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is broken into tectonic plates.
  5. Circular movements of fluid (liquid or gas) caused by the rise of warmer, less dense material and the sinking of cooler, denser material, driving heat transfer and, in the Earth, plate movement.
  6. The innermost layer of the Earth, composed primarily of solid iron and nickel, despite the extreme heat, due to immense pressure.
  7. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often causing earthquakes.
  8. The layer of the Earth beneath the mantle, composed of liquid iron and nickel. Its movement generates the Earth’s magnetic field.
  9. The geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass, typically after being transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

20 Clues: Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface through a volcano or fissure. • Molten rock is located beneath Earth’s surface; it can rise to form lava during volcanic eruptions. • Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy along faults or tectonic plate boundaries. • ...

Plate tectonic 2023-03-30

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental drift is a hypothesis
  2. a super continent that existed during the late
Down
  1. the earths continenal have moved divergent convergent transform plate boundaries
  2. Wagner a German climatologist that invented plate

4 Clues: continental drift is a hypothesis • a super continent that existed during the late • Wagner a German climatologist that invented plate • the earths continenal have moved divergent convergent transform plate boundaries

Plate boundies 2024-03-14

Plate boundies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates sliding into each other
  2. One plate going over the other
Down
  1. Two plates going away from each other
  2. an area on Earth over a mantle where magma is hotter

4 Clues: One plate going over the other • Two plates sliding into each other • Two plates going away from each other • an area on Earth over a mantle where magma is hotter

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. described as any uncontrolled burning of plants in a natural setting
  2. sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. - make (something, especially something bad) to happen.
  6. rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  7. - a result or effect of an action or condition.
  8. countries with a low standard of living and a much lower GDP.
  9. boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other, horizontally
  10. eruption when molten rock called magma rises to the surface and creates an explosion.
Down
  1. boundary that occurs when two or more lithospheric plates collide
  2. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  3. a scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes
  4. core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel
  5. countries that have a high standard of living and a large GDP.
  6. plates theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of rock
  7. core the innermost geologic layer of Earth

17 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth • sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • core the innermost geologic layer of Earth • core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel • - a result or effect of an action or condition. • rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos • - make (something, especially something bad) to happen. • ...

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. described as any uncontrolled burning of plants in a natural setting
  2. sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. - make (something, especially something bad) to happen.
  6. rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos
  7. - a result or effect of an action or condition.
  8. countries with a low standard of living and a much lower GDP.
  9. boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other, horizontally
  10. eruption when molten rock called magma rises to the surface and creates an explosion.
Down
  1. boundary that occurs when two or more lithospheric plates collide
  2. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  3. a scale of numbers used to tell the power (or magnitude) of earthquakes
  4. core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel
  5. countries that have a high standard of living and a large GDP.
  6. plates theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of rock
  7. core the innermost geologic layer of Earth

17 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth • sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • core the innermost geologic layer of Earth • core mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel • - a result or effect of an action or condition. • rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos • - make (something, especially something bad) to happen. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger
  2. The height of a seismic wave measured on a seismograph
  3. The force acting on a tectonic plate, causing it to change
  4. When plates rub next to each other and cause a chipping or breaking of the rock
  5. A tool to measure the speed and power of Earthquakes
  6. The type of plate boundary that experiences tension
  7. The exact place where the tectonic plate moved
  8. A pulling force on the tectonic plates, making them thinner
  9. A wave or series of waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, or asteroid.
Down
  1. The type of plate boundary that experiences Compression
  2. The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller
  3. The force acting on tectonic plates causing them to squeeze or break
  4. Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress
  5. A number that describes the size of an Earthquake
  6. The place above the focus where the Earthquake is felt the most
  7. The type of plate that experiences Shearing
  8. The tectonic plates moving under water is known as Ocean Floor ______

17 Clues: The type of plate that experiences Shearing • Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress • The exact place where the tectonic plate moved • The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger • The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller • A number that describes the size of an Earthquake • The type of plate boundary that experiences tension • ...

Dystopian Stories 2025-03-26

Dystopian Stories crossword puzzle
Across
  1. P.D. James’ novel where humanity faces extinction due to infertility.
  2. Aldous Huxley’s society where pleasure controls the masses.
  3. Margaret Atwood’s world where women are stripped of their rights.
  4. A dystopian story by Richard Matheson about a lone survivor after a vampire apocalypse.
  5. A novel by Lois Lowry where emotions and color are removed.
  6. A YA series by James Dashner set in a post-apocalyptic maze.
  7. A dystopian tale by M.T. Anderson where the internet is hardwired into brains.
  8. Suzanne Collins’ trilogy set in Panem.
  9. George Orwell’s vision of a totalitarian surveillance state.
Down
  1. A dystopian society ruled by young boys stranded on an island.
  2. A young adult dystopian series by Veronica Roth where society is divided into factions.
  3. A dystopian novel by Ernest Cline centered around a virtual reality universe.
  4. A novella by Anthony Burgess exploring ultra-violence.
  5. is A graphic novel by Alan Moore about a masked vigilante against a fascist regime.
  6. A Stephen King novel where a man participates in a deadly game show.
  7. Ray Bradbury’s classic where books are burned.
  8. Kazuo Ishiguro’s tale of clones raised for organ donation.

17 Clues: Suzanne Collins’ trilogy set in Panem. • Ray Bradbury’s classic where books are burned. • A novella by Anthony Burgess exploring ultra-violence. • Kazuo Ishiguro’s tale of clones raised for organ donation. • Aldous Huxley’s society where pleasure controls the masses. • A novel by Lois Lowry where emotions and color are removed. • ...

Landforms 2022-11-22

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which natural disaster happens in mountainous area and hilly coastal terrains?
  2. The plate boundary that occurs when two plates spread apart is called...
  3. At which regions are glaciers usually found?
  4. True or False: Earths tectonic plates are stationary and never move.
  5. Sudden movement of the earths crust is called an...
  6. A huge wave formed by an underwater earthquake is a...
  7. What is the distance between successive waves called?
  8. What plate boundary pushes together to create new landforms?
Down
  1. What can change landforms rapidly and may cause death and destruction?
  2. The gradual destruction of something is...
  3. What is the point on the surface directly above the focus?
  4. What is the rock just below the crust called?
  5. Sea level is the (ANSWER) of the sea.
  6. What is a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow?
  7. True or False: Glaciers are slow moving.
  8. What natural disaster happens next to bodies of water or near the coast? (NOT TSUNAMI)
  9. Which natural disaster has a "belt" called the Ring of Fire?

17 Clues: Sea level is the (ANSWER) of the sea. • True or False: Glaciers are slow moving. • The gradual destruction of something is... • At which regions are glaciers usually found? • What is the rock just below the crust called? • Sudden movement of the earths crust is called an... • What is the distance between successive waves called? • ...

Evolution and Genetics Vocab Review 2022-05-09

Evolution and Genetics Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the millions of fossils that scientists have collected
  2. the science of classifying organisms
  3. change in a kind of organism over time
  4. large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together
  5. a behavioral, structural or physiological trait that helps an organism survive
  6. study of embryos and their development
  7. type of structure that has no clear function
Down
  1. states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce
  4. type of structure where organisms possess similar structures but have a different function
  5. the process of grouping things based on their similarities
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. the study of body structure
  8. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  9. type of structure where organisms possess different structures but have the same function
  10. a theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move

17 Clues: the study of body structure • the science of classifying organisms • change in a kind of organism over time • study of embryos and their development • type of structure that has no clear function • the millions of fossils that scientists have collected • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Science Year In Review 2022-06-14

Science Year In Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of (5) behavior where animals leave an ares to find food or evade predators
  2. divisions of the crust which are always moving (slowly) and forming new continents
  3. a negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around a nucleus
  4. Makes up a lot of the crust and a little part of the mantle
  5. an environmental factor consisting of living things (e.g. giraffes, seahorses)
  6. found throughout the world
  7. a kind of energy that moves from hot to (9)
Down
  1. This archipelago was formed because of (3)s in the earth
  2. an object that attracts or repels certain metals
  3. a hot area of the mantle where magma can be pushed through the crust to make volcanoes
  4. A type of boundary where (6)s move away from each other (e.g. "so long sucker!"
  5. a type of behavior that isn't learned
  6. The cycling of heat, going up and down, a heat transfer
  7. A FLAT OUT LIE
  8. sort of like a biome, a type of
  9. a measurement of (14)
  10. the ability to do work

17 Clues: A FLAT OUT LIE • a measurement of (14) • the ability to do work • found throughout the world • sort of like a biome, a type of • a type of behavior that isn't learned • a kind of energy that moves from hot to (9) • an object that attracts or repels certain metals • The cycling of heat, going up and down, a heat transfer • ...

PB 2021-02-03

PB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moves away
  2. moves toward
Down
  1. hfosdjbfjs

3 Clues: hfosdjbfjs • moves away • moves toward

Adjectives 2024-10-09

Adjectives crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Paradoxical,
  2. Ambivalent,Proficient,
Down
  1. divergent, skeptical,

3 Clues: Paradoxical, • divergent, skeptical, • Ambivalent,Proficient,

Plate tectonics 2025-01-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates move toward each other, causing subduction or mountain building.
  2. Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.
Down
  1. The edges where two tectonic plates meet.
  2. Plates move apart, creating new crust.

4 Clues: Plates move apart, creating new crust. • The edges where two tectonic plates meet. • Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes. • Plates move toward each other, causing subduction or mountain building.

Medium Round One 2023-01-20

Medium Round One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. standardized tests promote kids to use ____ thinking
  2. The “Aha!” moment of realizing a solution to a problem
  3. the question “What is the meaning of life?” Is an example of _______ thinking
Down
  1. The steps to making a PB & J sandwich is an example of
  2. Heuristics is a mental shortcut to make a ______ based on prior experience

5 Clues: standardized tests promote kids to use ____ thinking • The steps to making a PB & J sandwich is an example of • The “Aha!” moment of realizing a solution to a problem • Heuristics is a mental shortcut to make a ______ based on prior experience • the question “What is the meaning of life?” Is an example of _______ thinking

Reflexia 2018-02-06

Reflexia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. este egal cu unghiul de reflexie
  2. corp care reflecta lumina
Down
  1. transformă fasciculul luminos paralel într-un fascicul convergent.
  2. fenomenul de întoarcere a luminii în mediul din care a plecat (din care provine), atunci când întâlnește o suprafață de separație între două medii diferite
  3. transformă fasciculul luminos paralel într-un fascicul divergent

5 Clues: corp care reflecta lumina • este egal cu unghiul de reflexie • transformă fasciculul luminos paralel într-un fascicul divergent • transformă fasciculul luminos paralel într-un fascicul convergent. • fenomenul de întoarcere a luminii în mediul din care a plecat (din care provine), atunci când întâlnește o suprafață de separație între două medii diferite

Page 115 Crossword 2025-04-23

Page 115 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates move towards each other
  2. areas in the ocean where new sea floor is being made by divergent boundaries
Down
  1. a measure of the strength of earthquakes
  2. a break in the body of rock that shows displacement of layers
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake

5 Clues: when two plates move towards each other • a measure of the strength of earthquakes • a break in the body of rock that shows displacement of layers • the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake • areas in the ocean where new sea floor is being made by divergent boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No new plate material is made and no plate material is destroyed at these boundaries
  2. When plates come together (or converge) at the trenches, they form a _______ boundary
  3. The super land mass. How the continents looked 200 million years ago
  4. Plates fit together like a...
Down
  1. The topmost solid part of Earth. Made up of several different plates. Plates usually contain both oceanic and continental crust.
  2. The word that refers to the branch of geology that deals with the movements that shape Earth’s crust
  3. These boundaries are called constructive boundaries.
  4. Plates are part of Earth’s crust that are _________ shaped and moving

8 Clues: Plates fit together like a... • These boundaries are called constructive boundaries. • The super land mass. How the continents looked 200 million years ago • Plates are part of Earth’s crust that are _________ shaped and moving • No new plate material is made and no plate material is destroyed at these boundaries • ...

Devin Project 2022-03-31

Devin Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Transfers energy in the mantle
  2. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of up to thousands of years or more.
  3. A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  4. A plate boundary is a three-dimensional surface
Down
  1. Layer of rock which forms the continents
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  3. A long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean.
  4. where 2 arrows are facing the opposite direction

8 Clues: Transfers energy in the mantle • Layer of rock which forms the continents • A plate boundary is a three-dimensional surface • where 2 arrows are facing the opposite direction • A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins. • A long chain of volcanoes that surround the Pacific Ocean. • ...

Harrison Edwards 6th 2023-12-12

Harrison Edwards 6th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  4. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface capable of intrusion and extrusion.
  5. core It is the only liquid layer, and is mainly made up of the metals iron and nickel, as well as small amounts of other substances.
Down
  1. core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
  2. When two plates come together
  3. The property of a substance to offer internal resistance to flow.

8 Clues: When two plates come together • core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • The property of a substance to offer internal resistance to flow. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface capable of intrusion and extrusion. • the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. • ...

Intro to Ecology Crossword 2025-03-05

Intro to Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The way in which populations of living things change and develop over time (Hint: Darwinism, Natural Selection)
  2. Closely related species acquiring enough variations in their traits that it leads to two distinct new species
  3. The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives
  4. An animal that is caught and killed by another for food.
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  1. An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
  2. An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
  3. Different species developing similar traits independently over time
  4. A specific role or position in an ecosystem occupied

8 Clues: A specific role or position in an ecosystem occupied • An animal that is caught and killed by another for food. • The natural environment where an organism lives and thrives • Different species developing similar traits independently over time • An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-01-22

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the point on earth directly above the focus.
  2. What is the solid metal layer at the very center of the Earth?
  3. What is the crack in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet?
Down
  1. When two plates pull apart.
  2. What is the center point of an earthquake, located deep inside the Earth?
  3. What is the name of the semi-solid, hot layer beneath the Earth's crust that causes tectonic plates to move?
  4. What are large, rigid pieces of the Earth's crust that float on the mantle?
  5. What is the outermost layer of the Earth where we live?

8 Clues: When two plates pull apart. • the point on earth directly above the focus. • What is the outermost layer of the Earth where we live? • What is the crack in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet? • What is the solid metal layer at the very center of the Earth? • What is the center point of an earthquake, located deep inside the Earth? • ...

Plate Tectonics by Omar Zarco-Castro 2021-01-23

Plate Tectonics by Omar Zarco-Castro crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, Plates that grind past each other.
  2. A split or break in something.
  3. Tectonics, A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  4. Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other.
  5. Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
Down
  1. Current, Flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material.
  2. Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other.
  3. A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure.
  4. The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

10 Clues: A split or break in something. • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Boundary, Plates that grind past each other. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other. • Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other. • A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. • ...

Evolution Vocab Activity 2023-04-14

Evolution Vocab Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. A mode of natural selection in which extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values.
  2. A hypothesis stating: change in variation is gradual in nature.
  3. The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
  4. A mode of natural selection in which intermediate variants are favored.
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  1. Leads to a decrease in genetic variation.
  2. Part of a population is isolated resulting in populations evolving independently.
  3. A branch of biology that deals with classification and nomenclature; taxonomy.
  4. Evolution in different lineages with structures that are similar. No common ancestry.
  5. An effect that explains a decrease in genetic variation as a result of a new population being established in a new location.
  6. A type of dating that determines age based on relationships.

10 Clues: Leads to a decrease in genetic variation. • A type of dating that determines age based on relationships. • A hypothesis stating: change in variation is gradual in nature. • The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution. • A mode of natural selection in which intermediate variants are favored. • ...

plate tectonics 2014-03-27

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, and ashes are released
  2. the solid outer layer of the Earth above the asthenosphere
  3. violent shaking of the Earth's crust that may cause destruction
  4. boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  5. tectonics theory that earths lithospehre is divided into 12 plates
  6. tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  7. of Fire The large series of volcanoes (some active) encircling the Pacific Ocean
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  1. the study of the structure of the Earth or another planet, especially its rocks, soil, and minerals, and its history and origins
  2. a weak zone in the upper part of the Earth's mantle
  3. an idea of or belief about something arrived at through speculation

10 Clues: a weak zone in the upper part of the Earth's mantle • the solid outer layer of the Earth above the asthenosphere • violent shaking of the Earth's crust that may cause destruction • tectonics theory that earths lithospehre is divided into 12 plates • tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Crossword Appetizer 2017-10-02

Crossword Appetizer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption
  2. a type of rock that solidified from lava or magma
  3. a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano
  4. the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  6. the layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering bedrock
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  1. a volcano built up of alternate layers of lava and ash
  2. a cavity in the ground caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  4. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is form

10 Clues: a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano • a type of rock that solidified from lava or magma • a volcano built up of alternate layers of lava and ash • rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption • the layer of unconsolidated rocky material covering bedrock • the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff • ...

Crossword 4/7 2022-04-07

Crossword 4/7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Birds, butterflies, and bats all having the ability to fly, but not coming from a common ancestor.
  2. An example of this is different breeds of dogs and cats
  3. One continent drifting into many different ones.
  4. An organism preferring mating with one organism over others due to sexual appeal.
  5. carbon dating is an example of this
  6. A crow preferring to eat red worms ver brown worms, and brown worms consequently having a higher survival rate.
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  1. Amoeba and bacteria are examples of this.
  2. A wolf evolving into both a fox and a domestic dog.
  3. One trait from one organism stemming off into multiple other organisms
  4. Organisms to the right of the trait on this graph have them, and on the left side they don't.

10 Clues: carbon dating is an example of this • Amoeba and bacteria are examples of this. • One continent drifting into many different ones. • A wolf evolving into both a fox and a domestic dog. • An example of this is different breeds of dogs and cats • One trait from one organism stemming off into multiple other organisms • ...

Plate Tectonics WA1 Quiz :) 2022-02-15

Plate Tectonics WA1 Quiz :) crossword puzzle
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  1. This type of crust is between 5km to 8km thick and is composed of basalt.
  2. Younger rocks are found near the mid-oceanic ____________.
  3. Most landforms are found within close proximity to the ______________ Ocean.
  4. This layer within earth is about 2900km thick.
  5. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart from each other.
Down
  1. The inner core is solid because of the intense heat and _________________ it experiences.
  2. This process is thought to be the main mechanism for tectonic plate movement.
  3. Over time and multiple eruptions, undersea volcanoes grow and emerge above the ocean surface to form volcanic ______________ (e.g. Iceland).
  4. The Nubian plate and Somalian plate move away from each other to form this landform.
  5. The core is composed partially of this material.

10 Clues: This layer within earth is about 2900km thick. • The core is composed partially of this material. • Younger rocks are found near the mid-oceanic ____________. • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart from each other. • This type of crust is between 5km to 8km thick and is composed of basalt. • ...

ES3 Final Assessment Extra Credit Crossword 2024-04-10

ES3 Final Assessment Extra Credit Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. A description of surface features of land.
  3. Slip Boundary
  4. a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  5. Zones Volcanoes and trenches are features of these convergent boundary type of zones
Down
  1. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano (ex: Hawaii & Yellowstone)
  2. Spreading the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  3. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  4. This boundary forms trenches.
  5. This boundary creates ridges.

10 Clues: Slip Boundary • This boundary forms trenches. • This boundary creates ridges. • A description of surface features of land. • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid • Zones Volcanoes and trenches are features of these convergent boundary type of zones • ...

Hazardous earth 2025-02-06

Hazardous earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past one another. (10)
  2. A type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other. (9)
  3. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake. (8)
  4. The outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. (6)
Down
  1. violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates. (10)
  2. The Earth's inner layer, solid and made primarily of iron and nickel. (7)
  3. When one plate is forced beneath another. (9)
  4. Found beneath the Earth's surface, forms lava when it erupts. (5)
  5. Plate boundary where plates move towards each other, often causing mountain formation. (8)
  6. The place where an earthquake begins underground. (6)

10 Clues: When one plate is forced beneath another. (9) • The place where an earthquake begins underground. (6) • Found beneath the Earth's surface, forms lava when it erupts. (5) • A tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past one another. (10) • A type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other. (9) • ...

Divergent Crossword 2023-06-06

Divergent Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Beatrice's love interest
  2. The main character
Down
  1. The faction Tris transfers to

3 Clues: The main character • Beatrice's love interest • The faction Tris transfers to

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2023-01-31

Chapter 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area where two plates are sliding past one another in opposite directions.
  2. The hypothesis that the continents used to be together and drifted apart over time.
  3. The deepest valleys in the ocean. (forms by subduction)
  4. An area where two plates are colliding into one another.
  5. The supercontinent that supports continental drift.
Down
  1. The theory that suggests the Earth's crust is made up of multiple plates that cause changes to Earth's surface.
  2. The sinking movement of oceanic crust back into the mantle.
  3. A process that occurs when magma flows up through a crack in Earth's crust and hardens into new rock on both sides.
  4. Long, underwater mountain ranges.
  5. An area where two plates are moving away from each other.

10 Clues: Long, underwater mountain ranges. • The supercontinent that supports continental drift. • The deepest valleys in the ocean. (forms by subduction) • An area where two plates are colliding into one another. • An area where two plates are moving away from each other. • The sinking movement of oceanic crust back into the mantle. • ...

vocab 2024-05-09

vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. 2nd lawForce = mass x acceleration
  3. the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity
  4. a device comprised of a coil of wire, the housing and a moveable elctronmagnetplunger (armature).
  5. the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
Down
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  3. 1 law every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion
  4. resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

10 Clues: 2nd lawForce = mass x acceleration • 1 law every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion • resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate , divide )
  3. occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other & sinks into the mantle
  4. spreading the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidfles
  5. boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision)
Down
  1. drift hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to the present location
  2. boundary-boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
  3. the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together
  4. places where tectonic plates meet
  5. of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape

10 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere • the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together • of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision) • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  2. one tectonic plate converges with a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the other and sinks into the mantle.
  3. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  4. two tectonic plates that move away from each other
  5. a crack, split, or break in something.
Down
  1. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  2. two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. the types of connection between tectonic plates
  4. two tectonic plates coming together
  5. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

10 Clues: two tectonic plates coming together • a crack, split, or break in something. • two tectonic plates slide past each other • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the types of connection between tectonic plates • two tectonic plates that move away from each other • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. • ...

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pull apart
Down
  1. crash
  2. slide past

3 Clues: crash • slide past • pull apart

crossword puzzle 2020-12-02

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is called
  2. boundary where two plates are moving apart
  3. boundary where two plates are colliding
Down
  1. spot is an area on Earth that exists over a mantle plume
  2. boundary where plates slide passed each other.

5 Clues: boundary where two plates are colliding • boundary where two plates are moving apart • boundary where plates slide passed each other. • spot is an area on Earth that exists over a mantle plume • The process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is called

Most famous books 2025-01-30

Most famous books crossword puzzle
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  1. A dystopian trilogy by Suzanne Collins (main character:girl with a bow and arrow;)
  2. A novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about guilt and morality
  3. A political allegory by George Orwell featuring animals
  4. A novel by Ray Bradbury hat explores a future society where books are banned, highlighting themes of censorship
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  1. A dystopian novel by Veronica Roth about a divided society
  2. A fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, also a prequel to a larger series
  3. A novel by William Shakespeare about a Danish prince (first letter H)
  4. A classic novel by Jane Austen about love and social standing (2 words ______and______; first letter of both is P)

8 Clues: A novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about guilt and morality • A political allegory by George Orwell featuring animals • A dystopian novel by Veronica Roth about a divided society • A fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, also a prequel to a larger series • A novel by William Shakespeare about a Danish prince (first letter H) • ...

CW-2 2023-08-05

CW-2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pitot tube is used for measurement of
  2. The length of the divergent portion of venturimeter in comparison to the convergent portion is
  3. The sheet of water flowing over a notch or a weir is known as
Down
  1. Orifice meter is used to measure
  2. Device used to measure discharge in open channel

5 Clues: Orifice meter is used to measure • The pitot tube is used for measurement of • Device used to measure discharge in open channel • The sheet of water flowing over a notch or a weir is known as • The length of the divergent portion of venturimeter in comparison to the convergent portion is

Standard 3-Dynamic Earth process 2013-04-16

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

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

Geosphere Crossword 2021-10-03

Geosphere Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock/soil moves down along a carved surface, leaving a scar behind.
  2. hot fluid below or within the earth's crust.
  3. Areas with warmer and more humid climates experience faster weathering rates of the rock, and so faster soil formation.
  4. plates move towards each other, forming ocean trenches, mountains volcanoes and/or earthquakes.
  5. Formed through compaction of sediments, and cementation.
Down
  1. formed when sufficient heat and/or pressure is applied to a existing rock to change its form.
  2. the process of wearing or being worn by the atmosphere.
  3. plates move away from each other, forming oceanic ridges, rift zones/valleys, volcanoes, and/or earthquakes.
  4. plates slide past each other, forming faults, and/or earthquakes
  5. formed when molten material cools and hardens.

10 Clues: hot fluid below or within the earth's crust. • formed when molten material cools and hardens. • the process of wearing or being worn by the atmosphere. • Formed through compaction of sediments, and cementation. • plates slide past each other, forming faults, and/or earthquakes • rock/soil moves down along a carved surface, leaving a scar behind. • ...

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-03

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A zone that forms when continental land masses collide with oceanic plates
  2. A mountain or hill with a crater or vent that lava erupts through
  3. A natural disaster that happens when tectonic plates move.
  4. A type of boundary that creates ridges
  5. An elevated portion of the Earth's crust, that has steep sides
  6. (2 words separated by a "-") A theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface
Down
  1. A plate that is made up of the lithosphere, it is always moving, and causes earthquakes
  2. A type of boundary that forms when two plates move toward each other and collide
  3. A type of boundary that occurs when plates slide past each other
  4. The outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and mantle

10 Clues: A type of boundary that creates ridges • A natural disaster that happens when tectonic plates move. • An elevated portion of the Earth's crust, that has steep sides • The outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and mantle • A type of boundary that occurs when plates slide past each other • A mountain or hill with a crater or vent that lava erupts through • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  2. Liquid layer of the Earth that is the second largest
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust
  4. the outer layer of the Earth
  5. a vent in the Earth’s crust through lava, steam, ashes, etc, are expelled
Down
  1. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  2. a solid ball of metal and the densest layer of the Earth
  3. Largest layer of the Earth
  4. a natural elevation of the Earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill
  5. to push on each other in different directions

10 Clues: Largest layer of the Earth • the outer layer of the Earth • to push on each other in different directions • Liquid layer of the Earth that is the second largest • a solid ball of metal and the densest layer of the Earth • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • moving or extending in different directions from a common point • ...

sci-fi movies in the last 20 years 2023-12-23

sci-fi movies in the last 20 years crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A team of superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who protect the galaxy
  2. - A character in the Matrix series who betrays Neo
  3. - The second film in the Divergent series, based on Veronica Roth's novel of the same name
  4. - A film directed by Duncan Jones about a solitary astronaut on the moon
  5. - A film based on the novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
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  1. - A film based on the French comic book series Valerian and Laureline
  2. - A film directed by Christopher Nolan that involves time travel
  3. - A film by James Cameron set on the fictional moon of Pandora
  4. - A popular cinematic universe based on Marvel Comics superheroes, such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor
  5. - A film directed by Alex Garland set in the near future

10 Clues: - A character in the Matrix series who betrays Neo • - A film directed by Alex Garland set in the near future • - A film based on the novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card • - A film by James Cameron set on the fictional moon of Pandora • - A film directed by Christopher Nolan that involves time travel • ...

vocab 2024-05-09

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. 2nd lawForce = mass x acceleration
  3. the motion of a falling object when the only force acting on it is gravity
  4. a device comprised of a coil of wire, the housing and a moveable elctronmagnetplunger (armature).
  5. the point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
Down
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  3. 1 law every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion
  4. resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

10 Clues: 2nd lawForce = mass x acceleration • 1 law every object will remain at rest or in uniform motion • resistance by friction from air or water moving over a surface • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

asd 2024-11-25

asd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of waves generated in a body of water
  2. this is called in the Philippines when a typhoon has a windspeed of higher than 117kph
  3. these are two tectonic plates that moving away from each other
  4. it is a fault that occurs when it is a combination of strike-slip and normal fault
  5. this is what we call to the study of Earthquakes
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  1. it is the thickest layer of the Earth
  2. This occurs when the two plates are compressed to each other
  3. this is the process by which the Earth's surface change through rock movement
  4. it is defined as the solid and rocky part of the Earth
  5. is a sea of many island which are surrounded by bodies of water

10 Clues: it is the thickest layer of the Earth • A series of waves generated in a body of water • this is what we call to the study of Earthquakes • it is defined as the solid and rocky part of the Earth • This occurs when the two plates are compressed to each other • these are two tectonic plates that moving away from each other • ...

Harrison Edwards 6th 2023-12-12

Harrison Edwards 6th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
  2. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
  3. When two plates come together
  4. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface capable of intrusion and extrusion.
Down
  1. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. core It is the only liquid layer, and is mainly made up of the metals iron and nickel, as well as small amounts of other substances.
  3. The property of a substance to offer internal resistance to flow.
  4. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other

8 Clues: When two plates come together • core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • The property of a substance to offer internal resistance to flow. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface capable of intrusion and extrusion. • the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. • ...

voocab 2021-09-22

voocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  2. rigid outer part of earth
  3. the dennse center of are planet which is 6,380km below the surface
  4. unsorted glacial sediment
Down
  1. the lower part of the mantle that flows slowly
  2. a mound or ridge of sand or other loose sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea coast or in a desert.
  3. :This is where two plates move away from each other.
  4. the liquid layer of the earths core
  5. the process of decaying or being broken apart by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  6. the end of an expirement

10 Clues: the end of an expirement • rigid outer part of earth • unsorted glacial sediment • the liquid layer of the earths core • the lower part of the mantle that flows slowly • :This is where two plates move away from each other. • the dennse center of are planet which is 6,380km below the surface • ...

Changing Earth Crossword 2022-01-04

Changing Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
  2. where two plates move away from each other
  3. when plates move towards each other and collide
  4. The most outer shell of a terrestrial planet
  5. The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
Down
  1. The solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure
  2. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
  3. The hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core
  4. to change into another form of energy
  5. The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water

10 Clues: to change into another form of energy • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • where two plates move away from each other • The most outer shell of a terrestrial planet • when plates move towards each other and collide • the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice • ...

8th grade science 2017-03-08

8th grade science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state of the tide when at its highest level:
  2. the sea level is at its lowest
  3. electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meter
  4. wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
  5. The act, state or process of changing, such as in form or structure
  6. having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
Down
  1. the sea level is at its lowest
  2. collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another
  3. two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
  4. two plates are moving toward each other
  5. an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth, being Earth's only permanent natural satellite

11 Clues: the sea level is at its lowest • the sea level is at its lowest • wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm. • two plates are moving toward each other • having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm. • the state of the tide when at its highest level: • The act, state or process of changing, such as in form or structure • ...

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate , divide )
  3. occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other & sinks into the mantle
  4. spreading the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidfles
  5. boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision)
Down
  1. drift hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to the present location
  2. boundary-boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
  3. the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together
  4. places where tectonic plates meet
  5. of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape

10 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere • the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together • of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision) • ...

Tectonics 2024-10-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. The thick layer of semi-solid rock beneath the Earth's crust.
  3. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
  4. waves: Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers during an earthquake.
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid rock.
  6. boundary: A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
Down
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
  2. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
  3. currents Circular movements of molten rock in the mantle that drive tectonic plate movement.
  4. An opening in the Earth's surface through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape.

10 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid rock. • The thick layer of semi-solid rock beneath the Earth's crust. • boundary A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus. • The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Main Course 2023-05-12

Main Course crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convert (organic matter) wholly or partly into a mineral or inorganic material or structure.
  2. a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. communication or direct involvement with someone or something.
  5. a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
Down
  1. A giant landmass that existed over 250 million years ago
  2. construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to.
  3. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  5. Mineralized remains

10 Clues: Mineralized remains • A giant landmass that existed over 250 million years ago • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women. • communication or direct involvement with someone or something. • construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to. • ...