divergent Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics revision 2025-10-14

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

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

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

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

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

Review Vocabulary Unit 2 2021-12-20

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

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

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

Dystopian Stories 2025-03-26

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

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

Landforms 2022-11-22

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

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

Evolution and Genetics Vocab Review 2022-05-09

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

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

Science Year In Review 2022-06-14

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

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

Marine Vocab 2026-02-17

Marine Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. as ocean plates move down they pull the plates down
  2. the flat ocean floor
  3. the theory that the continents were all together at one point
  4. a coral reef that is directly attached to an island or shoreline
  5. when one plates slides under another plates
  6. heat from the center of the Earth rises and cools then falls, moving the plates
  7. 2 plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. openings in the ocean floor where superheated, chemically active escapes upwards
  2. hills on the deep ocean floor that are less then 1000m high
  3. reefs that form around a volcanic island and as the island erodes away the reefs grows upwards and forms a ring
  4. a valley that forms when two plates separate and the land sinks between the two plates
  5. underwater mountain ranges
  6. as new plate material forms, it pushes the plate
  7. narrow, steep-sided valley
  8. 2 plates sliding past each other
  9. 2 plates moving towards each other
  10. a reef that runs parallel to the shoreline and are separated from the land by deep water

17 Clues: the flat ocean floor • underwater mountain ranges • narrow, steep-sided valley • 2 plates sliding past each other • 2 plates moving towards each other • 2 plates moving away from each other • when one plates slides under another plates • as new plate material forms, it pushes the plate • as ocean plates move down they pull the plates down • ...

The words of science 2023-08-31

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

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

Tectonic Plates/ Natural disasters 2023-02-23

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

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

vocab 2023-02-27

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

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

Plate tectonic 2023-03-30

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

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

Plate boundies 2024-03-14

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

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

Divergent Crossword 2023-06-06

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-01

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

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

Devin Project 2022-03-31

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

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

Harrison Edwards 6th 2023-12-12

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

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

PB 2021-02-03

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

3 Clues: hfosdjbfjs • moves away • moves toward

Adjectives 2024-10-09

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

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

Intro to Ecology Crossword 2025-03-05

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

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

Tectonic Plates 2025-01-22

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

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

Medium Round One 2023-01-20

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

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

Reflexia 2018-02-06

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

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

Page 115 Crossword 2025-04-23

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

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

Plate tectonics 2025-01-08

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

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

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

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

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

Evolution Vocab Activity 2023-04-14

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

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

plate tectonics 2014-03-27

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

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

Crossword Appetizer 2017-10-02

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

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

Crossword 4/7 2022-04-07

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

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

Plate Tectonics WA1 Quiz :) 2022-02-15

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

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

ES3 Final Assessment Extra Credit Crossword 2024-04-10

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

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

Hazardous earth 2025-02-06

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

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

Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2023-01-31

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

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

vocab 2024-05-09

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

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

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

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

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

Plate tectonics 2024-10-01

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2026-01-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates of the same density collide and push up creating mountains
  2. A type of plate boundary, when two plates slide past each other
  3. Circulation of a material due to differences in density and temperature
  4. A type of plate boundary, when two plates collide
  5. The new crust that forms at mid-ocean ridges when two plates separate
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  1. Happens at a convergent plate boundary, when the denser plate sinks below the lighter plate
  2. HUGE rock plates that are sliding, crashing into each other and pulling apart
  3. Happens when two plates separate, when new Oceanic crust forms at a mid-ocean ridge
  4. Forms from subduction, and erupts magma out of the top
  5. A type of plate boundary, when two plates divide

10 Clues: A type of plate boundary, when two plates divide • A type of plate boundary, when two plates collide • Forms from subduction, and erupts magma out of the top • A type of plate boundary, when two plates slide past each other • The new crust that forms at mid-ocean ridges when two plates separate • ...

Most famous books 2025-01-30

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

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

crossword puzzle 2020-12-02

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

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

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

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

3 Clues: crash • slide past • pull apart

Standard 3-Dynamic Earth process 2013-04-16

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

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

Geosphere Crossword 2021-10-03

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

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

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-03

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-30

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

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

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

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

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

vocab 2024-05-09

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

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

asd 2024-11-25

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

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

APES Unit Four 2026-01-16

APES Unit Four crossword puzzle
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  1. A phenomenon within the coupled ocean-atmosphere system in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean.
  2. Upward movement of ocean water that brings cool, nutrients rich water from the depths to the surface.
  3. Proportion of light that is reflected by a surface.
  4. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart.
  5. Areas of volcanic activity that do not occur along plate boundaries (The Hawaiian islands were formed by one).
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  1. A type of plate boundary where plates come together.
  2. Formed from intense heat or pressure, usually deep within the crust.
  3. Water that seeps into the ground.
  4. A drainage basin for water and precipitation that leads to a common outlet.
  5. A type of plate boundary where plates slide against each other.

10 Clues: Water that seeps into the ground. • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. • Proportion of light that is reflected by a surface. • A type of plate boundary where plates come together. • A type of plate boundary where plates slide against each other. • Formed from intense heat or pressure, usually deep within the crust. • ...

Harrison Edwards 6th 2023-12-12

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

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

CW-2 2023-08-05

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

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

Chanels Divergent Quiz Chapter 16-23 2015-03-07

Chanels Divergent Quiz Chapter 16-23 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What part of the head did Edward get stabbed
  2. Al Chose Dauntless to "what" people
  3. What does Urirah Shoot Of Marlenes Head
  4. Who is bottom of the list for ranking one
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  1. How many people attack Tris
  2. The familar sent Tris Smells of one of her atackers
  3. What was Wil not allowed to have growing up
  4. What was Christina's Bulldog Called
  5. What is Picture inside the circle of the Dauntless Seal Tattoo

9 Clues: How many people attack Tris • What was Christina's Bulldog Called • Al Chose Dauntless to "what" people • What does Urirah Shoot Of Marlenes Head • Who is bottom of the list for ranking one • What was Wil not allowed to have growing up • What part of the head did Edward get stabbed • The familar sent Tris Smells of one of her atackers • ...

voocab 2021-09-22

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

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

Changing Earth Crossword 2022-01-04

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

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

8th grade science 2017-03-08

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

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

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

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

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

Tectonics 2024-10-08

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

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

Main Course 2023-05-12

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

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

Plate Tectonics Quiz Crossword 2024-12-13

Plate Tectonics Quiz Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. type of plate boundary where plates collide with each other
  2. matter building up in layers
  3. theory that states Earth is covered in patches of crust called plates, which are pushed along by the convection currents in the Earth’s mantle
  4. hot, molten middle layer of the Earth, made of denser elements
  5. cool outermost layer of the Earth, made of the least dense elements
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  1. this type of crust is thick (10-70 km) and not dense
  2. this type of crust is thin (5-7 km) and dense
  3. type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  4. hot, solid, center of the earth made of the densest elements
  5. type of plate boundary where plates slide horizontally alongside each other

10 Clues: matter building up in layers • this type of crust is thin (5-7 km) and dense • this type of crust is thick (10-70 km) and not dense • type of plate boundary where plates collide with each other • hot, solid, center of the earth made of the densest elements • type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cooled and solid rock from the Earth's upper mantle and the crust
  2. A type of boundary where plates slide past one another
  3. One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older
  4. Where continental crust collides with oceanic crust, causing the oceanic crust to slide under the continental crust
  5. A type of boundary where plates come together and collide
Down
  1. The big mass of land on earth before the plates moved away from each other
  2. The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics
  3. The zone above a subduction zone where there is a deep, narrow depression in the oceanic crust
  4. A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other
  5. One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates

10 Clues: The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics • A type of boundary where plates slide past one another • A type of boundary where plates come together and collide • One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older • A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other • One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A boundary where two plates are moving towards each other and colliding
  2. A landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain.
  3. Giant pieces of rock that float on top of the mantle
  4. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  5. An opening in the Earth's surface. Usually found in a mountain, the opening allows gas, hot magma and ash to escape from beneath the Earth's crust.
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  1. The plates that are below the ocean
  2. An intense shaking of Earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  3. A constantly moving, semi-liquid layer called
  4. The plates that are below the continents (land)
  5. These boundaries are created when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along faults

10 Clues: The plates that are below the ocean • A constantly moving, semi-liquid layer called • The plates that are below the continents (land) • Giant pieces of rock that float on top of the mantle • A landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain. • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Israel Gomez-Maximoff 2022-04-29

Israel Gomez-Maximoff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landforms broken into small and large pieces
  2. a place where plates slide sideways past eachother
  3. the sideways and downward movement of a plate into earth’s crust
  4. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother
  5. a location where two tectonic plates are moving towards eachother, causing one plate to slide below the other
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  1. a naturally occuring material that is broken down by the processes of weathering and erosion
  2. a movement of continents across the earth’s surface
  3. rocks that have been changed as a result of intense heat and/or pressure within the earth’s crust
  4. rocks that are formed when magma/molten rock crystalizes and solidifies
  5. rocks that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at earth’s surface

10 Clues: landforms broken into small and large pieces • a place where plates slide sideways past eachother • a movement of continents across the earth’s surface • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother • the sideways and downward movement of a plate into earth’s crust • rocks that are formed when magma/molten rock crystalizes and solidifies • ...

Plate Motion Engineering Internship 2025-12-08

Plate Motion Engineering Internship crossword puzzle
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  1. the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  2. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something
  3. engineer who applies concepts from earth science and physics to help minimize the impact of natural disasters
  4. a natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood
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  1. the place where two plates meet
  2. a warning that is generated from a specific area, even though no emergency or disaster occurs in that area
  3. a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor
  4. the person who is responsible for making sure a project's goals are addressed
  5. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  6. moving apart in different directions

10 Clues: the place where two plates meet • moving apart in different directions • a large ocean wave caused by a sudden shift in the seafloor • an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart • a natural disaster on Earth, such as an earthquake, tornado, or flood • an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something • ...

Planet Earth Topics 1-4 Review 2021-05-27

Planet Earth Topics 1-4 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. glacial deposit of sediment along the side or front of the retreating glacier
  2. when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces
  3. zone formed when two plates collide and one is shoved under the other
  4. two tectonic plates being pushed together
  5. minerals that dissolve with the addition of water and glues the pieces of sediment together
  6. type of rock formed when sediments are compressed or layered
  7. breaking down material mechanically, biologically, or chemically
  8. type of rock formed when any type of rock changes into something new
  9. when mineral breaks in sheets or layers
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  1. minerals are comprised of one or more of these
  2. process where wind picks up loose sediment and particles wear away other rocky structures
  3. dark, nutrient rich layer of soil formed from decaying organic matter
  4. name of the supercontinent formed 200 million years ago
  5. large rocks caught in a glacier that are deposited somewhere else
  6. movement of sediment from one place to another
  7. igneous rock formed when lava cools above the surface
  8. igneous rock formed when magma cools below the surface
  9. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  10. gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement

19 Clues: when mineral breaks in sheets or layers • two tectonic plates being pushed together • minerals are comprised of one or more of these • movement of sediment from one place to another • gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement • when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...

Earth Science Unit Vocabulary 2020-02-29

Earth Science Unit Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. tide occurs twice a month when the sun and moon are at a right angle to the earth
  2. and fall both have equal daytime and night time
  3. eclipse moon’s shadow
  4. when one object in space blocks another from view; a shadow
  5. has longer days and shorter nights
  6. currents transfers heat from one place to another
  7. floor spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  8. boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  9. the rise and fall of sea levels
  10. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  11. tectonics the theory that pieces of earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
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  1. boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. a theory that suggests all the continents were once connected
  3. has shorter days and longer nights
  4. boundary where two plates move towards each other
  5. caused by the tilt of earth’s axis
  6. ocean ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  7. tide caused by the alignment of the sun and moon with the earth
  8. eclipse earth’s shadow
  9. ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor

20 Clues: eclipse moon’s shadow • eclipse earth’s shadow • the rise and fall of sea levels • has shorter days and longer nights • has longer days and shorter nights • caused by the tilt of earth’s axis • and fall both have equal daytime and night time • ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor • boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2019-05-07

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

19 Clues: A pulling force. • A squeezing force. • The bending of rock layers. • Outermost layer of the Earth. • The lowest layer of the mantle. • Core Solid dense center of the Earth • Core Liquid layer of the Earth's core • Layer between the crust and the core. • The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere. • ...

AWard crossword 2023-02-01

AWard crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer layer of a terrestrial planet
  2. igneous rock that makes up most of the oceanic crust
  3. the natural separation of differently dense materials over time due to gravity
  4. the plate boundary in which two plates slide past each other
  5. the area in which the oceanic plate is forced to during convergence with a continental plate
  6. the largest part of Earth’s interior
  7. movement that spreads through the Earth after an earthquake or explosion
  8. the motion of the segments of the outer layer of the Earth
  9. the plate boundary in which the two plates move apart
  10. rock formed from small pieces of other rocks
  11. the bending of seismic waves
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  1. the plate boundary in which two plates push into each other
  2. the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth
  3. rock that has cooled from a molten state
  4. movement caused by less dense gas or liquid’s tendency to move up
  5. an area far from a plate boundary in which heat still rises from the interior
  6. regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere
  7. igneous rock that makes up the continental crust
  8. an instrument which measures the movement of the earth after a seismic event

19 Clues: the bending of seismic waves • the largest part of Earth’s interior • the outer layer of a terrestrial planet • rock that has cooled from a molten state • the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth • rock formed from small pieces of other rocks • regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere • igneous rock that makes up the continental crust • ...

Science Unit Crossword Puzzle 2013-10-24

Science Unit Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. core ____________ is a layer of liquid metals.
  2. spots They are heated rocks that rise into plumes, or thin columns, from the mantle.
  3. current A motion that transfers heat energy in a material.
  4. A thin layer of cool rock, that surrounds Earth.
  5. plates The lithosphere is broken into many large and small slabs of rock called ________.
  6. The Earth's thickest layer.
  7. Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form the ___________.
  8. When earthquakes occur, soil _________ is likely to happen; causing the soil to act like liquid.
  9. waves It is a vibration caused by an earthquake.
  10. boundary ____________ occurs where plates scrape past each other.
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  1. ridges Huge underwater mountain ranges.
  2. A water wave that changes as waves come in is called a ________.
  3. drift In 1912, Wegener proposed a hypothesis known as _______________.
  4. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements.
  5. It is a smaller earthquake that follows a more powerful earthquake in the same area.
  6. boundary ____________ occurs where plates push together.
  7. ___________ is a process in which one plate is led under another.
  8. boundary ____________ occurs where plates move apart.
  9. core ____________ is a ball of hot, solid metals.

19 Clues: The Earth's thickest layer. • ridges Huge underwater mountain ranges. • core ____________ is a layer of liquid metals. • A thin layer of cool rock, that surrounds Earth. • waves It is a vibration caused by an earthquake. • core ____________ is a ball of hot, solid metals. • boundary ____________ occurs where plates move apart. • ...

Unit 3 Earth and Science Vocab 2023-11-30

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

19 Clues: that studies earthquakes • very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the process of rock breaking apart • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10 • ...

APES Unit 1 2024-01-12

APES Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Plates that are sliding past each other
  2. A predictable pattern of how new ecosystems are formed and how they recover after disturbances
  3. A form of weathering where something dissolves/ weakens the minerals holding rock particles together
  4. Currents that push crust around using magma
  5. Plates that are pulling apart
  6. Loss of O2 due to algae blooms from fertilizer
  7. Type of cells that include trade winds and are centered around the equator
  8. Type of cells that include westerlies and move west to east distributing moisture
  9. Thin layer of gasses that make life possible
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  1. A form of weathering that is manually breaking apart rock
  2. Plates that are slamming together
  3. A geographic feature created by convergent boundaries that get in the way of air flow
  4. Type of crust mainly under the ocean, younger and thinner
  5. Type of crust under the continents, older and thicker
  6. A geographic feature that absorb/retain CO2 and control humidity through plants
  7. Type of cells that include polar easterlies moving air down from the poles creating precipitation
  8. A form of weathering where bacteria break the rock down
  9. A mixture of decaying organic and inorganic materials, mainly weathered rock
  10. Decomposed organic material

19 Clues: Decomposed organic material • Plates that are pulling apart • Plates that are slamming together • Plates that are sliding past each other • Currents that push crust around using magma • Thin layer of gasses that make life possible • Loss of O2 due to algae blooms from fertilizer • Type of crust under the continents, older and thicker • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2025-03-14

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. supercontinent containing all of the existing continents
  2. account for 94% of earths surface area
  3. a well-tested theory proposing that earths outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways
  4. a boundary in which two plates move together
  5. produce tensional forces that pull and stretch the lithosphere
  6. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 500 to 5000km
  7. A hypothesis, first proposed by Harry Hess
  8. is the primary driving force for movement of tectonic plates
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  1. a boundary in which two plates move apart
  2. two oceanic slabs converge
  3. Coastlines, Matching fossils, geologic features, ancient climates
  4. heat is continuously flowing outward from earths interior
  5. a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from a trench
  6. a hypothesis which suggested that all present continents once existed as a single supercontinent
  7. processes that deform earth’s crust
  8. elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  9. a boundary in which two plates slide past one another without creating or destroying lithosphere
  10. a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
  11. Has a greater density than continental crust

19 Clues: two oceanic slabs converge • processes that deform earth’s crust • account for 94% of earths surface area • a boundary in which two plates move apart • A hypothesis, first proposed by Harry Hess • a boundary in which two plates move together • Has a greater density than continental crust • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • ...

Rocks and Minerals 2025-05-13

Rocks and Minerals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The remains or traces of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  2. The rigid outer part of Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle
  3. The squeezing of sediment by the weight of overlying layers
  4. The wearing away and removal of rock
  5. Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel
  6. The movement of continents around the surface of Earth
  7. A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. The set of changes that turn one rock type into another
  9. A place where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  10. A border between two neighbouring tectonic plates
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  1. Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava
  2. The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another
  3. The gluing together of sediment by new mineral crystals
  4. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. A section of the crust and upper mantle
  6. Any rock that has been changed by intense heat and pressure
  7. Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented
  8. The thickest layer of Earth, between the core and the crust
  9. A natural substance usually found as crystals in rocks

19 Clues: The wearing away and removal of rock • A section of the crust and upper mantle • Any rock formed by the cooling of magma or lava • Small rock fragments such as mud, sand or gravel • The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another • A border between two neighbouring tectonic plates • Any rock formed when sediment is compacted or cemented • ...

Unit 3 Science 2023-12-07

Unit 3 Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  2. very small pieces of rock
  3. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  4. shaking of earth's surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  5. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  6. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. the process of rock breaking apart
  8. measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale 1-10
  9. scientist who studies earthquakes
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  1. natural land shape or feature
  2. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
  3. The theory that Earths crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  4. the process of moving weathered down rock form one place to another
  5. a break in the earth's surface crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side.
  6. the strength of an earthquake
  7. the dropping of rock by wind or moving water
  8. the layer of earth extending from Earths center to the bottom of the mantle.
  9. the thin outer layer of Earth
  10. the liquid rock below earths surface.

19 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist who studies earthquakes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below earths surface. • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of rock by wind or moving water • ...

Unit 1 Notes Crossword 2023-09-01

Unit 1 Notes Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When water soaks(infiltrates) into the ground, soil, and underlying rock layers
  2. When the temperature and atmospheric pressure are just right this occurs?
  3. Occur at subduction zones
  4. The opposite of evaporation
  5. Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called ____.
  6. San Adreas Fault is what type of boundary
  7. During evaporation this is left behind as water goes into the atmosphere
  8. When water flows down hill into streams, rivers and eventually into the ocean this is called?
  9. Rock gets thin in the middle as it is pulled apart.
  10. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
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  1. Boundary where plates crash (or crunch) together or subduct.
  2. Process where a liquid changes into a gas
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  4. This type of stress occurs when two plates collide with one another.
  5. This cycle is constantly being cycled between the atmosphere, ocean, and land.
  6. What makes the plates move?
  7. This boundary forms Sea-Floor Spreading.
  8. water droplets that are suspended in the sky are called
  9. This type of boundary formed the Himalayan mountains
  10. water dropplets that are supended at ground level is called?

20 Clues: Occur at subduction zones • What makes the plates move? • The opposite of evaporation • This boundary forms Sea-Floor Spreading. • Process where a liquid changes into a gas • San Adreas Fault is what type of boundary • Rock gets thin in the middle as it is pulled apart. • This type of boundary formed the Himalayan mountains • ...

Earth 2024-11-12

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate move together
  2. process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
  3. Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
  4. The action of picking up and moving materials
  5. in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
  6. Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
  7. an instrument used to detect ground movement
  8. plates that pull apart
  9. Boundary plates that scrap off each other
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  1. sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
  2. sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
  3. rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
  4. roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
  5. Spot some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
  6. Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
  7. Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
  8. has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
  9. 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid
  10. Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
  11. Gradual movement of soil downhill

20 Clues: plate move together • plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Boundary plates that scrap off each other • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid • ...

Natural Hazards Review Crossword 2026-01-21

Natural Hazards Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rapidly whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a storm cloud
  2. vibrations traveling through the Earth carrying energy from an earthquake
  3. a period of abnormally hot weather lasting more than two days
  4. an uncontrolled fire that burns through wild vegetation
  5. a sudden spark between an area of positive and negative electrical charge
  6. a winter storm with large amounts of snow and winds over 35 mph
  7. a small storm with heavy precipitation and lightning
  8. point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks and causes and earthquake
  9. an extended period of time with much less precipitation than normal
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  1. scale used to measure how much energy an earthquake releases
  2. low pressure and high winds from a hurricane causing a rapid rise in sea level
  3. type of volcano that forms at convergent boundaries
  4. point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  5. scale used to measure earthquake damage and intensity
  6. scale used to rate hurricanes
  7. type of volcano that forms at divergent boundaries and hot spots
  8. scale used to rate tornadoes
  9. a tropical cyclone with winds of at least 119 km/hr
  10. type of volcano that erupts explosively and lives a short time

19 Clues: scale used to rate tornadoes • scale used to rate hurricanes • type of volcano that forms at convergent boundaries • a tropical cyclone with winds of at least 119 km/hr • a small storm with heavy precipitation and lightning • scale used to measure earthquake damage and intensity • an uncontrolled fire that burns through wild vegetation • ...

Crossword 2018-06-04

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then
  2. to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee
  3. a constituent part; element; ingredient
  4. doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention
  5. to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove
  6. against; as compared to or as one of two choices
  7. to change; become different or modified
  8. kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense
  9. pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons
  10. the original or model on which something is based or formed
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  1. different, separated
  2. following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive
  3. possessed, experienced, performed, etc., by each of two or more with respect to the other; reciprocal]Mitigate: to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate
  4. to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage
  5. tending to come together; merging
  6. a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule
  7. an imagined or projected sequence of events, especially any of several detailed plans or possibilities
  8. to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes
  9. majority of opinion

19 Clues: majority of opinion • different, separated • tending to come together; merging • a constituent part; element; ingredient • to change; become different or modified • to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee • pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons • against; as compared to or as one of two choices • doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention • ...

Changes to Earth's Surface 2021-01-13

Changes to Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
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  1. the upper part of the mantle below the lithosphere
  2. an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  3. the process of an oceanic plate colliding with and descending underneath a continental plate
  4. a deep valley that forms where plates move apart
  5. beneath the mantle; the layer of Earth in the center
  6. forms when molten rock is pushed to the surface and builds up
  7. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  8. the thin outer layer of Earth
  9. the process of being broken down into smaller pieces
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  1. a plate boundary where the plates move together
  2. large ocean wave created by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
  3. the dropping or settling of eroded material
  4. the removal and transportation of weathered material
  5. the snap and slide of rocks as energy is released in Earth's crust
  6. the very thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. a plate boundary where the plates are moving apart
  8. the crust and the upper solid part of the mantle
  9. the point inside Earth where an earthquake begins
  10. a break in Earth's crust where rocks can slide past each other

19 Clues: the thin outer layer of Earth • the dropping or settling of eroded material • a plate boundary where the plates move together • the very thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the crust and the upper solid part of the mantle • a deep valley that forms where plates move apart • the point inside Earth where an earthquake begins • ...

ESS Crossword 2023-12-14

ESS Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  2. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  3. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
  4. scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
  5. the movement of particles through a substance,
  6. preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
  7. a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
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  1. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. area around the North Pole or the South Pole
  3. separate different regions of Earth.
  4. a name for all sediment
  5. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
  6. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  7. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  8. is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
  9. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
  10. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
  11. a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
  12. a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans

19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...

Earth 2024-11-12

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an instrument used to detect ground movement
  2. process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
  3. Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
  4. sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
  5. Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
  6. roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
  7. Boundary plates that scrap off each other
  8. Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
  9. Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
  10. Gradual movement of soil downhill
Down
  1. rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
  2. plates that pull apart
  3. Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
  4. has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
  5. The action of picking up and moving materials
  6. plate move together
  7. sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
  8. in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
  9. Spot some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
  10. 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid

20 Clues: plate move together • plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Boundary plates that scrap off each other • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid • ...

Vocab Unit 8 2021-03-25

Vocab Unit 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restrictions; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
  2. (n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
  3. (adj.) going in different directions
  4. Synonyms: enthusiastic, burning, blazing, scorching
  5. (n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
  6. (v.) to be use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; (n.) use, benefit or value
  7. (v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support; prop up
  8. (v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
  9. Synonyms: hostility, animosity Antonyms: friendship, amity
  10. (v.) to declare publicly or officially
  11. Antonyms: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
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  1. (n.) very close friend, chum, buddy
  2. (adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
  3. (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
  4. (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor
  5. (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness
  6. (n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
  7. Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction
  8. Synonyms: lean, lanky, all skin and bones

19 Clues: (n.) very close friend, chum, buddy • (adj.) going in different directions • (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • Synonyms: lean, lanky, all skin and bones • Antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction • (v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness • ...

Planet Earth Topics 1-4 2021-05-27

Planet Earth Topics 1-4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. glacial deposit of sediment along the side or front of the retreating glacier
  2. when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces
  3. zone formed when two plates collide and one is shoved under the other
  4. two tectonic plates being pushed together
  5. minerals that dissolve with the addition of water and glues the pieces of sediment together
  6. type of rock formed when sediments are compressed or layered
  7. breaking down material mechanically, biologically, or chemically
  8. type of rock formed when any type of rock changes into something new
  9. when mineral breaks in sheets or layers
Down
  1. minerals are comprised of one or more of these
  2. process where wind picks up loose sediment and particles wear away other rocky structures
  3. dark, nutrient rich layer of soil formed from decaying organic matter
  4. name of the supercontinent formed 200 million years ago
  5. large rocks caught in a glacier that are deposited somewhere else
  6. movement of sediment from one place to another
  7. igneous rock formed when lava cools above the surface
  8. igneous rock formed when magma cools below the surface
  9. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  10. gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement

19 Clues: when mineral breaks in sheets or layers • two tectonic plates being pushed together • minerals are comprised of one or more of these • movement of sediment from one place to another • gouge marks in rock caused by glacier movement • when mineral breaks in rough or uneven surfaces • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...

Midterm 2021-12-08

Midterm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Resources that can be used repeatedly.
  2. Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
  3. Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
  4. Amount of births per 1,000 people
  5. Organization that promotes the European economy
  6. This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
  7. Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
  8. Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
  9. Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
  10. Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
  11. Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
Down
  1. Landforms that hinder migration
  2. Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
  3. The air
  4. Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
  5. A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
  6. Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
  7. The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
  8. The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
  9. Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops

20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed
  2. the point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  3. A device that records the ground moving caused by an earthquake
  4. Rigid outer part of the Earth which is the crust and upper mantle
  5. When two plates collide with each other
  6. The outer layer of the Earth
  7. Vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy during an earthquake
  8. A cone shaped mountain which lava and ash flows out of it
  9. The slow moving-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks
  10. ....core fluid layer that is above earth's inner core and below the mantle
Down
  1. The super continent that was made of all if Earth's landmass
  2. A massive wave caused by an earthquake
  3. When two plates move away from each other
  4. In-between the Earth's crust and core
  5. The hot fast-moving lava that hardens smooth, rope like coils
  6. Massive rock made of Earth's lithosphere that moves afloat and drifts
  7. Inner most part is the Earth which is believed to be hard
  8. When two plates slide past each other
  9. When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding
  10. A weak spot on the surface where magma has come to the surface

20 Clues: The outer layer of the Earth • In-between the Earth's crust and core • When two plates slide past each other • A massive wave caused by an earthquake • When two plates collide with each other • When two plates move away from each other • When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding • Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed • ...

Earth 2024-11-12

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has so much snow it can’t melt weight increases to form ice pressure is so much it partially melts at the bottom it starts moving
  2. in dry areas sediment collects when it Rains it loosens sediment and water rush downhill
  3. Fastest longitudinal can go through solid and liquid
  4. sediment builds up can be many miles wide excellent farming
  5. Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle
  6. roll and tumble rocks against each other break into smaller pieces sediment acts like sand paper on rocks
  7. Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle
  8. Boundary, plates that pull apart
  9. an instrument used to detect ground movement
  10. Spot, some places heated rock rises to make a volcano
Down
  1. 2nd waves transverse can only go through solid
  2. process of wind carrying away loose sediment mainly in desert regions
  3. The action of picking up and moving materials
  4. Dropping of weathered material somewhere else aids in creation of new landform
  5. Weak Layers underground move downhill as a single unit
  6. rapid movement of large amounts of rock and soil (often occur after heavy rain or earthquake)
  7. sand grains can wear away surface of rocks buildings like a piece of Sandpaper
  8. Gradual movement of soil downhill
  9. Boundaty, plate move together
  10. Boundary, plates that scrap off each other

20 Clues: Boundaty, plate move together • Boundary, plates that pull apart • Gradual movement of soil downhill • Earth’s crust and the top of the mantle • Hotter and softer rock in the upper mantle • Boundary, plates that scrap off each other • an instrument used to detect ground movement • The action of picking up and moving materials • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2024-11-19

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of mass in a given volume (how compact something is)
  2. Swirling heat currents that move the tectonic plates
  3. A fragment of an older layer included in a younger layer
  4. Rock that has undergone change from intense heat and/or pressure
  5. The large, ancient landmass that existed when all the continents were together
  6. The processes we see on Earth today worked the same way in the past
  7. Largest layer of earth containing hot, molten rock
  8. A layer that cuts through other layers is younger than the layers that it cuts
  9. When two plates collide
  10. The first scientist to theorize that Earth's continents were moving
Down
  1. The theory that earth's crust is broken up into large, moving plates
  2. Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies
  3. Oldest rock layers on bottom and youngest on top
  4. Layer made of liquid iron and nickel
  5. When two plates move apart
  6. Rock that forms when fragments of other rocks (sediments) are compacted and cemented together
  7. The outermost layer of Earth
  8. When two plates slide past each other
  9. Layer made of solid iron and nickel

19 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates move apart • The outermost layer of Earth • Layer made of solid iron and nickel • Layer made of liquid iron and nickel • When two plates slide past each other • Oldest rock layers on bottom and youngest on top • Largest layer of earth containing hot, molten rock • Swirling heat currents that move the tectonic plates • ...

WEATHERING, PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKES 2026-02-25

WEATHERING, PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ IS THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH SURFACE TO FORM SOIL
  2. _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  3. FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED AT THE _____ BOUNDARY
  4. _____ WEATHERING INVOLVES PLANTS BREAKING DOWN ROCKS WITH THEIR ROOTS
  5. PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER AT THE ____ BOUNDARY
  6. THE FEATURE FORMED WHEN THE CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC CRUST MEET AND COLLIDE
  7. POINT ON THE EARTH SURFACE WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE FIRST HITS
  8. THE CORE IS MAINLY MADE UP OF IRON AND _____
  9. THE POINT BELOW THE EARTH SURFACE WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE ORIGINATES FROM
Down
  1. A _____ SCALE IS USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  2. THE ____ CRUST IS MAINLY MADE OF BASALT
  3. _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
  4. A TYPE OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING THAT INVOLVES MINERALS REACTING WITH OXYGEN
  5. THE ______ ZONE IS WHERE THE OCEANIC CRUST SINKS BELOW THE CONTINENTAL CRUST
  6. ____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO MOVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND COLLIDE
  7. ______ IS A TYPE OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING WHERE CARBONIC ACID REACTS WITH LIMESTONE IN ROCKS
  8. THE BOUNDARY WHERE PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  9. _____ IS WHEN MINERALS ABSORB WATER AND SWELL
  10. _____ IS WHEN MINERALS REACT WITH WATER AND SOFTEN

19 Clues: THE ____ CRUST IS MAINLY MADE OF BASALT • THE CORE IS MAINLY MADE UP OF IRON AND _____ • _____ IS WHEN MINERALS ABSORB WATER AND SWELL • FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED AT THE _____ BOUNDARY • PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER AT THE ____ BOUNDARY • _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER • _____ IS WHEN MINERALS REACT WITH WATER AND SOFTEN • ...

Geology Yr10 2021-11-18

Geology Yr10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where one plate pulls away from another plate
  2. solid metal layer of the Earth
  3. the location within the Earth's crust where an earthquake occurs
  4. the location above the focus on the top of the crust
  5. the process by which plants release water vapour into the atmosphere
  6. the process by which liquid water turns to vapour form
  7. an area of the Earth's crust where superheated mantle can melt the crust to form a magma chamber
  8. boundary where one plate moves along the edge of another plate
  9. the process by which water vapour turns into liquid form
Down
  1. the movement of mantle due to the heat from the inner core
  2. the process by which liquid water in the clouds falls to the surface of the Earth (rain)
  3. top layer of the Earth
  4. the cutting down of large areas of forest
  5. liquid metal layer of the Earth
  6. pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle
  7. area where one plate is being pushed underneath another plate
  8. viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth
  9. boundary where one plate pushes against another plate
  10. third planet from the sun

19 Clues: top layer of the Earth • third planet from the sun • solid metal layer of the Earth • liquid metal layer of the Earth • viscous, semi-solid layer of the Earth • the cutting down of large areas of forest • pieces of Earth's crust floating on top of mantle • the location above the focus on the top of the crust • boundary where one plate pushes against another plate • ...

Midterm 2021-12-08

Midterm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Resources that can be used repeatedly.
  2. Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
  3. Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
  4. Amount of births per 1,000 people
  5. Organization that promotes the European economy
  6. This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
  7. Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
  8. Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
  9. Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
  10. Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
  11. Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
Down
  1. Landforms that hinder migration
  2. Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
  3. The air
  4. Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
  5. A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
  6. Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
  7. The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
  8. The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
  9. Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops

20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...

Midterm 2021-12-08

Midterm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Resources that can be used repeatedly.
  2. Government system in which is controlled by a religious leader.
  3. Map that shows the amount of people in a certain area and people per square mile.
  4. Amount of births per 1,000 people
  5. Organization that promotes the European economy
  6. This measures distance north and south and are lines drawn on a map from East to West.
  7. Government system where people vote freely, government system practiced in the United States
  8. Building a dam is an example of _____________ of the environment.
  9. Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other
  10. Mid ocean ridge and rift valleys are formed at ________plate boundaries.
  11. Mountains and volcanoes are formed at ________ plate boundaries.
Down
  1. Landforms that hinder migration
  2. Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________
  3. The air
  4. Building a house on stilts near the coast to avoid flooding is an example of ____________.
  5. A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation.
  6. Climate characterized by little precipitation and high temperatures.
  7. The warming of surface water in the Pacific Ocean leading to changes in weather
  8. The Federal government of the United States is considered __________, because no other government can tell them what to do.
  9. Population pyramids for these countries typically have narrow bases and wider tops

20 Clues: The air • Landforms that hinder migration • Amount of births per 1,000 people • Resources that can be used repeatedly. • Trees, Oil, and Gold are examples of ________ • Organization that promotes the European economy • Plate boundaries where plates move laterally by each other • A Map that shows physical features, landforms, and elevation. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area around the North Pole or the South Pole
  2. a large land mass separated from other land masses by oceans
  3. scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make up the Earth's crust and the forces that produce such deformation.
  4. a name for all sediment
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. separate different regions of Earth.
  7. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.Plate
  8. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  9. the solid, outer part of Earth.
Down
  1. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another.
  3. a central region in an economy, with good communications and high population density, which leads to its prosperity
  4. preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments,
  5. is the zone of the earth which lies beneath the lithosphere.
  6. a super-continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  7. the movement of particles through a substance,
  8. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
  9. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
  10. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

19 Clues: a name for all sediment • the solid, outer part of Earth. • separate different regions of Earth. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • area around the North Pole or the South Pole • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the movement of particles through a substance, • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-22

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large section of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  2. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
  3. The place where two plates meet
  4. moving apart in different directions
  5. any of the many processes in which lava gas and ash are pushed out on the surface of earth
  6. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  7. made of hard solid rock
  8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  9. when do water mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  10. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
Down
  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. moving toward the same plate
  3. observed to be over and over again
  4. a shaking of earths surface
  5. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  6. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor
  7. the outside or top layer of something
  8. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  9. a diagram that shows what inside of something looks like

19 Clues: made of hard solid rock • a shaking of earths surface • moving toward the same plate • The place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • observed to be over and over again • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • A long deep indentation in the ocean floor • ...

All About Dance! 2022-02-15

All About Dance! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a style of dance that requires a lot of space on the dance floor
  2. a dance that is done for the enjoyment and fulfillment of you and others around you
  3. the physical makeup of a human or animal including organs, bones, and flesh
  4. there are _____ elements of dance
  5. a style of dance that originated in the 20th century
  6. the state of being physically strong
  7. this style of dance is usually done without shoes
  8. fast-paced dance usually requires more ______ than slower paced dances
  9. when dancers move together and are doing the same moves at the same time
  10. this style of dance originated in the 16th century
  11. to bend at the knees
  12. how fast or slow a song is
Down
  1. this element of dance deals with how big or small dance moves are
  2. a dance style that does not require a lot of space
  3. a sequence of steps or moves in a dance
  4. this type of thinker will develop multiple solutions to one problem
  5. to rise
  6. this type of thinker will develop one solution to one problem
  7. a style of dance that requires metal taps on the bottom of shoe

19 Clues: to rise • to bend at the knees • how fast or slow a song is • there are _____ elements of dance • the state of being physically strong • a sequence of steps or moves in a dance • this style of dance is usually done without shoes • a dance style that does not require a lot of space • this style of dance originated in the 16th century • ...

Science 2023-01-20

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what cooling magma becomes rock what rock does it become.
  2. what boundaries plates move apart.
  3. what occurs when two plates push against each other and become locked.
  4. what is the second most inner layer of earth.
  5. what cleans up the stuff after weathering.
  6. what type of weathering causes reactions to nature.
  7. what boundaries plates push together.
  8. _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks
  9. extreme heat and pressure creates one type of rock into a new one, what is the new rock called.
  10. who proposed the idea that continents sat on. large crustal plates that had moved and carried the. continents to their current positions on Earth.
Down
  1. what is the inner most layer of earth.
  2. what is the second outer most layer of earth.
  3. what takes away all the stuff and deposits it.
  4. what is a mix of two or more things together.
  5. plates slip past each other.
  6. what is a mixture which one substance dissolves in another.
  7. what is the outermost layer of the earth.
  8. what type of weathering breaks down rocks or ice.
  9. what rock is created when layers of sediment bonds together and forms rock.

19 Clues: plates slip past each other. • what boundaries plates move apart. • what boundaries plates push together. • what is the inner most layer of earth. • what is the outermost layer of the earth. • what cleans up the stuff after weathering. • _________ is found mostly in sediment rocks • what is the second outer most layer of earth. • ...

WEATHERING, PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKES 2026-02-25

WEATHERING, PLATE TECTONICS AND EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ IS THE BREAKING DOWN OF ROCKS ON THE EARTH SURFACE TO FORM SOIL
  2. _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  3. FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED AT THE _____ BOUNDARY
  4. _____ WEATHERING INVOLVES PLANTS BREAKING DOWN ROCKS WITH THEIR ROOTS
  5. PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER AT THE ____ BOUNDARY
  6. THE FEATURE FORMED WHEN THE CONTINENTAL AND OCEANIC CRUST MEET AND COLLIDE
  7. POINT ON THE EARTH SURFACE WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE FIRST HITS
  8. THE CORE IS MAINLY MADE UP OF IRON AND _____
  9. THE POINT BELOW THE EARTH SURFACE WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE ORIGINATES FROM
Down
  1. A _____ SCALE IS USED TO MEASURE THE MAGNITUDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  2. THE ____ CRUST IS MAINLY MADE OF BASALT
  3. _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER
  4. A TYPE OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING THAT INVOLVES MINERALS REACTING WITH OXYGEN
  5. THE ______ ZONE IS WHERE THE OCEANIC CRUST SINKS BELOW THE CONTINENTAL CRUST
  6. ____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO MOVE TOWARDS EACH OTHER AND COLLIDE
  7. ______ IS A TYPE OF CHEMICAL WEATHERING WHERE CARBONIC ACID REACTS WITH LIMESTONE IN ROCKS
  8. THE BOUNDARY WHERE PLATES MOVE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  9. _____ IS WHEN MINERALS ABSORB WATER AND SWELL
  10. _____ IS WHEN MINERALS REACT WITH WATER AND SOFTEN

19 Clues: THE ____ CRUST IS MAINLY MADE OF BASALT • THE CORE IS MAINLY MADE UP OF IRON AND _____ • _____ IS WHEN MINERALS ABSORB WATER AND SWELL • FOLD MOUNTAINS ARE FORMED AT THE _____ BOUNDARY • PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER AT THE ____ BOUNDARY • _____ FORCES CAUSE PLATES TO SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER • _____ IS WHEN MINERALS REACT WITH WATER AND SOFTEN • ...

MOVIES 2023-11-22

MOVIES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MOVIE WHERE HUMANS COLONIZING THE PLANET PANDORA
  2. MOVIE WHERE THERE IS A SHIP AND A COUPLE ONE RICH AND ONE POOR
  3. EIGHT MAGICAL MOVIE FRANCHISE THE PROTAGONIST SURVIVED DEATH TWICE
Down
  1. THERE TWELVE DISTRICTS THAT WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND ONLY ONE CAN WIN ETERNAL FAME
  2. THE PERFECT PINK WORLD DOLL FOR GIRLS
  3. THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT FATIONS TO CATALOG PEOPLE THE THE PROTAGONIST FITS INTO MORE THAN ONE FACTION

6 Clues: THE PERFECT PINK WORLD DOLL FOR GIRLS • MOVIE WHERE HUMANS COLONIZING THE PLANET PANDORA • MOVIE WHERE THERE IS A SHIP AND A COUPLE ONE RICH AND ONE POOR • EIGHT MAGICAL MOVIE FRANCHISE THE PROTAGONIST SURVIVED DEATH TWICE • THERE TWELVE DISTRICTS THAT WILL FIGHT TO THE DEATH AND ONLY ONE CAN WIN ETERNAL FAME • ...

Science Crossword 6.2 2016-12-02

Science Crossword 6.2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What forms at a divergent boundary
  2. what do scientist measure tectonic plate movement in
Down
  1. what occurs at a transform boundary
  2. When to pieces of continental crust collide, what does this form

4 Clues: What forms at a divergent boundary • what occurs at a transform boundary • what do scientist measure tectonic plate movement in • When to pieces of continental crust collide, what does this form

DIVERGENT CROSSWORD 2013-01-02

DIVERGENT CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what Beatrice discovers she is after the test.
  2. the fation Beatrice chooses at the choosing ceremony
Down
  1. what you become if you don't fail initiation

3 Clues: what you become if you don't fail initiation • what Beatrice discovers she is after the test. • the fation Beatrice chooses at the choosing ceremony

Electrical energy storage puzzle 2015-04-06

Electrical energy storage puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent.
  2. stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again.
  3. a heavy disk or wheel rotating on a shaft so that its momentum gives almost uniform rotational speed to the shaft and to all connected machinery.
  4. to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount or degree.
Down
  1. rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.
  2. requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc

6 Clues: rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc. • to cause to become separated, disconnected, or divergent. • requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc • to adjust to some standard or requirement, as amount or degree. • stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again. • ...