plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-11-29

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 • ...

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 • ...

Plate tectonics and water cycle 2024-05-15

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 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 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 2024-03-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines present between 2 plates.
  2. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Caledonian Mountains were once connected to the ________ Mountains.
  3. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge.
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth.
  5. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  6. Thickest layer of the Earth.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
  8. One result of Continental Drift.
  9. Process of creating a new oceanic crust.
  10. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other.
  11. When one Plate tectonics moves on top of another.
  12. One example of proof of Continental Drift.
Down
  1. Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust.
  2. The original continent made up of all plate tectonics.
  3. The main divisions of land.
  4. One result of Continental Drift.
  5. The amount of major plate tectonics.
  6. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift.
  7. word to describe the state of the mantle.
  8. When continents drift apart, it is called Continental ______

20 Clues: The main divisions of land. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Lines present between 2 plates. • One result of Continental Drift. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • One result of Continental Drift. • The amount of major plate tectonics. • Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust. • Process of creating a new oceanic crust. • word to describe the state of the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-01-10

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 • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-03-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust.
  2. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth.
  3. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles, Scandinavia and Caledonian Mountains were once connected to the ________ Mountains.
  4. The main divisions of land.
  5. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  6. One example of proof of Continental Drift.
  7. The original continent made up of all plate tectonics.
  8. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
Down
  1. Process of creating a new oceanic crust.
  2. Lines present between 2 plates.
  3. word to describe the state of the mantle.
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth.
  5. When one Plate tectonics moves on top of another.
  6. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge.
  7. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other.
  8. When continents drift apart, it is called Continental ______
  9. One result of Continental Drift.
  10. The amount of major plate tectonics.

18 Clues: The main divisions of land. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Lines present between 2 plates. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • One result of Continental Drift. • The amount of major plate tectonics. • Breaking/cracking of the Earth's crust. • Process of creating a new oceanic crust. • word to describe the state of the mantle. • One example of proof of Continental Drift. • ...

plater tectonics 2021-04-02

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 Teconics 2023-11-06

Plate Teconics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meaning all together
  2. first layer of earth
  3. mountain where lava oozes out
  4. theory explaining structure of earths crust
  5. line in middle of earth
  6. hot fluid in or under earths crust
  7. able to float
  8. large body of land
  9. plate tectonics moving to side
Down
  1. plate tectonics moving together
  2. earth vibrations
  3. part of land near sea
  4. act of lava or magma leaving volcano
  5. to come in contact
  6. plate tectonics moving away
  7. small amount of land
  8. relating to earthquakes or vibrations
  9. easy to break
  10. a line that seperates
  11. long narrow ditch
  12. part of earth between crust and core

21 Clues: easy to break • able to float • earth vibrations • long narrow ditch • to come in contact • large body of land • meaning all together • first layer of earth • small amount of land • part of land near sea • a line that seperates • line in middle of earth • plate tectonics moving away • mountain where lava oozes out • plate tectonics moving to side • plate tectonics moving together • ...

plate tectonics 2022-04-08

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 2023-10-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that describes tectonic plate material, & mechanism/effects of plate movement.
  2. Divergent boundary on continents.
  3. Strongest evidence for plate tectonics.
  4. Person who first proposed a theory on Plate Tectonics.
  5. Type of Curst that is light in color and is not as dense.
  6. The name of Alfred Wegner’s Theory.
  7. Plate boundary where plates collide or move together.
  8. Structural layer that plates are made of.
  9. Divergent boundary on ocean floors.
  10. Type of Curst that is dark in color and is the most dense.
Down
  1. Plate boundary where plates separate or move apart.
  2. Structural layer that plates float on.
  3. Plate boundary where plates slide side by side.
  4. When Earth’s Magnetic Field reverses.
  5. The major mechanism for plate tectonics.

15 Clues: Divergent boundary on continents. • The name of Alfred Wegner’s Theory. • Divergent boundary on ocean floors. • When Earth’s Magnetic Field reverses. • Structural layer that plates float on. • Strongest evidence for plate tectonics. • The major mechanism for plate tectonics. • Structural layer that plates are made of. • Plate boundary where plates slide side by side. • ...

Plate Tectonics 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 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 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 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 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 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 • ...

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. • ...

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 motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  2. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  3. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  4. Pangea broke up to two new continents Laurasia and which is the other one?
  5. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  6. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  7. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  8. When two plates come together they form a plate
Down
  1. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  2. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
  3. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  4. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  5. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
  6. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
  7. Deepest part of the sea.
  8. The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.

16 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...

Plate motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
  2. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  3. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  4. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  5. The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
  6. The Hawaiian Island chain is formed by the ————— spot
  7. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
  8. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
Down
  1. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  2. When two plates come together they form a plate
  3. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  4. Deepest part of the sea.
  5. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  6. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  7. Pangea broke up to two new continents Laurasia and which is the other one?
  8. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  9. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?

17 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The Hawaiian Island chain is formed by the ————— spot • ...

Plate tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The main divisions of land
  2. the amount of major tectonic plates
  3. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  4. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  5. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  6. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  7. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  8. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  9. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  10. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  11. one results of Continental Drift
Down
  1. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  2. one example of evidence that supports continental drift
  3. the point right above the middle of an earthquake vertically
  4. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  5. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  6. Thickest layer of the earth
  7. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  8. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  9. one result of continental drift

20 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • a way to describe the state of the mantle • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

forces within the earth 2016-02-17

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 motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  2. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  3. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  4. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  5. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
  6. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
  7. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  8. Deepest part of the sea.
Down
  1. When two plates come together they form a plate
  2. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  3. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  4. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  5. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  6. The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
  7. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.

15 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • When two plates come together they form a plate • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...

Plate 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 tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  3. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  4. Thickest layer of the earth
  5. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  6. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  7. the amount of major tectonic plates
  8. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  9. one results of Continental Drift
Down
  1. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  2. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  3. one result of continental drift
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  5. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  6. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  9. The main divisions of land

18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  3. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  4. Thickest layer of the earth
  5. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  6. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  7. the amount of major tectonic plates
  8. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  9. one results of Continental Drift
Down
  1. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  2. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  3. one result of continental drift
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  5. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  6. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  9. The main divisions of land

18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2022-12-20

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. 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 tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  3. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  4. Thickest layer of the earth
  5. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  6. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  7. the amount of major tectonic plates
  8. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  9. one results of Continental Drift
Down
  1. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  2. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  3. one result of continental drift
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  5. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  6. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  9. The main divisions of land

18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate tetonics 2024-04-06

Plate tetonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. barriers that divide t he plate tectonics
  3. The original supercontinent made up of all other continents
  4. Thickest layer of the earth
  5. the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  6. According to the Theory of Continental Drift, the British Isles Scandinavia and the Caledonian Mountains were once connected with the __________ mountains.
  7. the amount of major tectonic plates
  8. Breaking of the Earth's crust
  9. one results of Continental Drift
Down
  1. occurs when 2 plate tectonics grind against each other
  2. Forms underwater when two plate tectonics converge
  3. one result of continental drift
  4. Hot semi-fluid material under the crust of the Earth
  5. Creator of the theory of Continental Drift
  6. occurs between two plates tectonics that are grinding against one another.
  7. The cool outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. a way to describe the state of the mantle
  9. The main divisions of land

18 Clues: The main divisions of land • Thickest layer of the earth • Breaking of the Earth's crust • the thinnest layer of the Earth • one result of continental drift • one results of Continental Drift • the amount of major tectonic plates • barriers that divide t he plate tectonics • a way to describe the state of the mantle • Creator of the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-10

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 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. 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 2023-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates of the earth collide
  2. The ocean plate goes under the continental plate
  3. example of divergent in the ocean
  4. middle layer of the earth
  5. the outermost layer of the earth
  6. the landform that is created when the plates of the Earth collide without magma inside
  7. the second outermost layer of the earth
  8. Wegner's hypothesis
  9. the core of the earth
  10. When two tectonic plates slide against each other
  11. what causes an earthquake
  12. what clues scientists scientist to believe in Pangaea
Down
  1. movement of the earth's plates
  2. When plates of the earth divide
  3. large slabs of rock that divide the Earth's surface
  4. example of convergent subduction with two oceanic plates
  5. caused by divergent plate boundary
  6. example of convergent subduction
  7. the second deepest layer of the earth
  8. the landform that is created when the plate tectonics collide with magma inside

20 Clues: Wegner's hypothesis • the core of the earth • middle layer of the earth • what causes an earthquake • movement of the earth's plates • When plates of the earth divide • When plates of the earth collide • the outermost layer of the earth • example of convergent subduction • example of divergent in the ocean • caused by divergent plate boundary • ...

Plate motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
  2. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  3. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  4. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  5. The huge supercontinent Pangea was surrounded by one gigantic ocean.
  6. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  7. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  8. Deepest part of the sea.
Down
  1. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
  2. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  3. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  4. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  5. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  6. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?

14 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-01-19

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 motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  2. San Andreas fault in California occurs at which plate boundary?
  3. Deepest part of the sea.
  4. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  5. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  6. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  7. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
Down
  1. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  2. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  3. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  4. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of
  5. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
  6. Plates move at a rate about 2?

13 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...

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 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 • ...

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 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 • ...

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. 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 • ...

Plate Movement via Convection 2023-10-18

Plate Movement via Convection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
  2. which part of plates tectonics do the pieces of paper represent?
  3. what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form?
  4. what type of plate boundary did new crust form?
  5. what causes the downward movement of the plat at a trench?
Down
  1. what explains the movement and interactions of earths lithospheric plates?
  2. what theory explains the movement of tectonic plates?
  3. which part of plate tectonics does the candle represent?
  4. in what type of plate boundary did a river change its path?
  5. what is the driving force behind seafloor spreading?

10 Clues: what type of plate boundary did volcanoes form? • what type of plate boundary did new crust form? • what is the driving force behind plate tectonics? • what is the driving force behind seafloor spreading? • what theory explains the movement of tectonic plates? • which part of plate tectonics does the candle represent? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16

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 • ...

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 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 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 motion 2023-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which piece of evidence indicates that the South America and Africa?
  2. Where did Alfred Wegener die?
  3. What are the plate tectonics made of?
  4. The Himalayan mountains formed where two Continental plates?
  5. The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone?
  6. The segments on the Earth’s outer space are —————————- plate.
Down
  1. Plates move at a rate about 2?
  2. Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere?
  3. The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the?
  4. Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as?
  5. Deepest part of the sea.
  6. Crystals that point in the direction of the magnetic North Pole are made of

12 Clues: Deepest part of the sea. • Where did Alfred Wegener die? • Plates move at a rate about 2? • What are the plate tectonics made of? • Which layer of the earth contains the asthenosphere? • The driving force behind the plate tectonics is the? • Flat topped mountains in the Pacific Ocean are known as? • The edge of a plate sinks into the mantle at which zone? • ...

Plate tectonics and water cycle 2023-02-06

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 • ...

Tic tac toe assignment. 2023-11-02

Tic tac toe assignment. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consists of the crust, upper mantle and where the plate tectonics are located.
  2. boundary: when 2 plate tectonics meet or collide with each other.
  3. found at the ocean floor where a boundary occurs creating a long, and slim opening in the seafloor.
  4. ridge: a divergent boundary occurs at the sea floor creating mountain ranges that which create new crust.
  5. the collection of the continental was all one, making a massive super continental.
  6. Tectonics: located in the lithosphere and moved by the asthenosphere creating geological features above and underground.
  7. Plate: denser but thinner than the continental plate.
  8. boundary: when 2 plates slide beside each other.
Down
  1. when an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate due to its thinness.
  2. plate: thicker but less dense than the oceanic plate.
  3. boundary: when 2 plates move or drift apart from each other.
  4. vents: on a divergent boundary which formation has the characteristics or elements of extreme pressure, extreme heat, nutrient black smoke and on the ocean floor.
  5. Drift: a hypothesis stating that the earth's continental or its surface was moving.
  6. spreading: the spreading of magma from a mid-ocean ridge and its cooling creating new crust.
  7. Wegner: the person who hypothesized continental drift theory.

15 Clues: boundary: when 2 plates slide beside each other. • plate: thicker but less dense than the oceanic plate. • Plate: denser but thinner than the continental plate. • boundary: when 2 plates move or drift apart from each other. • Wegner: the person who hypothesized continental drift theory. • boundary: when 2 plate tectonics meet or collide with each other. • ...

Crossword 2021-03-11

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 • ...

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. • ...

The Changing Earth 2024-05-15

The Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Connected or relating to floods
  2. When the last _______ split in two (one of the names)
  3. Molten rock below the surface of the earth.
  4. The name given to pieces of the earth's crust
  5. The study of earth shaping processes
  6. An idea for the creation of our solar system from the inside out
  7. The model of rock strata
  8. Many rock layers stacked on top of each other
  9. Oceanic plates sliding under continental plates
  10. Continents used to be connected, but somehow broke and moved apart.
  11. One rock layer
  12. The process of new ocean crust being formed
Down
  1. The oldest are at the bottom, the youngest are at the top. What is this principle?
  2. When the last _______ split in two (one of the names)
  3. A version of plate tectonics that fits well with the Bible's flood account
  4. The most recent ______ to our current world map
  5. One huge land mass where all continents are joined together

17 Clues: One rock layer • The model of rock strata • Connected or relating to floods • The study of earth shaping processes • Molten rock below the surface of the earth. • The process of new ocean crust being formed • The name given to pieces of the earth's crust • Many rock layers stacked on top of each other • The most recent ______ to our current world map • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 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 • ...

Landforms 2024-02-16

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long crack in the surface of the earth
  2. The super continent
  3. the result of plate tectonics
  4. Layer of melted iron and nickel
  5. This process moves broken down rocks
  6. rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock
  7. Rock made by sediment under immense pressure
  8. the thickest layer
  9. This process breaks down rocks
Down
  1. where convection currents occurs
  2. Proposed the idea that continents sat on large crustal plates
  3. Is most commonly found in sedimentary rock
  4. tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  5. Earths first layer
  6. Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here
  7. When two plates come together
  8. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  9. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into massive plates that float on top of the mantle and can move around
  11. Rock made by heat, pressure, and mineral rich liquids

20 Clues: Earths first layer • the thickest layer • The super continent • When two plates come together • the result of plate tectonics • This process breaks down rocks • Layer of melted iron and nickel • where convection currents occurs • This process moves broken down rocks • Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here • a long crack in the surface of the earth • ...

Earth 2023-04-28

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mineral that is a useful substance
  2. made by weathering and erosion
  3. made by melting then cooling
  4. moving those smaller bits
  5. when plate tectonics collide with each other
Down
  1. made by heat and pressure
  2. breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces
  3. when plate tectonics slide against each other
  4. Have igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks in it
  5. when plate tectonics break apart from each other

10 Clues: made by heat and pressure • moving those smaller bits • made by melting then cooling • made by weathering and erosion • a mineral that is a useful substance • breaking rocks into smaller bits and pieces • when plate tectonics collide with each other • when plate tectonics slide against each other • when plate tectonics break apart from each other • ...

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

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 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

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 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 • ...

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. 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