divergent Crossword Puzzles

Earth Science Vocab 2023-09-21

Earth Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust and mantle
  2. rocks formed from cooled magma or lava
  3. the theory of underwater "plates" that move and drift apart to form continents
  4. a change in size or shape from applied forces
  5. a fracture between two rocks
  6. where two pieces of land drift apart
  7. the drifting of land
  8. changing through the application of pressure
  9. the scale used to identify minerals or rocks
  10. the "life" cycle of rocks
  11. stacked layers of rocks that are now curved
  12. a solid, inorganic substance
  13. a type of movement of rocks; when they slide past each other
  14. a chain of islands, often caused by underwater volcanoes
  15. a range of underwater mountains in the Atlantic Ocean
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  1. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation
  2. the force applied to rocks to make them change in size or shape
  3. rocks deposited by water or air
  4. where two pieces of land come together
  5. a fracture between two pieces of rock
  6. occurs at underwater divergent boundaries
  7. rocks changed from their original form
  8. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  9. the crust and upper mantle of the Earth
  10. a mountain that contains lava

25 Clues: the drifting of land • the "life" cycle of rocks • a fracture between two rocks • a solid, inorganic substance • a mountain that contains lava • rocks deposited by water or air • where two pieces of land drift apart • a fracture between two pieces of rock • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • where two pieces of land come together • rocks formed from cooled magma or lava • ...

Marine Biology 2022-12-04

Marine Biology crossword puzzle
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  1. often bordered by grassy areas, called wetlands, areas of low wave disturbances
  2. a relatively low biomass species that is a major factor in determining community structure within an ecosystem
  3. asexual reproduction in corals
  4. the cartilage fish (sharks, rays, and skates)
  5. when the coral polyp expels the zooxanthellae
  6. when one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle
  7. when the plates are moving away from each other
  8. a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean.
  9. blue-green algae
  10. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  11. a series of water waves generated by earthquakes or slides
  12. Shrubs and trees that live along the seashore in tropical and subtropical regions
  13. the jawless fish (lampreys and hagfish)
Down
  1. where rivers meet the sea; semi-enclosed areas where fresh water & seawater mix and meet
  2. Marine fishes that migrate to fresh water to breed (ex. salmon)
  3. production of light by living organisms
  4. largest toothed whale
  5. the organism that has the most biomass in a system
  6. sexual reproduction in corals
  7. areas of the ocean that cannot support life due to their lack of oxygen
  8. the name of the deep-sea submersible that was deployed almost daily on eight-hour dives?

21 Clues: blue-green algae • largest toothed whale • sexual reproduction in corals • asexual reproduction in corals • production of light by living organisms • the jawless fish (lampreys and hagfish) • the cartilage fish (sharks, rays, and skates) • when the coral polyp expels the zooxanthellae • when the plates are moving away from each other • ...

alissa's unit 2 2022-10-11

alissa's unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. processes undergone by rocks in earth's crust
  2. A crop that leaves bare ground between rows alternating crop that completely covers the ground.
  3. Artic islands Interior planes is located
  4. can kill plants
  5. The Tundra,Taiga,Prairie
  6. subsoil is permanently frozen
  7. when two plates come together
  8. being covered by glaciers or ice sheets.
  9. Farming along the contour of the land (working) with the shape of the land
  10. Decayed vegetation
  11. Amount of people that live in Toronto
  12. where the plates move apart
  13. a large open area covered with grass
  14. day to day characteristic of the atmosphere
Down
  1. The long-term pattern of weather
  2. climate natural resources found in the area
  3. Is bigger than Canada
  4. when the precipitation is less then 100mm
  5. Long narrow inlets with mountains along the side
  6. all soi needs it to hold moisture
  7. the long term patterns weather
  8. helps keep soil from being to compact
  9. Plowing, planting and fertilizing all at the reduce the chance of wind removing the top soil
  10. it can kill and destroy plants
  11. when soil is moved by water wind gravity
  12. when precipitation is greater the 1000mm
  13. Is where the Canadian Rockies are located
  14. There are eight distinct landforms in Canada
  15. when two plates slide past each other
  16. Belts the trees along the edges of fields

30 Clues: can kill plants • Decayed vegetation • Is bigger than Canada • The Tundra,Taiga,Prairie • where the plates move apart • subsoil is permanently frozen • when two plates come together • the long term patterns weather • it can kill and destroy plants • The long-term pattern of weather • all soi needs it to hold moisture • a large open area covered with grass • ...

Science Midterm 2022-12-07

Science Midterm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System used to arrange elements.
  2. A type of boundary in which the plates slide past each other.
  3. distance traveled over a period of time.
  4. Basic unit of a chemical element.
  5. A process in which broken down rocks are carried away.
  6. Negative subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus.
  7. A boundary which borders Tectonic Plates.
  8. The use of Contour lines and elevation to make a map of the Earth.
  9. A type of boundary in which the plates move away from each other.
  10. Small region that contains Protons and Neutrons.
  11. Positive subatomic particle.
Down
  1. A change in speed or direction.
  2. a change in which a substances atoms are rearranged.
  3. A process in which sediment builds up to make land.
  4. Speed + direction.
  5. Breaking down of rocks by weather.
  6. Neutral subatomic particle.
  7. Element that is a good conductor of heat and electricity, is on the left staircase of the periodic table.
  8. A type of boundary in which the plates push against each other.
  9. A change in a substance that only affects its size, shape, or state of matter.
  10. Element that Does not conduct heat nor electricity, found on the right of the periodic table (gases, liquids).
  11. Element with mixed properties with metals and non-metals, in the staircase of the periodic table.

22 Clues: Speed + direction. • Neutral subatomic particle. • Positive subatomic particle. • A change in speed or direction. • System used to arrange elements. • Basic unit of a chemical element. • Breaking down of rocks by weather. • distance traveled over a period of time. • A boundary which borders Tectonic Plates. • Small region that contains Protons and Neutrons. • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

20 Clues: made of hard solid rock • a shaking of earths surface • moving toward the same plate • The place where two plates meet • observed to be over and over again • to examine in detail for a purpose • 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 • ...

Ocean Basins 2025-02-26

Ocean Basins crossword puzzle
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  1. flat-topped submerged seamount
  2. V-shaped valley cut deep in continental shelf & slope
  3. ooze made of calcium carbonate, never found below 5 km deep
  4. study of ocean, movements, ocean floor, ocean water, and ocean life
  5. part of continent with steeper slope, boundary between continental & oceanic crust
  6. ooze made of silicon dioxide, found at any depth
  7. uses sound and echoes to determine the location of objects under water
  8. smaller than ocean partially or completely surrounded by land
  9. very fine silt and clay sized particles of rock
  10. form underwater mountain ranges, at divergent boundaries
  11. part of continent located between shoreline and deep-ocean bottom
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  1. covers nearly 75% of earth's surface
  2. long, narrow depressions in deep-ocean basins, result of subduction
  3. type of sediment that was produced by once living things
  4. ocean floor under deep water, composed of oceanic crust and thin sediment
  5. part of continent where a wedge of sediment is formed at base of continental slope
  6. underwater research vessel
  7. large, flat, almost level area of deep-ocean basin
  8. cylindrical piece of sediment, rock, or soil that is collected by drilling
  9. part of continent covered by water, slopes gently
  10. volcanic mountains taller than 1 km
  11. lump of minerals scattered on the ocean floor

22 Clues: underwater research vessel • flat-topped submerged seamount • volcanic mountains taller than 1 km • covers nearly 75% of earth's surface • lump of minerals scattered on the ocean floor • very fine silt and clay sized particles of rock • ooze made of silicon dioxide, found at any depth • part of continent covered by water, slopes gently • ...

Science 7 Unit E 2025-06-12

Science 7 Unit E crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___________ boundary where tectonic plates move past each other
  2. that way the surface of a mineral reflects light
  3. when a mineral breaks with a flat, smooth, surface
  4. _____________ weathering when rock is broken down by living organisms
  5. when broken down rock settles down away from the source
  6. rock that forms from cooled molten rock
  7. rock that forms under intense heat and pressure
  8. __________ boundary where tectonic plates move apart from each other
  9. era where the earth formed and life began
  10. molten rock underneath the surface of the earth
  11. ___________ weathering when rock is broken down by physical forces
Down
  1. when a mineral breaks with a rough, uneven surface
  2. the spot under the surface of the earth where an earthquake starts
  3. era with humans and grasses
  4. molten rock on the surface of the earth
  5. the break down of rock
  6. ear with the first reptiles, fish, insects, and land plants
  7. the spot on the surface of the earth above where an earthquake starts
  8. __________ boundary where tectonic plates move towards each other
  9. rock that forms from layers of sediment
  10. era when the dinosaurs were on earth
  11. movement of broken down rock away from the source
  12. ___________ weathering when rock is broken down by water and oxygen to make new materials

23 Clues: the break down of rock • era with humans and grasses • era when the dinosaurs were on earth • molten rock on the surface of the earth • rock that forms from layers of sediment • rock that forms from cooled molten rock • era where the earth formed and life began • rock that forms under intense heat and pressure • molten rock underneath the surface of the earth • ...

5th Grade Unit 3 Earth Science 2024-12-19

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

20 Clues: very small pieces of rock • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • scientist that studies volcanoes • the process of rock breaking apart • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...

senior memoir 2026-02-20

senior memoir crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan compete on and off the basketball court.
  2. Nick and Audrey solve a crime on a billionaire's yacht.
  3. Two brothers compete for the soul of Elena Gilbert in Mystic Falls.
  4. A survival competition in the nation of Panem.
  5. Teens hunt for $400 million in sunken gold in North Carolina.
  6. Sherlock’s rebellious and brilliant teenage sister.
  7. Convicts help fight wildfires in Northern California.
  8. Kat discovers a pond that allows her to travel through time.
  9. A neurosurgeon returns to her father’s campground in Nova Scotia.
  10. A mother and daughter start a new life in a wealthy Massachusetts town.
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  1. A wealthy family’s dark secrets on a private island.
  2. A pilot travels through a wormhole to find a new home for humanity.
  3. Nathan Drake goes on a high-stakes treasure hunt for lost gold.
  4. A society divided into Amity, Erudite, Dauntless, Candor, and Abnegation.
  5. A romance set during the California Gold Rush.
  6. Jake Sully joins the Na'vi on the moon of Pandora.
  7. A group of kids deals with the Upside Down in Hawkins.
  8. Noah writes Allie 365 letters to prove his love.
  9. A struggling musician and a Marine agree to a marriage of convenience.
  10. High school friends navigate life and love in Capeside.

20 Clues: A romance set during the California Gold Rush. • A survival competition in the nation of Panem. • Noah writes Allie 365 letters to prove his love. • Jake Sully joins the Na'vi on the moon of Pandora. • Sherlock’s rebellious and brilliant teenage sister. • A wealthy family’s dark secrets on a private island. • Convicts help fight wildfires in Northern California. • ...

LIA Crossword 2025-12-10

LIA Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The variable measured in an experiment.
  2. The hard outer shell of the earth including the crust and uppermost mantle.
  3. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons.
  4. A gap in the rock record.
  5. Type of plate boundary where earthquakes are mainly found.
  6. Harmful contaminants released into the environment by human activity.
  7. The preserved remains or evidence of an organism.
  8. States that in undisturbed rock layers, the bottom layer is the oldest.
  9. Doing an experiment multiple times.
  10. Rock made of sediment which has been pressed together and cemented.
  11. ______ age dating compares the age of a sample to the age of a different sample.
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  1. Copying an experiment to see if you get the same results.
  2. Type of plate boundary where mountains form.
  3. Removing large areas of trees, causing loss of habitat and increased erosion.
  4. Rock formed by the cooling and crystallization of lava or magma.
  5. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure deep underground.
  6. The variable changed in an experiment.
  7. The time it takes for half of an isotope sample to decay.
  8. ______ age dating finds the numerical age of a sample.
  9. The movement of rock in the mantle driven by heat.
  10. Type of plate boundary where new ocean basins form.

21 Clues: A gap in the rock record. • Doing an experiment multiple times. • The variable changed in an experiment. • The variable measured in an experiment. • Type of plate boundary where mountains form. • The preserved remains or evidence of an organism. • The movement of rock in the mantle driven by heat. • Type of plate boundary where new ocean basins form. • ...

judah's cross word puzzle 2026-02-03

judah's cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a valley where 2 tectonic plates move apart.
  2. currents that help magma flow in the mantle
  3. the innermost layer of the core.
  4. the melted rock in the mantle.
  5. trench a trench formed at a divergent boundary.
  6. a word used to describe rocks.
  7. used to find how deep the ocean is.
  8. the rock that makes up the oceanic crust.
  9. the super continent formed 250 million years ago.
  10. the outer most layer of earth.
  11. when 2 oceanic plates spread apart this happens.
  12. core the outer most layer of the core.
  13. the rock that makes up the continental crust.
  14. when the ground shakes violently.
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  1. the process in witch one plate slides unnder the other plate usaly the more dense one
  2. when the magnetic feild of earth changes
  3. where 2 tectonic plates push each other.
  4. the first Suggested continental drift.
  5. the feild of energy that 2 magnets produce
  6. the theroy the theroy that the whole earth is on plate tectonics
  7. the middle layer of the earth.
  8. the crust that is under water.
  9. a word used to describe liquid rock or metal.
  10. when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  11. shot out of sonars to find how deep the ocean is

25 Clues: the melted rock in the mantle. • the middle layer of the earth. • the crust that is under water. • a word used to describe rocks. • the outer most layer of earth. • the innermost layer of the core. • when the ground shakes violently. • used to find how deep the ocean is. • the first Suggested continental drift. • core the outer most layer of the core. • ...

Evolution Crossword 2026-04-08

Evolution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pattern of evolution where different groups of species develop same characteristics
  2. type of moths that demonstrate natural selection with changing color
  3. when all members of a species have died out
  4. evidence for evolution that includes DNA and proteins
  5. pattern of evolution that is slow
  6. study of distribution of species across the world
  7. organisms better adapted survive and reproduce more, survival of the fittest
  8. formation of new species from existing ones
  9. a measure of how well an organism is adapted to its environment
  10. species that are closely related would have similar ___.
  11. change over time
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  1. study of embryos to determine common ancestry
  2. pests and bacteria can develop this through natural selection
  3. a diagram that separates groups of organisms by characteristics and ancestry
  4. structure used in a species' ancestry but no longer functional now
  5. structures that have the same basic structure but do different jobs
  6. pattern of evolution where different species split off from an ancestor species
  7. a body structure that helps an organism survive in its environment
  8. a medicine that kills bacteria, but can influence their evolution
  9. sailed around the world and credited with discovering natural selection
  10. preserved remains of ancient organism
  11. structures developed by common environment, not common ancestry

22 Clues: change over time • pattern of evolution that is slow • preserved remains of ancient organism • when all members of a species have died out • formation of new species from existing ones • study of embryos to determine common ancestry • study of distribution of species across the world • evidence for evolution that includes DNA and proteins • ...

Geology Crossword 2013-01-17

Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Primary wave in an earthquake.
  2. / An instrument for detecting and recording the intensity, direction and duration of the movement of ground. (Earthquake)
  3. / Drawing apart from a common point.
  4. / The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. / A fracture in a rock formation caused by shifting.
  6. / Point of origin of an earthquake.
  7. / What is composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin.
  8. / Molten rock that reaches the earths surface through a volcano.
  9. core / Liquid layer between earth's core and mantle.
Down
  1. / Coming closer together.
  2. / The transfer of heat by massive motion within the atmosphere, especially by such motion directed motion upwards.
  3. / Point of the earth's surface directly above focus of an earthquake.
  4. / Molten rock material under the earth's crust from which igneous rock is formed by cooling.
  5. / Secondary wave in an earthquake.
  6. / A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake.
  7. / A zone of the earth's mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere and consists of several hundred kilometres of deformable rock.
  8. core / Innermost layer of earth.
  9. plate / Two sublayers of earths crust (lithosphere) that move float and fracture.
  10. / Formed by solidification from a molten state.
  11. / A prehistoric supercontinent.
  12. / Changed in structure as a result of extreme heat.

21 Clues: / Coming closer together. • / A prehistoric supercontinent. • / Primary wave in an earthquake. • core / Innermost layer of earth. • / Secondary wave in an earthquake. • / Point of origin of an earthquake. • / Drawing apart from a common point. • / Formed by solidification from a molten state. • / Changed in structure as a result of extreme heat. • ...

Vocabulary Celebration List 6 2013-06-28

Vocabulary Celebration List 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stubbornly unyielding dogmatic of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  2. a difference of opinion
  3. showing a brooding ill humor
  4. the state of being held in low esteem
  5. wander from a direct or straight course
  6. lack of agreement or harmony
  7. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  8. cause to become widely known
  9. inequality or difference in some respect
  10. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
  11. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
  12. a word that is formed with a suffix to indicate smallness
  13. tending to move apart in different directions
  14. wasting time
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  1. detect with the senses
  2. marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
  3. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  4. your usual mood
  5. constituting a separate entity or part
  6. unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  7. to cause to separate and go in different directions
  8. easily handled or managed
  9. stop associating with
  10. lack of self confidence
  11. quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail
  12. to cause to separate and go in different directions
  13. express a negative opinion of
  14. behave unnaturally or affectedly
  15. make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

29 Clues: wasting time • your usual mood • stop associating with • detect with the senses • a difference of opinion • lack of self confidence • easily handled or managed • showing a brooding ill humor • lack of agreement or harmony • cause to become widely known • express a negative opinion of • behave unnaturally or affectedly • in a state of sulky dissatisfaction • ...

Vocabulary Unit 8 2013-03-05

Vocabulary Unit 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
  2. tireless, continuing with vigor
  3. hatred, ill-will
  4. to limit, be sparing or frugal; a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
  5. capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
  6. to be use or benefit to; make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; use, benefit, or value
  7. very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
  8. to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
  9. a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
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  1. to declare publicly or officially
  2. thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
  3. a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
  4. to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
  5. clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
  6. going in different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant
  7. to plunge straight down; a weight fastened to a line
  8. to join at one end or to be next to; to support, prop up
  9. puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
  10. an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
  11. to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness

20 Clues: hatred, ill-will • tireless, continuing with vigor • to declare publicly or officially • puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness • thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • capable of being grasped by the senses or mind • clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck • ...

CST Review 2013-04-29

CST Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Richter scale measure which of the earthquake's characteristics
  2. the most massive stars will end their lives as a
  3. the least explosive volcano
  4. the Milky Way galaxy is described as a
  5. shifts in Earth's continents most likely caused a change in Earth's
  6. a layer of cool air is found under a layer o warm air above it
  7. which industry's water requirement is the greatest burden on California's fresh water supply
  8. made possible by the presence of photosynthesis
  9. the driving force for surface ocean currents
  10. carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as
  11. energy sources most likely to found in California due to its plate boundary's position
  12. before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms
  13. a rift valley is an evidence of which kind of plate boundary
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  1. Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers are based upon their
  2. composed of silicate minerals
  3. formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula
  4. geothermal energy is possible where there is
  5. the surface of Mercury and our moon contain some very large craters that are most likely from
  6. provides evidence for plate tectonics
  7. stars begin their life cycle as a
  8. detect, measure, and record earthquake vibrations

21 Clues: the least explosive volcano • composed of silicate minerals • stars begin their life cycle as a • provides evidence for plate tectonics • the Milky Way galaxy is described as a • geothermal energy is possible where there is • the driving force for surface ocean currents • made possible by the presence of photosynthesis • carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as • ...

PASS Review 2014-04-28

PASS Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of boundary where plates push together
  2. the name given to the single, large landmass
  3. these are lines that show elevation on a topographic map
  4. a type of fault caused by shearing
  5. layer on which lithospheric plates move
  6. a type of volcano created from magma seeping through the crust, Hawaii is a good example of this
  7. information gathered high above Earth that shows geologic features
  8. a type of boundary where plates move apart
  9. these are natural fuels that come from the remains of living things, they give off energy when they are burned
  10. a type of fault caused by compression
Down
  1. a force that pulls rocks apart
  2. these are properties that can be tested using reactivity to acids and ability to burn
  3. a force that pushes rocks in opposite directions
  4. a force that pushes rocks together
  5. maps that use symbols and show elevation using contour lines
  6. a type of fault caused by tension
  7. these are properties that can be tested using hardness, streak, luster, texture, fracture, and cleavage
  8. this is the difference in elevation between each contour line
  9. these are minerals that are mined for their useful metals and nonmetals
  10. a type of boundary where plates slide past each other

20 Clues: a force that pulls rocks apart • a type of fault caused by tension • a force that pushes rocks together • a type of fault caused by shearing • a type of fault caused by compression • layer on which lithospheric plates move • a type of boundary where plates move apart • the name given to the single, large landmass • a type of boundary where plates push together • ...

Geography Review 2014-11-15

Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Is the point within Earth where the earthquakes start.
  2. / Millions of people don't have access to _________ water.
  3. / It begins in the mountains and flows into lakes and oceans
  4. / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  5. / Apart from gases and lava, what else comes out of volcanoes?
  6. / When the plates and the continents move it’s called _____________ drift
  7. / River that goes through Peru and Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
  8. / A long, low area of land between hills or ranges of mountains.
  9. / We use 22% of the freshwater in ___________
Down
  1. / A fracture in earth. The most famous is the San Andreas _______
  2. / Purified water goes through a separation method with strainers. How is it called?
  3. / A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land
  4. / Rio Grande and the Mississippi river flow into the ______ of mexico
  5. / The plate tectonics movements are: divergent, convergetn and _______
  6. / Magma is to inside as _______ is to outside.
  7. / The 29% of the fresh water comes from
  8. / Large mass of compacted snow and ice
  9. / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth.
  10. / There are three stages of volcanoes: active, inactive and ________
  11. / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth.

20 Clues: / Large mass of compacted snow and ice • / The 29% of the fresh water comes from • / We use 22% of the freshwater in ___________ • / Magma is to inside as _______ is to outside. • / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth. • / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth. • / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. • ...

Tectonic Plate 2014-11-28

Tectonic Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core: made of of iron and nickel
  2. point of earth surface atop of focus
  3. stress that forces fold in rocks
  4. cracks or breaks in earth crust
  5. when two tectonic plate move away
  6. study of earthquake
  7. slip hanging and foot wall move horizontal relative to each other
  8. waves seismic waves that can only travel through solids
  9. a long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
  10. When oceanic plate slides down
  11. core: liquid that surrounds earth's core
  12. formed by tension
Down
  1. Waves seismic waves that travel along the surface of the earth
  2. stress that causes normal fault
  3. fault when foot-wall moves upwards relative to hanging wall
  4. stress that causes rock to fold
  5. when two plates grind on each other
  6. Scale a numerical scale that measures how strong an earthquake is
  7. fold in the rock that bends upward in an arch
  8. example of folded mountain
  9. crust and upper mantle
  10. when two tectonic plates collide, caused by compression
  11. instrument that detects and records earthquake
  12. currents force that moves tectonic plate
  13. force that acts on the rock to change its shape
  14. waves fastest traveling seismic waves can travel through solid, liquid, and gas
  15. shaking of the ground
  16. fault when hanging wall move toward relative to foot-wall
  17. fold in a rock that bends downwards

29 Clues: formed by tension • study of earthquake • crust and upper mantle • shaking of the ground • example of folded mountain • When oceanic plate slides down • stress that causes normal fault • stress that causes rock to fold • cracks or breaks in earth crust • core: made of of iron and nickel • stress that forces fold in rocks • when two tectonic plate move away • ...

Orillosa 2015-01-05

Orillosa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Other term for fire
  2. Type of rain when the sulfur reaches the clouds
  3. Gas erupted from a volcano
  4. A vent in the crust which is usually molten rock
  5. The plates motion is spreading
  6. Largest volcano in Japan
  7. Continuous volacnic eruption
  8. clay that is mixed with water
  9. Smooth & pillowy type of lava
  10. Known for it's perfect cone shape
  11. Studies about volcano
  12. Largest known volcano on earth
  13. Mt.Olympus Mons
  14. Flow of pure clay
  15. Islands that are formed by volcanic eruption
  16. A city that is buried by Mt.Vesavius
  17. Underwater volcano
  18. Formed from explosive eruptions
  19. Pyroclastic Materials
Down
  1. Result of abnormal heat
  2. If the magma dries and the crater explodes
  3. Motion of plate is subducting
  4. God of fire
  5. Volcanoes that are a size of a hill
  6. Healthy & rich soil
  7. Classification of Mauna Loa
  8. Another term for cinder
  9. Italian word that means sulfur
  10. Mt.Pinatubo
  11. Shape of a Volcano
  12. Molten rocks when volcanoes erupted
  13. Molten rocks inside the volcano
  14. Stickiness of lava
  15. Largest known volcano in the solar system
  16. Eruption named after Mt.Vesavius
  17. Most abundant type of lava
  18. Has neither recent nor continuous volcanic activity
  19. Type of eruption;named after Mt.Pelee

38 Clues: God of fire • Mt.Pinatubo • Mt.Olympus Mons • Flow of pure clay • Shape of a Volcano • Stickiness of lava • Underwater volcano • Other term for fire • Healthy & rich soil • Studies about volcano • Pyroclastic Materials • Result of abnormal heat • Another term for cinder • Largest volcano in Japan • Gas erupted from a volcano • Most abundant type of lava • Classification of Mauna Loa • ...

kabby 2015-09-09

kabby crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this explains how the ____ moves.
  2. of Ridges called _____.
  3. and valleys like those found on the continents.
  4. fossils of a _____ have been found in south America.
  5. boundary when two plates are moving apart its called a ______ ______
  6. if new crust is being added to one location, it _________ below the
  7. earths magnetic poles has ______ itself many times throughout
  8. similar _____ structures are found on different countries.
  9. strips ______ to the mid-ocean ridges
  10. prospered the term ___________ drift.
  11. boundaries ______ ______ occur when two plates slide past one another.
  12. Scientists discovered an underwater system of ______, or
  13. waves German scientists introduced _____ _____ to detect
Down
  1. fossils of a ______ has been found in Africa and India.
  2. Wegener used continental drift to explain changing ____.
  3. during WWI.
  4. this is why his ______ was initially rejected.
  5. zone this forms a _____ ___.
  6. scientists now knew that sections of the seafloor and continents
  7. at another
  8. Ridge in the Atlantic, the pacific, and other oceans are a
  9. Seafloor Spreading)
  10. The magnetic alignment in the rocks reverses back and forth over time
  11. boundary this occurs where two plates move together at a ______ ______.
  12. they move in the ______ directions or in the same directions at different rates
  13. in ______ to one another.
  14. Floor Harry Hess proposed the theory of ____ ___.

27 Clues: at another • during WWI. • Seafloor Spreading) • of Ridges called _____. • in ______ to one another. • zone this forms a _____ ___. • this explains how the ____ moves. • strips ______ to the mid-ocean ridges • prospered the term ___________ drift. • this is why his ______ was initially rejected. • and valleys like those found on the continents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-11-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientists who made the theory of seafloor spreading
  2. Creator to the theory of Pangea
  3. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle
  5. The upper layer of the earth’s mantle
  6. When all the continents fell apart from each other
  7. All Land
  8. An elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two faults or groups of faults of approximately parallel orientation.
Down
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth
  2. The upper part of the mantle is composed mostly of peridotite
  3. Theory that seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward
  4. The middle of the earth
  5. The boundary where two plates come together
  6. It is composed mostly of silicate rocks rich in magnesium and iron.
  7. The boundary between two plates moving apart
  8. Occur where two plates slide past one another in opposite or same direction
  9. a large landform that stretches above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak.
  10. The area where one plate goes under another
  11. The two sub-layers of the Earth that move and float and can cause earthquakes
  12. A mountain that Explodes

20 Clues: All Land • The middle of the earth • A mountain that Explodes • Creator to the theory of Pangea • The rigid outer part of the earth • The upper layer of the earth’s mantle • The boundary where two plates come together • The area where one plate goes under another • The boundary between two plates moving apart • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • ...

How well do you know me? 2016-05-01

How well do you know me? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. My favorite subject now is ______
  2. 2 words: My favorite Walking Dead Character
  3. What's my Zodiac sign?
  4. 2 words: My favorite actor is _____
  5. My favorite dance style is _____
  6. 3 words: My favorite Disney movie is _____
  7. How many times did I pierce my nose?
  8. My favorite board game is _____
  9. I want to be a _____
  10. My favorite singer is _____
  11. My favorite month is ____
  12. My favorite dog breed is a ______
  13. 2 words: My worst habit is _____
  14. If I had to read one book/series for the rest of my life what would it be?
  15. What's my shoe size typically?
Down
  1. My favorite social media site is ______
  2. 2 words: My favorite exotic animal is _____
  3. 2 words: My favorite species of snake is ______
  4. My favorite year of high school was _____ year
  5. 2 words: If there was only one genre of music I could listen to the rest of my life, what would it be?
  6. My favorite drink is _____
  7. My favorite theme park is ____
  8. What month is my least favorite?
  9. Who was my first grade teacher? Ms. _____
  10. My favorite 70's-90's band is _____
  11. My favorite color is ______
  12. How many piercings do I have?
  13. What's my favorite weather?

28 Clues: I want to be a _____ • What's my Zodiac sign? • My favorite month is ____ • My favorite drink is _____ • My favorite singer is _____ • My favorite color is ______ • What's my favorite weather? • How many piercings do I have? • My favorite theme park is ____ • What's my shoe size typically? • My favorite board game is _____ • My favorite dance style is _____ • ...

Chapters 1-3 2019-10-17

Chapters 1-3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountains Mountains that run across the west coast of South America
  2. Cracks in the Earth in little pieces
  3. stripes Evidence that the crust comes from the same place and same rate.
  4. What continent looks like it can connect to South America
  5. When the two plates move apart
  6. When the two plates move toward each other
  7. When the two plates move past each other
  8. A process which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench then back into the mantle
  9. What continent has a crack in Earth's crust that you can walk over
  10. Alfred Wegener used these to give evidence that there was a Pangaea
  11. In mid-1900s, scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges with this device
Down
  1. Where the ocean floor sinks back into and has convection currents
  2. Supercontinent
  3. Current Force that moves plates in mantle
  4. The process of subduction and sea- floor spreading can change the shape and blank of the oceans
  5. Drift Idea that the continents slowly moved over time
  6. Sea-floor spreading adds more blank to the ocean floor
  7. How many years have the plates been moving slowly
  8. Wegener Scientist that thought all the continents were all together at once
  9. Andreas Fault Famous fault that transform boundaries created

20 Clues: Supercontinent • When the two plates move apart • Cracks in the Earth in little pieces • When the two plates move past each other • Current Force that moves plates in mantle • When the two plates move toward each other • How many years have the plates been moving slowly • Sea-floor spreading adds more blank to the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2017-04-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Vent in the earth's surface through which magma and gases erupt
  2. A sudden, violent shaking in the ground that happens as a result of movements within the earth's crust
  3. A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  4. The only liquid layer of the Earth
  5. The type of boundary when two plates are moving apart from each other
  6. A type of tectonic plate at the bottom of oceans
  7. The theory of the plates moving
  8. An arc shaped chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone
  9. Type of boundary when two plates are pushing towards each other
  10. Molten rock, gases, and solid crystals and minerals
Down
  1. A crack or fracture in the earth's crust associated with transform boundaries
  2. A large mass that rises above earth's surface with sloping sides
  3. The place where two plates meet
  4. The layer of the atmosphere that lays above the asthenosphere and has plates that float in hot semi-liquid in the upper mantle
  5. The early cluster formation of the continents
  6. Area where one plate is being pulled under the edge of another
  7. The earth's crust that makes up the continents
  8. Device used to measure the intensity of earthquakes
  9. The type of boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
  10. When magma reaches the surface and flows

20 Clues: The place where two plates meet • The theory of the plates moving • The only liquid layer of the Earth • When magma reaches the surface and flows • A steep-sided depression in the ocean floor • The early cluster formation of the continents • The earth's crust that makes up the continents • A type of tectonic plate at the bottom of oceans • ...

What Do You Call A Puzzle W/O Glue? 2017-02-20

What Do You Call A Puzzle W/O Glue? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Imaginary vertical line that cuts through the center of Earth
  2. Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the sun
  3. When one plates slides under another
  4. The boundary in which two plates are sliding past one another
  5. Can form as a result of compression
  6. Plastic-like layer of Earth on which the lithosphere plates float and move around
  7. When two plates collide
  8. Rhythmic rise and fall in sea level created by the gravitational attraction of earth
  9. Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth
  10. Hess's therapy that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
Down
  1. A large section of Earth's oceanic or continental crust.
  2. Cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma erupts onto Earth's surface through a vent
  3. A measure of the energy released by an earthquake
  4. When two plates separate from one another
  5. Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a large landmass
  6. Layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the ground
  7. Occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon
  8. Made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  9. Remains of prehistoric organisms
  10. Spinning of Earth on it's imaginary axis

20 Clues: When two plates collide • Remains of prehistoric organisms • Can form as a result of compression • When one plates slides under another • Spinning of Earth on it's imaginary axis • When two plates separate from one another • Occurs when Earth's shadow falls on the moon • Earth's yearlong elliptical orbit around the sun • Made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new crust is formed by volcanic activity
  2. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the sea floor
  3. Earthquakes are measured with this instrument
  4. Plates that move away from each other
  5. Supercontinent with all the continents joined together and structured 600 to 530 million years ago
  6. Crust that ‘carries’ the ocean and tends to subduct
  7. Plates that slide past each other
  8. Transform boundaries can cause _______
  9. What time period did the supercontinent break up
  10. push Process where new ocean crust forms at the ridges above the rest of the crust and so gravity pulls the new crust downwards
Down
  1. One of the main evidence to continental drift was that the continents fit together like a _____ -
  2. Crust that ‘carries’ the continents and do not subduct
  3. Plates that move towards each other
  4. Wegener Person that proposed the idea of continental drift
  5. spot Isolated place away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is collecting
  6. The sea that surrounded Pangaea
  7. Name for the crust and the upper mantle together; Earth’s tectonic plates.
  8. We live on the Earth’s outer layer
  9. waves The waves in Earth are called ______
  10. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

20 Clues: The sea that surrounded Pangaea • Plates that slide past each other • We live on the Earth’s outer layer • Plates that move towards each other • Plates that move away from each other • Transform boundaries can cause _______ • waves The waves in Earth are called ______ • Earthquakes are measured with this instrument • What time period did the supercontinent break up • ...

Madison Peters Creative Role 2019-04-17

Madison Peters Creative Role crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What other factions call people that are in Abnegation
  2. The first name of the main protagonist of the novel
  3. Failing initiation and being given only food and clothing to live
  4. The honest faction
  5. The faction that Beatrice chose to be in at the Choosing Ceremony
  6. Susan’s brother
  7. Beatrice’s brother
  8. The Dauntless woman who gave Beatrice the test
  9. A series of tests to see if someone is meant to be in the faction they choose
  10. The Abnegation members are not supposed to look at themselves in the ____.
Down
  1. In the Choosing Ceremony you must got your hand with a ____ and let the blood drip out.
  2. Beatrice and Robert give each other looks when Caleb and ___ flirt with each other.
  3. The boy who Beatrice threw her outer shirt at before she jumped off of a building
  4. The enemy faction of the Abnegation
  5. Candor girl who jumps off the building second in initiation
  6. Taking the test and coming out with multiple results, dangerous
  7. The selfless faction
  8. The age when you choose what faction you are in
  9. The first thing Beatrice did as a Dauntless initiate was jump of a moving ___.
  10. The kind and peaceful faction
  11. The young man whose hand Beatrice grabbed when she landed in the net

21 Clues: Susan’s brother • The honest faction • Beatrice’s brother • The selfless faction • The kind and peaceful faction • The enemy faction of the Abnegation • The Dauntless woman who gave Beatrice the test • The age when you choose what faction you are in • The first name of the main protagonist of the novel • What other factions call people that are in Abnegation • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory that the Earths plates are driven in slow constant motion from convection currents in the mantle.
  2. Idea the continents slowly moved over the Earth’s surface.
  3. Process by which the plates separate from each other.
  4. When new material is added onto the Ocean floor.
  5. Only boundary that forms mountains.
  6. Breaks in Earth’s crust.
  7. A deep valley that is formed by divergent boundaries.
  8. rock that is very hard but solid but also part of Earth’s system.
  9. Mountains that are formed in the middle of Oceans from seams.
  10. conditions of weather also helped Wegener learn more about Pangaea.
Down
  1. Process that works with the sea floor spreading as if they were a giant conveyor belt.
  2. Remains left from organisms that have died out.
  3. A land feature that is formed by convergent boundaries and was used to support Wegener’s idea of Pangaea.
  4. German scientist who hypothesized that the Earth’s continents fit together like a puzzle.
  5. Process by which the plates move past each other.
  6. An idea that the continents were together at one point into a supercontinent.
  7. Process by which the oceanic crust bends downwards.
  8. Equipment that helps scientists map the ocean floor.
  9. transfer of heat from a fluid.
  10. Belongings of Earths 3 boundaries.

20 Clues: Breaks in Earth’s crust. • transfer of heat from a fluid. • Belongings of Earths 3 boundaries. • Only boundary that forms mountains. • Remains left from organisms that have died out. • When new material is added onto the Ocean floor. • Process by which the plates move past each other. • Process by which the oceanic crust bends downwards. • ...

Minerals 2018-09-30

Minerals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the number of mineral groups
  2. Naturally occurring, inorganic, solid
  3. The core which is a solid
  4. the element that sulfides and sulfates contain
  5. plate boundary where the plates move towards one another
  6. the softest mineral
  7. The number of major lithospheric plates
  8. The plastic portion of the crust and mantle
  9. An igneous rock commonly found in oceanic crust
  10. contain carbon and oxygen
  11. the most abundant crystal system
  12. the most abundant element in the earth’s crust
  13. nonmetals located in group 7 of the periodic table
Down
  1. The hardest mineral
  2. Never alive or a product of a living thing
  3. An igneous rock common on the continents
  4. A member of the carbonate mineral group
  5. plate boundary where the plates move away from each other
  6. the part of the earth which contains the plates
  7. contain an element and a halogen
  8. the layer of the earth that is the largest
  9. halite crystal system
  10. quartz crystal system
  11. The mineral name for table salt
  12. the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust
  13. The core which is a liquid
  14. hematite is in this mineral group
  15. plate boundary where the plates move past one another
  16. a native element

29 Clues: a native element • The hardest mineral • the softest mineral • halite crystal system • quartz crystal system • The core which is a solid • contain carbon and oxygen • The core which is a liquid • the number of mineral groups • The mineral name for table salt • contain an element and a halogen • the most abundant crystal system • hematite is in this mineral group • ...

Earth Structure Crossword 2024-04-22

Earth Structure Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock above Earth
  2. rock morphed through heat & applied pressure
  3. breakdown of rock overtime
  4. boundary where two tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  5. landform formed from igneous rock
  6. hottest part of Earth's layer
  7. dating methods that tell the exact age of rock
  8. landform formed from sedimentary rock layers
  9. part of Earth's layer that is split into many plates
  10. dating methods that make a guess of rock age
  11. part of Earth's layer that we step on
  12. zone where a tectonic plate sinks back into Earth
  13. smaller particles of rock
  14. rock formed from compaction of sediments
Down
  1. part of Earth's layer where convection cycles of magma occurs
  2. law that states the age of a rock layer based on its position
  3. study of rock layers
  4. molten rock below Earth
  5. an exact measurement of rock age looking at the decay of isotopes
  6. rock formed by the cooling of lava/magma
  7. one giant landmass before continents drifted apart
  8. a break in Earth's crust due to transform boundary
  9. movement of rock overtime
  10. landform formed from convergent plate boundary
  11. boundary where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  12. settlement of rock in a new location
  13. boundary where two tectonic plates are pushing together

27 Clues: study of rock layers • molten rock above Earth • molten rock below Earth • movement of rock overtime • smaller particles of rock • breakdown of rock overtime • hottest part of Earth's layer • landform formed from igneous rock • settlement of rock in a new location • part of Earth's layer that we step on • rock formed by the cooling of lava/magma • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate in water
  2. The innermost layer of the earth
  3. The thinnest layer of the earth
  4. The only liquid layer of the earth
  5. The process of magma from the mantle rising up and becoming ocean crust (No spaces!)
  6. Plate on land
  7. Last name of the person who first brought up the continental drift theory
  8. The type of plate boundary where the plates move apart
  9. Pieces of the earth, seperated by cracks
Down
  1. The theory in which the plates of the earth are slowly moving apart (No spaces!)
  2. The thickest layer of the earth
  3. The type of plate boundary where the plates move past each other
  4. A deep underwater canyon in which the oceanic crust bends downward into (No spaces!)
  5. A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  6. The type of plate boundary where the plates move toward each other
  7. What forms when plates diverge on land (No spaces!)
  8. The process of dense ocean crust falling under continental crust and into the mantle
  9. A crack in the oceanic crust that new oceanic crust comes out of (No spaces!)
  10. The ____ of the earth
  11. First name of the person who first brought up the continental drift theory

20 Clues: Plate on land • Plate in water • The ____ of the earth • The thickest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • The innermost layer of the earth • The only liquid layer of the earth • Pieces of the earth, seperated by cracks • What forms when plates diverge on land (No spaces!) • The type of plate boundary where the plates move apart • ...

Assignment Six, Week 12; PSYC341 Crossword 2023-11-27

Assignment Six, Week 12; PSYC341 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Focusing on finding a single, correct solution.
  2. Vocabulary of a language.
  3. Degree to which a particular item fits the general concept.
  4. Study of the way words combine to form sentences.
  5. Relating to or including multiple cultures.
  6. Inability to see an object's use beyond its traditional function.
  7. Social group to which an individual does not belong.
  8. Capacity for learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and adapting.
  9. The arrangement of words to form sentences.
  10. Basic unit of sound in language.
  11. Processing that begins with higher-level cognitive functions.
  12. The expression of thoughts and ideas through spoken language.
  13. The quality of being novel or inventive.
Down
  1. Generating creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.
  2. Impairment of language comprehension and production.
  3. Mental representation of a category.
  4. Social group to which an individual belongs.
  5. A step-by-step procedure for solving problems.
  6. Smallest unit of meaning in a language.
  7. Measure of intellectual ability.
  8. Influence of earlier information on the processing of new information.
  9. The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about one's group.
  10. A group of items sharing common characteristics.
  11. Willingness to consider new and unconventional ideas.
  12. A rule-of-thumb strategy for problem-solving.
  13. The ability to produce novel and valuable ideas.

26 Clues: Vocabulary of a language. • Measure of intellectual ability. • Basic unit of sound in language. • Mental representation of a category. • Smallest unit of meaning in a language. • The quality of being novel or inventive. • Relating to or including multiple cultures. • The arrangement of words to form sentences. • Social group to which an individual belongs. • ...

Memory&Cognition Crossword 2023-11-28

Memory&Cognition Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thoughts, perceptions, knowledge..
  2. where past tales become like forgotten dreams
  3. think of a light bulb
  4. making a jigsaw of information easier to solve.
  5. bringing past stories to the present stage.
  6. when you are awakened by something that happened in the past
  7. an aid for easy recall.
  8. what you are when you are thinking several moves ahead.
  9. the true nature of things.
  10. This type of memory involves conscious recollections of facts and events.
  11. helps with decision making.
  12. where diverse ideas funnel into one.
  13. A condition characterized by the inability to form new memories for facts and happens after amnesia sets in.
  14. being a time traveler and instead of being present, you are looking back to past moments.
  15. allows us to connect linguistic meaning.
Down
  1. its called uhhh.
  2. the branching out of thoughts.
  3. blueprint of problem solving and reaching a solution.
  4. Transforming memories from fleeting to concrete, like setting wet cement
  5. the secret code of language.
  6. if these are damaged, they may experience anterograde amnesia and/or retrograde amnesia
  7. disrupts your memory.
  8. how we organize information about the world.
  9. a mental alchemy turning moments into memories.
  10. when you continue to forget, you...

25 Clues: its called uhhh. • think of a light bulb • disrupts your memory. • an aid for easy recall. • the true nature of things. • helps with decision making. • the secret code of language. • the branching out of thoughts. • thoughts, perceptions, knowledge.. • when you continue to forget, you... • where diverse ideas funnel into one. • allows us to connect linguistic meaning. • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-11-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory about all motion of plates
  2. A large well known belt of bubbles
  3. someone who studies seismic waves
  4. Long mountain range that forms underwater
  5. heated material melted to a liquid state underground
  6. An area where the ocean floor sinks into the mantle, forming a dipped area
  7. Scientist that discovered Pangea's existence and presented the idea of continental drift
  8. An area where Earth's crust diverges above water
Down
  1. The idea of the continents slowly gliding over Earth
  2. a cycle of heat in which the hotter something is, the more it rises, and the colder something is, the more it sinks
  3. a boundary where two plates split away from each other
  4. An area in earths crust where magma is able to form and seep through
  5. the super continent that existed more than 200 million years
  6. The process when Oceanic crust gets sucked underground into the mantle
  7. a boundary in which two plates scrape against each other in opposite direction
  8. Magma after it gets to the surface
  9. The solid parts of the Earth lithosphere that are broken into pieces
  10. a boundary in which two plates come together
  11. An ancient specimen secured in rock
  12. Breaks in the Earths crust

20 Clues: Breaks in the Earths crust • someone who studies seismic waves • A large well known belt of bubbles • Magma after it gets to the surface • An ancient specimen secured in rock • The theory about all motion of plates • Long mountain range that forms underwater • a boundary in which two plates come together • An area where Earth's crust diverges above water • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-11-15

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge belt of volcanoes that circles along the Pacific Ocean
  2. Force caused by movements of plates that changes the shape or volume of rocks
  3. A mountain filled with magma and lava that erupts due to movements of tectonic plates
  4. A super continent discovered by Alfred Weneger
  5. Magma Sinks into this location and sinks back into the mantle
  6. The location where magma rises from the mantle and lays over the Ocean's surface
  7. Two plate boundaries slide and move along each other
  8. A form of measurement of the amount of mass in a given volume of substance
  9. Waves Vibrations that travel through Earth causing an Earthquake
  10. Heat that transfers by electromagnetic waves
  11. Magma sinks into the Deep Ocean Trench and back into the mantle
  12. When two plate boundaries move away from each other
Down
  1. Continents moving across Earth's surface due to tectonic plates
  2. Force of stress the pulls on Earth's crust
  3. Thermal heat that transfers by fluid movement
  4. A line of volcanoes that forms because of subdution of two oceanic plates
  5. The process where magma spreads along the ocean floor and pushes older crust further away
  6. When two plate boundaries move towards each other
  7. The shaking beneath Earth's surface
  8. Thermal energy transferring a particle of matter into another

20 Clues: The shaking beneath Earth's surface • Force of stress the pulls on Earth's crust • Heat that transfers by electromagnetic waves • Thermal heat that transfers by fluid movement • A super continent discovered by Alfred Weneger • When two plate boundaries move towards each other • When two plate boundaries move away from each other • ...

Earthquakes 2021-11-02

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stress that causes lengthening
  2. offset on the ground surface where one side of a fault has moved vertically with respect to the other
  3. point underground where the fault ruptures
  4. point on the surface directly above the focus
  5. slow, gradual displacement along a fault without any noticeable earthquakes
  6. tallest mountain in Washington state
  7. stress that causes shortening
  8. segment of an active fault known to produce significant earthquakes that has not slipped in an unusually long time
  9. boundary where two tectonic plates pull apart
  10. boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  11. plate subducting under the North American Plate in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
  12. volcano in the PNW that erupted in 1980
Down
  1. boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  2. most seismically active earthquake belt
  3. fault where the headwall moves up
  4. fault where the headwall moves down
  5. stress where different forces are applied to the top and bottom of the rock
  6. type of waves produced by an earthquake
  7. type of potential energy stored in rocks
  8. sudden vibration or shaking of the earth caused by rapid release of energy stored in rocks
  9. most dangerous earthquake that can occur in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
  10. fault where rocks slide past each other
  11. tectonic plate boundary

23 Clues: tectonic plate boundary • stress that causes shortening • stress that causes lengthening • fault where the headwall moves up • fault where the headwall moves down • tallest mountain in Washington state • most seismically active earthquake belt • type of waves produced by an earthquake • fault where rocks slide past each other • volcano in the PNW that erupted in 1980 • ...

The Ground you walk on: Canada's Physical Geography 2021-05-12

The Ground you walk on: Canada's Physical Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Flat elevated landform
  2. Moving giant slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust.
  3. Vesuvius, Etna, Mount St Helen's are all famous examples of these
  4. The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an Earthquake occurs
  5. A region around the edge of the largest ocean on the planet, with a high concentration of volcanoes
  6. Half of Canada is covered in one, rocky land
  7. The removal of soil by H2O
  8. A sudden violent shaking of the Earth's crust, causing great devastation
  9. A plate boundary, where plates are sliding past each other
  10. Steep sided, elevated, triangular landforms
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  1. Where tectonic plates meet
  2. Region of the Earth's mantle, liquid molten rock
  3. The removal of soil and stone by wind
  4. The removal of soil and stones by glaciers
  5. An instrument used to detect earthquakes
  6. The transfer of heat, through liquid, causing movement
  7. A plate boundary, where plates are moving towards each other
  8. The solid part of the Earth's crust
  9. A plate boundary, where the plates are moving apart
  10. Human activity, in which stone and minerals are dug out of the Earth's crust
  11. Low lying land, often between two mountainous regions
  12. A natural or artificial feature of the Earth's crust
  13. Flat landform that covers more than 1/3 of the Earth's surface

23 Clues: Flat elevated landform • Where tectonic plates meet • The removal of soil by H2O • The solid part of the Earth's crust • The removal of soil and stone by wind • An instrument used to detect earthquakes • The removal of soil and stones by glaciers • Steep sided, elevated, triangular landforms • Half of Canada is covered in one, rocky land • ...

Unit 3 Review 2024-12-10

Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Plates that exist in the sea
  2. An underwater mountain range that forms due to seafloor spreading
  3. The layer of the earth that is entirely liquid
  4. The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  5. The subsystem that contains all of Earth's water
  6. The subsystem that contains all life
  7. Plates that slide past each other
  8. Plates that move away from each other
  9. The process of matter being moved from one place to another
  10. A feature that forms due to converging plates in the ocean
Down
  1. The layer of the earth that is semi-liquid and sits just below the crust
  2. Rock that is made by compaction and cementation
  3. The layer of the earth that is in the very middle
  4. Plates that move towards each other
  5. The subsystem that contains all gases in the air
  6. The breakdown of rock from physical or chemical causes
  7. The outer layer of the earth
  8. Rock that is made with heat and pressure
  9. The subsystem that contains all non-living matter
  10. The process of sediment or rock being laid down
  11. Plates that exist under the land
  12. ___________ currents cause matter to cycle in the mantle
  13. Rock that is made from cooling and hardening magma
  14. Event that occurs at all plate boundaries

24 Clues: Plates that exist in the sea • The outer layer of the earth • Plates that exist under the land • Plates that slide past each other • Plates that move towards each other • The subsystem that contains all life • Plates that move away from each other • Rock that is made with heat and pressure • Event that occurs at all plate boundaries • ...

thinking 2025-01-27

thinking crossword puzzle
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  1. Use of instinct or implicit knowledge to make quick decisions.
  2. Ability to arrive at a single correct solution based on facts.
  3. Use of structured reasoning and logical rules to solve problems.
  4. Set of skills and knowledge accumulated over a lifetime.
  5. tAbility to analyze and evaluate information in a logical and reasoned way.
  6. Act of analyzing one's own actions and thoughts to learn from them.
  7. Process of generating multiple possible solutions to a problem.
  8. Ability to understand abstract concepts like ideas, symbols, or theories.
  9. Ability to perceive, understand, and manage one's own and others' emotions.
Down
  1. Capacity to plan and prioritize long-term goals with clear objectives.
  2. Capacity to generate novel ideas and original solutions to problems.
  3. Model explaining intelligence in three dimensions: analytical, creative, and practical.
  4. Ability to break down complex information into simpler parts for better understanding.
  5. Comprehensive model combining multiple intelligence factors.
  6. Concept defining general intelligence as an underlying ability.
  7. Theory proposing different types of intelligence, such as linguistic and logical-mathematical.
  8. Idea that intelligence exists not only in the individual but also in the tools and environment they use.
  9. Quantitative measure of intelligence based on standardized tests.
  10. States that cognitive development occurs through social and cultural interaction.
  11. Capacity to solve new problems logically without prior knowledge.

20 Clues: Set of skills and knowledge accumulated over a lifetime. • Comprehensive model combining multiple intelligence factors. • Use of instinct or implicit knowledge to make quick decisions. • Ability to arrive at a single correct solution based on facts. • Concept defining general intelligence as an underlying ability. • ...

pLATE tECTONICS 2024-10-02

pLATE tECTONICS crossword puzzle
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  1. The chemical composition of the crust.
  2. The middle mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed entirely of mantle material.
  3. The bottom chemical layer of the Earth.
  4. Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the Circulation of molten material.
  5. The chemical composition of the core.
  6. The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is the bottom layer, solid, and composed of iron.
  7. The chemical composition of the mantle.
  8. Colliding plates.
  9. The top mechanical layer of the Earth that represents tectonic plates.
  10. Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the downward pull of plates due to the weight of the slab.
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  1. The mechanical layer of the Earth that tectonic plates rest on.
  2. Theory that describes plate material, how plates move, and the effects of plate movement.
  3. Responsible for the theory Continental Drift.
  4. The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed of iron and is liquid.
  5. Spreading plates.
  6. The middle chemical layer of the Earth.
  7. Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the separation of plates due to the exiting of magma on the ocean floor causing plates to separate.
  8. The outer chemical layer of the Earth.
  9. Plates sliding side by side.
  10. The study of Earth’s Magnetic Field in the past.

20 Clues: Spreading plates. • Colliding plates. • Plates sliding side by side. • The chemical composition of the core. • The chemical composition of the crust. • The outer chemical layer of the Earth. • The bottom chemical layer of the Earth. • The chemical composition of the mantle. • The middle chemical layer of the Earth. • Responsible for the theory Continental Drift. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates slip past each other
  2. a scientist that studies rock and earth's crust
  3. the theory that the oldest rock is at the bottom and youngest on the top
  4. the 2nd layer of earth
  5. the theory that the continents drift apart
  6. when plates move toward each other
  7. a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle
  8. The shaking and trembling of a plate after it releases stress
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  1. a structure that forms in earth's crust when magma reaches the earth's surface
  2. An area of the mantle where hot rock rises upward
  3. Earth's surface is broken up into more than a dozen distance plates
  4. a natural force on earth that holds plates together
  5. a natural formation formed at convergent boundaries
  6. Most if not all the continent where conected and made a super continect
  7. The type of thermal energy transfer that takes place in earth mantle
  8. the force that acts on rock to change it's shape or volume
  9. when 2 plates move away from each other
  10. The name of the scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  11. a molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  12. the remains of a prehistoric orgainsum that were presurved

20 Clues: the 2nd layer of earth • when 2 plates slip past each other • when plates move toward each other • when 2 plates move away from each other • the theory that the continents drift apart • a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle • a scientist that studies rock and earth's crust • An area of the mantle where hot rock rises upward • ...

Plate Motion 2025-01-02

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  2. any of the many processes in which gas, lava and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  3. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  4. went extinct 260 million years ago
  5. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  6. is an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  7. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water
  8. big machines that drill into the Earth to collect samples of what is underground
  9. how often or fast something happens
  10. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
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  1. ___ are connected to the plate. The hard solid rock is thicker.
  2. ___ happen on or near a plate boundary
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  5. plates move _____ then earthquakes can happen next
  6. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  7. evidence of life from the past
  8. ___ boundary are when plates move apart in different directions
  9. ___ boundary are when plates move towards the same place
  10. as the plates move away, the mantle pushes __ to fill the gaps

20 Clues: evidence of life from the past • the place where two plates meet • went extinct 260 million years ago • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • ___ happen on or near a plate boundary • plates move _____ then earthquakes can happen next • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Science Plate Tectonics 2023-12-21

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one edge of a plate is shoved below the edge of another
  2. processes affecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. rock slabs covering all of earth that divides earth's crust
  4. plates that slide past each other
  5. a small area with hotter temperature compared to the areas surrounding it
  6. contains the crust and upper-most solid mantle. the outer layer of the earth
  7. a type of igneous rock where magma from inside the earth flows out
  8. plates that come together
  9. caused by the earth's plates getting stuck at their edges
  10. the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock
  11. rock that is formed by molten rock cooling
  12. theory that plates drift across the earth
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  1. the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. the layer below the lithosphere. denser and weaker than the lithosphere
  4. the solid area of earth's interior between the core and the crust
  5. a mountain with vents where lava, small rocks, and gas erupt through the earth's crust
  6. a type of igneous rock where magma goes through older rock and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface
  7. scientists who study the materials, processes, and history of earth
  8. caused by seafloor movement. made by landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, etc.

20 Clues: plates that come together • plates that slide past each other • plates that move away from each other • theory that plates drift across the earth • rock that is formed by molten rock cooling • the eruption of magma onto the earth's surface • the outermost layer of the earth. made of rock • processes affecting the structure of earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonic CrossWord 2023-11-03

Plate Tectonic CrossWord crossword puzzle
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  1. A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. The remains or traces of plants and animals that have lived a long time ago.
  3. The deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
  4. When a continental crust converges with an oceanic crust.
  5. Giant Waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  6. The plates that have moved across earth's surface for hundredths of millions of year's.
  7. A series or chain of mountains that are close together.
  8. The layer of the earth that lies below the lithosphere.
  9. When Two plate's move towards each other.
  10. A natural process of energy and heat moving from one place to another.
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  1. When Two plates in the lithosphere split apart from each other.
  2. The solid and rigid outer layer of earth.
  3. When two plate's move away from each other.
  4. Areas where the plates meet.
  5. The outer layer of the earth.
  6. The ancient supercontinent.
  7. The outer layer of the core that is made of liquid iron and nickel.
  8. Caused by the movement of parts of the earth's crust.
  9. Earth's Surface in pieces that move.
  10. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth.
  11. The largest layer of the earth, lying between the crust and the outer core.

21 Clues: The ancient supercontinent. • Areas where the plates meet. • The outer layer of the earth. • Earth's Surface in pieces that move. • The solid and rigid outer layer of earth. • When Two plate's move towards each other. • When two plate's move away from each other. • The deepest and hottest layer of our planet. • Caused by the movement of parts of the earth's crust. • ...

UK Physical Landscapes 2024-11-18

UK Physical Landscapes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. U-shaped valley is created by what?
  2. Rapid movement of a large amount of rock, soil, or debris down a steep slope due to gravity.
  3. Describes the height and shape of the land
  4. Stones on the bottom of the glacier drag along the surface of the land as the glacier moves.
  5. Type of weathering involving plants and animals
  6. Plate boundary where plates are moving away from each other, creating fold mountains.
  7. The process of rocks breaking down or dissolving
  8. Rapid flow of saturated soil and mud down a slope
  9. Type of weathering involving the dissolving of limestone
  10. Mainly found in Scotland, Wales and the West of England
  11. Type of rock formed from cooled magma
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  1. Mainly found in the south and east of England
  2. When water can soak into rocks such as chalk and limestone
  3. The study of rocks
  4. Name for rocks changed by heat and pressure
  5. V-shaped valley is created by what?
  6. Rock type commonly associated with fossils
  7. Bowl-shaped hollow in a mountain caused by glacial erosion
  8. Glaciers freeze around a bit of rock when the glacier moves it plucks the rock from the ground.
  9. creep, Gradual downhill movement of soil and loose material

20 Clues: The study of rocks • U-shaped valley is created by what? • V-shaped valley is created by what? • Type of rock formed from cooled magma • Describes the height and shape of the land • Rock type commonly associated with fossils • Name for rocks changed by heat and pressure • Mainly found in the south and east of England • Type of weathering involving plants and animals • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-22

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

20 Clues: made of hard solid rock • a shaking of earths surface • moving toward the same plate • The place where two plates meet • observed to be over and over again • to examine in detail for a purpose • 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 • ...

Victorias very amazing crossword puzzle. (It’s amazing btw) 2024-03-14

Victorias very amazing crossword puzzle. (It’s amazing btw) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air that has sand and dust, it’s also kinda annoying in the winter because it’s fast air.
  2. almost lava but not liquid enough
  3. island from a volcano
  4. after they break up they make this.
  5. large crakes in the earth
  6. the ____ rock is pieces of other rock, minerals, and living thing.
  7. After the plate boundary go together they make this
  8. The plate boundary wanted to break up.
  9. the plates of t water
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  1. A type of Sedimentary rock, this stone loves the beach!
  2. its a type of igneous rock, its granited it amazing!
  3. the earth shaking from plate movement
  4. Magma but liquid more
  5. a mixture of rocks, minerals, and organic material.
  6. this rock is formed from high temperatures deep in the earths crust.
  7. The plate boundary got back together.
  8. A type of Metamorphic rock! I would make a joke about it but i dont know if it’s pronounced genius or not…
  9. the thing that makes it so we dont float on earth.
  10. plates go in it when they go together.
  11. the plates bumped into each other but instead of walking away they slide next to eachother awkwardly
  12. This is formed from heat and pressure over time.

21 Clues: Magma but liquid more • island from a volcano • the plates of t water • large crakes in the earth • almost lava but not liquid enough • after they break up they make this. • the earth shaking from plate movement • The plate boundary got back together. • plates go in it when they go together. • The plate boundary wanted to break up. • ...

Science vocab choice 2022-02-04

Science vocab choice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. massive irregularly shaped
  2. A sliding force
  3. A area prone to earthquakes
  4. A tall Rocky peak with lava
  5. A force that shakes areas of earth
  6. when two plates come together
  7. A squeezing force
  8. Transverse waves
  9. The innermost layer of the earth
  10. The outer layer of the earth
  11. when the bottom of the sea splits
  12. The movement towards the crust
  13. A fault along a plate boundary
  14. The rigid outer part of the earth
  15. The cause of earthquakes
  16. a mechanical wave that propagates
  17. A tall Rocky peak
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  1. one of the two main types ofWaves
  2. A current in a fluid envirement
  3. the largest layer of the earth
  4. when two tectonic plats move away
  5. A giant wall of water
  6. A deep crevice in the ocean
  7. dark organic material in soil
  8. Fertile soil or clay
  9. You plant flowers in it
  10. The 2nd most inner layer of earth
  11. When a continent breaks off
  12. Characterized by active volcanoes
  13. upper layer of the earths mantle
  14. A force that pulls
  15. depresion of the earths surface
  16. Pottery is made out of it
  17. super continent from long ago

34 Clues: A sliding force • Transverse waves • A squeezing force • A tall Rocky peak • A force that pulls • Fertile soil or clay • A giant wall of water • You plant flowers in it • The cause of earthquakes • Pottery is made out of it • massive irregularly shaped • A area prone to earthquakes • A tall Rocky peak with lava • A deep crevice in the ocean • When a continent breaks off • ...

Unit 2- review 2022-03-08

Unit 2- review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the long-term pattern of weather.
  2. German scientist who created the “Continental Drift” theory.
  3. soil needs ___ to hold moisture.
  4. how many eras are there?
  5. water that falls to the earth in any form.
  6. indicated as a line graph on a climate graph.
  7. when two plates come together.
  8. ___ helps keep soil from being too compact.
  9. Canada’s largest landform.
  10. the day to day characteristics of the atmosphere.
  11. ice has the power to ___ the shape of the land because of its hardness and heaviness.
  12. cold, frozen Iceland, Canada’s coldest biome.
  13. you can read temperature in degrees on this side of the climate graph.
  14. physical weathering example.
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  1. Tuzla, Wilson, creator of this theory (there are 20 of these in total.
  2. trees that lose leaves in winter (are not evergreen)
  3. breakdown of materials in the Earth’s crust into sediment.
  4. the higher up you go, the colder the climate becomes.
  5. chemical weathering example.
  6. A string of volcanoes and earth quakes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean.
  7. long narrow inlets.
  8. soil is composed of ___ and inorganic components.
  9. when the plates move apart from each other.
  10. season of maximum precipitation for continental climates.
  11. moves sediments that weathering breaks down.
  12. large section of ice and snow that moves across the land, shaping it.

26 Clues: long narrow inlets. • how many eras are there? • Canada’s largest landform. • chemical weathering example. • physical weathering example. • when two plates come together. • soil needs ___ to hold moisture. • the long-term pattern of weather. • water that falls to the earth in any form. • ___ helps keep soil from being too compact. • when the plates move apart from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-14

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion
  2. discontinuity in a volume of rock across where there has been a lot of displacement from rock-mass movements
  3. surface shaking on Earth from a sudden release of energy in Earth's lithosphere
  4. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  5. The Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called
  6. area of Earth's mantle where hot plumes rise upward, forming a volcano on the crust
  7. where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  8. linear shaped lowland between mountain ranges created from a geologic rift
  9. chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate, positioned in an arc shape
  10. vertical elevation of the Earth's surface in response to natural causes
  11. oceanic trench area marginal to a continent
  12. formation of new areas of oceanic crust
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  1. idea that continents havee and are still moving slowly across Earth
  2. two tectonic plates that are MOVING AWAY from each other
  3. edge of Earth's plates meet at this boundary
  4. fault along a plate boundary where motion is mostly horizontal
  5. what makes the plate move
  6. when a rock snaps from stress
  7. rock gets thin as it pulls apart
  8. the edge where two plates meet

20 Clues: what makes the plate move • when a rock snaps from stress • the edge where two plates meet • rock gets thin as it pulls apart • formation of new areas of oceanic crust • oceanic trench area marginal to a continent • edge of Earth's plates meet at this boundary • pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • where two or more lithospheric plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of Earth
  2. When two plates come together
  3. liquid layer made of iron and nickel
  4. Thin shell on the outside of Earth.
  5. Earth's layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  6. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle
  8. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
  9. proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912
  10. quantity per unit volume
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  1. His theroy was that sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence with the oldest on the bottom and youngest on the top.
  2. A supercontinent that existed around 310 million years ago
  3. motion is predominantly horizontal
  4. a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface
  5. His theory was that the states were once together, but they were spread apart by the earthquakes and floods
  6. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  7. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  9. region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere
  10. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift

20 Clues: innermost layer of Earth • quantity per unit volume • When two plates come together • motion is predominantly horizontal • Thin shell on the outside of Earth. • liquid layer made of iron and nickel • proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912 • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-01-08

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A location where two tectonic plates divide or separate from each other
  2. Drives the movements of the Earth's tectonic plates
  3. Tension that can cause the crust to break
  4. Formed along the edge of two colliding crusts plates
  5. When plates move towards each other
  6. A rupture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape
  7. Weak spots where the breaks in the Earth's crust occur
  8. A location where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  9. The relatively thin part that forms the top layer of the earth
  10. A location where two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
Down
  1. Break down the Earth’s surface
  2. When plates move away from each other
  3. Tectonic plates that are made mostly of the crust in the ocean
  4. The broken sections of the Earth’s crust
  5. Build up the Earth’s surface
  6. The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridge, where new oceanic crust is formed
  7. Tectonic plates are made mostly of dry land
  8. The location where two tectonic plates meet
  9. Is formed along a divergent plate boundary, where new ocean floor is created as plates spread apart
  10. When continental crust and oceanic crust converge the less dense ocean crust sinks beneath the continental crust

20 Clues: Build up the Earth’s surface • Break down the Earth’s surface • When plates move towards each other • When plates move away from each other • The broken sections of the Earth’s crust • Tension that can cause the crust to break • Tectonic plates are made mostly of dry land • The location where two tectonic plates meet • Drives the movements of the Earth's tectonic plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thinner, denser plates that are under the oceans
  2. how volcanic eruptions are measured, Volcanic Explositivity Index
  3. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  4. theory devised by Alfred Wegener that the earth's continents drifted apart from a supercontinent
  5. when an oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate
  6. the hot, molten rock layer of the earth the tectonic plates are on
  7. rigid outer layer of the earth broken into tectonic plates
  8. the name of the supercontinent in Alfred Wegner’s theory of Continental drift
  9. openings in the earth's crust where molten rock, lava, ash and gasses erupt onto the surface
  10. term used to measure earthquakes
Down
  1. heat from the earth’s core that causes the mantle to rise and lower as it warms and cools, moving the tectonic plates
  2. Plate the smallest tectonic plate
  3. tectonic plates that move away from each other
  4. sudden violent movement of the earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  5. linear cracks in volcanoes caused by the earth's crust pulling apart
  6. formed when tectonic plates collide, causing the crust to crumple and fold forming bumps on the surface
  7. thicker, less dense plates that make up the continents
  8. the largest tectonic plate
  9. tectonic plates that slide past each other
  10. a tectonic belt where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen

20 Clues: the largest tectonic plate • term used to measure earthquakes • Plate the smallest tectonic plate • tectonic plates that slide past each other • tectonic plates that move towards each other • tectonic plates that move away from each other • thinner, denser plates that are under the oceans • thicker, less dense plates that make up the continents • ...

Rocks/Minerals/Plate Tectonics 2025-05-22

Rocks/Minerals/Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of metamorphic rock formed deep underground
  2. layered structure found in metamorphic rocks (banding)
  3. igneous rock formed underground
  4. Causes movement of tectonic plates. _____________ currents
  5. Type of rock formed by solidification of magma
  6. As you move away from a mid ocean ridge, ocean floor rocks get ___________
  7. Type of rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  8. Last mineral to crystallize on Bowen's Reaction Series
  9. Type of rock formed by compaction and cementation of sediments
  10. Feature formed at convergent plate boundaries
  11. Mineral made of Si and 0
  12. smallest particle size
  13. Mineral characteristics are based off the minerals arrangement of ________
  14. Dark red; hardness of 7-7.5
  15. Hawaii and Iceland are examples of these
Down
  1. igneous rock formed at Earth's surface (Volcanic)
  2. Caused by underwater earthquake
  3. Ocean crust sinking beneath continental crust
  4. Mid-ocean ridges form at this type of boundary
  5. Earth's outer core is in this state of matter
  6. word for an igneous rock having large crystals (intrusive)
  7. Earth's layer with a density of 3.4-5.6 g/cm3
  8. the ability of a mineral to scratch is based off this characteristic
  9. Fool's Gold
  10. The reason Earth is separated into layers
  11. Mineral found in calcite that bubbles with acid
  12. San Andrea Fault
  13. Evidence of Pangaea
  14. Supercontinent

29 Clues: Fool's Gold • Supercontinent • San Andrea Fault • Evidence of Pangaea • smallest particle size • Mineral made of Si and 0 • Dark red; hardness of 7-7.5 • Caused by underwater earthquake • igneous rock formed underground • Hawaii and Iceland are examples of these • The reason Earth is separated into layers • Ocean crust sinking beneath continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates move
  2. Liquified hot rock
  3. Sediments being moved away by wind or water
  4. Super-continent from 250M years ago
  5. Plates moving apart
  6. Mountain range cause by Indian and Eurasian plate colliding
  7. Outermost layer of Earth
  8. A deep cavern formed next to oceanic subduction zones
  9. ______________ plates
  10. Rocks made in volcanoes
  11. An opening between two diverging oceanic plates
  12. State of matter of the inner core
  13. Ground shaking
  14. How heat moves through a fluid
  15. A large land mass
  16. Plates coming together
Down
  1. Rocks changed by heat and pressure
  2. Largest continental plate
  3. Person who first suggested tectonic plate theory
  4. Plate subducting under South America
  5. Giant wave caused by earthquakes
  6. Deepest part of the Pacific Ocean
  7. Biological specimen preserved in rock
  8. Plates sliding pat each other
  9. Molten rock escapes the Earth here
  10. Geographic location of an Earthquake
  11. Layer between the core and crust
  12. Continental _________
  13. Area around the pacific
  14. ________ valley. Occurs when two continental plates diverge.
  15. Rocks formed in layers
  16. Thinner, denser crust
  17. Process of one plate sinking under another
  18. Where two plates meet
  19. Rocks being broken down by natural forces
  20. Type of volcano on middle of a plate

36 Clues: Ground shaking • A large land mass • Liquified hot rock • Plates moving apart • Tectonic plates move • Continental _________ • ______________ plates • Thinner, denser crust • Where two plates meet • Rocks formed in layers • Plates coming together • Area around the pacific • Rocks made in volcanoes • Outermost layer of Earth • Largest continental plate • Plates sliding pat each other • ...

Plate Motion 2025-10-31

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart,
  2. Evidence of life from the past,
  3. Something you observe to be the same over and over again,
  4. One of the large sections of hard solid rock that make up the earths surface,
  5. The slow pulling apart of land that is caused by making it simpler,
  6. A sudden shaking of the earths surface,
  7. An object, diagram, or computer program that’s helps us better understand something by making it simpler, or easier to look at,
  8. A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole,
  9. The layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates,
  10. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together,
  11. Any of the processes (such as eruptions or lava flow) ,
Down
  1. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like,
  2. layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water,
  3. The sudden pushing out of something such as lava coming out of a volcano,
  4. Moving toward the same place,
  5. The place where two plates meet,
  6. Moving away/apart,
  7. To examine in detail for a purpose,
  8. How fast or often something happens,
  9. Hot liquid on the earths surface,

20 Clues: Moving away/apart, • Moving toward the same place, • Evidence of life from the past, • The place where two plates meet, • Hot liquid on the earths surface, • To examine in detail for a purpose, • How fast or often something happens, • A sudden shaking of the earths surface, • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole, • ...

Liam's Layers of Earth and Plate Tectonics 2026-02-03

Liam's Layers of Earth and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the way layers behave due to pressure and heat
  2. this semi-liquid is extremely hot
  3. this layer is rigid due to high pressure, it is the lower mantle
  4. this is the thinnest layer of the earth
  5. beneath the lithosphere
  6. this is the deepest layer of the earth
  7. this theory states that continents move across the earth overtime
  8. this is the largest layer of the earth
  9. this layer is made of the crust and holds continental and oceanic plates
  10. this event happens unpredictably and causes earth's poles to swap
  11. this mineral records earth's magnetic polarity when it was deposited
  12. this type of boundary spreads apart
  13. this type of invisible field surrounds the earth
Down
  1. elements or materials that layers are made from
  2. this scientist mapped out the mid-atlantic ridge by hand
  3. makes up oceanic crust
  4. makes up continental crust
  5. this type of boundary comes together
  6. this type of crust is made from mostly granite
  7. this is used to describe a solid that has been turned into almost liquid
  8. this natural event is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  9. this type of arc is formed above a subduction zone
  10. this is formed by seafloor spreading
  11. these currents cause continents to move
  12. this person proposed continental drift

25 Clues: makes up oceanic crust • beneath the lithosphere • makes up continental crust • this semi-liquid is extremely hot • this type of boundary spreads apart • this type of boundary comes together • this is formed by seafloor spreading • this is the deepest layer of the earth • this is the largest layer of the earth • this person proposed continental drift • ...

Africa and Asia Crossword Review 2025-12-14

Africa and Asia Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this ocean is directly east of Asia
  2. the Gobi desert is located in China and this country
  3. this Asian country is the most populated country
  4. wall this is China's largest tourist attraction
  5. in Japanese this is what harbor wave means
  6. this sea is north of Africa and south of Europe
  7. this river in Africa is 4,160 miles long
  8. this connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
  9. this strait is located between Morocco and Spain
  10. this African valley was created over time using plate tectonics
  11. this ocean is directly south of Asia
  12. this is where Africa ranks in population and size
  13. this tall mountain is located in the Himalayas
Down
  1. one fifth of all Asian countries are this type of geographic feature
  2. this 3rd longest river in the world is in China
  3. Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of this country
  4. this desert in Africa is the size of the United States
  5. this country was divided into North and South after WW2
  6. this type of plate boundary moves away from each other
  7. this body of water is widening each year
  8. this is the largest country in Asia
  9. both the equator and the prime meridian run through this continent
  10. this is located in Tanzania and stands 19,340 above sea level

23 Clues: this ocean is directly east of Asia • this is the largest country in Asia • this ocean is directly south of Asia • this body of water is widening each year • this river in Africa is 4,160 miles long • in Japanese this is what harbor wave means • this tall mountain is located in the Himalayas • this 3rd longest river in the world is in China • ...

WED crossword puzzle 2025-12-16

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

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

Stems/Vocb 31 & 32 2025-09-30

Stems/Vocb 31 & 32 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. go against; to violate or to conflict with
  2. concluding section
  3. make soft (as in emotions); to calm down; to appease
  4. ludicrous misuse of a word
  5. covering many things
  6. force of a million tons of dynamite
  7. a heated dispute; a noisy argument or fight
  8. cold-blooded composure; ability to keep your cool under pressure
  9. a blessing; an utterance of good wishes
  10. see; look; consult
  11. talking in circles; blathering; using too many words
  12. to affirm or declare; to assert, state, or allege
  13. one-sided
  14. thought-to-be; generally regarded or reported to be
  15. unorthodox; having a different opinion; divergent; unconventional; not conforming
  16. stout; a nicer way of saying fat
Down
  1. not believing or doubtful
  2. a speech to oneself
  3. the male head of a family
  4. prohibition
  5. pledge as security; to offer collateral in order to gain money
  6. difficult to ponder
  7. perplexed
  8. a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
  9. massive and uniform; exactly the same throughout; lacking any diversity
  10. a flowing together; meeting or gathering; a coming together
  11. sociable; outgoing; life of the party; affable
  12. beginner
  13. ego second self; an alternate personality; another version of yourself
  14. all-knowing

30 Clues: beginner • perplexed • one-sided • prohibition • all-knowing • concluding section • see; look; consult • a speech to oneself • difficult to ponder • covering many things • not believing or doubtful • the male head of a family • ludicrous misuse of a word • stout; a nicer way of saying fat • force of a million tons of dynamite • a blessing; an utterance of good wishes • ...

Divergent 2014-01-11

Divergent crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
Down
  1. Acting different

2 Clues: Acting different • tending to be different or develop in different directions.

Earthquakes 2022-11-15

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of fault occurs at a transform boundary
  2. This is a large wave that is a result of an underwater earthquake or volcano
  3. the _____ scale is the scale that measures seismic wave intensity
  4. this type of fault occurs at a convergent boundary
  5. This is a result of an earthquake when the ground seems to turn to liquid
  6. this is the DEVICE that measures seismic waves
  7. the ______ scale is the scale that measures observable damage
Down
  1. this type of fault occurs at a divergent boundary
  2. a break or crack in the earth along which plates move
  3. this is the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
  4. this type of wave moves very fast in a push pull motion
  5. this is the name for the tiny earthquakes that occur BEFORE the main quake of an earthquake
  6. this is the point within the earth where two tectonic plates collide
  7. this type of wave moves slower in an up and down motion
  8. this is the name for tiny earthquakes that occur AFTER the main quake of an earthquake

15 Clues: this is the DEVICE that measures seismic waves • this type of fault occurs at a divergent boundary • this type of fault occurs at a transform boundary • this type of fault occurs at a convergent boundary • a break or crack in the earth along which plates move • this type of wave moves very fast in a push pull motion • ...

Plate Motion Vocabulary Review 2022-10-21

Plate Motion Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  2. the place where two plates meet
  3. Moving toward the same place
  4. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  5. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  6. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
Down
  1. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  2. moving apart in different directions
  3. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  4. a feature that flows on the surface of the planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  5. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  8. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  9. Earth's continuous areas of land (EX: Asia, Europe...)

15 Clues: Moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • Earth's continuous areas of land (EX: Asia, Europe...) • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. 2023-01-24

Earthquakes and Volcanoes CrossWord Puzzle. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  2. A huge mountain built with Magma.
  3. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  4. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  6. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  7. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  8. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
Down
  1. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis.
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A huge mountain built with Magma. • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Causes cracks in the ground, also causes tsunamis. • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle 2017-12-14

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mantle – this is made up of rock that is fluid, the fluid can move the tectonic plates on the crust
  2. boundaries - When plates move right next to each other.
  3. boundaries - When two plates move away from each other and then magma creates new land.
  4. core – this layer is the fluid layer and is made up of iron of nickel
  5. wave - When the ground is shaking vertically.
  6. analysis - Physical quantities sing mass, length, or time.
  7. fault - A fault that is not hanging over its hanging wall.
  8. boundaries - Is when two plates go right at each other and once they collide they start to go up.
Down
  1. fault - A fault that is hanging over its hanging wall.
  2. currents - A current in a fluid that results from convention.
  3. map - A map that tells you all the physical features of earth.
  4. - A type of rock formation.
  5. wave - When the ground is shaking horizontally.
  6. ridges - An ocean ridge that is big and in the middle of the ocean.
  7. - A record that is produced by a seismograph.

15 Clues: - A type of rock formation. • wave - When the ground is shaking vertically. • - A record that is produced by a seismograph. • wave - When the ground is shaking horizontally. • fault - A fault that is hanging over its hanging wall. • boundaries - When plates move right next to each other. • analysis - Physical quantities sing mass, length, or time. • ...

Dynamic Earh 2018-04-18

Dynamic Earh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries-A place were plates slide by each other and rocks are neither created are destroyed.
  2. core-A layer of Earth that is 2,400 km thick and made of iron and nickel.
  3. boundaries-The boundary of a plate and a common hot spot for earthquakes and other Earth related disasters.
  4. record produced by a seismograph.
  5. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward.
  6. wave-A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake
  7. currents-A current that results from convections.
Down
  1. extended break in marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity.
  2. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward.
  3. boundaries-A linear feature that exist between two tectonic plates.
  4. map-A map that show the altitude of the surface using contour lines.
  5. analysis-The analysis of quantities that dimensions must be in terms of the same fundamental quantities.
  6. mantle- The upper portion of the Mantle that forms the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  7. wave-A seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave
  8. ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.

15 Clues: record produced by a seismograph. • currents-A current that results from convections. • wave-A seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward. • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward. • wave-A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake • ...

Earthquake and Volcanos 2021-12-14

Earthquake and Volcanos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (molten rock) emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface.
  2. is flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material
  3. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
  4. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  5. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  6. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  7. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground,
Down
  1. the scientific study of volcanoes.
  2. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
  3. is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  4. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
  5. the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
  6. is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  7. a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.
  8. molten rock that is underground and lava for molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.

15 Clues: the scientific study of volcanoes. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • (molten rock) emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

Complete the crossword puzzle below. 2023-09-25

Complete the crossword puzzle below. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___________ heat is source of this internal heat found in the Earth’s core
  2. _____________ process is a process where the oceanic crust sinks towards the mantle or moves under the continental crust.
  3. the outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. __________ heat is the source of this internal heat found in the Earth’s crust and mantle.
  5. _____________ Boundary is a type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other.
  6. a series of waves caused by an underwater earthquake.
Down
  1. an opening on the Earth’s surface where magma is released.
  2. the shaking of the ground.
  3. a layer of the Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  4. __________ crust is the type of crust found below seas and oceans.
  5. _____________ Fault Boundary is a type of plate boundary where plates move past each other.
  6. __________ Boundary is a type of plate boundary where plates collide or move towards each other.
  7. deep part of the ocean formed at subduction zones.
  8. __________ crust is the type of crust that contains landmasses and landforms.
  9. a break or crack on the Earth’s crust.

15 Clues: the shaking of the ground. • the outermost layer of the Earth. • a break or crack on the Earth’s crust. • deep part of the ocean formed at subduction zones. • a series of waves caused by an underwater earthquake. • an opening on the Earth’s surface where magma is released. • a layer of the Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Magma - Earth Science 2023-12-05

Magma - Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms from partial melting of mantle rocks.
  2. If something has low viscosity, then it means that it has ____ temperature.
  3. Mass/Volume
  4. a type of volcano that has a low-rounded profile.
  5. a type of volcano in which it's ash and debris accumulate around the vent and has small steep sided cones.
  6. can be found on convergent boundaries and is the visible manifestation of the process of rock formation.
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another.
  8. is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  9. it is one of the properties of magma that means "resistance to flow".
Down
  1. a type of igneous rock that has lowest temperature in the crystallization of magma.
  2. spots remains stationary while plates move above.
  3. a type of igneous rock that has highest temperature in the crystallization of magma.
  4. a type of volcano that is steep sided near the summit with decreasing slope.
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. If something has high temperature, then it means that is has ______ viscosity.

15 Clues: Mass/Volume • forms from partial melting of mantle rocks. • spots remains stationary while plates move above. • a type of volcano that has a low-rounded profile. • occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. • ...

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review 2023-11-01

Unit 4: Structure of the Earth Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's inner core is mainly made up of _________ and nickle.
  2. This type of plate movement occurs when plates move away from one another.
  3. The speed and ___________ of waves change depending on the material the wave is moving through.
  4. This layer of the Earth is made up of cool and rigid rock. It contains the upper mantle and the crust.
  5. This layer of the Earth only makes up about 1% of the Earth's total mass.
  6. This type of seismic wave can travel through solids and liquids.
  7. This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle.
  8. Name of the waves scientists use to study the inside of the Earth.
Down
  1. This type of plate movement can build mountains.
  2. The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________.
  3. This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes.
  4. This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest.
  5. Most activity on the Earth occurs at or near plate _____________.
  6. Density ___________ as you move towards the center of the Earth.
  7. This type of seismic wave arrives second.

15 Clues: This type of seismic wave arrives second. • This type of plate movement can build mountains. • This section of the Earth is also known as the lower mantle. • The lithosphere is broken up into pieces called ____________. • This type of wave causes the most damage and moves the slowest. • This type of plate movement is responsible for most Earthquakes. • ...

Chapter 5 Vocab 2026-01-13

Chapter 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The continents slowly moving over Earth's surface
  3. The molten mixture of rock-forming substances,gases and water from the mantle
  4. The process by which ocean crust sinks beneath a deep ocean and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  5. The mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material,or magma reaches the surface
Down
  1. The measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  3. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  4. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  5. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
  6. 300 million years ago there was a supercontinet called this
  7. One major belt of volcanoes
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  9. The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
  10. A plate boundary where two plates over toward each other

15 Clues: One major belt of volcanoes • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • The continents slowly moving over Earth's surface • A plate boundary where two plates over toward each other • The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Techtonic plates 2024-10-11

Techtonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The soft, hot layer beneath the lithosphere that helps plates move.
  2. The outermost layer of the Earth, which is hard and rigid.
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other.
  4. Hot, melted rock found beneath the Earth's surface.
  5. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  6. A deep, narrow hole in the ocean floor caused by subduction of tectonic plates.
Down
  1. A mountain that forms when magma from inside the Earth erupts through the surface.
  2. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  3. The movement of heat in the asthenosphere that makes the plates move.
  4. Large pieces of the Earth's surface that move and cause changes like earthquakes.
  5. The process where one tectonic plate slides under another.
  6. Heat that comes from within the Earth, often found near tectonic plate boundaries.
  7. A crack in the Earth's surface where tectonic plates meet.
  8. A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other.
  9. The outermost layer of the Earth, part of the lithosphere.

15 Clues: Hot, melted rock found beneath the Earth's surface. • The process where one tectonic plate slides under another. • The outermost layer of the Earth, which is hard and rigid. • A crack in the Earth's surface where tectonic plates meet. • The outermost layer of the Earth, part of the lithosphere. • A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...

Dynamic Earht 2018-04-18

Dynamic Earht crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake
  2. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward.
  3. boundaries-A linear feature that exist between two tectonic plates.
  4. an extended break in marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity.
  5. ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  6. map-A map that show the altitude of the surface using contour lines.
  7. record produced by a seismograph.
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  1. seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave
  2. boundaries-The boundary of a plate and a common hot spot for earthquakes and other Earth related disasters.
  3. core-A layer of Earth that is 2,400 km thick and made of iron and nickel.
  4. analysis-The analysis of quantities that dimensions must be in terms of the same fundamental quantities.
  5. boundaries-A place were plates slide by each other and rocks are neither created are destroyed.
  6. currents-A current that results from convections.
  7. mantle- The upper portion of the Mantle that forms the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  8. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward.

15 Clues: record produced by a seismograph. • seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave • currents-A current that results from convections. • A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward. • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward. • ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • ...

Earthquake and Volcanos 2021-12-14

Earthquake and Volcanos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (molten rock) emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface.
  2. Convection currents are flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material
  3. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
  4. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  5. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  6. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  7. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground,
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  1. the scientific study of volcanoes.
  2. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
  3. is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  4. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
  5. the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
  6. is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  7. a visible suspension of carbon or other particles in air, typically one emitted from a burning substance.
  8. molten rock that is underground and lava for molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface.

15 Clues: the scientific study of volcanoes. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • (molten rock) emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2022-01-11

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  2. a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere
  3. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  4. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. thickest layer of the earth
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago
  8. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving in different directions
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  5. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  6. a deep canyon on the ocean floor
  7. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth

15 Clues: thickest layer of the earth • a deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • a break or crack in the earth's lithosphere • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Single landmass that broke apart 250 million years ago • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • ...

7 Unit 2: Earth's Geological Processes 2021-01-13

7 Unit 2: Earth's Geological Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all of the water on Earth (lakes, oceans, clouds)
  2. Earth's zero point of longitude, which passes through Greenwich, England
  3. identical sets of these were found on different continents, supporting the theory of continental drift
  4. imaginary line in middle of Earth dividing it into northern and southern hemispheres. Has a parallel of latitude 0°
  5. Pangea, Gondwana, and Laurasia are examples of this
  6. angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator
  7. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 where continents shift position on Earth's surface
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  1. plate boundaries that occur where plates are spreading apart
  2. all of the gases surrounding Earth (five layers)
  3. the solid parts of the Earth; non-living (rock, soil, and landforms)
  4. all living organisms on Earth (plants, animals, bacteria)
  5. theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called plates. All of Earth's land and water sit on these plates
  6. plate boundaries that occur where plates are sliding past one another
  7. plate boundaries that occur where plates are pushing together
  8. angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England

15 Clues: all of the gases surrounding Earth (five layers) • all of the water on Earth (lakes, oceans, clouds) • Pangea, Gondwana, and Laurasia are examples of this • all living organisms on Earth (plants, animals, bacteria) • plate boundaries that occur where plates are spreading apart • plate boundaries that occur where plates are pushing together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which the the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  2. created the theory of continental drift.
  3. when pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley called a ______ ______ forms.
  4. two plates come together at a _______ boundary
  5. Scientists used this in the mid 1900's to map the mid-ocean ridges.
  6. The lithosphere is broken into________,which float on top of the asthenosphere.
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener created the theory of ______ drift.
  2. plates move away from each other at this boundary.
  3. The crust is ______dense the farther you get from the mid-ocean ridge.
  4. geologists think the movement of the Earths plates is caused by convection currents in the ______.
  5. if subduction happens faster than oceanic crust is formed, the ocean will_______
  6. the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years age.
  7. used evidence from _______, or ancient organisms preserved in rock to support his hypothesis.
  8. Molten material lines up in the direction of the poles to form_________ stripes.
  9. a boundry where plates slip past each other.

15 Clues: created the theory of continental drift. • a boundry where plates slip past each other. • two plates come together at a _______ boundary • Alfred Wegener created the theory of ______ drift. • plates move away from each other at this boundary. • the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years age. • ...

Landscapes and Landforms Terminology 2024-03-27

Landscapes and Landforms Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. The laying down of sediment carried by wind or water
  2. An area of land with many distinct features and landforms
  3. A mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
  4. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  5. The low lying area of land between two hills or mountains
  6. The plate boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  7. The plate boundary where two tectonic plates move past each other
  8. The process of wearing down land by wind, water or other natural agents
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  1. The place where two tectonic plates meet
  2. The process of plates moving under the Earth’s surface
  3. A large body of enclosed water
  4. A large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or underground
  5. A natural physical feature found on the surface of the Earth
  6. The plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. A geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion

15 Clues: A large body of enclosed water • The place where two tectonic plates meet • The laying down of sediment carried by wind or water • The process of plates moving under the Earth’s surface • An area of land with many distinct features and landforms • The low lying area of land between two hills or mountains • A natural physical feature found on the surface of the Earth • ...

The Ocean Floor 2023-03-20

The Ocean Floor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. huge underwater mountains; volcanoes that form in the same way as volcanoes on land
  2. the study of the physical features of the ocean floor
  3. a man-made ship that lies on the ocean floor
  4. volcanoes whose summit rises above seal level
  5. leads from the continental shelf towards the sea floor; deeper than the continental shelf
  6. occur at divergent plate boundaries; a huge mountain range of underwater volcanoes that rise above the sea floor
  7. hot springs; form when seawater trickles down into newly formed ocean crust
  8. a trench that is known as the deepest place on Earth
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  1. a steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope; it ends in a sediment buildup
  2. the underwater edge of the continent
  3. a buildup of sediment and sand on the ocean floor at the bottom of the continental slope
  4. a V-shaped valley that is long and narrow; deepest point on Earth
  5. strings if volcanic islands formed when plates converge

13 Clues: the underwater edge of the continent • a man-made ship that lies on the ocean floor • volcanoes whose summit rises above seal level • a trench that is known as the deepest place on Earth • the study of the physical features of the ocean floor • strings if volcanic islands formed when plates converge • a V-shaped valley that is long and narrow; deepest point on Earth • ...

tectonic plates 2023-05-17

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large, powerful ocean wave generated by the vertical motions of the seafloor during an earthquake
  2. point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  3. a dropped zone were two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  4. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of earth's crust
  5. spot unusually hot area in earth's mantle where high-temperature plumes of mantle material rise toward the surface
  6. ancient landmass made up of all continents that began to break apart about 200 mya
  7. boundary place where two tectonic plates are moving apart
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  1. boundary place where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  2. plate massive slab of solid rock made up of earth's lithosphere
  3. made up of crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
  4. fracture or system of fractures in earths crust that occurs when stress is applied too quickly or stress is too great
  5. boundary place where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  6. boundary where two tectonic plates meet

13 Clues: boundary where two tectonic plates meet • made up of crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle • a dropped zone were two tectonic plates are pulling apart • boundary place where two tectonic plates are moving apart • plate massive slab of solid rock made up of earth's lithosphere • point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake • ...

Adolescence 2013-10-21

Adolescence crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Self-centered thinking patterns of childhood that sometimes occur in the teen years/
  2. Marcia’s categories that depict levels of crisis and commitment that contribute to a sense of identity.
  3. A girl’s first menstruation
  4. - Adolescents' perception that others are constantly scrutinizing their behavior and appearance
  5. Cognitive efforts involving attention and critical thinking.
  6. Change in hormone levels, one of the triggers of puberty.
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  1. (RAS)- complex subcortical system that protects the brain from being overwhelmed
  2. Adolescents’ tendency to think of themselves in heroic or mythical terms
  3. Thinking used when a problem to be solved has one correct answer.
  4. An eating disorder characterized by low body weight and distorted body image
  5. Thinking used when a problem to be solved has many possible answers
  6. Neurons that play a large role in emotion
  7. The process of physical changes by which a child’s body becomes an adult body capable of reproduction.

13 Clues: A girl’s first menstruation • Neurons that play a large role in emotion • Change in hormone levels, one of the triggers of puberty. • Cognitive efforts involving attention and critical thinking. • Thinking used when a problem to be solved has one correct answer. • Thinking used when a problem to be solved has many possible answers • ...

Evolution 2016-03-02

Evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms
  2. Structures structures that are shared by related species and that have been inherited from a common ancestor
  3. Selection The process where organisms with variations most suited to their local environment survives and leaves more offspring
  4. Evolution the process by which two or more related but reproductively
  5. an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment
  6. Structure Structures inherited from ancestors but have lost much or all of original function
  7. The process of change over time
  8. Radiation from a single (male and female) common ancestor, many species have evolved
  9. Structures body Parts that share a common function, not structure
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  1. How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment
  2. Evolution process in which unrelated species from similar environments have adaptions that seem very similar
  3. The process that occurs when two species influence each other during evolution.
  4. Selection The breeding of plants and animals to produce desirable traits

13 Clues: The process of change over time • the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms • How well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment • an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment • Structures body Parts that share a common function, not structure • Evolution the process by which two or more related but reproductively • ...

Unit 1 Lesson 13: Volcanoes Review 2018-10-22

Unit 1 Lesson 13: Volcanoes Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _________ volcanoes are formed from fast flowing lava which flows easily over the surface, forming larger volcanoes with gentle sides.
  2. A bowl shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the central vent
  3. Inside a magma chamber, this is responsible for pushing magma to the surface to create an eruption
  4. the cause of plate movement: a circular motion and energy caused by the rising and cooling of magma in the asthenosphere
  5. a boundary where plates collide into each other along which volcanoes often form
  6. molten rock inside of a volcano
  7. a plate boundary where plates slide past each other, usually not associated with volcano formation
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  1. In a volcano, magma collects in a packet called a magma ___________
  2. ____________ eruptions are eruptions out of the sides of a volcano
  3. A smaller volcano with steeper sides
  4. When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate.
  5. a boundary where plates drift apart. Volcanoes may form here.
  6. Molten rock outside a volcano

13 Clues: Molten rock outside a volcano • molten rock inside of a volcano • A smaller volcano with steeper sides • When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate. • a boundary where plates drift apart. Volcanoes may form here. • ____________ eruptions are eruptions out of the sides of a volcano • In a volcano, magma collects in a packet called a magma ___________ • ...

Tic tac know 2021-12-14

Tic tac know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  3. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  4. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  5. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  5. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

13 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Tic tac know 2021-12-14

Tic tac know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  3. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  4. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  5. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  5. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

13 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Tic tac know 2021-12-14

Tic tac know crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  3. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  4. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  5. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  5. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

13 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the center of the earth
  2. a partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer that is located below the solid part of Earth's mantle
  3. Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart
  4. core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core
  5. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  6. Tectonics pieces of the lithosphere that move around;upper most part of mantle
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  1. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  2. pieces of the lithosphere that move around, they each have a different name
  3. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
  4. a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core
  5. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth
  7. Outermost layer on earth

13 Clues: the center of the earth • Outermost layer on earth • a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core • core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth • Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core • ...

Mountainous Landscapes 2021-07-03

Mountainous Landscapes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those that have folded over themselves or appear to have flopped over, strongly folded and squeezed into sharp folds as a result of great horizontal pressure
  2. large basin-shaped depression caused when the summit of a volcano collapses into the magma chamber below
  3. _______ form when erosion of the surrounding areas occur
  4. a simple fold that occurs singularly rather than as part of a series of anticlines and synclines
  5. _______ boundaries occur when tectonic plates are moving past one another
  6. _______ boundaries occur when tectonic plates are moving away from one another
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  1. _______ mountains occur when materials or blocks of rock are forced up or down through cracks in Earth’s crust
  2. the upward bulging of rocks cussed by compression
  3. _______ boundaries occur tectonic plates are moving towards one another
  4. occur when molten rock erupts through the crust
  5. the downward squeezing of rocks caused by compression
  6. _______ mountains form when two continental plates push against each other
  7. _______ form when large amounts of melted rock (magma) accumulate under the Earth’s crust without breaking it

13 Clues: occur when molten rock erupts through the crust • the upward bulging of rocks cussed by compression • the downward squeezing of rocks caused by compression • _______ form when erosion of the surrounding areas occur • _______ boundaries occur tectonic plates are moving towards one another • _______ boundaries occur when tectonic plates are moving past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics: Pick a Project 2013-03-18

Plate Tectonics: Pick a Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many plate boundaries are there.
  2. geological theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are constant, slow motion.
  3. a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
  4. where 2 plates come together.
  5. SUPERcontinent.
  6. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
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  1. a place where 2 plates slip past each other, moving opposite directions.
  2. when 2 plates carrying oceanic crust meet at a trench, the plate that is less dense dives under the other plate and returns to the mantle.
  3. Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections.
  4. breaks in the Earth's crust.
  5. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  6. Heat is transferred from 1 particle of matter to another w/o movement of the matter itself.
  7. a deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary.
  8. where 2 plates move apart.
  9. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

15 Clues: SUPERcontinent. • where 2 plates move apart. • breaks in the Earth's crust. • where 2 plates come together. • how many plate boundaries are there. • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. • Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections. • a deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary. • ...

Chapter 5 2013-01-28

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. A sedimentary rock composed principally of the remains of plants and animals.
  2. Igneous volcanic rock formation in which hot magma from inside the Earth flows out onto the surface; contains small crystals.
  3. When the plates move apart.
  4. Type of rock formed from he breaking down and unification of sediments broken down by wind or water.
  5. Molten liquid found underneath Earth's crust.
  6. Process leading to the formation of sedimentary rock by the pressing weight of overlying layers of sediment.
  7. The supercontinent that once connected all of Earth's land masses.
  8. Igneous rock formed from magma forced into older rocks within the Earth's crust, then solidifying; contains large crystals.
  9. A type of sedimentary rock comprising material deposited directly by precipitation from solution.
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  1. When two plates come together and hit each other.
  2. Type of rock formed from heat and pressure.
  3. Type of rock formed from the cooling and hardening of lava and magma.
  4. Land formation formed from the converging plates.
  5. When two plates separate.
  6. Molten liquid that explodes from volcanoes and lands on Earth's surface.

15 Clues: When two plates separate. • When the plates move apart. • Type of rock formed from heat and pressure. • Molten liquid found underneath Earth's crust. • When two plates come together and hit each other. • Land formation formed from the converging plates. • The supercontinent that once connected all of Earth's land masses. • ...

Rock Transformations 2022-09-12

Rock Transformations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  2. convergent or divergent
  3. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  4. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  5. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  6. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
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  1. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
  2. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  3. the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  4. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  5. a view into the inside of something by cutting through it
  6. the ability to make things move or change
  7. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  8. the process of sediment being glued together
  9. made of hard, solid rock within the lithosphere

15 Clues: convergent or divergent • the ability to make things move or change • the process of sediment being glued together • made of hard, solid rock within the lithosphere • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • a view into the inside of something by cutting through it • ...

Rock Transformations 2022-09-12

Rock Transformations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made of hard, solid rock within the lithosphere
  2. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  3. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  4. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  5. the process of sediment being glued together
  6. a region of rock that formed together as a single rock type
  7. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  8. a view into the inside of something by cutting through it
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  1. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  2. the process by which rock material moves under Earth’s outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  3. the ability to make things move or change
  4. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  5. a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like
  6. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  7. convergent or divergent

15 Clues: convergent or divergent • the ability to make things move or change • the process of sediment being glued together • made of hard, solid rock within the lithosphere • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • the process of sediment being buried and pressed together • a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like • ...

science 2022-01-14

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean ridge the undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is created
  2. core dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  3. a break in the earth's lithosphere along which rocks moves
  4. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. thickest layer of the Earth
  6. spreading the process by which molten material adds new crust to the ocean floor
  7. a deep canyon on the ocean floor
  8. current cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  9. valley a deep valley where to plates move apart
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  1. rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  2. drift Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge landmass
  3. a soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats on
  4. the name 0f a single landmass that broke apart about 255 million years ago
  5. the layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other

15 Clues: thickest layer of the Earth • a deep canyon on the ocean floor • valley a deep valley where to plates move apart • the layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • a break in the earth's lithosphere along which rocks moves • a soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats on • boundary a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Science Extra Credit 2024-02-13

Science Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. What Is The Name For The Thin, Outer Layer Of Earth?
  2. What Is The Name For An Instrument Can We Use To Detect Seismic Waves?
  3. What Is The Name For Two plates Moving In Opposite Directions?
  4. What Is The Name For A Strong Explanation For The Natural World Supported By Evidence?
  5. What Is The Name For The Super-Continent Made Millions Of Years Ago Called?
  6. What Is The Name For A Crack In Crust Or A Plate Boundary?
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  1. What Is The Name For When An Ocean Plate Meets A Continent Plate Or A Less Dense Ocean Plate?
  2. What Is The Name For The Innermost Layer Of Earth?
  3. What Is The Name For Two Plates That Slide Past Each Other?
  4. What Is The Name For The Network Of Satellites Around Earth Called?
  5. What Is The Name For When Two Continent Plates Collide?
  6. What Is The Name For The "S" In "S-Waves"
  7. What Is The Name For TheDegree Of The Compactness Of An Object?
  8. What Is The Name For The "P" In "P-Waves"
  9. What Is The Name For Melted Rock Underneath Earth's SUrface Called?

15 Clues: What Is The Name For The "S" In "S-Waves" • What Is The Name For The "P" In "P-Waves" • What Is The Name For The Innermost Layer Of Earth? • What Is The Name For The Thin, Outer Layer Of Earth? • What Is The Name For When Two Continent Plates Collide? • What Is The Name For A Crack In Crust Or A Plate Boundary? • ...

Ecology Crossword 2024-04-02

Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the level an organism occupies in its food chain
  2. The supply of nutrients is limited and therefore ecosystems constantly recycle the nutrients between organisms.
  3. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level
  4. Physiological or behavioral changes that allow the organism to
  5. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
  6. a process that results in changes in the genetic material of a population over time
  7. tending to be different or develop in different directions
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  1. an organism that creates its own food or energy
  2. an organism whose presence/absence reflects a specific environmental condition
  3. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas
  4. the process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
  5. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
  6. exert top-down influence on lower trophic levels and prevents species at lower trophic levels from monopolizing critical resources
  7. the order of events in an ecosystem where one living organism eats another organism and later that organism is consumed by another larger organism
  8. the specialized habitat of an organism
  9. living things

16 Clues: living things • the specialized habitat of an organism • an organism that creates its own food or energy • the level an organism occupies in its food chain • able to be maintained at a certain rate or level • tending to be different or develop in different directions • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas • ...

Earth's Structure 2024-10-01

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the Earth's crust that makes up the continents.
  2. Huge piece of the Earth's crust that moves around on the surface.
  3. a thinner, denser plate of the Earth's crust found under oceans.
  4. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  5. the thick layer of rock below the crust and above the core.
  6. a place where two tectonic plates are moving apart.
  7. The part of the Earth's crust under the Oceans.
  8. The solid outer part of the Earth, including the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  9. an invisible area round the Earth that protects us from harmful space radiation
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  1. the layer around the inner core, made of liquid metal.
  2. a large, thick plate of the Earth's crust that makes up the continents.
  3. the edges where two tectonic plates meet.
  4. a layer of the earth below the lithosphere that is soft and can flow slowly.
  5. something that is melted and in liquid form, like lava.
  6. the thin, outermost layer of rock below the crust and above the core.
  7. the very center of the earth, made of solid metal.
  8. a place where two tectonic plates are moving towards each other.

17 Clues: the edges where two tectonic plates meet. • The part of the Earth's crust under the Oceans. • the very center of the earth, made of solid metal. • a place where two tectonic plates are moving apart. • the layer around the inner core, made of liquid metal. • something that is melted and in liquid form, like lava. • ...

7th & 8th Grade List 14 2023-02-22

7th & 8th Grade List 14 crossword puzzle
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  1. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  2. having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.
  3. put an end to the validity or operation of a decree, decision, or promise.
  4. an act of transferring donated blood, blood products, or other fluid into the circulatory system of person or animal.
  5. feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
  6. the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.
  7. truthful and straightforward; frank.
  8. relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of society.
  9. the process or state of separation.
  10. a number of miles traveled or covered.
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  1. a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in to successive quarters.
  2. the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.
  3. especially of food likely to decay or go bad quickly.
  4. hit with force when moving.
  5. of an event regarded as threatening or significant about to happen; forthcoming.

15 Clues: hit with force when moving. • the process or state of separation. • truthful and straightforward; frank. • a number of miles traveled or covered. • feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. • especially of food likely to decay or go bad quickly. • relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of society. • ...

Unit 5 Crossword 2023-02-08

Unit 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the height of land above a given level, generally sea level
  2. used by Hess as evidence for plate tectonics
  3. one type of evidence used by Wegener to support continental drift
  4. a theory that the Earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that move slowly over time
  5. bold or thicker lines that generally occur every fifth contour line
  6. the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
  7. an aerial map that shows the physical features of an area including elevation
  8. A large, broke section of Earth's lithosphere that can carry continental or oceanic crust
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  1. the theory that states the continents are slowly moving over Earth's surface
  2. feature formed by an ocean-to-ocean divergent boundary
  3. a landmass that existed when all continents were joined together over 200 million years ago
  4. connect points of equal elevation on a topographic map
  5. the San Andreas Fault is a popular one of these types of boundaries
  6. the continuous heating and cooling of magma in the Earth's mantle,driving force behind the movement of plates
  7. feature formed by a continent-to-continent convergent boundary

15 Clues: used by Hess as evidence for plate tectonics • feature formed by an ocean-to-ocean divergent boundary • connect points of equal elevation on a topographic map • the height of land above a given level, generally sea level • the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next • feature formed by a continent-to-continent convergent boundary • ...

earth systems crossword 2023-04-05

earth systems crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer part of the earth.includes the crust and upper mantle
  2. boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. the solid outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle
  4. the lower part of earths mantle, below the asthenosphere
  5. below the lithosphere.hotter and more fluid part of mantle
  6. form at convergent bounderies where one plate sub ducts under another, and magma underground is pushed upward
  7. occurs when divergent plates separate. convection currents cause less dense materiel to rise. creates new ocean floor
  8. boundary where tectonic plates collide
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  1. large pieces of lithosphere that the ocean and continents rest on
  2. when magma flows through a crack in the middle of a tectonic plate, and not a plate boundary. Hawaiian islands were formed this way
  3. boundary where tectonic plated divide
  4. the innermost layer of the earth. divided into 2 parts, liquid outer and solid inner. made of iron and nickel
  5. the layer that lies between earths crust and core. the majority of earths mass is in this layer
  6. when a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere creates seismic waves
  7. the supercontinent that existed before continents separated

15 Clues: boundary where tectonic plated divide • boundary where tectonic plates collide • boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other • the lower part of earths mantle, below the asthenosphere • below the lithosphere.hotter and more fluid part of mantle • the supercontinent that existed before continents separated • ...