plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics 2015-03-08

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

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

Plate tectonics 2021-11-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 6
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 4
  5. j
  6. g
  7. a
  8. b
  9. e
Down
  1. c
  2. 1
  3. d
  4. 5
  5. 2
  6. f
  7. 3
  8. h
  9. i
  10. 7
  11. k

20 Clues: c • 1 • d • 5 • 6 • 2 • f • 3 • 9 • 8 • h • 4 • j • i • 7 • g • k • a • b • e

plate tectonics 2021-11-08

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of earth below the mantle
  2. layer that sits on top of lithosphere
  3. boundary where plates slide past each other
  4. instrument used to map the ocean floor
  5. proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. layer of the earth below the crust
  7. outermost layer of the earth
  8. occurs when oceanic crust slides under continental crust
  9. occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  10. boundary where plates collide
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  1. less dense and thicker crust type
  2. innermost layer of the earth
  3. occurs in mantle and causes plate movement
  4. supercontinent
  5. number of main layers of the earth
  6. layer made of crust and upper mantle
  7. boundary where plates move away from each other
  8. more dense crust type

18 Clues: supercontinent • more dense crust type • occurs at mid-ocean ridges • innermost layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • boundary where plates collide • layer of earth below the mantle • less dense and thicker crust type • number of main layers of the earth • layer of the earth below the crust • layer made of crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-04-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form along mid-ocean ridges
  2. the large moving pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
  3. a stress that squeezes or shortens material
  4. the layer immediately below the lithosphere
  5. boundary forms when two tectonic plates move past each other in opposite directions
  6. underwater mountain belts
  7. drift is the hypothesis that today’s continents were one large landmass
  8. the name Wegener called the supercontinent
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  1. a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the world
  2. the process when new sea-floor forms from rising magma
  3. when one plate sinks below another plate
  4. the outermost physical layer of Earth
  5. boundary forms when plates move away from one another
  6. the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  7. a stress that causes a material to twist or become distorted
  8. a stress that lengthens a material or pulls it apart
  9. breaks in rocks
  10. boundary forms when plates move toward each other and collide

18 Clues: breaks in rocks • underwater mountain belts • form along mid-ocean ridges • the outermost physical layer of Earth • when one plate sinks below another plate • the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • the name Wegener called the supercontinent • a stress that squeezes or shortens material • the layer immediately below the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Geologist that discovered that mid-ocean ridges were expanding
  2. Bendable solid layer of the earth that has convection currents
  3. Fernlike plant,from 250 million year ago, found on 5 continents
  4. Layer between the crust and the core
  5. Theory:the continents were once a single landmass(hint:2 word answer with no space)
  6. Mass in a given space
  7. The cycle of rising and falling of molten rock in the mantle
  8. Earth layer made of crust and upper mantle, rigid
  9. Layer of the earth that is a liquid
  10. Tool that uses sound waves to measure the distance of an object
Down
  1. Scientist that observed that the coastlines of continents matched up
  2. Name of the supercontinent
  3. Dark fine grained rock found in the oceanic crust
  4. Process:the ocean floor sinks below a trench
  5. Hottest layer of the earth
  6. Rock that is light colored usually found in the crust
  7. Reptile that lived in free water millions of years ago
  8. Type of crust that is made of basalt

18 Clues: Mass in a given space • Name of the supercontinent • Hottest layer of the earth • Layer of the earth that is a liquid • Layer between the crust and the core • Type of crust that is made of basalt • Process:the ocean floor sinks below a trench • Dark fine grained rock found in the oceanic crust • Earth layer made of crust and upper mantle, rigid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid outer layer of earth made of crust and upper part of mantle
  2. undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley
  3. can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface
  4. solid plastic part of the mantle
  5. movement of heated material due to differences in density (different temperatures)
  6. sudden movement of earth's surface
  7. single, large ocean that covered earth's surface
  8. single landmass that broke up to form continents
  9. boundary where 2 tectonic plates are moving away from earth other
  10. molten rock in earth's surface
  11. breaking apart of earth's surface
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  1. process where oceanic seafloor forms when magma rises pushing older seafloor away
  2. theory explaining how lithosphere moves and changes shape
  3. study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
  4. boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving toward each other
  5. supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago
  6. boundary where 2 plates are sliding past each other
  7. piece of lithosphere with unique geologic features

18 Clues: molten rock in earth's surface • solid plastic part of the mantle • breaking apart of earth's surface • sudden movement of earth's surface • can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface • study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley • supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid outer layer of earth made of crust and upper part of mantle
  2. single, large ocean that covered earth's surface
  3. sudden movement of earth's surface
  4. study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
  5. boundary where 2 plates are sliding past each other
  6. boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving toward each other
  7. molten rock in earth's surface
  8. movement of heated material due to differences in density (different temperatures)
  9. supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago
  10. boundary where 2 tectonic plates are moving away from earth other
Down
  1. piece of lithosphere with unique geologic features
  2. single landmass that broke up to form continents
  3. process where oceanic seafloor forms when magma rises pushing older seafloor away
  4. breaking apart of earth's surface
  5. theory explaining how lithosphere moves and changes shape
  6. solid plastic part of the mantle
  7. undersea mountain chain with steep narrow valley
  8. can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface

18 Clues: molten rock in earth's surface • solid plastic part of the mantle • breaking apart of earth's surface • sudden movement of earth's surface • can form when magma erupts onto earth's surface • single landmass that broke up to form continents • single, large ocean that covered earth's surface • study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
  2. plate boundary where two plates slide against each other
  3. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. energy release often caused by transform boundaries
  5. divergent plate boundaries, also known as __________ plate boundaries due to new crust being created
  6. in convection, less dense warmer material does this
  7. process by which new crust forms
  8. convergent plate boundaries, also known as __________ plate boundaries because lithosphere returns to the mantle here
  9. landform created when two continental plates converge
  10. large pieces of the lithosphere that slowly drift
  11. in convection, denser cooler material does this
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  1. plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  2. process in the mantle that drives continental drift
  3. chain of volcanoes in the pacific due to subduction zones and upwelling of magma
  4. runs the vertical length of the atlantic ocean
  5. when a denser plate moves under a less dense plate'
  6. female scientist famous for mapping plate boundaries
  7. two types of _________ - Oceanic and continental

18 Clues: process by which new crust forms • runs the vertical length of the atlantic ocean • in convection, denser cooler material does this • two types of _________ - Oceanic and continental • large pieces of the lithosphere that slowly drift • process in the mantle that drives continental drift • energy release often caused by transform boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When tectonic plates move apart from each other.
  2. A type of crust that carries water.
  3. solid rock varying in thickness between 0-60km thick.
  4. The semi-molten rocks rich in magnesium and silicon up to 2900km thick.
  5. a current in a fluid that results from convention or the heat transfer due to the bulk movement of molecules within a liquid.
  6. Solid nickel and iron. Very high pressure and a temperature of 4000- 6000 degrees celsius.
  7. When tectonic plates move together and one plate goes underneath the other.
  8. The areas where two or more plates meet each other.
  9. Makes up the topmost 100km of the Earth, and includes the upper part of the mantle, and whole of the crust.
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  1. The upper part of the mantle that is semi-molten.
  2. Tectonic plates that slide past each other.
  3. Convection currents in the plastic mantle drag the overlying lithosphere.
  4. of magma into the spreading of ocean ridges as the Mid-Atlantic Ridge propels plates apart.
  5. A type of crust that carries land.
  6. When tectonic plates move together and push upwards.
  7. Liquid nickel and iron. With high pressure and temperature.
  8. sections of the earth’s crust.
  9. Cold, denser oceanic lithosphere sinks due to gravity into the subduction zones (where one plate has been moved under another) at places such as the Aleutian trench; this drags the rest of the plate with it.

18 Clues: sections of the earth’s crust. • A type of crust that carries land. • A type of crust that carries water. • Tectonic plates that slide past each other. • When tectonic plates move apart from each other. • The upper part of the mantle that is semi-molten. • The areas where two or more plates meet each other. • When tectonic plates move together and push upwards. • ...

Geology 2022-04-28

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ crust is denser and thinner of the two types of crust
  2. A divergent plate boundary can result in this geological feature such as the "Great" one in Africa or the one in the Mid-Atlantic.
  3. when one plate in plate tectonics (usually the denser one) is push below the other.
  4. The San Andreas ______ fault in California extends roughly 750 miles along a transverse plate boundary!
  5. Rocks formed by the cooling and solidifying of molten materials
  6. Solid inorganic naturally occurring compounds that have distinct organized compositions
  7. The ____ core is the only liquid layer, and is mainly made up of the metals iron and nickel.
  8. is the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface.
  9. Molten rock material found below Earth's surface
  10. The ____ core is the solid, mostly iron, center of our planet.
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  1. Mountains are formed at this type of tectonic plate boundary.
  2. Plate _______ is a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates that float on & travel independently over the mantle. Earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  3. Name of the supercontinent from when all the landmasses were joined together
  4. The most common mineral in Earth's crust.
  5. the outermost solid shell of our rocky planet.
  6. ________ crust is lighter and thicker of the two types of crust.
  7. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
  8. hot molten rock erupted from a volcano or fissure.
  9. Horizontal layer of mostly rock sediments
  10. The majority of Earth's volcanos and earthquakes occur along the Ring of ______.
  11. Last name of the German scientist who first proposed the theory of plate tectonics.
  12. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  13. rocks form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors
  14. The scientific study of Earth (not just rocks!)
  15. layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust

25 Clues: The most common mineral in Earth's crust. • Horizontal layer of mostly rock sediments • the outermost solid shell of our rocky planet. • The scientific study of Earth (not just rocks!) • Molten rock material found below Earth's surface • hot molten rock erupted from a volcano or fissure. • Mountains are formed at this type of tectonic plate boundary. • ...

Tectnoic plates Crossword 2023-10-30

Tectnoic plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest of the earth's layers
  2. The plate containing Argentina (2 words)
  3. The plate that covers most of Asia
  4. The Juan de ____ plate
  5. The total number of tectonic plates
  6. The type of Boundary that is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving apart from each other
  7. The smallest plate (3 words)
  8. The plate covering most of the south
  9. The largest tectonic plate
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  1. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  2. The plate covering most of the West side of the South American Plate
  3. Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor (two words)
  4. The outermost rigid layer of earth
  5. The number of major tectonic plates
  6. The number of minor tectonic plates
  7. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  8. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  9. the plate containing Greenland (2 words)
  10. Plate _________
  11. The type of Boundary when one plate slides beneath the other one

20 Clues: Plate _________ • The Juan de ____ plate • The largest tectonic plate • The smallest plate (3 words) • The largest of the earth's layers • The outermost rigid layer of earth • The plate that covers most of Asia • The number of major tectonic plates • The number of minor tectonic plates • The total number of tectonic plates • The plate covering most of the south • ...

Tic-Tac Toe Crossword 2021-11-02

Tic-Tac Toe Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hydrothermal Vent
  2. Plate Tectonics
  3. Divergent Boundary
  4. Convergent Boundary
  5. Desiccation
  6. Asthenosphere
  7. Isostasy
  8. Transform Boundary
Down
  1. Trench
  2. Continental Shelf
  3. Subduction
  4. Continental Drift
  5. Infauna
  6. Zonation
  7. Lithosphere

15 Clues: Trench • Infauna • Zonation • Isostasy • Subduction • Desiccation • Lithosphere • Asthenosphere • Plate Tectonics • Hydrothermal Vent • Continental Shelf • Continental Drift • Divergent Boundary • Transform Boundary • Convergent Boundary

Tectonic Plate Crossword! 2014-04-16

Tectonic Plate Crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  2. referring to DC and causing electrons to flow from the base metal to the electrode
  3. violent shaking of the earth
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  5. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming approximately 300 million years ago. It began to break apart around 100 million years after it formed
  6. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  7. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of Earth's lithosphere
  8. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other within continents initially produce rifts which produce rift valleys
  9. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  10. Slab pull is the movement of tectonic plate lithosphere due to convection currents in the asthenosphere. When the currents circulate they pull the tectonic plates down causing subduction. The slab pull force is a tectonic plate force due to subduction
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  1. A geomagnetic reversal is a change in the Earth's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged
  2. A transform fault or transform boundary, also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction
  3. In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary, is an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  4. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
  5. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  6. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  7. Ridge push or sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge

17 Clues: violent shaking of the earth • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • referring to DC and causing electrons to flow from the base metal to the electrode • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time • ...

Science Vocabulary 2021-12-16

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

15 Clues: when to plates come together • 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 • two plates that slide past each other • Lava before it comes out of a volcano. • core The innermost layer of the earth • A mountain that holds and releases lava • ...

Tectonic Plate Movement 2021-04-27

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

19 Clues: land plate • caused by divergent • The top layer of Earth • The center of the Earth • The thickest part of Earth • 2 continental plates colliding • The layer above the inner core • caused by convergent subduction • in the upper part of the mantle • 2 continental plates forming a tipi • 2 plates sliding against each other • a feature that plate tectonics form • ...

chapter 9 2023-04-24

chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earths surface plates
  2. magnetized objects orient themselves
  3. outermost rock layer
  4. circulation of different materials
  5. reverse and orient
  6. Two palates collide
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  1. mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  2. two plates separate
  3. plates sank below the buoyant plate
  4. push moves lithosphere in opposite directions
  5. two pates passed one another
  6. opposite direction of the magnetic field
  7. Continents are in constant motion
  8. oceanic crust that forms
  9. Another word for supercontinent

15 Clues: reverse and orient • two plates separate • Two palates collide • outermost rock layer • Earths surface plates • oceanic crust that forms • two pates passed one another • Another word for supercontinent • Continents are in constant motion • circulation of different materials • plates sank below the buoyant plate • magnetized objects orient themselves • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2017-11-21

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  2. Occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle.
  3. A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a convergent boundary is likely to produce this
  4. A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _____ boundary.
  5. According to Wegener's hypothesis of_____ the continents were once joined together in a single land mass.
  6. The process of ____ continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge.
  7. A place where two places move away from one another in opposite directions is called a ____boundary.
  8. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  9. The lithosphere is broken into sections
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  1. A place where two plates move toward one another and collide is known as a _____ boundary.
  2. The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of plate ____.
  3. Mid-ocean ridges form the ____mountain ranges on Earth
  4. Most geologist think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by this
  5. Old oceanic crust is _____ dense than new oceanic crust
  6. What technology did scientists use in the mid-1900s to map the mid-ocean ridge?
  7. If subduction occurs faster than oceanic crust can be created an ocean will _____
  8. When continental plates pull apart at a divergent boundary

17 Clues: The lithosphere is broken into sections • Mid-ocean ridges form the ____mountain ranges on Earth • Old oceanic crust is _____ dense than new oceanic crust • When continental plates pull apart at a divergent boundary • Occurs where the oceanic crust bends down toward the mantle. • Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock • ...

plate tectonics 2024-05-15

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. denser, thinner crust type
  2. place at which the energy is released
  3. floats higher on the mantle
  4. measures north and south
  5. extremely explosive volcanoes
  6. the plate boundary we live on top of
  7. receipt of solar radiation hitting earths surface
  8. ____ magnitude scale used to measure earthquake
  9. small but very steep volcanoes
  10. plates moving away from each other
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  1. head on collision between plates
  2. the big island of Hawaiian is this type of volcanoe
  3. laws dealing with the natural laws of energy
  4. movement of a material because of temperature
  5. layer of the earth that the plates float atop of
  6. nicknamed meridians
  7. release of energy from the earth

17 Clues: nicknamed meridians • measures north and south • denser, thinner crust type • floats higher on the mantle • extremely explosive volcanoes • small but very steep volcanoes • head on collision between plates • release of energy from the earth • plates moving away from each other • the plate boundary we live on top of • place at which the energy is released • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger
  2. The height of a seismic wave measured on a seismograph
  3. The force acting on a tectonic plate, causing it to change
  4. When plates rub next to each other and cause a chipping or breaking of the rock
  5. A tool to measure the speed and power of Earthquakes
  6. The type of plate boundary that experiences tension
  7. The exact place where the tectonic plate moved
  8. A pulling force on the tectonic plates, making them thinner
  9. A wave or series of waves caused by an earthquake, landslide, or asteroid.
Down
  1. The type of plate boundary that experiences Compression
  2. The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller
  3. The force acting on tectonic plates causing them to squeeze or break
  4. Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress
  5. A number that describes the size of an Earthquake
  6. The place above the focus where the Earthquake is felt the most
  7. The type of plate that experiences Shearing
  8. The tectonic plates moving under water is known as Ocean Floor ______

17 Clues: The type of plate that experiences Shearing • Shaking or trembling caused by tectonic stress • The exact place where the tectonic plate moved • The type of seismic wave that is slower, larger • The type of seismic wave that is faster, smaller • A number that describes the size of an Earthquake • The type of plate boundary that experiences tension • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. together
  2. sideways and downwards
  3. geological process
  4. Europe
  5. natural disaster
  6. ocean depths
  7. Planet
  8. water
  9. causes natural disasters
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  1. pangea
  2. relating to ocean
  3. Earth
  4. rock
  5. ocean
  6. edge
  7. molten rock
  8. dinner

17 Clues: rock • edge • Earth • ocean • water • pangea • Europe • Planet • dinner • together • molten rock • ocean depths • natural disaster • relating to ocean • geological process • sideways and downwards • causes natural disasters

Plate Tectonics 2022-05-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  2. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another
  5. secondary seismic waves produced by an earthquake
  6. the region of earth's interior between the crust and core.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  8. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have erupted from the earth's crust.
  9. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
Down
  1. How much energy is released by an earthquake
  2. When two plates slide past each other
  3. a crack or a fracture in Earth's crust where movement can occur
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. The partially melted portion of the mantle
  6. the first waves produced by an earthquake
  7. the outermost solid shell of earth
  8. States that Earth's surface is made up of rigid slabs of rock that move with respect to one another

17 Clues: the outermost solid shell of earth • When two plates slide past each other • the first waves produced by an earthquake • The partially melted portion of the mantle • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • How much energy is released by an earthquake • secondary seismic waves produced by an earthquake • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of boundary that involves plates sliding against each other
  2. the crust is divided into the continental and _______ crust
  3. this is an example of what happens at divergent boundaries
  4. scientist found theses on both Australia and southern Asia as evidence that the continents were once connected
  5. forms as continental plates push against one another
  6. a type of boundary where tectonic plates move into one another
  7. this force causes denser material to fall
  8. are caused when plates slide past one another;
Down
  1. a large mountain range that lies underwater in between continents.
  2. this layer contains parts that are moving at a slow rate
  3. advancements in this area has allowed scientist to better understand plate movement
  4. this layer of the Earth heats the mantle and causes denser magma to rise
  5. this is a factor along with temperature that causes convection currents in the mantle
  6. a type of boundary where plates are pushed away from one another
  7. known as a super-continent where all the continents where one large landmass
  8. this happens when hot material in the mantle rises reaches the surface cools and sinks back into the mantle; repeated cycle
  9. made up of the crust and upper mantle; make up of plates that are broken into sections

17 Clues: this force causes denser material to fall • are caused when plates slide past one another; • forms as continental plates push against one another • this layer contains parts that are moving at a slow rate • this is an example of what happens at divergent boundaries • the crust is divided into the continental and _______ crust • ...

Contnental Drift 2024-11-11

Contnental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of one plate going under another.
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
  3. the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart.
  4. Spreading the process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. refers to the movement of Earth's plates.
Down
  1. part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea.
  2. currents in the mantle that drive plate movement.
  3. the rigid outer part of the Earth, involved in plate tectonics.
  4. remnants of ancient organisms used as evidence for continental drift.
  5. the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates.
  6. Wegener the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  7. a crack or split, such as the one between separating continents.

12 Clues: Boundary where two tectonic plates meet. • refers to the movement of Earth's plates. • the process of one plate going under another. • currents in the mantle that drive plate movement. • part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea. • the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust?
  2. What is the second layer of Earth
  3. Why is it important to know about plate tectonics?
  4. What is the bowl-shaped basin in the top of the volcano called?
Down
  1. What can subduction create?
  2. What can cause plate tectonics?
  3. convergent plates move?
  4. lava What are the characteristics of a shield volcano?
  5. plate boundaries where are earthquakes created?
  6. Ridge where could we see an example of a constructive plate boundary?

10 Clues: convergent plates move? • What can subduction create? • What can cause plate tectonics? • What is the second layer of Earth • Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust? • plate boundaries where are earthquakes created? • Why is it important to know about plate tectonics? • lava What are the characteristics of a shield volcano? • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-03-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an agreement negotiating greenhouse gas targets
  2. A Chinese citizen group fighting internet censorship in China
  3. the average number of births per thousand women of childbearing age.
  4. the tendency for a population to grow despite a fall in the birth rate or fertility levels is population..
  5. The extent to which cultures are mixed
  6. The Earths water, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form
  7. The character of a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in.
  8. When a product or service is adapted to the culture it is sold in.
  9. The degree to which a human or system is susceptible to an event
  10. Meat produced in a laboratory
  11. An agency that helps millions of refugees around the world
Down
  1. her mission is to promote the circular economy
  2. A fast spreading outbreak of a disease in a community
  3. the study of disease
  4. The amount of solar radiation reaching a given area
  5. She was anti-Malthusian
  6. Measures take to reduce the causes of climate change

17 Clues: the study of disease • She was anti-Malthusian • Meat produced in a laboratory • The extent to which cultures are mixed • her mission is to promote the circular economy • an agreement negotiating greenhouse gas targets • The amount of solar radiation reaching a given area • Measures take to reduce the causes of climate change • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located in the upper mantle
  2. plate _
  3. _ american plate
  4. located in the lower mantle
  5. forms where two plates collide
  6. plate _
  7. Asia plate
  8. Antarctica plate
  9. the denser plate sinks below the other plate
  10. _ american plate
  11. _ to continental
Down
  1. forms where two plates slide past eachother
  2. australia plate
  3. the lithosphere is broken into pieces called _
  4. forms where two plates seperate
  5. Europe plate
  6. _ to oceanic
  7. earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock,or plates that move with respect to eachother
  8. Africa plate
  9. _ to oceanic

20 Clues: plate _ • plate _ • Asia plate • Europe plate • _ to oceanic • Africa plate • _ to oceanic • australia plate • _ american plate • Antarctica plate • _ american plate • _ to continental • located in the upper mantle • located in the lower mantle • forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates seperate • forms where two plates slide past eachother • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the alignment of magnetism in rock
  2. Hawaii for example
  3. force of gravity moves a plate down
  4. Earth's magnetic poles change places
  5. tectonic plate as its edge subducts
  6. thinner, more dense, younger crust
  7. plates slide past each other
  8. plates move towards each other
Down
  1. the large ocean covering Earth 225 mya
  2. records ground movements
  3. line on maps with points of same age
  4. move due to convection currents
  5. plates move apart
  6. The process that creates new sea floor
  7. A supercontinent 225 mya
  8. a graph of earth's movements
  9. resistance to flow

17 Clues: plates move apart • Hawaii for example • resistance to flow • records ground movements • A supercontinent 225 mya • plates slide past each other • a graph of earth's movements • plates move towards each other • move due to convection currents • the alignment of magnetism in rock • thinner, more dense, younger crust • force of gravity moves a plate down • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These form at divergent boundaries between oceanic crust.
  2. These form at either convergent or divergent boundaries where magma breaches the surface.
  3. These occur most often at transform boundaries, violently shaking the surface of the earth.
  4. These form in deep in the ocean at convergent boundaries.
  5. Alfred Wegener first came up with his idea for continental drift when he noticed that Africa and South America fit together like __________ pieces.
  6. New _________ is formed at divergent boundaries when magma cools to become rock.
  7. Which layer of the earth is broken into many plates.
  8. One piece of evidence for plate tectonics is the distribution of different species ___________ across continents.
  9. These ranges form on continental crust at convergent boundaries.
  10. The plates move do to _____________ currents in the mantle.
Down
  1. The type of boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  2. The type of boundary where two plates are moving towards each other.
  3. The plates are constantly __________, about the speed that your fingernails grow.
  4. The crust is broken into several large regions called __________.
  5. In this layer, directly beneath the crust, the material moves do to convection.
  6. The theory that the crust is broken into plates that are constantly moving.
  7. When one plate slides under another plate it is called a ___________ zone.
  8. The type of boundary where two plates slide past one another horizontally.

18 Clues: Which layer of the earth is broken into many plates. • These form at divergent boundaries between oceanic crust. • These form in deep in the ocean at convergent boundaries. • The plates move do to _____________ currents in the mantle. • These ranges form on continental crust at convergent boundaries. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Could be used to determine Continental Drift Theory
  2. What state of matter is the Outer Core?
  3. hottest layer of Earth
  4. Scientist who came up with Seafloor Spreading
  5. Landform that forms when oceanic and continental plates converge
  6. Solid Mantle and Crust
  7. When plates come together
  8. once covered many continents during Pangaea
Down
  1. State of matter that S waves move through
  2. When plates separate
  3. Texture of Asthenosphere
  4. All living things on Earth exist here
  5. When plates slip
  6. Oceanic crust is mostly what rock?
  7. Scientist who came up with CDT
  8. Continental crust is mostly what rock?
  9. What changes as you go farther from a mid ocean ridge?

17 Clues: When plates slip • When plates separate • hottest layer of Earth • Solid Mantle and Crust • Texture of Asthenosphere • When plates come together • Scientist who came up with CDT • Oceanic crust is mostly what rock? • All living things on Earth exist here • Continental crust is mostly what rock? • What state of matter is the Outer Core? • State of matter that S waves move through • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  2. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  3. a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  4. a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance
  5. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 2 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
  6. heat transfer within a material or between material that are touching
  7. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  8. transfer of heat by the movement of currents within a fluid
  9. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  10. the force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted
  11. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
Down
  1. the flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  2. the transfer of energy through space
  3. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. a dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
  6. the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface

17 Clues: the transfer of energy through space • the flow that transfers heat within a fluid • the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface • transfer of heat by the movement of currents within a fluid • the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous mountain range formed by 2 continental plates converging into each other
  2. Plate boundary where 2 plates slide past each other
  3. Plate boundary where 2 plates move towards each other
  4. When one plate is pushed under another
  5. Place under the crust where magma sits and creates volcanoes
  6. A piece of lithosphere that can move
  7. Layer of the Earth that is broken up into massive sections
  8. Occur where 2 plates are sliding past each other
  9. Where 2 plates meet
Down
  1. The most well known example of a transform boundary
  2. Plate boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  3. The movement of the plates
  4. Occur where 2 plates are converging or diverging
  5. The thicker of the 2 types of plates
  6. The deepest place in the Earth's lithosphere
  7. The thinner of the 2 types of plates
  8. The scientist who came up with the Continental Drift theory

17 Clues: Where 2 plates meet • The movement of the plates • The thicker of the 2 types of plates • The thinner of the 2 types of plates • A piece of lithosphere that can move • When one plate is pushed under another • The deepest place in the Earth's lithosphere • Occur where 2 plates are converging or diverging • Occur where 2 plates are sliding past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of Earth crust tha fit together into puzzle pieces
  2. Name of ocean that is surrounded by the Ring of Fire
  3. Rigid layer of Earth crust where all the plates are located
  4. In what country can you walk through a crack in the earth
  5. Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates
  6. Name of the original land mass before all the continents broke up
  7. Name of planet that has 7 continents
  8. Name of fault located on the west coast of the United States of America - no spaces
  9. The theory of Earth plates and plate movements
  10. Name of type of boundary that is between the Indo-Australian and Antarctic plate
Down
  1. Plates meet at what type of boundary
  2. What do scientists use to measure plate motions
  3. Name of plate that is adjacent to the North American plate and the San Andres Fault - no spaces
  4. Name of mountains that formed when the Indo-Australian Plate hit the Eurasian plate
  5. Plates move apart from each other at
  6. A deep valley where pieces of crust diverge on land - no spaces
  7. Plates slip past each other at?
  8. What type of boundary did the Andes mountain form at?
  9. Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe

19 Clues: Plates slip past each other at? • Plates meet at what type of boundary • Plates move apart from each other at • Name of planet that has 7 continents • The theory of Earth plates and plate movements • What do scientists use to measure plate motions • Breaks in earth's crust that are a result of plates • Name of plates that includes all of Asia and Europe • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The exterior portion of the earth that lies above the mantle.
  2. A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  3. Boundary two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  4. The point of the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  5. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
  6. A zone of the earth's mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere
  7. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
Down
  1. A fracture in the continuity of a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust
  2. Wave A type of seismic body wave in which rock particles vibrate parallel to the direction of wave travel.
  3. wave A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the Earth as opposed to through it
  4. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  5. An opening in the earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected
  6. The point of origin of an earthquake
  7. Wave An earthquake wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel
  8. The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  9. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  10. An instrument for automatically detecting and recording the intensity, direction, and duration of a movement of the ground, especially of an earthquake.

17 Clues: The point of origin of an earthquake • The layer of the earth between the crust and the core. • The exterior portion of the earth that lies above the mantle. • A zone of the earth's mantle that lies beneath the lithosphere • Boundary two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion • The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These ridges are formed when new crust is added.
  2. Waves used to determine the Earths interior structure.
  3. This property explains why continental plates float.
  4. Plastic layer of the earth
  5. The size of mineral crystals found in intrusive igneous rocks.
  6. Earthquakes can occur at the edge of these plate boundaries.
  7. These can form when plates collide.
  8. This is the process that causes the magma to move.
  9. This process holds the particles together in sedimentary rocks
  10. Proposed the existence of Pangaea.
Down
  1. These and fossils embedded in them are found in sedimentary rocks.
  2. These rock can look very different after heat and pressure.
  3. This occurs when oceanic crust meets a continental plate.
  4. When this occurs at high temperature metamorphic rock turn into lava
  5. They are evidence for continental drift.
  6. This process is one step in the rock cycle.
  7. this is one of the metal found in the Earths core.

17 Clues: Plastic layer of the earth • Proposed the existence of Pangaea. • These can form when plates collide. • They are evidence for continental drift. • This process is one step in the rock cycle. • These ridges are formed when new crust is added. • This is the process that causes the magma to move. • this is one of the metal found in the Earths core. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-03-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where is the magma?
  2. Found in Africa
  3. rise and fall of a fluid due to temperature
  4. Liquid rock
  5. Sinking oceanic plate
  6. Type of rock oceanic plates are made of
  7. formed by convergent plate boundaries
  8. Innermost layer of Earth
Down
  1. Often the aftermath of an earthquake
  2. Change in magnetic polarity
  3. Supercontinent
  4. Posed Continental Drift Theory in 1912
  5. These plates ride atop oceanic plates
  6. Shake, shake, shake!
  7. San Andreas Fault
  8. Where is Alfred Wegener from?
  9. Underwater mountains

17 Clues: Liquid rock • Supercontinent • Found in Africa • San Andreas Fault • Where is the magma? • Shake, shake, shake! • Underwater mountains • Sinking oceanic plate • Innermost layer of Earth • Change in magnetic polarity • Where is Alfred Wegener from? • Often the aftermath of an earthquake • These plates ride atop oceanic plates • formed by convergent plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcano that has a domed shape
  2. the slower more strong body wave
  3. the faster, less powerful body wave
  4. A surface wave that rolls.
  5. The more dense, thinner crust.
  6. A stress type that pushes things away
  7. a plate boundary that slides past another plate
  8. A plate boundary that collides
Down
  1. a surface wave that moves side to side
  2. Happens at convergent and divergent boundarys
  3. A type of stress that makes things slide past each other
  4. Happens at every plate boundary
  5. The less dense but thicker crust
  6. A type of volcano that has a steep coned shape
  7. A plate boundary that goes apart
  8. When a rock fractures and it moves
  9. A stress type that pushes things together

17 Clues: A surface wave that rolls. • The more dense, thinner crust. • A plate boundary that collides • Happens at every plate boundary • the slower more strong body wave • The less dense but thicker crust • A plate boundary that goes apart • When a rock fractures and it moves • the faster, less powerful body wave • A stress type that pushes things away • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that the Earth's crust is divided in sections
  2. Boundary where tectonic plates seperate
  3. Helps to track plate movement
  4. A place where tectonic plates touch
  5. Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
  6. Formed by ocean to continent convergent boundaries
  7. Most common type of divergent boundary
Down
  1. Boundary where tectonic plate collide
  2. Formed by transform boundaries
  3. Molten rock from a volcano
  4. When one plate sinks under another plate
  5. Plate sinks and is pulled down by gravity
  6. Formed by continent to continent convergent boundries
  7. Hot rock rises, cool rock sinks
  8. Mid ocean ridge forces older crust to move
  9. Where the San Andreas Fault is located
  10. The rate of movement in plates

17 Clues: Molten rock from a volcano • Helps to track plate movement • Formed by transform boundaries • The rate of movement in plates • Hot rock rises, cool rock sinks • A place where tectonic plates touch • Boundary where tectonic plate collide • Where the San Andreas Fault is located • Most common type of divergent boundary • Boundary where tectonic plates seperate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-11-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One giant land mass, 200 million years ago
  2. A crack, split, or break in something
  3. Long, narrow ditch
  4. Proposed theory about ocean-floor material
  5. A submarine ridge system
  6. Used to join or strengthen things
  7. Where two plates collide and the denser plate subducts under the less dense plate
  8. Hot fluid similar to lava
  9. Type of plate boundary
  10. Outer part of earth, inc. the crust and mantle
Down
  1. The gradual movement of continents through geologic time
  2. Type of plate boundary
  3. Type of plate boundary
  4. ______ spreading
  5. The upper layer of earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  6. Hard inner/outer layer of earth
  7. The movement caused within a fluid caused by the tendency of hotter fluid to rise and cooler material to sinkdense Closely compacted in substance
  8. Created Continental Drift Theory
  9. Capable of being attracted by a magnet

19 Clues: ______ spreading • Long, narrow ditch • Type of plate boundary • Type of plate boundary • Type of plate boundary • A submarine ridge system • Hot fluid similar to lava • Hard inner/outer layer of earth • Created Continental Drift Theory • Used to join or strengthen things • A crack, split, or break in something • Capable of being attracted by a magnet • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-11-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma once it has erupted
  2. A risk
  3. Shaking of the Earth
  4. Large movable segments
  5. lies between the crust and the outer core
  6. Drift Pieces of the land mass
  7. bent by stress
  8. The opening at the Earth's surface
  9. The thin outer layer
  10. containing a volcanic vent
Down
  1. Molten rock containing liquids, crystals, and dissolved gases
  2. area of fracturing
  3. The innermost layers
  4. follows a larger earthquake
  5. where an oceanic and continental plate move towards each other
  6. A vent (opening) in the surface of the Earth
  7. directly above the hypocenter

17 Clues: A risk • bent by stress • area of fracturing • The innermost layers • Shaking of the Earth • The thin outer layer • Large movable segments • magma once it has erupted • containing a volcanic vent • follows a larger earthquake • Drift Pieces of the land mass • directly above the hypocenter • The opening at the Earth's surface • lies between the crust and the outer core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-05-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another.
  2. Hot molten rock erupted from a volcano or fissure.
  3. The type of wave that forms from earthquakes.
  4. Type of boundary where plates slide past each other.
  5. Type of boundary where plates move apart.
  6. Vent on the surface of the earth that releases magma.
  7. Massive slabs of rock in the lithosphere that move with tectonics.
  8. Long, narrow ditches formed in the ocean floor.
Down
  1. The faster wave, can travel through all matter.
  2. Middle of a tectonic plate.
  3. Study of seismic waves.
  4. Hot fluid rock within the earth's crust.
  5. Type of boundary where plates come together.
  6. A narrow crack in the earth.
  7. Unexpected ground movement, caused by the release of energy in rocks
  8. The slower wave, can only travel through solids.
  9. A disturbance in a medium that carries energy.

17 Clues: Study of seismic waves. • Middle of a tectonic plate. • A narrow crack in the earth. • When one plate goes under another. • Hot fluid rock within the earth's crust. • Type of boundary where plates move apart. • Type of boundary where plates come together. • The type of wave that forms from earthquakes. • A disturbance in a medium that carries energy. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron 2013-11-25

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of the earth
  2. plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur
  3. word for plate tectonics
  4. force
  5. core/ liquid layer of earth's core
  6. Boundary/Where two plates push against each other
  7. spreading/the process in which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies.
  8. landmass of all of today's continents combined
  9. Boundary/boundary where two plates move away from each other
  10. force
Down
  1. of mantle rock that flows slowly and allows tectonic plates to float on top of it\
  2. tectonics/the theory that explains how large pieces of earth's outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape
  3. outermost layer made of the crust and the top part of the mantle
  4. crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean
  5. crust/surface above sea level that composes earth's continents
  6. break in earth's crust
  7. core/solid dense center of the earth
  8. fold in the rock layers due to stress
  9. boundary/boundary where two plates slide past each other

19 Clues: force • force • layer of the earth • break in earth's crust • word for plate tectonics • core/ liquid layer of earth's core • core/solid dense center of the earth • fold in the rock layers due to stress • plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur • crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean • landmass of all of today's continents combined • ...

Plate Tectonics - Year 9 2024-10-30

Plate Tectonics - Year 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Matches up on either side of the mid ocean ridge.
  2. Scientist who proposed continental drift.
  3. Coal is thought to be formed in ________.
  4. Process for moving tectonic plates which relies on gravity and subduction (2 words).
  5. Plate tectonics is thought to be important for nutrient ________.
  6. Formed by the collision of the Indo-Australian and Sunda plates.
  7. Island arcs are formed by the convergence of plates mainly composed of __________ crust.
  8. One of the types of evidence for continental drift.
  9. Type of volcano that formed the Bunya Mountains.
  10. Evidence for a global flood: fossils on the top of _________.
  11. Point (often below the surface) where the earthquake originates.
  12. Supercontinent proposed by German meteorologist.
  13. Mount Everest is getting __________.
  14. Type of boundary where new oceanic crust forms.
  15. Physical property that means that oceanic plates subduct below continental plates.
  16. The plate subducting to form the Andes Mountains.
Down
  1. Type of boundary where plates slide past each other.
  2. Hot spots are ________.
  3. The thickest layer of the earth.
  4. Currents in the mantle which power plate tectonics.
  5. Evidence for a global flood: fossils indicating ________ burial.
  6. Basalt is denser than _________.
  7. A lot of coal deposits are found at the ________.
  8. The Himalayan Mountains involve what type of crust?
  9. Plate tectonics is thought to act as a _______.
  10. The Himalayan Mountains involve what type of boundary?
  11. The thinnest layer of the earth (2 words).
  12. Term for the 'plastic' layer of the mantle.
  13. The number of main tectonic plates.
  14. Term for the crust and upper mantle.
  15. These Islands are formed from a hot spot.
  16. Convection currents rely on differences in __________ in the mantle.
  17. Diagrams in Science must be drawn in __________.

33 Clues: Hot spots are ________. • The thickest layer of the earth. • Basalt is denser than _________. • The number of main tectonic plates. • Term for the crust and upper mantle. • Mount Everest is getting __________. • Scientist who proposed continental drift. • Coal is thought to be formed in ________. • These Islands are formed from a hot spot. • ...

vocabulary Plate tectonics 2016-01-08

vocabulary Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greek word
  2. plate boundary plates divide
  3. Drag like a conveyor belt at a store
  4. Push student cutting in line
  5. is has a rigid rock layer
  6. valley forms on land
  7. denser plate sinks
  8. Pull a force like a cloth pulled off the table
  9. when two plates send energy to the surface
  10. ridge it forms at a divergent boundary
  11. arc a chain
Down
  1. made by a suducting plate
  2. plate boundary collide
  3. it is a network of satellites orbiting the Earth
  4. plastic layer
  5. plate boundary it's where two plates go past each other
  6. Current different temps. and density
  7. vs. Continent equal crust forms the mountain
  8. vs. Continent more dense sink forms a trench
  9. vs. Ocean subduction then an island arc forms

20 Clues: Greek word • arc a chain • plastic layer • denser plate sinks • valley forms on land • plate boundary collide • made by a suducting plate • is has a rigid rock layer • plate boundary plates divide • Push student cutting in line • Drag like a conveyor belt at a store • Current different temps. and density • ridge it forms at a divergent boundary • ...

Contnental Drift 2024-11-11

Contnental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of one plate going under another.
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
  3. the supercontinent that existed before the continents drifted apart.
  4. Spreading the process that creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. refers to the movement of Earth's plates.
Down
  1. part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea.
  2. currents in the mantle that drive plate movement.
  3. the rigid outer part of the Earth, involved in plate tectonics.
  4. remnants of ancient organisms used as evidence for continental drift.
  5. the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates.
  6. Wegener the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  7. a crack or split, such as the one between separating continents.

12 Clues: Boundary where two tectonic plates meet. • refers to the movement of Earth's plates. • the process of one plate going under another. • currents in the mantle that drive plate movement. • part of the southern supercontinent that split from Pangaea. • the layer of Earth where convection currents help move plates. • ...

Earth systems Tcap Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth systems Tcap Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonics plates pull apart from magma and rises
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  4. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  10. Tectonic plates move toward each other, uBoundaryforms mountains and volcanoes
  11. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. Where tectonics plates slide past each other, Causes earthquakes
  4. Hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  5. Deep,elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens
  8. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithopshere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  9. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  10. Extinction Events Extinction events that occur over a longer time period

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens • a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Earth systems Tcap Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth systems Tcap Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonics plates pull apart from magma and rises
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  4. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  10. Tectonic plates move toward each other, uBoundaryforms mountains and volcanoes
  11. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. Where tectonics plates slide past each other, Causes earthquakes
  4. Hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  5. Deep,elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens
  8. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithopshere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  9. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  10. Extinction Events Extinction events that occur over a longer time period

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens • a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron 2013-11-25

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of the earth
  2. plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur
  3. word for plate tectonics
  4. force
  5. core/ liquid layer of earth's core
  6. Boundary/Where two plates push against each other
  7. spreading/the process in which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies.
  8. landmass of all of today's continents combined
  9. Boundary/boundary where two plates move away from each other
  10. force
Down
  1. of mantle rock that flows slowly and allows tectonic plates to float on top of it\
  2. tectonics/the theory that explains how large pieces of earth's outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape
  3. outermost layer made of the crust and the top part of the mantle
  4. crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean
  5. crust/surface above sea level that composes earth's continents
  6. break in earth's crust
  7. core/solid dense center of the earth
  8. fold in the rock layers due to stress
  9. boundary/boundary where two plates slide past each other

19 Clues: force • force • layer of the earth • break in earth's crust • word for plate tectonics • core/ liquid layer of earth's core • core/solid dense center of the earth • fold in the rock layers due to stress • plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur • crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean • landmass of all of today's continents combined • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron 2013-11-25

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle, By: Jessie Cooper and Morgan Ferqueron crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of the earth
  2. plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur
  3. Boundary/boundary where two plates move away from each other
  4. crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean
  5. outermost layer made of the crust and the top part of the mantle
  6. fold in the rock layers due to stress
  7. of mantle rock that flows slowly and allows tectonic plates to float on top of it\
  8. boundary/boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. core/ liquid layer of earth's core
Down
  1. spreading/the process in which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies.
  2. force
  3. core/solid dense center of the earth
  4. force
  5. word for plate tectonics
  6. crust/surface above sea level that composes earth's continents
  7. landmass of all of today's continents combined
  8. tectonics/the theory that explains how large pieces of earth's outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape
  9. Boundary/Where two plates push against each other
  10. break in earth's crust

19 Clues: force • force • layer of the earth • break in earth's crust • word for plate tectonics • core/ liquid layer of earth's core • core/solid dense center of the earth • fold in the rock layers due to stress • plate boundaries/ where most volcanoes occur • crust/ earth's crust located under the ocean • landmass of all of today's continents combined • ...

Earth Science Project 2013-12-02

Earth Science Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another word for a Convergent Boundary
  2. Convergent boundaries create these when being pushed together.
  3. Transform boundaries are known for causing this natural disaster.
  4. Another word for a transform boundary
  5. Deepest part of the Sea floor
  6. Divergent and Convergent Boundaries cause this natural disaster.
  7. Two tectonic plates sliding past each other.
  8. Two tectonic plates moving away from each other.
  9. Theory that the continents drift across the ocean bed.
  10. longest mountain range in the world
  11. Tectonics Theory that describees the motions on the lithosphere.
  12. Instrument that locate where the next earthquake may be.
Down
  1. Two tectonic plates moving towards each other.
  2. New oceanic crust through volcanic activity
  3. This happenes when Oceanic Plates moving towards a Continental plate
  4. Underwater mountain system formed by plates tectonics
  5. Center of an earthquake.
  6. Another word for a divergent Boundary
  7. mixture of semi-molten rock and molten.
  8. Earthquakes in a year.

20 Clues: Earthquakes in a year. • Center of an earthquake. • Deepest part of the Sea floor • longest mountain range in the world • Another word for a transform boundary • Another word for a divergent Boundary • Another word for a Convergent Boundary • mixture of semi-molten rock and molten. • New oceanic crust through volcanic activity • Two tectonic plates sliding past each other. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-02-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary, occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
  2. wave, a wave of energy that travels through the Earth and away from an earthquake in all directions
  3. is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  4. is a channel for conveying water or other fluid
  5. boundary, occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  7. zone, is a collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate
Down
  1. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this
  2. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  3. is not expected to ever erupt again
  4. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  6. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or submarine landslide
  7. is the outermost shell of a planet
  8. plates, are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere
  9. boundary, is a place where plates slide sideways past each other
  10. have not erupted for a very long time but may erupt at a future time

17 Clues: is the outermost shell of a planet • is not expected to ever erupt again • is a channel for conveying water or other fluid • is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • boundary, occurs when plates move towards each other and collide • boundary, is a place where plates slide sideways past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are the remains of things that lived long ago
  2. Plates that slide past each other
  3. A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
  4. Things have been melted, often by great heat
  5. Things move away from each other
  6. The largest volcano on Earth
  7. Soft layer of melted rock under the lithosphere
  8. A German scientist in 1912 that suggested that at one time all of the continents were joined together in a supercontinent called Pangaea
Down
  1. As the plates move the continents on them move as well
  2. Things move closer to each other
  3. Where 90% of all of the volcanoes are located
  4. The process in which one tectonic plate is forced beneath the edge of another plate
  5. The transform fault that extends for hundreds of miles through the state of California
  6. Earth's rigid outer layer
  7. The "Supercontinent"
  8. A British geologist that purposed that the heat from Earth's mantel caused continental drift
  9. The portion of the Earth lying between the crust and the core

17 Clues: The "Supercontinent" • Earth's rigid outer layer • The largest volcano on Earth • Things move closer to each other • Things move away from each other • Plates that slide past each other • Things have been melted, often by great heat • Where 90% of all of the volcanoes are located • Are the remains of things that lived long ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the closer to the epicenter of the earthquake, the more intense the shaking
  2. a crack in the Earth's crust
  3. a vibration of the Earth that is produced by a quick release of energy
  4. machine used to measure the seismic waves
  5. causes subduction, earthquakes, formation of trenches and mountains
  6. where inside the Earth that the earthquake occurred
  7. study of the large scale motion of the plates that make up the Earth's lithosphere
Down
  1. where on the Earth's surface (directly above the focus) that the earthquake occurred
  2. the measure of the earthquake remains unchanged despite the distance from the epicenter
  3. wave that makes the ground shake and roll
  4. causes seafloor spreading, mid-ocean ridges, earthquakes and rift valleys
  5. causes major earthquake
  6. wave that compresses and expands
  7. earth consists of ___ major plates
  8. tectonic plates are ____________ moving
  9. the data that is collected from earthquakes
  10. wave that vibrates side to side or up and down

17 Clues: causes major earthquake • a crack in the Earth's crust • wave that compresses and expands • earth consists of ___ major plates • tectonic plates are ____________ moving • wave that makes the ground shake and roll • machine used to measure the seismic waves • the data that is collected from earthquakes • wave that vibrates side to side or up and down • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-10-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary boundary between two colliding plates
  2. the bending of rock layers
  3. layer between the crust and the core
  4. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  5. a squeezing force
  6. spreading new lithosphere is created here
  7. outermost layer of the Earth
  8. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
Down
  1. drift theory that continents drift apart
  2. boundary boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  3. zone a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  4. core solid, dense center of the Earth
  5. soft layer of the mantle
  6. boundary boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  7. a pulling force
  8. a break in the Earth's crust
  9. core liquid layer of the Earth's core

17 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • core solid, dense center of the Earth • core liquid layer of the Earth's core • drift theory that continents drift apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift theory that continents drift apart
  2. a pulling force
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  5. boundary between two colliding plates
  6. core solid, dense center of the Earth
  7. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  8. a break in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. layer between the crust and the core
  2. soft layer of the mantle
  3. new lithosphere is created here
  4. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  5. the bending of rock layers
  6. a squeezing force
  7. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  8. core liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth

17 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • new lithosphere is created here • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • boundary between two colliding plates • core solid, dense center of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-06-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of plates next to each other, causing long linear valleys
  2. The movement of plates toward each other, causing mountain ranges
  3. A type of plate in the Earth's crust that moves over magma
  4. The 'o' in BOLTSS stands for...
  5. A mountain range above India, that includes Mount Everest
  6. Tectonic plates move at the same rate as your....... grow
  7. A weak spot in the mantle, where magma can escape to form volcanos
  8. A mountain range that runs through Canada and USA
Down
  1. Molten rock that moves in currents in the mantle
  2. When a heavier, denser plate is pushed under another
  3. A type of plate that is below an ocean
  4. The study of the Earth's environment, landscapes and people
  5. A mountain range on the west coast of South America
  6. The gradual movement of continents on the Earth's surface
  7. The type of plate that is under land
  8. The part of the Earth that contains magma and is between the crust and the core
  9. The movement of plates away from each other, creating ridges and rift valleys

17 Clues: The 'o' in BOLTSS stands for... • The type of plate that is under land • A type of plate that is below an ocean • Molten rock that moves in currents in the mantle • A mountain range that runs through Canada and USA • A mountain range on the west coast of South America • When a heavier, denser plate is pushed under another • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What boundary occurs when two plates pull apart.
  2. What occurs when hot rock moves in circular motions, hot rock going up and cold rock down?
  3. How does igneous rock turn into sediments?
  4. Where do convection currents occur?
  5. What boundary occurs when 2 plates move next to eachother?
  6. What do divergent boundries form?
  7. What do divergent boundaries cause other than ridges?
Down
  1. What plate boundary is it when a sudbuction zone occurs?
  2. What plate goes under the other.
  3. What is the crust of the upper mantle?
  4. What forms when two continental plates collide?
  5. How does magma turn into igneous rock?
  6. What shows up in extrusive and instrusive igneous rock to tell them apart?
  7. What do sediments go through to get to sedimentary rock?
  8. What happens when the ground shakes?
  9. What can transform boundaries make other than earthquakes?
  10. What cools that turns into igneous rock?

17 Clues: What plate goes under the other. • What do divergent boundries form? • Where do convection currents occur? • What happens when the ground shakes? • What is the crust of the upper mantle? • How does magma turn into igneous rock? • What cools that turns into igneous rock? • How does igneous rock turn into sediments? • What forms when two continental plates collide? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is one of the largest mountain ranges in the world and lies on a divergent plate boundary. It is formed when the gap left by the operating tectonic plate boundary is filled with molten material, causing a ridge to form.
  2. The name of the supercontinent that was created when bits of the continents merged millions of years ago.
  3. Geologists found similar plant and animal _______ on different continents. This shows that once the continents were together in a supercontinent.
  4. ___________ crust is the crust that forms on land.
  5. The layer of the earth that the crust lays on top of.
  6. _______ crust is the crust that forms in the ocean.
  7. It has been found that ________ ______ on different continents have the same rock types, rock layers, and rock ages and that they seem to connect, supporting the theory of continental drift.
  8. A giant deep ocean trench in the Pacific Ocean that lies at a convergent plate boundary and was formed through subduction
  9. This is the name of the plate boundary that forms when two tectonic plates crash into each other head on.
Down
  1. These things deposited coal and limestone and made scratches in the rock on different continents that when matched up revealed that the continents were once joined together into a supercontinent.
  2. __________ happens when a denser tectonic plate is shoved underneath a less dense tectonic plate and the denser plate melts in the mantle.
  3. _____ is what it is called when waves of sound are bounced off of an object to record the distance and shape of the object.
  4. This plate boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  5. This plate boundary occurs when two tectonic plates rub and scrape against each other horizontally.
  6. When molten material fills the gap left behind by ocean trenches it causes the seafloor to get bigger. This is called ___ _____ _________.
  7. The person who invented the theory of continental drift and Pangaea (Last name).
  8. The broken up bits of the earth's crust that slowly move, collide, scrape together, and pull apart.

17 Clues: ___________ crust is the crust that forms on land. • _______ crust is the crust that forms in the ocean. • The layer of the earth that the crust lays on top of. • This plate boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The person who invented the theory of continental drift and Pangaea (Last name). • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thinnest Layer
  2. Plates colliding
  3. Rigid layer on crust
  4. Product of Convection Currents
  5. Surrounds the inner core
  6. Soft layer of the mantle
  7. Plates separating
  8. The denser crust
  9. Thickest Layer
  10. Used to track plate tectonic movement
  11. Process to make magma and new land
Down
  1. The belief of a super continent
  2. The less dense crust
  3. Where to plates meet
  4. Densest Layer
  5. Happens in order to make magma
  6. Plates Sliding

17 Clues: Densest Layer • Thinnest Layer • Plates Sliding • Thickest Layer • Plates colliding • The denser crust • Plates separating • The less dense crust • Where to plates meet • Rigid layer on crust • Surrounds the inner core • Soft layer of the mantle • Product of Convection Currents • Happens in order to make magma • The belief of a super continent • Process to make magma and new land • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-03-28

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thing that is caused by two oceanic plates going apart
  2. the part containing the upper mantle and causing the plate tectonics to move
  3. the part of the earth containing the crust and the upper mantle
  4. the part containing all the mantle
  5. where one plate meets another
  6. the hottest part of earth
  7. The land we stand on
  8. The part of the core that is liquid
  9. The theory that Alfred Wegner came up with
  10. when two plates go apart
  11. The thing that all plates are made of
Down
  1. the hottest part of earth
  2. the type of boundaries that slides past one another
  3. the idea Alfred Wegner came up with
  4. when one plate goes under another
  5. The second layer of the earth
  6. The first layer of the earth
  7. the type of boundary where two plates Collide

18 Clues: The land we stand on • when two plates go apart • the hottest part of earth • the hottest part of earth • The first layer of the earth • where one plate meets another • The second layer of the earth • when one plate goes under another • the part containing all the mantle • the idea Alfred Wegner came up with • The part of the core that is liquid • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-06-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture in the Earth's crust where rocks have moved.
  2. A shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy.
  3. A boundary where plates move apart, often creating mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
  4. Current The movement of heat within the mantle that drives plate tectonics.
  5. The soft, plastic layer beneath the lithosphere where plates move.
  6. The outermost solid layer of the Earth, either oceanic or continental.
  7. A boundary where plates collide, leading to subduction, earthquakes, or mountain building.
  8. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, composed of the crust and upper mantle.
Down
  1. An area where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  2. The supercontinent that existed before the breakup of continents.
  3. A boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.
  4. The layer beneath the Earth's crust, mostly solid but capable of flowing.
  5. A chain of underwater mountains where new oceanic crust is formed.
  6. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor formed by subduction.
  7. An area where one tectonic plate slides under another.
  8. An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
  9. Wegener Scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift.

17 Clues: An area where two or more tectonic plates meet. • An area where one tectonic plate slides under another. • A fracture in the Earth's crust where rocks have moved. • A shaking of the Earth caused by the release of energy. • The supercontinent that existed before the breakup of continents. • The soft, plastic layer beneath the lithosphere where plates move. • ...

Earth systems Tcap Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth systems Tcap Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonics plates pull apart from magma and rises
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  4. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  10. Tectonic plates move toward each other, uBoundaryforms mountains and volcanoes
  11. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
Down
  1. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  3. Where tectonics plates slide past each other, Causes earthquakes
  4. Hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  5. Deep,elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens
  8. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithopshere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  9. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  10. Extinction Events Extinction events that occur over a longer time period

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava of magma cools and hardens • a group of the same speciesSeismograph instruments • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-10-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading new lithosphere is created here
  2. a squeezing force
  3. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  4. core solid, dense center of the Earth
  5. boundary boundary between two colliding plates
  6. boundary boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  7. a pulling force
  8. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
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  1. soft layer of the mantle
  2. a break in the Earth's crust
  3. the bending of rock layers
  4. drift theory that continents drift apart
  5. zone a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  6. core liquid layer of the Earth's core
  7. layer between the crust and the core
  8. boundary boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  9. outermost layer of the Earth

17 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • core liquid layer of the Earth's core • core solid, dense center of the Earth • drift theory that continents drift apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid,dense center of the Earth.
  2. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  3. a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
  4. the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.
  5. the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
  6. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
  7. the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material.
  8. the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere.
Down
  1. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. the type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
  3. the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  4. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  5. the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
  6. a fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
  7. the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
  8. the bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
  9. the thin,outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
  10. literally, the "middle sphere"-the strong,lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.

18 Clues: the solid,dense center of the Earth. • the layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed. • the bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust. • the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat transfer by the movement of currents in a liquid
  2. the theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. Liquids rise and fall in a convection current because of this
  4. a single section of the lithosphere
  5. A soft sublayer of the mantle
  6. the place where two plates collide
  7. core The solid sublayer of the core
  8. The ocean floor moving apart like conveyor belts. This occurs as a result of new crust being added
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  1. the place where two plates move away from each other
  2. The innermost layer of the Earth
  3. The uppermost layer of the mantle and the crust
  4. The outermost layer of the Earth made up of solid rock
  5. the place where two plates slide across each other in opposite directions
  6. The liquid sublayer of the core
  7. A main layer of the Earth made up of molten rock
  8. The theory that continents were once connected in one landmass and have separated and moved away from each other
  9. the name of the landmass before the continents separated

17 Clues: A soft sublayer of the mantle • The liquid sublayer of the core • The innermost layer of the Earth • the place where two plates collide • a single section of the lithosphere • core The solid sublayer of the core • The uppermost layer of the mantle and the crust • A main layer of the Earth made up of molten rock • the place where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ‐ the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  2. ‐ melted rock on Earth’s surface.
  3. ‐A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction.
  4. ‐ A trembling and shaking of the earth's surface resulting from the sudden release of energy in the crust.
  5. Boundary ‐The boundary that occurs where two plates are pushing toward each other.
  6. plate ‐ a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere.
  7. ‐ the layer of Earth between the core and the crust
  8. ‐ The name given to the super continent that existed more than 225 million years ago, in which the present‐day continents were joined together in one large landmass.
  9. boundary ‐ an area where two or more tectonic plates meet.
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  1. Boundary ‐The boundary that occurs where two plates are moving apart from each other.
  2. ‐ a straight line of travel where data is being collected.
  3. ‐ a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  4. Core ‐The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel.
  5. ‐ Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer.
  6. spot ‐ is formed when very hot rock rises from the mantle and erupts through Earth’s crust.
  7. ‐ Made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
  8. ‐ the outermost layer of Earth.
  9. Core ‐ This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core.
  10. ‐Molten rock that flows beneath the earth's surface and is made up of gases, liquids, and crystals.
  11. ‐ This dense layer of the earth is made of hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust.

20 Clues: ‐ the outermost layer of Earth. • ‐ melted rock on Earth’s surface. • ‐ the layer of Earth between the core and the crust • ‐ Made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle • ‐ a straight line of travel where data is being collected. • boundary ‐ an area where two or more tectonic plates meet. • ‐ Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-23

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small earthquake before earthquake
  2. Earths middle layer
  3. Type of fault where the motion is opposite of normal faults
  4. Large sea wave
  5. Earths first layer
  6. Type of fault that occurs when hanging walls drop relative to the foot wall
  7. Earths final layer
  8. Shaking of Earth because of a rapid release of energy
  9. Type of plate boundary where two plates are being pushed apart
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  1. Type of plate boundary where two plates are being pushed together
  2. When sandy soil becomes saturated with water and can no long support buildings
  3. Type of plate boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  4. Small earthquake after earthquake
  5. Type of fault where rocks are pushed horizontally in opposite directions
  6. Caused by loosened soil or lots of rain
  7. A force that can deform or move rock
  8. Volcanic mudflow of water and ash

17 Clues: Large sea wave • Earths first layer • Earths final layer • Earths middle layer • Small earthquake after earthquake • Volcanic mudflow of water and ash • Small earthquake before earthquake • A force that can deform or move rock • Caused by loosened soil or lots of rain • Shaking of Earth because of a rapid release of energy • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. Crust is destroyed.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions. No crust formed or destroyed.
  3. The name of the single landmass - a supercontinent - that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
  4. Theory created by Alfred Wegener that describe the movement of continents away from the supercontinent Pangaea over time.
  5. A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor.
  6. Large movable plates of lithosphere under the Earth's surface that "ride" or move on the asthenosphere.
  7. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity.
Down
  1. The region where two tectonic plates are in contact and result in a natural phenomena or landform.
  2. Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge, slabs of rock - continental and oceanic - moving on the asthenosphere.
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  4. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  6. A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean.
  7. Some are formed by two continental plates colliding and forcing each other upwards.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. New crust is formed.
  9. A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled.
  10. A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.

17 Clues: A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean. • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor. • A break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. Crust is destroyed. • The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the crust of the upper mantle?
  2. How does magma turn into igneous rock?
  3. What plate goes under the other.
  4. What boundary occurs when two plates pull apart.
  5. What shows up in extrusive and instrusive igneous rock to tell them apart?
  6. What can transform boundaries make other than earthquakes?
  7. What cools that turns into igneous rock?
  8. Where do convection currents occur?
  9. What happens when the ground shakes?
  10. How does igneous rock turn into sediments?
Down
  1. What occurs when hot rock moves in circular motions, hot rock going up and cold rock down?
  2. What forms when two continental plates collide?
  3. What plate boundary is it when a sudbuction zone occurs?
  4. What boundary occurs when 2 plates move next to eachother?
  5. What do divergent boundaries cause other than ridges?
  6. What do divergent boundries form?
  7. What do sediments go through to get to sedimentary rock?

17 Clues: What plate goes under the other. • What do divergent boundries form? • Where do convection currents occur? • What happens when the ground shakes? • What is the crust of the upper mantle? • How does magma turn into igneous rock? • What cools that turns into igneous rock? • How does igneous rock turn into sediments? • What forms when two continental plates collide? • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the stress that pulls rock
  2. a tool that measures the force of an earthquake
  3. the record produced by an earthquake
  4. a force that changes somethings volume or shape
  5. causes two plates to slip past each other and break
  6. a scale that measures the seismic waves intensity
  7. a violent shaking of the ground
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  1. records the total destruction of an earthquake
  2. the stress that pushes rock together
  3. caused by tension
  4. roll the ground like ocean waves
  5. caused by shearing
  6. often known as the secondary wave
  7. the point directly above the focus
  8. the place in Earths crust where the earthquakes starts
  9. caused by compression
  10. the seismic wave that arrives fist

17 Clues: caused by tension • caused by shearing • caused by compression • the stress that pulls rock • a violent shaking of the ground • roll the ground like ocean waves • often known as the secondary wave • the point directly above the focus • the seismic wave that arrives fist • the stress that pushes rock together • the record produced by an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heat transferring through empty space
  2. The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
  3. the 4 and last layer of the earth
  4. Heat transferred through contact with matter
  5. a part of the crust and upper mantle
  6. a mountain with magma in it
  7. A black volcanic rock
  8. when two plates slide past eachother
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  1. a colorful rock found on the crust
  2. when two plate collide
  3. first layer of the earth
  4. third layer of the earth
  5. happens when two plate pull away from eachother
  6. super continents
  7. waves made during an earthquake
  8. An extended break in a body of rock
  9. The second layer of the earth

17 Clues: super continents • A black volcanic rock • when two plate collide • first layer of the earth • third layer of the earth • a mountain with magma in it • The second layer of the earth • waves made during an earthquake • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • a part of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates move apart
  2. is called the movement of plates
  3. The site of oldest ocean crust
  4. under the ocean floor.
  5. Pangaea.
  6. created the Theory of Contenintal Drift?
  7. under the continents.
  8. when two plates collide.
Down
  1. descend into the mantle below trenches in
  2. made when two plates collide
  3. of continents before they separated.
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. Wegener proposed the hypothesis that the continents
  6. once assembled together as a supercontinent he
  7. Located under the ocean floor
  8. plates move side slip
  9. a line of mountains connected by high ground.

17 Clues: Pangaea. • plates move apart • plates move side slip • under the continents. • under the ocean floor. • when two plates collide. • made when two plates collide • outermost layer of the earth • Located under the ocean floor • The site of oldest ocean crust • is called the movement of plates • of continents before they separated. • created the Theory of Contenintal Drift? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent where all land was once together
  2. The theory that all of Earth was once together
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  4. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. The crashing/colliding of two plate boundaries
  7. Two plates that slide past each other
  8. Where two plates slide past each other and cause earthquakes
Down
  1. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  2. rigid, rocky outer layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and the solid outermost layer of the upper mantle/where the plates are located
  3. Scientist who came up with the Continental Drift Theory
  4. Created when two continental plates collide
  5. The theory that says HOW the continents move around
  6. Created when a Oceanic plate and Continental Plate crash together
  7. The separation of two plate boundaries
  8. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  9. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics

17 Clues: Two plates that slide past each other • The separation of two plate boundaries • Created when two continental plates collide • The theory that all of Earth was once together • The crashing/colliding of two plate boundaries • The supercontinent where all land was once together • The theory that says HOW the continents move around • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-11-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of core that is metallic
  2. records earthquake wave
  3. used to locate a epicenter
  4. means sliding past each other
  5. means separating
  6. travels the fastest
  7. ocean where the mid-ocean ridge is located
  8. means sinking area
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  1. means coming together
  2. part of core that is liquid
  3. ancient super-continent
  4. type of current where warm fluids rise
  5. outer layer of Earth
  6. seismic sea wave
  7. located on the Earth's surface
  8. located deep inside the Crust
  9. layer that acts like a paste

17 Clues: seismic sea wave • means separating • means sinking area • travels the fastest • outer layer of Earth • means coming together • ancient super-continent • records earthquake wave • used to locate a epicenter • part of core that is liquid • layer that acts like a paste • part of core that is metallic • means sliding past each other • located deep inside the Crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. generate magma that erupts onto earth's surface
  2. piece of lithosphere with unique geologic history.
  3. explains how plates move and change shape
  4. study of alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
  5. cycle where continents form and break apart.
  6. solid, plastic layer of the mantle.
  7. undersea mountain chain with steep sides & narrow valley
  8. process when earth's crust breaks apart.
Down
  1. single landmass broke up and formed continents
  2. boundary where 2 tectonic plate are moving away from earth other
  3. boundary where 2 tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  4. single large ocean that covered earth
  5. supercontinent that formed 300 mil years ago.
  6. sudden movement of the earth
  7. boundary where 2 tectonic plates are colliding (coming together)
  8. new seafloor is created when magma reaches earth's surface
  9. solid, outer layer of the earth - crust & upper mantle

17 Clues: sudden movement of the earth • solid, plastic layer of the mantle. • single large ocean that covered earth • process when earth's crust breaks apart. • explains how plates move and change shape • cycle where continents form and break apart. • supercontinent that formed 300 mil years ago. • single landmass broke up and formed continents • ...

Boundaries 2022-04-15

Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate is denser than another.
  2. A supercontinent from 260 million years ago.
  3. Where major plate tectonics come together.
  4. Where two plates slide apart.
  5. Plates on the mantle moved by convection currents.
Down
  1. Plates that collide together.
  2. A group of mountains in the Atlantic Ocean.
  3. Where two plates slide apart.
  4. The 2nd topmost layer of the Earth.
  5. How the plate tectonics move around.

10 Clues: Plates that collide together. • Where two plates slide apart. • Where two plates slide apart. • The 2nd topmost layer of the Earth. • How the plate tectonics move around. • When one plate is denser than another. • Where major plate tectonics come together. • A group of mountains in the Atlantic Ocean. • A supercontinent from 260 million years ago. • ...

Earth's layers 2024-01-23

Earth's layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics-the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates
  2. the South pole becomes a North pole.
  3. current-heat-driven cycles that occur in the air,
  4. below the edge of another.
  5. drift - The movement of continents resulting
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  1. reversal-he process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole
  2. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate
  3. the motion of tectonic plates.
  4. movements cause seismic activity
  5. spreading- The floor or bottom of the sea.
  6. and mantle

11 Clues: and mantle • below the edge of another. • the motion of tectonic plates. • movements cause seismic activity • the South pole becomes a North pole. • spreading- The floor or bottom of the sea. • drift - The movement of continents resulting • current-heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, • the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate • ...

vocab 2024-04-12

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  2. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  3. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide.
  4. tectonic plate move toward each other,usually form mountains and volcanoes.
  5. the simi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  6. sudden events that led to a mass extinction.
  7. tectonic plates move away from each other, usally from new crust and rift valleys.
  8. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is decided into plate tectonics.
Down
  1. located between the mantle and the outer core.
  2. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  4. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  5. large, rigid peices of the earth's lithosphere that can move and interactv with each other along plate boundaries.
  6. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  7. where tectonic plates SLIDEpast each other.causes earthquakes.
  8. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one land mass.
  9. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  10. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.

18 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and the outer core. • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • a group of the same species living in the same area. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • extinction events that occur over a longer time period. • ...

Techtonic plates 2022-10-12

Techtonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Disruption caused by the collision of tectonic plates
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. rocks commonly created by the meeting of tectonic plates
  4. A type of eruption created by volcanos
  5. Result of tectonic plate movement
  6. Tectonic plate material
  7. A tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean
  8. Tectonic slab
  9. any of the world's main continuous expanses-of-land
  10. Crack or joint between tectonic plates
Down
  1. a super continent though to exist
  2. Long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicenters and volcanoes
  3. created from a convergent plate meet
  4. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape
  5. A deep depression on the ocean floor
  6. Tectonic plate jumped suddenly
  7. scientific theory explaining the movement of the earth's crust
  8. was created by divergent plate slide
  9. When plates slide past each other
  10. when two plates touch in some way
  11. When two plates move towards each other and collide

21 Clues: Tectonic slab • Tectonic plate material • Tectonic plate jumped suddenly • a super continent though to exist • Result of tectonic plate movement • When plates slide past each other • when two plates touch in some way • created from a convergent plate meet • A deep depression on the ocean floor • was created by divergent plate slide • A type of eruption created by volcanos • ...

tectonic plates crossword 2024-03-14

tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault line
  2. pattern
  3. spreading, Mid-ocean ridge
  4. Pressure
  5. Transform boundary
  6. Asthenosphere
  7. Mountain
Down
  1. Movement
  2. Conventicon
  3. layer
  4. Convergent boundary
  5. operate
  6. Plate tectonics
  7. oceanic
  8. Oceanic trench

15 Clues: layer • operate • pattern • oceanic • Movement • Pressure • Mountain • Fault line • Conventicon • Asthenosphere • Oceanic trench • Plate tectonics • Transform boundary • Convergent boundary • spreading, Mid-ocean ridge

Science plate tectonics 2026-02-03

Science plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed from the earth
  2. plate tectonics go away from each other
  3. Tectonics what made the world
Down
  1. plate tectonics collide with each other
  2. form sedimentary rocks
  3. plate tectonics slid past- each other

6 Clues: formed from the earth • form sedimentary rocks • Tectonics what made the world • plate tectonics slid past- each other • plate tectonics collide with each other • plate tectonics go away from each other

Earth's history crossword 2025-01-09

Earth's history crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hazard - A natural hazard, such as an earthquake, that cannot be accurately predicted.
  2. - Water stored in underground rock pores and aquifers.
  3. - A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  4. Boundary - A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  5. - The breaking down of rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface due to exposure to weather conditions.
  6. Tectonics - A scientific theory explaining the movement of Earth’s lithosphere, which forms continents, mountains, and ocean ridges.
  7. Construction - Building techniques designed to minimize damage from wildfires.
  8. Eruption - The release of magma, gas, and ash from a volcano, often occurring at tectonic plate boundaries.
  9. - The process by which weathered material is transported by wind, water, or ice.
  10. Boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move apart, forming mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
  11. Hazard - A natural hazard, such as a volcanic eruption, that can be monitored and forecasted.
  12. Valley - A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates.
  13. - The layer of Earth beneath the crust, where convection currents occur.
  14. - The rigid outer layer of Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  15. Distribution - The spread of fossils across continents, providing evidence for plate tectonics and continental drift.
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  1. Drift - The theory that continents have moved over geological time to their current locations.
  2. Boundary - A plate boundary where two plates collide, often forming mountains or causing subduction.
  3. Water - Water on the surface of the Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  4. - The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another, often at a convergent boundary.
  5. - A large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  6. Activity - Movements in the Earth's crust that often indicate potential earthquakes or volcanic activity.
  7. - The process by which surface water seeps into the ground to replenish groundwater.
  8. - A structure built to prevent flooding by holding back water.
  9. - A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, often caused by movement along a fault line.
  10. - A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
  11. - Earth’s outermost layer, composed of rock.
  12. Currents - Circular movements of fluid caused by the heat from Earth’s core, driving plate tectonics.
  13. Spreading - The formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates move apart.
  14. Hazard - A natural event such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or severe weather that poses risks to humans and the environment.
  15. Ocean Ridge - An underwater mountain range formed by divergent plate boundaries and sea-floor spreading.

30 Clues: - Earth’s outermost layer, composed of rock. • - Water stored in underground rock pores and aquifers. • - A structure built to prevent flooding by holding back water. • - A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater. • Valley - A lowland region formed by the divergence of tectonic plates. • ...

Geology 2016-03-24

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Andreas California/ where the best strike-slip fault was
  2. Drift/ when/how all the continents separated
  3. plate/ biggest plate
  4. sliding past each other
  5. moving apart from each other
  6. layer directly under the lithosphere
  7. steep sided depression in ocean floor
  8. tectonics/ structure of earths crust
  9. where to plates meet
  10. magma outside the volcano
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  1. zone/ area where 1 plate is being pulled under another``
  2. molten rock, gases, solid crystals and minerals
  3. core/ only liquid layer
  4. split apart different continents
  5. pushing towards each other
  6. made of the crust and upper mantle
  7. violent shaking on the ground
  8. dropped zones were plates are pulling apart
  9. Wagner/ German scientist
  10. a crack or fracture in earths crust

20 Clues: plate/ biggest plate • where to plates meet • core/ only liquid layer • sliding past each other • Wagner/ German scientist • magma outside the volcano • pushing towards each other • moving apart from each other • violent shaking on the ground • split apart different continents • made of the crust and upper mantle • a crack or fracture in earths crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-01-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Man's best friend
  2. Earth's outer layer that can be oceanic or continental.
  3. Large marsupial
  4. ___ Wegener was the first scientist to propose the theory of plate tectonics.
  5. The landform that was all the continents fit together like a puzzle.
  6. The ___ crust is older and more buoyant.
  7. A ___ boundary is when two plates slide passed each other.
  8. A ___ boundary is when two plates move away from each other.
  9. Another name for Earth's outermost layer besides The Crust.
  10. Caused by an oceanic plate being pushed under a continental plate.
  11. The Famous Geological Feature: The San Andreas ___
  12. The layer in between the core and the crust that is split into two layers.
  13. Organisms preserved in rock when heat and pressure is applied.
Down
  1. The ___ crust is younger and more dense.
  2. Seafloor ___ is caused by a divergent boundary.
  3. A ___ boundary is when two plates move towards each other.
  4. Flying mammal
  5. They are caused by movement in the Earth's crustal formations.
  6. Molten rock under the Earth's crust.
  7. The super continent Pangaea, was split into two parts named, Laurasia and ___.
  8. Plate ___ is the study of Earth's lithosphere divided into different moving plates.
  9. Has a trunk
  10. Where magma escapes the Earth to form islands.
  11. Likes to chase mice
  12. A Divergent boundary: The Mid Atlantic _­­__

25 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Molten rock under the Earth's crust. • The ___ crust is younger and more dense. • The ___ crust is older and more buoyant. • A Divergent boundary: The Mid Atlantic _­­__ • Seafloor ___ is caused by a divergent boundary. • Where magma escapes the Earth to form islands. • ...

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) 2014-02-20

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates that pull away from each other.
  2. two plates slipping passed one another.
  3. a line of volcanos located on the outer edges of the Pacific plate
  4. the plate that hold most of earths water
  5. the year that the theory became known (in 1900's)
  6. a land form that is formed where a convergent plate comes together usually shoots out lava
  7. the plate that holds North America
  8. two plates pushing against each other that can form mountains.
Down
  1. the plate in witch the Caribbean lies
  2. the plate that holds the third largest continent(Africa)
  3. the plate that upholds fiji
  4. caused by a divergent plate pulling away from one another and creates an underwater ridge Ex: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  5. holds the worlds largest continent/also the worlds largest country(Russia)
  6. the plate in witch South America is located
  7. the plate just west of the South American plate (stats with a N)
  8. these are caused by two convergent plates running into each other (they move upward)
  9. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
  10. the plate in witch Antarctica is located
  11. the plate in witch the philippines are located
  12. the plate that lies bettween the eurasian plate and the african plate(Arabian sea)

20 Clues: the plate that upholds fiji • the plate that holds North America • the plate in witch the Caribbean lies • two plates slipping passed one another. • the plate that hold most of earths water • the plate in witch Antarctica is located • two plates that pull away from each other. • the plate in witch South America is located • the plate in witch the philippines are located • ...

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) 2014-02-20

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are caused by two convergent plates running into each other (they move upward)
  2. the year that the theory became known (in 1900's)
  3. the plate in witch the Caribbean lies
  4. the plate that lies bettween the eurasian plate and the african plate(Arabian sea)
  5. the plate in witch the philippines are located
  6. the plate that holds North America
  7. a line of volcanos located on the outer edges of the Pacific plate
  8. the plate in witch Antarctica is located
Down
  1. two plates that pull away from each other.
  2. the plate in witch South America is located
  3. the plate that hold most of earths water
  4. two plates pushing against each other that can form mountains.
  5. a land form that is formed where a convergent plate comes together usually shoots out lava
  6. two plates slipping passed one another.
  7. caused by a divergent plate pulling away from one another and creates an underwater ridge Ex: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  8. holds the worlds largest continent/also the worlds largest country(Russia)
  9. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
  10. the plate that holds the third largest continent(Africa)
  11. the plate that upholds fiji
  12. the plate just west of the South American plate (stats with a N)

20 Clues: the plate that upholds fiji • the plate that holds North America • the plate in witch the Caribbean lies • two plates slipping passed one another. • the plate that hold most of earths water • the plate in witch Antarctica is located • two plates that pull away from each other. • the plate in witch South America is located • the plate in witch the philippines are located • ...

Plate Boundary Crossword 2023-12-08

Plate Boundary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate composed mainly of continental crust.
  2. A break and movement of the crust, associated with earthquake activity.
  3. Boundary in which one plate collides with another and there is no subduction (C-C).
  4. There are three types of this plate boundary.
  5. Currents found in the plastic mantle that are the driving force of plate tectonics.
  6. Another term for earthquake activity.
  7. This crust is more felsic, thicker and composed of Granite
  8. Plates that are ________ dense will sink below overriding crust.
  9. This plate boundary is where new crust is formed.
  10. Location of Mantle Convection Currents.
Down
  1. Is the process of one plate sinking below another plate.
  2. An increase in ___________ and earthquakes are found along crustal plate boundaries.
  3. Boundary in which one plate sinks below another plate (O-O, O-C).
  4. This crust is more mafic, thinner and composed mostly of Basalt.
  5. Combination of the Rigid Mantle and Crust.
  6. Hotspot found on a divergent plate boundary.
  7. Plate composed mostly of oceanic crust.
  8. This plate boundary crust is not created or destroyed.
  9. The ______ core is composed of molten Iron and Nickle.
  10. Hotspot found in the center of a large oceanic plate.

20 Clues: Another term for earthquake activity. • Plate composed mostly of oceanic crust. • Location of Mantle Convection Currents. • Combination of the Rigid Mantle and Crust. • Plate composed mainly of continental crust. • Hotspot found on a divergent plate boundary. • There are three types of this plate boundary. • This plate boundary is where new crust is formed. • ...

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition 2021-12-02

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denser TP moves under less dense TP
  2. Result of a convergent plate boundary
  3. Organization of soil
  4. Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist
  5. Material similar to bedrock
  6. Where earthquakes begin
  7. Region where mantle is heated
  8. Soil Organism
  9. Partially decomposed organic material
Down
  1. Earth's outermost rock layer
  2. Oceanic/Continental
  3. Parallel + Horizontal movement of plates
  4. These rest on plates
  5. Result of a divergent plate boundary
  6. Matter from remains of plants/animals
  7. Layer of Earth's crust that supports terrestrial life

16 Clues: Soil Organism • Oceanic/Continental • These rest on plates • Organization of soil • Where earthquakes begin • Material similar to bedrock • Earth's outermost rock layer • Region where mantle is heated • Denser TP moves under less dense TP • Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist • Result of a divergent plate boundary • Result of a convergent plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics and Geologic History 2022-03-08

Plate Tectonics and Geologic History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the continents fit _______
  2. There are many _______ volcanos on the west coast of Canada
  3. _________ plates are in constant motion
  4. There are many volcanos in the ______ ocean
  5. The mega continent
Down
  1. _________ happen when tectonic plates collide
  2. _________ are huge land masses
  3. ________ are a result of plate tectonics
  4. ______ tectonics

9 Clues: ______ tectonics • The mega continent • the continents fit _______ • _________ are huge land masses • _________ plates are in constant motion • ________ are a result of plate tectonics • There are many volcanos in the ______ ocean • _________ happen when tectonic plates collide • There are many _______ volcanos on the west coast of Canada

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) 2014-02-20

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the plate that holds the third largest continent(Africa)
  2. the plate that upholds fiji
  3. the year that the theory became known (in 1900's)
  4. the plate that lies bettween the eurasian plate and the african plate(Arabian sea)
  5. caused by a divergent plate pulling away from one another and creates an underwater ridge Ex: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  6. the plate in witch South America is located
  7. the plate just west of the South American plate (stats with a N)
  8. the plate in witch the Caribbean lies
  9. two plates slipping passed one another.
  10. holds the worlds largest continent/also the worlds largest country(Russia)
Down
  1. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
  2. two plates that pull away from each other.
  3. the plate in witch Antarctica is located
  4. these are caused by two convergent plates running into each other (they move upward)
  5. the plate that holds North America
  6. the plate in witch the philippines are located
  7. a land form that is formed where a convergent plate comes together usually shoots out lava
  8. the plate that hold most of earths water
  9. a line of volcanos located on the outer edges of the Pacific plate
  10. two plates pushing against each other that can form mountains.

20 Clues: the plate that upholds fiji • the plate that holds North America • the plate in witch the Caribbean lies • two plates slipping passed one another. • the plate in witch Antarctica is located • the plate that hold most of earths water • two plates that pull away from each other. • the plate in witch South America is located • the plate in witch the philippines are located • ...

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition 2021-12-02

Plate Tectonics/Soil Composition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Denser TP moves under less dense TP
  2. Result of a convergent plate boundary
  3. Organization of soil
  4. Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist
  5. Material similar to bedrock
  6. Where earthquakes begin
  7. Region where mantle is heated
  8. Soil Organism
  9. Partially decomposed organic material
Down
  1. Earth's outermost rock layer
  2. Oceanic/Continental
  3. Parallel + Horizontal movement of plates
  4. These rest on plates
  5. Result of a divergent plate boundary
  6. Matter from remains of plants/animals
  7. Layer of Earth's crust that supports terrestrial life

16 Clues: Soil Organism • Oceanic/Continental • These rest on plates • Organization of soil • Where earthquakes begin • Material similar to bedrock • Earth's outermost rock layer • Region where mantle is heated • Denser TP moves under less dense TP • Theory of Plate Tectonics scientist • Result of a divergent plate boundary • Result of a convergent plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2022-01-21

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault that runs through the center of California
  2. process occurring in the mantle that moves tectonic plates
  3. tallest mountain range in the world, formed at a convergent plate
  4. layer of the Earth that drives plate tectonics
  5. when an oceanic plate is pushed below a continental plate
  6. type of plate that is less dense
  7. layer of the Earth that produces the magnetic
  8. outermost layer of the Earth where we live
  9. plate boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
  10. innermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  2. each other
  3. Volcano in the cascade mountains that erupted in 1980
  4. landform created from subduction zones
  5. event that occurs when transform boundaries slide past each other
  6. type of plate that is more dense
  7. name of the landmass when all the continents were all together as one supercontinent
  8. oceanic plates are more ____________ than continental plates
  9. island country in the North Atlantic formed from a divergent plate boundary
  10. plate boundary where two plates are moving

20 Clues: each other • innermost layer of the Earth • type of plate that is more dense • type of plate that is less dense • landform created from subduction zones • outermost layer of the Earth where we live • plate boundary where two plates are moving • layer of the Earth that produces the magnetic • layer of the Earth that drives plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) 2014-02-20

Plate Tectonics (Boundaries) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates that pull away from each other.
  2. two plates slipping passed one another.
  3. a line of volcanos located on the outer edges of the Pacific plate
  4. the plate that hold most of earths water
  5. the year that the theory became known (in 1900's)
  6. a land form that is formed where a convergent plate comes together usually shoots out lava
  7. the plate that holds North America
  8. two plates pushing against each other that can form mountains.
Down
  1. the plate in witch the Caribbean lies
  2. the plate that holds the third largest continent(Africa)
  3. the plate that upholds fiji
  4. caused by a divergent plate pulling away from one another and creates an underwater ridge Ex: Mid Atlantic Ridge
  5. holds the worlds largest continent/also the worlds largest country(Russia)
  6. the plate in witch South America is located
  7. the plate just west of the South American plate (stats with a N)
  8. these are caused by two convergent plates running into each other (they move upward)
  9. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics and continental drift
  10. the plate in witch Antarctica is located
  11. the plate in witch the philippines are located
  12. the plate that lies bettween the eurasian plate and the african plate(Arabian sea)

20 Clues: the plate that upholds fiji • the plate that holds North America • the plate in witch the Caribbean lies • two plates slipping passed one another. • the plate that hold most of earths water • the plate in witch Antarctica is located • two plates that pull away from each other. • the plate in witch South America is located • the plate in witch the philippines are located • ...

science vocabulary 2025-09-22

science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. new oceanic crust to form
  2. currents heat by radiator
  3. flowing layer of earth
  4. ring of fire
  5. shaking the ground
  6. large ocean waves
  7. scientific theory
Down
  1. rapid movement of mass rock
  2. ash,lava, and gases
  3. plate tectonics
  4. thickest layer of earth
  5. two plates move away
  6. outer layer of earth
  7. rocky mountains

14 Clues: ring of fire • plate tectonics • rocky mountains • large ocean waves • scientific theory • shaking the ground • ash,lava, and gases • two plates move away • outer layer of earth • flowing layer of earth • thickest layer of earth • new oceanic crust to form • currents heat by radiator • rapid movement of mass rock

Unit 4 - Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-12-03

Unit 4 - Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of plate boundary where subduction occurs because two plates are moving together.
  2. The remains of plant or animals preserved in Rock
  3. Plate that is mostly covered by water and is currently being subducted under the Eurasian plate
  4. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  5. Southern most plate on the globe.
  6. Ridge that runs from Iceland and greenland through the atlantic ocean almost all the way to antartica. It is a divergent boundary that caused an underwater mountain range.
  7. The shaking of the ground caused most often by movement of tectonic plates.
  8. Name of the plate that includes Europe and Asia
  9. Scientist who first discovered the Pacific Mountain range off the west coast of South America. The discovery eventually lead to the theory of plate tectonics.
  10. Valley A low spot caused by divergent boundaries. Sometimes widening far enough to become an ocean.
  11. Type of fault normaly found at a transform boundary.
Down
  1. Process by which one tectonic plate slides under another, creating deep ocean trenches, volcanic mountains, and earthquakes.
  2. Arch Line of volcanic islands that parallels a deep ocean trench at an Oceanic-Oceanic subduction zone.
  3. The name of the plate to the west of South America
  4. Name for the ancient supercontinent that was formed when the continents were once together.
  5. Type of plate boundary where two plates are moving apart.
  6. Mountain range formed where the Indo-Australian plate is converging with the Eurasian plate.
  7. Tectonics The theory that the Earth's crust is broken into separate sections plates that ride on top of the aesthenosphere and carry the continents with them as they are driven by convection currents.
  8. Largest Rift Valley on the planet.
  9. Process that causes currents in the mantle of the Earth that drives the tectonic plates
  10. Large wave created by earthquakes at subduction zones.
  11. The geologic formation that caused the Hawaiian islands to form and geysers to erupt.
  12. Scientist who first hypothesized that they continents were once together and formed on giant landmass.

23 Clues: Southern most plate on the globe. • Largest Rift Valley on the planet. • Name of the plate that includes Europe and Asia • The remains of plant or animals preserved in Rock • The name of the plate to the west of South America • Type of fault normaly found at a transform boundary. • Large wave created by earthquakes at subduction zones. • ...

volcano 2024-07-07

volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partially molten layer of Earth's mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  2. Earth's outermost layer, divided into oceanic and continental types.
  3. Process where one tectonic plate moves beneath another at a convergent boundary.
  4. Relating to earthquakes or vibrations caused by Earth's movements.
  5. Outermost rigid layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  6. Fixed mantle plume creating volcanic activity, often forming island chains.
  7. Core: Solid, dense center of Earth, composed mainly of iron and nickel.
  8. Tectonics: Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
Down
  1. Crust: Thinner, denser part of Earth's crust found under oceans.
  2. Transfer of heat through fluid motion, driving plate tectonics in the mantle.
  3. Layer of Earth beneath the crust, composed of silicate rocks.
  4. Large ocean wave typically caused by undersea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  5. Crack or opening in Earth's crust, often found at divergent plate boundaries.
  6. Core: Liquid layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core, composed mainly of iron and nickel.
  7. Crust: Thicker, less dense part of Earth's crust that makes up continents.

15 Clues: Layer of Earth beneath the crust, composed of silicate rocks. • Crust: Thinner, denser part of Earth's crust found under oceans. • Partially molten layer of Earth's mantle beneath the lithosphere. • Relating to earthquakes or vibrations caused by Earth's movements. • Earth's outermost layer, divided into oceanic and continental types. • ...

Earth Quakes 2014-01-16

Earth Quakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large waves
  2. where plates slide past each other
  3. man credited with Theory of Plate Tectonics
  4. thickest type of crus
  5. boundary where plates pull apart
  6. Wegener man credited with Theor of Continental Drift
  7. forms at an ocean-ocean divergent boundary
  8. this forms above a subduction zone where plates converge
  9. name of super continent that existed 250 million years ago
  10. forms at a continental-continental divergent boundary
  11. ___ plate
Down
  1. forms at continental-continental convergent boundary
  2. zone where one plate sinks below another
  3. tectonic______
  4. when the ground shakes because of movement of plate boundaries
  5. forms at an oceanic-continental convergent boundary
  6. it is not lava till it reaches the surface
  7. crust that always sinks at a convergent boundary
  8. shoots out lava
  9. earths layer that is broken into large moving pieces

20 Clues: ___ plate • large waves • tectonic______ • shoots out lava • thickest type of crus • boundary where plates pull apart • where plates slide past each other • zone where one plate sinks below another • forms at an ocean-ocean divergent boundary • it is not lava till it reaches the surface • man credited with Theory of Plate Tectonics • ...

chapter 7 2021-10-13

chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  2. mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  3. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  4. process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water
  5. continents
  6. when a receptacle is wired backwards
  7. action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  8. magnetic feild reverses polarity magnetized
Down
  1. new crust forms along a midocean ridge
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  3. a state in which mangetized objects point north
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  5. Gravitational force that causes a plate to move away from the crest of an ocean ridge, and into a subduction zone
  6. pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weights
  7. a theory that all the continents were together
  8. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another

16 Clues: continents • when a receptacle is wired backwards • new crust forms along a midocean ridge • mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean • magnetic feild reverses polarity magnetized • a theory that all the continents were together • a state in which mangetized objects point north • when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fracture zone between two blocks of rock
  2. the mind behind the sea floor spreading theory
  3. the transfer of thermal energy through a liquid or gas: warmer substance rises and cooler substance falls
  4. the mind behind the continental drift theory
  5. two plates moving towards each other
  6. the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large slaps of rock called plates
  7. the theory that the continents are moving due to plate tectonics
  8. iron was found in the oceanic crust which contributes to evidence of sea floor spreading
Down
  1. the layer of the earth where convection currents occur
  2. plates that move away from each other
  3. plates sliding past one another
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  6. the theory that the ocean is spreading due to plate tectonics
  7. crust thin part of the Earth's crust which underlines the ocean basin

15 Clues: plates sliding past one another • two plates moving towards each other • plates that move away from each other • fracture zone between two blocks of rock • the mind behind the continental drift theory • the mind behind the sea floor spreading theory • the layer of the earth where convection currents occur • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

plate tectonics 2014-03-26

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. motion resulting when sudden movement of plates releases large amounts of energy
  2. molten rock beneath Earth's surface; called lava when it reaches the surface
  3. plate consisting mostly of dry land
  4. plate under the ocean floor
  5. the process of one plate moving under another plate
  6. very deep place on the ocean floor caused by subduction
  7. type of boundary where plates move together
Down
  1. the movement of new oceanic crust away from a divergent boundary toward a convergent boundary, where it is subducted and recycled.
  2. the layer of Earth where convection currents occur
  3. giant plates on Earth's crust
  4. type of boundary where plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. eruption of magma from below Earth's surface
  6. the edge of a tectonic plate
  7. large wave caused by undersea earthquakes
  8. the force that causes tectonic plates to move
  9. type of boundary where plates move apart

16 Clues: plate under the ocean floor • the edge of a tectonic plate • giant plates on Earth's crust • plate consisting mostly of dry land • type of boundary where plates move apart • large wave caused by undersea earthquakes • type of boundary where plates move together • eruption of magma from below Earth's surface • the force that causes tectonic plates to move • ...