divergent Crossword Puzzles

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-03-20

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
  2. An instrument that records vibrations in the gourd and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
  3. The study of earthquakes
  4. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus
  5. The bending tilting and breaking of the Earth's crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  6. Motion Occurs where two plates push together
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  1. A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph
  2. An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occured recently but where strong earthquakes have occured in the past
  3. Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other
  4. A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  5. Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other
  6. zone An area of deep cracks that forms between two tectonic plates that are pulling away from eachother
  7. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  8. The point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs

14 Clues: The study of earthquakes • Motion Occurs where two plates push together • Motion Occurs where two plates slip past each other • Motion Occurs where two plates pull away from each other • A tracing of earthquake motions that is created by a seismograph • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate.
  2. is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.
  3. plate boundaries form where two plate collide.
  4. plate boundary forms where two plates separate
  5. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth.
  6. is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer.
  7. reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions.
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  1. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other.
  2. polarity a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south.
  3. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  4. continents were once part of a super continent.
  5. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects, such a compass needles, will orient themselves to point north.
  6. tectonics is Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  7. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.

14 Clues: is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer. • plate boundaries form where two plate collide. • plate boundary forms where two plates separate • continents were once part of a super continent. • is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate. • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions. • ...

Tectonic Hazards 2019-11-06

Tectonic Hazards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the innermost layers of the earth it's the hottest layer of the earth
  2. a fracture or crack in the earths crust where two tectonic plates move past each other
  3. molten rock underneath the earth's crust
  4. a plate boundary where the oceanic and continental plates push towards each other
  5. thick, light and buoyant, made of granite
  6. caused when plates slide past each other, friction causes them to get stuck, over time the pressure builds up and eventually they jolt past each other
  7. the name magma is given when it reaches the surface of the earth
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  1. created at collision zones where two continental crusts collide e.g. the Himalayas
  2. dense,thick and very heavy, made of basalt
  3. Several large slabs of the lithosphere that hold the continents and oceans and are slowly but constantly moving around the earth.
  4. the thickest layer of the earth between the outer core and the crust
  5. where magma erupts through the ground
  6. a plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  7. the name given to the first super-continent

14 Clues: where magma erupts through the ground • molten rock underneath the earth's crust • thick, light and buoyant, made of granite • dense,thick and very heavy, made of basalt • the name given to the first super-continent • a plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • the name magma is given when it reaches the surface of the earth • ...

Changing Earth's Surface 2025-02-24

Changing Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
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  1. the solid outer layer of the earths crust and upper mantle
  2. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. tectonic theory the theory that the lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and then rejoin; considered the unifying theory of geology
  4. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  5. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  6. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  7. The central part of the earth below the mantle
  8. Boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
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  1. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  2. Ocean Ridges long chains of mountains on the ocean floors
  3. Plates Large movable plates under the Earth's surface.
  4. Floor Spreading the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  5. System all of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary
  6. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

14 Clues: The central part of the earth below the mantle • Plates Large movable plates under the Earth's surface. • Ocean Ridges long chains of mountains on the ocean floors • the solid outer layer of the earths crust and upper mantle • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • ...

Plate Boundaries 2021-08-17

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate, It is denser than the continental plate.
  2. It occurs when two plates moving apart from each other.
Down
  1. It occurs when two plates are colliding, the plate has been force under an eventually melted and destroyed.
  2. When the plates pass to each other.

4 Clues: When the plates pass to each other. • Plate, It is denser than the continental plate. • It occurs when two plates moving apart from each other. • It occurs when two plates are colliding, the plate has been force under an eventually melted and destroyed.

Tectonic plates and boundaries 2021-11-18

Tectonic plates and boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where two plates pull apart
Down
  1. Wegner
  2. boundary where two plates crash or sub duct

3 Clues: Wegner • boundary where two plates pull apart • boundary where two plates crash or sub duct

Types of boundaries 2023-10-06

Types of boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It move to the left
Down
  1. Its moves to the right
  2. it moves to the middle

3 Clues: It move to the left • Its moves to the right • it moves to the middle

Science Puzzle 2024-12-18

Science Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. science lab Divergent tectonic Oxygen Helium Sulfur
  2. Gravity Mass Weight Convergent Subduction Conduction
Down
  1. Convection Radiation

3 Clues: Convection Radiation • science lab Divergent tectonic Oxygen Helium Sulfur • Gravity Mass Weight Convergent Subduction Conduction

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-11

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that the continets are slowly drifting farther apart
  2. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  4. When something molten adds crust to the ocean floor
  5. The theory that all of the continets used to all be together which formed _______.
  6. When two plates move side by side in opposite directions and create an earthquake.
  7. The massive chunks of the crust that shifts evry so often
  8. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  9. The borders of the tectonic plates; usually looks like a massive trench
Down
  1. The man that discovered plate tectonics
  2. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  4. When two plates move away from each other and create a volcano.
  5. When a tectonic two teconic plate suddenly shift pass eachother
  6. When two tectonic plates move in the opposite direction of the other and create a ______.
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • The man that discovered plate tectonics • A deep valley where two plates move apart • When something molten adds crust to the ocean floor • The massive chunks of the crust that shifts evry so often • The theory that the continets are slowly drifting farther apart • When two plates move away from each other and create a volcano. • ...

Managed Essay Reading 2 2017-09-04

Managed Essay Reading 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  2. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  3. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  4. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  5. (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone
  6. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems
  7. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  8. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  9. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
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  1. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  2. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  3. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  4. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  5. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  6. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  7. (n.13) a rapid increase in number

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Week 10 Choice Board 2023-12-13

Week 10 Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a warning that is generated for a specific area, even though no emergency or disaster occurs in that area
  2. beginners at a workplace who do work that is closely supervised because they are learning on the job
  3. an underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries
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  1. a natural disaster on Earth such as an earthquake tornado or flood
  2. the size or strength of something such as an earthquake or tsunami
  3. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet such as a mountain channel or sand dune

6 Clues: an underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries • a natural disaster on Earth such as an earthquake tornado or flood • the size or strength of something such as an earthquake or tsunami • a feature that forms on the surface of a planet such as a mountain channel or sand dune • ...

Managed Formative Essay Text 2 2017-09-04

Managed Formative Essay Text 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  2. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  3. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  4. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  5. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  6. (adj.13）supplementary or not standalone
  7. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
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  1. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  2. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  3. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  4. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  5. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  6. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  7. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  8. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  9. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13）supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Managed essay text 2 2017-09-04

Managed essay text 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems
  2. (adj.9) not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  3. (adj.13) supplementary or not standalone
  4. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  5. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  6. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  7. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  8. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  9. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  10. (n.4) an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
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  1. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  2. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  3. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  4. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  5. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  6. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13) supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9) not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Managed essay text 2 (2.0) 2017-09-04

Managed essay text 2 (2.0) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  2. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  3. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  4. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems
  5. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  6. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  7. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  8. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  9. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  10. (adj.9) not serious in content or attitude or behavior
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  1. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  2. (n.4) an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  3. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  4. (adj.13) supplementary or not standalone
  5. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  6. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13) supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9) not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Managed Essay Reading 2 2017-09-04

Managed Essay Reading 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  2. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  3. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  4. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  5. (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone
  6. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  7. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  8. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Down
  1. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  2. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems
  3. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  4. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  5. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  6. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  7. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  8. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Managed Essay Reading 2 2017-09-04

Managed Essay Reading 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  2. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  3. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  4. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
  5. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  6. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  7. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  8. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  9. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
Down
  1. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  2. (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone
  3. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  4. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems
  5. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  6. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  7. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Volcanoes 2023-03-18

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcano that will not erupt again
  2. Magma that flows out onto the Earth’s surface
  3. Molten rock beneath the Earth’s crust
  4. A volcano with regular eruptions
  5. A low, flat volcano, made from runny lava
  6. Differences in temperature of material beneath the plates of the Earth’s crust leads to the creation of currents to transfer the heat. These currents move the plates above them
  7. Region created by the action of two tectonic plates colliding and the less dense plate, submerges underneath the denser one
  8. A volcanic mudlfow that contains a mixture of rocky debris, ash and water
  9. A volcano that hasn’t erupted for many years but activity can be detected inside
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  1. Type of energy that can be derived from heat within the Earth's crust
  2. Plate boundaries where two plates are sliding past eachother in opposite directions
  3. Rigid segments of rock that make up the Earth’s crust, they meet at plate boundaries where volcanoes are created
  4. Plate boundaries where two plates are moving away from eachother
  5. A high, steep-sided volcano made from thick lava
  6. Mass movement of rocks and soil down a slope that is often triggered by heavy rain
  7. Plate boundaries that move towards eachother and collide

16 Clues: A volcano with regular eruptions • A volcano that will not erupt again • Molten rock beneath the Earth’s crust • A low, flat volcano, made from runny lava • Magma that flows out onto the Earth’s surface • A high, steep-sided volcano made from thick lava • Plate boundaries that move towards eachother and collide • ...

7th grade Ch. 9 Science vocab 2023-01-12

7th grade Ch. 9 Science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature
  2. push rising mantle material at Mid-ocean ridge creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  3. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  4. pull as a slab sinks, it pulls the rest of the plate with a force
  5. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  6. the cold rigid outermost rock layer
  7. drift which suggested that continents are constantly moving on the surface of earth
  8. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in the
Down
  1. plate boundary forms where two plates separate
  2. tectonics states that earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock plates that move with respect to each other
  3. continents where once part of a super continent
  4. polarity a state which magnetized objects would reverse themselves to point south
  5. polarity a state in which magnetized objects such as compass needles, will orient themselves to point north
  6. plate boundary form where two plates collide
  7. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other
  8. reversal when the magnetic field reverses direction

16 Clues: the cold rigid outermost rock layer • plate boundary form where two plates collide • plate boundary forms where two plates separate • continents where once part of a super continent • reversal when the magnetic field reverses direction • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in the • ...

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  2. away from the ridge.
  3. forms where two plates slide past eachother
  4. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth
  5. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  6. states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to eachother
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant place in a process
  8. all the continents were once part of a super-continent
Down
  1. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north.
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  5. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along the mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust
  7. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  8. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.

16 Clues: away from the ridge. • forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past eachother • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • all the continents were once part of a super-continent • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • ...

KOBE-JAPAN 2023-08-12

KOBE-JAPAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger
  2. a violent shaking of the ground
  3. the outermost layer of the lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centres on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries
  4. to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support
  5. without a home, typically living on the streets.
  6. to build something again
  7. directly caused by the disaster, is an integral part of the disaster itself (ground shaking, lava pouring out of the volcano)
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  1. to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
  2. resistance of material to fire
  3. one of Japan's ten largest cities
  4. caused by an earthquake or relating to an earth vibration
  5. strong pressure wave in any elastic medium such as air, water, or a solid substance
  6. it measures the size of the seismic waves during an earthquake
  7. The place on the Earth's surface directly above the point where it starts
  8. is a fault that was responsible for the earthquake of 1995 (Kobe Quake)
  9. to cause to be late or to cause to happen at a later time

16 Clues: to build something again • resistance of material to fire • a violent shaking of the ground • one of Japan's ten largest cities • without a home, typically living on the streets. • caused by an earthquake or relating to an earth vibration • to cause to be late or to cause to happen at a later time • a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger • ...

Evolution 2 Practice 2024-03-04

Evolution 2 Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is required for a virus to reproduce.
  2. When many species radiate out from one common ancestor.
  3. When a species goes through many slow changes over a long period of time.
  4. When 2 or more species evolove together like a race. Ex: flowers and bees/birds
  5. These points on a cladogram represent a common ancestor of a group of species.
  6. The evolution of a new species
  7. Large areas of the world with a similar climate.
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  1. Environmental changes lead to abrupt changes followed by periods of no change.
  2. When the environment pressures populations and selects the best fit to survive and reproduce.
  3. Something that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
  4. Viruses and bacteria have this structure in common. Hint: DNA or RNA.
  5. Structures that are similar in function but different in structure.
  6. This type of evolution starts with a common ancestor and splits into 2 or more species.
  7. Structures that are similar in structure but used for different things.
  8. This type of evolution takes species that are not closely related and pressures them to look similar.
  9. These things are not alive and cannot be cured with antibiotics.

16 Clues: The evolution of a new species • This is required for a virus to reproduce. • Large areas of the world with a similar climate. • When many species radiate out from one common ancestor. • These things are not alive and cannot be cured with antibiotics. • Structures that are similar in function but different in structure. • ...

Natural Disasters 2025-03-11

Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. (9)
  2. The wearing away of land by wind, water, or waves. (7)
  3. A natural weather event that causes huge impacts to the Earth's surface, destruction to environment and loss of life. (15)
  4. Technology that monitors and predicts natural disasters to minimise impacts to humans and environment. (19)
  5. Large,rigid pieces of the Earth's surface that move and interact. (14)
  6. Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. (4)
  7. A powerful rotating storm with high winds and heavy rain. (7)
  8. A large volume of water that occurs suddenly and lasts a short time. (10)
  9. A device used to measure the strength of earthquakes. (11)
Down
  1. The measurement scale for the magnitude of earthquakes. (12)
  2. Abnormal rise in seawater due to a huge storm or cyclone. (10)
  3. A type of volcano that is no longer active and won’t erupt again. (7)
  4. The term used for a volcano that hasn't erupted for a long time but is expected to in the future. (7)
  5. Hot, melted rock found beneath the Earth's surface. (5)
  6. A natural disaster involving the shaking of the ground. (10)
  7. A massive wave often caused by an underwater earthquake. (7)

16 Clues: Molten rock that erupts from a volcano. (4) • The wearing away of land by wind, water, or waves. (7) • Hot, melted rock found beneath the Earth's surface. (5) • A device used to measure the strength of earthquakes. (11) • The measurement scale for the magnitude of earthquakes. (12) • A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. (9) • ...

science period 2 Kate Millman 2017-01-18

science period 2 Kate Millman crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural feature of the earth's surface
  2. Boundaries
  3. a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal, in either a sinistral (left lateral) or dextral (right lateral) direction
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
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  1. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle

6 Clues: Boundaries • a natural feature of the earth's surface • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate • ...

Vocabulary of The Year 2016-03-04

Vocabulary of The Year crossword puzzle
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  1. outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Ridge A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  3. Ocean Trenches A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  4. boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  5. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  7. boundary place where two plates move together
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  1. Spreading Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  2. The destructive process in which water or wind loosen and carry away fragments of rock
  3. boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  4. plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
  5. drift hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  6. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  7. sections of the lithosphere

14 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • boundary place where two plates move together • current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere • boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other • ...

Dynamic Earth 2017-10-17

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Detailed, accurate graphic representations of features that appear on the Earth's surface.
  2. The first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph.
  3. Method for comparing the dimensions of the physical quantities occurring in a problem to find relationships between the quantities without having to solve the problem completely.
  4. A current in a fluid that results from convection
  5. Where two plates meet and make a divergent, convergent, or transform fault.
  6. Reverse faults are faults in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall
  7. A record produced by a seismograph
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  1. The second waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph.
  2. The boundaries of a plate
  3. A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  4. The upper part of the mantle
  5. When two plates pull away from each other.
  6. Any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans
  7. A fluid layer of earth about 2,300 km thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above the solid inner core and below the mantle.

14 Clues: The boundaries of a plate • The upper part of the mantle • A record produced by a seismograph • When two plates pull away from each other. • A current in a fluid that results from convection • The first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph. • The second waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph. • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate.
  2. is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.
  3. plate boundaries form where two plate collide.
  4. plate boundary forms where two plates separate
  5. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth.
  6. is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer.
  7. reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions.
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  1. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other.
  2. polarity a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south.
  3. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  4. continents were once part of a super continent.
  5. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects, such a compass needles, will orient themselves to point north.
  6. tectonics is Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  7. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.

14 Clues: is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer. • plate boundaries form where two plate collide. • plate boundary forms where two plates separate • continents were once part of a super continent. • is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate. • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions. • ...

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-22

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
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  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. The soft, ductile layer of the upper mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  3. Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted.
  4. Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other.
  5. Spreading: Creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates diverge.
  6. Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other.
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  1. Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. Currents: The circular motion of the mantle's hot, less dense material rising and cooler, denser material sinking, which drives the movement of tectonic plates
  3. plates (large slabs of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere)
  4. Occurs when one plate sinks beneath another, often creating a trench and volcanic activity.
  5. Valley: A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart.
  6. (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle)
  7. (the rigid outer layer of the Earth)
  8. Tectonics: The scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

14 Clues: (the rigid outer layer of the Earth) • (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle) • Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other. • Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other. • Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted. • ...

Tectonic plates and boundaries 2021-11-18

Tectonic plates and boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary where two plates pull apart
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  1. Wegner
  2. boundary where two plates crash or sub duct

3 Clues: Wegner • boundary where two plates pull apart • boundary where two plates crash or sub duct

Types of boundaries 2023-10-06

Types of boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. It move to the left
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  1. Its moves to the right
  2. it moves to the middle

3 Clues: It move to the left • Its moves to the right • it moves to the middle

Earth Science Lessons Review 5-8 2020-11-28

Earth Science Lessons Review 5-8 crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of hot rock in earth’s mantle which drives plate tectonics.
  2. underwater mountain range formed as molten material rises from the mantle and drives seafloor spreading.
  3. the name of the supercontinent that once existed
  4. the theory that the lithosphere is broken into plates which are moving due to convection currents in the mantle.
  5. Alfred Wegener’s theory that the continents have moved from their current positions over time.
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  1. the action of new crust being created due to convection currents pulling the lithosphere apart at a divergent boundary
  2. the downward movement of the edge of one tectonic plate beneath another plate
  3. the type of evidence proving seafloor spreading due to reversed polarity found in rock samples from the ocean floor

8 Clues: the name of the supercontinent that once existed • the movement of hot rock in earth’s mantle which drives plate tectonics. • the downward movement of the edge of one tectonic plate beneath another plate • Alfred Wegener’s theory that the continents have moved from their current positions over time. • ...

pt 2024-10-28

pt crossword puzzle
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  1. Supercontinent that contained all the continents in one landmass
  2. The circulatory motion that occurs in a fluid at a nonuniform temperature owing to the variation of its density and the action of gravity
  3. Region where two plates slide horizontally past each other
  4. Region where two tectonic plates are moving apart
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  1. Huge piece of crust and rigid upper mantle that fits together with other plates at their edges to cover Earth’s surface
  2. Process where two plates collide and the denser plate descends below the other, less-dense plate
  3. event that happens when the flow in the outer core changes, and Earth’s magnetic field changes direction
  4. Region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other

8 Clues: Region where two tectonic plates are moving apart • Region where two plates slide horizontally past each other • Region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • Supercontinent that contained all the continents in one landmass • Process where two plates collide and the denser plate descends below the other, less-dense plate • ...

Managed Essay Reading 2 2017-09-04

Managed Essay Reading 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  2. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  3. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  4. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  5. (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone
  6. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  7. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  8. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
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  1. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  2. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  3. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  4. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  5. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  6. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  7. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  8. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  2. away from the ridge.
  3. forms where two plates slide past eachother
  4. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth
  5. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  6. states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to eachother
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant place in a process
  8. all the continents were once part of a super-continent
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  1. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north.
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  5. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along the mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust
  7. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  8. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.

16 Clues: away from the ridge. • forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past eachother • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • all the continents were once part of a super-continent • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-22

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. our home planet
  2. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  3. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  4. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  5. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  6. a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent
  7. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
  8. giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea
  9. of fire a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes
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  1. rigid layers of solid rock
  2. pull apart
  3. they slide past each other
  4. any substance or device that can be made to produce a volume of rapidly expanding gas in an extremely brief period
  5. molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface
  6. two plates collide
  7. the very hot, very dense center of our planet

16 Clues: pull apart • our home planet • two plates collide • rigid layers of solid rock • they slide past each other • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • the very hot, very dense center of our planet • a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth • giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea • ...

Specialty Project- Mountins 2025-01-19

Specialty Project- Mountins crossword puzzle
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  1. A sedimentary basin formed from the sediment eroded from the volcanic arc and transported up to the sea can be impounded or trapped by the rising subduction complex.
  2. A fold arching downward
  3. A fracture across which the rock does not slip on both sides
  4. when two continental plates collide, typically at convergent plate boundaries.
  5. A fold arching upward
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  1. formed as sediment and rocks are added into the overriding plate
  2. Horizontal forces fracture the rock
  3. Special type of reverse fault that is basically horizontal
  4. The process of mountain building; includes all the processes associated with divergent, transform, and convergent plates.
  5. a super conitnet formed 200 million years ago
  6. An imaginary line that goes through all the highest points on the fold
  7. A process in which a region were two continents collide, one continent may be forced beneath the other.
  8. Distance that rocks on the opposite side of the fault have moved.
  9. volcanic mountain chain that forms where two plates carrying oceanic crust converge.
  10. formed by subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath continental lithosphere.
  11. A wedge or keystone-shaped rock that has dropped downward between pairs of normal fault. (german word for ditch/valley)

16 Clues: A fold arching upward • A fold arching downward • Horizontal forces fracture the rock • a super conitnet formed 200 million years ago • Special type of reverse fault that is basically horizontal • A fracture across which the rock does not slip on both sides • formed as sediment and rocks are added into the overriding plate • ...

Choice Board Terms 2025-11-12

Choice Board Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The evidence that today's continents were once joined together
  2. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another
  3. Plates are moving apart from each other, causing new crust to form as magma rises to fill the gap
  4. Steep Wall, Plates that pull apart
  5. A divergent plate boundary where tectonic plates are pulling apart, causing seafloor spreading and the creation of new oceanic crust
  6. The way continents fit together like puzzle pieces, identical fossils found on separate continents, and the patterns of earthquakes and volcanic activity that form along plate boundaries.
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  1. Man proposing the theory of continental drift
  2. Features that Create Volcanoes and trenches
  3. Seafloor as a moving conveyor belt originating from an underwater mountain chain where new crust is constantly being made.
  4. Bowl-shaped depression that collects water
  5. The "puzzle piece" fit of continents
  6. The areas where the Earth's lithospheric plates meet
  7. Increased earthquakes, ground swelling, and the release of more gases
  8. Geological features like deep ocean trenches and chains of volcanoes
  9. Where magma rises from a deep-mantle
  10. A large, high landform that rises steeply above the surrounding area, much higher and larger than a hill

16 Clues: Steep Wall, Plates that pull apart • The "puzzle piece" fit of continents • Where magma rises from a deep-mantle • Bowl-shaped depression that collects water • Features that Create Volcanoes and trenches • Man proposing the theory of continental drift • The areas where the Earth's lithospheric plates meet • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another • ...

Abriella's Crossword 2021-11-01

Abriella's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces called ______.
  2. When two plates of continental lithosphere collide,they buckle and form ________.
  3. ________ form along the cracks in the crust.
  4. ________ boundaries move away from each other.
  5. The process in which molten rock from inside Earth rises through the cracks in the ridges, cools, and forms new oceanic crust is called _______.
  6. The process in which a denser tyectonic plate sinks, or subducts, beneath another, less dense plate. The leading edge of the subducting plate is colder and denser than the mantle. As it sinks,the leading edge of the plate pulls the rest of the plate with it. This process is called ______.
  7. A place where dense, oceanic crust is sinking into the asthenosphere. Older crust is being destroyed at the same rate new crust is forming. These things form _____
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  1. convergent boundaries also form _______ which involves magma.
  2. _______ crust forms over oceans.
  3. ________ crust forms over continents.
  4. The movement of material due to differences in density that are caused by differences in tempature is called ______.
  5. ________ boundariesa move past each other horizontally.
  6. _______ boundaries form where tow plates collide.
  7. All the continents joined together are called _______.

14 Clues: _______ crust forms over oceans. • ________ crust forms over continents. • ________ form along the cracks in the crust. • ________ boundaries move away from each other. • _______ boundaries form where tow plates collide. • The lithosphere is divided into pieces called ______. • All the continents joined together are called _______. • ...

Convergent Plate Boundary 2024-08-19

Convergent Plate Boundary crossword puzzle
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  1. the mountain range in Asia where the highest peak, Mt. Everest, is located
  2. the outer portion of the earth
  3. in oceanic - ____________ convergence, a continental volcanic arc is formed
  4. during oceanic - ____________ convergence, a volcanic island arc is formed
  5. an event in which a slab of rock/crust thrusts/bends downward into the mantle
  6. a large group of tall mountains formed by the convergence of two continental crusts
  7. it is a result of the continuous grinding of plates against each other
  8. a boundary where the crustal plates are moving apart
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  1. a boundary produced when two plates slide past each other
  2. a series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths (typically hundreds of kilometers) caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean
  3. a mass of molten rock formed at depth, including dissolved gases and crystals
  4. a depression in the seafloor produced by the subduction process and it is the deepest part of the ocean
  5. when two oceanic crusts collide, the __________ oceanic crust will undergo a subduction process
  6. a boundary in which two plates move toward/collide with other
  7. in oceanic-continental convergence, the ___________ crust will undergo a subduction process

15 Clues: the outer portion of the earth • a boundary where the crustal plates are moving apart • a boundary produced when two plates slide past each other • a boundary in which two plates move toward/collide with other • it is a result of the continuous grinding of plates against each other • the mountain range in Asia where the highest peak, Mt. Everest, is located • ...

Unit 2 Crossword 2024-09-23

Unit 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A sedimentary rock formed through the accumulation of organic material, often used as a fuel source.
  2. The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  3. The variety of different species in a given ecosystem, contributing to its resilience and health.
  4. The process by which rocks break down due to wind, water, or other natural forces.
  5. The type of rock formed from cooling magma or lava.
  6. A tectonic boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  7. The type of boundary where tectonic plates move apart, forming rift valleys.
  8. The type of boundary where tectonic plates collide, often creating mountain ranges.
  9. A term for the appearance or texture of a rock's surface, especially how it reflects light. (hint think of a bubble)
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  1. The layer of Earth where convection currents cause plate movement.
  2. A rock type that forms from layers of sediment being compressed over time.
  3. The central, liquid, and Magnetic part of the Earth.
  4. The constant circulation of water between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land.
  5. The central, solid, and hottest part of Earth.

14 Clues: The central, solid, and hottest part of Earth. • The type of rock formed from cooling magma or lava. • The central, liquid, and Magnetic part of the Earth. • The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates. • The layer of Earth where convection currents cause plate movement. • A rock type that forms from layers of sediment being compressed over time. • ...

Earth's Crust 2020-02-09

Earth's Crust crossword puzzle
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  1. vibrations caused by the sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in earth's crust
  2. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  3. molten rock stored below earth's surface
  4. Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once all connected in a single large land mass
  5. a crack or fracture in the Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs
  6. the type of boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  7. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water
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  1. the type of boundary between two plates that move away from each other
  2. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge
  3. the type of boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  4. a vent in earth's crust though which molten lava flows
  5. crater a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite
  6. zone an area of many fracture pieces of crust along a large fault
  7. magma that erupts onto earth's surface
  8. a name given to a supercontintent

15 Clues: a name given to a supercontintent • magma that erupts onto earth's surface • molten rock stored below earth's surface • a vent in earth's crust though which molten lava flows • zone an area of many fracture pieces of crust along a large fault • the type of boundary between two plates that slide past each other • ...

Unit 3 Vocab 2021-11-09

Unit 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A ______ ring-shaped coral reef, encircling a shallow lagoon
  2. stress that cause plates to collide twards each other
  3. This is comprised of the continental shelf, slope, and rise, also known as the edge of the continent
  4. A _____ is a long, narrow deep depression on the ocean floor
  5. Valley Also known as an "undersea valley" located along the center of the mod-ocesn ridge, where lava seeps out and creates new ocean floor
  6. Type of boundary created when plates move towards each other
  7. This layer is composed of both the crust and the protion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid
  8. This happens from stress that results in the plates sliding past each other
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  1. This is the solid upper layer, which behaves plastically. Convection currents also occur here.
  2. Type of current that is an underwater mudslide of sediments
  3. Underwater part of the continent that gently slopes
  4. Type of boundary created when plates move away from the each other
  5. A seamount whose top has been eroded by wave action, the subsides
  6. Type of boundary created when plates slide past each other

14 Clues: Underwater part of the continent that gently slopes • stress that cause plates to collide twards each other • Type of boundary created when plates slide past each other • Type of current that is an underwater mudslide of sediments • A ______ ring-shaped coral reef, encircling a shallow lagoon • A _____ is a long, narrow deep depression on the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. _______ shoot steam and water high into the air.
  2. ________ are magma plumes, which push up from the outercore/mantle.
  3. A ______________ is a pattern of volcanoes in a straight line due to the plate moving over a hotspot (ex: Hawaiian Islands).
  4. What boundary is when the plates move away from each other?
  5. _______ is a "super continent" created about 300 million years ago when all the continents were once connected.
  6. The Australian and Pacific plates are an example of a __________ plate boundary.
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  1. ___________ shake the ground and occur along plate boundaries & volcanoes.
  2. The major discovery that was made by Alfred Wegener was called ________ spreading.
  3. What boundary is when the plates move towards each other?
  4. What layer of the Earth is made up of the upper mantle?
  5. What flies into the upper atmosphere that can lead us to lack of supplies, warmth, and sunlight after a volcano has erupted?
  6. What other than trenches do convergent boundary's create?
  7. What boundary is when the plates move alongside each other?
  8. Pillow ____ is a pillow shaped smooth rock formed from volcanoes in the ocean.
  9. What layer of the Earth is made up of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle?

15 Clues: _______ shoot steam and water high into the air. • What layer of the Earth is made up of the upper mantle? • What boundary is when the plates move towards each other? • What other than trenches do convergent boundary's create? • What boundary is when the plates move alongside each other? • What boundary is when the plates move away from each other? • ...

Types of boundaries 2023-10-06

Types of boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It move to the left
Down
  1. Its moves to the right
  2. it moves to the middle

3 Clues: It move to the left • Its moves to the right • it moves to the middle

EarthQuakes and Volcanos 2021-10-15

EarthQuakes and Volcanos crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The vibration the travels through earth due to an earthquake.
  2. A volcano in which the crater fell into itself and becomes very wide and explosive if it erupts.
  3. Smaller earthquakes that follow a big earthquake.
  4. A type of volcano with steep sides that is very explosive.
  5. Fault at a divergent boundary. plates pull apart. rock above the surface moves down.
  6. Central opening where magma comes out of a volcano.
  7. A series of huge waves caused by an earthquake in the ocean.
  8. a break in a plate
  9. The location on the surface above the focus of an earthquake.
  10. A type of volcano that spreads magma in all directions and is not very steep or explosive.
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  1. A type of volcano that is shoots magma out and it hardens before it hits the ground creating a cone.
  2. Where an earthquake begins.
  3. Fault at a transform boundary. Plates slide past each other without moving up or down.
  4. The measure of energy released during an earthquake.
  5. The instrument that detects, measures, and records the energy of earthquakes.
  6. Fault at a convergent boundary. Plates push together and the rock above the surface moves upward.

16 Clues: a break in a plate • Where an earthquake begins. • Smaller earthquakes that follow a big earthquake. • Central opening where magma comes out of a volcano. • The measure of energy released during an earthquake. • A type of volcano with steep sides that is very explosive. • A series of huge waves caused by an earthquake in the ocean. • ...

Volcanoes 2024-05-30

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. an opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes
  2. thin and quick. ropy looking, smooth surface, very hot temps. Low viscosity
  3. Describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in feldspars and silica and that is generally light in color
  4. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it.
  5. an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
  6. - decrease in pressure- increase in temperature- increase in water
  7. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  8. thick, brittle ,crusty lava
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. long linear cracks
  3. cool, stiff lava that does not travel far from the erupting vent. Usually oozes from a volcano and forms jumbled heaps of sharp-edged chunks.
  4. describes magma or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron and that is generally dark in color
  5. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. Lava that cools underwater, taking on a distinctive pillow-like shape as it hardens
  7. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  8. the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects

16 Clues: long linear cracks • thick, brittle ,crusty lava • Magma that reaches Earth's surface • the pocket beneath a volcano where magma collects • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • - decrease in pressure- increase in temperature- increase in water • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Science Vocablary 2021-01-06

Science Vocablary crossword puzzle
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  1. The process in which new oceanic lithosphere is formed at a midocean ridge is referred to as __
  2. The type of boundary that is found where two plates are moving away from each other.
  3. Continental to __ convergence is when two continents meet head-on
  4. the boundary that is found where two plates are sliding past each other horizontally
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  1. when the denser oceanic plate is pushed underneath the continental plate.
  2. Continental to __ convergence is when a dense oceanic plate collides with a relatively light, thick continental plate
  3. A fault in California that is an example of a transform boundary.
  4. The point at which one tectonic plate touches another is called this type of boundary

8 Clues: A fault in California that is an example of a transform boundary. • Continental to __ convergence is when two continents meet head-on • when the denser oceanic plate is pushed underneath the continental plate. • The type of boundary that is found where two plates are moving away from each other. • ...

Plates Tectonic vocabulary words 2023-09-07

Plates Tectonic vocabulary words crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle in a process known as subduction.
  2. Feild The area of magnetic force around a magnet.
  3. Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading.
  4. Plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
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  1. A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
  2. The process of by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. Ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced created by a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in the oceanic crust.

8 Clues: Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading. • Feild The area of magnetic force around a magnet. • A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. • Plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents. • A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in the oceanic crust. • ...

exam 2025-05-22

exam crossword puzzle
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  1. Learning, to look for as many possible answers and solutions to the topic and material you are teaching.
  2. composed of facts, information and skills
  3. composed of knowledge, experience and good judgement
  4. learning, focused on personal development throughout your whole life. You don’t stop learning from every experience you approach through the years.
  5. Learning, training that occurs spontaneously and organically—unlike formal learning which uses a rigidly-structured approach.
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  1. learning,approach to education that derives from the self-chosen activities and life experiences of the learner.
  2. Learning, learning through action, learning by doing, learning through experience, and learning through discovery and exploration.
  3. Learning, structured training that enables team members to expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities.

8 Clues: composed of facts, information and skills • composed of knowledge, experience and good judgement • Learning, to look for as many possible answers and solutions to the topic and material you are teaching. • Learning, structured training that enables team members to expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-03-31

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. hot, molten rock deep inside Earth.
  2. supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago.
  3. instrument that records the intensity, duration, and nature of earthquake waves.
  4. rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and the solid mantel.
  5. process of moving part of the lithosphere down into the mantle along a convergent boundary.
  6. of Plate Tectonics/The theory that Earth's lithosphere is broken into enormous plates that are in motion.
  7. innermost, densest layer of Earth.
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  1. Floor Spreading/The process by which new ocean floor is continually being formed as magma rises to the surface and hardens into rock.
  2. Boundary/A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust
  3. that flows out onto Earth's surface from a volcano.
  4. Boundary/A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust and upper mantle collide or come together.
  5. material, such as soil and rock fragments formed by weathering.
  6. layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  7. thin, rocky outer layer of Earth.
  8. Boundary: A place where the plates that make up Earth's crust move past each other.
  9. Ocean Ridge/A chain of mountains on the ocean floor.

16 Clues: thin, rocky outer layer of Earth. • innermost, densest layer of Earth. • hot, molten rock deep inside Earth. • layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • that flows out onto Earth's surface from a volcano. • Ocean Ridge/A chain of mountains on the ocean floor. • supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago. • ...

Managed Essay Reading 2 2017-09-04

Managed Essay Reading 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced
  2. (n.4)an official standard or level that organizations are expected to reach.
  3. (n. 13) a government or other authority take private property away for public use
  4. (n.12) the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree.
  5. (n.8) a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
  6. (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone
  7. (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  8. (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another
  9. (v. 6) adopt an action that you do not really approve of because you cannot see any other way of achieving what you want
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  1. (n. 11) people who have an interest in a company’s or organization’s affairs
  2. (n.9) negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  3. (n.13) a rapid increase in number
  4. (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc.
  5. (n.12) the quality that an object or substance has when you can see through it
  6. (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  7. (n. 8) a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems

16 Clues: (n.13) a rapid increase in number • (adj.13)supplementary or not standalone • (adj.9) not partial or biased; unprejudiced • (adj.12) acting between persons, parties, etc. • (adj.9)not serious in content or attitude or behavior • (n.10) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy. • (adj.9) drawing apart from a common point; differing from another • ...

Environmental Science Crossword Puzzle 2-23-22 Jakub Piascik 2022-02-24

Environmental Science Crossword Puzzle 2-23-22 Jakub Piascik crossword puzzle
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  1. the edges where two plates meet
  2. Element made up of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen.
  3. type of boundary in which 2 plates slowly move away from each other.
  4. process in which water sinks into an aquifer from the surface of the earth
  5. hot liquid rock located under the Earth's surface
  6. type of boundary where subduction is a very common occurrence
  7. a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time resulting in a water shortage
  8. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere (2 words, no space)
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  1. common process in convergent boundaries where one plate slips under another
  2. type of boundary in which 2 plates slip past each other
  3. materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet an organism's needs (2 words, no space)
  4. process of liquid water turning into gas
  5. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water
  6. the cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land (2 words, no space)
  7. process of water vapor turning back into liquid water
  8. 2nd, and thickest layer of the Earth (Made up of molten rock)

16 Clues: the edges where two plates meet • process of liquid water turning into gas • Element made up of 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. • hot liquid rock located under the Earth's surface • process of water vapor turning back into liquid water • type of boundary in which 2 plates slip past each other • 2nd, and thickest layer of the Earth (Made up of molten rock) • ...

Evolution Key Terms Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-28

Evolution Key Terms Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Comparing structures of two different species.
  2. A layer of sedimentary rock.
  3. A branch of medicine concerned with the study of embryos and their development.
  4. Layers of sediment which are compressed and glued together by chemical reactions and pressure.
  5. The time it takes for half the radioactive atoms in the substance to decay.
  6. A result of natural selection. The characteristics that are selected for, are determined by the specific selective pressures of the environment.
  7. The process of forming a fossil from a living organism.
  8. When one ancestral species evolves into one or more new species.
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  1. A diagram that shows the evolutionary history if a species or a group of species.
  2. Related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding.
  3. A diagram that shows all the members of a clade, including the common ancestor.
  4. A subdivision of the geological time scale.
  5. The preserved impressions of an organism.
  6. The change in heritable characters of a population or species over time.
  7. Estimating the age of rocks or fossils in (millions of) years.
  8. The study of where in the world plants and animals live.

16 Clues: A layer of sedimentary rock. • The preserved impressions of an organism. • A subdivision of the geological time scale. • Comparing structures of two different species. • The process of forming a fossil from a living organism. • The study of where in the world plants and animals live. • Estimating the age of rocks or fossils in (millions of) years. • ...

7th grade Ch. 9 Science vocab 2023-01-12

7th grade Ch. 9 Science vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature
  2. push rising mantle material at Mid-ocean ridge creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  3. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  4. pull as a slab sinks, it pulls the rest of the plate with a force
  5. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  6. the cold rigid outermost rock layer
  7. drift which suggested that continents are constantly moving on the surface of earth
  8. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in the
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  1. plate boundary forms where two plates separate
  2. tectonics states that earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock plates that move with respect to each other
  3. continents where once part of a super continent
  4. polarity a state which magnetized objects would reverse themselves to point south
  5. polarity a state in which magnetized objects such as compass needles, will orient themselves to point north
  6. plate boundary form where two plates collide
  7. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other
  8. reversal when the magnetic field reverses direction

16 Clues: the cold rigid outermost rock layer • plate boundary form where two plates collide • plate boundary forms where two plates separate • continents where once part of a super continent • reversal when the magnetic field reverses direction • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in the • ...

Science crossword 2021-03-28

Science crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An area where plates come together.
  2. Alfred Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface.
  3. A layer between the crust and the outer core.
  4. Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat.
  5. A dense ball of solid mental.
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  1. An area where plates move apart from each other.
  2. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  3. The shaking and trembling that result from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  4. Types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
  5. A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core.
  6. The process that breaks down rock and other substances.
  7. A series of processes that occur on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
  8. A mountain that forms in Earth's curst when motlan material, or magma, reacher the surface.

13 Clues: A dense ball of solid mental. • An area where plates come together. • A layer between the crust and the outer core. • An area where plates move apart from each other. • A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core. • The process that breaks down rock and other substances. • Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat. • ...

Module 7.3 Vocabulary 2022-02-15

Module 7.3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a crack or a fracture in Earth’s lithosphere along which movement occurs.
  2. a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
  3. the boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  4. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a large volume of water.
  5. the boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  6. rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
  7. vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth’s crust.
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  1. a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite.
  2. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.
  3. a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
  4. an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
  5. the boundary between two plates that slide past each other.

12 Clues: a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows. • the boundary between two plates that slide past each other. • the boundary between two plates that move toward each other. • rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders. • an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault. • ...

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2022-11-04

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is created
  2. type of boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. surface feature that forms along a convergent boundary between two continental crusts
  4. surface that can happen at any type of plate boundary due to the tectonic plates shifting
  5. surface that forms when one plate subducts under another
  6. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  7. process that powers the movements of earth's tectonic plates
  8. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. the process where the denser plate goes under another plate
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  1. the layer of hot solid material between earth's crust and core
  2. supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago
  3. a dense spear of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  4. type of boundary where two plates move towards each other
  5. a layer of molten lava and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
  6. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  7. term used to describe the location where two tectonic plates meet
  8. scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  9. the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface

18 Clues: the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago • scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • type of boundary where two plates slide past each other • surface that forms when one plate subducts under another • type of boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

Cognitive Crossword 2016-05-15

Cognitive Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a measure of memory in which the person must retrieve information learned earlier
  2. term memory/ activated memory that holds a few items briefly
  3. a measure of memory that assesses the amount of time saved when learning material for a second time
  4. term memory/ the relatively permanent and limitless storehouse of the memory system that includes knowledge, skills, and experience
  5. the processing of information into the memory system
  6. memory/ a memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
  7. all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
  8. the retention of encoded information over time
  9. memory/ a newer understanding of short term memory that focuses on conscious, active processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information
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  1. the persistence of learning over time through storage and retrieval of information
  2. thinking/ expands the number of possible problem solutions
  3. a measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned
  4. thinking/ narrows the available problem solutions to determine the single best solution
  5. organizing items into familiar, manageable units
  6. techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices
  7. memory/ the immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system
  8. mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people
  9. the activation of certain associations, thus predisposing one's perception

18 Clues: the retention of encoded information over time • organizing items into familiar, manageable units • the processing of information into the memory system • thinking/ expands the number of possible problem solutions • techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices • term memory/ activated memory that holds a few items briefly • ...

Plate Motion Unit 2025-10-06

Plate Motion Unit crossword puzzle
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  1. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  2. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  3. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  4. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  5. moving toward the same place
  6. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  8. how often or fast something happens
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  11. moving apart in different directions
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  1. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  6. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  7. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface

18 Clues: moving toward the same place • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • ...

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle 2023-03-21

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  3. the bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust
  4. an instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake
  5. the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point
  6. motion occurs where 2 plates pull away from each other
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  1. motion occurs where 2 plates slip past each other
  2. a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  3. motion occurs where 2 plates push together
  4. gap an area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past
  5. hypothesis a hypothesis that is based on the idea that a major earthquake is more than likely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquakes have occurred in a long period of time
  6. the study of earthquakes
  7. wave a wave of energy that travels through the Earth

13 Clues: the study of earthquakes • motion occurs where 2 plates push together • motion occurs where 2 plates slip past each other • wave a wave of energy that travels through the Earth • the bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust • motion occurs where 2 plates pull away from each other • a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • ...

stupid fat alfred wengenerseerewyrwuqewuwh 2023-02-15

stupid fat alfred wengenerseerewyrwuqewuwh crossword puzzle
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  1. What type of boundary is when a plate slides against another plate?
  2. Who was the person who was a meteorologist and scientists said, "Ha, Ha, Ha, you crazy man" because he said the continents had moved.
  3. What is a word that describes how close molecules are together.
  4. What was the name of the theory that came 30 years after Alfred Wegener's death?
  5. What type of boundary creates new crust and makes seafloor spread?
  6. What do you call a sour cucumber.
  7. What was the Alfred Wegener's theory?
  8. What do you call vegetables with cheese and meat between two pieces of bread.
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  1. What type of boundary is a subduction zone where one plate slips under another?
  2. What do you call it when a tectonic plate slips under another plate?
  3. What is it called when heated molecules rise up, cool, then fall back down.
  4. What do you call the largest rodent in the world who lives in South America.

12 Clues: What do you call a sour cucumber. • What was the Alfred Wegener's theory? • What is a word that describes how close molecules are together. • What type of boundary creates new crust and makes seafloor spread? • What type of boundary is when a plate slides against another plate? • What do you call it when a tectonic plate slips under another plate? • ...

Science crossword 2021-03-28

Science crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An area where plates come together.
  2. Alfred Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface.
  3. A layer between the crust and the outer core.
  4. Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat.
  5. A dense ball of solid mental.
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  1. An area where plates move apart from each other.
  2. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  3. The shaking and trembling that result from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  4. Types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
  5. A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core.
  6. The process that breaks down rock and other substances.
  7. A series of processes that occur on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
  8. A mountain that forms in Earth's curst when motlan material, or magma, reacher the surface.

13 Clues: A dense ball of solid mental. • An area where plates come together. • A layer between the crust and the outer core. • An area where plates move apart from each other. • A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core. • The process that breaks down rock and other substances. • Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat. • ...

Week 12 Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics 2024-11-19

Week 12 Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a long break in a body of rock or the crust of the earth.
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  3. the rocky outer layer of a planet or moon; the layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  4. the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core.
  5. When two tectonic plates moved toward each other.
  6. small holes left behind after lava cools and turns into volcanic rock.
  7. layer of rock that makes up the outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  8. when a more dense oceanic crust dives down beneath less dense continental crust
  9. the binding or gluing together of particles
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  1. any one of the several large, separately moving sections of the Earth's surface that glide over the mantle.
  2. A thin layer of Earth, about 150 miles thick, between the mantle and the crust.
  3. the central part of a planet, especially the inner part of the Earth.

12 Clues: the binding or gluing together of particles • When two tectonic plates moved toward each other. • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • a long break in a body of rock or the crust of the earth. • the layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core. • the central part of a planet, especially the inner part of the Earth. • ...

Dystopia 2025-04-05

Dystopia crossword puzzle
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  1. A 2007 first-person shooter video game developed and published by American video game publisher 2K
  2. "The --------'s Tale", a 1985 futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood
  3. "The ------ Games", a 2008 series of young adult dystopian novels written by American author Suzanne Collins
  4. "----- New World", a 1932 dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley
  5. The "---------" series, a 2011 trilogy of young adult dystopian novels by American novelist Veronica Roth
  6. "The -----: Election Year", a 2016 American dystopian action horror film, written and directed by James DeMonaco
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  1. "----------- 451", a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury
  2. "Soylent -----", a 1973 American dystopian thriller film, directed by Richard Fleischer
  3. "-------- Eighty-Four", a 1979 dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell
  4. A 1985 dystopian science-fiction black comedy film, directed and written by Terry Gilliam
  5. "--------- 2077", a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by the Polish studio CD Projekt Red
  6. A 1927 German science-fiction silent film, directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou

12 Clues: "----------- 451", a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury • "----- New World", a 1932 dystopian novel by English author Aldous Huxley • "-------- Eighty-Four", a 1979 dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell • "Soylent -----", a 1973 American dystopian thriller film, directed by Richard Fleischer • ...

Unit 5 Terminology Review 2023-11-02

Unit 5 Terminology Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A process where newly formed crust at the mid-ocean ridge pushes older crust away
  2. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  3. A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
  4. The movement of substances due to differences in density. Less dense move up while more dense move down
  5. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  6. Preserved remains of once-living organisms
  7. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  8. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  9. An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
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  1. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  3. The point where two tectonic plates meet
  4. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  5. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  6. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. A theory stating that the earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that move.
  8. The idea that the more dense edge of a plate is pulled under a less dense edge of another plate
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.

18 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth's surface • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The point where two tectonic plates meet • Preserved remains of once-living organisms • A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Continental Drift and Earthquakes Crossword (Geology) 2025-01-15

Continental Drift and Earthquakes Crossword (Geology) crossword puzzle
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  1. This type of melting takes place at subduction zones
  2. This is the instrument used to record seismic data
  3. This is the study of ancient magnetic reversals via the ocean floor rock record
  4. The name given to the last supercontinent
  5. This is the scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake
  6. All mountains are built at this type of plate boundary
  7. The point on the surface, directly above the earthquake focus
  8. The fossil of this reptile was used as evidence by the GOAT to prove Continental Drift
  9. This is the source/location of an earthquake within the crust
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  1. This type of plate boundary does NOT have any volcanism
  2. Name given to a huge wave of water forced on land by an earthquake in under the ocean
  3. This primary hazard happens when the soil is saturation and will act like quicksand during seismic activity
  4. Mr. Bailie's favorite scientist of all time: Alfred _________
  5. This sedimentary rock forms in tropical, swampy environments
  6. The most famous example of a transform boundary in the US (California)
  7. This type of melting takes place at divergent plate boundaries
  8. The Cascade mountain range was formed as a result of this type of melting
  9. This is the recording/readout of seismic activity
  10. The reason why earthquakes occur is explained by the Elastic ________ Theory

19 Clues: The name given to the last supercontinent • This is the recording/readout of seismic activity • This is the instrument used to record seismic data • This type of melting takes place at subduction zones • All mountains are built at this type of plate boundary • This type of plate boundary does NOT have any volcanism • ...

Sea Floor Features 2016-03-10

Sea Floor Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called?
  2. what are long and narrow creases in the ocean floor in deep parts of the ocean?
  3. what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge?
  4. a down slope movement of dense, sediment-laden water created when sand and mud on the continental shelf and slope are dislodged and thrown into suspension is called what?
  5. what is near the center of most ocean basins?
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  1. the gently sloping surface at the base of the continental slope is called what?
  2. a canyon carved into the outer continental shelf, slope, and rise by turbidity currents is what type of canyon?
  3. what is gently sloping from the shoreline?
  4. the ocean floor region starts at what margin?
  5. what occurs at divergent plate boundaries where two lithospheric plates are moving apart?
  6. steep gradient that leads to the deep-ocean floor and marks the seaward edge of the continental shelf is called?
  7. deep,extremely flat features are called?

12 Clues: deep,extremely flat features are called? • what is gently sloping from the shoreline? • the ocean floor region starts at what margin? • what is near the center of most ocean basins? • volcanic peaks that dot the ocean floor are called? • what lies between the continental margin and mid-ocean ridge? • ...

Evolution 2021-05-18

Evolution crossword puzzle
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  1. When two populations become separated by a physical barrier, such as rivers, mountains, or lake.
  2. TWO separate species in different areas evolve to look or behave in a similar manner. Results in Analogous Structures.
  3. Gene frequencies change as individuals move in or out of the population.
  4. Natural selection gradually changes the average features of a species, making a new species.
  5. Gene frequencies change as individuals move in or out of the population.
  6. The original population splits into 2 isolated groups which begin to breed among themselves, and genetic changes accumulate over time
  7. Organisms with the variation of a trait best suited for their environment will survive and reproduce.
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  1. TWO species that have a partnership or symbiotic relationship evolve together to continue the relationship.
  2. Occurs when 2 populations no longer interbreed.
  3. When two populations become separated by a physical barrier, such as rivers, mountains, or lake.
  4. two populations become isolated because they reproduce at different times or patterns.
  5. ONE species evolves into two different species. Results in Homologous Structures.
  6. equilibrium Periods of rapid speciation (formation of new species) followed by long periods of stasis (no change).
  7. Pure chance causes a change in the gene pool of a population

14 Clues: Occurs when 2 populations no longer interbreed. • Pure chance causes a change in the gene pool of a population • Gene frequencies change as individuals move in or out of the population. • Gene frequencies change as individuals move in or out of the population. • ONE species evolves into two different species. Results in Homologous Structures. • ...

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Severe Weather 2021-03-16

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Severe Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where plates collide; also known as the destructive boundary
  2. a large volcano with gentle slopes of basaltic lava that is common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hotspots
  3. a break in the Earth's lithosphere where tectonic plates meet
  4. a vibration in the ground that results from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere
  5. where plates spread apart; magma rises to the surface and hardens forming new crust
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  1. the point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates
  2. the point within Earth where an earthquake originates
  3. where the plates slide sideways; lithosphere is not created or destroyed at this boundary
  4. large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash along convergent plate boundaries
  5. a fast-moving wave of seawater caused by seismic activity in oceanic plates
  6. energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth; there are three types of seismic waves: primary waves (P waves), secondary waves (S waves), and surface waves
  7. a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas rich, basaltic lava

12 Clues: the point within Earth where an earthquake originates • where plates collide; also known as the destructive boundary • a break in the Earth's lithosphere where tectonic plates meet • a small, steep-sided volcano that erupts gas rich, basaltic lava • a fast-moving wave of seawater caused by seismic activity in oceanic plates • ...

Science crossword 2021-03-28

Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area where plates come together.
  2. Alfred Wegener's idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface.
  3. A layer between the crust and the outer core.
  4. Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat.
  5. A dense ball of solid mental.
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  1. An area where plates move apart from each other.
  2. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  3. The shaking and trembling that result from movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  4. Types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
  5. A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core.
  6. The process that breaks down rock and other substances.
  7. A series of processes that occur on Earth's surface and in the crust and mantle that slowly change rocks from one kind to another.
  8. A mountain that forms in Earth's curst when motlan material, or magma, reacher the surface.

13 Clues: A dense ball of solid mental. • An area where plates come together. • A layer between the crust and the outer core. • An area where plates move apart from each other. • A layer of mental metal surrounding the inner core. • The process that breaks down rock and other substances. • Any rock that forms another rock as a result of changes in heat. • ...

fox 2023-01-13

fox crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  4. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  5. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  6. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. plate boundary where two plates
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth

12 Clues: plate boundary where two plates • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago • ...

Science lesson 4,5,6 2016-10-29

Science lesson 4,5,6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when rock layers bend under stress
  2. lithosphere is divided into pieces.
  3. is a place within earth along a fault at which the first motion of the earthquake occures
  4. are ground movement the occur then blocks of rock in earth move suddenly and release energy
  5. a boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally.
  6. tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  7. is stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
  8. kind of movement of material due to differences in density.
  9. is a hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses.
  10. the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other
  11. is stress that stretches or pulls rock apart
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  1. is the process by which rock become deformed and changed shape due to stress
  2. describes large-scale movement of earth's lithosphere.
  3. is stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  4. two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. directly above the foucs on earth serface
  6. to explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks.
  7. rebound the return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation

18 Clues: lithosphere is divided into pieces. • occurs when rock layers bend under stress • directly above the foucs on earth serface • is stress that stretches or pulls rock apart • is stress that squeezes or pushes rock together • describes large-scale movement of earth's lithosphere. • two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-08

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trenches, what are the huge trenches on Earth's seafloor?
  2. push, what pushes the rest of a plate away from the mid-ocean ridge?
  3. boundaries, two plates collide they make...
  4. what is the strong lower past of the Earth's mantle?
  5. convection, what is the slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior of the Earth's to the surface?
  6. what is located between the core and the crust?
  7. what is the outermost rigid layer of Earth?
  8. spreading, what explains the age and magnetic patterns of sea floor rocks?
  9. what extends from below the mantle to the center of Earth?
Down
  1. boundary, a boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally is called a...
  2. plates, the lithosphere is divided into...
  3. tectonics, what describes large scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere?
  4. what is a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock?
  5. boundaries, when two plates move away from each other this is called...
  6. what elements makes up most of the Earth's core?
  7. core, what is the liquid layer of Earth's core?
  8. pull, what is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction?
  9. what is the outermost layer of Earth?
  10. what is the movement of matter that results from differences in density?

19 Clues: what is the outermost layer of Earth? • plates, the lithosphere is divided into... • boundaries, two plates collide they make... • what is the outermost rigid layer of Earth? • core, what is the liquid layer of Earth's core? • what is located between the core and the crust? • what elements makes up most of the Earth's core? • ...

karas astronomy crossword 2023-02-01

karas astronomy crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of earth and the processes that have shaped its surface throughout time
  2. a type of igneous rock formed by cooling magma
  3. rocks formed through the cooling and crystallization of magma in earth’s interior
  4. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. heat rising from the mantle from subduction zones
  6. slow motions within the earth cause sections of the crust to shift over time
  7. heat travels upwards, is cooled as it reaches the surface, and sinks back down again
  8. radiation belts of highly charged particles surrounding the earth in the magnetosphere
  9. charged particles from earth generate a magnetic field around earth that protects it
  10. charged particles that flow outwards from the sun
  11. plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
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  1. oceanic crust sinks below continental crust at convergent plate boundaries
  2. high temperatures or pressures physically or chemically alter other rocks
  3. very dense inner layer of the earth that is part liquid and part solid
  4. separation of earth into layers of different densities
  5. the thickest layer of the earth that is between the crust and the core
  6. plate boundary where layers of the crust slide opposite each other
  7. fragments of other rock or shells that have been cemented together

18 Clues: a type of igneous rock formed by cooling magma • heat rising from the mantle from subduction zones • charged particles that flow outwards from the sun • separation of earth into layers of different densities • plate boundary where two plates move towards each other • plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2025-01-07

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An example of an underwater ridge formed by a divergent boundary.
  2. A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction.
  3. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by plate motion.
  4. An underwater mountain ridge formed by two plates moving away from each other.
  5. An example of a mountain range that was formed by two continental plates colliding.
  6. A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust.
  7. An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes.
  8. A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle.
  9. Where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust.
  10. Where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often forming mountains.
  11. An area where one plate moves under another, creating deep ocean trenches.
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  1. A deep valley caused by the movement of two continental plates moving away from each other.
  2. Where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions, causing earthquakes.
  3. The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth. Floats on top of the asthenosphere. Also called the crust.
  5. An example of a mountain range that was formed by an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding.
  6. A well-known transform boundary that causes frequent earthquakes.
  7. A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary.

18 Clues: A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust. • A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction. • An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes. • The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction. • A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle. • A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary. • ...

Tectonic activity keywords 2025-10-29

Tectonic activity keywords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s outermost solid layer, made of rock, it includes both the land we live on and the ocean floor
  2. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. the solid, dense centre of Earth made mostly of iron and nickel. It is the hottest layer, found beneath the outer core
  6. how often or fast something happens
  7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  8. plates moving apart in different directions
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  1. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  2. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  3. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  7. plates moving towards each other
  8. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  9. evidence of life from the past, such as old bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  10. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth

18 Clues: the place where two plates meet • plates moving towards each other • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • plates moving apart in different directions • ...

drAFT 2021-02-03

drAFT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY
  2. COMING TOGETHER
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  1. OLD ROCK IS MOVED AWAY AND NEW ROCK IS CLOSER

3 Clues: COMING TOGETHER • PLATES ARE MOVING AWAY • OLD ROCK IS MOVED AWAY AND NEW ROCK IS CLOSER

Earth Science 2020-11-24

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surface of the earth
  2. formed by divergent plate
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  1. a process where one sinks beneath the other

3 Clues: surface of the earth • formed by divergent plate • a process where one sinks beneath the other

Earthquake Vocabularies 2020-07-03

Earthquake Vocabularies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an event in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by an earthquake's vibrations
  2. a series of waves in a body of water caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
  3. a value that tells the reader the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake
  4. a boundary where one plate is force over another during an earthquake
  5. an area in the ground where there can be seen a fractured surface due to an esrthquake
  6. a boundary when plates drifted from each other
  7. a point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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  1. an event that is resulted from slope/s becoming unstable and lose the strength of holding slope materials like trees and rocks when an earthquake occur
  2. the vibration of the earth's surface due to the movement of rocks below it
  3. a point in the earth where earthquake rupture originates
  4. a boundary when plates slip by each other
  5. earthquake's property that indicates the effects and damage caused by it

12 Clues: a boundary when plates slip by each other • a boundary when plates drifted from each other • a point in the earth where earthquake rupture originates • a boundary where one plate is force over another during an earthquake • earthquake's property that indicates the effects and damage caused by it • ...

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle 2023-03-13

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. motion occurs when 2 plates pull away from each other
  2. an instrument that records vibrations in the ground
  3. gap an area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes occurred recently but where strong earthquakes have occurred in the past
  4. the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point
  5. hypothesis a hypothesis taht is baszed on the idea that a major earthquake is more that likely to occur along the part of an active fault where no earthquakes have occured for a certain period of time
  6. wave a seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a side to side direction
  7. a tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  8. motion occurs when 2 plates push together
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  1. the point along a fault at which the motion of an earthquake occurs
  2. the bending, tilting and breaking of the earth's crust
  3. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  4. the study of earthquakes
  5. motion occurs when 2 plates slip past each other
  6. waves a wave of energy that travels through earth

14 Clues: the study of earthquakes • motion occurs when 2 plates push together • motion occurs when 2 plates slip past each other • an instrument that records vibrations in the ground • waves a wave of energy that travels through earth • the bending, tilting and breaking of the earth's crust • motion occurs when 2 plates pull away from each other • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary Introduction 2023-01-30

Unit 4 Vocabulary Introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to arrange into a system of rules or laws
  2. tending to develop differently, or in different directions
  3. non-religious
  4. controlled by a single government or person
  5. to change; (n) a change
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  1. vacuum a condition that exists when someone has lost control and no one has replaced them
  2. the state of needing another person or group of people
  3. loosely organized system in which many people have power in different areas, but they are not unified by any one government or person
  4. an economic system used in Western Europe in the Middle Ages in which a group of people lived on a lord's; an estate called a manor.
  5. a decentralized system of power in which land owned by a powerful person is divided up and given to others in exchange for work and a promise to fight for the interests of the land owner
  6. mobility the ability to become part of a social class other than the one someone is born into
  7. to bring together as a single unit

12 Clues: non-religious • to change; (n) a change • to bring together as a single unit • to arrange into a system of rules or laws • controlled by a single government or person • the state of needing another person or group of people • tending to develop differently, or in different directions • ...

Tectonic Plate Vocab 2023-10-02

Tectonic Plate Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust that contains mostly land
  2. long, deep formation on the ocean floor that develops where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other and one is moving under the other
  3. the crust that lies beneath the ocean
  4. the later of Earth below the crust
  5. location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving away from each other
  6. location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other
  7. a mountain like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms
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  1. the valley formed by a diverging plate boundary
  2. location where two tectonic plates meet and slides past each other
  3. a theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments or plates, that "float" on the asthenosphere, and that interacting among these plates are associated with earthquakes
  4. Earth's outermost layer
  5. the process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another

12 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • crust that contains mostly land • the later of Earth below the crust • the crust that lies beneath the ocean • the valley formed by a diverging plate boundary • location where two tectonic plates meet and slides past each other • location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other • ...

Geology Crossword 2023-03-03

Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It makes mountains and Valcanoes.
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  1. It makes Mid-Ocean Ridges and trenches.
  2. It makes Fault Lines.

3 Clues: It makes Fault Lines. • It makes mountains and Valcanoes. • It makes Mid-Ocean Ridges and trenches.

Volcano and Earthquake Review 2021-10-04

Volcano and Earthquake Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused when materials are compressed, bent, or stretched and return to original shape
  2. erupted materials
  3. lava reaches the surface by traveling through this tube-like structure
  4. the point of failure where waves originate
  5. a fracture or system of fractures along which Earth moves
  6. total force acting on crustal rocks per unit of area
  7. composed of layers of lava from non-explosive eruptions and materials that pile around the vent after an eruption
  8. small volcanoes with steep slopes; composed of materials of materials that pile around vent after an eruption
  9. smallest pieces of erupted materials
  10. along this type of boundary rock is squeezed causing reverse faults to form; earthquakes can be very strong and deep
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  1. resistance to flow
  2. the point on the earth's surface directly above a focus
  3. along this type of boundary a normal fault will form; earthquakes tend to be shallow because crust is thin
  4. along this type of boundary shear stress pushes plates in opposite directions; earthquakes are relatively shallow
  5. large volcanoes with gentle slopes; composed of layers of lava from non-explosive eruptions
  6. large depressions that form after the magma chamber empties
  7. lava emerges through this opening
  8. bowl-shaped depression around the vent of a volcano

18 Clues: erupted materials • resistance to flow • lava emerges through this opening • smallest pieces of erupted materials • the point of failure where waves originate • bowl-shaped depression around the vent of a volcano • total force acting on crustal rocks per unit of area • the point on the earth's surface directly above a focus • ...

cross word scienc 2025-12-15

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

18 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • the thin outer layer of Earth • 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 • the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another • ...

Mountain 2012-10-15

Mountain crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The molten mixture of rock forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  2. boundaries A plate bounday where two plates move past eachother in opposite directions
  3. boundaries A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother
  4. block A mountain that forms where a normal fault uplifts a block of rock
  5. A bend in rock that forms where part of Earths crust is compressed
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  1. A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earths crust
  2. Liquid magma that reaches the surface; also the rock formed when liquid lava hardens
  3. A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
  4. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  5. An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earths crust
  6. The destructive process in which water or wind lossen and carry away fragments
  7. A portion of the Earths crust rounded on at least two sided by faults that has risen in relation to adjacent portions

12 Clues: A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level • An upward fold in rock formed by compression of Earths crust • A downward fold in rock formed by compression in Earths crust • A bend in rock that forms where part of Earths crust is compressed • boundaries A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother • ...

Science Vocabulary 2016-10-10

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  3. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  4. The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago
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  1. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  5. spreading The process where molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  8. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

12 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-09-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of large quantities of ice across land
  2. a type of boundary interaction where plates move together and collide.
  3. heat driven cycles the occur under the Earth's mantle and contribute to tectonic plate movement.
  4. a type of boundary interaction where plates move apart
  5. the most common type of boundary where plates slip and grind past each other.
  6. the point of the Earth's surface directly above the sticking point of an Earthquake
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  1. when molten material escapes a rift in the earth's surface to cool and harden to form new oceanic crust
  2. the cause of tectonic plates 'sticking' together at faults.
  3. an instrument used to measure the motion of the ground during Earthquakes.
  4. a transform boundary that is located in California.
  5. a German geophysicist who first proposed a theory and evidence for continental drift
  6. a phenomenon at convergent boundaries where one plate is driven under the other and the weight pulls to rest of the plate behind it.

12 Clues: the movement of large quantities of ice across land • a transform boundary that is located in California. • a type of boundary interaction where plates move apart • the cause of tectonic plates 'sticking' together at faults. • a type of boundary interaction where plates move together and collide. • ...

TIcTAkKNOw 2021-12-14

TIcTAkKNOw crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  5. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  6. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
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  1. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust

15 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust • ...

TIcTAkKNOw 2021-12-14

TIcTAkKNOw crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  5. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  6. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
Down
  1. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  3. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust

15 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust • ...

plate techtonics 2023-03-01

plate techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the plates slip and slide
  2. when two plates push apart
Down
  1. when two plates push together

3 Clues: when two plates push apart • when two plates push together • when the plates slip and slide

Subduction 2015-07-28

Subduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hot liquid rock underneath the crust, the second layer down into the earth
  2. the volcanoes in this place in new zealand are caused by subduction
  3. how many plates new zealand sits on top of
  4. occur slightly away from subduction boundaries, over where the plate is melting
  5. when one plate moves under another - the cause of taupo and rotorua volcanoes
  6. what the crust of the earth is broken up into
  7. the type of boundary when plates move apart
  8. the name of the hot rock and gas bubbles when they're inside the crust
Down
  1. the name of the hot rock and gas bubbles when they've burst out on top of the crust
  2. what happens to a plate when it is pushed far enough into the mantle under another plate
  3. the cause of auckland volcanoes
  4. what happens once hot rock and gas bubbles push out through the crust
  5. the type of boundary when plates crash together
  6. the plate that is to the left of new zealand
  7. the shaky evidence of where tectonic plates meet
  8. the ring around the pacific plate where there are LOT of volcanoes
  9. the plate that is to the right of new zealand
  10. the outer layer of the earth

18 Clues: the outer layer of the earth • the cause of auckland volcanoes • how many plates new zealand sits on top of • the type of boundary when plates move apart • the plate that is to the left of new zealand • what the crust of the earth is broken up into • the plate that is to the right of new zealand • the type of boundary when plates crash together • ...

Unit #5 Vocabulary Preview 2020-10-22

Unit #5 Vocabulary Preview crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A process where newly formed crust at the mid-ocean ridge pushes older crust away
  2. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  3. A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  6. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  7. The idea that the more dense edge of a plate is pulled under a less dense edge of another plate
  8. An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed
Down
  1. A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
  2. The point where two tectonic plates meet
  3. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  4. Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface
  5. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  7. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  8. The movement of substances due to differences in density. Less dense move up while more dense move down
  9. Preserved remains of once-living organisms
  10. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.

18 Clues: Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The point where two tectonic plates meet • Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface • Preserved remains of once-living organisms • A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Tectonic Plates & Continental Drift 2021-11-17

Tectonic Plates & Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mid ocean _____ forms when two oceanic plates pull away from each other.
  2. Alfred Wegener first observed that South America and Africa seemed to fit together like _______ pieces.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  4. A geology professor who studied the ocean floor.
  5. Where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  6. ______ evidence was later found of similar animals on different continents.
  7. The process by which one plate goes underneath another less dense plate.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates collide.
  9. At a mid ocean ridge ______ rises to the surface and then eventually forms new ocean crust or rock.
  10. A super continent that existed 335 million years ago.
  11. A break or fracture in Earth's crust that are typically found along transform boundaries.
Down
  1. Volcanic _________ form when an oceanic and continental plate converge.
  2. Rocks on the seafloor show that the magnetic ______ have changed overtime.
  3. ______________ in the mantle of the Earth are the driving force for tectonic plate movement.
  4. A plate boundary where plates slide past one another.
  5. A meteorologist who proposed continental drift theory.
  6. Wegener's theory was first _______ by other scientists until after Harry Hess's findings which supported Wegener's theory.
  7. The type of rock that makes up the ocean floor and oceanic plates.

18 Clues: Where two or more tectonic plates meet. • A plate boundary where two plates collide. • A geology professor who studied the ocean floor. • A plate boundary where plates slide past one another. • A super continent that existed 335 million years ago. • A meteorologist who proposed continental drift theory. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Addison 6th grade p3 cross word puzzle 2022-12-14

Addison 6th grade p3 cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evaporates from lakes and oceans.into Earth's atmosphere as water vapor.
  2. glaciers.into Earth's atmosphere as water vapor.
  3. Observe and record. When a scientist has tested her hypothesis, the next step in scientific inquiry is to observe and record.
  4. Divergent boundaries. Plates move apart at.
  5. Pattern in nature. A scientfic law describes
  6. to earths surface. The troposhere is the layer of the atmosphere.
  7. concentration of ozone. The straotosphere is.
  8. Subduction. The procces of rock inside earth.
  9. focus. The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs is.
Down
  1. Water freezes at.
  2. The point in Earth's interior where the energy release of an earthquake occurs is.
  3. Mid ocean ridge.A vast, underwater mountain chain is called a.
  4. of low-pressure usually have cloudy weather
  5. humidity is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
  6. Primary waves. The first to reach a seismograph.
  7. Thermometer. USed to measure temperature.
  8. Evaporation.The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called evaporation.
  9. Continetioal drift. The hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their current locations is called

18 Clues: Water freezes at. • Thermometer. USed to measure temperature. • of low-pressure usually have cloudy weather • Divergent boundaries. Plates move apart at. • Pattern in nature. A scientfic law describes • concentration of ozone. The straotosphere is. • Subduction. The procces of rock inside earth. • glaciers.into Earth's atmosphere as water vapor. • ...

Earth's Changing Systems Vocab 2024-05-15

Earth's Changing Systems Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of species in an area
  2. dating determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
  3. species species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
  4. when all the species have died out
  5. Spreading the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
Down
  1. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. earth forces forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
  4. earth forces forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering

9 Clues: number of species in an area • when all the species have died out • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • dating determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements • Spreading the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out • ...

Earth's Changing Systems Vocab 2024-05-15

Earth's Changing Systems Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of species in an area
  2. dating determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
  3. species species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
  4. when all the species have died out
  5. Spreading the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
Down
  1. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. earth forces forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
  4. earth forces forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering

9 Clues: number of species in an area • when all the species have died out • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • dating determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements • Spreading the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out • ...

Science Vocab 2024-05-15

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of species in an area
  2. forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
Down
  1. forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering
  2. species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
  3. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  4. determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
  5. the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
  6. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element
  7. when all the species have died out

9 Clues: number of species in an area • when all the species have died out • determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements • the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • ...

Earth’s Changing Systems 2024-05-15

Earth’s Changing Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of species in an area
  2. dating: determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
  3. species: species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
  4. when all the species have died out
  5. spreading: the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
Down
  1. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. earth forces: forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
  4. earth forces: forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering

9 Clues: number of species in an area • when all the species have died out • dating: determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • spreading: the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out • ...

Earth’s Changing Systems 2024-05-15

Earth’s Changing Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements
  2. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. forces that change the surface of the earth from outside; i.e. humans, erosion, and weathering
Down
  1. the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out
  2. species that are not native to a specific location and have a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage
  3. forces that change the surface of the earth from within; i.e. divergent, convergent, and transform boundaries
  4. number of species in an area
  5. the length of time it takes for one-half of a radioactive element to change into another element
  6. when all the species have died out

9 Clues: number of species in an area • when all the species have died out • determining the age of rocks based on the decay of the elements • the process of new crust forming at a ridge and pushing older crust out • the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. • ...

unit 3 2023-03-07

unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. factor that affects intelligence and is part of the nature/ nurture issue
  2. upper end of the normal curve; above an IQ of 130
  3. proposed the triarchic theory: how intelligence comprises three different aspects
  4. ability to learn from one’s experiences, acquire knowledge, and use resources effectively in adapting to new situations/solving problems
  5. observations suggest IQ scores are steadily increasing over time, from generation to generation, in modernized countries, a phenomenon called the ___ effect
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  1. type of intelligence that means understanding of one’s emotions and how they guide actions
  2. this type of thinking is attributed to creativity; opposite of convergent thinking
  3. this intelligence is best described as 'street smart' or the ability to use information to get along in life
  4. number of types of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner

9 Clues: upper end of the normal curve; above an IQ of 130 • number of types of intelligence proposed by Howard Gardner • factor that affects intelligence and is part of the nature/ nurture issue • proposed the triarchic theory: how intelligence comprises three different aspects • this type of thinking is attributed to creativity; opposite of convergent thinking • ...