plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-02-06

Plate tectonics and water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are caused by divergent plate tectonics
  2. the gas state of water
  3. condense water building up and falling due to gravity
  4. plate tectonics coming together
  5. when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
  6. the transportation of sediments
  7. are caused by transformation plate tectonics
  8. the breaking down of rock
  9. water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
  10. makes up 97% of all water on earth
  11. when plants release water vapor
Down
  1. makes up only 3% of all water on earth
  2. turning water into water vapor (gas)
  3. are caused by convergent plate tectonics
  4. plate tectonics sliding past each other
  5. when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
  6. when water goes through earths atmosphere, oceans and land.
  7. plate tectonics diving away from each other
  8. 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

Landforms Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A movement of plate tectonics when they push together
  2. These can form from earthquakes and release magma from the ground
  3. A rock type that is formed when sediment is crushed together
  4. A movement of plate tectonics when they move apart
  5. usually sediment in a shape of an animal remain mostly in the shape of bones, teeth, and shells
  6. A rock type formed when magma cools off
  7. A combination of two or more substances that do not lose their identifying characteristics when combined
  8. A mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
  9. Here happens most of the things that move Plate Tectonics
  10. When somethings get left somewhere by erosion
Down
  1. These are cracks in the earths crust
  2. When something gets moved by natural causes
  3. The first layer of the earth and contains Plate Tectonics
  4. A movement of plate tectonics when one plate goes under another plate forming and only happens underwater
  5. A plate movement when two plate tectonics slide against each other
  6. These shake the ground
  7. When something gets changed naturally
  8. 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 2023-03-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
  2. the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
  3. the border between 2 plates
  4. tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  5. the rigid outer part of the Earth
  6. currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
  7. a stress that pushes rocks together
  8. what plate tectonics are made of
  9. valley a low region that forms where plates move apart
  10. a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
Down
  1. when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
  2. where convection currents occurs
  3. a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
  4. fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
  5. what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
  6. when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
  7. a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
  8. when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
  9. the result of plate tectonics
  10. 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

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fault a fault along a plate boundary that moves horizontally
  2. a stress that pushes rocks together
  3. where convection currents occurs
  4. when tectonics plates move toward each other and collide
  5. when 2 tectonics plates move away from each other
  6. what it is called when blocks move horizontally
  7. faults the fault that occurs when a hanging wall moves up
  8. when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle, under the other plate
  9. the result of plate tectonics
  10. a fracture or zone of fractures between 2 blocks of rock
Down
  1. the border between 2 plates
  2. the rigid outer part of the Earth
  3. tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  4. a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
  5. currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
  6. a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but opposite
  7. what is formed when cracks in the Earth is made and magma can rise through
  8. the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
  9. what plate tectonics are made of
  10. 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 puzzle! 2022-12-14

Plate tectonics puzzle! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. north
  2. tectonics
  3. Eurasian
  4. transform
  5. plate
  6. indo-Australian
  7. African
  8. plate
  9. fault
Down
  1. Antarctic
  2. convergent
  3. boundaries
  4. divergent
  5. pacific
  6. boundary
  7. zones
  8. America
  9. Wegener Alfred Wegener
  10. Pangea

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 2022-01-31

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted rock inside the mantle
  2. Where all living things are found
  3. Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
  4. When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
  5. The crust + the top part of the mantle
  6. Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
  7. Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
  8. The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
  9. Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
Down
  1. the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
  2. Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
  3. When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
  4. The thickest layer of the Earth
  5. Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
  6. When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
  8. Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
  9. The mantle and core are very, very ___
  10. 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 Crossword 2022-01-10

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted rock inside the mantle
  2. Where all living things are found
  3. Formed when 2 tectonic plates push into each other
  4. When 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
  5. The crust + the top part of the mantle
  6. Hurricanes are ___caused by plate tectonics
  7. Caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
  8. The last name of the man who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
  9. Often formed when one plate is subducted under another
Down
  1. the fossils that were found that help prove the theory of plate tectonics
  2. Word for the movement of chunks of the Earth's lithosphere
  3. When one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
  4. The thickest layer of the Earth
  5. Drift When continents move because of plate tectonics
  6. When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. Has 2 parts and is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
  8. Melted rock that has erupted out of a volcano onto the crust
  9. The mantle and core are very, very ___
  10. 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 • ...

plater tectonics 2021-04-02

plater tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divergent
  2. transform
  3. convergent
  4. tectonics
  5. spreading
  6. lava
  7. mantle
Down
  1. seafloorspreading
  2. multain
  3. plate
  4. mountain
  5. volcano
  6. rock
  7. crust
  8. moving

15 Clues: rock • lava • plate • crust • mantle • moving • multain • volcano • mountain • divergent • transform • tectonics • spreading • convergent • seafloorspreading

plate tectonics 2022-04-08

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where plate tectonics meet
  2. inner layer of earth
  3. tench caused by subduction
  4. force compressing object
  5. where plate tectonics pull apart
  6. study of earth
  7. top layer of earth
  8. plate tectonic goes under a different plate tectonic
  9. continents move
Down
  1. all continents combined
  2. mass per unit
  3. transfer of heat between objects
  4. devise that locates objects by using sound waves
  5. most common igneous rock
  6. large land mass
  7. remains of animals preserved in rocks
  8. largest layer of earth
  9. earth scientist
  10. solid mineral material
  11. 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

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the title
  2. that top of the center of a earthquake
  3. top layer of the earth
  4. layer of earth under the crust
  5. layer of earth that is broken up into plate tetonics
  6. a device used to measure a earthquakes power
  7. a graph of ground movement from a earthquake
  8. scale the sacale used to measure magnitude
  9. the place where plate tectonics meet
  10. center of the earth
  11. center of a earthquake
Down
  1. what happens when a earthquake happens in the ocean
  2. core second deepest layer of the earth
  3. boundary a boundary where two plate tectonics collide and make mountains
  4. what happens at a transforming boundary
  5. what happens after a earthquake
  6. boundary where two plates move apart from eachother
  7. study of earthquakes
  8. a mountain with magma inside
  9. 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

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transform movement
  2. convergent movement
  3. when rocks are pressurized
  4. pass by horizontally
  5. push together
  6. the three types of collisions are continent-continent, continent-ocean and ____
  7. plate tectonics are located here
  8. plates move apart
  9. the continents were like one large puzzle
  10. plate tectonics cause mountains, volcanoes, and_____
Down
  1. large scale movements of earth's lithosphere
  2. continent continent collisions cause this land form
  3. divergent movement
  4. before lava
  5. the way scientists explain the age and patterns of sea floor rocks
  6. kind of movement due to differences of density
  7. lithosphere is divided into pieces
  8. there are these many plate tectonics
  9. the mechanism that scientists think is most important
  10. 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 2023-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the deformation of rocks
  2. what is formed when cracks in the earth are made and magma is able to rise through
  3. where convention currents occur
  4. what is it called when the blocks move horizontally
  5. the plate boundary where the plates move toward each other
  6. the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and an inclined surface
  7. the plate boundary where the plates move away from each other
  8. a stress which stresses rock in two different directions
  9. the plate boundary where the plates move up and down against each other
  10. the border between two tectonic plates
Down
  1. currents the movement of tectonic plates, made by heat and pressure
  2. the process of tectonic plates running into each other and one sliding beneath the other
  3. faults the fault that occurs when the hanging wall moves down
  4. faults the fault that occurs when the hanging wall moves up
  5. a stress which pushes rock together
  6. Plate the largest major plate tectonic
  7. valley a land form that is created from divergent plate boundary
  8. a stress that occurs when forces are parallel but are moving in opposite directions
  9. the result of plate tectonics slipping and creating movement at fault lines
  10. 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 2022-09-19

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sub type of convergent plate boundary.Oceanic -
  2. last name of person who developed plate tectonics theory
  3. how many major plates are there in the world?
  4. the largest plate
  5. when two plates crash together
  6. another sub type of convergent plate boundary. Continental-
  7. segments of the lithosphere that move and change shape
  8. the study of earthquakes
  9. when two plates go in the opposite direction
  10. convergent plate boundaries can produce this
  11. when all the continents were once joined together
Down
  1. weaker region in the mantle
  2. when one plate goes under another plate
  3. an opening in the crust where lava and hot gases can erupt
  4. plates glide over Earth’s ____
  5. can be an after effect of an earthquake
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. rigid layer of the uppermost mantle and crust
  8. the center of the Earth
  9. 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 CROSSWORD!!! 2023-02-24

Plate Tectonics CROSSWORD!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wegener first scientist to introduce the theory of plate tectonics.
  2. core solid layer of the earth
  3. caused by transform boundary
  4. boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. current the result of differential heating
Down
  1. boundary when two plate tectonics spread apart from each other
  2. coolest science teacher
  3. boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other
  4. biggest layer of the earth
  5. zone when the oceanic crust goes underneath the continental crust
  6. 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

Plate Tectonics CROSSWORD!!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wegener first scientist to introduce the theory of plate tectonics.
  2. core solid layer of the earth
  3. caused by transform boundary
  4. boundary when two plate tectonics collide into each other
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. current the result of differential heating
Down
  1. boundary when two plate tectonics spread apart from each other
  2. coolest science teacher
  3. boundary when two plate tectonics slide past each other
  4. biggest layer of the earth
  5. zone when the oceanic crust goes underneath the continental crust
  6. 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 2012-08-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is pushed under another
  2. formed by hot spots
  3. last name of the man who came up with th theory of plate tectonics
  4. are formed by divergent oceanic boundaries
  5. plate across a continent
  6. Hot area that has the potential to form volcanoes
  7. name of the plate that the U.S is on
  8. boundary in which plates slide past eachother
  9. transform boundaries cause these
Down
  1. name of the plate hawaii is located on
  2. causes plates to move
  3. boundary in which plates move away from eachother
  4. plate in the ocean
  5. moving plates that make up earth's crust
  6. boundary in which plates are pushing against eachother
  7. one large supercontinent
  8. divergent boundaries form these
  9. the section of the earth consisting of the crust
  10. breaking rocks cause _____________
  11. 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 tectonics 2022-10-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that starts moving is ————.
  2. who invented plate tectonics.
  3. where everyone lives.
  4. pertaining to the surface.
  5. latitude are ————.
  6. shake the floor.
  7. Blazing hot.
  8. something that has energy and is dangerous.
  9. something that is different is —————.
  10. a geographic area.
Down
  1. the outer most shell.
  2. where plates meet.
  3. Mostly solids bulk on earths interior.
  4. things that shift.
  5. scientists usually make a ————— method.
  6. Something you eat food on.
  7. feature on earths surface.
  8. gushing out hot liquid.
  9. how many major plate tectonics are there.
  10. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that starts moving is ————.
  2. who invented plate tectonics.
  3. where everyone lives.
  4. pertaining to the surface.
  5. latitude are zones.
  6. shake the floor.
  7. Blazing hot.
  8. something that has energy and is dangerous.
  9. something that is different is —————.
  10. a geographic area.
Down
  1. the outer most shell.
  2. where plates meet.
  3. Mostly solids bulk on earths interior.
  4. things that shift.
  5. scientists usually make a ————— method.
  6. Something you eat food on.
  7. feature on earths surface.
  8. gushing out hot liquid.
  9. how many major plate tectonics are there.
  10. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another plate.
  2. Tectonic plats also make this as well as other thing too.
  3. When tectonics move there is an ____________.
  4. The solid portion of the earth.
  5. A big land mass.
  6. Pangea _______ apart.
  7. When two plats grow apart.
  8. An earthquake makes this
Down
  1. When the continents move.
  2. This is something the tectonics cause.
  3. the outside of the earth
  4. The air around you.
  5. Big plate like things on the earths crust.
  6. A hot thing that comes from something that tectonic plates made
  7. 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

Tectonic Plate Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by convergent subduction
  2. The thickest part of Earth
  3. in the upper part of the mantle
  4. hot liquid coming out of the mantle when the oceanic plate sinks
  5. a feature that plate tectonics form
  6. 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  7. natural disaster caused by transform
  8. one of the other disaster that is caused by transform
  9. water plate that is denser than a continental plate
  10. The top layer of Earth
  11. The center of the Earth
Down
  1. the reason why the tectonic plates move
  2. 2 continental plates forming a tipi
  3. caused by divergent
  4. a disaster that is caused by the plate tectonics transforming
  5. The layer above the inner core
  6. land plate
  7. 2 continental plates colliding
  8. 1 oceanic sinking below a continental plate
  9. 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 • ...

forces within the earth 2016-02-17

forces within the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. attack
  2. shake
  3. deaths
  4. vibration
  5. mistakes
  6. plates
  7. lava
  8. on land
Down
  1. tectonics
  2. foundation
  3. ocean
  4. earthquakes
  5. water saturated
  6. hard
  7. slide

15 Clues: hard • lava • ocean • shake • slide • attack • deaths • plates • on land • mistakes • tectonics • vibration • foundation • earthquakes • water saturated

Plate tectonics unit crossword puzzle 2022-12-17

Plate tectonics unit crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that drives plate tectonics
  2. _____ slip faults
  3. the most recent super continent
  4. earth's ______ has two layers
  5. at _____ boundaries plates move apart
  6. the Alfred ______ invented continental drift
  7. the _______ ocean is shrinking
  8. where two plates crash into each other
  9. what can form at convergent boundaries
Down
  1. the Pacific ocean is _________
  2. where oceanic plate is pulled down to mantel
  3. the ______ ocean is growing
  4. the opposite of a normal fault
  5. the mid Atlantic ridge is _______
  6. ______ spreading happens at mid ocean ridges
  7. the ring of ____ is around the pacific plate
  8. earth is made up of _________
  9. plate _________ are a big factor in geology
  10. old crust is being destroyed in _________
  11. _______ 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 Tectonics 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the way the continents seem to fit together
  2. San Andreas ____
  3. in between asthenosphere and outer core
  4. Most plates are made up of a continent and a(n)
  5. similarities in this physical feature are found in the british isles and in north america
  6. Plate ____
  7. caused by plate movement, shakes earth
  8. Tectonic plates move over a layer of liquid
Down
  1. another word for lava
  2. continental ____
  3. a word for going under, such as one plate going under another
  4. ring of ____
  5. Alfred ____
  6. 19__, the year the theory of continental drift was conceived
  7. evidence of animals found in the ground
  8. ____core, made up of solid, compressed rock
  9. Supercontinent
  10. caused by plate movement, spew lava
  11. the number of years ago the theory of plate tectonics formed
  12. ____core, made up of liquid rock
  13. 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 Tectonics Puzzle 2022-12-20

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. major tectonic plate including much of the continent of eurasia
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. major tectonic plate including much of south america
  4. melted rock inside the mantle
  5. mostly solid bulk of earths interior
  6. major tectonic plate including much of antarctica
  7. major tectonic plate including mostly north america
Down
  1. hypothesis of alfred wegener
  2. rigid layer of the earth's crust that drifts slowly
  3. molten or partially molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of the earth
  4. rupture in the crust of the earth
  5. shaking of the earth's surface
  6. major tectonic plate including eastern and largely southern hemospheres
  7. major tectonic plate including much of africa
  8. oceanic plate
  9. underwater mountain range
  10. the movement that causes hot less dense material to rise and cold denser material to sink
  11. the amount per unit size
  12. the last name of the person who first came up with the idea of plate tectonics
  13. 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

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for lava
  2. ____core, made up of liquid rock
  3. caused by plate movement, shakes earth
  4. ____core, made up of solid, compressed rock
  5. Plate ____
  6. ring of ____
  7. a word for going under, such as one plate going under another
  8. the number of years ago the theory of plate tectonics formed
  9. Most plates are made up of a continent and a(n)
  10. caused by plate movement, spew lava
  11. Alfred ____
Down
  1. in between asthenosphere and outer core
  2. 19__, the year the theory of continental drift was conceived
  3. outer layer of the earth
  4. the way the continents seem to fit together
  5. continental ____
  6. Tectonic plates move over a layer of liquid
  7. Supercontinent
  8. similarities in this physical feature are found in the british isles and in north america
  9. 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 2022-03-10

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Moving towards
  2. effect of divergent
  3. a type of plate
  4. rocks
  5. Moving away
  6. Moving past
  7. layers
  8. earth
  9. transform
  10. going up going down
Down
  1. Boarder
  2. Lithosphere
  3. eruption
  4. wave
  5. oceanid
  6. mantle
  7. effect of transform
  8. a type of plate
  9. sideways and dawn
  10. tall hill

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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What are the plates made up of?
  2. Who discovered plate tectonics, Alfred _______?
  3. Does Mars have plate tectonics?
  4. What do these plates cause in California?
  5. What do we believe these plates move?
Down
  1. Its also the cause for Continental _____
  2. How many years will playe tectonics exist?
  3. What currents force the plates to move slow?
  4. How many inches can they move per year, if lucky?
  5. What do the plates change about the sea?
  6. How many major plate tectonics are there?
  7. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. currents in the mantel
  2. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  3. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  4. upper mantel and lower crust
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. African plates are coming apart
  8. upper layer of the mantel
  9. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
Down
  1. when one plate tectonic dives under another plate
  2. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. biggest chain of underwater
  8. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  9. 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

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock on the earths surface
  2. the first layer of the earth
  3. a plate boundary were two plates move toward each other
  4. second layer of the earth
  5. a plate boundary were they move away from each other
  6. The place where a collision between two continental plates crunches and folds the rocks at
  7. super continent
  8. this happens when the plates move
  9. upper mantel and lower crust
  10. a scientific theory that explains how our continents were made
Down
  1. when two plates slide past each other
  2. biggest chain of underwater
  3. the person who discovered plate tectonics
  4. upper layer of the mantel
  5. African plates are coming apart
  6. currents in the mantel
  7. this process is created by a divergent boundary
  8. the process in which the crust breaks a part
  9. boundary
  10. a vent on the earths surface in which magma comes out of
  11. 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 Boundaries 2023-02-13

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convergent
  2. tectonics plate tectonics
  3. transform
  4. floor oceanic floor
Down
  1. subduction
  2. magma
  3. volcanoes
  4. divergent
  5. convection
  6. trench

10 Clues: magma • trench • volcanoes • divergent • transform • subduction • convergent • convection • floor oceanic floor • tectonics plate tectonics

Earth 2022-02-02

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate slides under another
  2. lowland region where plate tectonics
  3. trench in western pacific ocean
  4. slide
  5. divorce
Down
  1. upper layer of mantle
  2. rift in africa
  3. fault in san andres
  4. valley in ocean
  5. zero fractures between plate tectonics
  6. Collide

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 Tectonics 2012-12-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. oceanic and continential plates collide
  2. ridged layer of earth about 100 km thick
  3. cone-shaped hill or mountain formed when hot magma, solids and gas erupt onto surface
  4. spreading Hess’s theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward
  5. movement of the ground that occurs when rocks inside Earth pass their elastic limits
  6. plate portion of one block of Tectonic plates, which is not submerged in water
  7. boundary-when two plates slide past one another
  8. Wegner meteorologist who came up with theory of Pangaea
  9. number of Continents
  10. current current in earth’s mantle that is driving force for plate tectonics
Down
  1. ridges mountains that form when two oceanic plates collide
  2. plasticlike layer of earth which lithospheric plate floats and moves on
  3. tectonics theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move
  4. crust A thick mass of igneous rock which lies under the ocean floor
  5. name given to large land mass before drifting apart
  6. plates move and separate
  7. plates move and come together
  8. when continental plates collide forms this
  9. fracture that occurs when rock changes shape by breaking
  10. 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 Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth's interior between the crust and the core
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth in the upper mantle also
  3. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
  4. Drift a theory that explained continents were together once
  5. Boundary when the plates slide sideways past each other
  6. an extended break in in a body of rock
  7. Boundary when two plates are moving toward each other
  8. each of the several rigid pieces of the earth’s lithosphere
  9. trench any long,narrow,steep-sided depression in ocean
  10. Valley a linear shaped lowland between several highlands
Down
  1. the sideways and downwards movement of edges of a plate
  2. Boundary the plate tectonics move away from each other
  3. the upper layer of the earth’s mantle below lithosphere
  4. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic
  5. ridge underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  6. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism persevered
  7. Wegener a German scientist who proposed the theory of Pangea
  8. the degree of compactness of the substance
  9. floor spreading the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  10. 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 teconics 2022-03-09

plate teconics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the top layer in the earth
  2. plate full of water
  3. plates that move closer together
  4. form from convergent plates
  5. plate above the African plate
  6. plates that slide together
  7. plate that is full of water and is above eurasain
  8. plate below North American plate
  9. plate below Eurasian and African is above them
Down
  1. plates that move farther apart
  2. form from transform plate
  3. plate that is on top of Eurasian plate
  4. form from the divergent plate
  5. plate above South American plate
  6. in the upper mantle in the earth
  7. the world before plate tectonics
  8. plate next to south American and pacific plate
  9. below the crust
  10. plate below North American plate
  11. the plate below all the other plates
  12. 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 • ...

chap 7 vocab cross word 2021-10-12

chap 7 vocab cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting
  3. the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  6. is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. is that part of the motion of a tectonic plate caused by its subduction
  3. when a receptacle is wired backward.
  4. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  5. magnetic minerals in the rock having the same polarity as the Earth's present
  6. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency
  7. was a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  8. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  10. 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 Boundaries 2021-08-19

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forms when two oceanic crusts diverge
  2. The movement that results when heat is transferred in a fluid
  3. Forms when two continental crusts diverge
  4. The crust that underlies ocean basins
  5. Type of rock found in oceanic crust
  6. Plate boundaries sliding past each other
  7. German scientist Developed theory of Plate tectonics
  8. Hot, malleable semiliquid zone in the upper mantle
  9. The crust that underlies continents
Down
  1. Forms when two oceanic crusts collide
  2. Type of rock found in continental crust
  3. Plate boundaries moving apart
  4. Greek for "All the Earth"
  5. Made up of the crust and a bit of the upper mantle
  6. Plate boundaries colliding
  7. Forms when two continental crusts collide
  8. 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 Tectonics 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
  2. process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
  3. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  4. tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
  5. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
  6. a hard, black volcanic rock
  7. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  8. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
  9. process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  10. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  11. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  12. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
Down
  1. commonly the sights of tectonic activity
  2. the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
  3. a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  5. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  6. a way for heat to move
  7. a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  8. 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

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  2. process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
  3. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
  4. tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
  5. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
  6. a way for heat to move
  7. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
  8. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  9. process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  10. a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
Down
  1. the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line.
  2. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  3. a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  4. a hard, black volcanic rock
  5. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  6. the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
  7. occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
  8. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  9. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  10. 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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  4. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
  5. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces called
  6. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  7. the sudden movement of Earth's crust at a fault line.
  8. tell us when and where plants and animals once existed and can be evidence for plate tectonics
Down
  1. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  2. a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  3. the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
  4. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  5. occurs along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
  6. a way for heat to move
  7. the solid, outer part of Earth.
  8. process that changes preexisting rocks into new forms because of increases in temperature, pressure, and chemically active fluids.
  9. commonly the sights of tectonic activity
  10. a feature of convergent plate boundaries, where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  11. a hard, black volcanic rock
  12. 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 • ...

Science Vocabulary 2021-12-16

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. discovered Seafloor spreading
  2. Outermost layer of the earth
  3. tectonics there are 3,Convergent,Divergent,and transform
  4. Lava before it comes out of a volcano.
  5. happens when two tectonic plates slide past Each other
  6. spreading the theory by Harry Hess
  7. core The innermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. plate when two plates go away from each other
  2. plate two plates that slide past each other
  3. had the theory of Plate tectonics
  4. Upper layer of the mantle but under the lithosphere
  5. plate, when to plates come together
  6. Magma after it leaves the ground
  7. A mountain that holds and releases lava
  8. 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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-01-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock.
  2. Boundary moving side by side.
  3. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  4. Boundary moving towards each other.
  5. This occurs in Continental Boundary (Ocean vs. Continent).
  6. Example of Transform-Fault Boundary (Hint: It is a fault).
  7. Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics.
  8. A living organism; tree, shrub, herb, grass, and flower.
  9. A person.
Down
  1. The separation of the continents by plate tectonics.
  2. The crustal plates are moving over the mantle.
  3. Example of Convergent Boundary.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  6. Boundary moving apart from each other.
  7. This happens in a Convergent Boundary (Continent vs. Continent).
  8. Example of Divergent Boundary (Hint: It is a ridge).
  9. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  10. A living organism that feeds on organic matter; fish, deer, snake, bird, and coyote.
  11. 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

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. often happen along plate boundaries
  2. this plate is being subducted under the Mariana plate
  3. form when two continental plates collide
  4. occur along fault lines
  5. what in the mantle?
  6. the fastest moving tectonic plates are seen in
  7. the driving force behind plate tectonics
  8. the number of plate tectonics to exist
Down
  1. this trench is the deepest part of the ocean
  2. this rises to form the plate tectonics
  3. These currents in the mantle pull the Tectonic Plates above them.
  4. where you can see tectonic plates
  5. the centre of the earth is very ___
  6. if colder mantle rocks sink, then hotter mantle rock ___
  7. 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 tectonics and water cycle 2023-02-06

Plate tectonics and water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the breaking down of rock
  2. the dropping of sediments that make sedimentary layers
  3. the transportation of sediments
  4. plate tectonics diving away from each other
  5. plate tectonics sliding past each other
  6. when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid
Down
  1. condense water building up and falling due to gravity
  2. when water evaporates and goes into the sky to cool off
  3. plate tectonics coming together
  4. turning water into water vapor (gas)
  5. water flowing over or under land and into a body of water
  6. 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 • ...

Crossword 2021-03-11

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one plate subduction under another
  2. tectonics, theory that describes the movement and interaction of these plates
  3. an extinct genus reptile
  4. processes, describes the natural forces
  5. zones, a consequence of plate tectonics
  6. boundary, when oceanic plate plunges under another
  7. vents, opening in the sea floor where heated water flows
Down
  1. boundary, a boundary between two plates that are converging
  2. property of being polar
  3. trench, long, deep trench which forms along the boundary
  4. boundary, between two lithospheric plates that are moving apart
  5. reversals, a change in a planets magnetic field
  6. boundary, formed when two plates collide
  7. drift, hypothesis formed by a German scientist
  8. layers, a thin layer of flowing gas or liquid
  9. valleys, very deep valleys at center of mid-ocean ridge
  10. boundary, boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  11. of fire, a region where volcanoes and earthquakes are active
  12. 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 • ...

tectonics 2022-10-07

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock inside the mantle
  2. top layer of the earth
  3. plate boundary when 1 plate goes under another
  4. waves what causes an earthquake
  5. out side of the earth
Down
  1. causing of 2 plate tectonics sliding past each other
  2. large scale processes effecting the structure of earth's crust
  3. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earth's crust
  4. 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

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a characteristic of a particular substance that can be observed in a chemical reaction
  2. the scars left in plate interiors by the action of transform faults that offset mid-ocean ridge segments
  3. 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
  4. Continents that were once one super continent
  5. the process of collecting and processing materials (that would otherwise be thrown away as trash) and remanufacturing them into new products.
  6. Large area of land
  7. large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such
  8. when two plates slide past each other and make faults
  9. steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
Down
  1. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  2. divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries.
  3. Plates collide and create mountains
  4. relating to the structure of the surface of the earth and the way it is formed, changed, and moved by forces inside it
  5. one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
  6. Plates move away from each other cause canyons
  7. Beginning or origin
  8. to project from the surrounding soil. ledges
  9. occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
  10. Causes movement of land/Earthquakes
  11. 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 • ...

MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01

MChambers Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest part of earth’s interior.
  2. plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
  3. areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
  4. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
  5. study of earth’s crust and its history.
  6. made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
  7. light waves that bend.
  8. the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
  9. plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
  10. area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
  11. produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
Down
  1. heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
  2. how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
  3. jamming together of plate tectonics.
  4. a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
  5. produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
  6. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
  7. 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. • ...

MChambers Crossword 2023-02-01

MChambers Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. produced by cooling of volcanic lava, made primarily of the element’s silicon, oxygen, iron, aluminum, and magnesium.
  2. made of fragments of igneous rock of shells of living organisms deposited by wind or water.
  3. regions of high-energy ions in the magnetosphere.
  4. plate tectonics sliding horizontally alongside each other.
  5. the natural separate of differently dense materials over time due to gravity.
  6. jamming together of plate tectonics.
  7. largest part of earth’s interior.
Down
  1. how slow motions within the mantle of earth move large segments of the crust, resulting in drifting of continents, and other geological features.
  2. a metric unit of length to 1,000 meters.
  3. area where of two plates coming together, forcing one underneath.
  4. any rock that has cooled from a molten state.
  5. produced when high temperature or pressure alters igneous or sedimentary rock physically or chemically.
  6. rocks made of silicon oxygen, makes up continental crust.
  7. heat escapes from interior through upward flow of warmer material and slow sinking of earth, to a cooler region.
  8. areas far from plate boundaries where heat is nevertheless rising from earth.
  9. plate tectonics pulling away from each other.
  10. light waves that bend.
  11. 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. • ...

Earth Science 2023-01-05

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate tectonics that slide against each other
  2. The liquid layer outside the inner core
  3. The largest layer of the Earth between the inner core and the asthenosphere
  4. The layer consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  5. Plate tectonics that separate from each other
  6. A neutrino formed from radioactive decay
  7. The process of the parent isotope decaying into the daughter isotope
  8. The plastic-y layer below the crust that moves the crust with convection currents
  9. The outer part of Earth above the water
  10. A wave that moves through the earth that comes from an earthquake, explosion, etc.
  11. A method that can give a relative date to an old object
  12. The upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. The outer part of Earth under the water
  2. The center of Earth made mostly of solid iron
  3. Pieces of the Earth’s crust that move around from the convection currents of the asthenosphere
  4. A meteor that has entered Earth’s atmosphere
  5. The result of the parent isotope’s decaying
  6. Plate tectonics that smash into each other
  7. 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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-03-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Zone When the ocean floor is spreading
  2. When continental crusts push inward and up
  3. tectonics How the earth has been shaped
  4. Tectonic plates that slide under each other
  5. A thick liquid and made mostly of silicate minerals
  6. When things cool off they become ____ dense
  7. ridge Oceanic crust also known as ____
  8. When plates move away from each other
  9. of Fire Area around the Pacific ocean
  10. Warm things become ____ dense
  11. poles Changed locations several times in earth’s history
  12. Crust Lithosphere or ____ is made of basalt
Down
  1. Wegener A meteorologist that developed the theory of continental drift
  2. How many plates make up the earth's surface
  3. When plates are sliding beside each other
  4. Plate tectonics are made of what part of the earth
  5. When plates move toward each other
  6. Crust Lithosphere or ____ is made of granite
  7. plate The plate that India slammed into 50 million years ago
  8. 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 • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-02-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To create mountains
  2. Magma rises and creates a
  3. When a plate goes underneath one
  4. Separates from each other
Down
  1. Collides meaning to come together
  2. When two plates collide it forms a
  3. when plate tectonic divorce it makes a
  4. Slides and creates earthquakes
  5. When a plate tectonics cracks
  6. to create a volcano
  7. When plate tectonics slide it forms a

11 Clues: To create mountains • to create a volcano • Magma rises and creates a • Separates from each other • When a plate tectonics cracks • Slides and creates earthquakes • When a plate goes underneath one • Collides meaning to come together • When two plates collide it forms a • When plate tectonics slide it forms a • when plate tectonic divorce it makes a

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2019-07-02

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. PLATES 2
  2. 17
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 6
  6. 11
  7. 9
  8. 19
  9. 16
Down
  1. 15
  2. 20
  3. 8
  4. 3
  5. 7
  6. 14
  7. 18
  8. TECTONICS 1
  9. 13
  10. 12

19 Clues: 8 • 3 • 7 • 5 • 4 • 6 • 9 • 15 • 20 • 17 • 14 • 18 • 11 • 13 • 12 • 19 • 16 • PLATES 2 • TECTONICS 1

tectonic plates 2022-03-11

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sideways and dawn
  2. there are seven major ones
  3. ocean
  4. africa
  5. lava go boom
  6. study of rock
  7. antartica
  8. urope and asia
  9. circulation of material
Down
  1. is not a pull slab but a
  2. soth amarica
  3. north amarica
  4. Earth layer
  5. simalar to lava
  6. plates move away from each other
  7. convergent
  8. where plates slide past each other
  9. brakes with a fult line
  10. 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

Earth Science Crossword 2022-11-17

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Underground reservoir
  2. Earthquake waves
  3. Light igneous rock
  4. Layer beneath crust
  5. Lava-made rocks
  6. Surface of Earth
  7. Wearing down by water
  8. Like boiling, but slow
  9. Deep ocean feature
  10. Water-made rocks
  11. Land crust
  12. Inner & Outer _____
  13. Flat volcano
Down
  1. Earliest Earth period
  2. First life on Earth
  3. Steep volcano
  4. Rocks changed by heat
  5. Sliding plate boundary
  6. Colliding plate boundary
  7. Earthquake center (on crust)
  8. Period after Hadean
  9. Photosynthesis product
  10. Theory of Plate ________
  11. Dense igneous rock
  12. Separating plate boundary
  13. Sea crust

26 Clues: Sea crust • Land crust • Flat volcano • Steep volcano • Lava-made rocks • Earthquake waves • Surface of Earth • Water-made rocks • Light igneous rock • Dense igneous rock • Deep ocean feature • First life on Earth • Layer beneath crust • Period after Hadean • Inner & Outer _____ • Earliest Earth period • Underground reservoir • Rocks changed by heat • Wearing down by water • Sliding plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics & Tsunamis 2022-01-30

Plate Tectonics & Tsunamis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickel and iron composition
  2. granite or basalt outermost earth layer
  3. middle behavioral layer,
  4. giant seawave from underwater earthquake
  5. density of new, hot lithosphere
  6. liquid metal circulates here
  7. old, cold, dense basalt subducts here
  8. plastic "lubricating" layer that flows slowly
  9. dense seafloor lithosphere sinks into earth
  10. ocean buoys that alert of tsunami
  11. density of old, cold lithosphere
  12. comprises the tectonic plates
Down
  1. solid because expansion is not possible
  2. "circle" with many earthquakes and volcanoes
  3. exhibits radioactive decay and convection
  4. crust plus uppermost mantle
  5. mass per unit volume
  6. where new, hot, buoyant basalt forms
  7. plate tectonics mechanism
  8. ocean in which 2004 tsunami occurred
  9. 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 • ...

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2019-07-02

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 3
  2. 7
  3. 5
  4. 19
  5. 16
  6. 15
  7. 11
  8. 17
  9. 8
  10. PLATES 2
Down
  1. TECTONICS 1
  2. 4
  3. 14
  4. 9
  5. 18
  6. 20
  7. 13
  8. 6
  9. 12

19 Clues: 4 • 9 • 3 • 7 • 5 • 6 • 8 • 14 • 18 • 20 • 19 • 16 • 13 • 15 • 11 • 12 • 17 • PLATES 2 • TECTONICS 1

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2019-07-02

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 13
  5. TECTONICS 1
  6. 3
  7. 15
  8. 6
  9. 12
  10. 19
Down
  1. 17
  2. 20
  3. 5
  4. 9
  5. PLATES 2
  6. 4
  7. 18
  8. 11
  9. 14

19 Clues: 8 • 7 • 5 • 9 • 4 • 3 • 6 • 16 • 17 • 20 • 13 • 18 • 15 • 11 • 14 • 12 • 19 • PLATES 2 • TECTONICS 1

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2019-07-02

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16
  2. 8
  3. 17
  4. TECTONICS 1
  5. 18
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6
  9. 13
  10. 11
Down
  1. 14
  2. 15
  3. 3
  4. 12
  5. 7
  6. 19
  7. 9
  8. 20
  9. PLATES 2

19 Clues: 3 • 8 • 7 • 9 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 14 • 16 • 15 • 12 • 17 • 19 • 18 • 20 • 13 • 11 • PLATES 2 • TECTONICS 1

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD 2019-07-02

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 20
  2. 9
  3. 18
  4. 13
  5. 5
  6. 3
  7. PLATES 2
  8. 6
Down
  1. 4
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 12
  5. 11
  6. 16
  7. 15
  8. TECTONICS 1
  9. 17
  10. 19
  11. 14

19 Clues: 4 • 8 • 7 • 9 • 5 • 3 • 6 • 20 • 18 • 12 • 13 • 11 • 16 • 15 • 17 • 19 • 14 • PLATES 2 • TECTONICS 1

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A place where two plates move away from each other is called a ______ boundary
  2. A place where two plates move towards each other is called a ________ boundary
  3. The Indian Australian plate is moving _____ the Eurasian plate.
  4. Place where two plates meet
  5. The ___________________ is at a divergent plate boundary, where new ocean is being created
  6. The _______ fault in California is an example of a transform boundary
  7. When two continental plates collide, it can form _________
  8. The ____ plate is between the pacific and south american plates
Down
  1. When one plate moves under another, it is called _______
  2. Plate tectonics is driven by _______ in the mantle, which interacts with the crust of the Earth
  3. When oceanic crust sinks underneath continental crust, one of these can form under water
  4. A place where two plates slide next to each other is called a _______ boundary
  5. Plate tectonics builds upon Alfred Wegener's theory of continental _______
  6. The _______'s are an example of what can form at a convergent plate boundary
  7. the pacific plate is moving ______ from the Nazca plate
  8. These can form at convergent plate boundaries. This is why we have the Ring of Fire around the pacific ocean.

16 Clues: Place where two plates meet • the pacific plate is moving ______ from the Nazca plate • When one plate moves under another, it is called _______ • When two continental plates collide, it can form _________ • The Indian Australian plate is moving _____ the Eurasian plate. • The ____ plate is between the pacific and south american plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A trench is a ? in the ocean
  2. When two plates go away from each other
  3. Alfred Wegener's theory was first ____
  4. tectonics causes earthquakes
  5. spreading at the mid-ocean ridge a new sea floor is built
  6. crust One of the two crusts
  7. 2 plates slide past each other
  8. Plates are located here
Down
  1. Currents the power of moving the continents
  2. 2 plates come together
  3. there are two types of ? one is oceanic
  4. happens in trenches
  5. Wegener Scientist who proposed of the theory of the continental drift
  6. boundaries three types divergent,convergent and transform
  7. Drift Theory of the continents moving
  8. Recent discovery of the plate tectonics happened in the mid
  9. ? happens in the asthenosphere
  10. One super continent
  11. ocean ridge seafloor spreading takes place
  12. Biggest plate out of the 7 major plates

20 Clues: happens in trenches • One super continent • 2 plates come together • Plates are located here • A trench is a ? in the ocean • tectonics causes earthquakes • crust One of the two crusts • ? happens in the asthenosphere • 2 plates slide past each other • Drift Theory of the continents moving • Alfred Wegener's theory was first ____ • there are two types of ? one is oceanic • ...

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2021-12-01

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. that at once all continents were joined
  2. not caused by convergent boundaries
  3. structures on Earths crust moving over the mantle
  4. rigid outer part of Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  5. made the speculations that the continents might have drifted
  6. plates sliding past each other
  7. proposed theory of continental drift
  8. caused by divergent boundaries
  9. causes seafloor spreading
  10. caused by convergent boundaries
Down
  1. Father of Plate Tectonics
  2. changing climates during the past
  3. layers of rocks across continents
  4. places certain fossils are found
  5. supercontinent
  6. plates moving away
  7. plates colliding
  8. ocean floor sinks under
  9. underwater mountain range

19 Clues: supercontinent • plates colliding • plates moving away • ocean floor sinks under • Father of Plate Tectonics • underwater mountain range • causes seafloor spreading • plates sliding past each other • caused by divergent boundaries • caused by convergent boundaries • places certain fossils are found • changing climates during the past • layers of rocks across continents • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2022-11-02

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere
  2. where plate tectonics move together
  3. an area where two or more tectonic plates meet
Down
  1. formed by the surface eruption of magma from within the earth's upper mantle
  2. occurs at divergent boundaries
  3. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean
  4. where plate tectonics slide past each other
  5. where plate tectonics move apart
  6. plate movement that is caused by convection currents in molten rock
  7. a straight line of travel where data is being collected

10 Clues: occurs at divergent boundaries • where plate tectonics move apart • where plate tectonics move together • where plate tectonics slide past each other • an area where two or more tectonic plates meet • a straight line of travel where data is being collected • plate movement that is caused by convection currents in molten rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tuzo wilson
  2. holmes
  3. theory
  4. zone
  5. tectonics
  6. plate
  7. plate
Down
  1. isotopes
  2. hess
  3. zones
  4. fault
  5. crust
  6. belts

13 Clues: hess • zone • zones • fault • crust • belts • plate • plate • holmes • theory • isotopes • tectonics • tuzo wilson

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is caused when new crust pushes the rest of the plate out of the way
  2. is a bunch of volcanoes in a ring shape
  3. plate tectonics float on these
  4. are caused when plate tectonics rub against each other
  5. the top layer where tectonic plates move about
Down
  1. where old cold plates fall into
  2. collisions of plate tectonics create these
  3. the Earths surface is split into many
  4. is recycled when magma erupts out of a volcano
  5. the hotter, rocky layer under the crust

10 Clues: plate tectonics float on these • where old cold plates fall into • the Earths surface is split into many • is a bunch of volcanoes in a ring shape • the hotter, rocky layer under the crust • collisions of plate tectonics create these • is recycled when magma erupts out of a volcano • the top layer where tectonic plates move about • ...

SRM 1 / Plate Tectonics 2017-10-22

SRM 1 / Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock inside the earth
  2. A violent shaking of the ground caused by plate tectonics
  3. These large, flat, pieces of the crust rub together to create earthquakes
  4. The layer above the asthenosphere. It is composed of the crust and the hard upper mantle
  5. A large crack in the earth at a plate boundary. They are the results of earthquakes
  6. The rising and falling of material in the asthenosphere, these cause plate tectonics
  7. Earthquakes happen at these types of plate boundaries
  8. This logarithmic scale measures the amount of energy released in an earthquake
Down
  1. This is a qualitative scale that is based on observations; measures the effects and damage of earthquakes
  2. The thin, rocky outer layer of the earth above the mantle
  3. The layer below the lithosphere located in the mid-upper mantle. Convection currents take place here
  4. These are also known as L-Waves; They travel slower than body waves and cause the most damage
  5. Plate __________ are the study of the earth's plates and their movements
  6. The layer below the crust; this layer is the majority of the earth's mass

14 Clues: Molten rock inside the earth • Earthquakes happen at these types of plate boundaries • The thin, rocky outer layer of the earth above the mantle • A violent shaking of the ground caused by plate tectonics • Plate __________ are the study of the earth's plates and their movements • These large, flat, pieces of the crust rub together to create earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics by Noah Campbell 2013-01-16

Plate Tectonics by Noah Campbell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Under the lithosphere
  2. Top layer of the Earth
  3. Top layer of the mantle
  4. A mountain that shoots lava
  5. When a oceanic plate sinks
  6. Ocean ground
  7. A place created when plates slide apart
  8. Created theory of continental drift
  9. Layer between crust and core
Down
  1. Where sea-floor spreading takes place
  2. Creating rock, causing continental drift
  3. When faults move
  4. Created theory of plate tectonics
  5. Our planet
  6. A crack in a plate
  7. drift When continents move
  8. Collision
  9. Created when old rock sinks in the ocean
  10. Section of the lithosphere
  11. Sections

20 Clues: Sections • Collision • Our planet • Ocean ground • When faults move • A crack in a plate • Under the lithosphere • Top layer of the Earth • Top layer of the mantle • When a oceanic plate sinks • drift When continents move • Section of the lithosphere • A mountain that shoots lava • Layer between crust and core • Created theory of plate tectonics • Created theory of continental drift • ...

Evolution and Geologicic time 2023-01-09

Evolution and Geologicic time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics caused when continents collided or
  2. clues to how organisms lived in different times
  3. their environment to survive
  4. plate tectonics caused collision and
  5. major divisions of Earth's history
  6. major division may be divided into these
  7. Cenozoic Era is divided by these
  8. major changes in Earth's environments, either
Down
  1. out or:
  2. what happened to species that couldn't adapt
  3. of these
  4. group of organisms that normally produce among
  5. different surroundings for organisms
  6. selection organisms' w/traits that are suited

14 Clues: out or: • of these • their environment to survive • Cenozoic Era is divided by these • major divisions of Earth's history • different surroundings for organisms • plate tectonics caused collision and • major division may be divided into these • tectonics caused when continents collided or • what happened to species that couldn't adapt • ...

Crossword Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2020-10-28

Crossword Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanoes erupt from this substance called "Lava'. Once the magma is ready to be set free it causes the volcano to erupt.
  2. Boundary, A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more plates collide.
  3. The mantle lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust
  4. Subduction as the process by which tectonic plates sink into Earth's mantle.
  5. “Crust” describes the hard surface shell coving the mantle of our planet.
  6. Tectonics, a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
  7. As the magma flows out, it cools, hardening to form new crust, This fills in the gap created by the Tectonic plates.
  8. Boundary, A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  9. The researchers believe this shift is the earliest proof that modern like plate motion happened between two to four billion years ago.
  10. inside the crust and core it is pitch solid.
  11. A tectonic plate can be a massive, irregularly shaped solid rock.
Down
  1. Earth has many different layers such as, the mantle, Core, and crust.
  2. When two plates come in contact with each other through plate tectonics, scientists can use the density of the plates to predict what will happen.
  3. Earth's core is the very hot and dense center of our planet.
  4. The lower boundary of a plate depends on the temperature of the mantle material.
  5. Once a tectonic plate Alters is shifts something in or out of the earth.
  6. The continents are made within the plates.
  7. a process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates.
  8. Boundary, Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. in earth, Earth's shell cracked into these plates.
  10. Earthquakes occur along lines, cracks in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
  11. floor, Bathymetry, the shape of the ocean floor, is largely a result of a process called plate tectonics.

22 Clues: The continents are made within the plates. • inside the crust and core it is pitch solid. • in earth, Earth's shell cracked into these plates. • Earth's core is the very hot and dense center of our planet. • A tectonic plate can be a massive, irregularly shaped solid rock. • Tectonics, a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust. • ...

Connor science #1 2017-09-25

Connor science #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ slip causes 2 pieces of land to change their vertical
  2. dip slip and strike slip are 2 big types of _____
  3. ____ core is the hottest part of the earth
  4. solid turns to liquid because of ______ heat
  5. the _____ is the outer layer and is solid rock
  6. the temperature which material changes from liquid to gas
  7. ________ of the plates is called plate tectonics
  8. point where something frozen begins to melt
  9. the temperature when liquid boils and turns to _______
  10. when molecules have the most kinetic energy
  11. faults in plate usually run _____ to each other
  12. 32 degrees is the freezing point of
  13. when 2 pieces of plate come together & push against eachother
  14. _____ is made up of magma
  15. the state where matter is composed of atoms frozen in place
Down
  1. the point where 2 plates meet is called a plate ___
  2. _______ crust carries land
  3. causes one state to change to another
  4. ____ core is liquid
  5. strike slip is when two pieces of land move _____
  6. ____ tectonics cause earthquakes and volcanoes
  7. the point which a liquid turns into a solid
  8. heat rising and falling in the mantle creates __ currents
  9. at a destructive boundary the plates move ___ eachother
  10. ____ is made up of 4 concentric layers
  11. ______ crust carries water
  12. the oceanic plate is ____ then the continental plate
  13. main states of matter

28 Clues: ____ core is liquid • main states of matter • _____ is made up of magma • _______ crust carries land • ______ crust carries water • 32 degrees is the freezing point of • causes one state to change to another • ____ is made up of 4 concentric layers • ____ core is the hottest part of the earth • the point which a liquid turns into a solid • ...

Crossword Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2020-10-28

Crossword Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanoes erupt from this substance called "Lava'. Once the magma is ready to be set free it causes the volcano to erupt.
  2. Boundary, A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more plates collide.
  3. The mantle lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust
  4. Subduction as the process by which tectonic plates sink into Earth's mantle.
  5. “Crust” describes the hard surface shell coving the mantle of our planet.
  6. Tectonics, a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
  7. As the magma flows out, it cools, hardening to form new crust, This fills in the gap created by the Tectonic plates.
  8. Boundary, A divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  9. The researchers believe this shift is the earliest proof that modern like plate motion happened between two to four billion years ago.
  10. inside the crust and core it is pitch solid.
  11. A tectonic plate can be a massive, irregularly shaped solid rock.
Down
  1. Earth has many different layers such as, the mantle, Core, and crust.
  2. When two plates come in contact with each other through plate tectonics, scientists can use the density of the plates to predict what will happen.
  3. Earth's core is the very hot and dense center of our planet.
  4. The lower boundary of a plate depends on the temperature of the mantle material.
  5. Once a tectonic plate Alters is shifts something in or out of the earth.
  6. The continents are made within the plates.
  7. a process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates.
  8. Boundary, Transform boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. in earth, Earth's shell cracked into these plates.
  10. Earthquakes occur along lines, cracks in Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
  11. floor, Bathymetry, the shape of the ocean floor, is largely a result of a process called plate tectonics.

22 Clues: The continents are made within the plates. • inside the crust and core it is pitch solid. • in earth, Earth's shell cracked into these plates. • Earth's core is the very hot and dense center of our planet. • A tectonic plate can be a massive, irregularly shaped solid rock. • Tectonics, a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust. • ...

Plate Tectonics Pick-A-Project: Project 1 2022-12-12

Plate Tectonics Pick-A-Project: Project 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where does the heat that causes the Convection currents, coming from
  2. the borders of the plates
  3. What is the coldest layer of Earth
  4. Is a break in Earth’s crust where slabs of crust slip past each other.
  5. Two boundaries to go closer to each other.
  6. A famous supercontinent
  7. Forms at Transform boundaries
  8. Forms at Convergent boundaries
  9. An example of a divergent boundary
Down
  1. What are underwater mountains called
  2. what makes up the structure of Earth's crust
  3. Two plates that slide past each other
  4. Has the same structure as a normal fault, but blocks move in opposite directions.
  5. Forms at Divergent boundaries.
  6. The boundary of two plates moving away from each other
  7. What are near the borders of the plate boundaries
  8. What is a factor that causes plate tectonics to be pulled apart.
  9. During Pangaea,Modern Day South America was connected to ...
  10. Rocks on either side of the fault slip past each other sideways with little up-or-down motion
  11. Which layer has a lot of magma and liquid minerals

20 Clues: A famous supercontinent • the borders of the plates • Forms at Transform boundaries • Forms at Divergent boundaries. • Forms at Convergent boundaries • What is the coldest layer of Earth • An example of a divergent boundary • What are underwater mountains called • Two plates that slide past each other • Two boundaries to go closer to each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of large continents
  2. _____ drift-another name for Plate tectonics
  3. ____ currents- how plates move
  4. The name of the 'super continent'
  5. The plate that Scotland is on
  6. The crust that is found under oceans
Down
  1. These were found on different continents, proving scientists theory of plate tectonics
  2. Plate____- where plates meet
  3. The number of smaller plates on earth
  4. 150____-the number of years ago the continents began to move
  5. It is around 2900km thick
  6. It consists of an inner and outer section

12 Clues: It is around 2900km thick • Plate____- where plates meet • The plate that Scotland is on • The number of large continents • ____ currents- how plates move • The name of the 'super continent' • The crust that is found under oceans • The number of smaller plates on earth • It consists of an inner and outer section • _____ drift-another name for Plate tectonics • ...

tectonic plates 2013-05-30

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land form
  2. climate
  3. rocks
  4. continental drift
  5. mantel
  6. fossils
  7. core
  8. seismologist
  9. volcano
  10. crust
Down
  1. sea floor
  2. shake
  3. molten
  4. rift
  5. earthquake
  6. plate tectonics
  7. pressure
  8. trench
  9. tsunami
  10. plates
  11. move
  12. magnetic

22 Clues: rift • move • core • shake • rocks • crust • molten • trench • plates • mantel • climate • tsunami • fossils • volcano • pressure • magnetic • sea floor • land form • earthquake • seismologist • plate tectonics • continental drift

Plate Tectonics 2012-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  2. Boundary moving towards each other.
  3. A mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock.
  4. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
  5. A living organism; tree, shrub, herb, grass, and flower.
  6. name of Wegener's theory.
  7. Example of Convergent Boundary.
  8. Relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone.
  9. Proposed the theory of the Plate Tectonics.
  10. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  11. The separation of the continents by plate tectonics.
  12. This occurs in Continental Boundary (Ocean vs. Continent).
Down
  1. This happens in a Convergent Boundary (Continent vs. Continent).
  2. A person.
  3. Boundary moving apart from each other.
  4. sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material.
  5. The crustal plates are moving over the mantle.
  6. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  7. Example of Transform-Fault Boundary (Hint: It is a fault).
  8. Example of Divergent Boundary (Hint: It is a ridge).
  9. Boundary moving side by side.
  10. A living organism that feeds on organic matter; fish, deer, snake, bird, and coyote.

22 Clues: A person. • name of Wegener's theory. • 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. • ...

earthquakes 2022-03-21

earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ringoffire
  2. aftershocks
  3. intensity
  4. tsunami
  5. magnitude
  6. landslide
  7. seismicity
  8. plate tectonics
  9. foreshocks
  10. bedrock
  11. chutes
  12. hazard
  13. wavelength
Down
  1. velocity
  2. greatalaska
  3. gravity
  4. greathashin
  5. naturally
  6. crust
  7. oceans
  8. displacement
  9. San Francisco
  10. earthquakes
  11. Aleppo

24 Clues: crust • oceans • chutes • hazard • Aleppo • gravity • tsunami • bedrock • velocity • intensity • naturally • magnitude • landslide • ringoffire • seismicity • foreshocks • wavelength • greatalaska • greathashin • aftershocks • earthquakes • displacement • San Francisco • plate tectonics

Science crossword puzzle 2022-05-17

Science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a _______ occurs along fault lines, and are formed by cracks in the earth crust where plate tectonics meet.
  2. The _____ crust is the layer that makes up continents & continental shelves
  3. the ____ is a very hot area beneath the earths crust formed by moving plates
  4. ____A plate boundary 2 tectonic plates moving away from eachother
  5. ____ is a break,crack,or fracture in the earths crust
  6. a ______ is formed by 2 convergent plates colliding
  7. a _____ is a large and narrow depression formed by 4 across
  8. ____ A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past eachother
Down
  1. The ___________ Ridge is a ridge located along the ocean floor caused by divergent plate boundary
  2. _________ is when 2 plate tectonics meet and one plate slides under the other
  3. _______ is a proven theory that explains how most landforms are made IE:mountains volcanoes etc
  4. ____A plate boundary where 2 or more plates collide
  5. the _____ is the outermost layer of a planet
  6. the _____ crust is a layer of the lithosphere that is found under water
  7. a _____ is formed when one plate slides under the other (subduction) can also be formed by 7 across

15 Clues: the _____ is the outermost layer of a planet • ____A plate boundary where 2 or more plates collide • a ______ is formed by 2 convergent plates colliding • ____ is a break,crack,or fracture in the earths crust • ____ A plate boundary where 2 plates slide past eachother • a _____ is a large and narrow depression formed by 4 across • ...

earthquakes 2022-03-21

earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hazard
  2. Aleppo
  3. plate tectonics
  4. gravity
  5. wavelength
  6. displacement
  7. magnitude
  8. seismicity
  9. crust
  10. oceans
  11. San Francisco
  12. foreshocks
Down
  1. chutes
  2. greathashin
  3. naturally
  4. intensity
  5. bedrock
  6. landslide
  7. earthquakes
  8. ringoffire
  9. velocity
  10. tsunami
  11. greatalaska
  12. aftershocks

24 Clues: crust • chutes • hazard • Aleppo • oceans • gravity • bedrock • tsunami • velocity • naturally • intensity • landslide • magnitude • wavelength • seismicity • ringoffire • foreshocks • greathashin • earthquakes • greatalaska • aftershocks • displacement • San Francisco • plate tectonics

earthquakes 2022-03-21

earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hazard
  2. Aleppo
  3. plate tectonics
  4. gravity
  5. wavelength
  6. displacement
  7. magnitude
  8. seismicity
  9. crust
  10. oceans
  11. San Francisco
  12. foreshocks
Down
  1. chutes
  2. greathashin
  3. naturally
  4. intensity
  5. bedrock
  6. landslide
  7. earthquakes
  8. ringoffire
  9. velocity
  10. tsunami
  11. greatalaska
  12. aftershocks

24 Clues: crust • chutes • hazard • Aleppo • oceans • gravity • bedrock • tsunami • velocity • naturally • intensity • landslide • magnitude • wavelength • seismicity • ringoffire • foreshocks • greathashin • earthquakes • greatalaska • aftershocks • displacement • San Francisco • plate tectonics

M2: Summative Project Crossword Puzzel 2022-12-07

M2: Summative Project Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. diver
  2. decay deca
  3. Subduct
  4. magnet
  5. aero
  6. coev
  7. Wave wave
  8. dating
  9. ton
  10. topo
  11. Tectonics tect
  12. bio
  13. mology
  14. abio
  15. trans
Down
  1. Destruc
  2. dating dating
  3. age
  4. Lith
  5. construc
  6. conver
  7. anae
  8. ction

23 Clues: age • ton • bio • Lith • aero • coev • topo • anae • abio • diver • ction • trans • magnet • conver • dating • mology • Destruc • Subduct • construc • Wave wave • decay deca • dating dating • Tectonics tect

PLATE TECTONICS 2013-01-10

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  3. the solid, dense center of the Earth
  4. the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  5. when Earth's magnetic pole changes places
  6. the solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
  7. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations
  9. when rocks are pulled apart because of tension
  10. downward, trough-like folds of rock layers
Down
  1. the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
  2. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. upward-arching folds of rock layers
  4. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  5. the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer move and change shape
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  7. when rocks are pushed together by compression
  8. a process in which areas rise without deforming
  9. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
  10. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

20 Clues: upward-arching folds of rock layers • the solid, dense center of the Earth • the bending of rock layers due to stress • when Earth's magnetic pole changes places • downward, trough-like folds of rock layers • when rocks are pushed together by compression • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • when rocks are pulled apart because of tension • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-01-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory of Earth's continents being all together and then splitting into several different continents.
  2. The transfer of energy through space or air.
  3. Beginning of the formation of new ocean floor.
  4. The largest layer of Earth.
  5. The thinnest layer of Earth.
  6. Plate boundaries that move together.
  7. The hottest layer of Earth.
  8. The reason Earth's plates move.
  9. Deep V-shaped valleys where subduction occurs.
  10. The transfer of heat between two solid objects that are touching.
Down
  1. Formed the longest mountain chain in the world.
  2. The along which rocks break move.
  3. Continental Drift led to this theory.
  4. The transfer of heat by movement of particles in liquids.
  5. Plate boundaries that move past each other, horizontally
  6. The name of the ancient continent.
  7. Proposed the theory of Continental Drift.
  8. Where pressure increases inside the Earth
  9. Plate boundaries that move apart.
  10. The process of ocean crust diving under continental crust.

20 Clues: The largest layer of Earth. • The hottest layer of Earth. • The thinnest layer of Earth. • The reason Earth's plates move. • The along which rocks break move. • Plate boundaries that move apart. • The name of the ancient continent. • Plate boundaries that move together. • Continental Drift led to this theory. • Proposed the theory of Continental Drift. • ...