divergent Crossword Puzzles
Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26
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- plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere
- boundary- boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate , divide )
- occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other & sinks into the mantle
- spreading the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidfles
- boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision)
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- drift hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to the present location
- boundary-boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
- the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together
- places where tectonic plates meet
- 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
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- The rigid outer layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle.
- The thick layer of semi-solid rock beneath the Earth's crust.
- The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
- waves: Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers during an earthquake.
- The outermost layer of the Earth, made up of solid rock.
- boundary: A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
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- boundary A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
- currents Circular movements of molten rock in the mantle that drive tectonic plate movement.
- 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
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- convert (organic matter) wholly or partly into a mineral or inorganic material or structure.
- a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- communication or direct involvement with someone or something.
- a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.
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- A giant landmass that existed over 250 million years ago
- construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to.
- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- 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.
- 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. • ...
Plate Tectonics Quiz Crossword 2024-12-13
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- type of plate boundary where plates collide with each other
- matter building up in layers
- theory that states Earth is covered in patches of crust called plates, which are pushed along by the convection currents in the Earth’s mantle
- hot, molten middle layer of the Earth, made of denser elements
- cool outermost layer of the Earth, made of the least dense elements
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- this type of crust is thick (10-70 km) and not dense
- this type of crust is thin (5-7 km) and dense
- type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
- hot, solid, center of the earth made of the densest elements
- type of plate boundary where plates slide horizontally alongside each other
10 Clues: matter building up in layers • this type of crust is thin (5-7 km) and dense • this type of crust is thick (10-70 km) and not dense • type of plate boundary where plates collide with each other • hot, solid, center of the earth made of the densest elements • type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10
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- Cooled and solid rock from the Earth's upper mantle and the crust
- A type of boundary where plates slide past one another
- One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older
- Where continental crust collides with oceanic crust, causing the oceanic crust to slide under the continental crust
- A type of boundary where plates come together and collide
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- The big mass of land on earth before the plates moved away from each other
- The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics
- The zone above a subduction zone where there is a deep, narrow depression in the oceanic crust
- A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other
- One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates
10 Clues: The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics • A type of boundary where plates slide past one another • A type of boundary where plates come together and collide • One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older • A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other • One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-12-24
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- A boundary where two plates are moving towards each other and colliding
- A landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain.
- Giant pieces of rock that float on top of the mantle
- A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- An opening in the Earth's surface. Usually found in a mountain, the opening allows gas, hot magma and ash to escape from beneath the Earth's crust.
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- The plates that are below the ocean
- An intense shaking of Earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- A constantly moving, semi-liquid layer called
- The plates that are below the continents (land)
- These boundaries are created when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along faults
10 Clues: The plates that are below the ocean • A constantly moving, semi-liquid layer called • The plates that are below the continents (land) • Giant pieces of rock that float on top of the mantle • A landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain. • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other • ...
Israel Gomez-Maximoff 2022-04-29
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- landforms broken into small and large pieces
- a place where plates slide sideways past eachother
- the sideways and downward movement of a plate into earth’s crust
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother
- a location where two tectonic plates are moving towards eachother, causing one plate to slide below the other
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- a naturally occuring material that is broken down by the processes of weathering and erosion
- a movement of continents across the earth’s surface
- rocks that have been changed as a result of intense heat and/or pressure within the earth’s crust
- rocks that are formed when magma/molten rock crystalizes and solidifies
- rocks that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at earth’s surface
10 Clues: landforms broken into small and large pieces • a place where plates slide sideways past eachother • a movement of continents across the earth’s surface • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother • the sideways and downward movement of a plate into earth’s crust • rocks that are formed when magma/molten rock crystalizes and solidifies • ...
Plate Motion Engineering Internship 2025-12-08
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- the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
- engineer who applies concepts from earth science and physics to help minimize the impact of natural disasters
- a natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood
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- the place where two plates meet
- a warning that is generated from a specific area, even though no emergency or disaster occurs in that area
- a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor
- the person who is responsible for making sure a project's goals are addressed
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- moving apart in different directions
10 Clues: the place where two plates meet • moving apart in different directions • a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor • an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart • a natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood • an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something • ...
Planet Earth Topics 1-4 Review 2021-05-27
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- glacial deposit of sediment along the side or front of the retreating glacier
- when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces
- zone formed when two plates collide and one is shoved under the other
- two tectonic plates being pushed together
- minerals that dissolve with the addition of water and glues the pieces of sediment together
- type of rock formed when sediments are compressed or layered
- breaking down material mechanically, biologically, or chemically
- type of rock formed when any type of rock changes into something new
- when mineral breaks in sheets or layers
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- minerals are comprised of one or more of these
- process where wind picks up loose sediment and particles wear away other rocky structures
- dark, nutrient rich layer of soil formed from decaying organic matter
- name of the supercontinent formed 200 million years ago
- large rocks caught in a glacier that are deposited somewhere else
- movement of sediment from one place to another
- igneous rock formed when lava cools above the surface
- igneous rock formed when magma cools below the surface
- two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement
19 Clues: when mineral breaks in sheets or layers • two tectonic plates being pushed together • minerals are comprised of one or more of these • movement of sediment from one place to another • gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement • when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...
Earth Science Unit Vocabulary 2020-02-29
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- tide occurs twice a month when the sun and moon are at a right angle to the earth
- and fall both have equal daytime and night time
- eclipse moon’s shadow
- when one object in space blocks another from view; a shadow
- has longer days and shorter nights
- currents transfers heat from one place to another
- floor spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
- boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- the rise and fall of sea levels
- the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
- tectonics the theory that pieces of earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
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- boundary where two plates move away from each other
- a theory that suggests all the continents were once connected
- has shorter days and longer nights
- boundary where two plates move towards each other
- caused by the tilt of earth’s axis
- ocean ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
- tide caused by the alignment of the sun and moon with the earth
- eclipse earth’s shadow
- ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor
20 Clues: eclipse moon’s shadow • eclipse earth’s shadow • the rise and fall of sea levels • has shorter days and longer nights • has longer days and shorter nights • caused by the tilt of earth’s axis • and fall both have equal daytime and night time • ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor • boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...
Tectonic Plates 2019-05-07
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- Outermost layer of the Earth.
- The lowest layer of the mantle.
- Boundary The boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
- Floor Spreading The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid- ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
- The bending of rock layers.
- Boundary The boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
- Boundary The boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
- The rigid outermost layer of the Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust.
- A pulling force.
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- Vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in the Earth's crust.
- the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
- The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere.
- Currents The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection.
- Drift Wegener's hypothesis which suggested that the continents are in constant motion on Earth's surface.
- A squeezing force.
- Core Solid dense center of the Earth
- a crack or fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs.
- Core Liquid layer of the Earth's core
- Layer between the crust and the core.
19 Clues: A pulling force. • A squeezing force. • The bending of rock layers. • Outermost layer of the Earth. • The lowest layer of the mantle. • Core Solid dense center of the Earth • Core Liquid layer of the Earth's core • Layer between the crust and the core. • The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere. • ...
AWard crossword 2023-02-01
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- the outer layer of a terrestrial planet
- igneous rock that makes up most of the oceanic crust
- the natural separation of differently dense materials over time due to gravity
- the plate boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- the area in which the oceanic plate is forced to during convergence with a continental plate
- the largest part of Earth’s interior
- movement that spreads through the Earth after an earthquake or explosion
- the motion of the segments of the outer layer of the Earth
- the plate boundary in which the two plates move apart
- rock formed from small pieces of other rocks
- the bending of seismic waves
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- the plate boundary in which two plates push into each other
- the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth
- rock that has cooled from a molten state
- movement caused by less dense gas or liquid’s tendency to move up
- an area far from a plate boundary in which heat still rises from the interior
- regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere
- igneous rock that makes up the continental crust
- an instrument which measures the movement of the earth after a seismic event
19 Clues: the bending of seismic waves • the largest part of Earth’s interior • the outer layer of a terrestrial planet • rock that has cooled from a molten state • the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth • rock formed from small pieces of other rocks • regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere • igneous rock that makes up the continental crust • ...
Science Unit Crossword Puzzle 2013-10-24
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- core ____________ is a layer of liquid metals.
- spots They are heated rocks that rise into plumes, or thin columns, from the mantle.
- current A motion that transfers heat energy in a material.
- A thin layer of cool rock, that surrounds Earth.
- plates The lithosphere is broken into many large and small slabs of rock called ________.
- The Earth's thickest layer.
- Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form the ___________.
- When earthquakes occur, soil _________ is likely to happen; causing the soil to act like liquid.
- waves It is a vibration caused by an earthquake.
- boundary ____________ occurs where plates scrape past each other.
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- ridges Huge underwater mountain ranges.
- A water wave that changes as waves come in is called a ________.
- drift In 1912, Wegener proposed a hypothesis known as _______________.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements.
- It is a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake in the same area.
- boundary ____________ occurs where plates push together.
- ___________ is a process in which one plate is led under another.
- boundary ____________ occurs where plates move apart.
- core ____________ is a ball of hot, solid metals.
19 Clues: The Earth's thickest layer. • ridges Huge underwater mountain ranges. • core ____________ is a layer of liquid metals. • A thin layer of cool rock, that surrounds Earth. • waves It is a vibration caused by an earthquake. • core ____________ is a ball of hot, solid metals. • boundary ____________ occurs where plates move apart. • ...
Unit 3 Earth and Science Vocab 2023-11-30
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- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- natural land shape or feature
- very small pieces of rock
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the strength of an earthquake
- the process of rock breaking apart
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- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- that studies earthquakes
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
19 Clues: that studies earthquakes • very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the process of rock breaking apart • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10 • ...
APES Unit 1 2024-01-12
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- Plates that are sliding past each other
- A predictable pattern of how new ecosystems are formed and how they recover after disturbances
- A form of weathering where something dissolves/ weakens the minerals holding rock particles together
- Currents that push crust around using magma
- Plates that are pulling apart
- Loss of O2 due to algae blooms from fertilizer
- Type of cells that include trade winds and are centered around the equator
- Type of cells that include westerlies and move west to east distributing moisture
- Thin layer of gasses that make life possible
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- A form of weathering that is manually breaking apart rock
- Plates that are slamming together
- A geographic feature created by convergent boundaries that get in the way of air flow
- Type of crust mainly under the ocean, younger and thinner
- Type of crust under the continents, older and thicker
- A geographic feature that absorb/retain CO2 and control humidity through plants
- Type of cells that include polar easterlies moving air down from the poles creating precipitation
- A form of weathering where bacteria break the rock down
- A mixture of decaying organic and inorganic materials, mainly weathered rock
- Decomposed organic material
19 Clues: Decomposed organic material • Plates that are pulling apart • Plates that are slamming together • Plates that are sliding past each other • Currents that push crust around using magma • Thin layer of gasses that make life possible • Loss of O2 due to algae blooms from fertilizer • Type of crust under the continents, older and thicker • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword 2025-03-14
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- supercontinent containing all of the existing continents
- account for 94% of earths surface area
- a well-tested theory proposing that earths outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways
- a boundary in which two plates move together
- produce tensional forces that pull and stretch the lithosphere
- a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 500 to 5000km
- A hypothesis, first proposed by Harry Hess
- is the primary driving force for movement of tectonic plates
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- a boundary in which two plates move apart
- two oceanic slabs converge
- Coastlines, Matching fossils, geologic features, ancient climates
- heat is continuously flowing outward from earths interior
- a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from a trench
- a hypothesis which suggested that all present continents once existed as a single supercontinent
- processes that deform earth’s crust
- elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
- a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere
- a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
- Has a greater density than continental crust
19 Clues: two oceanic slabs converge • processes that deform earth’s crust • account for 94% of earths surface area • a boundary in which two plates move apart • A hypothesis, first proposed by Harry Hess • a boundary in which two plates move together • Has a greater density than continental crust • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • ...
Rocks and Minerals 2025-05-13
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- The remains or traces of an ancient organism preserved in rock
- The rigid outer part of Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle
- The squeezing of sediment by the weight of overlying layers
- The wearing away and removal of rock
- Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel
- The movement of continents around the surface of Earth
- A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- The set of changes that turn one rock type into another
- A place where two tectonic plates move towards each other
- A border between two neighbouring tectonic plates
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- Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
- The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another
- The gluing together of sediment by new mineral crystals
- A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- A section of the crust and upper mantle
- Any rock that has been changed by intense heat and pressure
- Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented
- The thickest layer of Earth, between the core and the crust
- A natural substance usually found as crystals in rocks
19 Clues: The wearing away and removal of rock • A section of the crust and upper mantle • Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava • Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel • The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another • A border between two neighbouring tectonic plates • Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented • ...
Unit 3 Science 2023-12-07
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- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- very small pieces of rock
- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- shaking of earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- the process of rock breaking apart
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale 1-10
- scientist who studies earthquakes
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- natural land shape or feature
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
- The theory that Earths crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the process of moving weathered down rock form one place to another
- a break in the earth's surface crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side.
- the strength of an earthquake
- the dropping of rock by wind or moving water
- the layer of earth extending from Earths center to the bottom of the mantle.
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the liquid rock below earths surface.
19 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist who studies earthquakes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below earths surface. • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of rock by wind or moving water • ...
Unit 1 Notes Crossword 2023-09-01
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- When water soaks(infiltrates) into the ground, soil, and underlying rock layers
- When the temperature and atmospheric pressure are just right this occurs?
- Occur at subduction zones
- The opposite of evaporation
- Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called ____.
- San Adreas Fault is what type of boundary
- During evaporation this is left behind as water goes into the atmosphere
- When water flows down hill into streams, rivers and eventually into the ocean this is called?
- Rock gets thin in the middle as it is pulled apart.
- Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
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- Boundary where plates crash (or crunch) together or subduct.
- Process where a liquid changes into a gas
- The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- This type of stress occurs when two plates collide with one another.
- This cycle is constantly being cycled between the atmosphere, ocean, and land.
- What makes the plates move?
- This boundary forms Sea-Floor Spreading.
- water droplets that are suspended in the sky are called
- This type of boundary formed the Himalayan mountains
- water dropplets that are supended at ground level is called?
20 Clues: Occur at subduction zones • What makes the plates move? • The opposite of evaporation • This boundary forms Sea-Floor Spreading. • Process where a liquid changes into a gas • San Adreas Fault is what type of boundary • Rock gets thin in the middle as it is pulled apart. • This type of boundary formed the Himalayan mountains • ...
Earth 2024-11-12
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- plate move together
- process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
- Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
- The action of picking up and moving materials
- in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
- Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
- an instrument used to detect ground movement
- plates that pull apart
- Boundary plates that scrap off each other
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- sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
- sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
- rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
- roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
- Spot some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
- Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
- Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
- has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
- 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid
- Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
- Gradual movement of soil downhill
20 Clues: plate move together • plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Boundary plates that scrap off each other • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid • ...
Chanels Divergent Quiz Chapter 16-23 2015-03-07
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- What part of the head did Edward get stabbed
- Al Chose Dauntless to "what" people
- What does Urirah Shoot Of Marlenes Head
- Who is bottom of the list for ranking one
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- How many people attack Tris
- The familar sent Tris Smells of one of her atackers
- What was Wil not allowed to have growing up
- What was Christina's Bulldog Called
- What is Picture inside the circle of the Dauntless Seal Tattoo
9 Clues: How many people attack Tris • What was Christina's Bulldog Called • Al Chose Dauntless to "what" people • What does Urirah Shoot Of Marlenes Head • Who is bottom of the list for ranking one • What was Wil not allowed to have growing up • What part of the head did Edward get stabbed • The familar sent Tris Smells of one of her atackers • ...
Crossword 2018-06-04
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- occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then
- to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
- a constituent part; element; ingredient
- doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
- to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove
- against; as compared to or as one of two choices
- to change; become different or modified
- kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense
- pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons
- the original or model on which something is based or formed
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- different, separated
- following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive
- possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal]Mitigate: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
- to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage
- tending to come together; merging
- a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule
- an imagined or projected sequence of events, especially any of several detailed plans or possibilities
- to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes
- majority of opinion
19 Clues: majority of opinion • different, separated • tending to come together; merging • a constituent part; element; ingredient • to change; become different or modified • to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee • pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons • against; as compared to or as one of two choices • doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention • ...
Changes to Earth's Surface 2021-01-13
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- the upper part of the mantle below the lithosphere
- an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
- the process of an oceanic plate colliding with and descending underneath a continental plate
- a deep valley that forms where plates move apart
- beneath the mantle; the layer of Earth in the center
- forms when molten rock is pushed to the surface and builds up
- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the process of being broken down into smaller pieces
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- a plate boundary where the plates move together
- large ocean wave created by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
- the dropping or settling of eroded material
- the removal and transportation of weathered material
- the snap and slide of rocks as energy is released in Earth's crust
- the very thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- a plate boundary where the plates are moving apart
- the crust and the upper solid part of the mantle
- the point inside Earth where an earthquake begins
- a break in Earth's crust where rocks can slide past each other
19 Clues: the thin outer layer of Earth • the dropping or settling of eroded material • a plate boundary where the plates move together • the very thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the crust and the upper solid part of the mantle • a deep valley that forms where plates move apart • the point inside Earth where an earthquake begins • ...
ESS Crossword 2023-12-14
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- the solid, outer part of Earth.
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
- scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
- the movement of particles through a substance,
- preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
- a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
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- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- area around the North Pole or the South Pole
- separate different regions of Earth.
- a name for all sediment
- When magma flows onto Earth's surface
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
- a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
- a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
- a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...
Earth 2024-11-12
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- an instrument used to detect ground movement
- process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
- Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
- sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
- Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
- roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
- Boundary plates that scrap off each other
- Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
- Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
- Gradual movement of soil downhill
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- rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
- plates that pull apart
- Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
- has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
- The action of picking up and moving materials
- plate move together
- sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
- in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
- Spot some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
- 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid
20 Clues: plate move together • plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Boundary plates that scrap off each other • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid • ...
Vocab Unit 8 2021-03-25
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- (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restrictions; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
- (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
- (adj.) going in different directions
- Synonyms: enthusiastic, burning, blazing, scorching
- (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
- (v.) to be use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; (n.) use, benefit or value
- (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support; prop up
- (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
- Synonyms: hostility, animosity Antonyms: friendship, amity
- (v.) to declare publicly or officially
- Antonyms: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
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- (n.) very close friend, chum, buddy
- (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
- (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
- (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor
- (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
- (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
- Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction
- Synonyms: lean, lanky, all skin and bones
19 Clues: (n.) very close friend, chum, buddy • (adj.) going in different directions • (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • Synonyms: lean, lanky, all skin and bones • Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction • (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness • ...
Planet Earth Topics 1-4 2021-05-27
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- glacial deposit of sediment along the side or front of the retreating glacier
- when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces
- zone formed when two plates collide and one is shoved under the other
- two tectonic plates being pushed together
- minerals that dissolve with the addition of water and glues the pieces of sediment together
- type of rock formed when sediments are compressed or layered
- breaking down material mechanically, biologically, or chemically
- type of rock formed when any type of rock changes into something new
- when mineral breaks in sheets or layers
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- minerals are comprised of one or more of these
- process where wind picks up loose sediment and particles wear away other rocky structures
- dark, nutrient rich layer of soil formed from decaying organic matter
- name of the supercontinent formed 200 million years ago
- large rocks caught in a glacier that are deposited somewhere else
- movement of sediment from one place to another
- igneous rock formed when lava cools above the surface
- igneous rock formed when magma cools below the surface
- two tectonic plates moving away from each other
- gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement
19 Clues: when mineral breaks in sheets or layers • two tectonic plates being pushed together • minerals are comprised of one or more of these • movement of sediment from one place to another • gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement • when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...
Midterm 2021-12-08
Across
- Resources that can be used repeatedly.
- Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
- Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
- Amount of births per 1,000 people
- Organization that promotes the European economy
- This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
- Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
- Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
- Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
- Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
- Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
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- Landforms that hinder migration
- Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
- The air
- Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
- A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
- Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
- The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
- The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
- Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops
20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...
Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30
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- Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed
- the point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- A device that records the ground moving caused by an earthquake
- Rigid outer part of the Earth which is the crust and upper mantle
- When two plates collide with each other
- The outer layer of the Earth
- Vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy during an earthquake
- A cone shaped mountain which lava and ash flows out of it
- The slow moving-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks
- ....core fluid layer that is above earth's inner core and below the mantle
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- The super continent that was made of all if Earth's landmass
- A massive wave caused by an earthquake
- When two plates move away from each other
- In-between the Earth's crust and core
- The hot fast-moving lava that hardens smooth, rope like coils
- Massive rock made of Earth's lithosphere that moves afloat and drifts
- Inner most part is the Earth which is believed to be hard
- When two plates slide past each other
- When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding
- A weak spot on the surface where magma has come to the surface
20 Clues: The outer layer of the Earth • In-between the Earth's crust and core • When two plates slide past each other • A massive wave caused by an earthquake • When two plates collide with each other • When two plates move away from each other • When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding • Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed • ...
Earth 2024-11-12
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- has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
- in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
- Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
- sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
- Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
- roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
- Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
- Boundary, plates that pull apart
- an instrument used to detect ground movement
- Spot, some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
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- 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid
- process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
- The action of picking up and moving materials
- Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
- Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
- rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
- sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
- Gradual movement of soil downhill
- Boundaty, plate move together
- Boundary, plates that scrap off each other
20 Clues: Boundaty, plate move together • Boundary, plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • Boundary, plates that scrap off each other • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • ...
Earth Science Crossword 2024-11-19
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- The amount of mass in a given volume (how compact something is)
- Swirling heat currents that move the tectonic plates
- A fragment of an older layer included in a younger layer
- Rock that has undergone change from intense heat and/or pressure
- The large, ancient landmass that existed when all the continents were together
- The processes we see on Earth today worked the same way in the past
- Largest layer of earth containing hot, molten rock
- A layer that cuts through other layers is younger than the layers that it cuts
- When two plates collide
- The first scientist to theorize that Earth's continents were moving
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- The theory that earth's crust is broken up into large, moving plates
- Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies
- Oldest rock layers on bottom and youngest on top
- Layer made of liquid iron and nickel
- When two plates move apart
- Rock that forms when fragments of other rocks (sediments) are compacted and cemented together
- The outermost layer of Earth
- When two plates slide past each other
- Layer made of solid iron and nickel
19 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates move apart • The outermost layer of Earth • Layer made of solid iron and nickel • Layer made of liquid iron and nickel • When two plates slide past each other • Oldest rock layers on bottom and youngest on top • Largest layer of earth containing hot, molten rock • Swirling heat currents that move the tectonic plates • ...
MOVIES 2023-11-22
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- MOVIE WHERE HUMANS COLONIZING THE PLANET PANDORA
- MOVIE WHERE THERE IS A SHIP AND A COUPLE ONE RICH AND ONE POOR
- EIGHT MAGICAL MOVIE FRANCHISE THE PROTAGONIST SURVIVED DEATH TWICE
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- THERE TWELVE DISTRICTS THAT WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND ONLY ONE CAN WIN ETERNAL FAME
- THE PERFECT PINK WORLD DOLL FOR GIRLS
- THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT FATIONS TO CATALOG PEOPLE THE THE PROTAGONIST FITS INTO MORE THAN ONE FACTION
6 Clues: THE PERFECT PINK WORLD DOLL FOR GIRLS • MOVIE WHERE HUMANS COLONIZING THE PLANET PANDORA • MOVIE WHERE THERE IS A SHIP AND A COUPLE ONE RICH AND ONE POOR • EIGHT MAGICAL MOVIE FRANCHISE THE PROTAGONIST SURVIVED DEATH TWICE • THERE TWELVE DISTRICTS THAT WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND ONLY ONE CAN WIN ETERNAL FAME • ...
Geology Yr10 2021-11-18
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- boundary where one plate pulls away from another plate
- solid metal layer of the Earth
- the location within the Earth's crust where an earthquake occurs
- the location above the focus on the top of the crust
- the process by which plants release water vapour into the atmosphere
- the process by which liquid water turns to vapour form
- an area of the Earth's crust where superheated mantle can melt the crust to form a magma chamber
- boundary where one plate moves along the edge of another plate
- the process by which water vapour turns into liquid form
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- the movement of mantle due to the heat from the inner core
- the process by which liquid water in the clouds falls to the surface of the Earth (rain)
- top layer of the Earth
- the cutting down of large areas of forest
- liquid metal layer of the Earth
- pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle
- area where one plate is being pushed underneath another plate
- viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth
- boundary where one plate pushes against another plate
- third planet from the sun
19 Clues: top layer of the Earth • third planet from the sun • solid metal layer of the Earth • liquid metal layer of the Earth • viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth • the cutting down of large areas of forest • pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle • the location above the focus on the top of the crust • boundary where one plate pushes against another plate • ...
Midterm 2021-12-08
Across
- Resources that can be used repeatedly.
- Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
- Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
- Amount of births per 1,000 people
- Organization that promotes the European economy
- This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
- Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
- Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
- Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
- Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
- Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
Down
- Landforms that hinder migration
- Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
- The air
- Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
- A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
- Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
- The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
- The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
- Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops
20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...
Midterm 2021-12-08
Across
- Resources that can be used repeatedly.
- Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
- Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
- Amount of births per 1,000 people
- Organization that promotes the European economy
- This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
- Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
- Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
- Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
- Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
- Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
Down
- Landforms that hinder migration
- Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
- The air
- Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
- A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
- Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
- The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
- The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
- Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops
20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14
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- area around the North Pole or the South Pole
- a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
- scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
- a name for all sediment
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- separate different regions of Earth.
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- the solid, outer part of Earth.
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- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
- what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
- a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
- preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
- is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
- a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
- the movement of particles through a substance,
- a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
- When magma flows onto Earth's surface
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...
Plate motion 2024-10-22
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- A large section of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer
- The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
- The place where two plates meet
- moving apart in different directions
- any of the many processes in which lava gas and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- made of hard solid rock
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- when do water mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
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- to examine in detail for a purpose
- moving toward the same plate
- observed to be over and over again
- a shaking of earths surface
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor
- the outside or top layer of something
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- a diagram that shows what inside of something looks like
19 Clues: made of hard solid rock • a shaking of earths surface • moving toward the same plate • The place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • observed to be over and over again • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • A long deep indentation in the ocean floor • ...
All About Dance! 2022-02-15
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- a style of dance that requires a lot of space on the dance floor
- a dance that is done for the enjoyment and fulfillment of you and others around you
- the physical makeup of a human or animal including organs, bones, and flesh
- there are _____ elements of dance
- a style of dance that originated in the 20th century
- the state of being physically strong
- this style of dance is usually done without shoes
- fast-paced dance usually requires more ______ than slower paced dances
- when dancers move together and are doing the same moves at the same time
- this style of dance originated in the 16th century
- to bend at the knees
- how fast or slow a song is
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- this element of dance deals with how big or small dance moves are
- a dance style that does not require a lot of space
- a sequence of steps or moves in a dance
- this type of thinker will develop multiple solutions to one problem
- to rise
- this type of thinker will develop one solution to one problem
- a style of dance that requires metal taps on the bottom of shoe
19 Clues: to rise • to bend at the knees • how fast or slow a song is • there are _____ elements of dance • the state of being physically strong • a sequence of steps or moves in a dance • this style of dance is usually done without shoes • a dance style that does not require a lot of space • this style of dance originated in the 16th century • ...
Science 2023-01-20
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- what cooling magma becomes rock what rock does it become.
- what boundaries plates move apart.
- what occurs when two plates push against each other and become locked.
- what is the second most inner layer of earth.
- what cleans up the stuff after weathering.
- what type of weathering causes reactions to nature.
- what boundaries plates push together.
- _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks
- extreme heat and pressure creates one type of rock into a new one, what is the new rock called.
- who proposed the idea that continents sat on. large crustal plates that had moved and carried the. continents to their current positions on Earth.
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- what is the inner most layer of earth.
- what is the second outer most layer of earth.
- what takes away all the stuff and deposits it.
- what is a mix of two or more things together.
- plates slip past each other.
- what is a mixture which one substance dissolves in another.
- what is the outermost layer of the earth.
- what type of weathering breaks down rocks or ice.
- what rock is created when layers of sediment bonds together and forms rock.
19 Clues: plates slip past each other. • what boundaries plates move apart. • what boundaries plates push together. • what is the inner most layer of earth. • what is the outermost layer of the earth. • what cleans up the stuff after weathering. • _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks • what is the second outer most layer of earth. • ...
Science Crossword 6.2 2016-12-02
4 Clues: What forms at a divergent boundary • what occurs at a transform boundary • what do scientist measure tectonic plate movement in • When to pieces of continental crust collide, what does this form
Electrical energy storage puzzle 2015-04-06
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- to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent.
- stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again.
- a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
- to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount or degree.
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- rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.
- requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
6 Clues: rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc. • to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent. • requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc • to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount or degree. • stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. • ...
plate boundaries 2023-04-19
4 Clues: when 1 plate subducts another • when 2 plates move away from each other • a landform that forms underwater at a boundary • when 2 plates pass each other and rub into each other
DIVERGENT CROSSWORD 2013-01-02
3 Clues: what you become if you don't fail initiation • what Beatrice discovers she is after the test. • the fation Beatrice chooses at the choosing ceremony
plate boundaries 2023-04-19
4 Clues: when 1 plate subducts another • when 2 plates move away from each other • a landform that forms underwater at a boundary • when 2 plates pass each other and rub into each other
Convergent,Divergent, Transform crossword 2024-04-16
Plate Tectonics 2014-01-06
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- The process in which an oceanic plate is forced into the mantle.
- The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving.
- Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust.
- The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
- The rigid outer shell of the earth that are made of the crust and upper mantle.
- The type of plate boundary in which an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate.
- The type of boundary in which the two plates are moving away from each other.
- The super continent that drifted apart to make the continents we know today.
- The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust.
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- The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener about plate tectonics and their movement.
- A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred.
- Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust.
- Several volcanoes that form a geometric shape in and along the Pacific Ocean.
- The type of plate boundary in which the two plates grind against each other.
14 Clues: A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred. • Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust. • Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust. • The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust. • The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift. • The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving. • ...
Earth Science 2013-04-29
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- from earth's atmosphere, carbon dioxide is used by plants, algae, and cyanobacteria during the process of
- which planet was formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula?
- earthquakes vibrations are detected, measure, and recorded by instruments called
- which industry's water requirements is the greatest burden on California's fresh water supply?
- a rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary?
- when a layer of cool air at the surface of earth is found under a layer of warmer air above it, the result is known as
- the moons atmosphere
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- energy source that is most likely to be abundant in California due to its position on a plate boundary
- what is the driving force for surface ocean currents?
- holes the most massive stars will end their lives as
- geothermal energy is possible where there is
- this type of volcano is least explosive
- the Richter scale measures the earthquakes
- where stars begin there life cycle
14 Clues: the moons atmosphere • where stars begin there life cycle • this type of volcano is least explosive • the Richter scale measures the earthquakes • geothermal energy is possible where there is • holes the most massive stars will end their lives as • what is the driving force for surface ocean currents? • a rift valley is evidence of which kind of plate boundary? • ...
math 2022-12-03
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- The number above the line in a vulgar fraction showing how many of the parts indicated by the denominator are taken
- That is,the point of intersection of the x- and y-axes.
- Two rays sharing a common endpoint
- A unit for measuring angles
- A rectangular array or table of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns, which is used to represent a mathematical object or a property of such an object.
- The point halfway between two given points.
- A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =)
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- The abstract science of number, quantity, and space, either as abstract concepts
- Another word for average.
- A series that does not converge
- The value that a function (or sequence) approaches as the input (or index) approaches some value
- A line segment between the center and a point on the circle or sphere
- The set of y-values of a function or relation
- Consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre).
14 Clues: Another word for average. • A unit for measuring angles • A series that does not converge • Two rays sharing a common endpoint • The point halfway between two given points. • The set of y-values of a function or relation • That is,the point of intersection of the x- and y-axes. • Consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre). • ...
Spheres and Cycles 2020-03-30
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- The part of the Earth consisting of all the air around the planet
- This type of plate boundary leads to the formation of trenches
- This type of rock is formed when heat or pressure is applied to a rock
- This type of rock is formed by the compaction or cementation of small bits of rock
- This type of rock is formed by the cooling of magma or lava
- The part of the Earth consisting of all living things
- This type of plate boundary leads to the formation of rift valleys
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- When water enters the atmosphere through plant leaves
- A component of this cycle is the formation of fossil fuels
- The part of Earth consisting of rocks and land forms
- The part of the atmosphere where weather occurs
- This type of plate boundary leads to many earthquakes
- The part of the Earth consisting of all water
- A component of this cycle is fixation by bacteria
14 Clues: The part of the Earth consisting of all water • The part of the atmosphere where weather occurs • A component of this cycle is fixation by bacteria • The part of Earth consisting of rocks and land forms • When water enters the atmosphere through plant leaves • This type of plate boundary leads to many earthquakes • ...
Z 2022-06-21
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- Beautiful country where our two broke selves want to go on a country. Maple man.
- Wavy hair, always perfect, sexy hands (and abs), and wants to treat us better.
- The queen, maybe gives you bi-panic.
- The second of a big family: artistic mind and beautiful soul.
- Two Words: Divergent, Whiplash, TGM, Footloose, Spiderhead.
- For most people it's something scary or spooky, for us it's just cute and talented.
- Loves weird food combos and has a weirder clothing style, even tho he looks amazing in fitted suits.
- "We're sitting among the ..."
- First name of the king, the myth, the legend.
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- "What the heck are those two doing in a tree?!"
- Play or film in which singing and dancing play an essential part, developed from light opera in the early 20th century.
- Your call sign. Capital of theaters and musicals.
- Two words: the Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program (SFTI)
- Root vegetable, typically orange but can also be purple, yellow, or black.
14 Clues: "We're sitting among the ..." • The queen, maybe gives you bi-panic. • First name of the king, the myth, the legend. • "What the heck are those two doing in a tree?!" • Your call sign. Capital of theaters and musicals. • Two Words: Divergent, Whiplash, TGM, Footloose, Spiderhead. • The second of a big family: artistic mind and beautiful soul. • ...
science chapter 3 2016-10-14
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- the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
- Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
- the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
- where plates come together or converge
- the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out
- where rocks slip/slide past each other
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- where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
- where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
- breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
- the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
- where plates move apart or diverge
- the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where plates come together or converge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...
science chapter 3 2016-10-17
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- the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
- where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
- where plates move apart or diverge
- Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
- where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
- the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
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- the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- where rocks slip/slide past each other
- where plates come together or converge
- where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
- breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
- the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out
14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • where plates come together or converge • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...
Tectonic Vocabulary 2023-09-25
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- - the degree of compactness of a substance determined by the mass/volume.
- - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision.
- - the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of plates and the interactions between
- - string of volcanoes and earthquakes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of all
- - two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma. It creates the
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- - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
- - created when Earth tectonics plates move apart and can be found on both land and water.
- and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here.
- - Depressions of the sea floor, narrow in width, but very long. Deepest parts of the ocean floor.
- - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart.
- mountain chain in the world.
- - plate boundary where two plates slide parallel against one another.
- - thicker, less dense crust that makes up land. Does not subduct.
- - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together.
14 Clues: mountain chain in the world. • and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here. • - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart. • - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision. • - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together. • - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. • ...
Unit 5 Vocab 2024-01-30
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- The gradual shape change of a rock
- A system boundary around the piece of solid rock between a fault line and another fault line, it is a rigid section of Earth's crust, it moves very slowly
- An opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt
- A type of boundary where plates slide past each other
- A layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic
- A crack in the bedrock, two words
- This rock is formed by heavy layers above compressing layers of sediment below
- A boundary between plates that are moving away from each other
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- There may be a relationship between two variables
- Solid rock found everywhere on Earth often found under sand, soil, and broken rocks
- The size of an earthquake
- The shaking and vibration of the Earth's surface
- Produced, from, or found in the sea
- One variable is directly or indirectly linked to the other variable
14 Clues: The size of an earthquake • A crack in the bedrock, two words • The gradual shape change of a rock • Produced, from, or found in the sea • The shaking and vibration of the Earth's surface • There may be a relationship between two variables • A type of boundary where plates slide past each other • A boundary between plates that are moving away from each other • ...
Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17
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- The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
- This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
- Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
- The place where two plates meet.
- Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
- The outside or top layer of something.
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- A sudden shake on earths surface.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
- This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
14 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart. • The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano. • ...
Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics 2025-02-20
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- measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
- sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle
- smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger "mainshock"
- the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
- the point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins
- stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
- a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
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- a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
- a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth
- the area of maximum damage from an earthquake
- a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
- the geological activity that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate
14 Clues: the area of maximum damage from an earthquake • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle • ...
Earthquake crossword 2025-02-23
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- A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters)
- A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters)
- The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts. (5 letters)
- The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters)
- The location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. (8 letters)
- A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other. (9 letters)
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- A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters)
- The type of plate boundary where one plate is forced under another. (10 letters)
- Plate _________ The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates. (13 letters)
- The shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy. (10 letters)
- What city in Aotearoa New Zealand had a major earthquake along the pacific and Australian plates in Feb 2011? (12 letters)
- The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters)
- A type of seismic wave that moves through solids but not liquids. (5 letters)
- The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters)
14 Clues: The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters) • The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters) • The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters) • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters) • A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters) • A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters) • ...
Plate Boundaries 2020-05-19
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- ______or asthenosphere is where the molten rocks move to push the plates around
- these boundaries are the site of very powerful earthquakes even though lava does not rise to the surface
- these margins are associated with violent volcanoes and mountain building
- Scientists now use this technology to track the movement of plate boundaries
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- ______boundaries are the site of mid-ocean ridges and the formation of new crust
- the _________ is the result of a convergent boundary
- the East African ______ Valley is the site of divergent movement of plates
- ocean _________ form under the ocean as a result of plates moving towards each other.
- _______or lithosphere is where all the tectonic plates are located
9 Clues: the _________ is the result of a convergent boundary • _______or lithosphere is where all the tectonic plates are located • these margins are associated with violent volcanoes and mountain building • the East African ______ Valley is the site of divergent movement of plates • Scientists now use this technology to track the movement of plate boundaries • ...
Destructive and Constructive Forces Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01
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- A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
- A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.
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- A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
- The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
- force A force that breaks down the Earth.
- force A force that builds up the Earth.
- Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...
Plate tectonics/Earth layers 2014-10-11
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- The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet, is broken up into ________.
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
- great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge.
- plates move away from each other
- a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor
- movement of plates because of hot liquid under surface rising
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- synonym for change
- movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
- when plates move towards each other
- theory that explains that continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface is ______ drift theory.
- when plate goes under another plate
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates is a ______boundary
- ____of plate tectonics that says the Earth's lithosphere is divided into about 12 large plates.
14 Clues: synonym for change • plates move away from each other • when plates move towards each other • when plate goes under another plate • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge. • a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor • movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • ...
Tectonic Plates 2014-10-14
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- Peces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere).
- a Midocean ridge generalterm for an underwater mountain system that consist of various mountain ranges
- Coming close together
- theory explains the movement of the earths plates.
- dramatic change in the form,apperance
- Sideways or downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth'scrust into the mantle beneath
- Tending to be different or develop in different directions
- the transfer of heat by the movement of large groups of particles from one place to another;warm areas lose heat & become cooler. cooler areas gain heat and become warm
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- A long high wave caused by an earthquake
- parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.
- A long narrow ditch.
- A sudden & violent Shaking of the ground.
- Two plates moving away from eachother & a new crustis from magma rises to Earth's Surface between two plates.
- Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling at magma at midocean ridges.
14 Clues: A long narrow ditch. • Coming close together • dramatic change in the form,apperance • A long high wave caused by an earthquake • A sudden & violent Shaking of the ground. • theory explains the movement of the earths plates. • Peces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere). • Tending to be different or develop in different directions • ...
"Building" Features on Earth's Surface 2022-02-28
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- This mountain range in South America is an example of a continental volcanic arc
- This type of spot is a volcanic region not associated with a plate boundary
- This island chain is an example of a volcanic hot spot
- This type of rock is formed by volcanic activity
- a long crack in the lithospheric plate formed by hot mantle pushing up from below
- comes from the Greek word tekton, which means "builder"
- An elevation of the seafloor
- This type of plate boundary is also referred as a collision boundary
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- This plate is subducting under the South American Plate
- This type of plate boundary in which two plates slide parallel to each other
- what happens when one plate moves beneath another
- This type of plate boundary is also referred to as a spreading region
- The zone where two continents have met and become welded together
- The area that is formed above the subduction zone. These can be twice as deep as the average depth of the deep ocean
14 Clues: An elevation of the seafloor • This type of rock is formed by volcanic activity • what happens when one plate moves beneath another • This island chain is an example of a volcanic hot spot • This plate is subducting under the South American Plate • comes from the Greek word tekton, which means "builder" • ...
Earthquake Puzzle 2022-02-02
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- A type of fault where compression forces the hanging wall to move up.
- At this type of fault, tension causes the hanging wall to slip down.
- Shearing occurs at this type of fault.
- Type of stress that occurs at transform boundaries.
- Surface waves with both longitudinal and transverse motion and cause great destruction.
- The underground starting point of an earthquake.
- Instrument used to measure the speed of waves to determine an earthquake's epicenter.
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- Tension occurs as rocks are stretched and pulled at this type of boundary.
- This occurs on the surface where rocks are brittle.
- These waves travel fastest and can pass through liquids, gases, and solids.
- The squeezing of rock at a convergent boundary.
- Caused by tremendous stress on the crust over time resulting in a change in volume and or shape of rocks.
- The place where an earthquake is felt first above the focus.
- Shearing waves that travel only through solids and cause moderate damage.
14 Clues: Shearing occurs at this type of fault. • The squeezing of rock at a convergent boundary. • The underground starting point of an earthquake. • This occurs on the surface where rocks are brittle. • Type of stress that occurs at transform boundaries. • The place where an earthquake is felt first above the focus. • ...
Plate Motion Corssword Puzzle 2022-10-21
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- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, foot prints or leaf prints.
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making is simpler of easier to see
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface.
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.
- moving toward the same place.
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
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- an extinct reptiles that lives about 300 millions years ago.
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- moving apart in different directions.
- the place where two plates meet.
14 Clues: moving toward the same place. • the place where two plates meet. • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface. • moving apart in different directions. • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • an extinct reptiles that lives about 300 millions years ago. • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...
Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17
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- The outside or top layer of something.
- This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
- An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
- Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
- A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
- This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
- Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
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- This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
- A sudden shake on earths surface.
- The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
- The place where two plates meet.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
- One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
14 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart. • This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other. • ...
Unit 1 Earth Science 2024-01-24
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- The mineral and rocky outer layer of the Earth.
- Subduction, where tectonic plates are pushed together.
- Ferrell cells move moisture to 30-60 degrees lat.
- Magma in the mantle moves around and pushes the Earth's tectonic plates.
- The hot rock of one of the outer layers of the Earth.
- Magma that seeps through tectonic plates.
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- Spreading, where tectonic plates push away from each other.
- Gasses that create air movements that affect the climate, and are stuck to the Earth by gravity.
- The metal insides of the Earth.
- Hadley cells move warm precipitant air away from the equator.
- The act of winds spiraling once they get close to the equator due to the Earth spinning on its axis.
- Polar cells move air down to below 60 degrees lat, creating snow in dry areas.
- Sliding, where tectonic plates push up against each other's sides.
- Magma seeping through plates, that cools to make a volcano or mountain.
14 Clues: The metal insides of the Earth. • Magma that seeps through tectonic plates. • The mineral and rocky outer layer of the Earth. • Ferrell cells move moisture to 30-60 degrees lat. • The hot rock of one of the outer layers of the Earth. • Subduction, where tectonic plates are pushed together. • Spreading, where tectonic plates push away from each other. • ...
Interior of Earth and Plate Tectonics 2024-11-13
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- Type of crust that is made up of silicate and aluminum minerals
- The outermost rigid layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
- Type of rock found in the oceanic crust
- A plate boundary where plates collide, often forming mountains or causing volcanic activity.
- Precursor to the development of the theory of plate tectonics
- Type of crust that is made up of silicate and magnesium minerals
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- Type of rock found in the continental crust
- Scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
- A plate boundary where plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
- A discontinuity that separates the mantle from the core
- The core is entirely made up of two metals: iron and ________
- _________ core responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field
- A plate boundary where plates pull apart, creating new crust as magma rises
- A discontinuity that separates the crust from the mantle
14 Clues: Type of rock found in the oceanic crust • Type of rock found in the continental crust • A discontinuity that separates the mantle from the core • A discontinuity that separates the crust from the mantle • The core is entirely made up of two metals: iron and ________ • Precursor to the development of the theory of plate tectonics • ...
Plate Techtonics Challenge 2023-03-07
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- a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
- the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years a ago and gave rise to today’s continents
- the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth’s surface
- a plate boundary where two plates move past each other
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- a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
- a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
- the amount of mass in a given space mass per unit volume
- a break in earth’s crust where massages of rock slip past each other
- deep valley that from where two plates move apart
9 Clues: deep valley that from where two plates move apart • a plate boundary where two plates move past each other • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • the amount of mass in a given space mass per unit volume • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • a break in earth’s crust where massages of rock slip past each other • ...
Vocabulary Activity 2021-08-13
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- water, earth, air fire, these are the ______
- The type of science involving our planet, like, geology, oceanology, meteorology and more
- Hawaii is famous for having many of these explosive pyramids
- this type of plate boundary has three different types of collisions
- A hypothesis made by Alfred Wegener, which he later named continental drift, is about what land mass?
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- This is caused by a transform plate boundary, it has made California famous for __________
- This type of plate boundary has messed the California for years making it famous for Earth quakes
- this type of plate boundary is when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
- The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about the land mass pangea
9 Clues: water, earth, air fire, these are the ______ • Hawaii is famous for having many of these explosive pyramids • The name of Alfred Wegener's hypothesis about the land mass pangea • this type of plate boundary has three different types of collisions • this type of plate boundary is when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other • ...
Establishing Validity 2025-05-28
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- Validity- done by examining physical appearance of the instrument.
- Related - assesses how well a test correlates with a specific outcome or behavior.
- Validity- This measures how well a test predicts future performance or behavior.
- Two tests measuring the same thing should have similar result.
- validity- done through a careful and critical examination of the objectives
- Validity- evaluates whether a test measures the theoretical concept
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- Analysis- This statistical method examines the structure of a test to confirm that its items group together logically under the intended constructs.
- validity- This measures how well a test correlates with a criterion measure administered at the same time.
- Two tests measuring different things should have different result.
9 Clues: Two tests measuring the same thing should have similar result. • Validity- done by examining physical appearance of the instrument. • Two tests measuring different things should have different result. • Validity- evaluates whether a test measures the theoretical concept • validity- done through a careful and critical examination of the objectives • ...
plate boundary 2023-01-12
Plate Tectonics 2021-04-22
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- Plate _____________ occurs because of convection in the asthenosphere.
- Result of a continental plate and oceanic plate converging or colliding.
- Places where the new seafloor is being created.
- results when a divergent boundary occurs under the sea.
- The deepest parts of the oceans.
- Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit into the coast of this continent, just like a jigsaw puzzle.
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- The primary force that causes the seafloor to spread and continents to drift.
- Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted.
- ______________ zones. Places where the seafloor is forced under continental plates.
- The zone below the lithosphere. It is more 'plastic' than the lithosphere so it is easier to bend and move.
- Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.
- The Theory of Continental _____________.
- The most outer solid portion of the planet Earth.
- Section of the Earth below the crust.
14 Clues: The deepest parts of the oceans. • Section of the Earth below the crust. • The Theory of Continental _____________. • Places where the new seafloor is being created. • The most outer solid portion of the planet Earth. • results when a divergent boundary occurs under the sea. • Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16
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- A large wave on the ocean, usually caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge, was discovered by Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen in 1953
- when one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate
- the movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
- a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
- theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates
- the deepest parts of the ocean floor
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- theory which states that parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core
- location where two tectonic plates meet
- when two tectonic plates slide past one another
- a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithospere
- the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
- when two tectonic plates collide
14 Clues: when two tectonic plates collide • the deepest parts of the ocean floor • location where two tectonic plates meet • a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two tectonic plates slide past one another • theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates • the movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • ...
vocab 6 2023-05-25
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- using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
- acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
- subject to one or more conditions or requirements being met; made or granted on certain terms.
- having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
- work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something.
- match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
- a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.
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- a brief story about something interesting or funny in a person's life.
- not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
- deep respect for someone or something.
- certain to happen; unavoidable.
- tending to be different or develop in different directions.
- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
14 Clues: certain to happen; unavoidable. • deep respect for someone or something. • examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. • not being what it purports to be; false or fake. • acting with or showing care and thought for the future. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind. • ...
Earth 2022-12-11
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- when two plates pull apart
- when particles carried by water, ice, or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
- sphere made of the rocks and minerals on Earth
- gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- when two plates slide past one another
- sphere made of the total amount of water on a planet
- rock type that forms from from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
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- the breaking down of disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological processes
- when two plates come together
- sphere made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
- rock type that forms when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
- the movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice, or wind
- rock type that forms when igneous/sedimentary rocks are subjected to intense heat and/or pressure
- sphere made of the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
14 Clues: when two plates pull apart • when two plates come together • when two plates slide past one another • sphere made of the rocks and minerals on Earth • sphere made of the total amount of water on a planet • sphere made up of the parts of Earth where life exists • gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • ...
My Crossword 2022-11-15
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- the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- Two plates sliding pass each other.
- a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
- the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperatures.
- Two plates are moving apart.
- energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.
- A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide.
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- Made of crust and upper portion of mantle
- forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth.
- formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressure.
- is Broken into plates that move with respect to one another.
- The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance.
- rocks formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
14 Clues: Two plates are moving apart. • Two plates sliding pass each other. • Made of crust and upper portion of mantle • forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth. • is Broken into plates that move with respect to one another. • A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide. • The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance. • ...
Y9 Plate Tectonics 2022-12-12
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- Two plates moving towards each other is known as... e.g. Nazca and South American Plate
- Some volcanoes are formed on these. They are stationary and do not move e.g. Galápagos.
- The oceanic plate will s_______ under the lighter continental plate.
- the type of crust carrying the land.
- When pressure builds up at two plates it will be released in the form of a _______________
- two plates moving away from each other e.g. Mid Atlantic ridge Iceland
- Two plates rubbing side by side is known as... e.g. The San Andreas fault.
- 90% of volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate _________
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- Central most part of the earths structure (completely solid).
- Volcanoes occurring in a line where magma rises up is known as a volcanic ____
- Below the earths crust where subduction takes place.
- Mountain range in South America.
- Where subduction takes place an oceanic ______ is formed.
- Mostly produced when earthquakes occur in the ocean can be up to 20m in height.
- Crust that is carrying the oceans.
- The type of rock formed when lava cools e.g. Basalt.
16 Clues: Mountain range in South America. • Crust that is carrying the oceans. • the type of crust carrying the land. • Below the earths crust where subduction takes place. • The type of rock formed when lava cools e.g. Basalt. • Where subduction takes place an oceanic ______ is formed. • 90% of volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate _________ • ...
Plate CrossWord Puzzle 2022-11-22
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- Type of boundary where the plates collide.
- The innermost part of Earth is the core.
- The outer part of the Earth's core.
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
- the rising motion of warmer areas of a liquid or gas, and the sinking motion of cooler areas of liquid or gas, sometimes forming a complete cycle.
- Type of boundary where plates move away from each other.
- the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- is a measure of the size of an earthquake based on observation of the effects of the shock at the earth's surface.
- the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
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- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- The point of the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake.
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes, such as force and duration.
- One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate.
- is the strength of an earthquake.
- Type of boundary where plates slide against each other.
16 Clues: is the strength of an earthquake. • The outer part of the Earth's core. • The innermost part of Earth is the core. • Type of boundary where the plates collide. • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate. • Type of boundary where plates slide against each other. • ...
Earth's Surface Review 2020-12-20
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- along with hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur are nutrients found in soil
- one of the causes of erosion that brings minerals to plants and can cause kettle lakes
- along with agriculture/farming results in the most human-caused soil erosion
- theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates
- theory developed by Wegener to explain where the continents are located
- breakdown AND movement of rock
- a plant that grows on rocks, releasing acid into them which breaks down rock
- type of plate boundary found in places like San Andreas fault in California
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- type of weathering caused by freezing and thawing of rock
- when plates meet and the heavier plate sinks under the lighter plate
- cause of erosion that is more common in dry areas
- type of weathering caused by acid rain on rock
- direction divergent plates move from each other
- bottom layer of soil containing the largest rock pieces
- the uppermost layer of soil that contains the smallest rock particles
- location where limestone breaks down chemically because of water and forms giant gaps
16 Clues: breakdown AND movement of rock • type of weathering caused by acid rain on rock • direction divergent plates move from each other • cause of erosion that is more common in dry areas • theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates • bottom layer of soil containing the largest rock pieces • type of weathering caused by freezing and thawing of rock • ...
Plate Motion 2021-10-27
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- how often or fast something happens
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- the outside or top layer of something
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
- a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
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- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet,such as a mountain, channel,or sand dune
- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- moving apart in different directions
16 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole • ...
Plate tectonics/Earth layers 2014-10-11
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- synonym for change
- theory that explains that continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface is ______ drift theory.
- when plates move towards each other
- movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
- movement of plates because of hot liquid under surface rising
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- great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge.
- plates move away from each other
- The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet, is broken up into ________.
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
- ____of plate tectonics that says the Earth's lithosphere is divided into about 12 large plates.
- when plate goes under another plate
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates is a ______boundary
- a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor
14 Clues: synonym for change • plates move away from each other • when plates move towards each other • when plate goes under another plate • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge. • a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor • movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • ...
Tectonic Plates 2014-10-14
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- Peces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere).
- a Midocean ridge generalterm for an underwater mountain system that consist of various mountain ranges
- Coming close together
- theory explains the movement of the earths plates.
- dramatic change in the form,apperance
- Sideways or downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth'scrust into the mantle beneath
- Tending to be different or develop in different directions
- the transfer of heat by the movement of large groups of particles from one place to another;warm areas lose heat & become cooler. cooler areas gain heat and become warm
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- A long high wave caused by an earthquake
- parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core.
- A long narrow ditch.
- A sudden & violent Shaking of the ground.
- Two plates moving away from eachother & a new crustis from magma rises to Earth's Surface between two plates.
- Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling at magma at midocean ridges.
14 Clues: A long narrow ditch. • Coming close together • dramatic change in the form,apperance • A long high wave caused by an earthquake • A sudden & violent Shaking of the ground. • theory explains the movement of the earths plates. • Peces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere). • Tending to be different or develop in different directions • ...
Devin Middleton 2016-01-16
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- current/a circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area then cools and sinks in another area in a continuous loop
- boundary/to tectonic plates push together
- boundary/when two plates move past each other
- hypothetical super continent that included all of the land masses on earth
- layer in earths upper mantle and directly under the lithosphere
- boundary/when two tectonic plates move apart
- crust/the thick part of earths crust and forms large landmasses and older than the oceanic crust
- plates/large moving pieces into which earths lithosphere is broken
- plates/a slab of solid rock
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- layer of earth made up of the crust and the ridged rock
- valley/a deep valley formed as tectonic plates move apart
- process by which an oceanic tectonic plate sinks under another plate into earths mantle
- long narrow ditch
- Wegener/proposed a hypothesis known as continental drift
- crust/the thin part of earths crust
15 Clues: long narrow ditch • plates/a slab of solid rock • crust/the thin part of earths crust • boundary/to tectonic plates push together • boundary/when two plates move past each other • boundary/when two tectonic plates move apart • layer of earth made up of the crust and the ridged rock • Wegener/proposed a hypothesis known as continental drift • ...
Luqman Sapiee 2019-09-24
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- goverment intervent by introducing _____ following the collapse of enron and arthur Henderson.
- Uncertainty in agency theory can be classified as _____.
- An agency ________ arises when there is a contract which one party (the principal) engages with other party (agent).
- Under public interest theory if the market left alone, it possibly can operate very ______.
- Example of agent.
- Arises from the conflict of principal and agency.
- The cost incurred fron divergent principal and agent interests despite the use of monitoring and binding.
- Under public interest theory, government intervene in order to get _____.
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- Demand for financial information can be categorised as _____.
- Financial information could be seen as a ‘public good’ which had led to a divergence between ______ and benefits to the users.
- the year of which the ASRB by australian was established
- One of the reason of market failure in public interest theory is lack of ______.
- One of the type of agency cost
- The principal will _________ some decision-making authority to the agent.
14 Clues: Example of agent. • One of the type of agency cost • Arises from the conflict of principal and agency. • the year of which the ASRB by australian was established • Uncertainty in agency theory can be classified as _____. • Demand for financial information can be categorised as _____. • The principal will _________ some decision-making authority to the agent. • ...
Library 2021-08-12
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- What is the brand of puzzles that we have out on the table in the library currently?
- How many student librarians are there?
- Which author wrote the books about Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple?
- What kind of books is Ian Flemming known for writing?
- How many different kinds of chrome books do we have in the library (referring to the appearance of them)?
- What was the most recent competition run in the library?
- What is the full name of the ginger haired boy from the Archie comics?
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- What day is the library's device free day?
- How many letters of the author's surname are usually used for the code on the spine of a book?
- Who is the author of the Divergent series?
- What day does Zoe have library duty?
- What is the name of Greg Heffley's brother in the Diary of a Wimpy kid series?
- Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
- What creature is on Ms Brungar's computer monitor?
14 Clues: What day does Zoe have library duty? • How many student librarians are there? • What day is the library's device free day? • Who is the author of the Divergent series? • Who is the author of the Harry Potter series? • What creature is on Ms Brungar's computer monitor? • What kind of books is Ian Flemming known for writing? • ...
Earth's Early History 2023-01-30
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- contains more than one era and is the largest division of geologic time
- The process by which organic material is turned into stone.
- boundaries: Plate tectonic boundary where lithospheric plates are moving apart.
- When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area.
- When molten rock from inside Earth moves through cracks in the rock layers. This molten rock will sometimes reach and break through the surface.
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- plates that are giant pieces of solid rock on Earth's surface
- the quality or state of having Petrification The process by which organic material is turned into stone.
- boundary: A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
- different forms, types, ideas, etc.
- contains more than one period and a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
- When small pieces of rock (sediment) are moved around by wind and/or water.
- dating: The age of something based on its placement in rock layers.
- contains more than one age
14 Clues: contains more than one age • different forms, types, ideas, etc. • When rocks are broken down into smaller pieces. • When sediment stops moving and collects in a new area. • The process by which organic material is turned into stone. • plates that are giant pieces of solid rock on Earth's surface • boundary: A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...
Unit 3 Vocab 2021-11-10
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- a long, narrow, deep depression on the ocean floor
- the stress that causes plates to slide past each other
- top-most layer of the Earth, composed of both the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid.
- created when plates move away from each other
- an underwater mountain, usually volcanic
- created when plates slide past each other
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- created when plates move towards each other
- the solid upper layer of the Earth's mantle, that is so hot that it behaves plastically and can flow. Convection currents occur here and move the lithospheric plates above.
- ring-shaped coral reef, encircling a shallow lagoon
- the stress that causes plates to be pushed towards each other
- the steep decline from the continental shelf to the ocean floor
- an underwater mudslide of sediments
- a seamount whose top has been eroded flat by wave action, and then subsides
- the stress that causes plates to be pulled away from each other
14 Clues: an underwater mudslide of sediments • an underwater mountain, usually volcanic • created when plates slide past each other • created when plates move towards each other • created when plates move away from each other • a long, narrow, deep depression on the ocean floor • ring-shaped coral reef, encircling a shallow lagoon • ...
Plate Motion Review 2025-01-18
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- moving towards the same place
- the place where 2 plates meet
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water
- thinking about your understanding as you read
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
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- scientists that study rocks and fossils and examine patterns on Earth's surface in order to make claims about what geologic processes are happening
- any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava and ash are pushed out of the surface of earth
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- moving apart in different directions
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
14 Clues: moving towards the same place • the place where 2 plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • thinking about your understanding as you read • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...
Plate Motion 2022-10-13
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- evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
- moving apart in different directions
- any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
- the place where two plates meet
- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
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- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
- the outside or top layer of something
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- moving toward the same place
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
14 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • something we observe to be similar over and over again • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • ...
Young Adult Fiction 2022-02-17
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- Not a nice thing for u to give sadly.
- A labyrinth which is hard to escape according to author James Dashner, no good walking!
- Even good girls need a guide to this according to Holly Jackson
- Alice Oseman's popular graphic novel series, starring Nick and Charlie
- One of us is doing this according to author Karen McManus
- Going in different directions in post apocalyptic Chicago? Roth says so!
- A heavenly sounding series of teenage spy novels by Robert Muchamore
- Surname of a feline sounding heroine involved in dystopian games
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- Fighting for the vote? There are many things a girl can do if she can be described as this!
- The third book in a well known series by Malorie Blackman
- The nocturnal event involving a canine could certainly be described as this!
- Adrian Mole made sure his diary was this!
- Is there an issue with Hazel's constellation perhaps?
- The first part of the story of Bella's love for a vampire
- Georgia Nicolson's furry friend
- Would this type of child find a home with Miss Peregrine?
16 Clues: Georgia Nicolson's furry friend • Not a nice thing for u to give sadly. • Adrian Mole made sure his diary was this! • Is there an issue with Hazel's constellation perhaps? • The third book in a well known series by Malorie Blackman • The first part of the story of Bella's love for a vampire • One of us is doing this according to author Karen McManus • ...
BIO1233.004 SP22 Origin and Diversification Ch 12 2022-04-07
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- similarity due to convergent evolution; similar environmental pressures or natural selection
- a population of individuals capable of naturally interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
- speciation that occurs in populations that coexist in the same area
- speciation that occurs as a result of geographic isolation
- accumulated effect of microevolution over time; evolution above the species level
- extinction that occurs at lower rates during times other than mass extinctions
- evolution that occurs when species have different ancestors but develop similar features due to similar selective pressures
- offspring produced through mating of two different species
- the evolutionary history of organisms
- evolution that occurs when two species evolve differently from a common ancestor
- change in allele frequencies over one or a few generations
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- a small number of species diversifies into a much larger number of species during a brief period of time
- the complete loss of all individuals in a species population
- similarity due to shared ancestry
- extinctions where a large number of species become extinct over a short period of time due to sudden environmental changes
- one species splits into two distinct species
16 Clues: similarity due to shared ancestry • the evolutionary history of organisms • one species splits into two distinct species • speciation that occurs as a result of geographic isolation • offspring produced through mating of two different species • change in allele frequencies over one or a few generations • the complete loss of all individuals in a species population • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18
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- Core, liquid core, made of nickel and iron
- A Supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago
- the earth’s outer layer; the coolest and least dense layer of the earth
- a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes
- Core, The center of the earth composed of nickel and iron
- when two plates COME TOWARD each other
- the layer of the mantle that lies directly below the the Lithosphere and flows like taffy
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- The cool solid outer shell of the earth. It consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- When two plates move AWAY from each other
- the layer of the earth beneath the crust
- Plate, A large mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere
- the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate
- When two plates SLIDE along side each other
- Tectonics, a theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates that “FLOAT” on the asthenosphere
- Ridge, a mountain-like landform that develops when plates separate
- Trench, a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth’s oceanic crust
- Boundary, a place where pieces of the broken Lithosphere meet
17 Clues: when two plates COME TOWARD each other • the layer of the earth beneath the crust • When two plates move AWAY from each other • Core, liquid core, made of nickel and iron • When two plates SLIDE along side each other • Plate, A large mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere • the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate • ...
Addison Habshey 3 2023-12-12
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- , The strongest point of an earthquake directly above the focus.
- , energy that is released in different forms.
- , The upper part of the mantle solid rock can flow like a liquid.
- , the scale that measures earthquakes from 1-10
- , A break or crack in the earth's lithosphere along where rocks move.
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- , Plate boundary , two pieces of land come together.
- , Plate boundary when two pieces of land pull apart magma rises creates a new crust.
- , Center of the earth solid ball of metal.
- , Right under the epicenter
- , A weak spot in the Earth's crust where hot lava , ash and gasses escape from the chamber.
- , Not explosive gentle slopes made up of lava type of volcano
- , The resistance of a fluid to change shape.
- , Between the crust and outer core.
- , When a more dense crust is pushed underneath a less dense crust
- , The outermost layer of the earth broken up into pieces that float on top of the mantle.
- , A volcano that is erupting or showing signs that it could erupt
16 Clues: , Right under the epicenter • , Between the crust and outer core. • , Center of the earth solid ball of metal. • , The resistance of a fluid to change shape. • , energy that is released in different forms. • , the scale that measures earthquakes from 1-10 • , Plate boundary , two pieces of land come together. • ...
Plate Motion Vocabulary 2024-11-21
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- an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
- one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
- moving toward the same place
- boundary the place where two plates meet
- 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
- any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa,
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
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- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- to examine in detail for a purpose
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- layer Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
- moving apart in different directions
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
- hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
17 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • boundary the place where two plates meet • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...
Earth's Plates 2021-01-28
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- part of the continent that is under the ocean
- the deepest valleys on Earth's surface,oldest rock is here.
- scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift.
- new magma comes out of this and the youngest rock is near this area.
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- process of old oceanic crust breaks along the mid ocean ridge and two pieces of crust move away in opposite directions from each other.
- boundary where two plates pull apart, forms mid ocean ridges and ocean basins
- plates that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle to form Earth's out shell.
- Earths crust is stretched by forces within Earth,gap opening at the mid-ocean ridge
- when forces continue pulling apart Earth's crust when it is a linear sea.
- giant landmass when continents all fit together like puzzle pieces
- plates that are colliding can form mountains and volcanoes erupt.
- plates that slide horizontally past each other volcanoes do not form from these.
12 Clues: part of the continent that is under the ocean • scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift. • the deepest valleys on Earth's surface,oldest rock is here. • plates that are colliding can form mountains and volcanoes erupt. • giant landmass when continents all fit together like puzzle pieces • ...
crossword 2014-01-08
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- sci-fic film in which kate winslet makes rare appearance as main villain
- based on FBI ABSCAM scandal of 70's
- animated comedy;confit byladi-dish used in the film
- 7th best selling film of 1943;won 3 academy awards
- drama,has its title from spiritual birth place of modern form of can-can dance
- serial killer uss the 7 deadly sins as his modus operandi
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- crime fiction,unveiled at midnight causing sensation,significnt of its era
- first horror film nominated for best picture;had onset incident of studio fire
- adopted from burgess' novel;won hugo,silver ribbon and NY critics circle awards
- sci-fi dramedy romance film;shared first place with gravity at LA fil critics association awards
- light is brought into the life of a deaf,mute and blind girl
- american psycho thriller adapted from jonanthan nolan's short story
12 Clues: based on FBI ABSCAM scandal of 70's • 7th best selling film of 1943;won 3 academy awards • animated comedy;confit byladi-dish used in the film • serial killer uss the 7 deadly sins as his modus operandi • light is brought into the life of a deaf,mute and blind girl • american psycho thriller adapted from jonanthan nolan's short story • ...
Vocab 2017-01-15
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- underwater mountains formed by a divergent plate boundary
- a plain on deep ocean floor that lies generally between the continental rise and mid-ocean ridge
- the area between the continental slope and the abyssal plain
- Shelf the area around a continent that is more shallow than the open ocean
- the deepest part of the ocean
- when subsurface cold, denser water replaces warm, less dense surface water
- a powerful, warm current that originates at the tip of Florida
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- the slope that starts at the outer edge of the continental shelf and ends at the ocean floor
- a valley formed by a continental- continental convergent boundary
- a mountain rising from the ocean floor that has not reached the surface of the water and is not considered an island
- the removal or extraction of salt from water to make it drinkable
- white crystal salt soluble in water that is gotten from seawater and mineral deposits
12 Clues: the deepest part of the ocean • underwater mountains formed by a divergent plate boundary • the area between the continental slope and the abyssal plain • a powerful, warm current that originates at the tip of Florida • a valley formed by a continental- continental convergent boundary • the removal or extraction of salt from water to make it drinkable • ...
BeeSmart 2025-09-23
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- Something you did by accident, without meaning to.
- Thinking in many different ways or having many different ideas about one thing.
- Doing something in a very correct and precise way, with no mistakes.
- Being very creative and having lots of new, cool ideas in your mind.
- A game with pieces you have to put together to make a picture.
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- A plan or idea that was never put into action or finished.
- A person who works with you at the same job or place.
- The force or push that keeps something moving forward and going strong.
- Something that has become smaller or less important.
- Working with other people as a team to reach a goal.
- question you ask to make a point, not because you actually want an answer.
- A person who cares about and works to protect nature and our planet.
12 Clues: Something you did by accident, without meaning to. • Something that has become smaller or less important. • Working with other people as a team to reach a goal. • A person who works with you at the same job or place. • A plan or idea that was never put into action or finished. • A game with pieces you have to put together to make a picture. • ...
Destructive and Constructive Forces 2017-06-01
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- Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.
- The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
- A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- force A force that breaks down the Earth.
- eruptions Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
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- A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
- A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- force A force that builds up the Earth.
- Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...
Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01
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- eruptions Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
- A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- force A force that breaks down the Earth.
- Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
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- A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
- A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
- force A force that builds up the Earth.
- The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
- Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.
9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...
