divergent Crossword Puzzles

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
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  1. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  2. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  3. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  5. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
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  1. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  2. Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  3. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. 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. • ...

Plate Boundaries Crossword 2019-10-03

Plate Boundaries Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This occurs where oceanic and continental plates collide, causing the oceanic plate to plunge underneath the continental plate
  2. _____________ plate: part of Earth's crust that lies under the ocean
  3. _________________ boundary: two plates move directly towards each other and collide, sometimes forming mountains
  4. ___________ valley: a place where plates pull apart, creating a valley in the crust
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  1. _____________ plate: part of Earth's crust located above sea level
  2. ________________ boundary: two plates slide past one another, sometimes causing earthquakes
  3. _________________ boundary: two plates seperate, often causing seafloor spreading
  4. Seafloor ______________: this occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where plates separate and cause rising magma to form new oceanic crust
  5. A crack in the Earth's surface, such as the San Andreas ________ located in California

9 Clues: _____________ plate: part of Earth's crust located above sea level • _____________ plate: part of Earth's crust that lies under the ocean • _________________ boundary: two plates seperate, often causing seafloor spreading • ___________ valley: a place where plates pull apart, creating a valley in the crust • ...

Lithospphere 2015-05-20

Lithospphere crossword puzzle
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  1. that pull apart in opposite directions. Divergent boundary
  2. crack in the earth's plates along which movement occurs. Fault
  3. upper layer of soil beneath the topsoil. Topsoil
  4. horizontal layers of material. Strata
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  1. dense solid center of the earth.Inner core
  2. that slide past each other in opposite directions. Transform boundary
  3. solid rock layer beneath the subsoil. Bedrock

7 Clues: horizontal layers of material. Strata • dense solid center of the earth.Inner core • solid rock layer beneath the subsoil. Bedrock • upper layer of soil beneath the topsoil. Topsoil • that pull apart in opposite directions. Divergent boundary • crack in the earth's plates along which movement occurs. Fault • ...

Film English 2024-02-05

Film English crossword puzzle
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  1. to decide to stop receiving messages from a particular person/group on social media and remove them from your timeline
  2. different; no longer similar
  3. an activity you cannot stop doing once you've started
  4. material put on the internet in order to attract attention
  5. to choose to regularly receive messages from a person/company using social media services such as Instagram
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  1. to send data to another computer
  2. an image, video, a piece of text, etc. that is passed quickly from one internet user to another, often humorous
  3. a way of telling people what's new in a person's life on a social media service
  4. to remove someone from a list of friends or contacts on social media
  5. to put something on social media so that other people can see it
  6. in a way that is deliberate or careful
  7. to give more information than people want to hear about your personal life especially on social media

12 Clues: different; no longer similar • to send data to another computer • in a way that is deliberate or careful • an activity you cannot stop doing once you've started • material put on the internet in order to attract attention • to put something on social media so that other people can see it • to remove someone from a list of friends or contacts on social media • ...

Volcanoes Crossword 2024-02-27

Volcanoes Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a feature formed by oceanic divergent boundaries where volcanic activity can occur
  2. molten rock that reaches earth's surface
  3. outer layer of the earth; solid, least dense, thinnest
  4. an area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes occur
  5. vents in Earth's surface through which gases and mantle material may escape
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  1. type of volcano with alternating layers of lava flows and pyroclastic material, steep sides, most explosive eruptions, but can be quiet- MOST DANGEROUS
  2. type of volcano with very steep slopes, smallest, form from small explosive eruptions, made of pyroclastic material.
  3. when one tectonic plate slides underneath another at a convergent boundary
  4. A volcanically active area at Earth's surface, far from the edges of tectonic plate boundaries.
  5. thickest layer of the earth's interior; contains liquid rock
  6. type of volcano with broad/wide base, gently sloped sides, generally "quiet eruptions."
  7. molten rock found under the earth's surface

12 Clues: molten rock that reaches earth's surface • molten rock found under the earth's surface • outer layer of the earth; solid, least dense, thinnest • thickest layer of the earth's interior; contains liquid rock • when one tectonic plate slides underneath another at a convergent boundary • an area around the Pacific Ocean where many volcanoes and earthquakes occur • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-03-05

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  2. scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
  3. long narrow depressions on the sea floor
  4. a continuous range of underwater volcanoes that wraps around the globe like seams on a baseball, stretching nearly 65,000 kilometers
  5. he sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
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  1. when 2 plates move away from each other.
  2. a portion of the Earth's mantle that flows like molten plastic despite being solid.
  3. The linear boundary between two diverging lithospheric plates on the ocean floor.
  4. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  5. when 2 plates come together.
  6. a theory explaining the structure of earths crust

12 Clues: when 2 plates come together. • when 2 plates move away from each other. • long narrow depressions on the sea floor • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • a theory explaining the structure of earths crust • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

Seafloor Spreading Vocab 2024-10-28

Seafloor Spreading Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface
  2. A phenomenon by which magma from Earth’s mantle comes up at the mid-ocean ridge and creates new oceanic crust
  3. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper ductile part of the mantle
  4. A depression of Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies
  5. Deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
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  1. Two tectonic plates that move away from each other at a ________ boundary
  2. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  3. An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  4. Molten rock that emerges as a liquid onto Earth's surface
  5. The thin solid outermost layer of Earth, is either continental(landmass) or oceanic(ocean floor)
  6. Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally at a _____ boundary
  7. Two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide at a ____ boundary

12 Clues: A depression of Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies • An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface • Molten rock that emerges as a liquid onto Earth's surface • Two tectonic plates that move away from each other at a ________ boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab Part 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-20

Plate Tectonics Vocab Part 2 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates pull apart as result of tension stress.
  2. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
  3. Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface.
  4. The process of creating new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridge that moves plates apart.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates come together as result of compression stress.
  6. An underwater volcanic mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed.
  7. When dense oceanic plate sinks below a less dense continental plate and melts and creates volcanoes.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions as result of shear stress.
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  1. To cause damage or DESTROY.
  2. Molten rock ON Earth's surface.
  3. To build up or CREATE.
  4. Force behind plate tectonics when heated mantle rises and pushes plates apart and cooled mantle sinks where plates come together.

12 Clues: To build up or CREATE. • To cause damage or DESTROY. • Molten rock ON Earth's surface. • Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface. • An underwater volcanic mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed. • A plate boundary where two plates pull apart as result of tension stress. • A plate boundary where two plates come together as result of compression stress. • ...

SeaFloor Spreading & Plate Tectonics 2025-02-19

SeaFloor Spreading & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  4. Geologist that suggested continental drift.
  5. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
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  1. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  2. One of the huge broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere.
  3. Geologist that discovered the processes of Seafloor Spreading and subduction.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  5. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

12 Clues: Geologist that suggested continental drift. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • One of the huge broken pieces of the Earth's lithosphere. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface. • ...

Earth Boundaries 2024-10-09

Earth Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates pull apart
  2. A place where two tectonic plates push against one another.
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  1. Tectonics A geological theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates.
  2. Where two plates slide past each other

4 Clues: Where two plates pull apart • Where two plates slide past each other • A place where two tectonic plates push against one another. • Tectonics A geological theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates.

Earthquakes 2021-11-11

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. At a ____________ boundary the Earth's plates move away from each other.
  2. At a ____________ boundary the Earth's plates move past each other.
  3. The shaking of the ground that happens when two plates suddenly slide past each other.
  4. What is the name of the thickest layer of the Earth that lies beneath the crust?
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  1. At a ____________ boundary the Earth's plates push into each other.
  2. What is the name of the thin layer that covers the Earth's surface?
  3. The Earth's crust is broken up into huge tectonic _______.
  4. The third layer of the Earth is a liquid and is called the _______ core.
  5. The centre of the Earth is a solid metal ball called the ________ core.

9 Clues: The Earth's crust is broken up into huge tectonic _______. • At a ____________ boundary the Earth's plates push into each other. • What is the name of the thin layer that covers the Earth's surface? • At a ____________ boundary the Earth's plates move past each other. • The centre of the Earth is a solid metal ball called the ________ core. • ...

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
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  1. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive force erodes away at the ocean shore.
  2. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  3. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  4. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  5. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
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  1. Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  2. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  3. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  4. 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. • ...

Marlo miranda 2022-04-28

Marlo miranda crossword puzzle
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  1. scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  2. relating to or involving volcanic processes
  3. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
  4. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  5. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs
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  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. tending to be different or develop in different directions
  3. denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time

9 Clues: relating to or involving volcanic processes • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs • tending to be different or develop in different directions • make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of. • ...

Chapter 1 Vocab 2020-01-31

Chapter 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. northwest a region of the U.S including the states of Washington,Oregon and Idaho
  2. a length of time a volcano is inactive
  3. movement when two giant plates of crust pull apart often on the ocean floor
  4. movement when two plates of the earths crust collide producing sliding or slipping actions
  5. of fire an area around the Pacific Ocean that has lots of volcano and earthquake activity
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  1. movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other
  2. tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust
  3. a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth
  4. a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt

9 Clues: a length of time a volcano is inactive • a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt • a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth • tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust • movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other • ...

Cognitive Psych 2023-06-08

Cognitive Psych crossword puzzle
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  1. narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
  2. helps control language expression-an area of the frontal lobe, usually in the left hemisphere,that directs the muscle movements involved in speech
  3. Worf's hypothesis-that language controls the way we think and interpret the world around us
  4. in a language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
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  1. a brain area involved in language comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
  2. the weaker form of "linguistic relativity"-the idea that language affects thought
  3. expanding the number of possible problem solutions; creative thinking that diverges in different direction
  4. the ability to produce new and valuable ideas
  5. in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning

9 Clues: the ability to produce new and valuable ideas • in a language, the smallest distinctive sound unit • in a language, the smallest unit that carries meaning • narrowing the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution • the weaker form of "linguistic relativity"-the idea that language affects thought • ...

chapter 7 2021-10-22

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. all the continents were a part of one supper continent
  2. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  3. tectonics earth surface is made of rigid rock or plates that move with respect to each other
  4. plate boundaries where two plates collide
  5. polarity magnetized objects will orient themselves to point south
  6. polarity magnetized objects such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north
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  1. the cold rigid and outermost layer
  2. plate boundary forms when two plates separate
  3. drift continents are in constant motion
  4. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crusts form along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  5. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  6. reversal the magnetic field reverses direction
  7. ridges mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  8. push moves lithosphere in opposite directions away from the mid-ocean ridge
  9. plate boundary forms where two plates pass each other
  10. pull as a slab sinks it pulls the rest of the plate down

16 Clues: the cold rigid and outermost layer • drift continents are in constant motion • plate boundaries where two plates collide • plate boundary forms when two plates separate • reversal the magnetic field reverses direction • ridges mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean • the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-11-01

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. plates moving away from the ridge
  2. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer is called
  3. drift continents are in constant motion on earth
  4. where 2 plates slide past eachother
  5. is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  6. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction
  7. is a state in which magnetized objects point north
  8. 2 plates collide
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  1. denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  2. earth surface is made of plates that move with respect to each other
  3. forms when 2 plates separate
  4. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force called
  5. the circulation of material caused by differences in tempatureand density
  6. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean are called
  7. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent called
  8. is a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and point south

16 Clues: 2 plates collide • forms when 2 plates separate • plates moving away from the ridge • where 2 plates slide past eachother • denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • drift continents are in constant motion on earth • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer is called • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

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

16 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
  2. the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface.
  3. boundary between plates that are moving toward each other.
  4. a time when Earth was very cold and large areas were covered by glaciers.
  5. boundary between plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly.
  7. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  8. Continental ________ is the theory that the continents are moving very slowly proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1915.
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  1. a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another
  2. the rigid upper layer of the Earth.
  3. an ancient supercontinent that scientists believe existed from about 200 to 300 million years ago.
  4. layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic.
  5. a large, slowly moving body of snow and ice.
  6. the remains, traces, or imprint of an ancient living thing preserved in rock.
  7. shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface.
  8. a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another.

16 Clues: the rigid upper layer of the Earth. • shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface. • a large, slowly moving body of snow and ice. • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core. • the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface. • a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly. • boundary between plates that are moving toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Sea-floor _______________ is the process by which new oceanic crust is created
  2. a long, deep depression in the ocean floor where old oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  3. and ancient supercontinent formed about 300 million years ago
  4. the type of rock that has been changed by temperature, pressure, or reactions with hot water
  5. the type of rock that forms from magma or lava
  6. the process where old oceanic plates sink into the mantle
  7. small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living organisms
  8. the boundary at which plates slide past each other
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  1. plate __________ is the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere move about slowly on top of the Asthenosphere
  2. the boundary at which plates move away from each other
  3. the boundary at which tectonic plates collide
  4. magma that flows over earth's surface
  5. the _____ cycle is the series of processes in which rock continuously change from one type to another
  6. the type of rock the forms over time as sediment is squeezed and cemented together
  7. The mid ocean ______ is a chain of underwater mountains
  8. a mixture of molten rock and gases

16 Clues: a mixture of molten rock and gases • magma that flows over earth's surface • the boundary at which tectonic plates collide • the type of rock that forms from magma or lava • the boundary at which plates slide past each other • the boundary at which plates move away from each other • The mid ocean ______ is a chain of underwater mountains • ...

Plate Motion Review 2024-01-02

Plate Motion Review crossword puzzle
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  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. plates that move toward each other
  4. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  5. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  6. a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface
  7. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  8. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
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  1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  5. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  6. plates that move away from each other
  7. a diagram that shows the inside of something
  8. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

16 Clues: the place where two plates meet • plates that move toward each other • plates that move away from each other • a sudden shaking of the Earth's surface • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a diagram that shows the inside of something • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Melted rock above the Earth's surface
  2. When one plate goes under another one
  3. The hottest of Earth's layers; also the innermost layer of Earth
  4. The process of plates moving around the Earth
  5. The thickest layer of the earth; where convection currents cause plates to move
  6. Two plates moving past each other
  7. A phenomenon that occurs anytime two plates get stuck and then suddenly unstuck
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  1. Two plates that are coming together
  2. The layer of Earth that makes up most of the tectonic plates
  3. Two plates that are moving apart
  4. An elevated part of Earth's crust with no magma inside; formed by two plates of equal density coming together
  5. An extra-hot part of the mantle where volcanoes like Hawaii and Yellowstone have formed
  6. A deep part of the ocean formed when one plate goes under another one
  7. An area where magma comes up to the Earth's surface
  8. An area of the ocean with several bumps formed by the spreading of two plates away from each other
  9. Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface

16 Clues: Two plates that are moving apart • Two plates moving past each other • Two plates that are coming together • Melted rock above the Earth's surface • When one plate goes under another one • Melted rock beneath the Earth's surface • The process of plates moving around the Earth • An area where magma comes up to the Earth's surface • ...

Topic 1: Hazardous Earth - Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2024-04-14

Topic 1: Hazardous Earth - Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. Measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location.
  2. Type of volcano which is relatively flat and wide.
  3. Large volcano generally composed of lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, and mudflows.
  4. Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
  5. Type of lava which is very viscous and has a high silica content.
  6. Where dense oceanic crust moves underneath continental crust.
  7. Measures the magnitude of an earthquake (strength of seismic waves).
  8. Type of lava which is runny, has a low silica content, and can travel great distances.
  9. Magma forced upwards at a divergent plate boundary, forcing the plates apart.
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  1. The point on the Earth's surface above the earthquake's focus.
  2. An area of the Earth's mantle from which hot plumes rise upwards, forming volcanoes.
  3. __________ effects are the immediate impacts of a hazard.
  4. Type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
  5. The point within the Earth's crust where an earthquake is occurs.
  6. Crack in the Earth's crust, through which magma can rise.
  7. The effect of gravity on oceanic crust, encouraging it to sink into the mantle.

16 Clues: Type of volcano which is relatively flat and wide. • __________ effects are the immediate impacts of a hazard. • Crack in the Earth's crust, through which magma can rise. • Measures the effects of an earthquake at a given location. • Type of plate boundary where plates slide past each other. • Type of plate boundary where plates move towards each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-04-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary type where plates are sliding past one another
  2. Theory that states the continents once formed a single land mass that separated (2 words)
  3. Pacific, North American, African, Eurasian, South American...
  4. Scientist who first proposed that the continents were moving (2 words)
  5. Plate boundary type where plates are moving toward each other
  6. Outermost rigid layer of the Earth
  7. Where two continental plates collide; like the Himalayas
  8. Highly active zone of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific plate
  9. Plate boundary type where plates are moving away from each other
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  1. Zone where one plate goes under another when colliding
  2. Process in the mantle that allows plates to move
  3. Process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and forms the mid-ocean ridge (3 words)
  4. Supercontinent that began to separate 250 mya
  5. Where two continental plates separate; like in Africa
  6. Process where supercontinents form and break apart over millions of years (2 words)
  7. Where two plates separate, and form this under the ocean on the sea floor (3 words)

16 Clues: Outermost rigid layer of the Earth • Supercontinent that began to separate 250 mya • Process in the mantle that allows plates to move • Where two continental plates separate; like in Africa • Zone where one plate goes under another when colliding • Where two continental plates collide; like the Himalayas • ...

Volcanoes 2014-11-05

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock below Earth's surface.
  2. dude with a wooden sword
  3. a cone formed around a volcanic vent by fragments of lava thrown out during eruptions (2 words)
  4. This boundary is where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
  5. another name for a composite volcano
  6. Japanese dude with a super sharp sword
  7. Areas where mantle plumes cause volcanoes to form. (2 words)
  8. A linear series of fissures in a volcanic area that allows lava to be erupted from the volcano's side instead of from its summit. (2 words)
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  1. light-colored silicate minerals including feldspar.
  2. A natural conduit formed by flowing lava which moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. (2 words)
  3. fragments of rock erupted by a volcano
  4. The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. This boundary is where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  6. A localized column of hot magma rising by convection in the mantle. (2 words)
  7. dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals.
  8. A broad domed volcano.

16 Clues: A broad domed volcano. • dude with a wooden sword • Molten rock below Earth's surface. • another name for a composite volcano • fragments of rock erupted by a volcano • Japanese dude with a super sharp sword • dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals. • light-colored silicate minerals including feldspar. • Areas where mantle plumes cause volcanoes to form. (2 words) • ...

Addison Habshey 3 2023-12-12

Addison Habshey 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , The strongest point of an earthquake directly above the focus.
  2. , energy that is released in different forms.
  3. , The upper part of the mantle solid rock can flow like a liquid.
  4. , the scale that measures earthquakes from 1-10
  5. , A break or crack in the earth's lithosphere along where rocks move.
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  1. , Plate boundary , two pieces of land come together.
  2. , Plate boundary when two pieces of land pull apart magma rises creates a new crust.
  3. , Center of the earth solid ball of metal.
  4. , Right under the epicenter
  5. , A weak spot in the Earth's crust where hot lava , ash and gasses escape from the chamber.
  6. , Not explosive gentle slopes made up of lava type of volcano
  7. , The resistance of a fluid to change shape.
  8. , Between the crust and outer core.
  9. , When a more dense crust is pushed underneath a less dense crust
  10. , The outermost layer of the earth broken up into pieces that float on top of the mantle.
  11. , 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. • ...

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes 2024-02-28

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle
  2. Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other.
  3. The fastest seismic wave
  4. The edges where two plates meet.
  5. Movement of the plates over Earth's surface is termed plate _______.
  6. This layer of the Earth is mostly iron metal and makes up about 31% of the Earth
  7. Composed of both the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid
  8. This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass.
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  1. partially molten upper mantle material that behaves plastically and can flow
  2. Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other.
  3. Geologist that proposed that the continents were once united into a single supercontinent
  4. Boundaries where the two plates move away from each other.
  5. This process occurs at oceanic trenches and when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
  6. This layer of the Earth is hot, ultramafic rock and represents about 68% of Earth's mass
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the place where the earthquake occurs
  8. These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid.

16 Clues: The fastest seismic wave • The edges where two plates meet. • These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid. • This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass. • Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other. • Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle • Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other. • ...

Earth and Environmental Science Plate Tectonics 2022-08-18

Earth and Environmental Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A FINE GRAINED VOLCANIC ROCK FORMED BY THE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE MANTLE.
  2. THE POINT AT WHICH MAGNETICALLY SUSCEPTIBLE CRYSTALS BECOME ORIENTATED TO THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE TIME.
  3. INTRA PLATE RISING MAGMA REACHING THE SURFACE.
  4. THE MAGNETIC FIELD IS ALIGNED OPPOSITE TO THE CURRENT ALIGNMENT.
  5. TYPE OF PLATE BOUNDARY WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF VOLCANOES AND DEEP EARTHQUAKES.
  6. TYPE OF PLATE THAT PRODUCED VOLCANOES AND SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES.
  7. AN INCLINED ZONE OF EARTHQUAKE FOCI IN THE UPPER PART OF A SUBDUCTING OCEANIC PLATE.
  8. THE STUDY OF THE MAGNETIC ALIGNMENT OF MAGNETIC CRYSTALS OF THE PAST.
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  1. THE PART OF THE EARTH'S STRUCTURE THE TECTONIC PLATES MOVE ACROSS.
  2. A PLATE MARGIN WHERE TWO OCEANIC PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
  3. TYPE OF PLATE WITH SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES AND SOME VOLCANIC ACTION.
  4. THE NAME OF A SUPERCONTINENT THAT PROCEEDED GONDWANALAND.
  5. DESCRIBING THE PATTERN OF REVERSALS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MID-ALANTIC RIDGE.
  6. DESCRIPTION OF THE PATTERN OF VOLCANOES ON THE NON-SUBDUCTING PLATE.
  7. DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE.
  8. OCCURS AT A SUBDUCTION ZONE

16 Clues: OCCURS AT A SUBDUCTION ZONE • INTRA PLATE RISING MAGMA REACHING THE SURFACE. • DESCRIPTION OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE NORTH MAGNETIC POLE. • THE NAME OF A SUPERCONTINENT THAT PROCEEDED GONDWANALAND. • TYPE OF PLATE THAT PRODUCED VOLCANOES AND SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES. • TYPE OF PLATE WITH SHALLOW EARTHQUAKES AND SOME VOLCANIC ACTION. • ...

6 The Dynamic Earth U4 L5 Earthquakes 2025-08-15

6 The Dynamic Earth U4 L5 Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Motion along a fault causes ____
  2. This is the process by which rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress
  3. Earthquakes release ____ waves which cause the ground to shake
  4. This boundary is a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  5. These boundaries occur when plates collide, causing rock to be squeezed
  6. Seismic waves flow outward from the ____ in all directions
  7. This is a place within the Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
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  1. The return of rock to its original shape ____ ____
  2. This is stress that shortens or squeezes an object
  3. These faults are common at transform boundaries ____ ____
  4. A series for extremely long waves that travel across the ocean and very high speeds
  5. Most earthquakes occur near the ____ of tectonic plates
  6. Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy
  7. ____ boundaries are plates that pull apart causing the crust to stretch
  8. A break in the Earth's crust along which clocks of rock move
  9. Tectonic plates boundaries are areas where Earth's ____ experiences a lot of stress

16 Clues: Motion along a fault causes ____ • The return of rock to its original shape ____ ____ • This is stress that shortens or squeezes an object • Most earthquakes occur near the ____ of tectonic plates • These faults are common at transform boundaries ____ ____ • Seismic waves flow outward from the ____ in all directions • ...

Winter Break Earth Science Crossword 2025-12-23

Winter Break Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of the earth, its materials (rocks and minerals), and its processes
  2. theory developed by Harry Hess, new seafloor created at ridge and old seafloor recycled at trench
  3. any liquid or solid falling from the atmosphere
  4. the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena (weather)
  5. solid precipitation made of layers of ice, can be as large as a golfball!
  6. frozen ice crystals forming unique structures
  7. droplets of rain that freeze before they hit the ground
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  1. super-chilled rain that freezes on contact with surface
  2. theory developed by Alfred Wegener, once a supercontinent Pangea that broke and drifted into current positions
  3. boundary where plates move apart resulting in mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
  4. boundary where plates move together resulting in subduction or collision
  5. lines that determine position east and west
  6. a special school day when we attend class virtually due to inclement weather
  7. water below the freezing temperature
  8. boundary where plates slide past each other resulting in faults and earthquakes
  9. lines that determine position north and south

16 Clues: water below the freezing temperature • lines that determine position east and west • lines that determine position north and south • frozen ice crystals forming unique structures • any liquid or solid falling from the atmosphere • super-chilled rain that freezes on contact with surface • the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena (weather) • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-17

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  2. The place where two plates meet.
  3. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  4. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  5. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  6. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
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  1. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  2. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  3. The outside or top layer of something.
  4. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  5. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
  6. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.

12 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. • This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other. • The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano. • ...

PHy 2024-06-12

PHy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : The part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering. (6 letters)
  2. The SI unit of electric current. (7 letters)
  3. : The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another. (10 letters)
  4. :The rate at which electric charge flows through a conductor. (7 letters)
  5. The phenomenon where a change in the magnetic field induces an electric current. (9 letters)
  6. : A material that does not allow electric current to pass through it easily. (11 letters)
  7. : The phenomenon where light bounces back after hitting a surface. (10 letters)
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  1. :The splitting of white light into its constituent colors. (10 letters)
  2. :A device that produces a magnetic field when an electric current passes through it. (11 letters)
  3. : A type of lens that diverges light rays. (10 letters)
  4. :The device used to protect eyes from bright light. (8 letters)
  5. : The visual condition where nearby objects are clear, but distant ones are blurry. (9 letters

12 Clues: The SI unit of electric current. (7 letters) • : A type of lens that diverges light rays. (10 letters) • :The device used to protect eyes from bright light. (8 letters) • :The splitting of white light into its constituent colors. (10 letters) • :The rate at which electric charge flows through a conductor. (7 letters) • ...

Unit 72 2023-07-12

Unit 72 crossword puzzle
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  1. Commanding respect and admiration due to age, wisdom, or character
  2. Intended to attract attention and impress others, showy or extravagant
  3. A feeling of contempt or scorn towards someone or something, a strong dislike or disapproval
  4. Moving or extending in different directions, deviating or differing from a standard or common path
  5. Cautious and watchful, being alert and careful in the face of potential danger or deception
  6. Hardworking and conscientious, showing careful and persistent effort
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  1. Exhibiting great wealth and luxury, rich or lavish in appearance
  2. To clear someone from blame, suspicion, or doubt, to justify or prove right
  3. A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other beliefs
  4. Extremely dry, dried out or thirsty due to lack of moisture
  5. To harm the reputation or credibility of someone or something, to cast doubt or disbelief
  6. A skilled public speaker, someone who delivers speeches or lectures

12 Clues: Extremely dry, dried out or thirsty due to lack of moisture • Exhibiting great wealth and luxury, rich or lavish in appearance • Commanding respect and admiration due to age, wisdom, or character • A skilled public speaker, someone who delivers speeches or lectures • Hardworking and conscientious, showing careful and persistent effort • ...

Lesson 2: Earthquakes Vocabulary 2025-07-23

Lesson 2: Earthquakes Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a vibration in the ground that results from the movement along faults or breaks in the Earth's crust, were surfaces move past each other.
  2. waves that move slower and can produce severe ground movement
  3. a type of fault that forms when forces pull rocks apart along a divergent plate boundary.
  4. waves that carry the energy of an earthquake away from the focus.
  5. where tectonic plates meet
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  1. the point on the surface directly above the focus.
  2. compression waves that travel through solids and liquids.
  3. a type of fault where two blocks of rock slide horizontally past each other in opposite directions.
  4. the point beneath Earth's surface where rock under stress breaks to cause an earthquake.
  5. devices that measure and record ground motion.
  6. only travel through solids
  7. a type of fault that forms when a force pushes two blocks of rock together with the rock above the fault moving up.

12 Clues: only travel through solids • where tectonic plates meet • devices that measure and record ground motion. • the point on the surface directly above the focus. • compression waves that travel through solids and liquids. • waves that move slower and can produce severe ground movement • waves that carry the energy of an earthquake away from the focus. • ...

plate tectonics 2025-11-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a device that records ground movement caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  2. transfer of heat by movement of a fluid
  3. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  4. A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
  5. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  6. the part of the mantle just beneath the lithosphere; less rigid or plastic-like
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  1. two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  2. the eath's hard outter shell
  3. two plates are moving away from each other
  4. part of the Earth's interior between the metallic outer core and the crust
  5. transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
  6. outer solid part of Earth including the crust & the upper mantle

12 Clues: the eath's hard outter shell • transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • two plates are moving away from each other • two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide • outer solid part of Earth including the crust & the upper mantle • A break in Earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Currents, A heat driven cycle in fluids (hot rises, cold sinks)
  2. name given to a supercontinent
  3. Boundary, the boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  4. Wegner, Scientist who believed that all the continents were joined together and drifted apart over time
  5. Boundary, the edge where two tectonic plates meet. There earthquakes and volcanoes might happen.
  6. Spreading, the process in which new ocean crust is made by the mid-ocean ridge and old ocean crust is pushed away
  7. Tectonics, theory that the Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move
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  1. Drift, the movement of Earth's continents over time
  2. Boundary, the boundary between two plates that move away from each other
  3. Boundary, the boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  4. the process that occurs when one plate moves under another tectonic plate
  5. vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks in the Earth's crust
  6. Hess, Scientist who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading when he saw the ocean getting bigger

13 Clues: name given to a supercontinent • Drift, the movement of Earth's continents over time • Currents, A heat driven cycle in fluids (hot rises, cold sinks) • Boundary, the boundary between two plates that slide past each other • Boundary, the boundary between two plates that move toward each other • ...

Unit 4 Vocab 2021-01-20

Unit 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The settling of particles or sediments as a result of weathering. When sediments drop out of a stream of water.
  2. Landform that forms from deposition of sediment carried by a river to a body of water.
  3. Sudden occurrence of a violent release of steam or magma.
  4. Two or more tectonic plates move away from one another.
  5. The layer of Earth where convection currents occur.
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  1. Two or more tectonic plates move toward one another and collide.
  2. A region where two tectonic plates meet and one slips underneath the other.
  3. The top layer of the Earth. Also the Thinnest layer.
  4. The process in the rock cycle where rocks are broken down by wind, water, ice, or heat.
  5. The slow moving circular motion of magma in the mantle
  6. Places where tectonic plates slide past one another. This can cause earthquakes.
  7. The process where rocks and other land features are broken down and carried away after weathering.

12 Clues: The layer of Earth where convection currents occur. • The top layer of the Earth. Also the Thinnest layer. • The slow moving circular motion of magma in the mantle • Two or more tectonic plates move away from one another. • Sudden occurrence of a violent release of steam or magma. • Two or more tectonic plates move toward one another and collide. • ...

Earth Science 2016-02-22

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rocky outer layer of the Earth
  2. Two tectonic plates move away from one another this type of boundary.
  3. The scientist that initially presented the theory of Continental Drift.
  4. Two tectonic plates move toward one another this type of boundary.
  5. This Earth’s layer is in the center and is believed to be made of solid iron and nickel.
  6. This is the second layer of the Earth and it is made of magma.
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  1. plates The Earth’s crust is broken into about thirty of these.
  2. The theory of Continental Drift states that the continents fit together like one of these.
  3. This Earth’s layer is outside the center and is believed to be made of moving liquid metal.
  4. These may occur when plates grind into each other at a transform boundary.
  5. Two plates slide past one another this type of boundary.
  6. These landforms may form when two plates collide into one another at a convergent boundary.

12 Clues: The rocky outer layer of the Earth • Two plates slide past one another this type of boundary. • plates The Earth’s crust is broken into about thirty of these. • This is the second layer of the Earth and it is made of magma. • Two tectonic plates move toward one another this type of boundary. • Two tectonic plates move away from one another this type of boundary. • ...

Tectonic Hazards Crossword 2019-11-06

Tectonic Hazards Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was the name of the great super continent that was on the earth orginally?
  2. what do you call magma that is above ground?
  3. what do we call the place where 2 tectonic plates meet?
  4. what do we call regions that have many volcanoes?
  5. what do you call the 2 plate boundaries when they are spread apart?
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  1. what do we call the great event that happened when the land drifted apart?
  2. what do you call lava that is underground?
  3. what is the part of the crust that meets the mantle?
  4. what do you call tectonic plates that have been subducted between each other?
  5. what happens when 2 tectonic plates rub past each other?
  6. what do you call the top-most part of the crust?
  7. what is the name of the big layer in between the crust and the outer core?

12 Clues: what do you call lava that is underground? • what do you call magma that is above ground? • what do you call the top-most part of the crust? • what do we call regions that have many volcanoes? • what is the part of the crust that meets the mantle? • what do we call the place where 2 tectonic plates meet? • what happens when 2 tectonic plates rub past each other? • ...

Lithosphere 2023-10-30

Lithosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide is called.....
  2. Magma pushes through...... and fissures to the earth’s surface
  3. Earthquake releases ....... energy felt in waves as strain is released from rocks in the earth's crust.
  4. ...... is the geographic location and depth where the earthquake starts
  5. ...... is happen when two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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  1. Lithosphere derived from greek words, Lithos means.....
  2. The energy that uses heat within the earth is called.....
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake is called.....
  4. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes is called.......
  5. The volcano type that has characteristics of acidic lava and violent eruption is......
  6. The volcano type that has characteristics of basaltic magma and the explosions are less violent is......
  7. ..... is a bowl-shaped depression at the top of the volcano

12 Clues: Lithosphere derived from greek words, Lithos means..... • The energy that uses heat within the earth is called..... • ..... is a bowl-shaped depression at the top of the volcano • Magma pushes through...... and fissures to the earth’s surface • ...... is the geographic location and depth where the earthquake starts • ...

evolution 2023-04-23

evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. structures extra body part that is not needed by the organism
  2. Soup Theory theory that suggest life began in a pond
  3. Theory theory that proposes eukaryotic cells evolved
  4. evolution when unrelated species occupy similar environments
  5. selection when natural selection favors one extreme variation in a trait
  6. selection natural selection that favors average individuals in a population
  7. structures structures that have a different structural makeup but have the same function
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  1. selection individuals with either extreme of a trait are favored over average individuals
  2. any inherited behavior that enables an organism to respond to their environment and produce offspring
  3. structures structures that are the same but have different functions in different species
  4. selection theory as an explanation for how change happens over time
  5. evolution a pattern of evolution in which species that were once similar to an ancestral species become extremely distinct

12 Clues: Soup Theory theory that suggest life began in a pond • Theory theory that proposes eukaryotic cells evolved • evolution when unrelated species occupy similar environments • structures extra body part that is not needed by the organism • selection theory as an explanation for how change happens over time • ...

4.2 Vocabulary 2024-12-17

4.2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust
  2. A type of plate boundary where 2 plates scrape past each other resulting in faults
  3. A type of plate boundary where plates press toward each other, causing mountains
  4. A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
  5. A break in the earth's crust
  6. A bend in layers of rock
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  1. Stress that pushes rock in opposite directions until it breaks
  2. A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust
  3. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates pull away from each other, forming mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys
  5. Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  6. A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust

12 Clues: A bend in layers of rock • A break in the earth's crust • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earth's crust • Stress that pushes rock in opposite directions until it breaks • A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earth's crust • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-09-29

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates move together
Down
  1. plates move apart
  2. plates slide

3 Clues: plates slide • plates move apart • plates move together

science 2023-05-11

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift apart
Down
  1. go together
  2. slides past each other

3 Clues: go together • drift apart • slides past each other

Volcanoes 2014-11-05

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A linear series of fissures in a volcanic area that allows lava to be erupted from the volcano's side instead of from its summit. (2 words)
  2. a cone formed around a volcanic vent by fragments of lava thrown out during eruptions (2 words)
  3. dude with a wooden sword
  4. dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals.
  5. another name for a composite volcano
  6. The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. A natural conduit formed by flowing lava which moves beneath the hardened surface of a lava flow. (2 words)
  8. Molten rock below Earth's surface.
  9. light-colored silicate minerals including feldspar.
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  1. Japanese dude with a super sharp sword
  2. fragments of rock erupted by a volcano
  3. This boundary is where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. A localized column of hot magma rising by convection in the mantle. (2 words)
  5. spot Areas where mantle plumes cause volcanoes to form.
  6. This boundary is where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
  7. A broad domed volcano.

16 Clues: A broad domed volcano. • dude with a wooden sword • Molten rock below Earth's surface. • another name for a composite volcano • Japanese dude with a super sharp sword • fragments of rock erupted by a volcano • dark-colored, mainly ferromagnesian minerals. • light-colored silicate minerals including feldspar. • spot Areas where mantle plumes cause volcanoes to form. • ...

2nd Nine Weeks Puzzle 2014-12-13

2nd Nine Weeks Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the speed and direction of a moving object
  2. plates collide
  3. the amount of matter in an object
  4. plates grind past each other
  5. forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero
  6. the combination of all forces acting on an object
  7. the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
  8. an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
  9. a contact force that resists the sliding motion on two surfaces that are touching
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  1. the measure of the change in velocity during a period of time
  2. the distance an object moves divided by the time it takes to move that distance
  3. it is a convergent boundary, and an oceanic plate is pushed under the continental plate
  4. the movement of an object along a path
  5. forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero (do not cause a change in motion)
  6. areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys
  7. a push or pull

16 Clues: plates collide • a push or pull • plates grind past each other • the amount of matter in an object • the movement of an object along a path • the speed and direction of a moving object • the combination of all forces acting on an object • the tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion • the measure of the change in velocity during a period of time • ...

Vocabulary Unit 8 2023-01-31

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

17 Clues: (n.) hatred, ill-will • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot • (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • (adj.) capable of being grasped by the sense or mind • ...

Addison Habshey 3 2023-12-12

Addison Habshey 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , The strongest point of an earthquake directly above the focus.
  2. , energy that is released in different forms.
  3. , The upper part of the mantle solid rock can flow like a liquid.
  4. , the scale that measures earthquakes from 1-10
  5. , A break or crack in the earth's lithosphere along where rocks move.
Down
  1. , Plate boundary , two pieces of land come together.
  2. , Plate boundary when two pieces of land pull apart magma rises creates a new crust.
  3. , Center of the earth solid ball of metal.
  4. , Right under the epicenter
  5. , A weak spot in the Earth's crust where hot lava , ash and gasses escape from the chamber.
  6. , Not explosive gentle slopes made up of lava type of volcano
  7. , The resistance of a fluid to change shape.
  8. , Between the crust and outer core.
  9. , When a more dense crust is pushed underneath a less dense crust
  10. , The outermost layer of the earth broken up into pieces that float on top of the mantle.
  11. , 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. • ...

Vocab 2017-01-15

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a powerful, warm current that originates at the tip of Florida
  2. the removal or extraction of salt from water to make it drinkable
  3. the slope that starts at the outer edge of the continental shelf and ends at the ocean floor
  4. a plain on deep ocean floor that lies generally between the continental rise and mid-ocean ridge
  5. Shelf the area around a continent that is more shallow than the open ocean
  6. underwater mountains formed by a divergent plate boundary
Down
  1. white crystal salt soluble in water that is gotten from seawater and mineral deposits
  2. when subsurface cold, denser water replaces warm, less dense surface water
  3. the area between the continental slope and the abyssal plain
  4. a valley formed by a continental- continental convergent boundary
  5. the deepest part of the ocean
  6. a mountain rising from the ocean floor that has not reached the surface of the water and is not considered an island

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 • ...

plate tectonic 2023-02-03

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  2. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  3. moving away from each other
  4. sliding against each other
  5. an intense shaking of the Earth's surface.
  6. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under the Earth's surface
Down
  1. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  2. an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significantly exposed bedrock.
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. a line that marks the limited area of the plates
  5. moving toward each other
  6. plate tectonic boundaries where two plates converge and one plate is thrust beneath the other.

12 Clues: moving toward each other • sliding against each other • moving away from each other • an intense shaking of the Earth's surface. • a line that marks the limited area of the plates • extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under the Earth's surface • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a large guinea pig that lives in the tropical areas of the Amazon rainforest.
  2. This is the weight of something like the layer of the Earth have different densities.
  3. The theory Alfred Wegner dedicated his life to solve
  4. This is cucumbers after going through a process called pickling.
  5. When two plate push up against each other and an example is a mountain.
Down
  1. The theory that came 30 years after Alfred Wegner stated his theory of Continental Drift
  2. This is what happens when two geologic plates head towards each other
  3. A popular lunch food and is filled with many types of food and smashed between bread.
  4. Two plates split apart
  5. When there is heat underneath a liquid the heat will spread the liquid up.
  6. The person who stated Continental Drift.
  7. When two plates slide past each other and create a fault

12 Clues: Two plates split apart • The person who stated Continental Drift. • The theory Alfred Wegner dedicated his life to solve • When two plates slide past each other and create a fault • This is cucumbers after going through a process called pickling. • This is what happens when two geologic plates head towards each other • ...

continental drift and plate tectonics crossword by mila 2023-02-15

continental drift and plate tectonics crossword by mila crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest rodent in the world, it is native to south America.
  2. Is mass and volume in relation to each other
  3. it is a theory made by Alfred Wegener and it says that the continents are drifting on the asthenosphere.
  4. It is a pickled cucumber.
  5. when two plates collide, and one slowly goes under the other.
Down
  1. it is the evidence for the theory of continental drift
  2. it is when the denser plate goes under the lighter plate
  3. It is two pieces of bread with stuffing in the middle.
  4. when two plates are moving away from each other.
  5. It is a process.When the liqud or gas is heated up it is less dense, so it rises. Then it expands out and comes back down
  6. He was a German meteorologist, and he invented continental drift.
  7. It is when two plates rub against each other in opposite directions.

12 Clues: It is a pickled cucumber. • Is mass and volume in relation to each other • when two plates are moving away from each other. • it is the evidence for the theory of continental drift • It is two pieces of bread with stuffing in the middle. • it is when the denser plate goes under the lighter plate • when two plates collide, and one slowly goes under the other. • ...

Cognition Terms 2025-01-20

Cognition Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas.
  2. A methodical, logical rule or step-by-step procedure that guarantees solving a problem.
  3. A tendency to approach problems using a mindset that worked in the past.
  4. Activation of certain associations, often unconsciously, influencing perception, memory, or response.
  5. Mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.
  6. Thinking that explores many possible solutions.
  7. (Heuristic) Judging the likelihood of something based on how well it matches a prototype; can lead to ignoring other relevant information.
Down
  1. A simple thinking strategy that allows for efficient judgments and problem-solving, but can be more error-prone than algorithms.
  2. (Heuristic) Estimating the likelihood of events based on how easily they come to mind.
  3. A tendency to think of things only in terms of their usual functions, hindering problem-solving.
  4. A mental image or best example of a category.
  5. Thinking focused on finding a single, best solution to a problem.

12 Clues: A mental image or best example of a category. • Thinking that explores many possible solutions. • The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas. • Mental groupings of similar objects, events, ideas, or people. • Thinking focused on finding a single, best solution to a problem. • A tendency to approach problems using a mindset that worked in the past. • ...

Lazarus Science Crossword 2022-11-20

Lazarus Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the point of origin of an earthquake
  2. the dense central region of a planet, especially the nickel-iron part of the earth
  3. a solid (3d) copy of an organism
  4. a massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
  5. when two plates move away from each other
  6. when two plates slide against each other
Down
  1. when two plates go toward each other
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a cast or mold in rock
  4. a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism
  5. where two plates meet
  6. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust

12 Clues: where two plates meet • a solid (3d) copy of an organism • when two plates go toward each other • the point of origin of an earthquake • when two plates slide against each other • when two plates move away from each other • a massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock • a hollow area in sediment in the shape of an organism • ...

Bee Smart 2025-09-23

Bee Smart crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who works with you at the same job or place.
  2. Working with other people as a team to reach a goal.
  3. Something you did by accident, without meaning to.
  4. Something that has become smaller or less important.
  5. Being very creative and having lots of new, cool ideas in your mind.
Down
  1. The force or push that keeps something moving forward and going strong.
  2. A plan or idea that was never put into action or finished.
  3. A game with pieces you have to put together to make a picture.
  4. A question you ask to make a point, not because you actually want an answer.
  5. A person who cares about and works to protect nature and our planet.
  6. Thinking in many different ways or having many different ideas about one thing.
  7. Doing something in a very correct and precise way, with no mistakes.

12 Clues: Something you did by accident, without meaning to. • Working with other people as a team to reach a goal. • Something that has become smaller or less important. • 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. • ...

1st 9 weeks vocab 2017-04-24

1st 9 weeks vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of one plate being pulled beneath another
  2. theory that the continents are moving apart
  3. tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time
Down
  1. tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean
  2. the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses

5 Clues: theory that the continents are moving apart • process of one plate being pulled beneath another • the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses • tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time • tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean

Test I. Fill me in. 2017-03-16

Test I. Fill me in. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of computers and internet connections.
  2. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of elementary or basic computer experience.
  3. Allows for the proliferation of divergent opinions and political positions in cyberspace.
  4. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of meaningful knowledge.
  5. Hacher Also states that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access.
  6. States that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access.
Down
  1. He defines digital divide as "inequality of access to the internet".
  2. The use and having an access to this created inequalities called "the digital divide".
  3. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of digital skills.
  4. Instance which helped President Ejercito Estrada to be overthrown by the Filipino.
  5. The best example of the globalization of technology.

11 Clues: The best example of the globalization of technology. • States that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access. • A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of digital skills. • He defines digital divide as "inequality of access to the internet". • A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of meaningful knowledge. • ...

April 11 Vocab 2025-04-25

April 11 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates move towards each other, collision & subduction
  2. areas in the ocean where new sea floor is being made by divergent boundaries
Down
  1. a measure of the strength of earthquakes
  2. a break in a body of rock that shows displacement of layers
  3. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake

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

Changing Earth 2017-08-30

Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process in which rocks are broken into sediments without changing their chemical composition
  2. The settling of particles or sediments onto a surface
  3. The outer layer of the Earth, between the surface and the mantle
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  5. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  6. The layer of the earth between the core and the the crust
  7. core The layer of the Earth between the mantle and inner core
Down
  1. The process in which rocks are broken into sediments due to chemical reaction
  2. ____ is the process of moving soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust to another location
  3. The innermost layer of the Earth
  4. A tectonic boundary where the two plates of Earth slide against each other in a sideways motion

11 Clues: The innermost layer of the Earth • The settling of particles or sediments onto a surface • The layer of the earth between the core and the the crust • core The layer of the Earth between the mantle and inner core • The outer layer of the Earth, between the surface and the mantle • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2025-11-05

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The location where one tectonic plate comes in contact with another
  2. The broken sections of Earth’s crust
  3. The thickest layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and outer core
  4. The outermost, solid layer of the Earth
  5. The process that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate because it is more dense
  6. The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed
  7. The type of plate boundary where two plates collide
Down
  1. All of the continents on Earth used to be joined as one giant landmass and have since slowly drifted to their current locations
  2. The supercontinent that included all current land masses before they split apart
  3. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  4. The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide

11 Clues: The broken sections of Earth’s crust • The outermost, solid layer of the Earth • The type of plate boundary where two plates collide • The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide • The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • The location where one tectonic plate comes in contact with another • ...

"Snow Day Crossword Puzzle" 2023-02-15

"Snow Day Crossword Puzzle" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , a fracture or crack in rock along which there is a distinct separation
  2. , places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  3. , smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event
Down
  1. , gigantic pieces of the earths crust and uppermost mantle
  2. , two plates that move away from each other

5 Clues: , two plates that move away from each other • , places where plates slide sideways past each other. • , gigantic pieces of the earths crust and uppermost mantle • , a fracture or crack in rock along which there is a distinct separation • , smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger event

Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory 2023-11-19

Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - hands-on exploration is at the heart of play-based learning which is ideal for cognitive development
  2. - assimilating new experiences into existing knowledge or creating new schemas to accommodate novel situations
Down
  1. - developing communicating and language skills
  2. - helps develops a child's cognitive flexibility and divergent thinking skills
  3. - familiar themes help connect new concepts to what they already know

5 Clues: - developing communicating and language skills • - familiar themes help connect new concepts to what they already know • - helps develops a child's cognitive flexibility and divergent thinking skills • - hands-on exploration is at the heart of play-based learning which is ideal for cognitive development • ...

tillie 2025-04-22

tillie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. floor areas in the ocean where new sea floor is being made by divergent boundries
  2. boundary when 2 plates move towards eacgother
  3. a break in a body of rock that shows displacement of layers
Down
  1. scale a mesure of the strength of earthquakes \
  2. the point on the earths surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake

5 Clues: boundary when 2 plates move towards eacgother • scale a mesure of the strength of earthquakes \ • a break in a body of rock that shows displacement of layers • the point on the earths surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake • floor areas in the ocean where new sea floor is being made by divergent boundries

Plate Tectonics Vocaulary 2022-11-05

Plate Tectonics Vocaulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth
  2. the part of the earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
  3. a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses
  4. a dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below
  5. layer of the earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
  6. two plates comes together
  7. comes out of a volcano
  8. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  9. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the earth
Down
  1. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. is slid and 90% iron
  3. the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior
  4. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  5. anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption
  6. built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent
  7. abroad runded volcano that is built up by successive outpourings of very fluid lava
  8. sudden movement of the earth's lithosphere
  9. the eruption of molten rock (magma) onto the surface of a planet

18 Clues: is slid and 90% iron • comes out of a volcano • two plates comes together • the mostly solid bulk of earth's interior • sudden movement of the earth's lithosphere • two tectonic plates move away from each other • places where plates slide sideways past each other • anything thrown into the air during a volcanic eruption • ...

Positive Attributes 2019-02-10

Positive Attributes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : In "The Wizard of Oz," what was the lion missing?
  2. : Mother Teresa served as a model of what for dedicating her life to helping people in need?
  3. : What inspiring characteristic did that Forrest Gump portray?
  4. : What makes Dr. John Watson the perfect partner to Sherlock Holmes?
  5. : What didn't Billy Joel start?
  6. : What was Alice “burning with ” when she chased the rabbit down a hole to Wonderland?
  7. : "Smile, you're on ___________________ camera!"
  8. : James Brown was known as the King of what?
  9. : What are lavender flowers known to represent?
Down
  1. : What does the Giant Panda bear symbolize?
  2. : What is known as the best medicine?
  3. : The way MacGyver is able to solve complex problems with any everyday items he can find.
  4. : What is one of the five factions in the world of Divergent?
  5. : What do some authors use to express a very high honor to someone in a book?
  6. : What is one of the six personality types in Holland's Theory of Career Choice?
  7. : "Barracuda" is a song played by which the American rock band?
  8. : What does the Chinese symbol "Li" mean?
  9. : What is Tyrion Lannister best known for?

18 Clues: : What didn't Billy Joel start? • : What is known as the best medicine? • : What does the Chinese symbol "Li" mean? • : What is Tyrion Lannister best known for? • : What does the Giant Panda bear symbolize? • : James Brown was known as the King of what? • : What are lavender flowers known to represent? • : "Smile, you're on ___________________ camera!" • ...

Earth Systems 2011-12-19

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The organism that is responsible for converting nitrogen into and out of its various forms
  2. The plate boundary where the less dense continental plate moves under the more dense oceanic plate
  3. Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas
  4. The plate boundary that is causing the Great Rift Valley in Africa.
  5. The type of feedback loop demonstrated by a predator and a prey.
  6. The nutrient found predominately in rock and must be mined or eroded
  7. Both natural and artificial means of water moving across the ground.
Down
  1. The form of carbon produced during respiration
  2. Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant
  3. Brings matter into a sink
  4. The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants
  5. The soft layer of the upper mantle that the tectonic plates sit on
  6. Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia
  7. Water soaks into the ground
  8. Matters leaves a sink
  9. The plate boundary that moves in opposite direction and causes earthquakes
  10. The type of feedback that causes a system to move to its extremes.
  11. Also known as a pool, of either carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus

18 Clues: Matters leaves a sink • Brings matter into a sink • Water soaks into the ground • Evaporation of water from the leaf of a plant • The form of carbon produced during respiration • Process by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas • Process by which nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia • The molecular form of nitrogen that can be used by plants • ...

Science 2021-12-15

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  2. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  3. Wagner German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
Down
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  2. valley A deep valley where two plates move apart
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
  5. zone The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary

11 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Science 2021-12-15

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  2. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  3. Wagner German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
Down
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  2. valley A deep valley where two plates move apart
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
  5. zone The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary

11 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Natural disaster 2023-11-27

Natural disaster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explosions of lava
  2. ripples, ridges, and hollows moving over the water
  3. a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
Down
  1. the action of when one tectonic plate moves underneath another
  2. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. Crust The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  4. When two plates come together
  5. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. a measure of the size of the earthquake source and is the same number no matter where you are or what the shaking feels like.

11 Clues: explosions of lava • When two plates come together • Crust The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • ripples, ridges, and hollows moving over the water • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • the action of when one tectonic plate moves underneath another • a long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance. • ...

Unit 3 Enviro 2023-11-01

Unit 3 Enviro crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the season when the sun is pointed towards a certain hemisphere
  2. a current within a liquid (can be found in the ocean and mantle)
  3. the action of clearing the wild area of trees
  4. the season when the sun is pointed away from a certain hemisphere
  5. boundary between two tectonic plates (divergent, convergent, transform)
  6. surface water in the equatorial Pacific becomes warmer than average and east winds blow weaker than normal
Down
  1. leads to settled weather conditions (found in the poles)
  2. second layer of the Earth from about 10-50 km (where airplanes can be found)
  3. leads to unsettled weather conditions (found close to the equator)
  4. hot liquid found in the core of the earth (when rises and meets with water it forms new crust)
  5. one side of a mountain receives more precipitation than the other

11 Clues: the action of clearing the wild area of trees • leads to settled weather conditions (found in the poles) • the season when the sun is pointed towards a certain hemisphere • a current within a liquid (can be found in the ocean and mantle) • the season when the sun is pointed away from a certain hemisphere • ...

Layers of the earth 2020-10-21

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost solid part of the earth
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries
  4. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  5. the outermost layer of the core
  6. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  7. A material with a self adaptable form.
  8. magma
Down
  1. a thick mass of igneous rock which lies under the ocean floor
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  4. A measure of heat or coolness
  5. thickest of the two types of crust
  6. A material with a non-self changing form.
  7. the mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature
  8. Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  9. Makeup of the layers of the earth
  10. the central part of the earth's core

18 Clues: magma • A measure of heat or coolness • the outermost layer of the core • outermost solid part of the earth • Makeup of the layers of the earth • thickest of the two types of crust • the central part of the earth's core • A material with a self adaptable form. • A material with a non-self changing form. • a current in a fluid that results from convection • ...

Chapter 13 2016-10-20

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the three main types of heat transfer in liquid (magma)
  2. Two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. A mountain or hill,having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  4. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  5. The theory of plate movement.
  6. Are bounded on all sides of major faults
  7. A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.
  8. A bunch of Volcanoes and earthquake spots located along the plate boundary
Down
  1. Single giant continent.
  2. Places where two plates meet one another.
  3. Proposed theory by Wegener
  4. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes)
  6. Plates moving past each other.
  7. Formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.
  8. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  9. Ancient continental cores
  10. The amount of heat from the lithosphere heating the ocean floor.

18 Clues: Single giant continent. • Ancient continental cores • Proposed theory by Wegener • The theory of plate movement. • Plates moving past each other. • About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes) • Are bounded on all sides of major faults • Places where two plates meet one another. • A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • ...

Chapter 13 2016-10-19

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the three main types of heat transfer in liquid (magma)
  2. Two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. The theory of plate movement.
  5. Formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.
  6. Are bounded on all sides of major faults
  7. Single giant continent.
  8. Places where two plates meet one another.
  9. A bunch of Volcanoes and earthquake spots located along the plate boundary
  10. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
Down
  1. A mountain or hill,having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  2. Proposed theory by Wegener
  3. A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.
  4. About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes)
  5. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. Ancient continental cores
  7. Plates moving past each other.
  8. The amount of heat from the lithosphere heating the ocean floor.

18 Clues: Single giant continent. • Ancient continental cores • Proposed theory by Wegener • The theory of plate movement. • Plates moving past each other. • About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes) • Are bounded on all sides of major faults • Places where two plates meet one another. • A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • ...

Wegner & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-27

Wegner & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. the theory that states that the continents used to be together in a supercontinent and have drifted apart over time is the Theory of...
  3. Two plates drifting away from each other
  4. these two land formations occur at a subduction zone.
  5. occurs when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate
  6. Wegner noticed that Mountain ranges of different areas had sediment layers that were the same ______
  7. The scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading
  8. occurs at a transform boundary
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  1. This was a type of evidence that Wegner proposed using the remains of plant and animal species from different continents
  2. No one in the scientific community believe Wegner's Theory because he could not prove how the plated ________ apart.
  3. occur when two oceanic plates diverge
  4. Two plates colliding towards each other
  5. a large subduction zone that causes a chain of volcanoes in an area is called The ____ ___ ____.
  6. occur when two continental plates converge
  7. occurs when two continental plates diverge
  8. this evidence was left behind by glaciers
  9. The scientist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
  10. Wegner noticed that the coastlines of South American and Africa fit together like a...

18 Clues: occurs at a transform boundary • When two plates slide past each other • occur when two oceanic plates diverge • Two plates colliding towards each other • Two plates drifting away from each other • this evidence was left behind by glaciers • occur when two continental plates converge • occurs when two continental plates diverge • ...

Sc 8: pp 212-215 2025-01-08

Sc 8: pp 212-215 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 or more tectonic plates meet
  2. rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress
  3. ______ occur when plates collide, causing rock to be squeezed
  4. motion along a fault causes ______
  5. the largest earthquake recorded in the United States
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  1. stress that shortens of squeezes an object
  2. each year, these many earthquakes are detected worldwide
  3. directly above the focus on Earth's surface
  4. energy is released as ________ which cause the ground to shake and tremble
  5. place within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  6. break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move
  7. process of rock returning to nearly the same shape after the stress is removed
  8. the return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation
  9. ____ faults are common at transform boundaries
  10. at ______, plates pull apart and cause the crust to stretch
  11. _____ is a place where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  12. ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy
  13. the largest earthquake ever recorded was in this country

18 Clues: 2 or more tectonic plates meet • motion along a fault causes ______ • stress that shortens of squeezes an object • directly above the focus on Earth's surface • ____ faults are common at transform boundaries • the largest earthquake recorded in the United States • rock becomes deformed and changes shape due to stress • ...

Tectonic Plate Boundaries 2022-02-17

Tectonic Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of geological process formed when magma from the mantle seeps up through cracks in the crust.
  2. Two plates moving away from each other.
  3. Two plates moving toward each other.
  4. The solid and deepest layer of the Earth.
  5. Type of geological process that takes place at all plate boundaries when plates grind against each other and then quickly release pressure.
  6. Type of geological process formed when two continental plates converge together to raise up the land.
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth.
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  1. The type of plate that is thick but less dense and has mostly land on top of it.
  2. The type of plate that is dense and brittle with water on top of it.
  3. The theory that Earth's crust is in constant motion.
  4. The thickest layer of the Earth, mostly made of magma.

11 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • Two plates moving toward each other. • Two plates moving away from each other. • The solid and deepest layer of the Earth. • The theory that Earth's crust is in constant motion. • The thickest layer of the Earth, mostly made of magma. • The type of plate that is dense and brittle with water on top of it. • ...

Test I. Fill me in. 2017-03-16

Test I. Fill me in. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access.
  2. Allows for the proliferation of divergent opinions and political positions in cyberspace.
  3. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of digital skills.
  4. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of meaningful knowledge.
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  1. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of computers and internet connections.
  2. Hacher Also states that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access.
  3. The best example of the globalization of technology.
  4. A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of elementary or basic computer experience.
  5. Instance which helped President Ejercito Estrada to be overthrown by the Filipino.
  6. The use and having an access to this created inequalities called "the digital divide".
  7. He defines digital divide as "inequality of access to the internet".

11 Clues: The best example of the globalization of technology. • States that there are four (4) forms of barriers to access. • A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of digital skills. • He defines digital divide as "inequality of access to the internet". • A form of barrier that refers to the lacking of meaningful knowledge. • ...

tcap review 2023-04-05

tcap review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the innermost layer of earth. divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and earth's mass is in this layer
  2. when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, boundry. hawaiian islands were formed this way
  3. boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother
  4. the layer that lies between earth's crust and core. the majority of the earth's mass is in this layer.
  5. boundary where tectonic plates collide
  6. occurs when divergent plates separate. convection currents cause less dense material to rise. creates new ocean floor.
Down
  1. boundary where tectonic plates divide
  2. format convergent boundaries where one plate subducts under another,and magma underground is pushed upward
  3. large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on
  4. the supercontintent that existed before continents separated
  5. when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves

11 Clues: boundary where tectonic plates divide • boundary where tectonic plates collide • boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother • the supercontintent that existed before continents separated • large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on • when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves • ...

Ezra's Science Vocab 2025-10-01

Ezra's Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving together
Down
  1. moving apart
  2. sliding next to each other

3 Clues: moving apart • moving together • sliding next to each other

Science 2021-12-15

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  2. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  3. Wagner German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  2. valley A deep valley where two plates move apart
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
  5. zone The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary

11 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

plate tectonic 2024-10-01

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. The location where two plates meet is called a plate boundary.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.
  5. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  6. an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval.
  7. un
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  1. thick outer shell of rock,
  2. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  3. fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  4. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.

11 Clues: un • thick outer shell of rock, • a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The location where two plates meet is called a plate boundary. • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • an open space, as in a forest or cloud mass, or a clear interval. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate Boundaries where plates slide past each other causing faults and earthquakes
  2. Plate Boundaries where plates move towards each other creating mountains, volcanoes, and trenches
  3. Rocks that form when rocks underground are subjected to intense heat and pressure
  4. Plate Boundaries where plates move away from each other, creating rifts
  5. The Upper crust and mantle that is broken up into tectonic plates
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  1. zones where the heavier plate goes underneath the less heavy plate.
  2. The plasticky layer beneath the lithosphere that moves tectonic plates
  3. Rocks that form when lava or magma cools
  4. A major event where plates shift rapidly and release stored energy. Can happen at all plate boundaries, but mostly transform boundaries.
  5. Rocks that form when sediments compact and are cemented together
  6. The Theory that all of Earth used to be one big continent

11 Clues: Rocks that form when lava or magma cools • The Theory that all of Earth used to be one big continent • Rocks that form when sediments compact and are cemented together • The Upper crust and mantle that is broken up into tectonic plates • zones where the heavier plate goes underneath the less heavy plate. • ...

Chapter 13 2016-10-19

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are bounded on all sides of major faults
  2. Ancient continental cores
  3. Proposed theory by Wegener
  4. one of the three main types of heat transfer in liquid (magma)
  5. Plates moving past each other.
  6. Single giant continent.
  7. Formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.
  8. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  9. A bunch of Volcanoes and earthquake spots located along the plate boundary
Down
  1. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  2. Two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. The theory of plate movement.
  4. About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes)
  5. Places where two plates meet one another.
  6. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  7. A mountain or hill,having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  8. The amount of heat,heating the ocean floor.
  9. A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

18 Clues: Single giant continent. • Ancient continental cores • Proposed theory by Wegener • The theory of plate movement. • Plates moving past each other. • About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes) • Are bounded on all sides of major faults • Places where two plates meet one another. • The amount of heat,heating the ocean floor. • A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • ...

Chapter 13 2016-10-19

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates moving past each other.
  2. Proposed theory by Wegener
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. Formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.
  6. A mountain or hill,having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  7. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  8. A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.
Down
  1. Places where two plates meet one another.
  2. Ancient continental cores
  3. one of the three main types of heat transfer in liquid (magma)
  4. The amount of heat,heating the ocean floor.
  5. The theory of plate movement.
  6. Are bounded on all sides of major faults
  7. About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes)
  8. A bunch of Volcanoes and earthquake spots located along the plate boundary
  9. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  10. Single giant continent.

18 Clues: Single giant continent. • Ancient continental cores • Proposed theory by Wegener • The theory of plate movement. • Plates moving past each other. • About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes) • Are bounded on all sides of major faults • Places where two plates meet one another. • The amount of heat,heating the ocean floor. • A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • ...

Plate Boundaries and Tectonics 2020-12-06

Plate Boundaries and Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide past each other
  2. moves the plate , intense heat from the earth's core
  3. a continious mass of land with long width and height on the oceanfloor
  4. the inside layer the most dense
  5. rigid sections of the lithosphere that moves as a unit
  6. two plates move toward each other
  7. the thick part of the earth's crust, not located under the ocean
  8. a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction
  9. two plates moving away from eaach other and mostly occur at the mid-ocean ridge
  10. a break in a rock along which movement has occured
Down
  1. is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
  2. a supercontinent broke apart and the continents drifted to their present posistions
  3. the middle layer more dense than the crust compose
  4. describe the rising spread and sinking of gas liquid or molten material
  5. the thin part of the earth's crust located under the ocean
  6. the top layer , the least dense layer , composed of the continental and oceanic crust
  7. is the process by which less dense material rises and more dense material sinks typically driven by temperature
  8. a mass of molten rock formed a depth including dissolved gasses and crystals

18 Clues: the inside layer the most dense • two plates slide past each other • two plates move toward each other • the middle layer more dense than the crust compose • a break in a rock along which movement has occured • a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction • moves the plate , intense heat from the earth's core • ...

MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01

MChambers Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. largest part of earth’s interior.
  2. plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
  3. areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
  4. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
  5. study of earth’s crust and its history.
  6. made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
  7. light waves that bend.
  8. the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
  9. plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
  10. area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
  11. produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
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  1. heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
  2. how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
  3. jamming together of plate tectonics.
  4. a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
  5. produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
  6. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
  7. rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.

18 Clues: light waves that bend. • largest part of earth’s interior. • jamming together of plate tectonics. • study of earth’s crust and its history. • a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters. • plate tectonics pulling away from each other. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere. • ...

Final Exam Study Guide Assignment 2022-12-14

Final Exam Study Guide Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used_to_measure_temperature
  2. move apart at divergent boundaries strike-slip one of 3 ways in which movement of two blocks of rock along a fault causes an
  3. to occur primary_waves first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  4. hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called
  5. process takes a rock to the inside of the earth
  6. the stratosphere contains the highest concentration of
  7. a vast underwater mountain chain
  8. a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature. clouds Areas of low-pressure usually have
  9. vapor Water evaporates from oceans and lakes and rises into Earth's atmosphere as
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  1. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid
  2. a pattern in nature.
  3. sun light water and carbon dioxide
  4. whats the next step after testing the hypothesis
  5. The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs
  6. Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in
  7. the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface front The boundary between cold and warm air masses
  8. needed for this
  9. One of things that distinguish atmospheric layers.

18 Clues: needed for this • a pattern in nature. • used_to_measure_temperature • a vast underwater mountain chain • sun light water and carbon dioxide • Most of the freshwater on Earth is found in • process takes a rock to the inside of the earth • whats the next step after testing the hypothesis • One of things that distinguish atmospheric layers. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is being created by magma
  2. Where plates are moving toward (or under) each other
  3. Occurs between an oceanic plate and a largely continental plate
  4. In some regions, the boundaries are not well defined because the plate-movement deformation occurring there extends over a broad belt called a:
  5. When two continents meet head-on
Down
  1. The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a:
  2. When two oceanic plates converge

7 Clues: When two oceanic plates converge • When two continents meet head-on • Where plates are moving toward (or under) each other • Occurs between an oceanic plate and a largely continental plate • The zone between two plates sliding horizontally past one another is called a: • ...

Plate Tectonics Volcabulary 2025-02-03

Plate Tectonics Volcabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When new oceanic crust forms along a mid ocean ridges, and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  2. Mountain ranges in the middle of oceans
  3. Process that recycles the crust of the spreading ocean floor back inside the earth
  4. Plate boundary type where plates move away from each other
  5. Plate boundary type where plates scrape across each other as they move
Down
  1. When a convergent plate boundary forms and two plates collide, but the more dense plate sinks below the less dense plate
  2. Plate boundary type where plates collide together

7 Clues: Mountain ranges in the middle of oceans • Plate boundary type where plates collide together • Plate boundary type where plates move away from each other • Plate boundary type where plates scrape across each other as they move • Process that recycles the crust of the spreading ocean floor back inside the earth • ...

Tectonic plates and Natural Disasters 2024-10-16

Tectonic plates and Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. floor spreading-the usual process at work at divergent plate boundaries, leading to new ocean floor.
  2. molten, hot liquid in the earth's mantle, that comes out as lava during eruptions.
  3. the washing away of soil due to heavy rains
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  1. is a rupture in the crust of the earth that allows hot lava, ash and gases to escape from magma.
  2. molten rock the comes out of volanic eruptions
  3. rocks
  4. drift-large scale horizontal movements of continents relative to one another and to ocena basins during one or more episodes of geological time.

7 Clues: rocks • the washing away of soil due to heavy rains • molten rock the comes out of volanic eruptions • molten, hot liquid in the earth's mantle, that comes out as lava during eruptions. • is a rupture in the crust of the earth that allows hot lava, ash and gases to escape from magma. • ...

Vocabulary L3 2024-02-09

Vocabulary L3 crossword puzzle
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  1. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  2. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the matle.
  3. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  4. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  5. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
Down
  1. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother.
  2. The bending, tilting,and breaking of Earth's crust.

7 Clues: The bending, tilting,and breaking of Earth's crust. • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. • The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother. • The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally. • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-01

Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of land that was separated long ago
  2. two plates colliding or coming together
  3. a dark ashy toned rock from a volcano
  4. continental transform fault that runs and extends aboout 1,200 km
  5. when two plates make convergent boundary upwards (hint: mount Everest)
  6. a volcanic island filled with delicious fruits and vegetables along with a fun song on youtube on how it was formed
  7. two plates dividing or moving apart
  8. a limit to a certain area or thing
  9. a opening through earth's crust causing lava or magma to flow out
  10. a very large mass of deep flowing water that is filled with sea life mammals
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  1. second most largest continent filled with animals like lions
  2. the structure of earth's crust
  3. two plates sliding past each other
  4. a thin part of outside earth
  5. when two plates start to shift and causing a sudden rumble in the earth's crust
  6. the downward movement of a plate shifting under a other plate under the earth's crust
  7. when two plates move away from each other they cause a sea floor spread
  8. a mountain range near south and east asia

18 Clues: a thin part of outside earth • the structure of earth's crust • two plates sliding past each other • a limit to a certain area or thing • two plates dividing or moving apart • a dark ashy toned rock from a volcano • two plates colliding or coming together • a mountain range near south and east asia • a piece of land that was separated long ago • ...

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle by Kenneth Tom 2021-09-11

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle by Kenneth Tom crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates slide past each other.
  2. Proposed the theory4 seafloor spreading hypothesis.
  3. Proposed an important earth theory in 1912.
  4. The result of differential heating when warm materials rise and cooler materials sink.
  5. Dense and young plates.
  6. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  8. The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet.
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  1. A scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of the plates making up Earth's lithosphere.
  2. Consists of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. The length that plates travel a year.
  4. When enough magma builds up in the magma chamber.
  5. An action where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  7. The shaking of the surface from the Earth.
  8. Older and drier plates.
  9. An area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  10. Wark with or form into narrow raised bands.

18 Clues: Older and drier plates. • Dense and young plates. • The length that plates travel a year. • When two plates slide past each other. • Consists of the crust and upper mantle. • The shaking of the surface from the Earth. • Proposed an important earth theory in 1912. • Wark with or form into narrow raised bands. • The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet. • ...

Key Terms for Geography 2018-03-07

Key Terms for Geography crossword puzzle
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  1. A _______ Landscape rises high above its surroundings.
  2. A ________ flow is a fast moving cloud of ash, rocks and gas.
  3. A boundary which occurs when two tectonic plates collide.
  4. A ______ Landscape is where the land meets the sea.
  5. A _______ Landscape is made by humans.
  6. A boundary where two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other.
  7. A ______ Landscape receives no more than 25mm of rain per year.
  8. A type of mountain which occurs when cracks in the Earth's crust push blocks of land upwards.
  9. A type of mountain which is formed when magma pushes its way from beneath the Earth to the Earth's crust.
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  1. A ______ Landscape is a network of of rivers.
  2. A _______ Rainforest Landscape are lush forests.
  3. A plate which is found under the continents.
  4. A _______ Landscape consists of stalactites and stalagmites.
  5. A boundary which occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. A plate which is found at the bottom of the oceans.
  7. The Earth's crust is broken into large pieces called _______ plates.
  8. A type of mountain which is formed when two tectonic plates collide and cause upward pressure.
  9. The most well known one is the San Andreas Fault.

18 Clues: A _______ Landscape is made by humans. • A plate which is found under the continents. • A ______ Landscape is a network of of rivers. • A _______ Rainforest Landscape are lush forests. • The most well known one is the San Andreas Fault. • A ______ Landscape is where the land meets the sea. • A plate which is found at the bottom of the oceans. • ...

Chapter 13 2016-10-19

Chapter 13 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain or hill,having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  2. A bunch of Volcanoes and earthquake spots located along the plate boundary
  3. Formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.
  4. Single giant continent.
  5. one of the three main types of heat transfer in liquid (magma)
  6. Proposed theory by Wegener
  7. A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.
  8. Places where two plates meet one another.
  9. About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes)
Down
  1. The theory of plate movement.
  2. Are bounded on all sides of major faults
  3. Ancient continental cores
  4. A major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  5. Two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  6. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  7. Two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  8. Plates moving past each other.
  9. The amount of heat from the lithosphere heating the ocean floor.

18 Clues: Single giant continent. • Ancient continental cores • Proposed theory by Wegener • The theory of plate movement. • Plates moving past each other. • About 100km thick. (ch.13 notes) • Are bounded on all sides of major faults • Places where two plates meet one another. • A long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2019-05-07

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pulling force.
  2. The bending of rock layers.
  3. Vibration caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in Earth's crust.
  4. boundary The boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  5. boundary The boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  6. The rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and the crust.
  7. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid ocean ridge and older crust moves away.
  8. currents The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection.
  9. A squeezing force.
Down
  1. Layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  2. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
  3. boundary The boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  4. core Liquid layer of the Earth's core.
  5. Outer most layer of Earth.
  6. The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere.
  7. The lowest layer of the mantle.
  8. drift Wegener's hypothesis which suggested that the continents are in consistent motion on Earth's surface.
  9. A crack of a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs.

18 Clues: A pulling force. • A squeezing force. • Outer most layer of Earth. • The bending of rock layers. • The lowest layer of the mantle. • core Liquid layer of the Earth's core. • Layer of Earth between the crust and the core • The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere. • currents The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection. • ...

Life-span development 2024-04-17

Life-span development crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of child abuse when parents fail to provide for basic needs
  2. Family of diseases involving serious impairment of behavioral and cognitive functioning
  3. People's beliefs about their own abilities and talents
  4. Idea that the family's well-being takes precedence over the concerns of individual family members
  5. An aspect of adolescent egocentrism where they feel like they are the center of attention, as if on stage
  6. The processes of biological change that result in reproductive maturity
  7. The study of death, dying, grief and bereavement
  8. A state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress
Down
  1. A type of parenting style when parents are highly involved with their children but lack rules and discipline
  2. Thinking in novel and unusual dimensions
  3. Whether a test actually measures what researchers think it measures
  4. The period in which individuals experience Erikson's first stage: trust vs mistrust
  5. An act of experiencing another person's feelings
  6. Older adults who have physical disabilities and need assistance in everydat tasks
  7. The type of intelligence that involves knowledge acquired through life experience
  8. Erikson's eight stages of development
  9. Attachment style most beneficial for development
  10. Development is influenced by nature and (?)

18 Clues: Erikson's eight stages of development • Thinking in novel and unusual dimensions • Development is influenced by nature and (?) • An act of experiencing another person's feelings • Attachment style most beneficial for development • The study of death, dying, grief and bereavement • People's beliefs about their own abilities and talents • ...

Final Exam Study Guide 2022-12-14

Final Exam Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most of the freshwater on Earth is found in.
  2. is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
  3. and record. When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to
  4. humidity.
  5. sun light.
  6. is used to measure temperature.
  7. ridge. A vast, underwater mountain chain is called.
  8. contains the highest concentration of ozone.
  9. Drift. The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called.
Down
  1. vapor. Water evaporates from oceans and lakes and rises into Earth's atmosphere as.
  2. What process takes a rock to the inside of Earth?
  3. ways in which the movement of two blocks of rock along a fault causes an earthquake to occur. primary waves. are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  4. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called.
  5. in nature. A scientific law describes a.
  6. boundaries. Plates move apart.
  7. focus. The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs is
  8. things that distinguish atmospheric layers.
  9. a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.

18 Clues: humidity. • sun light. • boundaries. Plates move apart. • is used to measure temperature. • in nature. A scientific law describes a. • things that distinguish atmospheric layers. • most of the freshwater on Earth is found in. • contains the highest concentration of ozone. • What process takes a rock to the inside of Earth? • ...

K. Ingle 2023-02-01

K. Ingle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of igneous silicate rock that makes up most of Earth’s continental crust
  2. the regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere
  3. rock formed by the deposition and cementing of fine grains of material
  4. When two plates come together, one plate is often forced beneath another
  5. the study of Earth’s crust and the processes that have shaped its surface throughout history
  6. a vibration that travels through the interior of Earth or any other object
  7. rock produced by cooling from a molten state
  8. measures the ground movement during an earthquake
  9. the natural separation of differently dense materials overtime due to gravity
Down
  1. rock produced by physical and chemical alteration under high temperature and pressure
  2. two tectonic plates pushing together
  3. the motion of the segments of the outer layer of the Earth
  4. igneous rock produced by the cooling of lava; makes up most of Earth’s oceanic crust and is found on other planets that have experienced extensive volcanic activity
  5. the largest part of Earth’s interior; lies between the crust and core
  6. it is 0.6 of a mile
  7. the bending of light waves
  8. upward flow of hot material and downward flow of cool material
  9. two tectonic plates pulling apart

18 Clues: it is 0.6 of a mile • the bending of light waves • two tectonic plates pulling apart • two tectonic plates pushing together • rock produced by cooling from a molten state • measures the ground movement during an earthquake • the regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere • the motion of the segments of the outer layer of the Earth • ...

Types of Construct Validity 2025-10-09

Types of Construct Validity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of validity shows that the measure correlates with similar measures well.
  2. This type of validity shows that the measure does not correlate with different constructs. It is sometimes called divergent validity.
  3. This type of validity covers all aspects of the construct.
Down
  1. This type of validity correlates with other measures administered at the same time.
  2. This type of validity predicts future outcomes.
  3. Does the test appear to measure what it claims on a surface level?

6 Clues: This type of validity predicts future outcomes. • This type of validity covers all aspects of the construct. • Does the test appear to measure what it claims on a surface level? • This type of validity correlates with other measures administered at the same time. • This type of validity shows that the measure correlates with similar measures well. • ...