plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
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  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
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  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates meet
  2. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  3. Area of common earthquakes
  4. 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.
  5. A super continent
  6. the frequency, kind, and magnitude of earthquakes experienced during a given period.
  7. Planar Fracture
  8. a permanent layer of ice covering an extensive tract of land, especially a polar region.
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  1. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
  2. There are 7 of these around the world
  3. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  5. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level; a large steep hill.
  6. 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.

14 Clues: Planar Fracture • A super continent • Where two plates meet • Area of common earthquakes • There are 7 of these around the world • the frequency, kind, and magnitude of earthquakes experienced during a given period. • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. more dense things
  2. where 2 plates collide
  3. the thinnest layer of the earth
  4. layer of the earth below the mantle
  5. where 2 plates slide
  6. hottest layer of the earth
  7. less dense things
  8. where 2 plates separate
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  1. made up of crust and upper mantle
  2. what happens in the mantle when magma heats up and cools down
  3. what happens at a transform boundary
  4. what is created at a convergent boundary
  5. layer of the earth where convection currents take place
  6. ______ and nickel make up the core of the earth

14 Clues: more dense things • less dense things • where 2 plates slide • where 2 plates collide • where 2 plates separate • hottest layer of the earth • the thinnest layer of the earth • made up of crust and upper mantle • layer of the earth below the mantle • what happens at a transform boundary • what is created at a convergent boundary • ______ and nickel make up the core of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. current inside Earth that moves the plates
  2. boundary where a plate slides against a plate
  3. likely to occur at a transform boundary
  4. type of boundary where new crust is formed
  5. crust that is the most dense
  6. volcanoes and earthquakes form along plate ___
  7. type of boundary between N.Am. and Eurasia
  8. formed from a continent-continent collision
  9. type of boundary where mountains occur
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  1. motion of plates over time
  2. layer of Earth that makes up the plates
  3. zone that occurs at a convergent boundary
  4. form from a ocean-ocean collision
  5. can flow in a different path at a transform boundary
  6. large supercontinent that once existed

15 Clues: motion of plates over time • crust that is the most dense • form from a ocean-ocean collision • large supercontinent that once existed • type of boundary where mountains occur • layer of Earth that makes up the plates • likely to occur at a transform boundary • zone that occurs at a convergent boundary • current inside Earth that moves the plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A long, narrow deep depression in the ocean floor which typically runs parallel to a plate boundary and makes a subduction zone.
  2. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  3. The process that moves large bodies of Earth materials to higher elevations
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
  6. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
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  1. Thin plates that form the ocean floor; more dense than continental plates.
  2. Tectonic Plates which are largely comprised of less dense granite (when compared with oceanic plates).
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  5. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  6. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. how much matter or mass there is in a given amount of space or volume

14 Clues: a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • how much matter or mass there is in a given amount of space or volume • ...

Choice board cross puzzle 2021-02-05

Choice board cross puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reversal
  2. Boundaries
  3. Spot
  4. Drift
  5. of Plate Tectonics
  6. Boundaries
Down
  1. Valley
  2. Boundaries
  3. Ridge
  4. Plates
  5. Current
  6. Core
  7. Core

13 Clues: Spot • Core • Core • Ridge • Drift • Valley • Plates • Current • Reversal • Boundaries • Boundaries • Boundaries • of Plate Tectonics

Forces that Change the Earth! 2022-02-11

Forces that Change the Earth! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reversal
  2. Boundaries
  3. Spot
  4. Drift
  5. of Plate Tectonics
  6. Boundaries
Down
  1. Valley
  2. Boundaries
  3. Ridge
  4. Plates
  5. Current
  6. Core
  7. Core

13 Clues: Spot • Core • Core • Ridge • Drift • Valley • Plates • Current • Reversal • Boundaries • Boundaries • Boundaries • of Plate Tectonics

Plate Tectonic Unit Vocabulary 2024-09-11

Plate Tectonic Unit Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The downward movement of an oceanic plate beneath another plate.
  2. The large underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
  3. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates.
  4. The name for the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.
  5. Deep, steep depressions in the ocean floor, often formed by subduction zones.
  6. A type of fault caused by compression in Earth's crust.
  7. A rigid outer part of the Earth divided into plates.
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust formed by tension and pulling apart.
  9. The type of fault that slides horizontally.
  10. The phenomenon where two tectonic plates collide and one plate sinks below the other.
  11. A type of boundary where plates slide past each other horizontally.
  12. The process responsible for creating large mountain ranges over long periods of time.
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  1. These form when magma escapes from Earth's mantle.
  2. movements of molten rock within Earth's mantle, responsible for driving plate tectonics.
  3. A method used to map the ocean floor by emitting sound waves.
  4. The process of crust formation at divergent boundaries in the ocean.
  5. The type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  6. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
  7. A system of underwater springs often found near mid-ocean ridges.
  8. process where plates move apart and create new crust.
  9. A break in the Earth's crust where plates move.
  10. The geological feature formed where tectonic plates pull apart, like the East African Rift.
  11. Earth movements caused by tectonic stress, leading to ground shaking.
  12. The edge where two tectonic plates meet.

24 Clues: The edge where two tectonic plates meet. • The type of fault that slides horizontally. • A break in the Earth's crust where plates move. • These form when magma escapes from Earth's mantle. • A rigid outer part of the Earth divided into plates. • process where plates move apart and create new crust. • The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • ...

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Vocab (CS2) 2022-12-06

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Vocab (CS2) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extremely small particle that everything is made of. A group of these makes a molecule.
  2. type of wave that needs matter to travel. Hint: Starts with an M
  3. oldest rock on bottom, youngest on top = law of ________.
  4. hot air/liquids rise, cold air/liquids sink
  5. The ____ core is the only liquid layer of earth.
  6. another word for light wave. Travels the fastest in outer space.
  7. The least dense layer of Earth. We live on this layer
  8. layers of rocks
  9. the factor that changes in the experiment
  10. any living thing (ex. Human, bacteria, plant)
  11. The sliding of the lithosphere on the mantle. AKA continental drift is known as plate _____.
  12. stored energy
  13. the energy of motion
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  1. Plate boundary where two tectonic plates split.
  2. testable statement regarding the outcome of an experiment
  3. the band of light with the longest wavelength
  4. transfer of heat through light (no contact)
  5. similar to an experiment, but lacks a hypothesis. Uses observations.
  6. the average speed of an object’s molecules
  7. the study of the natural world
  8. The largest layer of the earth. Convection here powers plate tectonics
  9. how close an object's molecules are; thickness
  10. A science teacher.
  11. transfer of heat by direct touch
  12. the band of light with the highest energy/frequency
  13. any prehistoric organism preserved in rock
  14. scientist who studies earth and rocks
  15. plate boundary associated with the formation of mountains and volcanoes

28 Clues: stored energy • layers of rocks • A science teacher. • the energy of motion • the study of the natural world • transfer of heat by direct touch • scientist who studies earth and rocks • the factor that changes in the experiment • the average speed of an object’s molecules • any prehistoric organism preserved in rock • transfer of heat through light (no contact) • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-09

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. *BLANK* plate material is denser and thinner
  2. *blank* boundaries move alongside each other
  3. *blank* material makes up earth's plates
  4. *blank* boundaries are when plates move away from each other
  5. The *blank* formed because the Pacific plate is made of oceanic rock, and
  6. each other, resulting in the formation of the
  7. when one plate moves under the other it *BLANKS*
  8. Two *BLANK* cells are moving upward and
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  1. *Blank* plate material is less dense and thicker
  2. *BLANK* and volcano patterns often line up with player boundaries
  3. *Blank*are formed by convergent boundaries with no subduction.
  4. *BLANK* rock shows where plates are moving away from each other
  5. boundaries with subduction make volcanoes
  6. the North American plate.
  7. and volcanoes.

15 Clues: and volcanoes. • the North American plate. • Two *BLANK* cells are moving upward and • *blank* material makes up earth's plates • boundaries with subduction make volcanoes • *BLANK* plate material is denser and thinner • *blank* boundaries move alongside each other • each other, resulting in the formation of the • *Blank* plate material is less dense and thicker • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs at mid ocean ridges
  2. moves the plates from inside the earth
  3. towards each other
  4. long chains of active volcanoes
  5. violent shaking of the ground
  6. we have seven major ones
  7. a super continent in the past
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  1. away from each other
  2. cracks on earth's crust
  3. a break in the earth's crust
  4. narrow depressions on the seafloor.
  5. ridgid outer part of the earth
  6. slide past each other
  7. denser than continental crust

14 Clues: towards each other • away from each other • slide past each other • cracks on earth's crust • we have seven major ones • occurs at mid ocean ridges • a break in the earth's crust • denser than continental crust • violent shaking of the ground • a super continent in the past • ridgid outer part of the earth • long chains of active volcanoes • narrow depressions on the seafloor. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deep part of the ocean at a subduction zone
  2. can occur at all boundaries, but more common at transform
  3. two plates sliding by each other
  4. caused by melting crust at a subduction zone
  5. hot rises, cold sinks
  6. discovered continental drift
  7. one plate sinking under another
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  1. divergent boundary on continental plates
  2. Harry Hess discovered this at the mid ocean ridge
  3. divergent boundary on between oceanic plates
  4. formed when two continental plates collide
  5. south america and this continent fit together like puzzle pieces
  6. two plates moving away from each other
  7. two plates moving toward each other

14 Clues: hot rises, cold sinks • discovered continental drift • one plate sinking under another • two plates sliding by each other • two plates moving toward each other • two plates moving away from each other • divergent boundary on continental plates • formed when two continental plates collide • deep part of the ocean at a subduction zone • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. above the asthenosphere
  2. being stretched tight
  3. red hot lava
  4. machine measuring shaking
  5. slower than p waves
  6. between crust and core
  7. bits of Earth's crust and mantle
  8. record produced by seismograph
  9. earth shaking
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  1. 2 lithospheric plates combine;overlap
  2. below the lithosphere
  3. hypothesis Earth's continents moved
  4. faster than s waves
  5. inner and outer

14 Clues: red hot lava • earth shaking • inner and outer • faster than s waves • slower than p waves • below the lithosphere • being stretched tight • between crust and core • above the asthenosphere • machine measuring shaking • record produced by seismograph • bits of Earth's crust and mantle • hypothesis Earth's continents moved • 2 lithospheric plates combine;overlap

Plate Tectonics 2014-01-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process in which an oceanic plate is forced into the mantle.
  2. The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving.
  3. Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust.
  4. The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift.
  5. The rigid outer shell of the earth that are made of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The type of plate boundary in which an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate.
  7. The type of boundary in which the two plates are moving away from each other.
  8. The super continent that drifted apart to make the continents we know today.
  9. The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust.
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  1. The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener about plate tectonics and their movement.
  2. A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred.
  3. Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust.
  4. Several volcanoes that form a geometric shape in and along the Pacific Ocean.
  5. The type of plate boundary in which the two plates grind against each other.

14 Clues: A fracture in the rock where movement has occurred. • Plates that are made of thin, young, and dense crust. • Plates that are made of thick, old, and buoyant crust. • The hot substance the resides under the earth's crust. • The scientist who proposed the idea of Continental Drift. • The parts of the lithosphere that are continuously moving. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge
  3. Pangaea becomes the 7 continents
  4. 2 tectonic plates colliding
  5. Transfer of heat from one place to another
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  1. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. A... boundary is also known as a conservation plate boundary
  3. Explanation of the movement of Earth's plates
  4. Huge plates
  5. ... are made of rock and drift from around the world
  6. Violent shaking of Earth
  7. Massive waves caused by earthquakes
  8. Plates moving away from each other
  9. The deepest feature below the seafloor

14 Clues: Huge plates • Violent shaking of Earth • 2 tectonic plates colliding • Pangaea becomes the 7 continents • Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • Plates moving away from each other • Massive waves caused by earthquakes • The deepest feature below the seafloor • Transfer of heat from one place to another • The formation of new areas of oceanic crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates
  2. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  4. A large chunk of Earth's crust
  5. High energy wave
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  1. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. Location where tectonic plates meet
  4. Theory that parts of Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core
  5. deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary
  6. a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust
  7. Region where 2(or more) tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
  8. Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other
  9. Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart

14 Clues: High energy wave • A large chunk of Earth's crust • Location where tectonic plates meet • deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary • Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart • Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates • Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ is a series of vibrations of earth.
  2. _______ is a geological process in which the edge of the lithospheric plate slides underneath another.
  3. Also known as seismic wave.
  4. ________ is the process which occurs at the mid-ocan ridge.
  5. The rigid outermost shell of earth is broken into __________.
  6. The spreading of the seafloor.
Down
  1. Is the edge of a tectonic plate.
  2. Is the transfer of heat
  3. Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________.
  4. The theory that the continents are slowly spreading apart.
  5. The theory of _________ is that the outer layer of the earth is divided into a couple dozen plates that move across the earths surface.
  6. When two plates collide.
  7. When two plates move sideways with each other.
  8. A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor.

14 Clues: Is the transfer of heat • When two plates collide. • Also known as seismic wave. • The spreading of the seafloor. • Is the edge of a tectonic plate. • ________ is a series of vibrations of earth. • When two plates move sideways with each other. • A long steep sided depression in the ocean floor. • Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen discovered the _________. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known as lateral slipping plate movement
  2. place where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other and colliding
  3. Earth's lithosphere is divided into about 12 large plates and several small ones that float on and travel independently over the asthenosphere
  4. the transfer of heat by the movement of large groups of particles from one place to another
  5. developed in the 1960's
  6. deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary
  7. downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  8. high-energy wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, landslide or other natural event
  9. sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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  1. the movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
  2. parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core
  3. also a divergent boundary
  4. example of divergent but just where it's located
  5. deepest feature of the ocean, plunging deep below the seafloor

14 Clues: developed in the 1960's • also a divergent boundary • known as lateral slipping plate movement • sudden and violent shaking of the ground • example of divergent but just where it's located • deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary • the movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • parts of the Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2014-10-14

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary, extending the length of the mid-ocean ridge and the site of frequent volcanic activity
  2. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  3. hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the seafloor.
  4. the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
  5. a type of fault whose reelative motion is predominantly horizontal on either sinistral or dextral direction.
  6. pieces of the earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred as the lithosphere.
  7. an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  8. the collective and concerted movements of groups or aggregates of molecules within fluids and rheids ,either through advection or through diffusion or as a combination of both of them.
  9. movement of the earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to drift across the ocean bed
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  1. a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of earth's lithosphere.
  2. a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake.
  3. process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  4. at the locations where two tectonic plates interact, a boundary between these plates exist.
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.

14 Clues: hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the seafloor. • a scientific theory that describes the large-scale motion of earth's lithosphere. • pieces of the earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred as the lithosphere. • the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth's crust that creates seismic waves. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  2. another word for oceans
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. big wave
  5. when the earth rumbles
  6. when one plate goes under another
  7. study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
  8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  9. ocean but three letters
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  1. largest layer of the earth
  2. type plates that are located beneath the ocean
  3. the outermost shell of a planet
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  6. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

15 Clues: big wave • when the earth rumbles • another word for oceans • ocean but three letters • largest layer of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • when one plate goes under another • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • very hot, very dense center of our planet • type plates that are located beneath the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the earth
  2. break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  3. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  6. A soft layer of the mantle on which floats the lithosphere
  7. dense ball of solid material at the center of the earth
  8. The name of a single landmass that broke apart 225 million years ago
  9. thickest layer of the earth; consists of two layers-the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
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  1. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  2. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  3. The process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust

14 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 the earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which floats the lithosphere • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-02-02

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all Earth's mass that was said to be a supercontinent
  2. spreading divergent boundaries on the ocean floor that fill with magma which cools into new oceanic crust
  3. a sunken area created by the melting of one plate and the bending of the other at a subduction zone
  4. boundaries plate boundaries where two plates
  5. boundaries where two plates side past each other
  6. caused by two tectonic plates sliding past each other
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  1. boundaries plate boundaries that occur where two plates move apart from each other
  2. fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust that often occur along plate boundaries
  3. together, causing one of the plates to sink into the mantle
  4. the bending of rocks
  5. currents currents that form deep in the Earth's interior and bring heated material upwards while pulling cooler material down towards the interior of the Earth.
  6. the study of seismic waves caused by earthquakes when the tectonic plates collide or slip under each other, or rock inside the Earth breaks up
  7. zone the area where one plate at a convergent boundary sinks into the mantle
  8. Wegener the scientist who introduced the concept of of moving continents and the former supercontinent called Pangea

14 Clues: the bending of rocks • boundaries plate boundaries where two plates • boundaries where two plates side past each other • all Earth's mass that was said to be a supercontinent • caused by two tectonic plates sliding past each other • together, causing one of the plates to sink into the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lithosphere
  2. tuzo wilson
  3. belts
  4. hess
  5. zones
  6. minerals
  7. to
  8. / two tectonic plates moving away from each other
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  1. wegener / he couldn't explain mechanism
  2. / two tectonic plates moving towards each other
  3. holmes / thought of using
  4. plate
  5. / when two tectonic plates slide against each other
  6. fault

14 Clues: to • hess • belts • zones • plate • fault • minerals • lithosphere • tuzo wilson • holmes / thought of using • wegener / he couldn't explain mechanism • / two tectonic plates moving towards each other • / two tectonic plates moving away from each other • / when two tectonic plates slide against each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that is really hot.
  2. something that moves toward each other.
  3. rock something small ,round and holely .
  4. crust lithasphere.
  5. something that moves apart.
  6. a huge wave.
  7. something that erupts.
Down
  1. tall and ponity .
  2. a subject in school.
  3. to compare distence on a globe.
  4. a plate that causes friction.
  5. something that comes after earthquakes
  6. plates make up the earths surface .
  7. something you track earthquakes with.
  8. when tectonic plates hit each other.

15 Clues: a huge wave. • tall and ponity . • crust lithasphere. • a subject in school. • something that erupts. • something that moves apart. • a plate that causes friction. • something that is really hot. • to compare distence on a globe. • plates make up the earths surface . • when tectonic plates hit each other. • something you track earthquakes with. • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the point underground where magma is heated
  2. hot magma moving towards the surface, cools then sinks again
  3. two oceanic plates collide
  4. the earths crust and upper mantle
  5. a break in the earths crust due to movement
  6. plates below the continent
  7. two tectonic plates moving apart
Down
  1. The lithosphere broken into sections called plates that break and move.
  2. the plastic layer below the lithosphere
  3. boundaries between two plates that are colliding
  4. the less dense plate slides under the more dense plate
  5. two plates sliding past each other creating friction
  6. oceanic and continental plates colliding
  7. seafloor spreading

14 Clues: seafloor spreading • two oceanic plates collide • plates below the continent • two tectonic plates moving apart • the earths crust and upper mantle • the plastic layer below the lithosphere • oceanic and continental plates colliding • the point underground where magma is heated • a break in the earths crust due to movement • boundaries between two plates that are colliding • ...

Earth's systems crosswords 2024-04-12

Earth's systems crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where tectonic plates slid past each other causes earthquakes
  2. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  3. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. large rigid pieces of the earth lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
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  1. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. sudden events that lead to a mass extinction
  3. A group over the same species living in the same area
  4. tectonic plates move away from each other usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  5. formed at the plate boundary
  6. tectonic plates move toward each other usually forms mountans and volcanous
  7. located between the mantle and the outer core
  8. includes the crust and upper part of the mantel and is divided into tectonics plates
  9. Hot material rises cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics

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

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-01-10

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valley
  2. spreading
  3. boundary
  4. core
  5. core
  6. Drift
  7. zone
Down
  1. boundary
  2. ridge
  3. Wegener
  4. currents
  5. of Plate Tectonics
  6. boundary

13 Clues: core • core • zone • ridge • Drift • valley • Wegener • boundary • currents • boundary • boundary • spreading • of Plate Tectonics

plate tectonics trinity tran 2018-12-05

plate tectonics trinity tran crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  2. tectonics / the theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by currents in the mantle
  3. / the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  4. trenches / the name of the canyons that the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater
  5. spreading / the process of mid-ocean ridges continually adding new material to the ocean floor
  6. boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move
  3. / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
  4. ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  5. drift / the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  6. / the continents were joined all together creating a supercontinent about 300 million years ago
  7. boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other

13 Clues: / breaks in earth's crust along which rocks move • valley / a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • ridge / an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • / any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock • boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Plate Motion 2024-11-01

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to examine in detail for a purpose
  2. True or false, it takes a long time for earths plates to travel
  3. True or false, we can feel the plates moving
  4. a plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
  5. another name for a tectonic plate
  6. Plate tectonics results in ______
  7. this plate boundary causes volcanoes and earthquakes
  8. in what layer do meteors start to burn up in
  9. the inside of Earths Geosphere
Down
  1. the plates move _______ over time
  2. theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates
  3. A diagram that shows the inside of an object
  4. most plates move less than a ______ every day
  5. Earths crust is as thick as ________ miles
  6. how often or fast something happens
  7. this boundary causes Mid-ocean ridges
  8. what was the earth called before it split
  9. what is earths outer layer called
  10. Earths _____ is made of hard, solid rock
  11. which plate is moving the fastest

20 Clues: the inside of Earths Geosphere • the plates move _______ over time • what is earths outer layer called • another name for a tectonic plate • Plate tectonics results in ______ • which plate is moving the fastest • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • this boundary causes Mid-ocean ridges • Earths _____ is made of hard, solid rock • ...

Chose progect crossword 2025-11-05

Chose progect crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths iner core
  2. a point where three plate boundaries meet
  3. This is created by plate tectonics such as mountains,volcanoes,trenches, and rift valleys
  4. whentoplatescalied
  5. divergent,convergent, and transform
  6. earthsoterlayer
  7. a long deep intentashun in the ocean
  8. Causes earthquakes
  9. this place is where one plate dives beneath another ______________________
  10. a former supercontinent that was composed of all of present-day continents
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  1. The gushing of molten rock, ash, and gas out of a crack in Earth’s crust
  2. sliding past each other
  3. earths layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water
  4. two different plates separate slowly
  5. a location of volcanic rock that is not related to plate boundaries
  6. moving toward the same place
  7. something we can observe over and over again
  8. one of very large sections of hard solid rock
  9. an object diagram or comuter program that helps us understand something by making it easier to see
  10. moving apart in different directions

20 Clues: earthsoterlayer • earths iner core • whentoplatescalied • Causes earthquakes • sliding past each other • moving toward the same place • divergent,convergent, and transform • two different plates separate slowly • a long deep intentashun in the ocean • moving apart in different directions • a point where three plate boundaries meet • something we can observe over and over again • ...

faiths crossword 2015-03-18

faiths crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics earths surface that is made of rigid slabs
  2. ocean ridge moutain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  3. plate boundary forms when two plates past each other
  4. polarity when magnetized objects point themself south
  5. a large body of water that separates the continents
  6. polarity when magnetized objects with point themself north
  7. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  8. reversal magnetic field reverses direction
  9. there are seven of these that make up the earth's land
  10. when the denser plates sink
  11. spreading when new oceanic crust forms along the mid ocean ridge
Down
  1. when all continents were once joined
  2. the last name of the man who discovered pangea
  3. plate boundary forms when two plates separate
  4. plate boundary when two plates collide
  5. push when plates move away from the ridge with a force
  6. a large land mass made when two plates collide together
  7. pull when a slab sinks and pulls on the rest of the plate
  8. drift when continents are in constant motion
  9. something that erupts

20 Clues: something that erupts • when the denser plates sink • when all continents were once joined • plate boundary when two plates collide • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • reversal magnetic field reverses direction • drift when continents are in constant motion • the last name of the man who discovered pangea • plate boundary forms when two plates separate • ...

Science 2014-02-13

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a example when lava forms continents
  2. quake when the plates move
  3. the super continent
  4. drift when continents move across the ocean
  5. waves when rocks move up and down
  6. plate boundaries when volcano's are formed
  7. plate boundaries when plates move to make things like the San Andrea fault in California
  8. of fire a ring of volcano's along the pacific ocean
  9. contention when all the contents drifted together into one big one
  10. trench at the mid ocean ridge
Down
  1. plate boundaries mostly when mountains are formed
  2. Tectonics 1 reason for Continental drift
  3. when the rock smashes together
  4. the location on earths surface
  5. when the rock pulls away
  6. ocean ridge where lava comes out
  7. when the rock pulls different direction
  8. wegner helped the studies on seafloor spreading and Continental drift
  9. molten lava deep in the crust

19 Clues: the super continent • when the rock pulls away • quake when the plates move • molten lava deep in the crust • trench at the mid ocean ridge • when the rock smashes together • the location on earths surface • ocean ridge where lava comes out • waves when rocks move up and down • a example when lava forms continents • when the rock pulls different direction • ...

Knowlege 2023-02-16

Knowlege crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of land form by plate tectonics
  2. Another type of currant
  3. matter has it
  4. the continents ride on it
  5. A type of currant
  6. from a animail
  7. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide One plate eventually slides beneath the other a process known as subduction
  8. A place where there is magma in a volano
  9. From sun
  10. Super Continent
  11. where a lot of volcanos happen
  12. inside the earth
  13. causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere which will slide past one another
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  1. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  2. from a hole in the earth
  3. Land gets make over time
  4. What the continent ride on
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  6. The continents are away's moving
  7. on the earth
  8. Where volcanos make a island
  9. Oceans get them when the plates pull apart
  10. where earthquakes happen

23 Clues: From sun • on the earth • matter has it • from a animail • Super Continent • inside the earth • A type of currant • Another type of currant • from a hole in the earth • Land gets make over time • where earthquakes happen • the continents ride on it • What the continent ride on • Where volcanos make a island • where a lot of volcanos happen • The continents are away's moving • ...

science STUFF 2024-10-18

science STUFF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is created when one plate slides under antother plate
  2. the plate boundy that forms fault lines
  3. formed by divergent plate boundries
  4. heat rising and falling to create a current
  5. two plate tectonics running into each other
  6. creating when two covergent plates of the same density colide
Down
  1. fault line along the coast fo California
  2. one plate going under another plate
  3. the thickest layer of Earth
  4. dip in the bottom of the ocean floor
  5. two plate seperating and moving in the opposite direction of one another

11 Clues: the thickest layer of Earth • one plate going under another plate • formed by divergent plate boundries • dip in the bottom of the ocean floor • the plate boundy that forms fault lines • fault line along the coast fo California • heat rising and falling to create a current • two plate tectonics running into each other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2014-11-16

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid top layer of earth
  2. scientific theory about the constantly changing surface of the Earth is called plate___
  3. what tectonic plate do we live on in the United States?
  4. the solid top layer of Earth floats on this melted layer underneath
  5. another word for crust
  6. when all the continents were together
  7. the largest tectonic plate
  8. what most tectonic plates are made of
  9. the last name of the person who discovered continental drift
  10. plate in Europe
  11. number of minor tectonic plates
Down
  1. plate in Africa
  2. when two plates mash together it is called a convergent____
  3. the lithosphere is _____into pieces
  4. plate in Australia
  5. when the continents slowly moved over time it is called continental___
  6. two plates that slide past each other form this type of boundary
  7. convergent collision forms this sometimes
  8. boundary forms when two plates move away from each other
  9. melted rock in the asthenosphere
  10. number of major tectonic plates

21 Clues: plate in Africa • plate in Europe • plate in Australia • another word for crust • the largest tectonic plate • the solid top layer of earth • number of major tectonic plates • number of minor tectonic plates • melted rock in the asthenosphere • the lithosphere is _____into pieces • when all the continents were together • what most tectonic plates are made of • ...

Plate Tectonics // By: Korn Kanihk Norn 2018-02-14

Plate Tectonics // By: Korn Kanihk Norn crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where Satellites orbit Earth
  2. Rock/land, outer of earth's crust
  3. Upper part of the earth
  4. The zone below the lithosphere
  5. Moving to different direction
  6. Middle and thickest layer
  7. Rigid
  8. A process in which new ocean floor is created
  9. Where we humans live
Down
  1. Waves produced by earthquakes
  2. Where meteors burn
  3. Contains the ozone layer
  4. How continents move on Earth's surface
  5. A former "supercontinent" on Earth
  6. Liquid phase
  7. A trace or print of plants/animals preserved in rocks
  8. The lithosphere being broken into
  9. Coming closer together
  10. One of the plate tectonics moving below another

19 Clues: Rigid • Liquid phase • Where meteors burn • Where we humans live • Coming closer together • Upper part of the earth • Contains the ozone layer • Middle and thickest layer • Where Satellites orbit Earth • Waves produced by earthquakes • Moving to different direction • The zone below the lithosphere • Rock/land, outer of earth's crust • The lithosphere being broken into • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that is really hot.
  2. something that moves toward each other.
  3. rock something small ,round and holely .
  4. crust lithasphere.
  5. something that moves apart.
  6. a huge wave.
  7. something that erupts.
Down
  1. tall and ponity .
  2. a subject in school.
  3. to compare distence on a globe.
  4. a plate that causes friction.
  5. something that comes after earthquakes
  6. plates make up the earths surface .
  7. something you track earthquakes with.
  8. when tectonic plates hit each other.

15 Clues: a huge wave. • tall and ponity . • crust lithasphere. • a subject in school. • something that erupts. • something that moves apart. • a plate that causes friction. • something that is really hot. • to compare distence on a globe. • plates make up the earths surface . • when tectonic plates hit each other. • something you track earthquakes with. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  2. another word for oceans
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. big wave
  5. when the earth rumbles
  6. when one plate goes under another
  7. study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
  8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  9. ocean but three letters
Down
  1. largest layer of the earth
  2. type plates that are located beneath the ocean
  3. the outermost shell of a planet
  4. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  6. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

15 Clues: big wave • when the earth rumbles • another word for oceans • ocean but three letters • largest layer of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • when one plate goes under another • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • very hot, very dense center of our planet • type plates that are located beneath the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  2. the outermost shell of a planet
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  5. ocean but three letters
  6. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  7. type plates that are located beneath the ocean
Down
  1. when the earth rumbles
  2. big wave
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.
  5. another word for oceans
  6. when one plate goes under another
  7. largest layer of the earth
  8. the science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.

15 Clues: big wave • when the earth rumbles • another word for oceans • ocean but three letters • largest layer of the earth • the outermost shell of a planet • when one plate goes under another • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • very hot, very dense center of our planet • type plates that are located beneath the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientists that developed the theory of continental drift
  2. The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the aesthenosphere
  3. Crust and uppermost solid mantle, sits on aesthenosphere
  4. the crust that forms the continents
  5. The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outward
  6. plates colliding with each other
  7. plates moving apart from each other
Down
  1. The oceanic crust collides with the continental crust and sinks below it
  2. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  3. The movement of lava in the aesthenosphere
  4. The separating of continents by drifting by drifting across the oceans
  5. Scientists who developed the theory of seafloor spreading
  6. plates sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  7. patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries

14 Clues: plates colliding with each other • the crust that forms the continents • plates moving apart from each other • The movement of lava in the aesthenosphere • A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • Crust and uppermost solid mantle, sits on aesthenosphere • Scientists that developed the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-11-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary, where plates slip past each other
  2. the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. spreading, molten rock flows through a crack in Earth's crust and hardens into solid strips on both sides of the crack
  4. cyclical movement of fluids or gases due to temperature differences
  5. an idea that can be tested by experimentation
  6. boundary, where plates move together
  7. crust, this crust is more dense
Down
  1. refers to Earth's crust and the large scale processes that occur within it
  2. ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains
  3. ideas that are supported by a vast diverse array of evidence
  4. of Fire, places along the edges of the Pacific Plate where there are many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
  5. boundary, where plates move apart where seafloor spreading occurs
  6. crust, this crust is less dense
  7. trenches, undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean

14 Clues: crust, this crust is less dense • crust, this crust is more dense • boundary, where plates move together • boundary, where plates slip past each other • an idea that can be tested by experimentation • ridge, long zipper like chains of undersea mountains • the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
Down
  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid portion on which we stand on
  2. The innermost part of the Earth
  3. The study of the formation and movement of these plates is called?
  4. These travel at about 6-7 km per second
  5. How have scientist learned what makes up the planet's interior
  6. These waves are picked up by seismographs
  7. When lithospheric plates slide past each other, a break or crack in the earth can occur
Down
  1. These are created when heating causes material to expand and rise
  2. the crust and the upper portion of the mantle
  3. Ocean The largest belt is located where?
  4. layer within the mantle
  5. This occurs when stresses build up and fractures occur
  6. How many layers of Earth are there?
  7. A plastic but solid material

14 Clues: layer within the mantle • A plastic but solid material • The innermost part of the Earth • How many layers of Earth are there? • The solid portion on which we stand on • These travel at about 6-7 km per second • These waves are picked up by seismographs • the crust and the upper portion of the mantle • Ocean The largest belt is located where? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates move past each other
  2. seven or eight major plates
  3. transfer of heat by circulation
  4. the Earth's crust slowly drifts atop a liquid core
  5. mantle rises in margins between plates and spreads
  6. two plates are moving away from each other
Down
  1. forcing one under the other
  2. the crust is divide
  3. deepest parts of the ocean floor
  4. divergent, convergent, transform
  5. high sea wave that can be caused by an earthquake
  6. violent shaking of the ground
  7. two, or more tectonic plates toward one another and collide
  8. running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge

14 Clues: the crust is divide • forcing one under the other • plates move past each other • seven or eight major plates • violent shaking of the ground • transfer of heat by circulation • deepest parts of the ocean floor • divergent, convergent, transform • running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deepest feature below the seafloor
  2. Plates moving away from each other
  3. Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge
  4. Transfer of heat from one place to another
  5. Pangaea becomes the 7 continents
  6. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust
Down
  1. ... are made of rock and drift from around the world
  2. Huge plates
  3. Explanation of the movement of Earth's plates
  4. A... boundary is also known as a conservation plate boundary
  5. 2 tectonic plates colliding
  6. Massive waves caused by earthquakes
  7. Violent shaking of Earth
  8. Movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle beneath another plate

14 Clues: Huge plates • Violent shaking of Earth • 2 tectonic plates colliding • Pangaea becomes the 7 continents • Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • Plates moving away from each other • Massive waves caused by earthquakes • The deepest feature below the seafloor • Transfer of heat from one place to another • The formation of new areas of oceanic crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Explanation of the movement of Earth's plates
  2. A... boundary is also known as a conservation plate boundary
  3. Transfer of heat from one place to another
  4. Movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. Violent shaking of Earth
  6. 2 tectonic plates colliding
  7. Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge
Down
  1. ... are made of rock and drift from around the world
  2. Pangaea becomes the 7 continents
  3. Huge plates
  4. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  5. Massive waves caused by earthquakes
  6. Plates moving away from each other
  7. The deepest feature below the seafloor

14 Clues: Huge plates • Violent shaking of Earth • 2 tectonic plates colliding • Pangaea becomes the 7 continents • Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • Plates moving away from each other • Massive waves caused by earthquakes • The deepest feature below the seafloor • Transfer of heat from one place to another • The formation of new areas of oceanic crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Violent shaking of Earth
  2. Transfer of heat from one place to another
  3. Pangaea becomes the 7 continents
  4. Movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle beneath another plate
  5. The deepest feature below the seafloor
  6. Massive waves caused by earthquakes
Down
  1. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. Explanation of the movement of Earth's plates
  3. Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge
  4. A... boundary is also known as a conservation plate boundary
  5. Plates moving away from each other
  6. ... are made of rock and drift from around the world
  7. Huge plates
  8. 2 tectonic plates colliding

14 Clues: Huge plates • Violent shaking of Earth • 2 tectonic plates colliding • Pangaea becomes the 7 continents • Runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge • Plates moving away from each other • Massive waves caused by earthquakes • The deepest feature below the seafloor • Transfer of heat from one place to another • The formation of new areas of oceanic crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the supercontinent that exists 200 million years ago
  2. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. Mid-oceanic _______ that forms as a result of sea-floor spreading
  4. The type of currents found in the mantle that drive plate motion
  5. Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  6. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed at subduction zones
  7. Last name of the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theoery
  8. Earth's outermost layer
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  1. Large section of the lithosphere that moves and interacts with others
  2. Layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  3. Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  5. A sudden release of energy from the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Where one plate is forced underneath another

14 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • Boundary where two tectonic plates collide • Where one plate is forced underneath another • Layer of Earth between the crust and the core • Boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Formed when two continental plates collide and fold upwards • ...

Natural Hazards and Disasters 2025-11-25

Natural Hazards and Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process where one plate sinks beneath another
  2. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
  3. Crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs
  4. Boundary Place where tectonic plates move toward each other
  5. Movement of heat in the mantle driving plate motion
  6. Large rigid section of the Earth’s lithosphere
  7. Ancient supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  8. Boundary Place where tectonic plates slide past each other
  9. Deep valley formed at subduction zones
  10. The study of plate movement and Earth’s structure
  11. Elevated area formed at divergent boundaries
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  1. Rigid outer layer broken into tectonic plates
  2. Partially molten layer where plates move
  3. Sudden shaking caused by movement of plates
  4. Plume of hot mantle forming volcanoes away from boundaries
  5. Building Formation of mountains by plate collision
  6. Opening where magma, ash, and gases erupt
  7. Boundary Place where tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. Spreading Creation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges
  9. Valley Long depression formed when plates pull apart

20 Clues: Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface • Deep valley formed at subduction zones • Partially molten layer where plates move • Opening where magma, ash, and gases erupt • Sudden shaking caused by movement of plates • Crack in Earth’s crust where movement occurs • Elevated area formed at divergent boundaries • Rigid outer layer broken into tectonic plates • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Lab 2025-10-30

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drift The idea that continents have moved across Earth's surface over time.
  2. The soft, flowing layer of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.
  3. Tectonics The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into large plates that move over the mantle.
  4. The rigid outer layer of Earth, made of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  5. of Plate Tectonics The scientific theory explaining how and why Earth's plates move, and how that movement shapes Earth's surface.
  6. Plate Boundaries Places where two plates move toward each other, causing collisions that can form mountains, volcanoes, or trenches.
  7. A giant landmass made of all or most of Earth's continents joined together.
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  1. A supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago and later broke apart into today's continents.
  2. Plate Boundaries Places where two plates move apart, often forming new crust.
  3. Ridge System An underwater mountain range formed at divergent boundaries in the ocean, where new crust is created.
  4. Trenches Very deep valleys in the ocean floor formed at convergent boundaries where one plate sinks beneath another.
  5. Plate A large piece of Earth's lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere.
  6. Plate Boundary A place where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.

13 Clues: A giant landmass made of all or most of Earth's continents joined together. • Plate Boundaries Places where two plates move apart, often forming new crust. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, made of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. • Drift The idea that continents have moved across Earth's surface over time. • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2023-02-21

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forms when 2 oceanic plates collide
  2. Upper layer of earths mantle in which there is relatively low plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
  3. A hotzone where hot magma rises to the top, cools and falls back down
  4. Plates colliding
  5. What mountains were formed with the North American and African continental plates
  6. Forms when a plate slides down and away from another plate
  7. Transform boundaries cause what
  8. Plates under the continent
  9. Molten rock in Earth
Down
  1. Plates under the ocean
  2. A massive, irregularity shaped slab of rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  3. Rigid outer part of Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  4. Where a plate sinks under another plate
  5. Plates separating
  6. Massive wave caused by oceanic plates colliding underwater
  7. The way plate tectonics move to create things like faults, trench’s, earthquakes and other things
  8. Forms on the edge of a tectonic plate
  9. Plates sliding past each other causing friction
  10. Where are convection currents located
  11. Molten rock outside of Earth

20 Clues: Plates colliding • Plates separating • Molten rock in Earth • Plates under the ocean • Plates under the continent • Molten rock outside of Earth • Transform boundaries cause what • Forms when 2 oceanic plates collide • Forms on the edge of a tectonic plate • Where are convection currents located • Where a plate sinks under another plate • ...

Plate Tectonics (Lessons 2.4 & 2.5) 2022-09-22

Plate Tectonics (Lessons 2.4 & 2.5) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pulling of a tectonic plate as its edge subducts deeper into the mantle.
  2. Tectonics Unifying theory for which all other geologic knowledge is derived
  3. Wegener German Scientist who formulated the theory of continental drift
  4. Heat transfer process within the mantle that drives Plate Tectonics.
  5. Stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  6. The process by which oceanic crust sinks under another plate andeventually back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. Boundary at which two plates come together
  8. The process in which new material at a ridge or rift pushes older material aside, moving the tectonic plates away from the ridge
  9. Compositional layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  10. Boundary Region where two plates interact
  11. Process by which new crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
  12. Divergent boundary at which seafloor spreading occurs
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  1. Feature created by the convergence of two continental plates
  2. Boundary at which two plates slide past each other
  3. Boundary at which two plates move apart
  4. The bending of rock layers due to stress
  5. A pulling force applied to rock layers.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  7. Greek word for "all lands"
  8. Drift The theory that the Earth's crust is composed of plates that are in constant motion
  9. A crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one or both sides; often related to tectonic motion.
  10. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  11. Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks.
  12. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust; Earth's outermost physical layer

24 Clues: Greek word for "all lands" • Boundary at which two plates move apart • A pulling force applied to rock layers. • The bending of rock layers due to stress • Boundary Region where two plates interact • Boundary at which two plates come together • Boundary at which two plates slide past each other • Stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. Theory that parts of Earth's crust slowly drift atop a liquid core
  3. Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart
  4. Region where 2(or more) tectonic plates move toward one another and collide
  5. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
  6. High energy wave
  7. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
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  1. deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary
  2. Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other
  3. Location where tectonic plates meet
  4. Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  6. A large chunk of Earth's crust
  7. a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust

14 Clues: High energy wave • A large chunk of Earth's crust • Location where tectonic plates meet • deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary • Region where 2(or more)tectonic plates move apart • Theory that Earth's crust is divided into 12 large plates • Zone in Earth's crust along which rocks slide past each other • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  2. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  3. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
  4. an underwater chain of mountains.
  5. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
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  1. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  2. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  3. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
  4. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  5. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  6. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  7. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  8. when one tectonic plates dives under another
  9. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart

14 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  2. a very deep hole
  3. layer in earth that is mostly composed of melted rock
  4. crust that forms the ocean floor
  5. moving away from each other
  6. the place where two plates meet
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  1. pieces of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. moving side by side
  3. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  4. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  5. moving towards each other
  6. an underwater mountain range
  7. crust that forms the land
  8. Earth’s outermost layer of hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water

14 Clues: a very deep hole • moving side by side • moving towards each other • crust that forms the land • moving away from each other • an underwater mountain range • the place where two plates meet • crust that forms the ocean floor • hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • pieces of the crust and the upper part of the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the name of the super continent that was once made up of all the continents that are present today?
  2. Plate tectonics is a theory based on the Earth's plates ___ in different directions
  3. when molten rock is heated up by the core and begins to rise (becoming less dense), then cooling down (becoming denser) and sinking, starting to create a circular cycle
  4. What is the process called when a rock is recycled through the Earth in multiple possible ways?
  5. Sediments turn into sedimentary rock through _________
  6. Magma turns into metamorphic and/or igneous rock through ___ above/below the Earth's surface
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  1. Rocks turn into sediments through _________
  2. Plates moving/spreading can cause a variety of ___ and boundaries
  3. A ___ boundary causes a variety of land formations when two plates move in the same direction (into each other
  4. A ___ boundary causes faults and earthquakes when two plates move against each other
  5. A ___ boundary causes sea floor spreading when two plates move opposite directions (away from each other)
  6. What happens to sedimentary rock when it is put under heat and pressure
  7. ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface
  8. Igneous rock turn into magma through ___ in the Earth's mantle
  9. ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface

15 Clues: Rocks turn into sediments through _________ • ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface • ___ Igneous rock is cooled below the Earth's surface • Sediments turn into sedimentary rock through _________ • Igneous rock turn into magma through ___ in the Earth's mantle • Plates moving/spreading can cause a variety of ___ and boundaries • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer layer of the Earth (also called the lithosphere)
  2. A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  3. A series of large waves caused by an underwater earthquake
  4. The centre of the Earth
  5. A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
  6. The word for when two tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  7. Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
Down
  1. The theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart
  2. The movement of the continents over time
  3. A large layer of solid rock that covers part of the surface of Earth
  4. The word for when two tectonic plates are moving together
  5. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
  6. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
  7. The word for when two tectonic plates are moving apart

14 Clues: The centre of the Earth • The movement of the continents over time • Semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • The word for when two tectonic plates are moving apart • A fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved • The word for when two tectonic plates are moving together • The outer layer of the Earth (also called the lithosphere) • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this phenomenon can occur at all types of plate boundaries
  2. ______________ plate is part of the lithosphere and move in relation to one another
  3. _______________ currents are movement of heat within the mantle
  4. plates slide past each other at this boundary
  5. found at the centre of the earth and composed mainly of iron and nickel
  6. this crust is made up of heavy, dense rock between 5 to 8 kilometres and found beneath deep oceans
  7. hot molten rocks below the earth's surface
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  1. zone where denser plate subducts under a less dense plate
  2. oceanic _________ is formed when an oceanic plate converges with another plate
  3. This plate collides with Indian plate to form form mountain
  4. this force cause rocks on continental plate to buckle and fold at convergent plate boundary
  5. landforms can be found at divergent plate boundaries
  6. ________ mountains and rift valley are formed at continental-continental divergent plate boundary
  7. famous oceanic trench formed between Pacific Plate and Philippine Plate

14 Clues: hot molten rocks below the earth's surface • plates slide past each other at this boundary • landforms can be found at divergent plate boundaries • zone where denser plate subducts under a less dense plate • this phenomenon can occur at all types of plate boundaries • This plate collides with Indian plate to form form mountain • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic?
  2. Which type of plate boundary slides plates against each other?
  3. How can metamorphic rock turn into magma?
  4. Do earthquakes or volcanoes occur more?
  5. Which type of plate boundary pulls plates apart?
  6. Which type of plate boundary pulls plates together?
  7. What happens at convergent plate boundaries?
Down
  1. What happens at transform boundaries?
  2. What was the name of the supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago?
  3. How many major plates make up the Earth?
  4. Which part of the Earth is made up of the crust and upper mantle?
  5. How many layers does the Earth have?
  6. Which plate goes down when a oceanic and continental plate collide?
  7. What causes plates to move?
  8. What type of rock does magma turn into when it cools?

15 Clues: What causes plates to move? • How many layers does the Earth have? • What happens at transform boundaries? • Do earthquakes or volcanoes occur more? • How many major plates make up the Earth? • How can metamorphic rock turn into magma? • What happens at convergent plate boundaries? • What turns sedimentary rock into metamorphic? • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mountain that can erupt with magma and smoke
  2. A big crack in the Lithosphere
  3. a continent that was split up a long time ago
  4. a boundary where plates are pushed past each other
  5. gigantic chunks of the Lithosphere
  6. mostly solid bulk of earth's interior
  7. a boundary where plates are pushed apart
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  1. the theory that continents move
  2. big wave created by earthquake
  3. small earthquakes that occur after big ones
  4. a boundary were the plates are pushed together
  5. the innermost layer of the earth's interior
  6. Molten rock that is inside the earth
  7. the uppermost layer of the earth's interior

14 Clues: big wave created by earthquake • A big crack in the Lithosphere • the theory that continents move • gigantic chunks of the Lithosphere • Molten rock that is inside the earth • mostly solid bulk of earth's interior • a boundary where plates are pushed apart • small earthquakes that occur after big ones • the innermost layer of the earth's interior • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-04-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unlikely to erupt again
  2. Liquid magma that reaches the surface
  3. spot An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  4. Working; in action
  5. A plate boundary where the two plates move towards each other
  6. by a vast and diverse array of evidence
  7. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
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  1. Describes something that is made of a mixture of different parts or elements
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  4. Term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active
  5. Term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but able to become active in the future
  6. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  7. An idea that has been studied and investigated and is

14 Clues: Working; in action • unlikely to erupt again • Liquid magma that reaches the surface • by a vast and diverse array of evidence • An idea that has been studied and investigated and is • Term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock on the Earth's crust
  2. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  3. Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries
  4. A section created by a plane cutting through a solid perpendicular to it.
  5. The study of the Earth
  6. A crack in Earth's crust
  7. One plate goes under the other
  8. The rocks and minerals on Earth
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  1. Something formed from divergent plate boundaries
  2. Plates that form a mid ocean ridge
  3. A long ditch in the ground sometimes formed by convergent plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth under the crust
  5. The outer layer of the Earth
  6. The movement of an edge of one plate moving under another
  7. In the center of the Earth

15 Clues: The study of the Earth • A crack in Earth's crust • In the center of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • One plate goes under the other • The rocks and minerals on Earth • Molten rock on the Earth's crust • Plates that form a mid ocean ridge • The layer of the Earth under the crust • Often occurs at convergent plate boundaries • ...

&th 2022-10-04

&th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents
  2. volcanoes
  3. divergentboundary
  4. faults
Down
  1. plateboundaries
  2. tectonics
  3. trenches
  4. mountainranges
  5. earthquakes

9 Clues: faults • trenches • tectonics • volcanoes • continents • earthquakes • mountainranges • plateboundaries • divergentboundary

SGT_Crossword_Tectonics 2024-01-13

SGT_Crossword_Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region of earthquakes found increasing in depth al a convergent oceanic-continental plate margin
  2. Type of plate margin where two plates are sliding past each other
  3. A low angle fault associated with convergent plate margins
  4. Type of plate margin where two plates are moving away from each other
  5. flat part of the ocean basins with an average depth of 4 km
  6. Large landmass comprising the continents of the southern hemisphere
  7. Discovered on the sea floor by Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews
  8. Lake dwelling reptile useful as supporting evidence for continental drift.
  9. Considered for many years to be the main driving force of plate tectonics, but recently called into question
  10. Boundary between the North American and Pacific Plate in California
  11. Volcanic rock that is most commonly associated with convergent oceanic-continental plate margins
  12. Layer of the Earth indicated by the geotherm of 1300 degrees centigrade. This layer is hot, weak and plastic.
  13. German meteorologist who was right all along so to speak!
  14. Feature formed at a convergent continental-continental plate margin
  15. Process that occurs at continental-continental plate margins and forms rocks such as slate and schist
  16. Deepest part of the oceans
  17. Process by which oceans grow progressively larger
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  1. Method used to establish the age of igneous and metamorphic rocks
  2. submarine mountain chain
  3. Rock type formed at depth by the melting of continental lithosphere at convergent continental-continental plate margins
  4. Theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener
  5. Type of plate margin where two plates are moving towards each other
  6. Canadian scientist who linked all the elements of plate tectonics into a cycle
  7. Formed by submarine eruptions of basalt
  8. Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia
  9. Process now thought to be responsible for oceanic lithosphere being subducted back into the asthenosphere
  10. Process by which andesite can be generated from Ihe mantle at a convergent oceanic-oceanic plate margin
  11. Type of force acting at a convergent plate margin
  12. Where the oceanic lithosphere is pulled back down into the asthenosphere due to slab pull
  13. Type of force acting at a divergent plate margin
  14. Layer beneath the Earth's crust
  15. Outer layer of the Earth comprising the crust and upper mantle which is solid and rigid
  16. Scientist who first proposed the theory of sea floor spreading
  17. Type of force acting at a conservative plate margin
  18. Volcanic rock that is most commonly associated with divergent plate margins
  19. Type of fault associated with conservative and divergent plate margins
  20. Feature formed at a convergent oceanic-oceanicplate margin such as Caribbean Islands
  21. Large landmasses comprising the continents of the northern hemisphere
  22. These values are high over mid-ocean ridges and low over ocean trenches
  23. Feature found along the center of mid ocean ridges
  24. Name of the most recent supercontinent

41 Clues: submarine mountain chain • Deepest part of the oceans • Layer beneath the Earth's crust • Name of the most recent supercontinent • Theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener • Formed by submarine eruptions of basalt • Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia • Type of force acting at a divergent plate margin • Type of force acting at a convergent plate margin • ...

SGT_Crossword_Tectonics 2024-01-13

SGT_Crossword_Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcanic rock that is most commonly associated with divergent plate margins
  2. Type of fault associated with conservative and divergent plate margins
  3. Large landmass comprising the continents of the southern hemisphere
  4. Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia
  5. These values are high over mid ocean ridges and low over ocean trenches
  6. Layer beneath the Earth's crust
  7. Volcanic rock that is most commonly associated with convergent oceanic-continental plate margins
  8. Type of force acting at a divergent plate margin
  9. Type of plate margin where two plates are sliding past each other
  10. Canadian scientist who linked all the elements of plate tectonics into a cycle
  11. Type of force acting at a conservative plate margin
  12. flat part of the ocean basins with an average depth of 4 km
  13. Type of plate margin where two plates are moving towards each other
  14. Type of force acting at a convergent plate margin
  15. Layer of the Earth indicated by the geotherm of 1300 degrees centigrade. This layer is hot, weak and plastic.
  16. Boundary between the North American and Pacific Plate in California
  17. Scientist who first proposed the theory of sea floor spreading
  18. Type of plate margin where two plates are moving away from each other
  19. Region of earthquakes found increasing in depth al a convergent oceanic-continental plate margin
  20. Process that occurs at continental-continental plate margins and forms rocks such as slate and schist
Down
  1. Feature formed at a convergent continental-continental plate margin
  2. German meteorologist who was right all along so to speak!
  3. Where the oceanic lithosphere is pulled back down into the asthenosphere due to slab pull
  4. Process now thought to be responsible for oceanic lithosphere being subducted back into the asthenosphere
  5. Feature formed at a convergent oceanic-oceanicplate margin such as Caribbean Islands
  6. Deepest part of the oceans
  7. Discovered on the sea floor by Frederick Vine and Drummond Matthews
  8. Large landmasses comprising the continents of the northern hemisphere
  9. Formed by submarine eruptions of basalt
  10. Lake dwelling reptile useful as supporting evidence for continental drift.
  11. Feature found along the center of mid ocean ridges
  12. A low angle fault associated with convergent plate margins
  13. Theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener
  14. Method used to establish the age of igneous and metamorphic rocks
  15. submarine mountain chain
  16. Outer layer of the Earth comprising the crust and upper mantle which is solid and rigid
  17. Name of the most recent supercontinent
  18. Process by which oceans grow progressively larger
  19. Considered for many years to be the main driving force of plate tectonics, but recently called into question
  20. Rock type formed at depth by the melting of continental lithosphere at convergent continental-continental plate margins
  21. Process by which andesite can be generated from Ihe mantle at a convergent oceanic-oceanic plate margin

41 Clues: submarine mountain chain • Deepest part of the oceans • Layer beneath the Earth's crust • Name of the most recent supercontinent • Formed by submarine eruptions of basalt • Theory first proposed by Alfred Wegener • Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia • Type of force acting at a divergent plate margin • Type of force acting at a convergent plate margin • ...

isaiah's crossword puzzle 2024-02-15

isaiah's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an ocean plate going under a land plate
  2. what do all boundries create
  3. 2 plates sliding past each other
  4. 2 plates crashing together
  5. what is pangea
Down
  1. what people research plate tectonics
  2. what is magma made of
  3. 2 plates moving apart
  4. how many types of convergent boundary are there
  5. who created the plate tectonic theory

10 Clues: what is pangea • what is magma made of • 2 plates moving apart • 2 plates crashing together • what do all boundries create • 2 plates sliding past each other • what people research plate tectonics • who created the plate tectonic theory • an ocean plate going under a land plate • how many types of convergent boundary are there

Enrichment 2024-02-08

Enrichment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide
  2. two plates moving past each other in opposite directions
  3. the oceanic plate growing due to a mid ocean ridge
  4. two oceanic plates collide creating a _______________
  5. magma that has reached the surface
  6. the transfer of heat through touching matter
  7. a casing of an ancient organism
  8. two plates moving towards each other
  9. the ancient supercontinent that Wegener’s hypothesis theorised
  10. a chain of islands that were created by magma seeping out of a hot spot
  11. _____ tectonics
Down
  1. the movement of liquid that conducts heat
  2. the theory that the earth’s plates move at a steady rate
  3. a large plate boundary that has high volcanic activity
  4. two plates moving away from each other
  5. a long mountain range that causes seafloor spreading
  6. underground melted rock
  7. mass/volume
  8. the transfer of heat through empty space
  9. mountain that erupts out magma
  10. the transfer of heat through movement of liquid
  11. when two plates move away from each other a __________ forms
  12. a pocket of magma in a plate
  13. strike slip _____

24 Clues: mass/volume • _____ tectonics • strike slip _____ • underground melted rock • a pocket of magma in a plate • mountain that erupts out magma • a casing of an ancient organism • magma that has reached the surface • two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • the transfer of heat through empty space • the movement of liquid that conducts heat • ...

Science Project CrossWord 2021-12-03

Science Project CrossWord crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates rub against each other in different directions.
  2. A crack in earth's lithosphere.
  3. The center layer of earth made of a solid dense material that stops energy waves from reaching the other side of earth when tectonic plates shift and cause friction.
  4. Before earth's crust was divided by shifts in the tectonic plates
  5. A layer of the matel where plates move on top of.
  6. The boundary where Two plates collide and one plate slides under the other
  7. The boundary between two plates moving away from each other.
  8. Where plate tectonics form
Down
  1. Pieces of the earth in constant motion that results in energy waves on the earth's crust.
  2. In this layer of earth plate tectonics form in the lithosphere.
  3. A scientist who came up with the theory of the continental Drift.
  4. A valley under water where tectonic plates shift away from each other.
  5. The result of tectonic plates shifting and causing waves of energy that shakes earth's crust.
  6. The result on earth's crust when one tectonic plate moves under another at a convergent boundary.
  7. The layer of earth that is affected by volcanoes and earthquakes.

15 Clues: Where plate tectonics form • A crack in earth's lithosphere. • A layer of the matel where plates move on top of. • The boundary between two plates moving away from each other. • In this layer of earth plate tectonics form in the lithosphere. • When two plates rub against each other in different directions. • ...

Tectonic Crossword 2015-01-28

Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms when plates move apart
  2. occurs when two plates collide
  3. pieces of the earth's lithosphere are in slow motion
  4. When two plates move apart
  5. mountain range underwater
  6. areas where large numbers of active volcanoes
  7. Ridge a divergent boundary on the Atlantic floor
  8. mountains rising from oceanic floor
  9. the idea that all of the continents were joined together
  10. cracks in the earth's crust
  11. A deep canyon in the oceanic floor
  12. plates move away from each other
Down
  1. plates grind past each other
  2. plates move toward each other
  3. oceanic crust is created underwater
  4. to break off
  5. movement of a fluid
  6. a plate diving under another plate
  7. quality of being easily shaped or formed
  8. stated theory's of plate tectonics and continental drift

20 Clues: to break off • movement of a fluid • mountain range underwater • When two plates move apart • cracks in the earth's crust • plates grind past each other • plates move toward each other • occurs when two plates collide • plates move away from each other • a plate diving under another plate • A deep canyon in the oceanic floor • oceanic crust is created underwater • ...

Science 2022-11-07

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. remains of an dead animal
  2. deep and narrow depression in seafloor
  3. separates from one another
  4. Continent that has 7 pieces
  5. come together
  6. rock formation being broken
  7. continents were once together
  8. when a denser plate is pushed down
  9. where all igneous rocks are formed
  10. mantle the transition zone and the outer core
  11. earth's mantle creates new crust
Down
  1. outermost level of earth
  2. sea floor formed by plate tectonics
  3. theory that crust is divided
  4. Shears past one another
  5. outermost shell of a terrestrial
  6. solid layer in upper mantle

17 Clues: come together • Shears past one another • outermost level of earth • remains of an dead animal • separates from one another • Continent that has 7 pieces • rock formation being broken • solid layer in upper mantle • theory that crust is divided • continents were once together • outermost shell of a terrestrial • earth's mantle creates new crust • when a denser plate is pushed down • ...

Crossword Choice Board Row One 2024-04-12

Crossword Choice Board Row One crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A more middle region in the earth
  2. Number of species in one area
  3. Weakness in the crust
  4. Drives plate tectonics
  5. Forms from erosion
  6. Ancient supercontinent
  7. The center region of earth
  8. Upper region of earth
  9. When Plates move towards each other
  10. Depressions in the ocean
  11. Pieces of moving earth
Down
  1. When plates slide past each other
  2. A slow, catastrophic event
  3. Where molten rock is ejected
  4. Rock formed by pressure
  5. Rock formed by cooling
  6. When Plates move away from each other
  7. Records funny little waves
  8. How new oceanic crust is formed
  9. A quick, catastrophic event
  10. Formed at plate boundaries

21 Clues: Forms from erosion • Weakness in the crust • Upper region of earth • Drives plate tectonics • Rock formed by cooling • Ancient supercontinent • Pieces of moving earth • Rock formed by pressure • Depressions in the ocean • A slow, catastrophic event • The center region of earth • Records funny little waves • Formed at plate boundaries • A quick, catastrophic event • ...

The Best Emma made the Plate tectonics 2022-04-01

The Best Emma made the Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fault boundaries strike-slip boundary
  2. boundaries zones three dimensional surface
  3. plates covering most of North America
  4. downward movement of the edge of a plate
  5. drift gradual movement of the continents
  6. rigid outer part of the earth
  7. American plates lies beneath the pacific ocean
  8. includes west of the continent of Eurasia
  9. plates a major tectonic division of the earth's crust
  10. to pull apart
Down
  1. boundaries where lithosphere collides
  2. affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  3. American plates a major tectonic plate
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. plates dramatic change in the form
  6. plates forming a continent

16 Clues: to pull apart • plates forming a continent • rigid outer part of the earth • upper layer of the earth's mantle • plates dramatic change in the form • boundaries where lithosphere collides • fault boundaries strike-slip boundary • plates covering most of North America • American plates a major tectonic plate • downward movement of the edge of a plate • ...

1st science project 2021-10-18

1st science project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When molten rock erupts on earths surface is called what?
  2. The mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean
  3. the circulation of material caused be differences in temperature and density
  4. The cold and rigid outermost rock layer is called the
  5. as a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force called
  6. a suggestion that continents move
  7. a metal mined for a profit
  8. a rare and attractive mineral
  9. states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rocks
  10. The resistance of what being scratched
  11. a huge super continent
Down
  1. The denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate is a process called
  2. a state of which magnetized objects will orient themselves
  3. This process forms new oceanic crust
  4. forms where two plates separate
  5. forms where tow plates collide
  6. forms where two plates slide past each other
  7. a state that magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves
  8. the magnetic field reverses direction
  9. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges create the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force called

20 Clues: a huge super continent • a metal mined for a profit • a rare and attractive mineral • forms where tow plates collide • forms where two plates separate • a suggestion that continents move • This process forms new oceanic crust • the magnetic field reverses direction • The resistance of what being scratched • forms where two plates slide past each other • ...

MSES Final Exam Review Take 1 2021-05-21

MSES Final Exam Review Take 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moving apart
  2. current responsible for plate tectonics and atmospheric pressures
  3. equatorial pressure
  4. absorbed or released during phase change of water
  5. bring cold air down
  6. dust pollen etc.
  7. bottom of cloud
  8. an occluded overtaker
  9. hemisphere coriolis to the left to the left
Down
  1. occur along plate boundaries
  2. polar pressure
  3. center of air mass/Mr. Penberthy's marriage
  4. this field of study "rocks"
  5. causes the seasons
  6. when air reaches its dew point
  7. moving together
  8. # of organisms a given area can support indefinitely w/o negative consequences

17 Clues: moving apart • polar pressure • moving together • bottom of cloud • dust pollen etc. • causes the seasons • equatorial pressure • bring cold air down • an occluded overtaker • this field of study "rocks" • occur along plate boundaries • when air reaches its dew point • center of air mass/Mr. Penberthy's marriage • hemisphere coriolis to the left to the left • ...

Science Vocabulary 2023-05-01

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's innermost layer
  2. The study of Earth's physical structure
  3. It is able to carry an electric current
  4. The process where plate tectonics slide or sink back from Earth's outer layer into it's middle layer
  5. An area where plate tectonics process causing a lot of Earthquakes
  6. The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. The process where material from Earth's middle layer rises into it's outer layer
Down
  1. The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust
  2. Earth's middle layer
  3. The rising and falling of a temperature
  4. The area where tectonic plates move past each other

11 Clues: Earth's middle layer • Earth's innermost layer • The study of Earth's physical structure • It is able to carry an electric current • The rising and falling of a temperature • The area where tectonic plates move past each other • The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer • The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust • ...

Science Vocabulary 2023-05-01

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's innermost layer
  2. The study of Earth's physical structure
  3. It is able to carry an electric current
  4. The process where plate tectonics slide or sink back from Earth's outer layer into it's middle layer
  5. An area where plate tectonics process causing a lot of Earthquakes
  6. The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. The process where material from Earth's middle layer rises into it's outer layer
Down
  1. The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust
  2. Earth's middle layer
  3. The rising and falling of a temperature
  4. The area where tectonic plates move past each other

11 Clues: Earth's middle layer • Earth's innermost layer • The study of Earth's physical structure • It is able to carry an electric current • The rising and falling of a temperature • The area where tectonic plates move past each other • The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer • The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust • ...

Vocab 2021-10-14

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pulls rest on slab as it pulls
  2. moves lithosphere
  3. temperature difference causes material circ
  4. forms where two separate
  5. forms where two plates slide
Down
  1. forms where two plates collide
  2. rigid slabs that move
  3. cold outermost rock layer
  4. denser plates sinks

9 Clues: moves lithosphere • denser plates sinks • rigid slabs that move • forms where two separate • cold outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide • forms where two plates collide • pulls rest on slab as it pulls • temperature difference causes material circ

tectonic plates 2022-04-08

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a continent that exsisted a long time ago
  2. plates the move
  3. a eruption that shoots out magma
  4. the upper layer of earths mantle
  5. the number of tectonic plates
  6. a powerful natural disaster that shakes the ground
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth
  8. the layer under the crust
Down
  1. a plate that has very dry land
  2. a plate that is really cold
  3. one of the tectonic plates
  4. drift the movement of continents
  5. the first layer of the earth
  6. the layer under the mantle and crust
  7. the downward movement of the edge of a plate
  8. the layer under the outtercore

16 Clues: plates the move • the layer under the crust • one of the tectonic plates • a plate that is really cold • the first layer of the earth • the number of tectonic plates • a plate that has very dry land • the layer under the outtercore • a eruption that shoots out magma • the upper layer of earths mantle • drift the movement of continents • the rigid outer part of the earth • ...

Geological Processes 2023-12-19

Geological Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates are moving towards each other.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  3. Rock that has changed due to intense heat and/or pressure.
  4. Rocks made up of sediments that have been cemented together
  5. Where two plates meet is called a plate _______.
  6. Two plates sliding past each other is called a _____ boundary.
  7. The theory that the earth has plates and that they move is plate _______
  8. The theory of continental drift was put together by a scientist named Alfred ________.
Down
  1. Shaking on the earth's surface.
  2. Hot liquid rock under the earth's surface.
  3. The process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.
  4. When one plate is pulled underneath another plate.
  5. The part of the earth that the plates are moving around on.
  6. The top layer of the earth.
  7. The solid middle of the earth.
  8. Rocks made from cooling magma.

16 Clues: The top layer of the earth. • The solid middle of the earth. • Rocks made from cooling magma. • Shaking on the earth's surface. • Hot liquid rock under the earth's surface. • Where two plates meet is called a plate _______. • When one plate is pulled underneath another plate. • The process that breaks rocks down into smaller pieces. • ...

Science Vocabulary 2023-05-01

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's innermost layer
  2. The study of Earth's physical structure
  3. It is able to carry an electric current
  4. The process where plate tectonics slide or sink back from Earth's outer layer into it's middle layer
  5. An area where plate tectonics process causing a lot of Earthquakes
  6. The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. The process where material from Earth's middle layer rises into it's outer layer
Down
  1. The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust
  2. Earth's middle layer
  3. The rising and falling of a temperature
  4. The area where tectonic plates move past each other

11 Clues: Earth's middle layer • Earth's innermost layer • The study of Earth's physical structure • It is able to carry an electric current • The rising and falling of a temperature • The area where tectonic plates move past each other • The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer • The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust • ...

science OA 2022-03-28

science OA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction (2)
  2. mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans (2)
  3. Fill in the blank: Plate _________
  4. Fill in the blank: Continental _____
  5. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge (2)
  6. The name of the theoretical supercontinent
  7. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force (2)
  8. Teacher of 8 grade science
  9. Female geologist in the 1960's (2)
  10. forms where two plate collide
  11. a state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point north (2)
Down
  1. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  2. when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  3. forms where two plates slide past each other (3)
  4. forms when two plates seperate (3)
  5. father of pangaea (2)
  6. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south (2)
  7. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  8. rising mantle material in mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force (2)
  9. What lesson is this?

20 Clues: What lesson is this? • father of pangaea (2) • Teacher of 8 grade science • forms where two plate collide • forms when two plates seperate (3) • Fill in the blank: Plate _________ • Female geologist in the 1960's (2) • Fill in the blank: Continental _____ • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • The name of the theoretical supercontinent • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Review 2014-11-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary where two plates collide into each other
  2. A land feature that usually happens in a convergent collision boundary
  3. The boundary where one plate slides under another
  4. A land feature that can shake tectonic plates
  5. German Scientist who had the theory of continental drift
  6. A tectonic plate that is under the Eurasion plate
  7. A material that makes plate tectonics move
  8. The boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. A heavy rock that some tectonic plates are made of
  10. A tectonic plate that is small
Down
  1. The process of heating and cooling in the Earth that makes plates move
  2. The places where two plates come together or go away from each other
  3. A land feature that usually happens in a convergent subduction boundary
  4. The boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. The first supercontinent before the continents were together
  6. The biggest plate of all the plates
  7. A land feature that is small but usually at a beach that is made by a transform boundary
  8. A plate that looks like the biggest plate but it is not
  9. A land feature that is a giant mound of rock that happens in a convergent collision boundary
  10. A land feature that usually happens in a transform boundary

20 Clues: A tectonic plate that is small • The biggest plate of all the plates • A material that makes plate tectonics move • A land feature that can shake tectonic plates • The boundary where one plate slides under another • A tectonic plate that is under the Eurasion plate • A heavy rock that some tectonic plates are made of • ...

Crossword Review 2024-10-10

Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the layer under the lithosphere that flows and causes the movement of plate tectonics.
  2. Has a trunk
  3. - a place in the middle of a tectonic plate where hot magma rises from deep inside the Earth, often forming volcanoes.
  4. Crust - the thick part of the Earth’s crust that forms the land.
  5. - a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, allowing magma to rise and create new crust.
  6. - the process where eroded materials are dropped off in a new location.
  7. - the supercontinent, Greek for “all the earth”.
  8. - when magma cools, it crystallizes to form igneous rocks.
  9. - rocks that form when heat and pressure change existing rocks.
  10. - when rocks inside the Earth are exposed to intense heat.
  11. - a type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other, which can cause earthquakes.
  12. Ridge - an underwater mountain range formed by divergent plates.
  13. Crust - the thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies beneath the ocean.
  14. Drift - a hypothesis developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912 that proposed that the Earth’s continents had once been joined as a single landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift.
  15. Trench - a deep, narrow valley in the ocean floor where one plate is pushed under another.
  16. - the type of weathering that breaks down rocks through a chemical reaction.
  17. - the process of rocks breaking down from physical, biological, or chemical processes.
  18. Flying mammal
Down
  1. - rocks that are formed from cooling magma or lava.
  2. - as sediments settle and build layers, the process that forms sedimentary rocks.
  3. - the process that moves sediments to different places.
  4. Tectonic - the crust is made up into large pieces that move slowly over time.
  5. - The process where one tectonic plate is ford beneath another at a convergent boundary.
  6. - a mountain or opening in the Earth’s surface where magma, ash, and gasses escape from below.
  7. Man's best friend
  8. Boundary - the place where two tectonic plates meet.
  9. - melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  10. - when rocks change shape due to pressure or tension in the Earth’s crust
  11. Likes to chase mice
  12. - a type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other, creating mountains or volcanoes.
  13. - the shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  14. - the type of weathering that breaks down rocks without changing their chemical composition.
  15. - the crust and part of the upper mantle that makes up the plate tectonics.
  16. - the type of weathering caused by plants, animals, or other life.
  17. - rocks that form from the compaction of sediments.
  18. Large marsupial

36 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • - melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • - the supercontinent, Greek for “all the earth”. • - rocks that are formed from cooling magma or lava. • - rocks that form from the compaction of sediments. • Boundary - the place where two tectonic plates meet. • ...

Plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past
  2. the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
  3. hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
  5. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
  6. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  7. the place where 2 plates meet
  8. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  9. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
Down
  1. A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
  2. one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
  3. when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
  4. the outside or top layer of something
  5. the sudden pushing out of something
  6. this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
  7. an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
  8. Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. how often of fast something happens
  11. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...

Plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25

Plate motion crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. evidence of life from the past
  2. the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
  3. hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
  4. a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
  5. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
  6. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  7. the place where 2 plates meet
  8. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  9. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
Down
  1. A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
  2. one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
  3. when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
  4. the outside or top layer of something
  5. the sudden pushing out of something
  6. this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
  7. an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
  8. Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. how often of fast something happens
  11. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth

20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...

plate motion crossword puzzle 2022-10-25

plate motion crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outside or top layer of something
  2. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  3. the place where 2 plates meet
  4. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  5. when 1 plate goes underneath another plate and is destroyed in the mantle
  6. the slow pulling apart of land the is caused by plate motion
  7. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  8. hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface
  9. one of the large sections of hard, solid rock that makes up Earths outer layer
  10. the layer of soft solid rock underneath Earth’s surface
  11. this person invented the idea of plate tectonics Alfred ____________
  12. a long deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when 2 plates move together
Down
  1. an underwater mountain chain formed at divergent plate boundaries
  2. Earths outermost layer of solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation, and water
  3. a sudden shaking of Earth's crust
  4. A scientific instrument used to record data from earthquakes
  5. evidence of life from the past
  6. the sudden pushing out of something
  7. hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  8. how often of fast something happens

20 Clues: the place where 2 plates meet • evidence of life from the past • a sudden shaking of Earth's crust • hot liquid rock on Earth’s surface • the sudden pushing out of something • how often of fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • ...

Hazards 1 2019-01-24

Hazards 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thickest layer of the Earth
  2. outer layer of the Earth
  3. circles the Pacific Plate
  4. Pacific island chain famous for surfing
  5. centre of the Earth
Down
  1. powers the plate movement
  2. proposed the theory of plate tectonics
  3. country that sits on the Mid Atlantic Ridge
  4. American Earthquake institution
  5. mountain range formed when Indie crashed into Asia

10 Clues: centre of the Earth • outer layer of the Earth • powers the plate movement • circles the Pacific Plate • thickest layer of the Earth • American Earthquake institution • proposed the theory of plate tectonics • Pacific island chain famous for surfing • country that sits on the Mid Atlantic Ridge • mountain range formed when Indie crashed into Asia

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Harry Hass's idea
  2. Originally came up with the idea of plate tectonics
  3. Molten rock
  4. Oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate
  5. Moving together boundary
Down
  1. Moves the plates
  2. Pulling apart boundary
  3. A boundary that is sliding past one another
  4. Valleys formed during a divergent boundary
  5. Formed in a subduction zone

10 Clues: Molten rock • Moves the plates • Harry Hass's idea • Pulling apart boundary • Moving together boundary • Formed in a subduction zone • Valleys formed during a divergent boundary • A boundary that is sliding past one another • Oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate • Originally came up with the idea of plate tectonics

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate
  2. Valleys formed during a divergent boundary
  3. Molten rock
  4. Pulling apart boundary
  5. Harry Hass's idea
  6. A boundary that is sliding past one another
  7. Moving together boundary
Down
  1. Moves the plates
  2. Formed in a subduction zone
  3. Originally came up with the idea of plate tectonics

10 Clues: Molten rock • Moves the plates • Harry Hass's idea • Pulling apart boundary • Moving together boundary • Formed in a subduction zone • Valleys formed during a divergent boundary • A boundary that is sliding past one another • Oceanic plate sliding under a continental plate • Originally came up with the idea of plate tectonics

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When 2 plates move away from each other
  2. A plate on land
  3. What happens at a transform boundary
  4. When 2 plates go towards each other
Down
  1. A plate that is in the ocean and is denser
  2. Plate When a plate goes underneath another
  3. When 2 plate slides past each other
  4. A group of mountaisn caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  5. The converge of 2 plates that erupt lava
  6. The cause of the landforms movements

10 Clues: A plate on land • When 2 plate slides past each other • When 2 plates go towards each other • The cause of the landforms movements • What happens at a transform boundary • When 2 plates move away from each other • The converge of 2 plates that erupt lava • A plate that is in the ocean and is denser • Plate When a plate goes underneath another • ...

Science Vocabulary 2023-05-01

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's innermost layer
  2. The study of Earth's physical structure
  3. It is able to carry an electric current
  4. The process where plate tectonics slide or sink back from Earth's outer layer into it's middle layer
  5. An area where plate tectonics process causing a lot of Earthquakes
  6. The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. The process where material from Earth's middle layer rises into it's outer layer
Down
  1. The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust
  2. Earth's middle layer
  3. The rising and falling of a temperature
  4. The area where tectonic plates move past each other

11 Clues: Earth's middle layer • Earth's innermost layer • The study of Earth's physical structure • It is able to carry an electric current • The rising and falling of a temperature • The area where tectonic plates move past each other • The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer • The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust • ...

Science Vocabulary 2023-05-01

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's innermost layer
  2. The study of Earth's physical structure
  3. It is able to carry an electric current
  4. The process where plate tectonics slide or sink back from Earth's outer layer into it's middle layer
  5. An area where plate tectonics process causing a lot of Earthquakes
  6. The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer
  7. The process where material from Earth's middle layer rises into it's outer layer
Down
  1. The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust
  2. Earth's middle layer
  3. The rising and falling of a temperature
  4. The area where tectonic plates move past each other

11 Clues: Earth's middle layer • Earth's innermost layer • The study of Earth's physical structure • It is able to carry an electric current • The rising and falling of a temperature • The area where tectonic plates move past each other • The gigantic slabs that make up Earth's outer layer • The study of massive moving pieces in the Earth's crust • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-11-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The New Zealand continent
  2. Molten rock
  3. Core A liquid layer of the Earth
  4. Wher sea floor spreading occurs
  5. Layer below the Oceanic and continental crust
  6. A Northern hemisphere tectonc plate
  7. Auckland volcanic field
Down
  1. Layer below the lithosphere
  2. Subducts beneath South America
  3. Descending slab of oceanic crust
  4. Pacific and Australian Plate boundary
  5. Lighter than ocean crust
  6. Large areas of crust that move

13 Clues: Molten rock • Auckland volcanic field • Lighter than ocean crust • The New Zealand continent • Layer below the lithosphere • Subducts beneath South America • Large areas of crust that move • Wher sea floor spreading occurs • Descending slab of oceanic crust • Core A liquid layer of the Earth • A Northern hemisphere tectonc plate • Pacific and Australian Plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which boundary creates mountains?
  2. The name of the super continent about 2 million years ago.
  3. What is the movement of the tectonic plates called?
  4. Which boundary creates new land
  5. Which body of water travels faster a tsunami or surf wave?
Down
  1. How many centimetres a year is the Earth’s surface moving?
  2. Which boundary has two plates slide past each other and the friction causes earthquakes.
  3. The thick layer of flowing molten rock under the Earth’s lithosphere.
  4. Which country sits in the middle of the Indo-Australian plate?
  5. Where are 75% of the world’s active volcanoes located?
  6. The large pieces the Earth’s crust is broken into.
  7. Where did a 9.0 magnitude tsunami hit on March 11, 2011?
  8. Which boundary has an oceanic plate move towards a continental plate, then slides underneath it and melts into the Earth’s mantle.

13 Clues: Which boundary creates new land • Which boundary creates mountains? • The large pieces the Earth’s crust is broken into. • What is the movement of the tectonic plates called? • Where are 75% of the world’s active volcanoes located? • Where did a 9.0 magnitude tsunami hit on March 11, 2011? • How many centimetres a year is the Earth’s surface moving? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. denser plate sinks below the lighter plate
  2. depression where the crust has seperated
  3. explains the structure of the earth and how tectonic plates move
  4. current in a fluid from convection
  5. plates come togther and collide
  6. mostly solid area of Earth's interior
Down
  1. layer of
  2. plates rub past each other
  3. seafloor mountain that forms a divergent plate boundaries
  4. place where two plates are moving away from each other
  5. supercontinent that existed long ago
  6. place where plates are sliding past each other
  7. long narrow depression that forms from convergent plate boundaries

13 Clues: layer of • plates rub past each other • plates come togther and collide • current in a fluid from convection • supercontinent that existed long ago • mostly solid area of Earth's interior • depression where the crust has seperated • denser plate sinks below the lighter plate • place where plates are sliding past each other • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-24

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates that go together
  2. two plates slid against each other
  3. this plate boundary rips away from another
  4. a plate under North America
  5. a plate under the pacific ocean and america
  6. a plate associated with Australian
Down
  1. a mix between Europe and Asian plate
  2. a plate under South America
  3. gigantic plates
  4. a tectonic plate associated with Africa
  5. a very cold tectonic plate
  6. when the ground shakes
  7. something that explodes with lava

13 Clues: gigantic plates • when the ground shakes • a very cold tectonic plate • two plates that go together • a plate under South America • a plate under North America • something that explodes with lava • two plates slid against each other • a plate associated with Australian • a mix between Europe and Asian plate • a tectonic plate associated with Africa • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of igneous rock is made underground?
  2. What boundary makes plates move away from each other?
  3. What happens when the plates shake
  4. What boundary makes plates move alongside each other?
  5. What forms from Continental & Continental divergence?
  6. What is the large supercontinent?
  7. What forms from Oceanic & Oceanic divergence?
Down
  1. What forms from Continental & Continental convergence?
  2. what type of rock is made from sediments?
  3. What forms from Continental & Oceanic convergence?
  4. What boundary makes plates move towards each other?
  5. what type of igneous rock is made above ground?
  6. what type of rock is made from heat and pressure?

13 Clues: What is the large supercontinent? • What happens when the plates shake • what type of rock is made from sediments? • What forms from Oceanic & Oceanic divergence? • what type of igneous rock is made underground? • what type of igneous rock is made above ground? • what type of rock is made from heat and pressure? • What forms from Continental & Oceanic convergence? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of igneous rock is made underground?
  2. What boundary makes plates move away from each other?
  3. What happens when the plates shake
  4. What boundary makes plates move alongside each other?
  5. What forms from Continental & Continental divergence?
  6. What is the large supercontinent?
  7. What forms from Oceanic & Oceanic divergence?
Down
  1. What forms from Continental & Continental convergence?
  2. what type of rock is made from sediments?
  3. What forms from Continental & Oceanic convergence?
  4. What boundary makes plates move towards each other?
  5. what type of igneous rock is made above ground?
  6. what type of rock is made from heat and pressure?

13 Clues: What is the large supercontinent? • What happens when the plates shake • what type of rock is made from sediments? • What forms from Oceanic & Oceanic divergence? • what type of igneous rock is made underground? • what type of igneous rock is made above ground? • what type of rock is made from heat and pressure? • What forms from Continental & Oceanic convergence? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sudden shaking of Earth's surface along faults
  2. thin layer of crust that resides below the ocean
  3. a vent in Earth's surface which releases lava
  4. a boundary where two plate move apart
  5. a boundary where two plates collide
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth made up of rock
  7. a fracture in the crust of the Earth
Down
  1. formed when two continental plates collide
  2. the process when one plate goes under the other
  3. the layer where convection currents cycle in beneath Earth's surface
  4. thick layer of crust that resides above the ocean
  5. a boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. the area between two interacting tectonic plates

13 Clues: a boundary where two plates collide • a fracture in the crust of the Earth • a boundary where two plate move apart • formed when two continental plates collide • a vent in Earth's surface which releases lava • the process when one plate goes under the other • thin layer of crust that resides below the ocean • the area between two interacting tectonic plates • ...