divergent Crossword Puzzles

science vocab 2023-01-09

science vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  3. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  4. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  6. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
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  1. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  2. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  6. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  7. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  8. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  9. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  10. thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere

16 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 • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • ...

A4.1 Evolution and speciation 2025-02-13

A4.1 Evolution and speciation crossword puzzle
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  1. type of isolation where courtship behaviour prevents the hybridization of closely related species
  2. the formation of new species through evolution.
  3. type of speciation that occurs when when a population divides into different species while inhabiting the same habitat.
  4. type of isolation that occurs due to organisms reproducing at different times, resulting in reproductive isolation
  5. type of evolution where species sharing a common ancestry become more distinct due to differential selection pressure leading to speciation
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area at the same time
  7. the variety of organisms in a ecosystem.
  8. a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  9. change in heritable characteristics
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  1. a form of sympatric speciation results in more than two sets of homologous chromosomes and occurs most commonly in plants as a result of errors during meiosis.
  2. type of speciation that occurs due to geographical isolation
  3. different structures with the same function
  4. offspring of two different species
  5. type of isolation that occurs when physical differences between organisms prevent sexual intercourse.
  6. similar structure difference function
  7. last name of the biologist that proposed the theory of natural selection
  8. type of breeding where humans choose the organism with favourable trait to breed to produce offspring that can inherit the trait
  9. type of limb that is an example of homologous structure

18 Clues: offspring of two different species • change in heritable characteristics • similar structure difference function • the variety of organisms in a ecosystem. • different structures with the same function • the formation of new species through evolution. • type of limb that is an example of homologous structure • ...

Unit 4B Vocabulary 2017-01-03

Unit 4B Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the process in which one lithospheric plate slides under another; occurs at converging plate boundaries
  2. and shows other land features using symbols
  3. maps- map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour
  4. ridges- under sea mountain range that forms where two parts of earth’s crust are pushing apart
  5. boundary- form where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other
  6. boundary- formed where two sections of earth’s crust are colliding
  7. lines- on a map, a line that connects points of equal elevation above sea level
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  1. mountains- mountains formed by the bending of rocks
  2. block mountains- mountains formed when rocks move along faults, leaving blocks of crust at different elevations
  3. outermost layer of earth’s surface, which is rocky and solid; includes the crust and the rigid part of the upper mantle
  4. height above sea level
  5. crust- rocky material that makes up the continents; it is less dense and contains a greater amount of lighter colored minerals than oceanic crust
  6. boundary- a boundary between two lithospheric plates are sliding past each other
  7. crust- portion of earth’s crust that lies beneath the oceans; it is thinner than continental crust

14 Clues: height above sea level • and shows other land features using symbols • mountains- mountains formed by the bending of rocks • boundary- formed where two sections of earth’s crust are colliding • boundary- form where lithospheric plates are moving away from each other • maps- map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour • ...

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  3. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface.
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
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  1. Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  7. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.

14 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game 2016-10-17

Chapter 3 Vocabulary Game crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  3. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface.
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  7. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
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  1. Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  4. A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  7. The name of the single landmass that began to break apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.

14 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plate move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • ...

Vocabulary Terms 2024-06-14

Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  2. something having many related parts that function together as a whole
  3. the ground that is at the bottom of the sea
  4. a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
  5. invisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope
  6. a laminated usually mounded sedimentary fossil formed from layers of cyanobacteria, calcium carbonate, and trapped sediment
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  1. cells that have specific structures and functions in the body
  2. a division of microorganisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis. They are prokaryotic and represent the earliest known form of life on the earth
  3. he hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. a chain of underwater mountains formed by seafloor spreading at divergent plate boundaries
  6. the general weather over a long period
  7. gas that is found in small quantities in the atmosphere
  8. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock

14 Clues: the general weather over a long period • the ground that is at the bottom of the sea • gas that is found in small quantities in the atmosphere • cells that have specific structures and functions in the body • invisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope • something having many related parts that function together as a whole • ...

Movers and Shakers Vocab 2013-02-25

Movers and Shakers Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonics a theory explaining the earth's structure and many other phenomenons
  2. Zone sites of down dwelling on the earth's lithosphere
  3. Waves a seismic wave when rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel
  4. Boundary an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
  5. result of a sudden release of a lot of energy in earths crust that creates seismic waves
  6. Core ball of solid nickel and iron
  7. Core A liquid ball of nickel and iron
  8. between the crust and the outer core
  9. Waves a seismic wave when rock particles vibrate parallel to the direction of wave travel
  10. Floor Spreading oceanic crust is formed by convective upwelling of magma
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  1. the outermost shell of a planet that is rocky
  2. Boundary a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are slowly moving away from each other
  3. Current the movement of molecules in fluids
  4. an end in a volume of rock as a result of earth movement
  5. Fault a strike slip fault where a sudden change in form, displacement, or direction has occured
  6. directly above the point where an earthquake or explosion begins/ originates
  7. a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks
  8. Waves a seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth as to through it

18 Clues: Core ball of solid nickel and iron • between the crust and the outer core • Core A liquid ball of nickel and iron • Current the movement of molecules in fluids • the outermost shell of a planet that is rocky • Zone sites of down dwelling on the earth's lithosphere • an end in a volume of rock as a result of earth movement • ...

Biology Final 2023-04-13

Biology Final crossword puzzle
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  1. the community of plants and animals that occusr naturally in an area, often sharing common characteristics specific to that area
  2. Ex:forest and deserts
  3. Ex:plants and animals
  4. a group of species living together and interacting through ecological processes such as competition and predation
  5. divergent evolution: large teeth/large food, small teeth/small food
  6. niche all of the physical, chemical, and biological factors that a species needs to survive(anything you react with)
  7. made up of parts of the earth where life exist
  8. assortment of living things in an ecosystem
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  1. a group of individuals of the same species within a community
  2. a principle that states 2 species are competing for the same resources, 1 will be better adapted to the niche and the other will be pished into another niche or go extinct
  3. all biotic and abiotic factors in an area where organisms can live(home)
  4. a chart organizing living things from simplest to most coplex
  5. Ex:wind, soil, rocks, sunlight
  6. an idividual animal plant, or single-celled life form
  7. Ex:ponds, lakes, ocean, coral reef
  8. a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and lanscape work together to form a bubble
  9. a species that has a large effect on its biosystem(beaver, otters)
  10. 2 squirrel species: one eats from the ground, the other eats from the trees

18 Clues: Ex:forest and deserts • Ex:plants and animals • Ex:wind, soil, rocks, sunlight • Ex:ponds, lakes, ocean, coral reef • assortment of living things in an ecosystem • made up of parts of the earth where life exist • an idividual animal plant, or single-celled life form • a group of individuals of the same species within a community • ...

Lydia crossword 2023-02-01

Lydia crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. include lavas that form during volcanic eruptions
  2. a flow of particles that comes off the sun at about one million miles per hour and travels throughout the entire solar system.
  3. coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz
  4. outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock, called “plates,”
  5. the movement of gases due to heat and gravity.
  6. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  7. sediments, oceanic crust, and mantle lithosphere return to
  8. doughnut shaped zones of highly energetic charged particles trapped at high altitudes in the magnetic field of Earth.
  9. interdisciplinary field that applies geoscientific principles to the study of extraterrestrial bodies and matter
  10. fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure
  11. meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac.
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  1. to change in composition or structure
  2. planets begin to melt, the materials in them begin to separate from one another
  3. a rock that has been changed by pressure and temperature over time
  4. formed on or near the Earth's surface from the compression of ocean sediments
  5. the region around a planet dominated by the planet's magnetic field.
  6. waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  7. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other

18 Clues: to change in composition or structure • the movement of gases due to heat and gravity. • include lavas that form during volcanic eruptions • sediments, oceanic crust, and mantle lithosphere return to • coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz • a rock that has been changed by pressure and temperature over time • ...

Evolution Concept 1 and 2 Vocab 2024-02-14

Evolution Concept 1 and 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Is a pattern of evolution that shows a slow change over time
  2. The creation or forming of a species
  3. Selection, Traits that aren't necessarily good for survival but are necessary to mate
  4. The last name of the man who made a voyage to the Galapagos Islands and came up with natural selection
  5. A change in the sequence of DNA
  6. A pattern of evolution that involves quick sudden change followed by periods of stability
  7. A measure of how well an organism will survive in it's environment
  8. Organisms that can breed with each other and have viable and fertile offspring
  9. The differences of physical traits of organisms
  10. The elimination of a species
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  1. The process by which organisms with better traits survive and pass on those better traits
  2. A feature that helps an organism better survive in its environment
  3. When two organisms evolve together because they have a specialized relationship
  4. A pattern or type of evolution that involves unrelated species evolving similar traits because of environment
  5. A pattern or type of evolution that focuses on other species arising from a common ancestor
  6. _______ extinction occurs when a catastrophic event like a meteor wipes out a large amount of organisms in a short period of time.
  7. Flow, the movement of genes in or out of a population
  8. Drift, A random change in the allele frequency of a population over time

18 Clues: The elimination of a species • A change in the sequence of DNA • The creation or forming of a species • The differences of physical traits of organisms • Flow, the movement of genes in or out of a population • Is a pattern of evolution that shows a slow change over time • A feature that helps an organism better survive in its environment • ...

Earthquake Crossword 2016-08-03

Earthquake Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. kit A package of items that are essential if an earthquake occurs. These are often also known as 'emergency kits'.
  2. The emergency services across Australia that rescue lives and prevent deaths with there service.
  3. The scientific study of earthquakes.
  4. The strength of an earthquake measured from 1 to 10 on the richter scale.
  5. A tectonic boundary in which two tectonic plate push against each other causing tension.
  6. Small earthquakes that shake the ground slightly. They are usually before or after an earthquake.
  7. A smaller earthquake following the main shock of an earthquake.
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  1. The outermost layer of the earth. This is the layer that we see ‘crack’ when earthquakes occur.
  2. A tectonic boundary in which two tectonic plates pull away from each other causing tension.
  3. The grinding and tugging of plates against or away from each other that eventually leads to an earthquake.
  4. the area of land directly over the centre of an earthquake.
  5. The device used to measure and record the force of an earthquake.
  6. The area of rock where the earthquake first occurs. This area is the first area of surface to break.
  7. A tectonic boundary in which two tectonic plates slide against each other causing tension.

14 Clues: The scientific study of earthquakes. • the area of land directly over the centre of an earthquake. • A smaller earthquake following the main shock of an earthquake. • The device used to measure and record the force of an earthquake. • The strength of an earthquake measured from 1 to 10 on the richter scale. • ...

Module 13: Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-11-16

Module 13: Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's rigid outer shell
  2. forms large landmasses, older than oceanic crust
  3. huge pieces of crust and rigid upper mantle that fit together at their edges to cover Earth's surface
  4. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another, cooled material sinks and warm material rises
  5. the theory that explains how new oceanic crust forms at ocean ridges, slowly moves away from ocean ridges, and is destroyed in deep sea trenches
  6. a region where two tectonic plates are moving apart
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  1. a hypothesis that Earth's continents had once been joined as a single landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift
  2. beneath the ocean floor, less than 200 million years old
  3. a region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  4. The layer below the mantle with temperatures as high as 7000 Celciuc
  5. The layer below the crust with temperatures from 100 to 4000 Celcius
  6. the name for the supercontinent meaning "all the earth" in Greek
  7. when two plates collide and the denser plate eventually descends below the less-dense plate
  8. a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other

14 Clues: Earth's rigid outer shell • forms large landmasses, older than oceanic crust • a region where two tectonic plates are moving apart • beneath the ocean floor, less than 200 million years old • a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other • a region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • ...

Science Crossword 6.2 2016-12-02

Science Crossword 6.2 crossword puzzle
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  1. What forms at a divergent boundary
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  1. what occurs at a transform boundary
  2. When to pieces of continental crust collide, what does this form

3 Clues: What forms at a divergent boundary • what occurs at a transform boundary • When to pieces of continental crust collide, what does this form

Values crossword 2021-10-01

Values crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The welfare of our people, be it the beneficiary or any other stakeholder, must remain at the core of all our endeavors
  2. An attitude demonstrating reliability, consistency and integrity, to deliver on agreed outcomes
  3. Inspire by action with complete accountability, and commitment to the cause
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  1. Follow a spirit of partnership that encourages trust, respect, dignity and acceptance for divergent views
  2. The moral courage not only to do what is right but also to do it the right way

5 Clues: Inspire by action with complete accountability, and commitment to the cause • The moral courage not only to do what is right but also to do it the right way • An attitude demonstrating reliability, consistency and integrity, to deliver on agreed outcomes • ...

Unit 2 Study Guide 2021-12-08

Unit 2 Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. basic unit of matter
  2. The lakes, rivers, oceans are part of the
  3. two or more atoms bonded together
  4. Newton's _________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only change forms, which is demonstrated in biogeochemical cycles such as the water cycle and the rock cycle
  5. water is called the universal solvent because it can ______________many molecules
  6. type of boundary in which plates move towards each other forming mountains or volcanoes
  7. thinnest layer of earth's geosphere
  8. Matter that organisms require for their life processes are called
  9. Sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface?
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  1. The air we breathe
  2. The plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria are part of the
  3. aka erosion of the surface of earth due to wind, water, or extreme weather
  4. carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all called
  5. water molecules stick together because of polarity. The slightly positive hydrogen molecules of one water molecule are attracted to the slightly negative oxygen molecule of another water molecule
  6. cycling of magma in the mantle that continually adds new crust to our planet
  7. If two plates collide, the plate with higher __________ will sink underneath the other plate
  8. type of boundary in which plates separate from each other forming canyons or rifts
  9. type of boundary in which plates slide past each other causing earthquakes

18 Clues: The air we breathe • basic unit of matter • two or more atoms bonded together • thinnest layer of earth's geosphere • The lakes, rivers, oceans are part of the • carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all called • Matter that organisms require for their life processes are called • The plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria are part of the • ...

Ocean Floor Structures Vocabulary 2022-01-18

Ocean Floor Structures Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A long steep depression with steep sides
  2. A land mass that is created by volcanos and rises above the ocean and is surrounded by water
  3. A small mount formed by volcanos
  4. The study of the history of the ocean and the ocean floor with its rocks
  5. Flat deep area of the ocean (Put period in between 2 or more word answers)
  6. The gently sloping area from the continental slope to the abyssal plain
  7. A steep valley eroded into the continental shelf
  8. Area closest to the land where the ocean is shallow and has a slight slope
  9. A volcanic mount that has eroded and has a flat top
  10. When two plates slide against each other creating energy ( put a period in between the 2 or more words . )
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  1. The process used to map the ocean floor using sound
  2. The area of the continental shelf, continental slope, and continental rise
  3. A really long mountain range formed by volcanos at a divergent boundary
  4. Depression of land when two continental plates collapse
  5. Area where the shelf falls steeply down to the deep ocean floor
  6. A map that show the natural feature of an area
  7. A big wave created by a large energy releasing
  8. Mouth of a river where it meets the ocean and is made of brackish water. Commonly used as a breeding ground for animals

18 Clues: A small mount formed by volcanos • A long steep depression with steep sides • A map that show the natural feature of an area • A big wave created by a large energy releasing • A steep valley eroded into the continental shelf • The process used to map the ocean floor using sound • A volcanic mount that has eroded and has a flat top • ...

Seafloor Spreading 2020-12-14

Seafloor Spreading crossword puzzle
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  1. _______ sounding is a type of sound used to determine the depth of water by transmitting (sending out) sound waves into water.
  2. _________ boundaries form when tectonic plates move away from each other.
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  1. An underwater mountain system created by tectonic plates it's the largest single volcanic feature on Earth
  2. ________ boundaries gives us mountains, valleys, and trenches.

4 Clues: ________ boundaries gives us mountains, valleys, and trenches. • _________ boundaries form when tectonic plates move away from each other. • An underwater mountain system created by tectonic plates it's the largest single volcanic feature on Earth • ...

Science 2021-10-07

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  2. coming closer together.
  3. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  4. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
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  1. two plates slide past each other, horizontally.

5 Clues: coming closer together. • two plates slide past each other, horizontally. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2020-10-27

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary type where tectonic plates are not moving directly toward or directly away from each other but rather two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  2. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance
  3. boundary type where tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  4. current in Earth's mantle that transfers heat in Earth's interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
  5. the outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle (approximately 100 km thick)
  6. a type of crust that includes all the continents and some major islands
  7. a type of crust which lies under all the ocean floors
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  1. the upper zone of the earth's core
  2. the central part of the earth's core
  3. the mass per unit volume of a substance under specified conditions of pressure and temperature
  4. boundary type where tectonic plates collide with each other
  5. a state of matter with definite mass and shape
  6. The lithosphere is broken into many small slabs of rock. Most large plates include BOTH continental crust and oceanic crust
  7. what something is made of
  8. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  9. rock that has been melted
  10. a state of matter with definite and constant volume but not a definite shape
  11. layer of Earth where we live; upper part of the lithosphere and is made of rock

18 Clues: what something is made of • rock that has been melted • the upper zone of the earth's core • the central part of the earth's core • a state of matter with definite mass and shape • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • a type of crust which lies under all the ocean floors • boundary type where tectonic plates collide with each other • ...

Earthquake Terminology 2023-11-02

Earthquake Terminology crossword puzzle
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  1. Fault Occurs when the hanging wall of a fault moves down; associated with tensional stress and divergent plate boundaries.
  2. A record produced by a seismograph.
  3. A destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
  4. Rebound Hypothesis Describes the build-up and release of stress during an earthquake.
  5. A sudden shake in the ground from movement within the Earth's crust.
  6. The place inside the Earth's crust where an earthquake originates.
  7. Wave A seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the Earth's surface.
  8. Fault Occurs when the hanging wall and footwall slide past each other; associated with shear stress and transform plant boundaries.
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  1. The point on the Earth's surface that is vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. Fault Occurs when the hanging wall of a fault moves up; associated with compressional stress and convergent plate boundaries.
  3. The process of turning something into a liquid, typically a gas.
  4. A shear wave that causes particles to vibrate perpendicular to the direction the wave is propagating.
  5. A fracture in the Earth that indicates significant movement.
  6. Measures and records the details of earthquakes.
  7. A long, high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  8. A less severe succeeding earthquake after the main shock of a large earthquake.
  9. Also called seismic waves; are the first waves to appear on a seismograph.
  10. A mild tremor preceding the shaking movement of an earthquake.

18 Clues: A record produced by a seismograph. • Measures and records the details of earthquakes. • A destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. • A fracture in the Earth that indicates significant movement. • A mild tremor preceding the shaking movement of an earthquake. • The process of turning something into a liquid, typically a gas. • ...

Geology Test Review 2024-05-06

Geology Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Solid substances that are present in nature and are comprised of one or more chemical elements
  2. Rocks that are from particles of sand, shells, pebbles, and other fragments of materials. These rocks are formed from compacted sediment as layers accumulate over time
  3. the top layer of the Earth's surface
  4. True or False fossils are rocks
  5. Rocks that are formed when magma cools and hardens. This can occur inside or outside the Earth's surface. These rocks often look shiny or glasslike and may have tiny holes from the cooling process
  6. the solid layer of earth that is comprised of the crust and the upper portion of the mantle
  7. when two plates collide
  8. when two plates slide past each other horizontally
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  1. the ratio of a mineral's mass to its volume
  2. below the lithosphere making it hotter and slush-like
  3. Rocks that are formed under the surface of Earth due to heat and pressure. These rocks often have ribbon-like layers and shiny crystals
  4. the result of chemical and mechanical processes that break down rocks
  5. Deltas are mainly created by the process of
  6. when two plates move apart
  7. the movement of rocks and soil
  8. the layer of hot solid material between Earth's crust and core
  9. dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
  10. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth

18 Clues: when two plates collide • when two plates move apart • the movement of rocks and soil • True or False fossils are rocks • the top layer of the Earth's surface • the ratio of a mineral's mass to its volume • Deltas are mainly created by the process of • when two plates slide past each other horizontally • below the lithosphere making it hotter and slush-like • ...

Earthquakes 2022-12-04

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. An instrument that detects and records earthquake vibrations.
  2. At a ____ fault boundary, two plates move past and away from each other.
  3. The point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  4. The cracks or breaks in the earth's crust. This is where the plates that make up the earth's crust rub against each other.
  5. The Energy released from earthquakes is felt as large ____.
  6. These often follow an earthquake.
  7. At a ____ boundary, plates move towards each other.
  8. This moves, in the form of vibrations, in all directions from the focus of an earthquake.
  9. Most earthquakes occur along ____ lines, or lines where tectonic plates meet.
Down
  1. A scale that usually ranges from 1 to 9. This scale is used to indicate the amount of energy an earthquake releases.
  2. At a ____ boundary, plates move away from each other.
  3. The ____ or P waves of an earthquake are back-and-forth vibrations. A person who experiences an earthquake will feel this wave first.
  4. A sudden shift or movement of the earth's crust.
  5. An earthquake releases energy in the form of ____ waves.
  6. An earthquake rated as 4 on the Richter scale is ___ times as powerful as one rated a 3.
  7. The point underground at which an earthquake starts.
  8. The ____ or L waves of an earthquake travel on Earth's surface.
  9. The ____ or S waves of an earthquake are side-to-side vibrations.

18 Clues: These often follow an earthquake. • A sudden shift or movement of the earth's crust. • At a ____ boundary, plates move towards each other. • The point underground at which an earthquake starts. • At a ____ boundary, plates move away from each other. • An earthquake releases energy in the form of ____ waves. • ...

science project crossword 2025-10-29

science project crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WAVE- Tsunami waves are often misidentified by this term.
  2. A fine, powdery material ejected from a volcano, often carried by the wind.
  3. The destructive water phenomenon that tsunamis can cause when they come ashore.
  4. A break or crack in the Earth's crust along which movement has occurred.
  5. What the water does dramatically before the first large wave of a tsunami hits the shore.
  6. A volcano with broad, gently sloping sides built by successive lava flows.
  7. The state of a volcano that is currently erupting or has erupted recently.
  8. The ocean basin where most of the world's major tsunamis occur.
  9. A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano.
  10. volcano that is unlikely to erupt again.
Down
  1. A volcano that is not erupting but is expected to erupt again.
  2. smaller, secondary vent near the main crater.
  3. A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano.
  4. Opening through which volcanic materials erupt.
  5. A fine, powdery material ejected from a volcano, often carried by the wind.
  6. The general term for the rise and fall of sea level, but not a tsunami.
  7. A fluid, glowing stream of molten rock on the Earth's surface.
  8. Large, sudden displacement of the ocean can generate a series of these.
  9. The action of moving to higher ground for safety
  10. OCEAN RIDGE- The massive underwater mountain range system formed at divergent boundaries.

20 Clues: volcano that is unlikely to erupt again. • smaller, secondary vent near the main crater. • Opening through which volcanic materials erupt. • The action of moving to higher ground for safety • A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano. • A bowl-shaped depression at the top of a volcano. • WAVE- Tsunami waves are often misidentified by this term. • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-23

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  2. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
  3. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  4. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  5. The outside or top layer of something.
  6. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  7. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  8. Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
  9. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
  10. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  11. The place where two plates meet.
Down
  1. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  2. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
  3. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  4. Earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation outer and water layer.
  5. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  6. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  7. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.

18 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-10-18

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  2. The place where two plates meet.
  3. Earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation outer and water layer.
  4. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  5. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  6. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  7. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.
  8. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
  9. The outside or top layer of something.
  10. Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
  11. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
Down
  1. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  2. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  3. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  4. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago.
  5. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  6. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  7. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.

18 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • The outside or top layer of something. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago. • A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like. • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates moving away from each other (creates oceanic crust))
Down
  1. Plates collide into each other and create volcanoes
  2. Plates rise up and make mountain ranges

3 Clues: Plates rise up and make mountain ranges • Plates collide into each other and create volcanoes • Plates moving away from each other (creates oceanic crust))

5.4 - Cladistics 2017-03-25

5.4 - Cladistics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a family of angiosperms.
  2. a diagram which shows groupings based on primitive and shared derived characteristics.
  3. Our closest relatives based on cladistics
  4. 3 words. Used to study the genetic differences between species in cladistics
  5. a group comprised of an ancestral species plus all of the species that have evolved from the organism.
  6. evolution where species from different lineages show similar characteristics because they are subject to similar selection pressures.
Down
  1. A family of angiosperms that had to be reclassified after evidence showed some members were not truly in the right clade
  2. Two words. Using the number of differences in DNA or amino acid sequences to deduce how long ago species split.
  3. evolution where an ancestral species evolves into a number of distinct species due to exposure of different populations to different selection pressures.
  4. constructing a phylogenetic tree based on primitive and shared derived characteristics.
  5. Structures which are similar because of convergent evolution. E.g. bird and bat wings.
  6. Traits that are shared by species with a common ancestor. These traits are similar in structure, but may have very different functions and appearances.

12 Clues: a family of angiosperms. • Our closest relatives based on cladistics • 3 words. Used to study the genetic differences between species in cladistics • a diagram which shows groupings based on primitive and shared derived characteristics. • Structures which are similar because of convergent evolution. E.g. bird and bat wings. • ...

Plate Motion 2024-10-27

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that move towards the same place.
  2. Plates that move away from each other.
Down
  1. Something that we observe to be similar over and over again.

3 Clues: Plates that move away from each other. • Plates that move towards the same place. • Something that we observe to be similar over and over again.

6-7-5 2018-03-27

6-7-5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  2. the edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  3. the bending, tilting and breaking of Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
Down
  1. the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  3. the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  4. the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs

7 Clues: the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another • the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus • the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

study 2022-12-14

study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sixth step of the scientific method is to analyze _
  2. the fifth step of the scientific method is to observe and _
  3. relative _ is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
  4. the _ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
  5. The boundary between cold and warm air masses
  6. Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather.
  7. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved apart is called _ drift
  8. a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge
  9. the process that takes rocks inside the earth
Down
  1. the _ is used to measure temperature
  2. when a scientist has tested their hypothesis, they must _ and record
  3. the second step in the scientific method is to form a _
  4. the _ are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  5. the fourth step of the scientific method is to _ the hypothesis
  6. the first step of the scientific method is to _ the problem
  7. plates move apart at _ boundaries
  8. the third step in the scientific method to design an _
  9. a scientific law describes a _ in nature
  10. the _ waves are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  11. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called _
  12. are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  13. the seventh step of the scientific method is to draw _

22 Clues: plates move apart at _ boundaries • the _ is used to measure temperature • a scientific law describes a _ in nature • Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather. • The boundary between cold and warm air masses • the process that takes rocks inside the earth • a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge • the third step in the scientific method to design an _ • ...

Unit 8 Vocab 2020-01-23

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

20 Clues: (n.) hatred, ill-will • (v.) tireless, continuing with vigor • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy • (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren • (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind • to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up • ...

Unit 8 Vocab 2020-01-23

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

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

Vocabulary Unit 8 Crossword 2019-04-04

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

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

Earth's dynamic system vocabulary 2019-02-11

Earth's dynamic system vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vents in earth's crust through which molten rock flows
  2. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  3. The material formed from rocks broken down by weathering
  4. The mechanical and chemical process that changes earth's surface over time
  5. the partial melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
  6. The downhill movement of a large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity
  7. A boundary where two plates move away from each other
  8. The process of breaking down rocks without changing the composition of the rock
  9. Large masses of ice, formed by snow accumulation on land, that move slowly across Earth's surface
  10. Two plates that slide past each other
  11. tectonics Earth's surface is broken into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
Down
  1. The circulation of fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  2. Long narrow mountains formed by magma
  3. A boundary where two plates move towards each other]
  4. The vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or crack in earth's crust
  5. The crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  6. The process that changes the composition of rocks
  7. The moving of weathered material or sediment
  8. A crack or a fracture in earth's crust along which movement occurs
  9. molten rock stored beneath earth's surface
  10. Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface
  11. the laying down or settling of eroded material

22 Clues: Long narrow mountains formed by magma • Two plates that slide past each other • Magma that erupts onto Earth's surface • The crust and uppermost part of the mantle • molten rock stored beneath earth's surface • The moving of weathered material or sediment • the laying down or settling of eroded material • The process that changes the composition of rocks • ...

Earth Science Final Review Crossword 2020 2020-01-14

Earth Science Final Review Crossword 2020 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence that galaxies are drifting apart
  2. Object in space made of rock and ice
  3. Plates move together
  4. Cloud of gas and dust in space
  5. Long term weather conditions of a region
  6. Law of relative dating that states older rocks are on the bottom
  7. Large glowing ball of gas that generates nuclear fusion in the core
  8. Theory that continents were once all connected and split apart
  9. Middle layer of the sun's atmosphere
  10. Breaking down of rock
  11. Supercontinent
  12. Group of stars
  13. Rock that forms from magma
  14. Enormous explosion of a star
Down
  1. Plates move apart
  2. Conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time
  3. Outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere that extends into space
  4. Rock that has been changed by temperature and pressure
  5. Rock that is compacted and cemented together
  6. Theory of how the universe was created
  7. Visible surface of the sun
  8. Process that occurs in the core of a star
  9. Process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
  10. Process by which crust sinks into the mantle beneath another piece of crust
  11. Part of the engineering cycle that takes place after a prototype is built
  12. Age of a rock determined by comparison with other rocks
  13. Plates that slide past one another
  14. The exact age of a rock determined using radioactive decay
  15. Rock in space between Mars and Jupiter

29 Clues: Supercontinent • Group of stars • Plates move apart • Plates move together • Breaking down of rock • Visible surface of the sun • Rock that forms from magma • Enormous explosion of a star • Cloud of gas and dust in space • Plates that slide past one another • Object in space made of rock and ice • Middle layer of the sun's atmosphere • Theory of how the universe was created • ...

Form 4 - Geography 2020-11-04

Form 4 - Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The zone where two continental plates move toward each other.
  2. Where the crust is thin with a plume of magma forcing its way through fissures in the plate, eventually erupting on the sea floor.
  3. Volcano spread over a wide area with gentle slopes.
  4. A fault where rocks are pushed past each other on a horizontal direction.
  5. Fold Mountains are areas of high land made up of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks that have been forced upwards by .................. forces between two converging plates.
  6. The boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  7. An .......... is volcanic activity in which lava, tephra, or gases are released.
  8. Measures the amplitude of the earthquake.
  9. The sudden movement of the earth's crust.
Down
  1. Usually associated with divergence, where some sections of the crust are pulled apart. Also occurs where two plates meet at a convergent margin.
  2. flow of superheated clouds of find ash, gas and lava fragments.
  3. Volcano composed of alternating layers of ash and lava.
  4. Currents in the mantle moving plates.
  5. One limb of the fold is pushed up until it lies on top of the other limb.
  6. Any fold in which one limb is steeper than the other limb.
  7. Ocean crust .......... under continental crust.
  8. The mouth of the volcano
  9. The point of origin beneath the Earth's surface from which seismic waves are emitted.
  10. The boundary where two plates pulling apart.
  11. Compression is so great that the crest of the fold snaps and one limb overrides the other.

20 Clues: The mouth of the volcano • Currents in the mantle moving plates. • Measures the amplitude of the earthquake. • The sudden movement of the earth's crust. • The boundary where two plates pulling apart. • Ocean crust .......... under continental crust. • Volcano spread over a wide area with gentle slopes. • Volcano composed of alternating layers of ash and lava. • ...

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 2021-02-05

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are depressions on the ocean floor.
  2. A fault rock which is cohesive with a poorly developed or absent planar fabric.
  3. The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost
  4. Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault.
  5. It is a mountain or hill formed around a vent or opening in the Earth’s crust through which hot materials are expelled.
  6. Opposite of a convergent boundary.
  7. Which layer of the Earth has convection currents.
  8. Is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  9. Which boundary occurs when two plates move away.
  10. A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries.
  11. Is a central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges is the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges.
  12. Considered as a small earthquake in underground caverns and mines that are caused by seismic waves produced from the explosion of rock on the surface.
  13. Where does the ridge push occur.
  14. Slab pull forces occur at which type of plate boundary.
Down
  1. Flat sediment that result in the spreading of the sea floor.
  2. Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading.
  3. Rocks change their shape and volume when they are subjected to.
  4. Is formed at the base of the continental rise about 4000 to 6000 meters deep.
  5. Is when the denser plate sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a
  6. It is the submerged volcanoes.
  7. Is the circulation of material caused by the differences in density.

21 Clues: It is the submerged volcanoes. • Where does the ridge push occur. • Opposite of a convergent boundary. • These are depressions on the ocean floor. • Which boundary occurs when two plates move away. • Which layer of the Earth has convection currents. • Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault. • Kind of plate boundary occurs in sea floor spreading. • ...

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 2021-02-05

EARTHSCIENCE PT#2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Considered as a small earthquake in underground caverns and mines that are caused by seismic waves produced from the explosion of rock on the surface.
  2. Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault.
  3. A transform boundary connects two diverging boundaries.
  4. Which boundary occurs when two plates move away.
  5. Is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  6. It is a mountain or hill formed around a vent or opening in the Earth’s crust through which hot materials are expelled.
  7. Is formed at the base of the continental rise about 4000 to 6000 meters deep.
  8. Slab pull forces occur at which type of plate boundary.
  9. Rocks change their shape and volume when they are subjected to.
  10. A fault rock which is cohesive with a poorly developed or absent planar fabric.
  11. It is the submerged volcanoes.
  12. Is when the denser plate sinks, gravity pulls on the rest of the plate with a
Down
  1. Flat sediment that result in the spreading of the sea floor.
  2. Which layer of the Earth has convection currents.
  3. Is the circulation of material caused by the differences in density.
  4. The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost
  5. Is a central valley formed at the summit of the oceanic ridges is the molten materials continuously flow out from the ridges.
  6. Where does the ridge push occur.
  7. Opposite of a convergent boundary.
  8. These are depressions on the ocean floor.

20 Clues: It is the submerged volcanoes. • Where does the ridge push occur. • Opposite of a convergent boundary. • These are depressions on the ocean floor. • Which boundary occurs when two plates move away. • Which layer of the Earth has convection currents. • Type of plate movement is in the San Andreas Fault. • The shaking is caused by movements in Earth’s outermost • ...

Inside Earth Unit Crossword 2021-02-11

Inside Earth Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves made by earthquakes
  2. type of rock formed from volcanic activity
  3. theory that states pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion
  4. type of boundary where plates are sliding past each other
  5. layer of Earth composed of hot, soft rock
  6. supercontinent from 250 million years ago
  7. edge of a plate
  8. device that detects earthquakes
  9. type of heat transfer because of density differences in a fluid
  10. location on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. size of crystals that form when minerals cool slowly
  12. sections of Earth's crust that move with convection currents in the mantle
  13. when oceanic crust sinks into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  14. naturally occurring, inorganic, solid substance
  15. type of boundary where plates are moving apart
  16. person who first came up with the idea of continental drift
Down
  1. type of rock formed from small pieces of other rocks
  2. weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
  3. technology used to monitor plate motion
  4. underwater mountain range, sight of sea-floor spreading
  5. size of crystals that form when minerals cool quickly
  6. type of curst made mostly of granite; make up continents
  7. type of boundary where plates are moving together
  8. molten rock below the surface
  9. outer layer of Earth
  10. how a mineral shines
  11. innermost layer of Earth
  12. "scratch-ability" of a mineral
  13. breaking down rock into smaller pieces

29 Clues: edge of a plate • outer layer of Earth • how a mineral shines • innermost layer of Earth • waves made by earthquakes • molten rock below the surface • "scratch-ability" of a mineral • device that detects earthquakes • breaking down rock into smaller pieces • technology used to monitor plate motion • layer of Earth composed of hot, soft rock • ...

SAT 4 2021-04-16

SAT 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of yielding to a request
  2. two
  3. A person who is mysterious or puzzling; an unclear writing or speech
  4. perceptive; having insight
  5. down, away
  6. again
  7. apart, away
  8. impervious to light; dense; unintelligibly obscure; without luster
  9. a reproduction or increase done at a rapid rate
  10. fold
  11. hesitant to speak out; inclined to be silent reserved
  12. active
  13. dark
  14. offspring
  15. A fixed or strong belief; the act of proving guilty
  16. to turn
  17. to turn inside out or upside down; to reverse the order
  18. one
  19. difficult to believe; unlikely
  20. To exhibit a servile attitude or manner; to bend the knee in a kneeling position
  21. unable to move; un-reactive
  22. exceeding what is necessary; superfluous; needlessly repetitive
  23. crooked
Down
  1. one who questions or doubts; one who needs evidence before drawing a conclusion
  2. Moving apart from a common point; deviant; differing from another
  3. separate, distinguish
  4. moral corruption; a wicked act
  5. a large basket usually with a cover; to prevent the progress of
  6. capable of being accomplished; possible; likely
  7. the state of being the same or unvarying; a consistence in appearance
  8. con, together, with
  9. clandestine; stealthy; sneaky
  10. vague; unclear in meaning
  11. to appease; to pacify by giving concessions
  12. extremely careful and precise; over-scrupulous
  13. to misrepresent; to give a false impression; to leave unfulfilled
  14. invigorating; cheerful;
  15. to wander

38 Clues: two • one • fold • dark • again • active • to turn • crooked • offspring • to wander • down, away • apart, away • con, together, with • separate, distinguish • invigorating; cheerful; • vague; unclear in meaning • perceptive; having insight • unable to move; un-reactive • clandestine; stealthy; sneaky • moral corruption; a wicked act • difficult to believe; unlikely • the act of yielding to a request • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

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

21 Clues: where two or more plates meet • an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • ...

Review Semester 1 2023-02-08

Review Semester 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An attitude where one asks many questions
  2. A sub-atomic particle without a charge
  3. Bending of light rays
  4. Color that absorb light rays
  5. Building blocks of all matter
  6. Light rays in a spot light
  7. Temperature at which liquid changes to solid
  8. Splitting of white light
  9. Bouncing of light rays
  10. Used for evaporation
  11. Only for observing and mixing chemicals but not measuring
  12. Positively charged sub-atomic particle
  13. Negatively charged sub-atomic particle
  14. Evaluates and answers the problem
  15. Only for measuring liquids
  16. Sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom
Down
  1. An educated or scientific guess
  2. Enables matter to be bent without breaking
  3. Can be solved by dividing mass and volume
  4. Temperature at which liquid changes to gas
  5. An atom that has no charge
  6. Used to measure liquids, heating and mixing chemicals
  7. Temperature at which solid changes to liquid
  8. A means to verify the hypothesis
  9. Space occupied by matter
  10. Used for filtration
  11. Light rays in a lens
  12. Light rays in a light house
  13. Materials that allow heat and electricity to pass through
  14. Property of a material to resist scratch
  15. Amount of matter in an object
  16. Made up of two or more atoms chemically combined
  17. Accepts suggestions and criticisms
  18. Materials that does not allow heat and electricity to pass through
  19. Refers to the number of protons in an atom

35 Clues: Used for filtration • Light rays in a lens • Used for evaporation • Bending of light rays • Bouncing of light rays • Space occupied by matter • Splitting of white light • An atom that has no charge • Light rays in a spot light • Only for measuring liquids • Light rays in a light house • Color that absorb light rays • Building blocks of all matter • Amount of matter in an object • ...

Zeylene 2023-03-02

Zeylene crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unrelated species evolve similar characteristics
  2. The process of biological chnage that makes decendants differ from their ancestors
  3. New enviroments caused them to envolve to be different
  4. Some organisms will survive and reproduce better than others
  5. The study of prehistoric life
  6. When a Catastrophic event changes the enviroment
  7. Traits that aren't necessarily good for survival fitness
  8. Populations can show variations on different islands
  9. Occurs at a slow rate
  10. The remains of a once-living organism and/or its behaviour.
  11. When slow changes over a long period of time
  12. A change in gene frequency over time
  13. Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell.
Down
  1. Some sort of isolation must occur
  2. Remnants of structures that has functions in ancestors
  3. organisms change to eachother forming an relationsip
  4. The importance of embryonic development of organisms
  5. Same structure different function
  6. The study of the chemical process in organisms
  7. A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes
  8. A combination of all the genes/alleles in a reproducing population or species.
  9. A feature that allows an organisms to better survive in its enviroment
  10. Lots of change b periods of stability
  11. The importance of the structures of organisms
  12. Similar function different structure
  13. Movement of genes in/out of a population
  14. A community of interbreeding members that involve animals, plants, or humans

27 Clues: Occurs at a slow rate • The study of prehistoric life • Some sort of isolation must occur • Same structure different function • Similar function different structure • A change in gene frequency over time • Lots of change b periods of stability • Movement of genes in/out of a population • Any change in the DNA sequence of a cell. • When slow changes over a long period of time • ...

English 9 Vocabulary 2023-04-19

English 9 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -lacking interest or excitement; dull
  2. -(of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything.
  3. -serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
  4. -wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
  5. -certain to happen; unavoidable.
  6. -showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
  7. -(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming.
  8. -persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
  9. -to say something again or a number of times, typically for emphasis or clarity
  10. -anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
  11. -(of a person/manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
  12. -full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark.
  13. -to make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
  14. -strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Down
  1. -an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of a death.
  2. -keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
  3. -not discovered or known about; uncertain.
  4. -giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
  5. -the restoration of friendly relations.
  6. -ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.
  7. -showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
  8. -tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  9. -dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.
  10. -punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act
  11. -to wish for earnestly or desire

25 Clues: -certain to happen; unavoidable. • -to wish for earnestly or desire • -lacking interest or excitement; dull • -the restoration of friendly relations. • -dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy. • -not discovered or known about; uncertain. • -ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish. • -wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. • ...

7th Grade Science Crossword 2023-05-18

7th Grade Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relationship between two organisms where they both benefit
  2. the smallest unit of matter
  3. the last supercontinent
  4. the smartest dog in the world (according to Martin)
  5. magma that emerges to the earth's surface
  6. a prefix meaning life
  7. a chemical reaction where heat is released
  8. resources that cannot be replaced in a lifetime
  9. a lake that forms when a river redirects, typically u-shaped
  10. first element on the periodic table
  11. the process that allows animals to turn glucose into energy
  12. the type of rock formed when an existing rock experiences heat and pressure
  13. the top layer of the earth
  14. the type of boundary that occurs when plates move away from each other
  15. rock formed from sediment being compressed together
Down
  1. natural hazard that occurs when tectonic plate collide
  2. the innermost layer of the earth
  3. in a parasitic relationship, the ________ gets nutrients from the host
  4. the product that plants make (and want) from photosynthesis
  5. the process that recycles old ocean floor and creates new
  6. protons, neutrons, electrons are examples of these
  7. the location in the plants where most photosynthesis occurs
  8. a series of food chains put together to show a more realistic picture
  9. the process of continents moving slowly over time is called continental ______
  10. sport Ms. Martin coached
  11. the type of rock formed from magma cooling
  12. the smallest unit of all living things
  13. a prefix meaning Earth
  14. a reaction where the atoms are not changed, ex) folding paper

29 Clues: a prefix meaning life • a prefix meaning Earth • the last supercontinent • sport Ms. Martin coached • the top layer of the earth • the smallest unit of matter • the innermost layer of the earth • first element on the periodic table • the smallest unit of all living things • magma that emerges to the earth's surface • a chemical reaction where heat is released • ...

Herhalingsles Leren - Geheugen - Denken 2013-03-13

Herhalingsles Leren - Geheugen - Denken crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vanuit concreet materiaal veralgemeenbare conclusies trekken is het ... redeneren
  2. Ebbinghaus onderzocht het vergeten, hij stelde de .... op
  3. het vervagen van herinneringen doordat ze vermengd worden met nieuwe informatie
  4. het zintuiglijk geheugen wordt ook wel het ... geheugen genoemd
  5. het verbinden van woorden met een beeld, noemt men het systeem van ...
  6. een kooi waarin men experimenten kan doen met dieren
  7. een onderscheid maken tussen prikkels of situaties, waardoor we anders reageren op deze prikkels/situaties
  8. vanuit algemene kennis komen tot kennis over het concrete is het ... redeneren
  9. het experiment van Watson is bekend geworden als Little ...
Down
  1. vorm van conditionering waarbij een neutrale prikkel gekoppeld wordt aan een betekenisvolle stimulus
  2. gericht zijn op één oplossing doen we door ... te denken
  3. zoveel mogelijk oplossingen bedenken voor een probleem, maakt gebruik van het ... denken
  4. beloning
  5. deze vrouw bestudeerde hoe onbetrouwbaar ons geheugen is
  6. kennis over de manier waarop de persoon cognitief functioneert of denkt
  7. een vuistregel of stragegie bij het oplossen van problemen die we hebben geleerd uit ervaring
  8. de onderzoeker die het proces van modeling onderzocht door het bobo-experiment
  9. het zintuiglijk geheugen voor geluidsprikkels is het .... geheugen
  10. een prikkel
  11. het plots vatten van een nieuw verband tussen de dingen, waardoor het mogelijk wordt om een probleem op te lossen
  12. een bekende onderzoeker van de operante conditionering
  13. de mogelijkheid om geleerd gedrag in ons op te nemen, te bewaren en op het gepaste moment weer op te roepen

22 Clues: beloning • een prikkel • een kooi waarin men experimenten kan doen met dieren • een bekende onderzoeker van de operante conditionering • gericht zijn op één oplossing doen we door ... te denken • deze vrouw bestudeerde hoe onbetrouwbaar ons geheugen is • Ebbinghaus onderzocht het vergeten, hij stelde de .... op • ...

Tectonic Plates 2015-04-08

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A crack in the earth's crust.
  2. Process in which rock, soil is removed from the surface.
  3. The gases that surround the earth.
  4. Outer most surface of the earth.
  5. What type of plate is under the Ring of Fire?
  6. When two plates are moving ________ from each other, causing earthquakes.
  7. Process in which rock are broken down into smaller pieces by the effects of weather.
  8. Layer in our atmosphere that contains our ozone layer.
  9. Part of the earth that supports life.
  10. Sections of the Earth's crust.
  11. Another name for earth.
  12. The mantle of the earth is __________ ?
  13. Scientist that suggested the plates where moving.
  14. Near a Subduction Zone the plate moves under the crust and is dissolved in the _____?
Down
  1. Study of the earth.
  2. The center most part of the earth that is solid.
  3. Only 21% of the earths atmosphere is made of this gas.
  4. Theory that the continents were once all together, but over Millions of years have moved/drifted and are still moving at about 1-2 inches per year.
  5. When plates of the earth move toward each other it produces a ______ Boundary.
  6. The water on the earth and in the atmosphere.
  7. What tells the history of the earth and animal placement?
  8. Deposit of soil.
  9. Temperature of Earth and __________ as depth increases.
  10. What is the name of the boundary when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
  11. The Super Continent that existed 200 Million years ago.

25 Clues: Deposit of soil. • Study of the earth. • Another name for earth. • A crack in the earth's crust. • Sections of the Earth's crust. • Outer most surface of the earth. • The gases that surround the earth. • Part of the earth that supports life. • The mantle of the earth is __________ ? • The water on the earth and in the atmosphere. • What type of plate is under the Ring of Fire? • ...

Vocab Menu 2016-12-21

Vocab Menu crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contains the information or evidence about the topic.
  2. A modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.
  3. A modifier (quite often a participle), or a modifier and a few other words, that attaches to a sentence or a noun, with no conjunction.
  4. Derived from a verb but that functions as a noun.
  5. Given to expressing divergent or opposite views.
  6. Explains the causes or the effects of an event or situation.
  7. The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
  8. The internal structure of the piece
  9. Repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker.
  10. The end or finish of an event or process.
  11. A word formed from a verb and used as an adjective or a noun.
Down
  1. The basic form of a verb, without an inflection binding it to a particular subject or tense.
  2. Multi-paragraph compositions that explain ways in which two subjects are similar or different.
  3. Writing that explains what a term means.
  4. An opposing claim.
  5. Organize things into categories and give examples of things that fit into each category.
  6. A word or words functioning as a verb.
  7. The action of introducing something.
  8. State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
  9. A cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event.

20 Clues: An opposing claim. • The internal structure of the piece • The action of introducing something. • A word or words functioning as a verb. • Writing that explains what a term means. • The end or finish of an event or process. • Given to expressing divergent or opposite views. • Derived from a verb but that functions as a noun. • ...

Cognition (Remix) by R. Kelly 2017-05-09

Cognition (Remix) by R. Kelly crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Effect found with colorful words
  2. Reasoning in which general conclusions lead to specific hypotheses
  3. Effect that would make finding Waldo much easier if the rest of the picture was black and white
  4. Event memory
  5. Bottom-up processing is driven by this
  6. Transfer that refers to improvement in similar tasks
  7. Heuristic influenced by conjunction fallacy, sample size, and base-rate fallacy
  8. Grouping principles that help us perceive the world
  9. Explicit Memory
  10. Problems with similar answers
  11. Code in which mental images are language like descriptions
  12. Production task; Thinking of 30 uses for a brick, for example
  13. Motivation that comes from within the self
  14. Auditory sensory memory
  15. The "direct" route of reading
Down
  1. Inductive shortcut (e.x. availability, representativeness)
  2. The most basic, typical example of a category
  3. Effect that makes you think D.C. is closer to College Park than College Park is to D.C.
  4. Amnesia that prevents new memory formation
  5. Mental "___"; happens when imagining a rabbit next to an elephant and then counting the rabbits whiskers
  6. Effect that lets me hear my name in someone else's conversation
  7. Visual sensory memory
  8. Face Blindness
  9. Mental imaging code that deals with direct representation
  10. Effect in which logical fallacies occur because of unrelated prior knowledge
  11. Motivation that comes from outside the self
  12. The actual real life stimulus in the world
  13. Amnesia that "deletes" old memories
  14. Heuristic heavily influenced by recency and familiarity
  15. Reasoning in which specific facts lead to general conclusions

30 Clues: Event memory • Face Blindness • Explicit Memory • Visual sensory memory • Auditory sensory memory • Problems with similar answers • The "direct" route of reading • Effect found with colorful words • Amnesia that "deletes" old memories • Bottom-up processing is driven by this • Amnesia that prevents new memory formation • The actual real life stimulus in the world • ...

Geosphere Review 2022-03-16

Geosphere Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hypothesis that the continents have slowly moved around the Earth over millions of years
  2. the deepest parts of the ocean floor
  3. a naturally occuring solid that can form by inorganic processes and has a crystal structure and definite chemical composition
  4. rock that is formed from magma or lava cooling down
  5. in this type of boundary, the plates are sliding past each other
  6. rock that is formed from heat and pressure
  7. in this type of boundary, the plates are moving away from each other
  8. 2nd layer below the earth, made of mostly rocks and magma
  9. this layer of the earth is made of spinning liquid metal
  10. rock that is formed from smaller rocks pressed together
  11. the Earth's crust is broken up into these large slabs of rock
Down
  1. the process of ocean sea floor falling into the mantle is called this
  2. an idea that can be tested
  3. in this type of boundary, the plates are moving towards each other
  4. these types of currents can be found in the mantle spreading heat
  5. earthquakes make these types of waves
  6. a crack in the Earth's crust, usually in the boundary between two plates
  7. the outermost layer of the earth
  8. rock that is heated until it is melted becomes this
  9. long zipperlike chains of undersea mountains are called this
  10. movement of the Earth's plates causes this
  11. the innermost layer of the earth, made of solid metal

22 Clues: an idea that can be tested • the outermost layer of the earth • the deepest parts of the ocean floor • earthquakes make these types of waves • movement of the Earth's plates causes this • rock that is formed from heat and pressure • rock that is heated until it is melted becomes this • rock that is formed from magma or lava cooling down • ...

Earth's Interior and Crust (revised) 2022-05-10

Earth's Interior and Crust (revised) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock that makes up the ocean floor
  2. boundaries that Form where two tectonic plates separate
  3. this is the force that moves the tectonic plates
  4. plastic layer within the mantle
  5. forms near the edge of a continent at an ocean to continent boundary
  6. liquid portion of the core
  7. boundaries that form Where two plates collide
  8. Scientist that researched whether all the continents had always been in the same place on Earth
  9. When the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
Down
  1. Dense oceanic plate slides under Less dense continental plate
  2. Supercontinent that has broken apart over time
  3. Earth’s surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
  4. basalt is rich in this mineral
  5. the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
  6. dense metallic center of Earth
  7. Neither plate is subducted, the Lless dense plate folds and deforms and mountains are formed
  8. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  9. hypothesis that the continents are in constant motion on the Earth’s surface
  10. brittle, rocky outer layer
  11. Very long mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  12. a rigid layer including the crust and the uppermost mantle
  13. solid portion of the core
  14. outer part of the magnetic field that affects the charged particles
  15. boundaries that Forms where two tectonic plates slide past each other

24 Clues: solid portion of the core • brittle, rocky outer layer • liquid portion of the core • basalt is rich in this mineral • dense metallic center of Earth • plastic layer within the mantle • rock that makes up the ocean floor • boundaries that form Where two plates collide • Supercontinent that has broken apart over time • this is the force that moves the tectonic plates • ...

Vocab Unit 8 2022-02-03

Vocab Unit 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "Hey, can you represent for me?" My friend murmured.
  2. "Your cat's cute." He says, petting my *companion* on its head.
  3. [They all stared at me, as I continued to ramble. *They can't make out a word I'm saying.*]
  4. He looked at my clothes up and down, "YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY STUNNING."
  5. [Throughout the entire day, I managed to stay neutral. It was an odd day.]
  6. "Look at all this!!" She exclaimed, as the collector she is.
  7. [He stared at the meeting of the two wooden boards, confused.]
  8. "Argumentative situation, is it not?" He asked.
  9. "You're looking like a *stick,* have you been eating?" He asks.
  10. [She looked at the street, trying to think of ways to use its misfortune for her own good.]
  11. [He tried to control himself, trying not to purchase the new comic.]
  12. "IT'S *GOING DOWN*!! WE'RE GONNA DIEEEE!!" I exclaimed.
Down
  1. "THIS ISN'T A JOKE." They *indicate.*
  2. [I look at the message, unable to decipher it.]
  3. [My sibling tried to get into my room as quietly as possible. But of course, I caught them.]
  4. "SURRENDER OR PERISH." He exclaimed.
  5. [While he was talking, he seemed very enthusiastic about the topic.]
  6. "You know I don't wanna do this.." He murmured, as his opponent stared at him, *"I don't hate you..."*
  7. [Every word he said filled me with anger.]
  8. [She was stumbling on her words, trying not to *contradict* what I said before.]

20 Clues: "SURRENDER OR PERISH." He exclaimed. • "THIS ISN'T A JOKE." They *indicate.* • [Every word he said filled me with anger.] • [I look at the message, unable to decipher it.] • "Argumentative situation, is it not?" He asked. • "Hey, can you represent for me?" My friend murmured. • "IT'S *GOING DOWN*!! WE'RE GONNA DIEEEE!!" I exclaimed. • ...

Assignment 6: Crossword 2023-11-27

Assignment 6: Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. going from a solution to many information
  2. what it's called when we have deficits in episodic memory
  3. language "beyond the sentence" rules
  4. combination rules
  5. newly coined words, difficulty with repetition, blabbering
  6. type of amnesia where we cannot recall memories of the past
  7. language is _____
  8. most specific type of categorization
  9. sounds of language
  10. prominence within words
  11. when you have a knowledge base, strategies, speed-accuracy, and metacognitive skills about something
  12. going from multiple information to one solution
  13. type of amnesia where we can't form new memories
  14. prototypical sequence of events
Down
  1. prior knowledge about a situation, event, person, etc that we fit into categories
  2. atypical language, doesn't have a rhythm or pattern
  3. type of motivation caused by an internal push
  4. meaningful units
  5. type of dementia caused by damage to anterior temporal lobes
  6. basic unit of spoken language
  7. variations in pitch across a phrase
  8. ____ theory that is based on how closely objects resemble all examples of the category
  9. most broad type of categorization
  10. our knowledge and control of our memory processes
  11. mental representation of a category
  12. things that "belong together" based on shared properties
  13. coined "design features" of language
  14. type of motivation caused by an outside push
  15. meanings of words or sentences
  16. inability to comprehend or produce language due to brain damage
  17. _____ threat, extra pressure to succeed
  18. problem naming things
  19. ____ theory that suggests people categorize objects based on similarities to the "Ideal" example

33 Clues: meaningful units • combination rules • language is _____ • sounds of language • problem naming things • prominence within words • basic unit of spoken language • meanings of words or sentences • prototypical sequence of events • most broad type of categorization • variations in pitch across a phrase • mental representation of a category • language "beyond the sentence" rules • ...

Noah crandell geology puzzle 2024-01-31

Noah crandell geology puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock hard or brittle external coat or covering
  2. a solid whose atoms are arranged
  3. molten rock ejected by volcanoes
  4. the hardest known mineral
  5. the initial and fundamental process by which the separation of two continents into two tectonic plates takes place
  6. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  7. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  8. A hot spring that discharges intermittent jets of steam and water
  9. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  10. dust, soil, or any substance that makes this dirty
Down
  1. a hard or brittle external coat or covering
  2. is a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  3. massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle)
  4. an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak
  5. to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
  6. a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist
  7. a loose granular material that results from the disintegration of rocks, consists of particles smaller than gravel
  8. a form or model proposed for imitation
  9. A remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in the earth's crus
  10. a feature on Earth's surface that is part of the terrain
  11. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation

21 Clues: the hardest known mineral • a solid whose atoms are arranged • molten rock ejected by volcanoes • a form or model proposed for imitation • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • a hard or brittle external coat or covering • dust, soil, or any substance that makes this dirty • a person or thing that serves as a pattern for an artist • ...

Tectonic Plates Y7 2024-03-19

Tectonic Plates Y7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain that contains lava, located over weak spots in the crust
  2. Earth's layer between crust and outer core
  3. type of movement of two plates that move past one another
  4. parts of Earth's crust that move about 2 inches per year (2 words)
  5. long valley formed by two plates moving apart (2 words)
  6. geologist who developed the continental drift theory
  7. extremely hot, molten rocks located under the Earth's surface
  8. crack in the Earth's crust caused by movement of tectonic plates
  9. liquid that can reach the temperature of 1200°C
  10. type of movement where two or more plates move against each other
  11. force that builds up with convergent and transform movements
  12. movement where two plates move in opposite directions
  13. a spot in Earth's mantle where hot magma rises up to the surface (2 words)
  14. evaluation of a scientist’s hypothesis by other scientists (2 words)
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  1. layers of sedimentary rock pushed upwards by plates' collision (2 words)
  2. huge wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean
  3. famous fold mountains that are located in Asia
  4. scientist who studies volcanoes
  5. hypothesis that the continents are moving slowly (2 words)
  6. instrument used to measure seismic waves
  7. edges were two plates meet (2 words)
  8. ground vibration caused by the Earth's crust moving
  9. measure of the force of an earthquake
  10. a single large landmass that broke up into the continents we have today
  11. Earth's innermost layer

25 Clues: Earth's innermost layer • scientist who studies volcanoes • edges were two plates meet (2 words) • measure of the force of an earthquake • instrument used to measure seismic waves • Earth's layer between crust and outer core • famous fold mountains that are located in Asia • liquid that can reach the temperature of 1200°C • ...

chapter 14 2024-11-19

chapter 14 crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  2. A sudden release of energy along a fault, causing ground shaking.
  3. Evidence Wegener used, showing similar species on continents now separated by oceans.
  4. A steep-sided volcano built by alternating layers of lava and pyroclastics.
  5. Fragments of volcanic material ejected during an eruption.
  6. A vertical or near-vertical igneous intrusion cutting across rock layers.
  7. Plate boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.
  8. A stationary mantle plume creating volcanic activity, such as at Hawaii.
  9. A small, steep-sided volcano formed from pyroclastic material.
  10. The theory explaining the movement and interaction of Earth's plates.
  11. A broad, gently sloping volcano formed by fluid lava flows.
  12. Plate boundary where plates move apart, creating new crust.
  13. An intrusive igneous rock body formed underground.
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  1. A small, rounded volcano formed by thick, viscous lava.
  2. The process creating new crust at mid-ocean ridges, driving plate movement.
  3. Plate boundary where plates collide, forming mountains or subduction zones.
  4. A large, deep-seated igneous intrusion.
  5. The point beneath Earth's surface where an earthquake originates.
  6. Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface.
  7. Large rigid segments of Earth's lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere.
  8. The supercontinent proposed by Alfred Wegener in his theory of continental drift.
  9. The point on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus.
  10. The flow of heat in the mantle, driving the movement of tectonic plates.

23 Clues: Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • A large, deep-seated igneous intrusion. • Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth's surface. • An intrusive igneous rock body formed underground. • A small, rounded volcano formed by thick, viscous lava. • Fragments of volcanic material ejected during an eruption. • A broad, gently sloping volcano formed by fluid lava flows. • ...

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition 2024-12-13

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition crossword puzzle
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  1. scientist that studies volcanoes
  2. the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
  3. small pieces of rock
  4. liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  5. the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  6. the process of rock breaking apart
  7. place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  8. thin outer layer of Earth
  9. When sand is being carried away
  10. The movement of weathered rock from place to place.
  11. boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  12. boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  13. land shape or feature
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  1. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  2. The breaking down of sediment
  3. As the river slows down, sand and soil settle on the bottom of the ocean.
  4. dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  5. Convergent- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  6. layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. As the water freezes into ice, the rock expands and breaks apart.
  9. layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)

22 Clues: small pieces of rock • land shape or feature • thin outer layer of Earth • The breaking down of sediment • liquid rock below Earth’s crust • When sand is being carried away • scientist that studies volcanoes • layer of Earth beneath the crust • the process of rock breaking apart • dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • ...

Earth Science Final Project 2024-12-13

Earth Science Final Project crossword puzzle
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  1. Particles of Earth that get moved around a lot, it isn't simply called "dirt"
  2. A type of igneous rock that is formed outside the Earth
  3. The uppermost layer of the Earth
  4. The second layer of Earth mostly made of solid rock
  5. A type of rock that is made up of sediments that are cemented
  6. A type of plate boundary that has the plates slide past each other
  7. A type of plate boundary that has the plates move apart from each other
  8. When particles are moved/dropped into a new location like water or wind
  9. A type of weathering that involves forces like water to break rocks down
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  1. The middle of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel due to the intense pressure surrounding it
  2. A type of rock that is formed by intense heat and pressure
  3. A type of igneous rock that is formed inside the Earth
  4. Made of molten iron and nickel as the third layer of Earth
  5. A type of plate boundary that has the plates move towards each other
  6. The breaking down of rock into sediments
  7. The shaking of plates as they either split, converge or slide
  8. A type of rock that is formed by volcanic activity
  9. The movement or transport of sediment
  10. A slowly moving mass or river made of ice formed by compacted snow
  11. A type of weathering that involves chemicals like acid rain to change the rock chemically and can no longer return to normal

20 Clues: The uppermost layer of the Earth • The movement or transport of sediment • The breaking down of rock into sediments • A type of rock that is formed by volcanic activity • The second layer of Earth mostly made of solid rock • A type of igneous rock that is formed inside the Earth • A type of igneous rock that is formed outside the Earth • ...

Four-Dillon DiNatale 2025-01-10

Four-Dillon DiNatale crossword puzzle
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  1. What color was the statue that the main character received from his mother?
  2. Who is the girl that the main character trains in initiation?
  3. What is the faction that the main character decides to transfer to?
  4. What faction was the main character born and raised in?
  5. What is the main are of the Dauntless compound called?
  6. What is the main character's fear that comes up first?
  7. What is the name of the game the drinking game the main character played while in initiation?
  8. What do all initiates of Dauntless have to go through?
  9. What are you called when you go from one faction to another?
  10. What is the faction that is considered to be the smartest?
  11. Where does the main character work when he does not have to train initates?
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  1. What job does Max try to recruit the main character for right after initiation?
  2. What is the nickname of the main character?
  3. What is the main character's fear that comes up last?
  4. What is the name for all of the special people who know when they are in a simulation?
  5. What is the main character's fear that comes up second?
  6. What do all of the initiates have to complete through at the very end of their initiation?
  7. What is the main character's real name?
  8. Who trains the initiates?
  9. How do divergents feel when they are in a simulation?

20 Clues: Who trains the initiates? • What is the main character's real name? • What is the nickname of the main character? • What is the main character's fear that comes up last? • How do divergents feel when they are in a simulation? • What is the main are of the Dauntless compound called? • What is the main character's fear that comes up first? • ...

Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics 2025-04-01

Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. an area where one plate is moving underneath another plate
  2. type of volcano that is created when magma is too thick to move so it just piles up
  3. where 2 plates are coming together
  4. created the theory of seafloor spreading
  5. giant wave of water caused by a major earthquake
  6. type of volcano that looks more like a gentle hill
  7. sudden downshift in land caused by earthquakes
  8. area surrounding the Pacific Ocean with lots of volcanoes and earthquakes
  9. type of evidence used by Wegener where he found that the same rocks were found on different continents and mountain ranges match up
  10. type of evidence used by Wegener where he found evidence of glaciers in warm places and fossil fuels in Antarctica
  11. type of evidence used by Wegener where he found the remains of the same plants and animals on different continents
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  1. type of volcano that releases cinders
  2. caused by sudden movement in the Earth, causes the ground to shake
  3. stationary area of the Earth with a plume of magma that goes down into the mantle, the crust moves over the top of it
  4. areas in the Earth where magma erupts on the surface
  5. where 2 plates are sliding past each other
  6. where 2 plates are pulling apart
  7. created the theory of continental drift
  8. type of evidence used by Wegener where he noticed that some continents seem to fit together like puzzle pieces
  9. type of volcano with very destructive eruptions

20 Clues: where 2 plates are pulling apart • where 2 plates are coming together • type of volcano that releases cinders • created the theory of continental drift • created the theory of seafloor spreading • where 2 plates are sliding past each other • sudden downshift in land caused by earthquakes • type of volcano with very destructive eruptions • ...

Math 10 Vocabulary_Crossword Puzzle_Part 2 2024-08-22

Math 10 Vocabulary_Crossword Puzzle_Part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. The meaning refers to the advantageous effect exerted by things or methods; Efficiency.
  2. It is the largest value among the known data.
  3. Also known as infinite non repeating decimals, they cannot be written as the ratio of two integers.
  4. An international system of measurement. Founded in France.
  5. The meaning is that two straight lines intersect with each other at a point.
  6. It is a political system in ancient China, namely the centralized patriarchal autocratic system.
  7. Can be used to indicate the height achieved in a certain professional field.
  8. It refers to a universally applicable pattern or structure that can encompass or describe the common characteristics or laws of a class of things.
  9. It is a set of positive integers, zeros, and negative integers.
  10. There exists a power function relationship between two variables.
  11. The final stage of legal arbitration proceedings.
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  1. It is an effective graphic thinking tool for expressing divergent thinking.
  2. Equations where all unknowns are linear.
  3. Refers to linear functions, but is also commonly used as a synonym for linear functions
  4. The traces left by walking on the feet.
  5. The meaning of drawing pictures and blueprints.
  6. Unequal and unfair
  7. It is a length without width.
  8. Refers to the display of statistical information attributes on the screen, which can be visually displayed.
  9. It is a mechanism used to integrate or share various geographically distributed resources into an organic whole, working together to accomplish various required tasks.

20 Clues: Unequal and unfair • It is a length without width. • The traces left by walking on the feet. • Equations where all unknowns are linear. • It is the largest value among the known data. • The meaning of drawing pictures and blueprints. • The final stage of legal arbitration proceedings. • An international system of measurement. Founded in France. • ...

Tectonic plates, and fossils 2024-10-23

Tectonic plates, and fossils crossword puzzle
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  1. A place were a Ridge system is the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  2. the layer of Earth between the core and the
  3. The point of origin of an earthquake
  4. A layer of the earth’s crust that lies underneath the contienents
  5. the result of sudden movement along faults within the Earth
  6. A hot, malleable semi liquid zone in the upper mantle, directly underneath the lithosphere
  7. A scientist, who Made the original argument that Pangea even
  8. The exact opposite of a convergent boundary
  9. a scientist who studies fossils
  10. Over 200 million years ago, this Was a large super-continent, roamed by
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  1. A layer of the earth’s crust that lies underneath the
  2. A logarithmic scale, from 1 to 10 indicating the intensity of an earthquake, from 1 being the smallest intensity, to 10 being the highest intensity of an earthquake
  3. is formed when very hot rock rises from the mantle and erupts through earth’s crust
  4. Large pieces of rock which are in the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
  5. melted rock on Earth’s surface
  6. Where tectonic plates converge
  7. melted rock beneath Earth’s surface
  8. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  9. Any Instrument used to record, and measure vibrations of earthquakes
  10. The outermost layer of earth

20 Clues: The outermost layer of earth • melted rock on Earth’s surface • Where tectonic plates converge • a scientist who studies fossils • melted rock beneath Earth’s surface • The point of origin of an earthquake • the layer of Earth between the core and the • The exact opposite of a convergent boundary • A layer of the earth’s crust that lies underneath the • ...

Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-05

Plate Motion Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  2. an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
  3. moving apart in different directions
  4. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  6. what Earth’s outer layer is made from
  7. Earth’s outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  8. the place where two plates come together
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. how often or fast something happens
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  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. moving toward the same place
  3. A scientist who looks for patterns in landforms and geologic events in order to better understand Earth
  4. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  5. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  6. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain or a channel
  7. Fossils of this dinosaur were found in South America and Africa
  8. an object, diagram, a computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  9. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  10. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

20 Clues: moving toward the same place • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • what Earth’s outer layer is made from • the place where two plates come together • the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • ...

L3 2024-02-09

L3 crossword puzzle
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  1. the boundary between two tectonic plate that are moving away from each other stress tension
  2. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally stress shear
  3. the solid outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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  1. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding stress compression
  2. a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  3. plates a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  4. the bending tilting and breaking of earth's crust the change in the shape of rock in response to stress

7 Clues: the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding stress compression • the boundary between two tectonic plate that are moving away from each other stress tension • a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle • ...

u3l4 2024-02-13

u3l4 crossword puzzle
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  1. the bending tilting and breaking of earths crust the change in the shape of rock in responses to stress.
  2. the edge between two or more plates classified as divergent convergent or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
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  1. a movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  2. the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  3. the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point or focus.
  4. a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
  5. the location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.

7 Clues: the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape. • a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another. • the point on earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point or focus. • the location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs. • ...

Earthquake and Volcano Study Aid 2019-02-27

Earthquake and Volcano Study Aid crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic lavas
  2. waves that cause particles in the ground to move in a push-pull motion similar to a coiled spring
  3. the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth’s lithosphere
  4. Scientists that study earthquakes
  5. graphical illustration of seismic waves
  6. volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries
  7. common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hotspots. Shield volcanoes are large with gentle slopes of basaltic lavas
  8. - a liquid’s resistance to flow
  9. a break in Earth’s lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another
  10. waves that cause particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion
  11. molten rock below Earth’s surface
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  1. the location on Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake’s focus
  2. large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash along convergent plate boundaries
  3. measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel
  4. energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
  5. waves that are slower than primary waves and cause particles to move up and down at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
  6. molten rock that erupts onto Earth’s surface
  7. tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
  8. a location inside Earth where rocks first move along the fault, creating seismic waves
  9. a vent in Earth’s crust through which melted- or molten -rock flows

20 Clues: - a liquid’s resistance to flow • Scientists that study earthquakes • molten rock below Earth’s surface • graphical illustration of seismic waves • molten rock that erupts onto Earth’s surface • energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth • tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass • volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the scientific study of earthquakes and elastic waves that pass through the earth.
  2. The outermost shell of the earth.
  3. Innermost part of the earth.
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes.
  5. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outermost mantle.
  6. Crust that houses an ocean basin.
  7. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide creating a mountain or subduction zone.
  8. Supercontinent that existed 175 million years ago before breaking apart and forming the continents we know today.
  9. The region of the interior of the earth between the core and the crust.
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  1. Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
  2. The upper layer of the earths mantle, below the lithosphere, where convection is though to occur.
  3. Boundary where two tectonic plates divide letting magma fill the pace creating new crust.
  4. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle.
  5. Large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
  6. Crust made up of rock that forms the continents.
  7. A vent in the crust of the earth from which molten rock, ash, and steam are ejected.
  8. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by stress along a geologic fault.
  9. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the earths surface.
  10. Molten rock when it is underground.
  11. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth.

20 Clues: Innermost part of the earth. • The outermost shell of the earth. • Crust that houses an ocean basin. • Molten rock when it is underground. • Crust made up of rock that forms the continents. • Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics. • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle. • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth. • ...

Geology Criss-Cross puzzle 2022-03-09

Geology Criss-Cross puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Fluid flow that occurs spontaneously in the mantle which carries heat from the interior to the Earth’s surface.
  2. Secondary waves which are slower but much stronger.
  3. Polymeric material that has the capability of being shaped or molded.
  4. High wave caused by a displacement of a large volume of water. Generally produced by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  5. The idea of an earthquake magnitude scale was first developed by Charles…
  6. The study of magnetic rocks and sediments to record the history of the magnetic field. Was used to prove the spreading of tectonic plates.
  7. Primary wave which is the fastest seismic wave.
  8. Rocky outer part of the Earth. Made up of the crust and the top part of the upper mantle.
  9. Graph output by a seismograph.
  10. When all the continents used to be together forming one supercontinent.
  11. The most rigid part of the mantle.
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  1. When two plates move away from each other.
  2. When two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  3. When plates are pushed together.
  4. Proposed the theory of continental drift.
  5. Device that responds to ground noises which helps to detect and record data of an earthquake.
  6. Ductile, less rigid, upper part of the mantle.
  7. Place inside the Earth's crust where an earthquake originates.
  8. Most dense, solid part of the core.
  9. Made up of two layers, it's found between the core and the crust.
  10. Point found above the focus.

21 Clues: Point found above the focus. • Graph output by a seismograph. • When plates are pushed together. • The most rigid part of the mantle. • Most dense, solid part of the core. • Proposed the theory of continental drift. • When two plates move away from each other. • Ductile, less rigid, upper part of the mantle. • When two tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates.
  2. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler or easier to see
  3. hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
  4. moving towards the same place
  5. an underwater mountain formed when two plate's move apart
  6. something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  7. moving apart in different directions
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  1. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints or leaf prints
  2. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement.
  3. Activity any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, and lava and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth
  4. Section- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  5. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer
  6. - to examine in detail for a purpose
  7. A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
  8. the sudden pushing out of something such as lava from a volcano
  9. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole into the ground.
  10. how often or fast something happens
  11. layer Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation, and water
  12. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  13. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor when two plate moves together

20 Clues: moving towards the same place • how often or fast something happens • - to examine in detail for a purpose • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. • something we observe to be similar over and over again. • ...

Pre-Calc Final 2013-05-24

Pre-Calc Final crossword puzzle
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  1. / Vectors whose sum is given
  2. Function / x = a^y is what type of function
  3. Value / |z| is a what
  4. Function / y = LOGaX is what type of function
  5. / x^2 +y^2 =5y is what type of equation
  6. / Equation r= 5sinø is what type of equation
  7. / Line used in hyperbola which states where lines may not cross
  8. Sequence / A sequence where each term after the initial is found adding a constant
  9. Hyperbola / A hyperbola with negative x in equation
  10. / (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2 is the equation for what
  11. / Can be generated by iterations
  12. / The length of a vector
  13. / f'(x) is the ______ of f(x)
  14. Logarithms / Type of logarithms with base e
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  1. / An oblong circle often known as an oval
  2. / Have both magnitude and direction
  3. / The inverse of finding the derivative
  4. Hyperbola / A hyperbola with negative y in equation
  5. / The sum of two or more vectors
  6. Circle / Circle with measures in degrees and radians
  7. / 4! Is a ______
  8. Position / When a vector has its initial point at the origin
  9. Triangle / Triangle used to expand polynomials
  10. / name of graph with polar equation r=aXcosXnø
  11. / If r<1 then a series is _____
  12. Difference / A constant is known as _____
  13. / If r>1 then a series is ______
  14. / Half the measure of a circle from center to outside
  15. Vector / When both the initial and terminal point are at the origin

29 Clues: / 4! Is a ______ • Value / |z| is a what • / The length of a vector • / Vectors whose sum is given • / f'(x) is the ______ of f(x) • / If r<1 then a series is _____ • / The sum of two or more vectors • / Can be generated by iterations • / If r>1 then a series is ______ • / Have both magnitude and direction • / The inverse of finding the derivative • ...

Tectonic Plates 2015-04-08

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. What is the name of the boundary when two tectonic plates move away from each other?
  2. Only 21% of the earths atmosphere is made of this gas.
  3. The Super Continent that existed 200 Million years ago.
  4. Temperature of Earth and __________ as depth increases.
  5. Sections of the Earth's crust.
  6. Process in which rock, soil is removed from the surface.
  7. The gases that surround the earth.
  8. When plates of the earth move toward each other it produces a ______ Boundary.
  9. Outer most surface of the earth.
  10. Deposit of soil.
  11. Layer in our atmosphere that contains our ozone layer.
  12. Scientist that suggested the plates where moving.
  13. When two plates are moving ________ from each other, causing earthquakes.
  14. Study of the earth.
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  1. The water on the earth and in the atmosphere.
  2. Another name for earth.
  3. Theory that the continents were once all together, but over Millions of years have moved/drifted and are still moving at about 1-2 inches per year.
  4. Near a Subduction Zone the plate moves under the crust and is dissolved in the _____?
  5. The center most part of the earth that is solid.
  6. A crack in the earth's crust.
  7. The mantle of the earth is __________ ?
  8. What type of plate is under the Ring of Fire?
  9. Process in which rock are broken down into smaller pieces by the effects of weather.
  10. Part of the earth that supports life.
  11. What tells the history of the earth and animal placement?

25 Clues: Deposit of soil. • Study of the earth. • Another name for earth. • A crack in the earth's crust. • Sections of the Earth's crust. • Outer most surface of the earth. • The gases that surround the earth. • Part of the earth that supports life. • The mantle of the earth is __________ ? • The water on the earth and in the atmosphere. • What type of plate is under the Ring of Fire? • ...

Plate Techtonics 2016-07-21

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 'n' or horseshoe shaped area where volcanic eruptions and earthquakes take places more commenly.
  2. One of the largest indefinite units of geological time
  3. A word used in terms with earthquakes and vibrations in the Earth's crust
  4. A bit of cold water from deep in the ocean that rises up to the surface waters
  5. A floating piece of ice that occurs on Earth
  6. A type of rock made of compacted sediments
  7. The process where one edge of a tectonic plate is force beneath that of another
  8. The force drawing the body away from it's rotaional point
  9. The layer of the Earth's surface that is made up of living organisms
  10. A type of rock made from a cooled liquid
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  1. A type of techtonic plate boundary where two plates are sliding towards eachother
  2. The process when the continents broke apart
  3. A part of ocianic crust or the upper mantle that has been pushed above sea level
  4. A rounded landform that protrudes from the Earth's surface
  5. A type of temperature change where the heated air becomes thin
  6. A type of techtonic plate boundary where two plates are moving away from eachother
  7. A regular occurance caused by the positions of the Sun and Moon around the Earth
  8. Something that happens when heated molecules move around
  9. A compound that contains silicon with anionic properties
  10. A type of rock made from any rock that undergoes great amounts of heat and pressure
  11. The landmass on Earth before continental drift

21 Clues: A type of rock made from a cooled liquid • A type of rock made of compacted sediments • The process when the continents broke apart • A floating piece of ice that occurs on Earth • The landmass on Earth before continental drift • One of the largest indefinite units of geological time • Something that happens when heated molecules move around • ...

BI103E Spring 16 Terms 2016-06-01

BI103E Spring 16 Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as a result of adapting to similar niches
  2. White oak leaf position on stem
  3. veins, lobes, and/or leaflets all radiate from a single point
  4. leaf of a plant consisting of several or many distinct parts (leaflets) joined to a single stem
  5. point in which all needles arrive
  6. science of defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups
  7. flowering plants whose seeds typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon
  8. Oregon grape leaf position on stem
  9. study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life
  10. male and female flowers are found on a single individual
  11. Meadow fox tail leaf position on stem
Down
  1. an evolutionary process
  2. male flowers are on one plant and female flowers are on another plant
  3. veins, lobes, and/or leaflets all attach to a central axis
  4. one of the two groups into which all the flowering plants or angiosperms were formerly divided
  5. small specialized habitat within a larger habitat
  6. leaf whose blade is not divided to the midrib even though lobed
  7. a branch of biology that deals with relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
  8. the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms
  9. two separate species evolve differently from a common ancestor

20 Clues: an evolutionary process • White oak leaf position on stem • point in which all needles arrive • Oregon grape leaf position on stem • Meadow fox tail leaf position on stem • small specialized habitat within a larger habitat • male and female flowers are found on a single individual • veins, lobes, and/or leaflets all attach to a central axis • ...

Rigor in Assessments 2023-03-10

Rigor in Assessments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
  2. Tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  3. A view or prospect.
  4. The object of a person's ambition or effort.
  5. Impartial and just treatment
  6. Combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.
  7. Capable of alteration by growth and development
  8. The things that are held or included in something.
  9. The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something.
  10. To look carefully and thoroughly at (someone or something), to appraise them.
  11. The action of mathematical calculation.
  12. The standard of something as measured against other things of a similar kind.
  13. The method and practice of teaching.
  14. Facts provided or learned about something or someone.
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  1. The importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
  2. The evaluation of student learning at the conclusion of a defined
  3. Reasoning conducted according to strict principles of validity.
  4. The practice of imagining what you want to achieve.
  5. A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations.
  6. Measurement of the skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes.
  7. The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.
  8. A rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.
  9. The acquisition of knowledge.
  10. The quality of being logically or factually sound.
  11. The quality of being extremely thorough.
  12. A statement of the exact meaning of a word.

26 Clues: A view or prospect. • Impartial and just treatment • The acquisition of knowledge. • The method and practice of teaching. • The action of mathematical calculation. • The quality of being extremely thorough. • A statement of the exact meaning of a word. • A judgment or decision reached by reasoning. • The object of a person's ambition or effort. • ...

study 2022-12-14

study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sixth step of the scientific method is to analyze _
  2. the fifth step of the scientific method is to observe and _
  3. relative _ is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
  4. the _ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
  5. The boundary between cold and warm air masses
  6. Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather.
  7. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved apart is called _ drift
  8. a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge
  9. the process that takes rocks inside the earth
Down
  1. the _ is used to measure temperature
  2. when a scientist has tested their hypothesis, they must _ and record
  3. the second step in the scientific method is to form a _
  4. the _ are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  5. the fourth step of the scientific method is to _ the hypothesis
  6. the first step of the scientific method is to _ the problem
  7. plates move apart at _ boundaries
  8. the third step in the scientific method to design an _
  9. a scientific law describes a _ in nature
  10. the _ waves are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  11. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called _
  12. are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  13. the seventh step of the scientific method is to draw _

22 Clues: plates move apart at _ boundaries • the _ is used to measure temperature • a scientific law describes a _ in nature • Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather. • The boundary between cold and warm air masses • the process that takes rocks inside the earth • a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge • the third step in the scientific method to design an _ • ...

study 2022-12-14

study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sixth step of the scientific method is to analyze _
  2. the fifth step of the scientific method is to observe and _
  3. relative _ is a measure of the amount of water vapor that air is holding compared to the amount needed for saturation at a specific temperature.
  4. the _ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface.
  5. The boundary between cold and warm air masses
  6. Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather.
  7. the hypothesis that the continents slowly moved apart is called _ drift
  8. a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge
  9. the process that takes rocks inside the earth
Down
  1. the _ is used to measure temperature
  2. when a scientist has tested their hypothesis, they must _ and record
  3. the second step in the scientific method is to form a _
  4. the _ are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  5. the fourth step of the scientific method is to _ the hypothesis
  6. the first step of the scientific method is to _ the problem
  7. plates move apart at _ boundaries
  8. the third step in the scientific method to design an _
  9. a scientific law describes a _ in nature
  10. the _ waves are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  11. The process of liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid is called _
  12. are the first to reach a seismograph after an earthquake.
  13. the seventh step of the scientific method is to draw _

22 Clues: plates move apart at _ boundaries • the _ is used to measure temperature • a scientific law describes a _ in nature • Areas of low _ usually have cloudy weather. • The boundary between cold and warm air masses • the process that takes rocks inside the earth • a vast underwater chain is called a mid _ ridge • the third step in the scientific method to design an _ • ...

Landforms-Study Guide 2023-01-23

Landforms-Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cooling magma becomes a rock
  2. What is the scientific theory that Earth's crust is divided up into plates?
  3. Caused by a vent in the earth's surface from which molten rock and gasses erupt
  4. Layers of sediment that become bonded together forming a rock
  5. Where the eroded object ends up
  6. Plates slide past each other
  7. The thinnest layer of the Earth that's made of rocky material
  8. Who proposed the idea that continents sat on large plates and was once Pangea?
  9. A layer of the Earth made out of melted iron and nickel
  10. Plates push together
  11. The process of a weathered object moving from one place to another
  12. A combination in which one substance dissolves in another
  13. Plates move apart
Down
  1. What is the constant moving of the plates that float on top of the mantle called?
  2. What provides information about life and conditions in the past?
  3. Heat and pressure transforms one type of rock into another
  4. Weathering caused by chemical reactions
  5. What occurs when two plates push against each other and become locked?
  6. Weathering caused by physical forces
  7. A combination of two or more substances that do not lose their identifying characteristics when combined
  8. A layer made of iron and nickel that could be solid because of the intense pressure
  9. What is the movement of the earth's plates called?
  10. The thickest layer of the Earth with lots of magma

23 Clues: Plates move apart • Plates push together • Cooling magma becomes a rock • Plates slide past each other • Where the eroded object ends up • Weathering caused by physical forces • Weathering caused by chemical reactions • What is the movement of the earth's plates called? • The thickest layer of the Earth with lots of magma • ...

Unit 8 Vocab 2023-04-20

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

20 Clues: (n.) hatred, ill-will() • (v.) tireless, continuing with vigor • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic() • (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy() • (adj.)capable of being grasped by the sense or mind • (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren() • (v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out • ...

Statistics Unit Vocabulary-Phillip Moneghan 2023-04-14

Statistics Unit Vocabulary-Phillip Moneghan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. displays the five-number summary of a set of data.
  2. the difference between the observed value of a quantity and its predicted value
  3. an outcome of a random experiment
  4. the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.
  5. he value in the middle of a data set
  6. a term that describes how a score compares to other scores from the same set.
  7. a graph used to represent the frequency distribution of a few data points of one variable.
  8. if the occurrence of one event does not affect the chances of the occurrence of the other event
  9. the complete set group of individuals, whether that group comprises a nation or a group of people with a common characteristic
Down
  1. indicates that one event is the result of the occurrence of the other event
  2. subset of some set which excludes a given subset
  3. the difference between the lowest and highest values.
  4. A neutral treatment in an experiment that, to a person participating in the study
  5. used for relatively small data sets.
  6. a set of points plotted on a horizontal and vertical axes
  7. the average of a data set
  8. a person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system.
  9. The most frequent number.
  10. a branch of Applied Mathematics dealing with the use of feedback to influence the behaviour of a system in order to achieve a desired goal.
  11. Collection of data from a whole population rather than just a sample

20 Clues: the average of a data set • The most frequent number. • an outcome of a random experiment • used for relatively small data sets. • he value in the middle of a data set • subset of some set which excludes a given subset • displays the five-number summary of a set of data. • the difference between the lowest and highest values. • ...

Earth Science SOL words 2023-04-24

Earth Science SOL words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tides tides during quarter phases
  2. virginia's main resource
  3. fastest earthquake wave
  4. age of ancient sea-life
  5. graduated cylinder volume
  6. layer of atmosphere at bottom weather
  7. liquid layer inside
  8. one year
  9. dating rock,fossil to an age
  10. moving sediments to another place
  11. mass volume
  12. cold currents coming UP
  13. measures air pressure
  14. solid planets
  15. heat and pressure
  16. moon gravity
  17. front front with triangles
  18. caused by the tilt
  19. layer of soil
  20. organics
  21. fizzes in HCL
  22. all continents together
  23. day and night
  24. compaction cementation
  25. break down
  26. age of mammals
  27. inside magma
  28. side to side earthquake wave
Down
  1. spectral showing moving away
  2. missions by nasa to moon
  3. outside lava
  4. warm rising cold falling
  5. breaks with smooth planes
  6. limestone geology
  7. dating but just in order
  8. temperature where water condenses
  9. compression volcano mountains
  10. shearing side by side
  11. distance light travels one year
  12. oldest on bottom
  13. remnant of a super-massive star
  14. luster cleavage hardness
  15. zone of empty spaces
  16. outer layer of sun, charged particles
  17. graph of stars magnitude vs color
  18. age of dinosaur
  19. ocean salt content
  20. tides tides during full,new moon
  21. fossil short lived wide spread fossil
  22. focus epicenter
  23. spreading rifting ridge
  24. zone of filled spaces
  25. milky way is this type of galaxy
  26. igneous metamorphic sedimentary
  27. cloud of gas and dust

55 Clues: one year • organics • break down • mass volume • outside lava • moon gravity • inside magma • solid planets • layer of soil • fizzes in HCL • day and night • age of mammals • age of dinosaur • focus epicenter • oldest on bottom • limestone geology • heat and pressure • ocean salt content • caused by the tilt • liquid layer inside • zone of empty spaces • shearing side by side • measures air pressure • ...

Shoot the J, shoot it! 2017-03-16

Shoot the J, shoot it! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formal name for "hoop" polymers
  2. Primary metal used in almost all catalysts for click chemistry
  3. Probably the most popular Bay Area slang
  4. Colorway that drops April 1 (if you were listening yesterday)
  5. Application of "hoops" to selectively detect specific analytes
  6. Type of chemistry used to make "hoop" polymers
  7. Unsaturated component required for click chemistry
  8. Describes the structures of the polymer (linear vs branched)
  9. Team with the best record in the NBA #DubNation
  10. Type of chemistry we worked with involving TEOS
  11. Highly branched structure from the Greek word for "trees"
  12. Porphyrin unit that carries iron in red blood cells
  13. City with the largest population of Vietnamese people outside of Vietnam
  14. Jumpman, Jumpman, Jumpman, that's boy up to something
Down
  1. Click chemistry is highly ______ in terms of yield
  2. Type of chemistry more focused on macroscopic "structural" properties
  3. ____ is life (definitely related to hoops)
  4. Term used for modeling structures and functions after biological systems
  5. Hockey team that's way better than the garbage LA kings
  6. Arms built and then attached to the central core
  7. Nissan sports car that competed with Prelude and Celica
  8. Type of NMR spectroscopy mainly used to characterize hoop polymers
  9. Core built first and then growing "outward" from the central core
  10. Science field superior to all chemistry fields (we have a handful of these kids in our class)
  11. Linear anion component required for click chemistry
  12. Mascot name for San Jose State University

26 Clues: Formal name for "hoop" polymers • Probably the most popular Bay Area slang • Mascot name for San Jose State University • ____ is life (definitely related to hoops) • Type of chemistry used to make "hoop" polymers • Team with the best record in the NBA #DubNation • Type of chemistry we worked with involving TEOS • Arms built and then attached to the central core • ...

Earth Science 2020-11-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a microplate very close to us
  2. government site monitoring earthquakes
  3. the word for magma exiting a volcano
  4. mountain build happens on this crust
  5. organ that collects oxygen from water
  6. history found in ocean bottom rock
  7. the iss takes pictures for students
  8. theory of movement of continents
  9. rigid upper mantle plus crusts
  10. the salmon found by the pointer finger
  11. helped to map Earth's internal structure
  12. he proposed the movement of continents
  13. the earth's natural satellite
  14. nasa probe that has left the solar system
Down
  1. mtns formed by India collision with Asia
  2. the denser of the 2 types of crust
  3. crust moving under another crust
  4. a plate found near Peru and Chile
  5. discovered by Harry Hess
  6. the solid part of the Earth's core
  7. both crusts moving toward each other
  8. a boundary, crusts are moving away
  9. protects earth from Sun's particles
  10. the fin on the back of a fish
  11. example is Africa splitting of continent
  12. minor plate at tip of Argentina
  13. the part of the mantle inside a volcano
  14. the bulk of Earth (84%)
  15. place new rock formed at ocean bottom
  16. name for landmass 260 million yrs ago
  17. your thumb reminds you of this fish
  18. salmon relating to your ring finger
  19. a drainage that collects all the water
  20. the planet that will host a helicopter
  21. large area of volcanoes and earthquakes

35 Clues: the bulk of Earth (84%) • discovered by Harry Hess • a microplate very close to us • the fin on the back of a fish • the earth's natural satellite • rigid upper mantle plus crusts • minor plate at tip of Argentina • crust moving under another crust • theory of movement of continents • a plate found near Peru and Chile • the denser of the 2 types of crust • ...

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle 2021-06-03

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
  2. Rocks forming due to heat and pressure
  3. One plate going under another plate
  4. Rock Formed from compaction and cementation of sediments
  5. crust the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  6. Rock Formed from the crystallization of magma
  7. The breaking down of rocks
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  9. The process of moving broken rock (sediment) from one place to another
  10. Going in different directions
  11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  12. an important part of something, a characteristic
  13. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic material
  14. Earth's outermost layer.
  15. crust thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
Down
  1. Valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. ridge The longest underwater mountain chain in the world.
  3. Includes sand, pebbles, bones, and shells
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. coming together
  6. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  7. tectonic A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  8. one thickness above or between other thicknesses
  9. Center of the earth
  10. proof
  11. Layers found in sedimentary rock
  12. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  13. Being forced to the surface
  14. Cycle The process in which rocks undergo change
  15. Rock Formed from heat and pressure
  16. A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

31 Clues: proof • coming together • Center of the earth • Earth's outermost layer. • The breaking down of rocks • Being forced to the surface • A break in the earth's crust • Going in different directions • Layers found in sedimentary rock • Rock Formed from heat and pressure • One plate going under another plate • Rocks forming due to heat and pressure • ...

Science SOL study 2023-05-16

Science SOL study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Newton's 1st law of motion
  2. Orbits the earth
  3. a shiny igneous rock
  4. a boundary where two tectonic plates move together
  5. what we're studying
  6. the hottest layer of the earth
  7. a force that pulls you towards the inner core of the earth
  8. The type of wave sound travels in
  9. the brightest zone of the ocean
  10. the biggest layer of the earth
  11. a rock that is formed in the crust of the earth because of pressure
  12. a non renewable energy source
  13. a rock that was formed by many different things
  14. 3 letters that strike fear into every 3rd - 6th grade student
Down
  1. the person who created the 3 laws of motion
  2. Energy in motion
  3. Inertia
  4. Vibrations that our ears hear and translates to noises
  5. the surface of the earth
  6. a boundary where two tectonic plates move apart from each other
  7. a force that stops the motion of an object when touching another object
  8. a boundary where two tectonic plates rub up or down against each other
  9. a common fossil fuel you mine for
  10. Stored Energy
  11. the second deepest zone of the ocean
  12. A rock that forms from melted lava
  13. The type of wave light travels in
  14. a extreme weather event that kinda looks like when water goes down a bath drain in a spiral
  15. Newton's second law
  16. the darkest zone of the ocean

30 Clues: Inertia • Stored Energy • Energy in motion • Orbits the earth • what we're studying • Newton's second law • a shiny igneous rock • the surface of the earth • Newton's 1st law of motion • a non renewable energy source • the darkest zone of the ocean • the hottest layer of the earth • the biggest layer of the earth • the brightest zone of the ocean • The type of wave sound travels in • ...

Plate Motion 2024-01-18

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth's plates
  2. the second super continent that was made up of India, A
  3. an extinct reptile whose fossils were found on two different continents
  4. Earth's outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water.
  5. the German scientist who gave us the idea that the continents were one super continent
  6. an underwater microphone that records plate motion
  7. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  8. the curator at the museum we've been assisting
  9. the location of the museum
  10. how often or fast something happens
  11. the number of signals it takes to calculate GPS positioning
  12. to move together
  13. scientist who works for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
  14. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
Down
  1. something we observe to repeat over and over again
  2. to examine in detail for a purpose
  3. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  5. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  6. the place where two plates meet
  7. to move apart
  8. this Mexican state sits on multiple plate boundaries (including: Cocos, North American, Pacific, and Rivera)
  9. one of the few places to have an on land mid ocean ridge
  10. another word for earthquake
  11. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement

25 Clues: to move apart • to move together • the location of the museum • another word for earthquake • the place where two plates meet • to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • how often or fast something happens • the curator at the museum we've been assisting • something we observe to repeat over and over again • ...

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle 2023-11-06

Plate Motion CrossWordPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This Plate boundary happens when rock gets added on the edges of two plate.
  2. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints.
  3. A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
  4. The place where two plates meet.
  5. Any of Earth’s main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America.
  6. A sudden shake on earths surface.
  7. An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  8. Hot liquid below the surface earth.
  9. This plate boundary happens when One plate sinks under the other.
  10. A long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together.
  11. One of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earths outer layer.
Down
  1. The outside or top layer of something.
  2. This is the Hard solid/Soft solid rock underneath a plate boundary.
  3. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) which gas and lava are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  4. The sudden pushing out of something. Such as lava from a volcano.
  5. An under water mountain range formed when two plates move apart.
  6. A diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like.
  7. Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth.
  8. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  9. Earths outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation outer and water layer.

20 Clues: The place where two plates meet. • A sudden shake on earths surface. • Hot liquid below the surface earth. • The outside or top layer of something. • Hot liquid rock on the surface of earth. • A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • An extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • ...

Plate tectonics and Geosphere crossword 2024-01-11

Plate tectonics and Geosphere crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  2. natural circulation patterns of fluids. Warmer, less dense fluid rises while colder, denser fluid sinks, creating circular motions or loops.
  3. the upper layer of the Earth's mantle, beneath the lithosphere, which is composed of solid rock.
  4. the upper part of the mantle
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, volcanoes
  7. a geological process that occurs when one plate is forced beneath another plate
  8. hot, narrow columns of rising material originating from deep within the Earth's mantle
Down
  1. the layer just outside the inner core, consisting primarily of molten iron and nickel mixed with small amounts of other elements.
  2. A________is a geological feature formed when magma from within the Earth erupts onto the surface
  3. Where plates meet
  4. A____ is a crack in earth's crust
  5. the very center of our planet, composed mainly of hot and dense iron and nickel.
  6. When oceanic crust collides with a continent, an ___________ convergent boundary forms
  7. where two tectonic plates collide with one another
  8. when the ground shakes or moves due to the shifting of tectonic plates under the Earth's surface
  9. where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  10. _______ is the Outermost layer of the earth
  11. __________ is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  12. when somthing is pushed or crushed together

20 Clues: Where plates meet • the upper part of the mantle • Earthquakes, Tsunamis, volcanoes • A____ is a crack in earth's crust • _______ is the Outermost layer of the earth • when somthing is pushed or crushed together • where two tectonic plates collide with one another • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Geology crossword By Remy 2024-01-30

Geology crossword By Remy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole on the ground
  3. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. something we observe to see over and over again
  7. moving towards the same place
  8. the sudden pushing out of something such as lava from a volcano
  9. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up earths outer layer
  10. a sudden shake of earths surface
Down
  1. every time you walk outdoors you are in contact with earths_______
  2. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something making it easier or simpler to see
  3. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  4. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  5. any of earths main continuous areas land such as Africa, Asia, and Nprth America
  6. the slow pulling apart of land that is doused by plate movement
  7. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  8. hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
  9. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  10. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath earths plates
  11. to examine in detail for a purpose
  12. hot liquid rock below the surface of earth

22 Clues: moving towards the same place • a sudden shake of earths surface • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • something we observe to see over and over again • ...

Science 1/30/24 Bradey kemp 2024-01-31

Science 1/30/24 Bradey kemp crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object, diagram or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simple or easier to see
  2. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  3. how often or fast something happens
  4. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas
  5. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that makes up earths outer layer
  6. Evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, foot prints, or leaf prints
  7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  8. a sudden shaking of earths surface
  9. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  10. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as mountain, channel or sand dune
Down
  1. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates
  2. Moving apart in different directions
  3. earths outer most layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water
  4. the outside or top layer of something
  5. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  6. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  7. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  8. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  9. a long deep indentation formed when two plates move together
  10. hot liquid rock on the surface of earth
  11. hot liquid rock below the surface of earth

21 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • a sudden shaking of earths surface • how often or fast something happens • Moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock on the surface of earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of earth • the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates • ...

Landscapes and Landforms Terminology 2024-03-27

Landscapes and Landforms Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake
  2. The plate boundary where two plates are moving away from
  3. The name of the giant supercontinent that used to exist
  4. other
  5. A large body of enclosed water
  6. The plate boundary where two plates are moving toward
  7. An area of land completely surrounded by water
  8. The process of plates moving under the Earth’s surface
  9. The plate boundary where two plates are moving past each
  10. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
  11. The process of sediment being added to a landform
  12. The low area of land between two hills or mountains
Down
  1. An area of high land of more than 600 metres in height
  2. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the
  3. The process of wearing down land
  4. A natural physical feature found on the surface of the Earth
  5. a large hole in the side of a hill, cliff, or mountain, or underground:
  6. The place where two tectonic plates meet
  7. The landscape that occurs when the land meets the sea
  8. The breaking down of rocks and soil by the weather
  9. An area of land with many distinct features and landforms
  10. a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, formed by wave erosion
  11. other

23 Clues: other • other • A large body of enclosed water • The process of wearing down land • The place where two tectonic plates meet • An area of land completely surrounded by water • The process of sediment being added to a landform • The breaking down of rocks and soil by the weather • The low area of land between two hills or mountains • ...

Rocks and Tetonic Plates 2023-10-23

Rocks and Tetonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of rock breaking down into smaller pieces due to wind or moving water
  2. the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
  3. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer
  4. the rock type formed when sediment is pressed and glued together
  5. the process by which rock material moves under Earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion
  6. moving apart in different directions
  7. the rock type formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. the movement of sediment from one place to another, often caused by wind or flowing water
  10. small pieces of rock
  11. the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
  12. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  2. the process of sediment being glued together
  3. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  4. the process of sediment being buried and pressed together
  5. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid
  8. the process by which all the rock formations of a region are pushed up due to plate motion
  9. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

21 Clues: small pieces of rock • moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • the process of sediment being glued together • the rock type formed when magma cools and becomes solid • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates • ...

Rock Transformations Review 2024-04-03

Rock Transformations Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of rock is formed from magma.
  2. This happens when a volcano occurs.
  3. The process which presses sediment into rock.
  4. Small pieces of rock material.
  5. A planet which is similar to Earth with rock formations.
  6. The name of hot, liquid rock on Earth's surface.
  7. Moving away from the same place.
  8. These processes can change igneous or sedimentary rock.
  9. This may play a role in forming metamorphic rock.
  10. All rocks contain some of these.
  11. The process which brought sediment from the Rockies to the Great Plains.
  12. This process can change any type of rock into sediment.
  13. This type of rock is formed under the surface by pressure.
  14. The place where two plates meet.
Down
  1. This causes uplift and subduction.
  2. These occur when earthquakes happen under the ocean.
  3. This source of energy affects rock on the surface of Earth.
  4. Mountains which form under the ocean.
  5. Is rock transformation slow or fast?
  6. Moving toward the same place.
  7. This famous rock formation will disappear in the future.
  8. This process would have to occur for sedimentary rock to become igneous rock.
  9. These move when earthquakes happen.
  10. This type of rock is formed in layers.
  11. The _____ of Earth is hot enough to melt rock.
  12. This U.S. stat was formed by volcanic activity.
  13. The process which holds sedimentary rock together.
  14. This is needed for any type of rock to form.
  15. Liquid melted rock.
  16. The motion needed for mountains to form.

30 Clues: Liquid melted rock. • Moving toward the same place. • Small pieces of rock material. • Moving away from the same place. • All rocks contain some of these. • The place where two plates meet. • This causes uplift and subduction. • This happens when a volcano occurs. • These move when earthquakes happen. • Is rock transformation slow or fast? • ...

Plate Motion 2024-09-06

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bunch of pieces that fit together or mystery
  2. a statement or answer to a scientific question that is based on data or observations
  3. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  4. how often or fast something happens
  5. any of Earth's main continuous area of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  8. a sudden shaking of Earth’s surface
  9. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  10. to examine in detail for a purpose
  11. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
Down
  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. something observe to be similar over and over again
  3. the place where two plates meet
  4. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s plates
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  7. any of the many processes (such as earthquakes and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash pushed out the surface of Earth
  8. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water (crust)
  9. moving apart in different directions
  10. one large supercontinent
  11. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  12. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer

23 Clues: one large supercontinent • 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 • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • a bunch of pieces that fit together or mystery • ...

Earth's History Review 2024-05-07

Earth's History Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. describes the order in which fossils were formed, compared to each other
  2. fossils used to determine relative age
  3. any fossil that is not of the organism itself
  4. movement in the mantle responsible for the movement of the crust
  5. two-dimensional fossil, usually formed from soft-bodied organisms
  6. fossilized imprints; hollow
  7. the amount of time it takes for half of the radioactive elements to decay
  8. three-dimensional fossils; filled in molds
  9. the oldest layers of rock are found at the bottom
  10. the supercontinent that Wegner predicted
  11. fossils of an organism with little or no change
  12. two plates slipping past each other
  13. describes the amount of time since a rock or fossil was formed
Down
  1. fossils formed when minerals replace the organism, but the original structure is maintained
  2. two plates moving apart
  3. two plates colliding
  4. the plate around which you can find the Ring of Fire
  5. a gap in the geologic record
  6. a layer of cooled lava that becomes part of the rock layer
  7. scientist who studies the history of life on Earth through the fossil record
  8. method to determing the age of fossils up to 60,000 years
  9. location of 90% of earthquakes and 75% of active volcanoes
  10. the element that carbon-14 decays into
  11. an element that is unstable, and breaks down over time
  12. a collection of cooled magma that does not reach the surface, but becomes a part of the rock layer

25 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates moving apart • fossilized imprints; hollow • a gap in the geologic record • two plates slipping past each other • fossils used to determine relative age • the element that carbon-14 decays into • the supercontinent that Wegner predicted • three-dimensional fossils; filled in molds • any fossil that is not of the organism itself • ...

Earth Science Vocabulary Quiz S2 2025-01-31

Earth Science Vocabulary Quiz S2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transfer of heat through the movement of caused by temperature differences.
  2. transfer of heat/electricity through a substance by direct contact
  3. time timeline of Earth’s history, divided into eons, eras, periods, and epochs
  4. circulation movement of ocean currents due to differences in temp. and salt
  5. The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
  6. rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  7. Masses of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere
  8. layers Strata of sedimentary rocks that provide a record of Earth’s history
  9. Effect apparent deflection of moving objects, such as wind and ocean currents
  10. boundaries
Down
  1. process by which water vapor cools and changes into liquid water
  2. The amount of water vapor present in the air.
  3. boundaries Regions where tectonic plates slide past one another horizontally
  4. boundaries Regions where tectonic plates collide
  5. where tectonic plates move apart, creating new crust, such as at mid-ocean ridges.
  6. point temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture
  7. humidity ratio of the current amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum
  8. heat amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one by one degree Celsius.
  9. ocean system of Earth’s oceans, covering more than 70% of the planet’s surface.
  10. plates (tectonic plates) Large, rigid sections of Earth’s lithosphere
  11. ice Frozen ocean water, typically found in polar regions
  12. effect A dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range

22 Clues: boundaries • The amount of water vapor present in the air. • boundaries Regions where tectonic plates collide • The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves • ice Frozen ocean water, typically found in polar regions • effect A dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range • point temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture • ...

ENV Tectonics 2025-02-07

ENV Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supercontinent of the past
  2. a prehistoric bone
  3. the number of games in the regular season of the NFL
  4. The color of the core on the poster in the back of the room
  5. plates moving together
  6. the colored word on the poster on the left side of the room "you are _______"
  7. the outer layer of Earth
  8. one plate sliding under another
  9. occurs when magma leaks out of Earth's crust
  10. this heat pattern makes hot water rise and cold water sink
  11. the name of the ball next to the top right side of the smartboard
  12. the 1st word of your favorite website that teaches you about earthquakes
  13. the primary wave from an Earthquake
  14. Large, rigid piece of Earth's Lithosphere
  15. the world's tallest Mountain
  16. caused by tectonic plates shifting
Down
  1. the worlds deepest trench
  2. a machine that senses earthquakes
  3. The best color
  4. the secondary wave of an Earthquake
  5. The number of colored posters in the back of the room
  6. the type of crust above sea level
  7. plates sliding past each other
  8. the name of the student that sits in the front right
  9. the 2nd word of your favorite website that teaches you about earthquakes
  10. the type of crust under an ocean
  11. plates moving apart
  12. The color of the post it not above the smartboard
  13. the innermost layer of Earth
  14. a layer of Earth where convection currents occur

30 Clues: The best color • a prehistoric bone • plates moving apart • plates moving together • the outer layer of Earth • the worlds deepest trench • A supercontinent of the past • the innermost layer of Earth • the world's tallest Mountain • plates sliding past each other • one plate sliding under another • the type of crust under an ocean • a machine that senses earthquakes • ...

Evolution Vocabulary 2024-11-11

Evolution Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The combined alleles of all individuals in a population
  2. Study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals
  3. Study of the form of living things
  4. Small scale evolution affecting a single population
  5. Preserved remains of organisms
  6. Mechanism of evolution that occurs when random change in the allele frequency happens in the population
  7. When there are no changes in the allele frequencies in a population over time, and thus evolution is not occurring
  8. The process of biological change in populations over time that makes descendants genetically different from their ancestors
  9. Nonfunctional genes
  10. Group of organisms that can successfully interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring
  11. Mechanism of evolution that favors traits that potentially decrease survival, but increase likelihood of reproduction
  12. Large scale evolution affecting a species across populations
Down
  1. Study of prehistoric life through the fossil record
  2. Mechanism of evolution where organisms with the “best” traits are favored and thus live longer and reproduce more, causing changes in the population over time so that the fittest survive
  3. A feature that allows an organism to better survive in its environment
  4. Study of chemical processes in living things
  5. Study of embryo development
  6. Species that exist only in one geographic region
  7. A measure of how well an organism can survive in its environment
  8. A type of divergent evolution occurring on a small scale over a shorter period of time
  9. Mechanism of evolution caused by the movement of genes into or out of a population

21 Clues: Nonfunctional genes • Study of embryo development • Preserved remains of organisms • Study of the form of living things • Study of chemical processes in living things • Species that exist only in one geographic region • Study of prehistoric life through the fossil record • Small scale evolution affecting a single population • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-03-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for divergent plate boundary
  2. along the creat of some ridge segments is a deep canyonlike structure called
  3. seed fern
  4. arc a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from a trench where there is active subduction of one oceanic plate beneath another
  5. how many plates account for 94% of Earth’s surface area?
  6. elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  7. boundary a boundary in which two plates move together
  8. small aquatic freshwater reptile
  9. supercontinent containing all existing continents
  10. a hypothesis which suggested all present continents once existed as a single supercontinent.
  11. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all major ocean basins and varying in width from 500 to 5,000 km
Down
  1. book written by Alfred Wegener in 1915
  2. German meteorologist and geophysicist who created the continental drift hypothesis
  3. a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor
  4. a boundary in which two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new seafloor
  5. a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by Harry Hess, which suggested that new oceanic crust is produced at the crests of mid-ocean ridges, which are the sites of divergence
  6. primary driving force for movement of tectonic plates
  7. largest plate
  8. processes that deform Earth’s crust to create major structural features, such as mountains, continents, and ocean basins
  9. inventor of seafloor spreading hypothesis

20 Clues: seed fern • largest plate • small aquatic freshwater reptile • book written by Alfred Wegener in 1915 • another word for divergent plate boundary • inventor of seafloor spreading hypothesis • a narrow, elongated depression of the seafloor • supercontinent containing all existing continents • primary driving force for movement of tectonic plates • ...

Vocab Unit 8 2025-04-09

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

20 Clues: (n.) hatred, ill-will • (n.) a very close friend, chum buddy • (adj.) tireless, continuing with vigor • (v.) to declare publicly or officially • (adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic • (adj.) thin and bony, starved looking, bare, barren • (adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind • (v.) to join a one-end or be next to; to support, prop up • ...

Oceanagraphy 2025-09-18

Oceanagraphy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. It is where magma rises from the Earth's mantle, causing the seafloor to spread.
  2. a theory that proposed electricity gave life on earth suitable conditions
  3. the outer layer of earth
  4. sir Issac newton created this theory
  5. hydrothermal vents found on the ocean floor, typically along mid-ocean ridges. They release superheated water that has many nutrients.
  6. deepest point in all the ocean
  7. a region that forms where tectonic plates move apart. These are often found along mid-ocean ridges, and magma rises to the surface.
  8. A large, mountain that rises from the ocean floor but does not reach the water's surface, formed from extinct volcanoes.
Down
  1. a margin near a trench or underwater volcane
  2. erosion channel of an underwater slope
  3. the ocean crust if much more what than the contential crust
  4. what is in the smoke in white and black hydrothermal vents
  5. A type of hydrothermal vent typically at mid-ocean ridges. It releases, mineral-rich water that appear white due to of barium sulfate, which mixes with cold seawater.
  6. A underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top, created by erosion from waves then went under water due to rising sea levels.
  7. 1st accomplished western navigation in the medeterianian
  8. where was the first laboratory designed for oceanic study
  9. when 2 techtonic plates move apart
  10. First to circumnavigate the globe
  11. when 2 techtonic plates move together
  12. first life forms on earth

20 Clues: the outer layer of earth • first life forms on earth • deepest point in all the ocean • First to circumnavigate the globe • when 2 techtonic plates move apart • sir Issac newton created this theory • when 2 techtonic plates move together • erosion channel of an underwater slope • a margin near a trench or underwater volcane • ...