plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-11-29
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- are caused by divergent plate tectonics
- the gas state of water
- condense water building up and falling due to gravity
- plate tectonics coming together
- when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
- the transportation of sediments
- are caused by transformation plate tectonics
- the breaking down of rock
- water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
- makes up 97% of all water on earth
- when plants release water vapor
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- makes up only 3% of all water on earth
- turning water into water vapor (gas)
- are caused by convergent plate tectonics
- plate tectonics sliding past each other
- when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
- when water goes through earths atmosphere, oceans and land.
- plate tectonics diving away from each other
- the dropping of sediments that make sedimentary layers
19 Clues: the gas state of water • the breaking down of rock • plate tectonics coming together • the transportation of sediments • when plants release water vapor • makes up 97% of all water on earth • turning water into water vapor (gas) • makes up only 3% of all water on earth • are caused by divergent plate tectonics • plate tectonics sliding past each other • ...
Plate tectonics and water cycle 2024-05-15
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- are caused by divergent plate tectonics
- the gas state of water
- condense water building up and falling due to gravity
- plate tectonics coming together
- when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
- the transportation of sediments
- are caused by transformation plate tectonics
- the breaking down of rock
- water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
- makes up 97% of all water on earth
- when plants release water vapor
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- makes up only 3% of all water on earth
- turning water into water vapor (gas)
- are caused by convergent plate tectonics
- plate tectonics sliding past each other
- when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
- when water goes through earths atmosphere, oceans and land.
- plate tectonics diving away from each other
- the dropping of sediments that make sedimentary layers
19 Clues: the gas state of water • the breaking down of rock • plate tectonics coming together • the transportation of sediments • when plants release water vapor • makes up 97% of all water on earth • turning water into water vapor (gas) • makes up only 3% of all water on earth • are caused by divergent plate tectonics • plate tectonics sliding past each other • ...
Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-02-06
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- are caused by divergent plate tectonics
- the gas state of water
- condense water building up and falling due to gravity
- plate tectonics coming together
- when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
- the transportation of sediments
- are caused by transformation plate tectonics
- the breaking down of rock
- water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
- makes up 97% of all water on earth
- when plants release water vapor
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- makes up only 3% of all water on earth
- turning water into water vapor (gas)
- are caused by convergent plate tectonics
- plate tectonics sliding past each other
- when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
- when water goes through earths atmosphere, oceans and land.
- plate tectonics diving away from each other
- the dropping of sediments that make sedimentary layers
19 Clues: the gas state of water • the breaking down of rock • plate tectonics coming together • the transportation of sediments • when plants release water vapor • makes up 97% of all water on earth • turning water into water vapor (gas) • makes up only 3% of all water on earth • are caused by divergent plate tectonics • plate tectonics sliding past each other • ...
Landforms Study Guide 2023-01-20
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- A movement of plate tectonics when they push together
- These can form from earthquakes and release magma from the ground
- A rock type that is formed when sediment is crushed together
- A movement of plate tectonics when they move apart
- usually sediment in a shape of an animal remain mostly in the shape of bones, teeth, and shells
- A rock type formed when magma cools off
- A combination of two or more substances that do not lose their identifying characteristics when combined
- A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
- Here happens most of the things that move Plate Tectonics
- When somethings get left somewhere by erosion
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- These are cracks in the earths crust
- When something gets moved by natural causes
- The first layer of the earth and contains Plate Tectonics
- A movement of plate tectonics when one plate goes under another plate forming and only happens underwater
- A plate movement when two plate tectonics slide against each other
- These shake the ground
- When something gets changed naturally
- A rock type formed from extreme heat and pressure
18 Clues: These shake the ground • These are cracks in the earths crust • When something gets changed naturally • A rock type formed when magma cools off • When something gets moved by natural causes • When somethings get left somewhere by erosion • A rock type formed from extreme heat and pressure • A movement of plate tectonics when they move apart • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-01-08
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- faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
- the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
- the border between 2 plates
- tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- the rigid outer part of the Earth
- currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
- a stress that pushes rocks together
- what plate tectonics are made of
- valley a low region that forms where plates move apart
- a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
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- when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
- where convection currents occurs
- a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
- fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
- what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
- when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
- a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
- when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
- the result of plate tectonics
- what it is called when blocks move horizontally
20 Clues: the border between 2 plates • the result of plate tectonics • where convection currents occurs • what plate tectonics are made of • the rigid outer part of the Earth • a stress that pushes rocks together • what it is called when blocks move horizontally • when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other • a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01
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- faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
- the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
- the border between 2 plates
- tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- the rigid outer part of the Earth
- currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
- a stress that pushes rocks together
- what plate tectonics are made of
- valley a low region that forms where plates move apart
- a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
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- when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
- where convection currents occurs
- a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
- fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
- what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
- when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
- a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
- when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
- the result of plate tectonics
- what it is called when blocks move horizontally
20 Clues: the border between 2 plates • the result of plate tectonics • where convection currents occurs • what plate tectonics are made of • the rigid outer part of the Earth • a stress that pushes rocks together • what it is called when blocks move horizontally • when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other • a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-27
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- The mantle is made up of iron and ___
- Where the plate tectonics are located
- The person who discovered “seafloor spreading”
- Boundary when plates move away from each other
- Caused by subduction
- Boundary when plates slide past each other
- Two oceanic plates come together one slides down the other and forms a subduction ___
- Formed in subduction zone
- The ___ rocks are found closest to the ridge
- The person credited with the Continental Drift theory
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- Boundary when plates come together
- What makes up the ocean floor
- Supercontinent caused by the movement of plate tectonics
- When a plate moves under the another plate
- Plate tectonics move about 6 centimeters every ___.
- Causes convection currents in the mantle
- The Mid-Ocean ___ is a seafloor mountain system caused by plate tectonics
- A series of grooves on a rock or mineral
- The ___ rocks are around at the trench
- The upper part of the mantle
20 Clues: Caused by subduction • Formed in subduction zone • The upper part of the mantle • What makes up the ocean floor • Boundary when plates come together • The mantle is made up of iron and ___ • Where the plate tectonics are located • The ___ rocks are around at the trench • Causes convection currents in the mantle • A series of grooves on a rock or mineral • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01
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- fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
- a stress that pushes rocks together
- where convection currents occurs
- when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
- when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
- what it is called when blocks move horizontally
- faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
- when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
- the result of plate tectonics
- a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
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- the border between 2 plates
- the rigid outer part of the Earth
- tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
- currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
- a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
- what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
- the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
- what plate tectonics are made of
- valley a low region that forms where plates move apart
20 Clues: the border between 2 plates • the result of plate tectonics • where convection currents occurs • what plate tectonics are made of • the rigid outer part of the Earth • a stress that pushes rocks together • what it is called when blocks move horizontally • when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other • a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions • ...
Plate tectonics 2024-03-21
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- Lines present between 2 plates.
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Caledonian Mountains were once connected to the ________ Mountains.
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge.
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth.
- The thinnest layer of the Earth.
- Thickest layer of the Earth.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
- One result of Continental Drift.
- Process of creating a new oceanic crust.
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other.
- When one Plate tectonics moves on top of another.
- One example of proof of Continental Drift.
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- Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust.
- The original continent made up of all plate tectonics.
- The main divisions of land.
- One result of Continental Drift.
- The amount of major plate tectonics.
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift.
- word to describe the state of the mantle.
- When continents drift apart, it is called Continental ______
20 Clues: The main divisions of land. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Lines present between 2 plates. • One result of Continental Drift. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • One result of Continental Drift. • The amount of major plate tectonics. • Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust. • Process of creating a new oceanic crust. • word to describe the state of the mantle. • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-01-31
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- Melted rock inside the mantle
- Where all living things are found
- Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
- When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- The crust + the top part of the mantle
- Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
- Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
- The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
- Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
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- the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
- Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
- When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
- When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
- Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
- The mantle and core are very, very ___
- The name for when all continents were once joined together millions of years ago
19 Clues: Melted rock inside the mantle • The thickest layer of the Earth • Where all living things are found • The crust + the top part of the mantle • The mantle and core are very, very ___ • Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics • When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
Plate tectonics puzzle! 2022-12-14
19 Clues: north • zones • plate • plate • fault • Pangea • pacific • America • African • Eurasian • boundary • Antarctic • tectonics • divergent • transform • convergent • boundaries • indo-Australian • Wegener Alfred Wegener
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-01-10
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- Melted rock inside the mantle
- Where all living things are found
- Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
- When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- The crust + the top part of the mantle
- Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
- Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
- The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
- Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
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- the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
- Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
- When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
- When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
- Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
- The mantle and core are very, very ___
- The name for when all continents were once joined together millions of years ago
19 Clues: Melted rock inside the mantle • The thickest layer of the Earth • Where all living things are found • The crust + the top part of the mantle • The mantle and core are very, very ___ • Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics • When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • ...
thermal energy transfer and plate tectonics 2024-12-17
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- high temprature
- heat moving through convection, conduction, radiation
- large mountains caused by the splitting of plate tectonics
- transfer of heat through air or water
- large eruption due to the sliding of plate tectonics
- magma traveling through the crust of the surface
- plate tectonics that slide under each other
- Molten rock
- large plates in the ocean and land
- a very large volcano over a hot spot
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- transfer of energy through heat giving energy
- when plate tectonics slide beside each other
- When plate tectonics move away from each other
- transfer of heat through physical touch
14 Clues: Molten rock • high temprature • large plates in the ocean and land • a very large volcano over a hot spot • transfer of heat through air or water • transfer of heat through physical touch • plate tectonics that slide under each other • when plate tectonics slide beside each other • transfer of energy through heat giving energy • When plate tectonics move away from each other • ...
Plate tectonics 2024-03-21
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- Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust.
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth.
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Caledonian Mountains were once connected to the ________ Mountains.
- The main divisions of land.
- The thinnest layer of the Earth.
- One example of proof of Continental Drift.
- The original continent made up of all plate tectonics.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
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- Process of creating a new oceanic crust.
- Lines present between 2 plates.
- word to describe the state of the mantle.
- Thickest layer of the Earth.
- When one Plate tectonics moves on top of another.
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge.
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other.
- When continents drift apart, it is called Continental ______
- One result of Continental Drift.
- The amount of major plate tectonics.
18 Clues: The main divisions of land. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Lines present between 2 plates. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • One result of Continental Drift. • The amount of major plate tectonics. • Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust. • Process of creating a new oceanic crust. • word to describe the state of the mantle. • One example of proof of Continental Drift. • ...
plater tectonics 2021-04-02
Plate Teconics 2023-11-06
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- meaning all together
- first layer of earth
- mountain where lava oozes out
- theory explaining structure of earths crust
- line in middle of earth
- hot fluid in or under earths crust
- able to float
- large body of land
- plate tectonics moving to side
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- plate tectonics moving together
- earth vibrations
- part of land near sea
- act of lava or magma leaving volcano
- to come in contact
- plate tectonics moving away
- small amount of land
- relating to earthquakes or vibrations
- easy to break
- a line that seperates
- long narrow ditch
- part of earth between crust and core
21 Clues: easy to break • able to float • earth vibrations • long narrow ditch • to come in contact • large body of land • meaning all together • first layer of earth • small amount of land • part of land near sea • a line that seperates • line in middle of earth • plate tectonics moving away • mountain where lava oozes out • plate tectonics moving to side • plate tectonics moving together • ...
plate tectonics 2022-04-08
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- where plate tectonics meet
- inner layer of earth
- tench caused by subduction
- force compressing object
- where plate tectonics pull apart
- study of earth
- top layer of earth
- plate tectonic goes under a different plate tectonic
- continents move
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- all continents combined
- mass per unit
- transfer of heat between objects
- devise that locates objects by using sound waves
- most common igneous rock
- large land mass
- remains of animals preserved in rocks
- largest layer of earth
- earth scientist
- solid mineral material
- well tested concept
20 Clues: mass per unit • study of earth • large land mass • earth scientist • continents move • top layer of earth • well tested concept • inner layer of earth • largest layer of earth • solid mineral material • all continents combined • most common igneous rock • force compressing object • where plate tectonics meet • tench caused by subduction • transfer of heat between objects • ...
Plate tetonics 2012-06-21
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- tectonics the title
- that top of the center of a earthquake
- top layer of the earth
- layer of earth under the crust
- layer of earth that is broken up into plate tetonics
- a device used to measure a earthquakes power
- a graph of ground movement from a earthquake
- scale the sacale used to measure magnitude
- the place where plate tectonics meet
- center of the earth
- center of a earthquake
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- what happens when a earthquake happens in the ocean
- core second deepest layer of the earth
- boundary a boundary where two plate tectonics collide and make mountains
- what happens at a transforming boundary
- what happens after a earthquake
- boundary where two plates move apart from eachother
- study of earthquakes
- a mountain with magma inside
- of fire really active plate tetonics boundarys (3 spaces)
20 Clues: tectonics the title • center of the earth • study of earthquakes • top layer of the earth • center of a earthquake • a mountain with magma inside • layer of earth under the crust • what happens after a earthquake • the place where plate tectonics meet • core second deepest layer of the earth • that top of the center of a earthquake • what happens at a transforming boundary • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-02-12
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- transform movement
- convergent movement
- when rocks are pressurized
- pass by horizontally
- push together
- the three types of collisions are continent-continent, continent-ocean and ____
- plate tectonics are located here
- plates move apart
- the continents were like one large puzzle
- plate tectonics cause mountains, volcanoes, and_____
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- large scale movements of earth's lithosphere
- continent continent collisions cause this land form
- divergent movement
- before lava
- the way scientists explain the age and patterns of sea floor rocks
- kind of movement due to differences of density
- lithosphere is divided into pieces
- there are these many plate tectonics
- the mechanism that scientists think is most important
- rocks are pulled apart
20 Clues: before lava • push together • plates move apart • transform movement • divergent movement • convergent movement • pass by horizontally • rocks are pulled apart • when rocks are pressurized • plate tectonics are located here • lithosphere is divided into pieces • there are these many plate tectonics • the continents were like one large puzzle • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-09
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- Theory that describes tectonic plate material, & mechanism/effects of plate movement.
- Divergent boundary on continents.
- Strongest evidence for plate tectonics.
- Person who first proposed a theory on Plate Tectonics.
- Type of Curst that is light in color and is not as dense.
- The name of Alfred Wegner’s Theory.
- Plate boundary where plates collide or move together.
- Structural layer that plates are made of.
- Divergent boundary on ocean floors.
- Type of Curst that is dark in color and is the most dense.
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- Plate boundary where plates separate or move apart.
- Structural layer that plates float on.
- Plate boundary where plates slide side by side.
- When Earth’s Magnetic Field reverses.
- The major mechanism for plate tectonics.
15 Clues: Divergent boundary on continents. • The name of Alfred Wegner’s Theory. • Divergent boundary on ocean floors. • When Earth’s Magnetic Field reverses. • Structural layer that plates float on. • Strongest evidence for plate tectonics. • The major mechanism for plate tectonics. • Structural layer that plates are made of. • Plate boundary where plates slide side by side. • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-09-19
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- a sub type of convergent plate boundary.Oceanic -
- last name of person who developed plate tectonics theory
- how many major plates are there in the world?
- the largest plate
- when two plates crash together
- another sub type of convergent plate boundary. Continental-
- segments of the lithosphere that move and change shape
- the study of earthquakes
- when two plates go in the opposite direction
- convergent plate boundaries can produce this
- when all the continents were once joined together
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- weaker region in the mantle
- when one plate goes under another plate
- an opening in the crust where lava and hot gases can erupt
- plates glide over Earth’s ____
- can be an after effect of an earthquake
- When two plates slide past each other
- rigid layer of the uppermost mantle and crust
- the center of the Earth
- how many centimeters plate tectonics usually move each year
20 Clues: the largest plate • the center of the Earth • the study of earthquakes • weaker region in the mantle • plates glide over Earth’s ____ • when two plates crash together • When two plates slide past each other • when one plate goes under another plate • can be an after effect of an earthquake • when two plates go in the opposite direction • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-28
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- the deformation of rocks
- what is formed when cracks in the earth are made and magma is able to rise through
- where convention currents occur
- what is it called when the blocks move horizontally
- the plate boundary where the plates move toward each other
- the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and an inclined surface
- the plate boundary where the plates move away from each other
- a stress which stresses rock in two different directions
- the plate boundary where the plates move up and down against each other
- the border between two tectonic plates
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- currents the movement of tectonic plates, made by heat and pressure
- the process of tectonic plates running into each other and one sliding beneath the other
- faults the fault that occurs when the hanging wall moves down
- faults the fault that occurs when the hanging wall moves up
- a stress which pushes rock together
- Plate the largest major plate tectonic
- valley a land form that is created from divergent plate boundary
- a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but are moving in opposite directions
- the result of plate tectonics slipping and creating movement at fault lines
- what plate tectonics are made of
20 Clues: the deformation of rocks • where convention currents occur • what plate tectonics are made of • a stress which pushes rock together • Plate the largest major plate tectonic • the border between two tectonic plates • what is it called when the blocks move horizontally • a stress which stresses rock in two different directions • ...
Plate Tectonics CROSSWORD!!! 2023-02-24
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- wegener first scientist to introduce the theory of plate tectonics.
- core solid layer of the earth
- caused by transform boundary
- boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other
- thinnest layer of the earth
- current the result of differential heating
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- boundary when two plate tectonics spread apart from each other
- coolest science teacher
- boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other
- biggest layer of the earth
- zone when the oceanic crust goes underneath the continental crust
- core hottest layer of the earth
12 Clues: coolest science teacher • biggest layer of the earth • thinnest layer of the earth • caused by transform boundary • core solid layer of the earth • core hottest layer of the earth • current the result of differential heating • boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other • boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other • ...
Plate Tectonics CROSSWORD!!! 2023-02-24
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- wegener first scientist to introduce the theory of plate tectonics.
- core solid layer of the earth
- caused by transform boundary
- boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other
- thinnest layer of the earth
- current the result of differential heating
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- boundary when two plate tectonics spread apart from each other
- coolest science teacher
- boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other
- biggest layer of the earth
- zone when the oceanic crust goes underneath the continental crust
- core hottest layer of the earth
12 Clues: coolest science teacher • biggest layer of the earth • thinnest layer of the earth • caused by transform boundary • core solid layer of the earth • core hottest layer of the earth • current the result of differential heating • boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other • boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-10-11
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- something that starts moving is ————.
- who invented plate tectonics.
- where everyone lives.
- pertaining to the surface.
- latitude are ————.
- shake the floor.
- Blazing hot.
- something that has energy and is dangerous.
- something that is different is —————.
- a geographic area.
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- the outer most shell.
- where plates meet.
- Mostly solids bulk on earths interior.
- things that shift.
- scientists usually make a ————— method.
- Something you eat food on.
- feature on earths surface.
- gushing out hot liquid.
- how many major plate tectonics are there.
- an idea that somebody believes in but others don’t.
20 Clues: Blazing hot. • shake the floor. • where plates meet. • things that shift. • latitude are ————. • a geographic area. • the outer most shell. • where everyone lives. • gushing out hot liquid. • pertaining to the surface. • Something you eat food on. • feature on earths surface. • who invented plate tectonics. • something that starts moving is ————. • something that is different is —————. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
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- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
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- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-10-11
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- something that starts moving is ————.
- who invented plate tectonics.
- where everyone lives.
- pertaining to the surface.
- latitude are zones.
- shake the floor.
- Blazing hot.
- something that has energy and is dangerous.
- something that is different is —————.
- a geographic area.
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- the outer most shell.
- where plates meet.
- Mostly solids bulk on earths interior.
- things that shift.
- scientists usually make a ————— method.
- Something you eat food on.
- feature on earths surface.
- gushing out hot liquid.
- how many major plate tectonics are there.
- an idea that somebody believes in but others don’t.
20 Clues: Blazing hot. • shake the floor. • where plates meet. • things that shift. • a geographic area. • latitude are zones. • the outer most shell. • where everyone lives. • gushing out hot liquid. • pertaining to the surface. • Something you eat food on. • feature on earths surface. • who invented plate tectonics. • something that starts moving is ————. • something that is different is —————. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
Across
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
Down
- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
Across
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
Down
- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
Across
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
Down
- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
Across
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
Down
- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2022-04-21
Across
- When one plate goes under another plate.
- Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
- When tectonics move there is an ____________.
- The solid portion of the earth.
- A big land mass.
- Pangea _______ apart.
- When two plats grow apart.
- An earthquake makes this
Down
- When the continents move.
- This is something the tectonics cause.
- the outside of the earth
- The air around you.
- Big plate like things on the earths crust.
- A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
- Earthquakes can be very _________.
15 Clues: A big land mass. • The air around you. • Pangea _______ apart. • the outside of the earth • An earthquake makes this • When the continents move. • When two plats grow apart. • The solid portion of the earth. • Earthquakes can be very _________. • This is something the tectonics cause. • When one plate goes under another plate. • Big plate like things on the earths crust. • ...
Tectonic Plate Movement 2021-04-27
Across
- caused by convergent subduction
- The thickest part of Earth
- in the upper part of the mantle
- hot liquid coming out of the mantle when the oceanic plate sinks
- a feature that plate tectonics form
- 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
- natural disaster caused by transform
- one of the other disaster that is caused by transform
- water plate that is denser than a continental plate
- The top layer of Earth
- The center of the Earth
Down
- the reason why the tectonic plates move
- 2 continental plates forming a tipi
- caused by divergent
- a disaster that is caused by the plate tectonics transforming
- The layer above the inner core
- land plate
- 2 continental plates colliding
- 1 oceanic sinking below a continental plate
- 2 plates sliding against each other
20 Clues: land plate • caused by divergent • The top layer of Earth • The center of the Earth • The thickest part of Earth • The layer above the inner core • 2 continental plates colliding • caused by convergent subduction • in the upper part of the mantle • 2 continental plates forming a tipi • a feature that plate tectonics form • 2 plates sliding against each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2012-08-19
Across
- when one plate is pushed under another
- formed by hot spots
- last name of the man who came up with th theory of plate tectonics
- are formed by divergent oceanic boundaries
- plate across a continent
- Hot area that has the potential to form volcanoes
- name of the plate that the U.S is on
- boundary in which plates slide past eachother
- transform boundaries cause these
Down
- name of the plate hawaii is located on
- causes plates to move
- boundary in which plates move away from eachother
- plate in the ocean
- moving plates that make up earth's crust
- boundary in which plates are pushing against eachother
- one large supercontinent
- divergent boundaries form these
- the section of the earth consisting of the crust
- breaking rocks cause _____________
- North american and ____________ formed the himmalayas
20 Clues: plate in the ocean • formed by hot spots • causes plates to move • plate across a continent • one large supercontinent • divergent boundaries form these • transform boundaries cause these • breaking rocks cause _____________ • name of the plate that the U.S is on • name of the plate hawaii is located on • when one plate is pushed under another • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
Across
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- Pangea broke up to two new continents Laurasia and which is the other one?
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- When two plates come together they form a plate
Down
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
- Deepest part of the sea.
- The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
16 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
Across
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
- The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
- The Hawaiian Island chain is formed by the ————— spot
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
- San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
Down
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- When two plates come together they form a plate
- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- Deepest part of the sea.
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- Pangea broke up to two new continents Laurasia and which is the other one?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
17 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The Hawaiian Island chain is formed by the ————— spot • ...
Plate tetonics 2024-04-06
Across
- The main divisions of land
- the amount of major tectonic plates
- barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
- occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
- The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
- one results of Continental Drift
Down
- a way to describe the state of the mantle
- one example of evidence that supports continental drift
- the point right above the middle of an earthquake vertically
- Breaking of the Earth's crust
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- Thickest layer of the earth
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- one result of continental drift
20 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • a way to describe the state of the mantle • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...
forces within the earth 2016-02-17
Plate tectonics unit crossword puzzle 2022-12-17
Across
- the process that drives plate tectonics
- _____ slip faults
- the most recent super continent
- earth's ______ has two layers
- at _____ boundaries plates move apart
- the Alfred ______ invented continental drift
- the _______ ocean is shrinking
- where two plates crash into each other
- what can form at convergent boundaries
Down
- the Pacific ocean is _________
- where oceanic plate is pulled down to mantel
- the ______ ocean is growing
- the opposite of a normal fault
- the mid Atlantic ridge is _______
- ______ spreading happens at mid ocean ridges
- the ring of ____ is around the pacific plate
- earth is made up of _________
- plate _________ are a big factor in geology
- old crust is being destroyed in _________
- _______ faults happen when rocks pull apart
20 Clues: _____ slip faults • the ______ ocean is growing • earth's ______ has two layers • earth is made up of _________ • the Pacific ocean is _________ • the opposite of a normal fault • the _______ ocean is shrinking • the most recent super continent • the mid Atlantic ridge is _______ • at _____ boundaries plates move apart • where two plates crash into each other • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
Across
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- Deepest part of the sea.
Down
- When two plates come together they form a plate
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
15 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...
Plate tetonics 2024-04-06
Across
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
- The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
- Thickest layer of the earth
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
- the amount of major tectonic plates
- Breaking of the Earth's crust
- one results of Continental Drift
Down
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
- one result of continental drift
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
- occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- a way to describe the state of the mantle
- The main divisions of land
18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...
Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2022-12-20
Across
- major tectonic plate including much of the continent of eurasia
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- major tectonic plate including much of south america
- melted rock inside the mantle
- mostly solid bulk of earths interior
- major tectonic plate including much of antarctica
- major tectonic plate including mostly north america
Down
- hypothesis of alfred wegener
- rigid layer of the earth's crust that drifts slowly
- molten or partially molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of the earth
- rupture in the crust of the earth
- shaking of the earth's surface
- major tectonic plate including eastern and largely southern hemospheres
- major tectonic plate including much of africa
- oceanic plate
- underwater mountain range
- the movement that causes hot less dense material to rise and cold denser material to sink
- the amount per unit size
- the last name of the person who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
- large scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
20 Clues: oceanic plate • the amount per unit size • underwater mountain range • hypothesis of alfred wegener • melted rock inside the mantle • shaking of the earth's surface • rupture in the crust of the earth • mostly solid bulk of earths interior • major tectonic plate including much of africa • major tectonic plate including much of antarctica • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16
Across
- another word for lava
- ____core, made up of liquid rock
- caused by plate movement, shakes earth
- ____core, made up of solid, compressed rock
- Plate ____
- ring of ____
- a word for going under, such as one plate going under another
- the number of years ago the theory of plate tectonics formed
- Most plates are made up of a continent and a(n)
- caused by plate movement, spew lava
- Alfred ____
Down
- in between asthenosphere and outer core
- 19__, the year the theory of continental drift was conceived
- outer layer of the earth
- the way the continents seem to fit together
- continental ____
- Tectonic plates move over a layer of liquid
- Supercontinent
- similarities in this physical feature are found in the british isles and in north america
- evidence of animals found in the ground
20 Clues: Plate ____ • Alfred ____ • ring of ____ • Supercontinent • continental ____ • another word for lava • outer layer of the earth • ____core, made up of liquid rock • caused by plate movement, spew lava • caused by plate movement, shakes earth • in between asthenosphere and outer core • evidence of animals found in the ground • the way the continents seem to fit together • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16
Across
- the way the continents seem to fit together
- San Andreas ____
- in between asthenosphere and outer core
- Most plates are made up of a continent and a(n)
- similarities in this physical feature are found in the british isles and in north america
- Plate ____
- caused by plate movement, shakes earth
- Tectonic plates move over a layer of liquid
Down
- another word for lava
- continental ____
- a word for going under, such as one plate going under another
- ring of ____
- Alfred ____
- 19__, the year the theory of continental drift was conceived
- evidence of animals found in the ground
- ____core, made up of solid, compressed rock
- Supercontinent
- caused by plate movement, spew lava
- the number of years ago the theory of plate tectonics formed
- ____core, made up of liquid rock
- outer layer of the earth
21 Clues: Plate ____ • Alfred ____ • ring of ____ • Supercontinent • continental ____ • San Andreas ____ • another word for lava • outer layer of the earth • ____core, made up of liquid rock • caused by plate movement, spew lava • caused by plate movement, shakes earth • in between asthenosphere and outer core • evidence of animals found in the ground • the way the continents seem to fit together • ...
Plate tetonics 2024-04-06
Across
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
- The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
- Thickest layer of the earth
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
- the amount of major tectonic plates
- Breaking of the Earth's crust
- one results of Continental Drift
Down
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
- one result of continental drift
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
- occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- a way to describe the state of the mantle
- The main divisions of land
18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...
Plate tetonics 2024-04-06
Across
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
- The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
- Thickest layer of the earth
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
- the amount of major tectonic plates
- Breaking of the Earth's crust
- one results of Continental Drift
Down
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
- one result of continental drift
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
- occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- a way to describe the state of the mantle
- The main divisions of land
18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...
Plate tetonics 2024-04-06
Across
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
- The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
- Thickest layer of the earth
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
- According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
- the amount of major tectonic plates
- Breaking of the Earth's crust
- one results of Continental Drift
Down
- occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
- Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
- one result of continental drift
- Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
- Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
- occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
- The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- a way to describe the state of the mantle
- The main divisions of land
18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-03-10
20 Clues: wave • rocks • earth • mantle • layers • Boarder • oceanid • eruption • transform • tall hill • Lithosphere • Moving away • Moving past • Moving towards • a type of plate • a type of plate • sideways and dawn • effect of divergent • effect of transform • going up going down
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
Across
- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-05-19
Across
- What are the plates made up of?
- Who discovered plate tectonics, Alfred _______?
- Does Mars have plate tectonics?
- What do these plates cause in California?
- What do we believe these plates move?
Down
- Its also the cause for Continental _____
- How many years will playe tectonics exist?
- What currents force the plates to move slow?
- How many inches can they move per year, if lucky?
- What do the plates change about the sea?
- How many major plate tectonics are there?
- How many tectonic plates are around the world?
12 Clues: What are the plates made up of? • Does Mars have plate tectonics? • What do we believe these plates move? • Its also the cause for Continental _____ • What do the plates change about the sea? • How many major plate tectonics are there? • What do these plates cause in California? • How many years will playe tectonics exist? • What currents force the plates to move slow? • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
Across
- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
Across
- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
Across
- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
Across
- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-20
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- When plates of the earth collide
- The ocean plate goes under the continental plate
- example of divergent in the ocean
- middle layer of the earth
- the outermost layer of the earth
- the landform that is created when the plates of the Earth collide without magma inside
- the second outermost layer of the earth
- Wegner's hypothesis
- the core of the earth
- When two tectonic plates slide against each other
- what causes an earthquake
- what clues scientists scientist to believe in Pangaea
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- movement of the earth's plates
- When plates of the earth divide
- large slabs of rock that divide the Earth's surface
- example of convergent subduction with two oceanic plates
- caused by divergent plate boundary
- example of convergent subduction
- the second deepest layer of the earth
- the landform that is created when the plate tectonics collide with magma inside
20 Clues: Wegner's hypothesis • the core of the earth • middle layer of the earth • what causes an earthquake • movement of the earth's plates • When plates of the earth divide • When plates of the earth collide • the outermost layer of the earth • example of convergent subduction • example of divergent in the ocean • caused by divergent plate boundary • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
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- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
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- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
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- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
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- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
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- currents in the mantel
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- upper mantel and lower crust
- the first layer of the earth
- super continent
- African plates are coming apart
- upper layer of the mantel
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
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- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
- second layer of the earth
- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- this happens when the plates move
18 Clues: super continent • currents in the mantel • second layer of the earth • upper layer of the mantel • biggest chain of underwater • upper mantel and lower crust • the first layer of the earth • African plates are coming apart • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • the person who discovered plate tectonics • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
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- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
- Deepest part of the sea.
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- San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
14 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • ...
Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19
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- melted rock on the earths surface
- the first layer of the earth
- a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
- second layer of the earth
- a plate boundary were they move away from each other
- The place where a collision between two continental plates crunches and folds the rocks at
- super continent
- this happens when the plates move
- upper mantel and lower crust
- a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
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- when two plates slide past each other
- biggest chain of underwater
- the person who discovered plate tectonics
- upper layer of the mantel
- African plates are coming apart
- currents in the mantel
- this process is created by a divergent boundary
- the process in which the crust breaks a part
- boundary
- a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
- when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
21 Clues: boundary • super continent • currents in the mantel • upper layer of the mantel • second layer of the earth • biggest chain of underwater • the first layer of the earth • upper mantel and lower crust • African plates are coming apart • melted rock on the earths surface • this happens when the plates move • when two plates slide past each other • ...
pLATE tECTONICS 2024-10-02
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- The chemical composition of the crust.
- The middle mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed entirely of mantle material.
- The bottom chemical layer of the Earth.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the Circulation of molten material.
- The chemical composition of the core.
- The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is the bottom layer, solid, and composed of iron.
- The chemical composition of the mantle.
- Colliding plates.
- The top mechanical layer of the Earth that represents tectonic plates.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the downward pull of plates due to the weight of the slab.
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- The mechanical layer of the Earth that tectonic plates rest on.
- Theory that describes plate material, how plates move, and the effects of plate movement.
- Responsible for the theory Continental Drift.
- The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed of iron and is liquid.
- Spreading plates.
- The middle chemical layer of the Earth.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the separation of plates due to the exiting of magma on the ocean floor causing plates to separate.
- The outer chemical layer of the Earth.
- Plates sliding side by side.
- The study of Earth’s Magnetic Field in the past.
20 Clues: Spreading plates. • Colliding plates. • Plates sliding side by side. • The chemical composition of the core. • The chemical composition of the crust. • The outer chemical layer of the Earth. • The bottom chemical layer of the Earth. • The chemical composition of the mantle. • The middle chemical layer of the Earth. • Responsible for the theory Continental Drift. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-10-02
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- The mechanical layer of the Earth that tectonic plates rest on.
- The study of Earth’s Magnetic Field in the past.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the downward pull of plates due to the weight of the slab.
- The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is the bottom layer, solid, and composed of iron.
- The chemical composition of the crust.
- The bottom chemical layer of the Earth.
- Spreading plates.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the separation of plates due to the exiting of magma on the ocean floor causing plates to separate.
- The middle chemical layer of the Earth.
- The interior mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed of iron and is liquid.
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- The chemical composition of the mantle.
- The chemical composition of the core.
- Theory that describes plate material, how plates move, and the effects of plate movement.
- The middle mechanical layer of the Earth that is composed entirely of mantle material.
- Colliding plates.
- Responsible for the theory Continental Drift.
- Mechanism for Plate Tectonics that involves the Circulation of molten material.
- The top mechanical layer of the Earth that represents tectonic plates.
- The outer chemical layer of the Earth.
- Plates sliding side by side.
20 Clues: Colliding plates. • Spreading plates. • Plates sliding side by side. • The chemical composition of the core. • The chemical composition of the crust. • The outer chemical layer of the Earth. • The chemical composition of the mantle. • The bottom chemical layer of the Earth. • The middle chemical layer of the Earth. • Responsible for the theory Continental Drift. • ...
Earth 2022-02-02
11 Clues: slide • Collide • divorce • rift in africa • valley in ocean • fault in san andres • upper layer of mantle • plate slides under another • trench in western pacific ocean • lowland region where plate tectonics • zero fractures between plate tectonics
Plate Boundaries 2023-02-13
Plate Tectonics 2012-12-05
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- oceanic and continential plates collide
- ridged layer of earth about 100 km thick
- cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids and gas erupt onto surface
- spreading Hess’s theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward
- movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limits
- plate portion of one block of Tectonic plates, which is not submerged in water
- boundary-when two plates slide past one another
- Wegner meteorologist who came up with theory of Pangaea
- number of Continents
- current current in earth’s mantle that is driving force for plate tectonics
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- ridges mountains that form when two oceanic plates collide
- plasticlike layer of earth which lithospheric plate floats and moves on
- tectonics theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move
- crust A thick mass of igneous rock which lies under the ocean floor
- name given to large land mass before drifting apart
- plates move and separate
- plates move and come together
- when continental plates collide forms this
- fracture that occurs when rock changes shape by breaking
- valley long crack that forms between tectonics plates
20 Clues: number of Continents • plates move and separate • plates move and come together • oceanic and continential plates collide • ridged layer of earth about 100 km thick • when continental plates collide forms this • boundary-when two plates slide past one another • name given to large land mass before drifting apart • valley long crack that forms between tectonics plates • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
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- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
- Deepest part of the sea.
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
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- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- Plates move at a rate about 2?
13 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...
chap 7 vocab cross word 2021-10-12
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- a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting
- the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.
- a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
- is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
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- when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- is that part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction
- when a receptacle is wired backward.
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- magnetic minerals in the rock having the same polarity as the Earth's present
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency
- was a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
- places where plates slide sideways past each other.
- the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
16 Clues: when a receptacle is wired backward. • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting • the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23
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- earth's interior between the crust and the core
- the rigid outer part of the earth in the upper mantle also
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- Drift a theory that explained continents were together once
- Boundary when the plates slide sideways past each other
- an extended break in in a body of rock
- Boundary when two plates are moving toward each other
- each of the several rigid pieces of the earth’s lithosphere
- trench any long,narrow,steep-sided depression in ocean
- Valley a linear shaped lowland between several highlands
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- the sideways and downwards movement of edges of a plate
- Boundary the plate tectonics move away from each other
- the upper layer of the earth’s mantle below lithosphere
- a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic
- ridge underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism persevered
- Wegener a German scientist who proposed the theory of Pangea
- the degree of compactness of the substance
- floor spreading the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- Tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust
20 Clues: an extended break in in a body of rock • the degree of compactness of the substance • earth's interior between the crust and the core • Boundary when two plates are moving toward each other • Boundary the plate tectonics move away from each other • trench any long,narrow,steep-sided depression in ocean • the sideways and downwards movement of edges of a plate • ...
Plate Boundaries 2021-08-19
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- Forms when two oceanic crusts diverge
- The movement that results when heat is transferred in a fluid
- Forms when two continental crusts diverge
- The crust that underlies ocean basins
- Type of rock found in oceanic crust
- Plate boundaries sliding past each other
- German scientist Developed theory of Plate tectonics
- Hot, malleable semiliquid zone in the upper mantle
- The crust that underlies continents
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- Forms when two oceanic crusts collide
- Type of rock found in continental crust
- Plate boundaries moving apart
- Greek for "All the Earth"
- Made up of the crust and a bit of the upper mantle
- Plate boundaries colliding
- Forms when two continental crusts collide
- Plate ___, the process involved in the movement of large plates on the earth’s crust.
17 Clues: Greek for "All the Earth" • Plate boundaries colliding • Plate boundaries moving apart • Type of rock found in oceanic crust • The crust that underlies continents • Forms when two oceanic crusts collide • Forms when two oceanic crusts diverge • The crust that underlies ocean basins • Type of rock found in continental crust • Plate boundaries sliding past each other • ...
plate teconics 2022-03-09
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- the top layer in the earth
- plate full of water
- plates that move closer together
- form from convergent plates
- plate above the African plate
- plates that slide together
- plate that is full of water and is above eurasain
- plate below North American plate
- plate below Eurasian and African is above them
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- plates that move farther apart
- form from transform plate
- plate that is on top of Eurasian plate
- form from the divergent plate
- plate above South American plate
- in the upper mantle in the earth
- the world before plate tectonics
- plate next to south American and pacific plate
- below the crust
- plate below North American plate
- the plate below all the other plates
- above Eurasian and pacific
21 Clues: below the crust • plate full of water • form from transform plate • the top layer in the earth • plates that slide together • above Eurasian and pacific • form from convergent plates • form from the divergent plate • plate above the African plate • plates that move farther apart • plate above South American plate • in the upper mantle in the earth • the world before plate tectonics • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16
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- occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
- process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
- The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
- a hard, black volcanic rock
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
- process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- the solid, outer part of Earth.
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
- the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
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- commonly the sights of tectonic activity
- the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
- a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- a way for heat to move
- a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
- the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line.
20 Clues: a way for heat to move • a hard, black volcanic rock • the solid, outer part of Earth. • commonly the sights of tectonic activity • the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line. • The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called • the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16
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- an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
- The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
- the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line.
- tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
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- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
- the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
- a way for heat to move
- the solid, outer part of Earth.
- process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
- commonly the sights of tectonic activity
- a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
- a hard, black volcanic rock
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
20 Clues: a way for heat to move • a hard, black volcanic rock • the solid, outer part of Earth. • commonly the sights of tectonic activity • the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line. • the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. • The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...
Plate Movement via Convection 2023-10-18
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- what is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
- which part of plates tectonics do the pieces of paper represent?
- what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form?
- what type of plate boundary did new crust form?
- what causes the downward movement of the plat at a trench?
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- what explains the movement and interactions of earths lithospheric plates?
- what theory explains the movement of tectonic plates?
- which part of plate tectonics does the candle represent?
- in what type of plate boundary did a river change its path?
- what is the driving force behind seafloor spreading?
10 Clues: what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form? • what type of plate boundary did new crust form? • what is the driving force behind plate tectonics? • what is the driving force behind seafloor spreading? • what theory explains the movement of tectonic plates? • which part of plate tectonics does the candle represent? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16
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- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
- The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
- tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
- the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
- a way for heat to move
- break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
- process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
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- the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line.
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
- a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
- a hard, black volcanic rock
- a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
- the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
- occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
- tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
- the solid, outer part of Earth.
- commonly the sights of tectonic activity
20 Clues: a way for heat to move • a hard, black volcanic rock • the solid, outer part of Earth. • commonly the sights of tectonic activity • the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line. • The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called • the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...
Science Vocabulary 2021-12-16
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- discovered Seafloor spreading
- Outermost layer of the earth
- tectonics there are 3,Convergent,Divergent,and transform
- Lava before it comes out of a volcano.
- happens when two tectonic plates slide past Each other
- spreading the theory by Harry Hess
- core The innermost layer of the earth
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- plate when two plates go away from each other
- plate two plates that slide past each other
- had the theory of Plate tectonics
- Upper layer of the mantle but under the lithosphere
- plate, when to plates come together
- Magma after it leaves the ground
- A mountain that holds and releases lava
- Core Almost the innermost layer of the earth
15 Clues: Outermost layer of the earth • discovered Seafloor spreading • Magma after it leaves the ground • had the theory of Plate tectonics • spreading the theory by Harry Hess • plate, when to plates come together • Lava before it comes out of a volcano. • core The innermost layer of the earth • A mountain that holds and releases lava • plate two plates that slide past each other • ...
Tectonic Terms 2024-10-01
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- A fault line located in California
- A Canadian Volcano in B.C.
- A global event that christian scientists propose as the reason the continents broke apart
- Mountains that erupt and spew lava
- Brazil is located on this tectonic plate
- A Canadian scientist that greatly contributed to the theory of plate tectonics
- A theory that explains that earth's major landforms are created by movement of plates below the surface
- Russia is located on this tectonic plate
- "Father of Plate Tectonics"
- A super-volcano in Wyoming
- The center of the earth
- First documented by Captain James Cook, this volcano has been erupting since 1774
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- The outer most layer of the earth
- A location where two plates meet
- When one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate
- A place where two plates move away from eachother
- A volcano in Washington State that famously erupted in 1980
- The theory that all the continents were one large landmass and broke up and started drifting away from each other
- When two major chunks of rocks break apart
- Devices that measure earthquakes
20 Clues: The center of the earth • A Canadian Volcano in B.C. • A super-volcano in Wyoming • "Father of Plate Tectonics" • A location where two plates meet • Devices that measure earthquakes • The outer most layer of the earth • A fault line located in California • Mountains that erupt and spew lava • Brazil is located on this tectonic plate • Russia is located on this tectonic plate • ...
Plate Tectonics 2012-01-31
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- A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock.
- Boundary moving side by side.
- A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
- Boundary moving towards each other.
- This occurs in Continental Boundary (Ocean vs. Continent).
- Example of Transform-Fault Boundary (Hint: It is a fault).
- Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics.
- A living organism; tree, shrub, herb, grass, and flower.
- A person.
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- The separation of the continents by plate tectonics.
- The crustal plates are moving over the mantle.
- Example of Convergent Boundary.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
- Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
- Boundary moving apart from each other.
- This happens in a Convergent Boundary (Continent vs. Continent).
- Example of Divergent Boundary (Hint: It is a ridge).
- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- A living organism that feeds on organic matter; fish, deer, snake, bird, and coyote.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
20 Clues: A person. • Boundary moving side by side. • Example of Convergent Boundary. • Boundary moving towards each other. • Boundary moving apart from each other. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics. • The crustal plates are moving over the mantle. • The separation of the continents by plate tectonics. • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2021-12-09
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- often happen along plate boundaries
- this plate is being subducted under the Mariana plate
- form when two continental plates collide
- occur along fault lines
- what in the mantle?
- the fastest moving tectonic plates are seen in
- the driving force behind plate tectonics
- the number of plate tectonics to exist
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- this trench is the deepest part of the ocean
- this rises to form the plate tectonics
- These currents in the mantle pull the Tectonic Plates above them.
- where you can see tectonic plates
- the centre of the earth is very ___
- if colder mantle rocks sink, then hotter mantle rock ___
- this builds up as the plates grind together
15 Clues: what in the mantle? • occur along fault lines • where you can see tectonic plates • often happen along plate boundaries • the centre of the earth is very ___ • this rises to form the plate tectonics • the number of plate tectonics to exist • form when two continental plates collide • the driving force behind plate tectonics • this builds up as the plates grind together • ...
Plate motion 2023-10-25
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- Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
- Where did Alfred Wegener die?
- What are the plate tectonics made of?
- The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
- The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
- The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
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- Plates move at a rate about 2?
- Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
- The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
- Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
- Deepest part of the sea.
- Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
12 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...
Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-02-06
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- the breaking down of rock
- the dropping of sediments that make sedimentary layers
- the transportation of sediments
- plate tectonics diving away from each other
- plate tectonics sliding past each other
- when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
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- condense water building up and falling due to gravity
- when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
- plate tectonics coming together
- turning water into water vapor (gas)
- water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
- when plants release water vapor
12 Clues: the breaking down of rock • plate tectonics coming together • the transportation of sediments • when plants release water vapor • turning water into water vapor (gas) • plate tectonics sliding past each other • when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid • plate tectonics diving away from each other • condense water building up and falling due to gravity • ...
Tic tac toe assignment. 2023-11-02
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- consists of the crust, upper mantle and where the plate tectonics are located.
- boundary: when 2 plate tectonics meet or collide with each other.
- found at the ocean floor where a boundary occurs creating a long, and slim opening in the seafloor.
- ridge: a divergent boundary occurs at the sea floor creating mountain ranges that which create new crust.
- the collection of the continental was all one, making a massive super continental.
- Tectonics: located in the lithosphere and moved by the asthenosphere creating geological features above and underground.
- Plate: denser but thinner than the continental plate.
- boundary: when 2 plates slide beside each other.
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- when an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate due to its thinness.
- plate: thicker but less dense than the oceanic plate.
- boundary: when 2 plates move or drift apart from each other.
- vents: on a divergent boundary which formation has the characteristics or elements of extreme pressure, extreme heat, nutrient black smoke and on the ocean floor.
- Drift: a hypothesis stating that the earth's continental or its surface was moving.
- spreading: the spreading of magma from a mid-ocean ridge and its cooling creating new crust.
- Wegner: the person who hypothesized continental drift theory.
15 Clues: boundary: when 2 plates slide beside each other. • plate: thicker but less dense than the oceanic plate. • Plate: denser but thinner than the continental plate. • boundary: when 2 plates move or drift apart from each other. • Wegner: the person who hypothesized continental drift theory. • boundary: when 2 plate tectonics meet or collide with each other. • ...
Crossword 2021-03-11
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- where one plate subduction under another
- tectonics, theory that describes the movement and interaction of these plates
- an extinct genus reptile
- processes, describes the natural forces
- zones, a consequence of plate tectonics
- boundary, when oceanic plate plunges under another
- vents, opening in the sea floor where heated water flows
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- boundary, a boundary between two plates that are converging
- property of being polar
- trench, long, deep trench which forms along the boundary
- boundary, between two lithospheric plates that are moving apart
- reversals, a change in a planets magnetic field
- boundary, formed when two plates collide
- drift, hypothesis formed by a German scientist
- layers, a thin layer of flowing gas or liquid
- valleys, very deep valleys at center of mid-ocean ridge
- boundary, boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
- of fire, a region where volcanoes and earthquakes are active
- one who study earth
19 Clues: one who study earth • property of being polar • an extinct genus reptile • processes, describes the natural forces • zones, a consequence of plate tectonics • where one plate subduction under another • boundary, formed when two plates collide • layers, a thin layer of flowing gas or liquid • drift, hypothesis formed by a German scientist • ...
Sc 8: pp 186-189 2024-12-11
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- plate tectonics helps scientists understand topics, such as ___
- heat at the ______ causes the formation of the plumes
- mineral resources that are common near the sea-floor
- valuable resources
- ______ thickens with distance from a mid-ocean ridge
- plate tectonics helps scientists understand many Earth's processes, such as ___
- when ______ moves away from a mid-ocean ridge, the slab becomes older & denser
- buildings here may be constructed to withstand damage from natural disasters
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- this would happen if multiple convection cells exist in the mantle beneath a single plate
- any movement of matter that results from differences in density
- theory of plate tectonics has had a great impact on ____
- scientists have proposed as a cause of tectonic plate motion
- scientists use _____ to explore the mantle
- scientists have proposed as a cause of tectonic plate motion
- plate tectonics helps scientists understand topics, such as ___
- scientists have proposed as a cause of tectonic plate motion
16 Clues: valuable resources • scientists use _____ to explore the mantle • mineral resources that are common near the sea-floor • ______ thickens with distance from a mid-ocean ridge • heat at the ______ causes the formation of the plumes • theory of plate tectonics has had a great impact on ____ • scientists have proposed as a cause of tectonic plate motion • ...
MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01
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- produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
- made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
- regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
- plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
- the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
- jamming together of plate tectonics.
- largest part of earth’s interior.
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- how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
- a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
- area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
- any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
- produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
- rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.
- heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
- areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
- plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
- light waves that bend.
- study of earth’s crust and its history.
18 Clues: light waves that bend. • largest part of earth’s interior. • jamming together of plate tectonics. • study of earth’s crust and its history. • a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • plate tectonics pulling away from each other. • regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere. • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01
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- a characteristic of a particular substance that can be observed in a chemical reaction
- the scars left in plate interiors by the action of transform faults that offset mid-ocean ridge segments
- the transformation of some fraction of the mass of a solid rock into a liquid as a result of decompression, heat input, or addition of a flux
- Continents that were once one super continent
- the process of collecting and processing materials (that would otherwise be thrown away as trash) and remanufacturing them into new products.
- Large area of land
- large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such
- when two plates slide past each other and make faults
- steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
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- a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
- divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.
- Plates collide and create mountains
- relating to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it
- one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
- Plates move away from each other cause canyons
- Beginning or origin
- to project from the surrounding soil. ledges
- occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
- Causes movement of land/Earthquakes
- One billion years
20 Clues: One billion years • Large area of land • Beginning or origin • Plates collide and create mountains • Causes movement of land/Earthquakes • to project from the surrounding soil. ledges • Continents that were once one super continent • Plates move away from each other cause canyons • steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • ...
The Changing Earth 2024-05-15
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- Connected or relating to floods
- When the last _______ split in two (one of the names)
- Molten rock below the surface of the earth.
- The name given to pieces of the earth's crust
- The study of earth shaping processes
- An idea for the creation of our solar system from the inside out
- The model of rock strata
- Many rock layers stacked on top of each other
- Oceanic plates sliding under continental plates
- Continents used to be connected, but somehow broke and moved apart.
- One rock layer
- The process of new ocean crust being formed
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- The oldest are at the bottom, the youngest are at the top. What is this principle?
- When the last _______ split in two (one of the names)
- A version of plate tectonics that fits well with the Bible's flood account
- The most recent ______ to our current world map
- One huge land mass where all continents are joined together
17 Clues: One rock layer • The model of rock strata • Connected or relating to floods • The study of earth shaping processes • Molten rock below the surface of the earth. • The process of new ocean crust being formed • The name given to pieces of the earth's crust • Many rock layers stacked on top of each other • The most recent ______ to our current world map • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
Earth Science 2023-01-05
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- Plate tectonics that slide against each other
- The liquid layer outside the inner core
- The largest layer of the Earth between the inner core and the asthenosphere
- The layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- Plate tectonics that separate from each other
- A neutrino formed from radioactive decay
- The process of the parent isotope decaying into the daughter isotope
- The plastic-y layer below the crust that moves the crust with convection currents
- The outer part of Earth above the water
- A wave that moves through the earth that comes from an earthquake, explosion, etc.
- A method that can give a relative date to an old object
- The upper part of the mantle
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- The outer part of Earth under the water
- The center of Earth made mostly of solid iron
- Pieces of the Earth’s crust that move around from the convection currents of the asthenosphere
- A meteor that has entered Earth’s atmosphere
- The result of the parent isotope’s decaying
- Plate tectonics that smash into each other
- A collection of radioactive chemicals that decay into the daughter isotope
19 Clues: The upper part of the mantle • The outer part of Earth under the water • The liquid layer outside the inner core • The outer part of Earth above the water • A neutrino formed from radioactive decay • Plate tectonics that smash into each other • The result of the parent isotope’s decaying • A meteor that has entered Earth’s atmosphere • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01
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- largest part of earth’s interior.
- plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
- areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
- any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
- study of earth’s crust and its history.
- made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
- light waves that bend.
- the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
- plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
- area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
- produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
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- heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
- how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
- jamming together of plate tectonics.
- a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
- produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
- regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
- rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.
18 Clues: light waves that bend. • largest part of earth’s interior. • jamming together of plate tectonics. • study of earth’s crust and its history. • a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters. • plate tectonics pulling away from each other. • any rock that has cooled from a molten state. • regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere. • ...
tectonics 2022-10-07
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- melted rock inside the mantle
- top layer of the earth
- plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
- waves what causes an earthquake
- out side of the earth
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- causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
- large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
- where do you go to learn about tectonics
9 Clues: out side of the earth • top layer of the earth • melted rock inside the mantle • waves what causes an earthquake • where do you go to learn about tectonics • plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another • causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other • tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust • ...
Earth 2023-04-28
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- a mineral that is a useful substance
- made by weathering and erosion
- made by melting then cooling
- moving those smaller bits
- when plate tectonics collide with each other
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- made by heat and pressure
- breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces
- when plate tectonics slide against each other
- Have igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks in it
- when plate tectonics break apart from each other
10 Clues: made by heat and pressure • moving those smaller bits • made by melting then cooling • made by weathering and erosion • a mineral that is a useful substance • breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces • when plate tectonics collide with each other • when plate tectonics slide against each other • when plate tectonics break apart from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-03-25
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- Zone When the ocean floor is spreading
- When continental crusts push inward and up
- tectonics How the earth has been shaped
- Tectonic plates that slide under each other
- A thick liquid and made mostly of silicate minerals
- When things cool off they become ____ dense
- ridge Oceanic crust also known as ____
- When plates move away from each other
- of Fire Area around the Pacific ocean
- Warm things become ____ dense
- poles Changed locations several times in earth’s history
- Crust Lithosphere or ____ is made of basalt
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- Wegener A meteorologist that developed the theory of continental drift
- How many plates make up the earth's surface
- When plates are sliding beside each other
- Plate tectonics are made of what part of the earth
- When plates move toward each other
- Crust Lithosphere or ____ is made of granite
- plate The plate that India slammed into 50 million years ago
- When all the plates were together it made a place called...
20 Clues: Warm things become ____ dense • When plates move toward each other • When plates move away from each other • of Fire Area around the Pacific ocean • Zone When the ocean floor is spreading • ridge Oceanic crust also known as ____ • tectonics How the earth has been shaped • When plates are sliding beside each other • When continental crusts push inward and up • ...
Landforms 2024-02-16
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- a long crack in the surface of the earth
- The super continent
- the result of plate tectonics
- Layer of melted iron and nickel
- This process moves broken down rocks
- rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock
- Rock made by sediment under immense pressure
- the thickest layer
- This process breaks down rocks
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- where convection currents occurs
- Proposed the idea that continents sat on large crustal plates
- Is most commonly found in sedimentary rock
- tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
- Earths first layer
- Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here
- When two plates come together
- places where plates slide sideways past each other
- when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into massive plates that float on top of the mantle and can move around
- Rock made by heat, pressure, and mineral rich liquids
20 Clues: Earths first layer • the thickest layer • The super continent • When two plates come together • the result of plate tectonics • This process breaks down rocks • Layer of melted iron and nickel • where convection currents occurs • This process moves broken down rocks • Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here • a long crack in the surface of the earth • ...
tectonic plates 2022-03-11
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- sideways and dawn
- there are seven major ones
- ocean
- africa
- lava go boom
- study of rock
- antartica
- urope and asia
- circulation of material
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- is not a pull slab but a
- soth amarica
- north amarica
- Earth layer
- simalar to lava
- plates move away from each other
- convergent
- where plates slide past each other
- brakes with a fult line
- plates move towards each other each other
19 Clues: ocean • africa • antartica • convergent • Earth layer • soth amarica • lava go boom • north amarica • study of rock • urope and asia • simalar to lava • sideways and dawn • brakes with a fult line • circulation of material • is not a pull slab but a • there are seven major ones • plates move away from each other • where plates slide past each other • plates move towards each other each other
Plate Tectonics & Tsunamis 2022-01-30
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- nickel and iron composition
- granite or basalt outermost earth layer
- middle behavioral layer,
- giant seawave from underwater earthquake
- density of new, hot lithosphere
- liquid metal circulates here
- old, cold, dense basalt subducts here
- plastic "lubricating" layer that flows slowly
- dense seafloor lithosphere sinks into earth
- ocean buoys that alert of tsunami
- density of old, cold lithosphere
- comprises the tectonic plates
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- solid because expansion is not possible
- "circle" with many earthquakes and volcanoes
- exhibits radioactive decay and convection
- crust plus uppermost mantle
- mass per unit volume
- where new, hot, buoyant basalt forms
- plate tectonics mechanism
- ocean in which 2004 tsunami occurred
- plate tectonics driving force
21 Clues: mass per unit volume • middle behavioral layer, • plate tectonics mechanism • nickel and iron composition • crust plus uppermost mantle • liquid metal circulates here • plate tectonics driving force • comprises the tectonic plates • density of new, hot lithosphere • density of old, cold lithosphere • ocean buoys that alert of tsunami • where new, hot, buoyant basalt forms • ...
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