plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

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 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 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
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  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/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 (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 (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 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 • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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

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.
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  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 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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface
  2. The point of the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  3. The crust that forms in the continent
  4. Tectonic plates causing the earth to have rapid movement of the ground, usually back and fourth and up and down in a wave motion
  5. The theory that the earths crust is cracked into large pieces that move
  6. Molten rock below the earths surface
  7. spreading The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
  8. The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
Down
  1. The crust that forms the ocean floor
  2. Where the crust is sinking down into the earth
  3. An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  4. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake on the seafloor
  5. The separation of continents drifting across the ocean
  6. A deep trench in the ocean floor that is deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  7. The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  8. Molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface

16 Clues: The crust that forms the ocean floor • Molten rock below the earths surface • The crust that forms in the continent • Where the crust is sinking down into the earth • Molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface • The separation of continents drifting across the ocean • The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that the earths crust is cracked into many large pieces
  2. to the movement of the tectonic plates.
  3. The separating of continents
  4. The instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake.
  5. The process of continents breaking up and allowing in the sea floor.
  6. The shaking wave like movement of the ground during an earthquake.
  7. The crust that forms continents.
  8. Molten rock that has erupted on the Earth's surface
  9. Molten rock below the Earth's surface.
Down
  1. The point of the Earth's centre directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. The process of the new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards.
  3. The process of the crust sinking down into the Earth
  4. A giant wave in the ocean,caused by an earthquake occurring on the sea floor
  5. Rapid movement of the ground due to movement of the tectonic plates.
  6. A point where extremely hot materials erupts at the surface.
  7. A deep trench on the ocean floor that is of greater depth than the rest of the ocean

16 Clues: The separating of continents • The crust that forms continents. • Molten rock below the Earth's surface. • to the movement of the tectonic plates. • Molten rock that has erupted on the Earth's surface • The process of the crust sinking down into the Earth • A point where extremely hot materials erupts at the surface. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-06-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disasters that are caused when tectonic plates rub together
  2. The zone of the Earth’s upper mantle, where rock is weak and capable of flowing
  3. Said of rocks or minerals that solidified from molten or partly molten material.
  4. Pertaining to rocks and minerals that have been changed by heat and pressure.
  5. A tectonic plate of the Earth's lithosphere has been struck by an earthquake in Chile The quake is believed to be caused by a fault on the surface of the Plateau de la Tungurahua which is part of the South American continent
  6. The solid outer portion of the Earth; it includes the crust and uppermost mantle.
Down
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. In plate tectonics, two plates sliding horizontally past each other is called a strike-slip displacement.
  3. An instrument that detects Earth motions.
  4. A gravitational seawave is caused by a short-duration, large-scale disturbance of the sea floor usually by strong earthquake.
  5. A measure of the strength (energy released) of an earthquake
  6. The point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  7. A boundary between two plates that are moving apart from each other.
  8. A boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other.
  9. cratered mountains that spew lava
  10. A fracture or zone of fractures in the Earth along which there has been displacement of the sides relative to one another.

16 Clues: cratered mountains that spew lava • An instrument that detects Earth motions. • disasters that are caused when tectonic plates rub together • A measure of the strength (energy released) of an earthquake • A boundary between two plates that are moving apart from each other. • A boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two continental plates collide together
  2. The thinnest layer of the earth
  3. Where two oceanic crust start to diverge
  4. Where one plate goes under the other one
  5. The floor of the ocean
  6. One plate subducts under the other one
  7. Two plates sliding past each other
  8. The solid outer section of the earth which includes the crust
Down
  1. The biggest layer of the earth
  2. Two plates spread apart
  3. The second largest layer of the earth
  4. The middle of the earth
  5. Two plates colliding together
  6. The floor of the continents
  7. The solid part of the upper mantle
  8. Two continental plates are diverging apart

16 Clues: The floor of the ocean • Two plates spread apart • The middle of the earth • The floor of the continents • Two plates colliding together • The biggest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • The solid part of the upper mantle • Two plates sliding past each other • The second largest layer of the earth • One plate subducts under the other one • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-08-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Man's best friend
  2. All boundaries experience these events
  3. Alfred _____________ proposed that the continents had drifted
  4. Formed when two continental plates meet
  5. Deep ocean pockets that form when an oceanic plate collides with another plate
  6. Plume of mantle, how Hawaii was created
  7. The primary force that causes the seafloor to spread
  8. The most outer solid portion of Earth
Down
  1. Type of boundary where new crust is created
  2. layer that has convection currents
  3. Ancient magnetism preserved in rock
  4. Zones where the seafloor is forced under continental plates.
  5. Type of boundary where crust is not created or destroyed
  6. This landform is created when two continental plates diverge
  7. Includes the crust and upper mantle
  8. The name of the super continent

16 Clues: Man's best friend • The name of the super continent • layer that has convection currents • Ancient magnetism preserved in rock • Includes the crust and upper mantle • The most outer solid portion of Earth • All boundaries experience these events • Formed when two continental plates meet • Plume of mantle, how Hawaii was created • Type of boundary where new crust is created • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  2. a state in which magnetized objects such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north
  3. process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  4. mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  5. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  6. earths surface is made of rigid slabs of rock or plates that move with respect to each other
  7. which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient to look south
  8. forms where two plates collide
  9. forms where two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  2. forms where two plates serperate
  3. all the continents were once a supercontinent
  4. suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth
  5. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate
  6. magnetic fields reverse direction
  7. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge

16 Clues: forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates serperate • magnetic fields reverse direction • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • forms where two plates slide past each other • all the continents were once a supercontinent • as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid rock slabs
  2. forms where two plates separate
  3. move away from the ridge with with force
  4. circulation of material caused by difference in temperature and desity
  5. denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  6. magnetized objects orient themselves to point north
  7. all the continents were once together
  8. mountain ranges in the ocean
  9. suggested that continents are constinly moving
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  1. form where two plates collide
  2. the process of new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridges
  3. magnetized objects orient themselves to point south
  4. forms where two plates slide past
  5. reversing direction
  6. a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  7. outermost rock

16 Clues: outermost rock • rigid rock slabs • reversing direction • mountain ranges in the ocean • form where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • forms where two plates slide past • all the continents were once together • move away from the ridge with with force • suggested that continents are constinly moving • denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is rock made from magma or lava called?
  2. What kind of rock is created from intense heat and pressure?
  3. What is plate material that lies under the continents called?
  4. What ancient supercontinent was first conceptualized by Alfred Wegener?
  5. What plate boundary occurs when two plates grind together?
  6. What kind of rock is created from compacted sediments?
  7. What is an area of melted rock moving upwards in a plume called?
  8. What kind of plate boundary occurs when plates move apart?
  9. What is plate material that lies under the ocean basins called?
  10. What is it called when one plate goes under another?
Down
  1. What plate boundary occurs when two plates collide?
  2. What feature forms at a continental-continental convergent boundary?
  3. What type of igneous rock is created from cooled magma underground?
  4. What feature is created when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
  5. Where is new plate material created?
  6. What moves the tectonic plates?

16 Clues: What moves the tectonic plates? • Where is new plate material created? • What is rock made from magma or lava called? • What plate boundary occurs when two plates collide? • What is it called when one plate goes under another? • What kind of rock is created from compacted sediments? • What plate boundary occurs when two plates grind together? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary where the crust moves sideways past each other
  2. plates that are formed by divergent plate boundaries
  3. patterns of heat in the magma believed to be the force between plate movement
  4. v-shaped valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean where subduction occurs
  5. the movement of the oceanic crust at the divergent boundary
  6. the name of the supercontinent that broke apart millions of years ago
  7. on of the large pieces of the surface of the earth that moves separately
  8. large scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
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  1. the uppermost solid part of the earths crust
  2. a boundary where the crust moves away from each other
  3. the outermost shell of a plate
  4. a long mountain range on the ocean floor
  5. the process when the crust pushes downward into the mantle at a fault line.
  6. a boundary where the crust moves towards each other
  7. pieces of the earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  8. a large segment of the earth's crust that slowly moves

16 Clues: the outermost shell of a plate • a long mountain range on the ocean floor • the uppermost solid part of the earths crust • pieces of the earth's crust and uppermost mantle • a boundary where the crust moves towards each other • plates that are formed by divergent plate boundaries • a boundary where the crust moves away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. comprised the northern continents
  2. The circular motion of material caused by variations in temperature and density, responsible for the movement of tectonic plates in the Earth's mantle.
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating space that can be filled with new crust, often accompanied by mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys.
  4. A semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere in the upper mantle where convection currents occur, allowing for the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. A specific type of convergent boundary where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, usually resulting in the formation of deep ocean trenches and volcanic arcs.
  6. The name given to the vast ocean surrounding Pangaea during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  7. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes along fault lines.
  8. Large, rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere and interact at plate boundaries.
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  1. The rigid outermost layer of the Earth, including the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  2. A modern theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates and their interactions at plate boundaries, which includes the concept of continental drift.
  3. Proposed by Alfred Wegener, this theory suggests that continents were once connected in a supercontinent called Pangaea and have since drifted apart.
  4. The boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often leading to subduction or the collision of crustal material.
  5. The supercontinent that existed approximately 335-175 million years ago, believed to be the result of the aggregation of all the Earth's continents.
  6. A German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift in the early 20th century, suggesting that continents were once joined in a supercontinent called Pangaea. His work laid the foundation for modern plate tectonics theory.
  7. included the southern continents.
  8. The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges, pushing older crust away from the ridge, providing evidence for plate tectonics.

16 Clues: comprised the northern continents • included the southern continents. • The rigid outermost layer of the Earth, including the crust and the upper part of the mantle. • The name given to the vast ocean surrounding Pangaea during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-04-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  2. form where two plates collide
  3. suggested that continents are inconstant motion on the surface of Earth
  4. Earth's surface is made of a rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
  5. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  6. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant place in a process
  8. as a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
Down
  1. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles, will orient themselves to point north
  2. forms where two plates slide past each other
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. rising mantle material at mid-ocean creates the potential for plates to move away form ridge with a force
  5. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction
  6. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  7. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent
  8. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge

16 Clues: form where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past each other • the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction • all the continents were once part of a supercontinent • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic moving toward each other
  2. the upper layer of the earth's
  3. is continents is north America
  4. is passed each other.
  5. is continents is Europe
  6. crust upper the mental
  7. is continent is Antarctica
  8. the continents is south American
  9. is continents in Australia
Down
  1. are tectonic plates that move away
  2. is how major landforms are created
  3. is continents in Asia
  4. is continents is Africa
  5. is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's
  6. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  7. is Earth's seven main divisions of land.

16 Clues: is continents in Asia • is passed each other. • crust upper the mental • is continents is Africa • is continents is Europe • is continent is Antarctica • is continents in Australia • the upper layer of the earth's • is continents is north America • the continents is south American • are tectonic plates that move away • is how major landforms are created • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic moving toward each other
  2. the upper layer of the earth's
  3. is continents is north America
  4. is passed each other.
  5. is continents is Europe
  6. crust upper the mental
  7. is continent is Antarctica
  8. the continents is south American
  9. is continents in Australia
Down
  1. are tectonic plates that move away
  2. is how major landforms are created
  3. is continents in Asia
  4. is continents is Africa
  5. is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's
  6. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  7. is Earth's seven main divisions of land.

16 Clues: is continents in Asia • is passed each other. • crust upper the mental • is continents is Africa • is continents is Europe • is continent is Antarctica • is continents in Australia • the upper layer of the earth's • is continents is north America • the continents is south American • are tectonic plates that move away • is how major landforms are created • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area where oceanic crust is moving in opposite directions
  2. Violent shaking of the ground
  3. Fracture in the crust
  4. The rising of hot, less dense material and sinking of cooler, denser material
  5. Large crust section that moves as one piece
  6. Molten rock that flows beneath Earth's surface.
  7. Formation of mountains
  8. When one plate sinks below another
  9. Where two plates move apart
Down
  1. When material is added to a tectonic plate
  2. Theory that explains how plates move
  3. Where continental crust is moving in opposite directions
  4. A brake in the crust through which magma escapes
  5. Molten rock flowing on earths surface
  6. Where two or more plates move toward each other
  7. The place where two tectonic plates interact

16 Clues: Fracture in the crust • Formation of mountains • Where two plates move apart • Violent shaking of the ground • When one plate sinks below another • Theory that explains how plates move • Molten rock flowing on earths surface • When material is added to a tectonic plate • Large crust section that moves as one piece • The place where two tectonic plates interact • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor.
  2. is a mountain that forms in the earth's crust when molten material or magma reaches the surface.
  3. plates dip past eachother.
  4. deep underwater canyons.
  5. plates come togther.
  6. breaks in the earths crust which rocks slip past eachother
  7. something that is broken into pieces are seperated by cracks.
Down
  1. is a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  2. plates move apart.
  3. heat transfer by the movement of fluid.
  4. the flow that transfers heat with a fluid.
  5. when magma reaches the surface.
  6. what Wagner called the supercontinent.
  7. a major belt of volcanos.
  8. heat transfer between materials that are touching.
  9. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light.

16 Clues: plates move apart. • plates come togther. • deep underwater canyons. • a major belt of volcanos. • plates dip past eachother. • when magma reaches the surface. • what Wagner called the supercontinent. • heat transfer by the movement of fluid. • the flow that transfers heat with a fluid. • heat transfer between materials that are touching. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a feature that forms when earthquakes occur
  3. states the oldest rock layer will be on the bottom and youngest on top.
  4. the rising and sinking of cool and hot liquids and gasses
  5. feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide
  6. determining the age of rock by where they are located in relation to other layers
  7. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes shape or size
  8. thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock
  9. boundary where two plates meet
Down
  1. zone which occurs when a denser oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
  2. boundary where two plates separate
  3. determining the exact age of a rock by using radiometric dating using the decay of elements in rock
  4. rock type that forms from sediments depositing, compacting and cementing
  5. type of rock formed under heat and pressure
  6. type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma
  7. the wearing away of rock when the rock changes composition

16 Clues: boundary where two plates meet • boundary where two plates separate • boundary where plates slide past each other • a feature that forms when earthquakes occur • type of rock formed under heat and pressure • thickest layer of Earth made up of molten rock • type of rock formed from cooling and hardening of magma • feature that forms during uplift when two plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where two plates slide past eachother
  2. The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  3. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction
  4. is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceaniccrust move away from the ridge
  5. where two plates form separate
  6. all the continents were once a supercontinent
  7. is where the circulation of material is caused by differences in temperature.
Down
  1. states that the earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  2. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient to point south.
  3. slab pull is thought to be a more significant force than ridge push in moving tectonic plates.
  4. ridge push moves lithosphere in opposite directions away from the mid-ocean ridge.
  5. two plates collide.
  6. as compass needles, will orient themselves to point worth.
  7. suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth.
  8. a state in which magnetized objects
  9. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in a process called subduction.

16 Clues: two plates collide. • where two plates form separate • a state in which magnetized objects • where two plates slide past eachother • all the continents were once a supercontinent • The mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction • as compass needles, will orient themselves to point worth. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates sliding agunst eachother.
  2. Something moving
  3. A mountin with lava inside.
  4. Plates moving
  5. Two plates pushing into eachother.
  6. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  7. Two plates seperating
  8. Plate tectonics clashing together.
  9. a place were volcano's gather.
Down
  1. A hard rock under the crust.
  2. The shell of the inner core.
  3. The middle of the earth.
  4. Being tightly squeezed
  5. Below the lithosphere.
  6. Made of crust and upper part of mantle.
  7. A big wave of water.

16 Clues: Plates moving • Something moving • A big wave of water. • Two plates seperating • Being tightly squeezed • Below the lithosphere. • The middle of the earth. • A mountin with lava inside. • A hard rock under the crust. • The shell of the inner core. • a place were volcano's gather. • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Two plates pushing into eachother. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten Earth that is pushed out onto the surface
  2. the semi liquid layer underneath the crust
  3. Where 2 plates move toward each other
  4. crashed into Earth leading to the latest mass extinction
  5. one plate is forced underneath another
  6. a current created when heat rises/cool sinks
  7. 2 plates slide past each other
Down
  1. 2 plates move away from each other
  2. used sonar in WWII to find ocean floor not flat
  3. the branch of science Alfred Wegener was in first
  4. Mountain formed when lava is pushed out and solidifies
  5. mountains formed when India crashed into Asia
  6. the last supercontinent. Became todays continents
  7. continent on which Alfred Wegener died
  8. famous for theory of continental drift
  9. the outer, solid layer of the Earth

16 Clues: 2 plates slide past each other • 2 plates move away from each other • the outer, solid layer of the Earth • Where 2 plates move toward each other • continent on which Alfred Wegener died • one plate is forced underneath another • famous for theory of continental drift • the semi liquid layer underneath the crust • a current created when heat rises/cool sinks • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-20

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic moving toward each other
  2. the upper layer of the earth's
  3. is continents is north America
  4. is passed each other.
  5. is continents is Europe
  6. crust upper the mental
  7. is continent is Antarctica
  8. the continents is south American
  9. is continents in Australia
Down
  1. are tectonic plates that move away
  2. is how major landforms are created
  3. is continents in Asia
  4. is continents is Africa
  5. is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's
  6. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  7. is Earth's seven main divisions of land.

16 Clues: is continents in Asia • is passed each other. • crust upper the mental • is continents is Africa • is continents is Europe • is continent is Antarctica • is continents in Australia • the upper layer of the earth's • is continents is north America • the continents is south American • are tectonic plates that move away • is how major landforms are created • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are.
  2. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  3. are formed by divergent plate boundaries. These zones, located along mid-ocean ridges, represent areas where up welling magma creates new oceanic crust.
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. hot fluid or relative fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  6. Photographs and information for a large collection of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary
  7. rock, rock formed at or near Earth's surface by the accumulation and made of sediment
  8. boundaries are the edges where two plates meet. Most geologic activities, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountain building, take place at plate boundaries.
  9. boundaries where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other.
Down
  1. movements.
  2. is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's
  3. it erupts lava and magma out of it.
  4. 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.
  5. that contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava underwater, or sub aqueous.
  6. something moving the plates and making the crust move.
  7. rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock, in a process called metamorphism.

16 Clues: movements. • it erupts lava and magma out of it. • something moving the plates and making the crust move. • Ordered from largest in area to smallest, these seven regions are. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • boundaries where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of boundary forms subduction?
  2. What type of boundary forms rifts and ridges?
  3. What pattern do volcanoes normally form on a map?
  4. What layer of the Earth has a convection cycle, ultimately causing plate tectonics?
  5. What is created at a transform boundary (besides an earthquake)?
  6. Hess originally discovered this phenomena
  7. What theory comprises the phenomenon that the plates "drift" across the lithosphere?
  8. What type of valley forms at a divergent plate boundary?
  9. What force in the mantle moves the plates?
Down
  1. What is one sign of a active volcano?
  2. What type of wave does a seismograph read?
  3. What is the innermost layer of the Earth?
  4. What scientific rule says that matter cannot be created nor destroyed?
  5. What ridge is formed at a divergent plate boundary?
  6. How is old plate material "recycled" back into the Earth?
  7. What phenomena did Alfred Wegener discover?

16 Clues: What is one sign of a active volcano? • What type of boundary forms subduction? • What is the innermost layer of the Earth? • Hess originally discovered this phenomena • What type of wave does a seismograph read? • What force in the mantle moves the plates? • What phenomena did Alfred Wegener discover? • What type of boundary forms rifts and ridges? • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock that cools outside of the earth's crust
  2. what theory supports the continents driting
  3. that are exposed to high temperatures and heats than turn solid and cold are?
  4. what is a super continent that was made millions of years ago
  5. what type of natural diaster plates make when they rub together
  6. when a plate slides against another plate
  7. rock that cools under the earth's surface
Down
  1. what is the process of water, wind and heat break down rock
  2. when plates move towards each other
  3. when plate move away from eachother
  4. when magma cools quickly what texture does it have
  5. what has been on earth for a while and is still developing to this day
  6. what causes the earth's plates to move
  7. in the rock cycle what rock cools
  8. oceanic crust is formed by this boundry
  9. what characteristic would you use to see if a rock is extrusive or intrusive

16 Clues: in the rock cycle what rock cools • when plates move towards each other • when plate move away from eachother • what causes the earth's plates to move • oceanic crust is formed by this boundry • when a plate slides against another plate • rock that cools under the earth's surface • what theory supports the continents driting • rock that cools outside of the earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor.
  2. is a mountain that forms in the earth's crust when molten material or magma reaches the surface.
  3. plates dip past eachother.
  4. deep underwater canyons.
  5. plates come togther.
  6. breaks in the earths crust which rocks slip past eachother
  7. something that is broken into pieces are seperated by cracks.
Down
  1. is a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  2. plates move apart.
  3. heat transfer by the movement of fluid.
  4. the flow that transfers heat with a fluid.
  5. when magma reaches the surface.
  6. what Wagner called the supercontinent.
  7. a major belt of volcanos.
  8. heat transfer between materials that are touching.
  9. The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light.

16 Clues: plates move apart. • plates come togther. • deep underwater canyons. • a major belt of volcanos. • plates dip past eachother. • when magma reaches the surface. • what Wagner called the supercontinent. • heat transfer by the movement of fluid. • the flow that transfers heat with a fluid. • heat transfer between materials that are touching. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-11-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a crack in the earth's crust
  2. a boundary formed where plates slip past each other
  3. the process in which dense crust sinks below less dense crust
  4. the shaking that results form the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
  5. the process that adds new crust to the seafloor
  6. a boundary formed where plates move away from each other
  7. the rigid layer of the Earth that includes the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  8. a type of heat transfer that occurs in the mantle
  9. a feature that forms where two continental crustal plates move away from each other
Down
  1. a theory that explains the movement of plates due to convection currents
  2. a feature formed at a divergent boundary where new crust is added to the ocean floor
  3. a boundary formed where plates collide
  4. the fluid layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats atop
  5. an explanation for how things work that is well supported with evidence and can change with new evidence
  6. a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  7. a deep underwater canyon formed where oceanic crust subducts

16 Clues: a crack in the earth's crust • a boundary formed where plates collide • the process that adds new crust to the seafloor • a type of heat transfer that occurs in the mantle • a boundary formed where plates slip past each other • a boundary formed where plates move away from each other • a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-11-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. The relatively think part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  3. A long, narrow ditch.
  4. Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.
  5. A type of fault whose relative motion in predominately horizontal, in either a sinistral (left lateral) or dextral (right lateral) direction.
  6. Boundary An actively forming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  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 sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
Down
  1. A small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  2. A large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  3. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crate or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  4. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  6. Ocean Ridge An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  7. The biggest crash scene on earth where boundaries mark the collision between two of the planet's tectonic plates.
  8. Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.

16 Clues: A long, narrow ditch. • Ocean Ridge An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. • The relatively think part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean collision/ Older denser oceanic plate us subducted downward into the mantle and a chain of volcanic islands can be formed. What convergent boundary is this?
  2. ridge/ What does a divergent sea floor spreading create?
  3. floor spreading/ What process does the divergent sea floor spreading use?
  4. What process does the convergent oceanic continental use?
  5. What does a transform boundary create?
  6. continental collision/ Two continental plates collide, mountains usually form because both relatively low in density. What convergent boundary is this?
  7. What does a convergent oceanic-continental create?
  8. What process does the convergent continent continent use?
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  1. What does a continent-continent collision create?
  2. What boundary is this <-->?
  3. What boundary is this -><-?
  4. floor spreading/ Two ocean plates pull apart from each other. What divergent boundary is this?
  5. valley/ What does a divergent boundary continental-continental create?
  6. What process does the transform boundary use?
  7. What boundary is this ?
  8. continental/ Oceanic crust more dense, so it subducts under the continental crust. What convergent boundary is this?
  9. arc/ What does a ocean ocean collision create?

17 Clues: What boundary is this <-->? • What boundary is this -><-? • What boundary is this ? • What does a transform boundary create? • What process does the transform boundary use? • arc/ What does a ocean ocean collision create? • What does a continent-continent collision create? • What does a convergent oceanic-continental create? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area in the ocean floor that is a lot deeper then the rest of the ocean
  2. A theory that the earths crust is broken into large pieces that move on semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  3. When new crust is formed that spreads outwards
  4. A huge wave that begins on the seafloor caused by an earthquake
  5. The shaking of the ground during an earthquake
  6. An item which can calculate the movement of the ground due to an earthquake
  7. When continents break apart allowing the sea through
  8. rock which is found below the earths surface
  9. An area where boiling hot materials from the inside of the earth erupt
  10. The area which is exactly above the earthquake
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  1. When tectonic plates start to move causing the ground to begin to shake
  2. Is what creates the ocean floor
  3. Is what creates the continents
  4. When the earth has crust sinking down into it
  5. When continents drift apart across the ocean
  6. rock that has moved onto the Earths surface

16 Clues: Is what creates the continents • Is what creates the ocean floor • rock that has moved onto the Earths surface • When continents drift apart across the ocean • rock which is found below the earths surface • When the earth has crust sinking down into it • When new crust is formed that spreads outwards • The shaking of the ground during an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the shaking, wave like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  2. A deep trench in the ocean floor, much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  3. The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreding outwards
  4. the point on the earths surface directly above the surface of an earthquake
  5. the crust that forms the continents
  6. process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing into the sea
  7. an instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  8. where the crust is sinking down into the earth
Down
  1. The theory that the earth's crust is cracked into several pieces and move across the asthenosphere.
  2. molten rock below the earths surface
  3. the rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates
  4. The movement of the earths contineents relative to each other
  5. the crust that forms the ocean floor
  6. molten rock that has erupted on the earths surface
  7. a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  8. a place where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface

16 Clues: the crust that forms the continents • molten rock below the earths surface • the crust that forms the ocean floor • where the crust is sinking down into the earth • molten rock that has erupted on the earths surface • The movement of the earths contineents relative to each other • the shaking, wave like movement of the ground in an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vent in a planet's crust from which molten or hot rock and steam come out
  2. the solid outer surface of the Earth
  3. the crustal plate located beneath the ocean
  4. the process of crustal plate movement
  5. plates in the Earth's crust that hold the continents
  6. melted rock that rises from the mantle and lies beneath the surface
  7. points at which the Earth's crust cracks
Down
  1. the slow process of the Earth's continents moving as the Earth's plates shift
  2. the ring of volcanoes along the edges of the continents that border the Pacific Ocean
  3. the large slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust
  4. the semi-solid layer of the Earth between the outer and the outer core
  5. liquid rocck that reaches the surface
  6. an underwater mountain range that zigzags between all the continents
  7. the innermost layer of the Earth, made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core
  8. extremely deep areas where two plates meet and one slides under the other
  9. a single continent made up of all of the Earth's land mass long ago

16 Clues: the solid outer surface of the Earth • liquid rocck that reaches the surface • the process of crustal plate movement • points at which the Earth's crust cracks • the crustal plate located beneath the ocean • plates in the Earth's crust that hold the continents • the large slabs of rock that make up the Earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid layer that consists of crust and upper mantle
  2. the type of plate movement where the plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. the type of plate movement where the plates move away from one another
  4. large, ancient landmass where all continents were connected
  5. the act of one plate pushing beneath another
  6. the innermost layer of Earth
  7. can occur at plate boundaries, the earth shakes
Down
  1. is formed at divergent boundaries, a low area of land
  2. pieces of crust that are broken up and move
  3. below the lithosphere, where convection occurs
  4. large, ancient superocean when all continents were connected
  5. the type of plate movement where the plates move toward each other
  6. the thick layer that the crust moves on
  7. the outermost layer of Earth that we live on
  8. is formed at convergent boundaries, contains magma
  9. is formed at convergent boundaries, a tall portion of Earth's crust

16 Clues: the innermost layer of Earth • the thick layer that the crust moves on • pieces of crust that are broken up and move • the outermost layer of Earth that we live on • the act of one plate pushing beneath another • below the lithosphere, where convection occurs • can occur at plate boundaries, the earth shakes • is formed at convergent boundaries, contains magma • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first person to come up with the idea of continental drift; made fun of by other scientists who came to believe him after he died
  2. the idea that states that the continents were once all attached together, and have moved apart over time; continental drift theory assumes that only the land (continents) we can see above the ocean move
  3. block of lithosphere (crust) that moves separately from the blocks of lithosphere around it
  4. accurate worldwide mapping based on satellite signals
  5. how new oceanic lithosphere is made as magma rises toward the surface and becomes solid
  6. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other; earthquakes may occur at this type of boundary.
Down
  1. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other; volcanoes and earthquakes may occur at this type of boundary.
  2. the scientific theory that the earth's lithosphere (crust) is divided into tectonic plates that move around; tectonic plates include both the land we can see above the ocean (continents) and the oceanic crust that lies below the ocean
  3. the single large land mass that formed about 350 million years ago, and broke apart about 200 million years ago
  4. the idea that some changes in Earth's surface take place over thousands, millions, and even billions of years.
  5. a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur at and near plate boundaries
  6. the land masses we can see above the water on Earth's surface
  7. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other; earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation may occur at this type of boundary.
  8. fixed (still) area of the mantle where magma rises through the lithosphere above it
  9. the rigid (stiff) outer portion of the Earth that is broken into plates. It is made up of the crust (both continental and oceanic) and the solid outer part of the mantle.
  10. when one tectonic plate is forced downward into the mantle; this happens at some convergent (colliding) boundaries

16 Clues: accurate worldwide mapping based on satellite signals • the land masses we can see above the water on Earth's surface • fixed (still) area of the mantle where magma rises through the lithosphere above it • how new oceanic lithosphere is made as magma rises toward the surface and becomes solid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate slides under another plate
  2. What type of boundary forms from two plates sliding past each other?
  3. What type of boundary forms from two plates separating?
  4. What forms at a continental-continental boundary?
  5. Forms at a subduction zone
  6. Process in which new sea floor appears
  7. What is dense and in the center of the Earth?
Down
  1. When two plates interact with each other
  2. Current What is the movement that is causing Earth's plates to move?
  3. What element makes up the inner core?
  4. What forms at a divergent boundary where new sea floor forms?
  5. Core What is the liquid layer of Earth's core?
  6. What is located between the core and crust?
  7. What is the outermost rigid layer of Earth?
  8. Earth's surface is broken up into 15 ____
  9. What type of boundary forms two plates colliding?

16 Clues: Forms at a subduction zone • What element makes up the inner core? • Process in which new sea floor appears • When two plates interact with each other • When one plate slides under another plate • Earth's surface is broken up into 15 ____ • What is located between the core and crust? • What is the outermost rigid layer of Earth? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. make of the crust and upper mantle
  2. responsible for Earth's magnetic field
  3. outermost compositional layer of the Earth
  4. all of the water on Earth
  5. boundary where plates move apart
  6. the southernmost continent
  7. boundary where plates come together
  8. blanket of gases around the Earth
  9. scientist who was ridiculed for Continental Drift Theory
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  1. all life on Earth
  2. 365 days
  3. made of liquid iron and nickel
  4. upper soft part of the mantle on which plates float
  5. 24 hours
  6. boundary where plates slide past one another
  7. large supercontinent

16 Clues: 365 days • 24 hours • all life on Earth • large supercontinent • all of the water on Earth • the southernmost continent • made of liquid iron and nickel • boundary where plates move apart • blanket of gases around the Earth • make of the crust and upper mantle • boundary where plates come together • responsible for Earth's magnetic field • outermost compositional layer of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2026-04-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. idea that the continents were once one landmass that moved apart over time
  2. upper layer of Earth's mantle
  3. often forms at subduction zones
  4. large moveable sections of the lithosphere
  5. underwater volcano that pushes plates apart
  6. boundary formed when two plates collide together
Down
  1. when one tectonic plate slides under another
  2. boundary formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. outermost rigid layer of Earth
  4. sudden and violent shaking of the ground resulting from movements of earth's crust
  5. leads to the creation of new ocean floor
  6. one form of evidence that tectonic plates have moved over time
  7. where old ocean floor is destroyed
  8. boundary formed where two plates slide sideways past each other
  9. located between the core and the crust of the earth
  10. an ancient supercontinent that eventually split

16 Clues: upper layer of Earth's mantle • outermost rigid layer of Earth • often forms at subduction zones • where old ocean floor is destroyed • leads to the creation of new ocean floor • large moveable sections of the lithosphere • underwater volcano that pushes plates apart • when one tectonic plate slides under another • an ancient supercontinent that eventually split • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A landmass formed by divergent boudaries pulling away from each other.
  2. When two plates move away from each other
  3. A large landmass formed by convergent boundaries folding on each other
  4. The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel
  5. The Thinner and heavier form on crust found in Earth's Oceans
  6. When two plates slide past each other
  7. The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere
Down
  1. When two plates move towards each other
  2. The layer of the Earth made of solid Iron Nickel
  3. The zone of the earth comprised of the crust and upper mantle
  4. A form of mountain that erupts lava
  5. A large piece of the Earth's crust floating/moving on the asthenosphere
  6. The thick and light type of crust on the Earth found on Earth's landmasses
  7. A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates
  8. the layer of the Earth made of molten rock
  9. The thinest and first layer of the Earth this is made of solid rock

16 Clues: A form of mountain that erupts lava • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A sudden shaking from the Earth's plates • When two plates move away from each other • the layer of the Earth made of molten rock • The zone of the Earth below the lithosphere • The layer of Earth made of molten Iron & Nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor
  2. a bowl-shaped depression produced by the impact of a meteorite, volcanic activity, or an explosion
  3. a volcano formed entirely from accumulated flows of fluid lava, growing a few feet at a time
  4. vibration generated by an earthquake, explosion, or similar energetic source and propagated within the Earth or along its surface.
  5. flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
  6. the force per unit area that is placed on a rock
  7. A volcano is defined as an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
Down
  1. A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  2. a volcano that can still erupt.
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  4. a large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth.
  5. When magma flows onto Earth's surface
  6. any process that affects the shape, size, or volume of an area of the Earth's crust
  7. mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes
  8. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface.
  9. undulations or bends or curvatures developed in the rocks of the crust as a result of stresses

16 Clues: a volcano that can still erupt. • When magma flows onto Earth's surface • the force per unit area that is placed on a rock • mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes • large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor • A fault is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-08-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. the northern part of Pangea
  3. type of crust that forms continents
  4. scientist who developed Continental Drift Theory
  5. the supergiant continent
  6. type of crust found beneath of continental crust
  7. found beneath the lithosphere
  8. the melted material found inside the Earth
  9. the inner layer of the core
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  1. the second layer of the Earth
  2. lower part of the mantle
  3. cool, rigid layer that includes all of the crust and a small part of the upper mantle.
  4. theory of moving lithospheric plates
  5. the numerous segments in the lithosphere
  6. the outer layer of the core
  7. the southern part of Pangea

16 Clues: lower part of the mantle • the supergiant continent • the northern part of Pangea • the outer layer of the core • the southern part of Pangea • the inner layer of the core • the second layer of the Earth • found beneath the lithosphere • the thinnest layer of the Earth • type of crust that forms continents • theory of moving lithospheric plates • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary The boundary formed by the collision of two tectonic plates.
  2. Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  3. Break in a body of rock when one block moves relative to another
  4. Ridge Underwater mountain ranges where new seafloor is created at a divergent boundary.
  5. type of crust in land, made of granite, less dense
  6. Zone Location where two plates collide and the denser ocean plate descends below the other.
  7. sudden, violent movements of the tectonic plates along a boundary
  8. spreading The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies. The mechanism for Continental Drift.
Down
  1. type of plate boundary - two plates move slide past each other
  2. type of crust, ocean floor, made of basalt, more dense
  3. Name for the super continent which contained all the plates together.
  4. Openings in Earth's crust from which molten rock, dust, ash, and hot gases flow or erupt
  5. Boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. Drift The idea that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  7. The thin and solid outermost compositional layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  8. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate.
  9. Arc Formed by two oceanic plates colliding volcanoes to form new land
  10. Tectonics The theory that the Earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle).

18 Clues: type of crust in land, made of granite, less dense • type of crust, ocean floor, made of basalt, more dense • type of plate boundary - two plates move slide past each other • Break in a body of rock when one block moves relative to another • sudden, violent movements of the tectonic plates along a boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  2. rich in implication
  3. the lower layer of the crust
  4. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  5. outer layer of the earth
  6. plate plate below the north american plate
  7. core hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.
Down
  1. the act of putting something somewhere
  2. super continent made up of all continents
  3. the amount per unit size
  4. the exertion of force to a surface
  5. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  6. core fluid layer about 2,260 km
  7. the layer under the earth
  8. plate plate covering most of North America
  9. The center of an object

16 Clues: rich in implication • The center of an object • the amount per unit size • outer layer of the earth • the layer under the earth • the lower layer of the crust • core fluid layer about 2,260 km • the exertion of force to a surface • the act of putting something somewhere • core hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. • super continent made up of all continents • ...

plate tectonics 2022-04-01

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In the ground?
  2. explodes?
  3. second layer?
  4. third layer?
  5. first layer?
  6. Has magma?
  7. fourth layer?
  8. a planar fracture or discontinuity?
  9. the sideways and downward movement of the edge?
Down
  1. Shakes the ground?
  2. A big wave?
  3. A lot of heat?
  4. Their are seven of them?
  5. What we live on?
  6. the movement caused within a fluid?
  7. Comes out of volcano?

16 Clues: explodes? • Has magma? • A big wave? • third layer? • first layer? • second layer? • fourth layer? • In the ground? • A lot of heat? • What we live on? • Shakes the ground? • Comes out of volcano? • Their are seven of them? • the movement caused within a fluid? • a planar fracture or discontinuity? • the sideways and downward movement of the edge?

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates sliding agunst eachother.
  2. Something moving
  3. A mountin with lava inside.
  4. Plates moving
  5. Two plates pushing into eachother.
  6. The thinnest layer of the earth.
  7. Two plates seperating
  8. Plate tectonics clashing together.
  9. a place were volcano's gather.
Down
  1. A hard rock under the crust.
  2. The shell of the inner core.
  3. The middle of the earth.
  4. Being tightly squeezed
  5. Below the lithosphere.
  6. Made of crust and upper part of mantle.
  7. A big wave of water.

16 Clues: Plates moving • Something moving • A big wave of water. • Two plates seperating • Being tightly squeezed • Below the lithosphere. • The middle of the earth. • A mountin with lava inside. • A hard rock under the crust. • The shell of the inner core. • a place were volcano's gather. • The thinnest layer of the earth. • Two plates pushing into eachother. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust that forms continents
  2. Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move
  3. Extremely hot material from the inside of the earth which has erupted
  4. New crust forms at ocean ridges
  5. Continents breaking up allowing the sea in
  6. Trench in the ocean
  7. Molten rock that has erupted
Down
  1. Directly above the point of the focus of the Earthquake
  2. Separation of continents
  3. Detects waves from the earthquake
  4. Rapid movement in the ground caused by tectonic plates moving
  5. Huge wave in the ocean floor caused by an earthquake under the sea
  6. Crust sinks down into the earth
  7. The shaking movement when there is an earthquake
  8. Crust that forms on the ocean floor
  9. Molten rock below the earths surface

16 Clues: Trench in the ocean • Separation of continents • Crust that forms continents • Molten rock that has erupted • Crust sinks down into the earth • New crust forms at ocean ridges • Detects waves from the earthquake • Crust that forms on the ocean floor • Molten rock below the earths surface • Continents breaking up allowing the sea in • Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcano
  2. kilometers
  3. puzzle
  4. drives
  5. shell
  6. magma
  7. thinner
  8. mountain ranges
Down
  1. fingernails
  2. covered
  3. folds
  4. plates
  5. ridge
  6. million
  7. melts
  8. mantle

16 Clues: folds • ridge • shell • magma • melts • puzzle • plates • drives • mantle • covered • volcano • million • thinner • kilometers • fingernails • mountain ranges

Plate tectonics 2023-01-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  2. the name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. 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.
  5. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. 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.
  7. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  8. Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  10. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  6. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Dense ball of solid material at the center of he Earth • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  2. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  4. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  5. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Down
  1. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  2. thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  8. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, movie it different directions
  9. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary that scrapes past each other
  2. Deep points in the ocean where plates push down
  3. Piece of land poking above the ocean
  4. Plate boundary that pulls apart
  5. Shaking of the ground that occurs when plates move
  6. Light crust that makes up land masses
  7. Uppermost layer of Earth
Down
  1. System of broken crust pieces moving
  2. Magma from melted plates produces volcanoes
  3. Layer that includes the crust and very upper mantle
  4. Layer upon which plates move
  5. Process of a plate being pushed under another and melting
  6. Plate boundary that pushes together
  7. Molten rock from melting plates
  8. The layer below the crust
  9. Dense crust under the ocean

16 Clues: Uppermost layer of Earth • The layer below the crust • Dense crust under the ocean • Layer upon which plates move • Molten rock from melting plates • Plate boundary that pulls apart • Plate boundary that pushes together • System of broken crust pieces moving • Piece of land poking above the ocean • Light crust that makes up land masses • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Islands in Alaska
  2. each other
  3. oceanic plates
  4. and less doses than oceanianic crust
  5. fault in California
  6. bonduray
  7. creates crust
  8. slipslide
  9. spearing
Down
  1. zone
  2. form by rock
  3. on top of the mantle
  4. neither destroys nor creates crust
  5. destroys crust
  6. in africa
  7. is created

16 Clues: zone • bonduray • spearing • in africa • slipslide • each other • is created • form by rock • creates crust • oceanic plates • destroys crust • Islands in Alaska • fault in California • on top of the mantle • neither destroys nor creates crust • and less doses than oceanianic crust

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Islands in Alaska
  2. each other
  3. oceanic plates
  4. and less doses than oceanianic crust
  5. fault in California
  6. bonduray
  7. creates crust
  8. slipslide
  9. spearing
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  1. zone
  2. form by rock
  3. on top of the mantle
  4. neither destroys nor creates crust
  5. destroys crust
  6. in africa
  7. is created

16 Clues: zone • bonduray • spearing • in africa • slipslide • each other • is created • form by rock • creates crust • oceanic plates • destroys crust • Islands in Alaska • fault in California • on top of the mantle • neither destroys nor creates crust • and less doses than oceanianic crust

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Islands in Alaska
  2. each other
  3. oceanic plates
  4. and less doses than oceanianic crust
  5. fault in California
  6. bonduray
  7. creates crust
  8. slipslide
  9. spearing
Down
  1. zone
  2. form by rock
  3. on top of the mantle
  4. neither destroys nor creates crust
  5. destroys crust
  6. in africa
  7. is created

16 Clues: zone • bonduray • spearing • in africa • slipslide • each other • is created • form by rock • creates crust • oceanic plates • destroys crust • Islands in Alaska • fault in California • on top of the mantle • neither destroys nor creates crust • and less doses than oceanianic crust

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pieces of Earth's crust
  2. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. a depression in the ground
  4. two plates moving together
  5. below the lithosphere
  6. rigid upper part of Earth,upper mantle and the crust
  7. two plates sliding against each other
  8. destroy's landforms etc
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  1. raises up the surface of Earth creating new landforms
  2. is the transfer of heat due to the bulk movement of molecules within fluids, including molten rock.
  3. drift theory that the Earth continents have moved over time
  4. two plate moving apart
  5. super continent that existed some time ago
  6. ring of volcanoe's in the pacific ovean
  7. the liquid outer core and the solid inner core
  8. movement when oceanic crust goes underneath another plate

16 Clues: below the lithosphere • two plate moving apart • pieces of Earth's crust • destroy's landforms etc • a depression in the ground • two plates moving together • two plates sliding against each other • ring of volcanoe's in the pacific ovean • super continent that existed some time ago • the liquid outer core and the solid inner core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientist who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading
  2. The primary force that causes the seafloor to spread and continents to drift
  3. Plate ____________
  4. The theory of continental _________
  5. Places where new seafloor is being created
  6. Seafloor ____________
  7. The deepest parts of the oceans
  8. The zone below the lithosphere. It is more "plastic" than the lithosphere so it is easier to bend and move
Down
  1. ____________ zones. Places where the seafloor is forced under continental plates
  2. The Earth's ___________ field reverses from time to time
  3. The most outer, solid portion of the planet Earth
  4. Section of the Earth below the crust
  5. Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit into the coast of this continent, just like a jigsaw puzzle
  6. Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted
  7. A device that scientists use to map the ocean floor
  8. Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans

16 Clues: Plate ____________ • Seafloor ____________ • The deepest parts of the oceans • The theory of continental _________ • Section of the Earth below the crust • Places where new seafloor is being created • The most outer, solid portion of the planet Earth • A device that scientists use to map the ocean floor • Scientist who proposed the idea of seafloor spreading • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core, liquid core, made of nickel and iron
  2. A Supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago
  3. the earth’s outer layer; the coolest and least dense layer of the earth
  4. a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes
  5. Core, The center of the earth composed of nickel and iron
  6. when two plates COME TOWARD each other
  7. the layer of the mantle that lies directly below the the Lithosphere and flows like taffy
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  1. The cool solid outer shell of the earth. It consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. When two plates move AWAY from each other
  3. the layer of the earth beneath the crust
  4. Plate, A large mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere
  5. the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate
  6. When two plates SLIDE along side each other
  7. Tectonics, a theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates that “FLOAT” on the asthenosphere
  8. Ridge, a mountain-like landform that develops when plates separate
  9. Trench, a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth’s oceanic crust
  10. Boundary, a place where pieces of the broken Lithosphere meet

17 Clues: when two plates COME TOWARD each other • the layer of the earth beneath the crust • When two plates move AWAY from each other • Core, liquid core, made of nickel and iron • When two plates SLIDE along side each other • Plate, A large mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere • the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who proposed the idea of Pangaea
  2. movement of rocks by wind or water
  3. rocks being deposited to a new location
  4. largest layer of earth
  5. boundaries that collide
  6. on earth's surface
  7. breaking down of rocks over time
  8. boundaries that divide or separate
  9. core liquid part of the core
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  1. damage caused by an earthquake
  2. core solid part of the core
  3. below earth's surface
  4. strength of an earthquake
  5. large supercontinent
  6. spreading occurs on the ocean floor
  7. boundaries that slide past one another

16 Clues: on earth's surface • large supercontinent • below earth's surface • largest layer of earth • boundaries that collide • strength of an earthquake • core solid part of the core • core liquid part of the core • damage caused by an earthquake • breaking down of rocks over time • movement of rocks by wind or water • boundaries that divide or separate • spreading occurs on the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary that scrapes past each other
  2. Magma from melted plates produces these
  3. The layer below the crust
  4. Piece of land poking above the ocean
  5. Shaking of the ground that occurs when plates move
  6. plate boundary that pulls apart
  7. Uppermost layer of the Earth
  8. Dense crust under the ocean
  9. Deep points in the ocean where plates push down
Down
  1. layer upon which plates move
  2. Molten rock from melting plates
  3. System of broken crust pieces moving
  4. Layer that includes the crust and very upper mantle
  5. Lite crust that makes up land masses
  6. process of a plate being pushed under another and melting
  7. Plate boundary that pushes together

16 Clues: The layer below the crust • Dense crust under the ocean • layer upon which plates move • Uppermost layer of the Earth • Molten rock from melting plates • plate boundary that pulls apart • Plate boundary that pushes together • System of broken crust pieces moving • Lite crust that makes up land masses • Piece of land poking above the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-10-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Center of the Earth
  2. – Crack in Earth's crust
  3. – Deep valley at subduction zones
  4. – One plate goes under another
  5. – Underwater mountain chain
  6. – Molten rock beneath the surface
  7. – Plates move apart
  8. – Huge slab of Earth's lithosphere
  9. – Plates move toward each other
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  1. – Outermost layer of the Earth
  2. – Mountain that erupts lava
  3. – Sudden shaking of the ground
  4. you like me to turn these into a crossword puzzle grid with a picture, like the earlier ones?
  5. – Ancient supercontinent
  6. – Layer beneath the crust
  7. – Plates slide past each other

16 Clues: – Plates move apart • – Center of the Earth • – Crack in Earth's crust • – Ancient supercontinent • – Layer beneath the crust • – Mountain that erupts lava • – Underwater mountain chain • – Outermost layer of the Earth • – Sudden shaking of the ground • – One plate goes under another • – Plates slide past each other • – Plates move toward each other • ...

Plate Boundaries 2022-02-25

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities
  2. two plates coming together
  3. study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth’s surface; includes folds, faults, and plate movement
  4. theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth’s geologic features
  5. a region where two lithospheric plates meet
  6. distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
  7. undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
Down
  1. two plates moving apart
  2. scientist who proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  3. large bowl shaped depression that holds ocean water; regions of crust below sea level
  4. an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by groups of detached researchers; can be used to explain and predict natural phenomena
  5. thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies underneath the ocean basins
  6. process where one plate slides under another
  7. two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
  8. thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses
  9. formation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges

16 Clues: two plates moving apart • two plates coming together • a region where two lithospheric plates meet • process where one plate slides under another • scientist who proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics • two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions • a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities • ...

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 • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword Vocab Puzzle 2021-10-12

Chapter 7 Crossword Vocab Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consistent motions on Earth
  2. reversal reverses directions
  3. two plates collide
  4. boundary forms when two plates slide past each other
  5. a slab sink pulls on a plate causing it
  6. reverse directions and point themselves south
  7. forms when two plates separate
  8. denser plate sinking below the buoyant
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  1. mountains in the ocean
  2. new oceanic moves from the ridge
  3. changes magnetic objects to point north
  4. biggest continent that was around
  5. cold rigid outermost rock layer
  6. circulation of material causing different temperatures
  7. rising mantle material
  8. made of rigid slabs that move with respect of each other

16 Clues: two plates collide • mountains in the ocean • rising mantle material • consistent motions on Earth • reversal reverses directions • forms when two plates separate • cold rigid outermost rock layer • new oceanic moves from the ridge • biggest continent that was around • denser plate sinking below the buoyant • changes magnetic objects to point north • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates separate or move apart.
  2. Two tectonic plates collide with one another.
  3. Divided into 3 types.
  4. A danger of plate tectonics.
  5. Example of Oceanic-Oceanic Collisions.
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  1. Example of Transform Boundaries.
  2. Example of Continental-Oceanic Collisions.
  3. Something we can get from plate tectonics.
  4. Occur beneath oceanic and continental crust.
  5. Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises.

10 Clues: Divided into 3 types. • A danger of plate tectonics. • Example of Transform Boundaries. • Example of Oceanic-Oceanic Collisions. • When two plates separate or move apart. • Example of Continental-Oceanic Collisions. • Something we can get from plate tectonics. • Hot rock from deep within the Earth rises. • Occur beneath oceanic and continental crust. • ...

Earths Interior 2022-09-15

Earths Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a part of the athensphere
  2. strong and below the athensphere
  3. where tectonic plates move
  4. the changing of a rock
  5. earths layer has moving pieces
  6. magnetic south and north pole switch
  7. a break in the rock
  8. plates collide
  9. plates collide and cause earthquakes
  10. boundary between plates
  11. the solid outerlayer of earth
  12. tetonic plates go opposite ways
  13. lithosphere plate goes under another plate
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  1. an idea made from observations
  2. part of the crust and upper mantle
  3. magma rises to surface
  4. place between plates
  5. movements from density
  6. the center
  7. motion of first earthquakes
  8. above earthquakes starting point
  9. return of a deformed rock
  10. drift the guess of how continents were made
  11. between the crust and core

24 Clues: the center • plates collide • a break in the rock • place between plates • magma rises to surface • movements from density • the changing of a rock • boundary between plates • a part of the athensphere • return of a deformed rock • where tectonic plates move • between the crust and core • motion of first earthquakes • the solid outerlayer of earth • an idea made from observations • ...

Earth Science 2013-02-27

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian era .
  2. boundary In geology, subduction is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic...
  3. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection...
  4. boundary In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming.
  5. The crust and upper mantle of the earth.
  6. boundary In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary).
  7. A fracture in rock where there has been movement and displacement. One of the major boundaries between tectonic plates on earth.
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  1. crust The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic .
  2. scale A numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations.
  3. waves A type of seismic wave, the S-wave, secondary wave, or shear wave (sometimes called an elastic S-wave) is one of the two main types of .
  4. waves are type of elastic wave, also called seismic waves, that can travel through gases (as sound waves), solids and liquids,.
  5. A record produced by a seismograph.
  6. Boundrys these boundaries are formed when two plates collide. When the two plate bump one plate is absorbed in the mantle of the other. Heat and pressure when these plates collide causes volcanoes and earthquakes.
  7. crust The relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  8. Tectonics A theory that explains the global distribution of geological phenomena such as seismicity, volcanism, continental drift, and mountain building in terms of the formation, destruction, movement, and interaction of the earth's lithospheric plates.
  9. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust .
  10. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake .

17 Clues: A record produced by a seismograph. • The crust and upper mantle of the earth. • the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake . • crust The relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. • the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian era . • ...

Plate Boundaries 2022-02-25

Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities
  2. two plates coming together
  3. study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth’s surface; includes folds, faults, and plate movement
  4. theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth’s geologic features
  5. a region where two lithospheric plates meet
  6. distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
  7. undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
Down
  1. two plates moving apart
  2. scientist who proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  3. large bowl shaped depression that holds ocean water; regions of crust below sea level
  4. an explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by groups of detached researchers; can be used to explain and predict natural phenomena
  5. thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies underneath the ocean basins
  6. process where one plate slides under another
  7. two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
  8. thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses
  9. formation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges

16 Clues: two plates moving apart • two plates coming together • a region where two lithospheric plates meet • process where one plate slides under another • scientist who proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics • two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions • a change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. accurate worldwide mapping based on satellite signals
  2. when one tectonic plate is forced downward into the mantle; this happens at some convergent (colliding) boundaries
  3. how new oceanic lithosphere is made as magma rises toward the surface and becomes solid
  4. block of lithosphere (crust) that moves separately from the blocks of lithosphere around it
  5. the rigid (stiff) outer portion of the Earth that is broken into plates. It is made up of the crust (both continental and oceanic) and the solid outer part of the mantle.
  6. the single large land mass that formed about 350 million years ago, and broke apart about 200 million years ago
  7. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other; volcanoes and earthquakes may occur at this type of boundary.
  8. the first person to come up with the idea of continental drift; made fun of by other scientists who came to believe him after he died
  9. the idea that some changes in Earth's surface take place over thousands, millions, and even billions of years.
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  1. a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur at and near plate boundaries
  2. fixed (still) area of the mantle where magma rises through the lithosphere above it
  3. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other; earthquakes may occur at this type of boundary.
  4. a boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving toward each other; earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation may occur at this type of boundary.
  5. the scientific theory that the earth's lithosphere (crust) is divided into tectonic plates that move around; tectonic plates include both the land we can see above the ocean (continents) and the oceanic crust that lies below the ocean
  6. the idea that states that the continents were once all attached together, and have moved apart over time; continental drift theory assumes that only the land (continents) we can see above the ocean move
  7. the land masses we can see above the water on Earth's surface

16 Clues: accurate worldwide mapping based on satellite signals • the land masses we can see above the water on Earth's surface • fixed (still) area of the mantle where magma rises through the lithosphere above it • how new oceanic lithosphere is made as magma rises toward the surface and becomes solid • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rising of rock layers
  2. stress at a convergent boundary
  3. layer of Earth made mostly of iron
  4. thin,solid layer above the mantle
  5. fault hanging wall moves up relative to footwall
  6. was name of the one big continent
  7. result of plates moving at transform boundary
  8. boundary where plates slide past
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  1. boundary where plates move away
  2. sinking of rock layers
  3. interior of the Earth can be mapped using
  4. boundary where plates collide
  5. rigid layer made up of crust and upper mantle
  6. fault hanging wall moves down relative to footwall
  7. layer of rock that comprises 67% of earths mass
  8. stress at a divergent boundary

16 Clues: rising of rock layers • sinking of rock layers • boundary where plates collide • stress at a divergent boundary • boundary where plates move away • stress at a convergent boundary • boundary where plates slide past • thin,solid layer above the mantle • was name of the one big continent • layer of Earth made mostly of iron • interior of the Earth can be mapped using • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  2. an underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed. Caused by Divergent Boundary
  3. a deep section along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  4. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  5. the theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  6. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, has magma
  7. Energy or vibrations that are released due to plate movement
  8. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
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  1. The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past
  2. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, example is The Rocky Mountains
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, example is Mid-Atlantic Ridge or Great Rift Valley
  5. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  6. Earth's outermost layer.
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions example New Madrid Fault
  8. A geological feature that indicates a break in a rock due to stress

16 Clues: Earth's outermost layer. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • The preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past • Energy or vibrations that are released due to plate movement • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, has magma • a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  2. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  4. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  5. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  6. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Down
  1. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  2. thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  8. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, movie it different directions
  9. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-04-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent.
  2. is when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in a process.
  3. tectonics states that earths surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  4. plate boundaries form where two plates collide.
  5. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south.
  6. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point north.
Down
  1. is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer.
  2. plate boundary forms when two plates separate.
  3. drift when continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth.
  4. spreading the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  5. is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and destiny.
  6. reversal occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  7. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  8. push is when rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force.
  9. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other.
  10. pull is when a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force

16 Clues: is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer. • plate boundary forms when two plates separate. • plate boundaries form where two plates collide. • all the continents were once part of a supercontinent. • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • reversal occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-04-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent.
  2. is when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in a process.
  3. tectonics states that earths surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  4. plate boundaries form where two plates collide.
  5. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south.
  6. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point north.
Down
  1. is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer.
  2. plate boundary forms when two plates separate.
  3. drift when continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth.
  4. spreading the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  5. is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and destiny.
  6. reversal occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  7. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  8. push is when rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force.
  9. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other.
  10. pull is when a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force

16 Clues: is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer. • plate boundary forms when two plates separate. • plate boundaries form where two plates collide. • all the continents were once part of a supercontinent. • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • reversal occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plate boundary that move away from each other
  2. convergent boundaries form what type of natural disaster when forced up
  3. plates that are under water
  4. the fluid portion of the Earth's lower mantle below the lithosphere
  5. how many million years it takes for the cycle crust forming and melting down in the core
  6. The tectonic plate we live on
  7. how the intensity of an earthquake is measured
  8. The type of boundary that that earthquakes are made from
  9. top layer of the crust
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  1. when one plates moves underneath the other
  2. the slow movement of the continents over time
  3. How many major plates are there
  4. which type of plate that is thicker?
  5. A boundary were two tectonic plates are pushing against each other
  6. the super continent
  7. the first person to develop the theory of plate tectonic

16 Clues: the super continent • top layer of the crust • plates that are under water • The tectonic plate we live on • How many major plates are there • which type of plate that is thicker? • when one plates moves underneath the other • the slow movement of the continents over time • how the intensity of an earthquake is measured • ...

plate tectonics 2015-01-27

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. 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.
  3. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.
  4. a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.
  5. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  6. rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  7. decay is the process by which a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting ionizing radiation.
  8. boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
  10. quake 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.
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  1. rock types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.
  2. rock type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressed.
  3. wear away or change the appearance or texture of (something) by long exposure to the air.
  4. cycle an idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion.
  5. the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
  6. boundary is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.

16 Clues: matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs. • rock type of rock which has been changed by extreme heat and pressed. • rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. core-A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth.
  2. study of planet Earth.
  3. core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth.
  4. A great landmass surrounded by oceans.
  5. The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface.
  6. force- A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of earth.
  7. soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust and core.
  9. wave- A vibration that travels though Earth carrying the energy released during and earthquake.
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  1. scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Eathe.
  2. The material that forms Earth's hard suface.
  3. A usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust.
  4. force- A force that builds up mountains and landmass on earth's surfaces.
  5. rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the matle and the crust.
  6. amout of force pushing on a surface or area.
  7. drack, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceainc crust.

16 Clues: study of planet Earth. • A great landmass surrounded by oceans. • The material that forms Earth's hard suface. • amout of force pushing on a surface or area. • The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface. • soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-04-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The layer of the Earth between the crust and core
  2. The outermost layer of the earth
  3. The driving force of all plate motion
  4. An area where one plate is plunged beneath another
  5. An area of lithosphere where two plates slide past each other
  6. The location of a
  7. An area formed by rifting plates underneath the ocean
  8. The boundary between two colliding plates
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  1. This describes the earth's lithosphere as being divided into movable plates
  2. This historic super continent existed
  3. A area where rift or rift valley's form
  4. The cause of the break up of Pangea
  5. This layer of Earth's crust is made of the upper mantle
  6. / The boundary between earth's crust and mantle
  7. The part of earth's core that is liquid
  8. The center of the earth.

16 Clues: The location of a • The center of the earth. • The outermost layer of the earth • The cause of the break up of Pangea • This historic super continent existed • The driving force of all plate motion • A area where rift or rift valley's form • The part of earth's core that is liquid • The boundary between two colliding plates • / The boundary between earth's crust and mantle • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-23

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. what can make plate move away from eachother
  2. the study of Earth
  3. plate boundaries moving towards each other
  4. what causes to form volcanoes
  5. plate boundaries moving apart
  6. A supercontinent made up of all continents
  7. what was the earliest eon in history
  8. what can create mass destruction by erupting
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  1. where most earth quakes and volcanoes occur
  2. what is found in zicronium minerals
  3. what is the largest landmasses of the earth
  4. What is the thinnest layer of the earth
  5. What is the thickest layer of the earth
  6. what floods cities
  7. Causes earthquakes and tsunamis
  8. plate boundaries slide past each other

16 Clues: the study of Earth • what floods cities • what causes to form volcanoes • plate boundaries moving apart • Causes earthquakes and tsunamis • what is found in zicronium minerals • what was the earliest eon in history • plate boundaries slide past each other • What is the thinnest layer of the earth • What is the thickest layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow
  2. a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top
  3. smaller earthquakes that occur after a main earthquake event
  4. plates move towards each other
  5. the upper part of the mantle along with the overlying crust
  6. hot molten rock
  7. the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus
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  1. an enlarged crater due to violent eruption of volcano leading to the collapse of the crater
  2. plates move away from each other
  3. located at the centre of the earth with a radius of about 3500km
  4. an opening at the top of a volcano
  5. a point of sudden energy release where seismic waves radiate out
  6. an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface
  7. an unusually large sea wave formed by the movement of the sea floor during a large sea quake
  8. plate slide past each other
  9. an instrument that records the seismic waves release by an earthquake

16 Clues: hot molten rock • plate slide past each other • plates move towards each other • plates move away from each other • an opening at the top of a volcano • the stickiness of lava or its resistance to flow • a conical shaped landform with an opening at the top • an opening where magma escapes to the earth's surface • the point on the earth's surface direction above the focus • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. An opening in the earth where magma and hot steam can rise up.
  2. The type of boundary that occurs when two plates pull away from each other.
  3. The type of crust underneath continents.
  4. A type of boundary where two plates brush back and forth against each other.
  5. The thickest layer of the earth.
  6. It contains convection currents.
  7. The type of crust underneath the ocean.
  8. The liquid layer of the earth.
  9. The type of boundary that occurs when two plates push toward each other.
  10. The most dense layer of the earth, composed of iron and nickel.
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  1. When one plate moves underneath another plate.
  2. The theory created by Alfred Wegener that say the earth has plates that move across the mantle.
  3. Made up of the upper mantle and the crust.
  4. A supercontinent that existed before the world looked the way it does today.
  5. One of the effects from a transform boundary.
  6. The outermost and thinnest layer of the earth.

16 Clues: The liquid layer of the earth. • The thickest layer of the earth. • It contains convection currents. • The type of crust underneath the ocean. • The type of crust underneath continents. • Made up of the upper mantle and the crust. • One of the effects from a transform boundary. • When one plate moves underneath another plate. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-05-08

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

16 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 2025-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonic Plates move past each other, not touching at this boundaryContinentalDrift This theory is a part of the overall Plate Tectonic theory and helps to explain why Paleontologists have discovered the same dinosaur fossils on different continents
  2. Recognized as the most important Paleontologist in history and known as the "Father of Paleontology"
  3. Scientist who studies ancient life and environments by studying fossils
  4. Layer of the earth that contains magma
  5. In the mantle, cooler magma _____ and is more dense
  6. The theory of ________________ is that the earth’s outermost layer called the lithosphere is divided into large, moving plates that interact with each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and other geological features along their boundaries
  7. Tectonic Plate boundaries move away from each other
  8. Theory that Earth had a supercontinent landmass millions of years ago when all the continents were joined together
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  1. Tectonic Plate boundaries move towards each other
  2. Fossils of ocean/marine life have been found on top of mountains because the mountains were probably once under __________
  3. At transform boundaries, crust is not created or destroyed, but grinding action can cause "earth shaking" events known as ______
  4. The preserved remains of a plant or animal from the past
  5. Tuskegee Airman regarded as The 1st African American Paleontologist and 1st African American Curator of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum in 1980
  6. Earth's most dense layer made mostly of liquid iron and nickel
  7. Paleontologist studying a rock face with multiple layers of fossils will find the oldest layer at the ________
  8. In the mantle, warmer magma _____ and is less dense

16 Clues: Layer of the earth that contains magma • Tectonic Plate boundaries move towards each other • In the mantle, cooler magma _____ and is more dense • In the mantle, warmer magma _____ and is less dense • Tectonic Plate boundaries move away from each other • The preserved remains of a plant or animal from the past • ...

plate tectonics 2024-10-01

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. is a feature of convergent plate boundaries
  2. plates collide into each other
  3. the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  4. drift
  5. tectonics
  6. trenches
  7. forms where tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  8. valley
  9. hot fluid is in the earths crust
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  1. plates crosses each other
  2. theory that the configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
  3. is the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  4. boundary
  5. boundary
  6. plates move away from each other
  7. boundary
  8. floor spreading
  9. is a process in which tectonic plates split apart

18 Clues: drift • valley • boundary • boundary • boundary • trenches • tectonics • floor spreading • plates crosses each other • plates collide into each other • plates move away from each other • hot fluid is in the earths crust • is a feature of convergent plate boundaries • is the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • forms where tectonic plates move apart, or rift. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-03

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

9 Clues: convergent plates move • What can cause plate tectonics? • What is the second layer of Earth • plate boundaries where are earthquakes created? • Which is lighter: oceanic or continental crust? • Why is it important to know about plate tectonics? • lava What are the characteristics of a shield volcano? • What is the bowl-shaped basin in the top of the volcano called? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  2. The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
  3. The process of continents breaking up, getting smaller and allowing in the sea
  4. The point on the earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  5. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  6. The crust that forms the continents
  7. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth
  8. The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground during an earthquake
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  1. An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  2. A deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the floor
  3. The very slow process of continents separating as they drift across the oceans
  4. Molten rock that has erupted onto the surface of the earth
  5. The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the aesthenosphere
  6. The rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates
  7. The crust that forms the ocean floor
  8. A place where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface

16 Clues: The crust that forms the continents • The crust that forms the ocean floor • Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth • Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • Molten rock that has erupted onto the surface of the earth • An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake • The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground during an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. ocean collision/ Older denser oceanic plate us subducted downward into the mantle and a chain of volcanic islands can be formed. What convergent boundary is this?
  2. boundary is this ?
  3. continental collision/ Two continental plates collide, mountains usually form because both relatively low in density. What convergent boundary is this?
  4. floor spreading/What process does the divergent sea floor spreading use?
  5. valley/What does a divergent boundary continental-continental create?
  6. process does the convergent oceanic continental use?
  7. process is used for the convergent ocean ocean collision?
  8. boundary is this -><-?
  9. ridge/ What does a divergent sea floor spreading create?
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  1. What process does the convergent continent continent use?
  2. does a transform boundary create?
  3. floor spreading/ Two ocean plates pull apart from each other. What divergent boundary is this?
  4. arc/What does a ocean ocean collision create?
  5. does a convergent oceanic-continental create?
  6. What process does the transform boundary use?
  7. What does a continent-continent collision create?
  8. boundary is this <-->?
  9. continental/Oceanic crust more dense, so it subducts under the continental crust. What convergent boundary is this?

18 Clues: boundary is this ? • boundary is this <-->? • boundary is this -><-? • does a transform boundary create? • arc/What does a ocean ocean collision create? • does a convergent oceanic-continental create? • What process does the transform boundary use? • What does a continent-continent collision create? • process does the convergent oceanic continental use? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-03-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. What process does the transform boundary use?
  2. What does a continent-continent collision create?
  3. ridge/ What does a divergent sea floor spreading create?
  4. does a transform boundary create?
  5. boundary is this <-->?
  6. What process does the convergent continent continent use?
  7. process is used for the convergent ocean ocean collision?
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  1. continental/Oceanic crust more dense, so it subducts under the continental crust. What convergent boundary is this?
  2. boundary is this ?
  3. does a convergent oceanic-continental create?
  4. boundary is this -><-?
  5. valley/What does a divergent boundary continental-continental create?
  6. process does the convergent oceanic continental use?
  7. ocean collision/ Older denser oceanic plate us subducted downward into the mantle and a chain of volcanic islands can be formed. What convergent boundary is this?
  8. continental collision/ Two continental plates collide, mountains usually form because both relatively low in density. What convergent boundary is this?
  9. floor spreading/ Two ocean plates pull apart from each other. What divergent boundary is this?
  10. continental/ Two plates pull apart, normal faults develop on both sides of the rift and the central blocks slide downwards; rift valley are created most of the time. What divergent boundary is this?
  11. arc/What does a ocean ocean collision create?

18 Clues: boundary is this ? • boundary is this -><-? • boundary is this <-->? • does a transform boundary create? • does a convergent oceanic-continental create? • What process does the transform boundary use? • arc/What does a ocean ocean collision create? • What does a continent-continent collision create? • process does the convergent oceanic continental use? • ...