plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Inside Earth 2026-03-31

Inside Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic metal.
  2. Plates collide.
  3. Plates stretch out.
  4. Cool layer.
  5. Liquid Rock.
  6. Layer with life.
  7. Plate Tectonics scientist.
  8. Lower mantle.
  9. Center of the Earth.
  10. Thickets layer.
  11. Sea Floor Spreading scientist.
Down
  1. Heating up soup.
  2. Frying an egg.
  3. Break in a rock.
  4. Sunburn.
  5. Plates slide past each other.
  6. Continental Drift scientist.
  7. Force on a rock.

18 Clues: Sunburn. • Cool layer. • Liquid Rock. • Lower mantle. • Frying an egg. • magnetic metal. • Plates collide. • Thickets layer. • Heating up soup. • Break in a rock. • Layer with life. • Force on a rock. • Plates stretch out. • Center of the Earth. • Plate Tectonics scientist. • Continental Drift scientist. • Plates slide past each other. • Sea Floor Spreading scientist.

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

P2: Energy, Forces and Earth's Crust 2025-03-16

P2: Energy, Forces and Earth's Crust crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy in waves, like infrared radiation.
  2. One crust block moves down, common at divergent boundaries.
  3. Earth's outermost layer where energy transfer occurs.
  4. Continents move over time due to plate tectonics.
  5. Energy transfer by electromagnetic waves without a medium.
  6. Sudden energy release in Earth's crust from plate movement.
  7. Heat flows from hotter to colder objects.
  8. Semi-fluid layer beneath lithosphere allowing plate movement.
  9. Magma rising through crust, creating volcanic islands.
  10. Heat from within Earth's crust.
  11. Edges where tectonic plates meet and interact.
  12. Stored energy due to position or structure.
  13. Movement of energy between places or systems.
  14. Gravity pushes plates apart at ridges.
  15. Energy flow affecting itself, like in climate systems.
  16. Plates move apart, creating new crust (e.g., mid-ocean ridges).
  17. Plates move horizontally past each other.
  18. Earth's innermost layer, generating heat.
Down
  1. Energy waves traveling through Earth during an earthquake.
  2. Deep ocean depression where a plate is subducted.
  3. Underwater mountain range at a divergent boundary.
  4. Plates collide, forming mountains or subduction zones.
  5. Movement of thermal energy from warmer to cooler objects.
  6. Plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes.
  7. Slow mantle circulation driving plate tectonics.
  8. Total kinetic energy of particles, related to temperature.
  9. Volcano chain above a subduction zone.
  10. One plate sinks beneath another, forming trenches and volcanoes.
  11. New oceanic crust forms at ridges and moves outward.
  12. Energy of motion.
  13. Heat transfer through direct contact.
  14. Sum of kinetic and potential energy.
  15. Landform at a divergent boundary where crust stretches and cracks.
  16. Energy is transferred or transformed, not created or destroyed.
  17. Layer beneath the crust driving plate movement.
  18. Crack in Earth's crust with movement.
  19. Large lithosphere sections moving over the asthenosphere.
  20. Heat transfer by fluid movement.
  21. Rigid outer layer, including crust and upper mantle.
  22. Energy in chemical bonds, like fossil fuels.
  23. Sinking plate pulls the rest with it.
  24. Measure of system disorder as energy spreads.
  25. Ancient supercontinent that broke apart.
  26. Large ocean wave from underwater earthquakes or eruptions.
  27. One crust block moves up, common at convergent boundaries.

45 Clues: Energy of motion. • Heat from within Earth's crust. • Heat transfer by fluid movement. • Sum of kinetic and potential energy. • Heat transfer through direct contact. • Crack in Earth's crust with movement. • Sinking plate pulls the rest with it. • Volcano chain above a subduction zone. • Gravity pushes plates apart at ridges. • Ancient supercontinent that broke apart. • ...

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. • ...

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 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 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 • ...

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 • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid that comes out of a volcano
  2. Hard rocky outer layer of earth
  3. the plate Boundary we’re slide against eachother
  4. hot rock that is underground
  5. A big ocean wave created by underwater earthquakes
  6. we’re two plates meet underwater
  7. people who studies plate tectonics
Down
  1. When two plates slip against each other
  2. a supercontinent that existed a long time ago
  3. An opening on the earth surface
  4. large slabs of rock that divides the earths crust
  5. we’re two plates smash into each other
  6. We’re two plates separate from each other

13 Clues: hot rock that is underground • Hard rocky outer layer of earth • An opening on the earth surface • we’re two plates meet underwater • people who studies plate tectonics • hot liquid that comes out of a volcano • we’re two plates smash into each other • When two plates slip against each other • We’re two plates separate from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where plates are moving together
  2. Plates moving side to side
  3. Movement of heat in solids or liquids
  4. More Dense crust
  5. Occur at all types of plate boundaries
  6. Upper layer of the mantle
Down
  1. One plate being pushed under another
  2. Boundary where plates are moving apart
  3. Forms in ocean at subduction zone
  4. Form at divergent boundaries and subduction zones
  5. Less dense crust
  6. Mountain range made by oceanic continental convergence
  7. Mountain range made by continental continental convergence

13 Clues: Less dense crust • More Dense crust • Upper layer of the mantle • Plates moving side to side • Forms in ocean at subduction zone • One plate being pushed under another • Movement of heat in solids or liquids • Boundary where plates are moving apart • Occur at all types of plate boundaries • Boundary where plates are moving together • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden slip or collide of tectonic plates
  2. Boundary where two plates slide from them
  3. liquid hot rock in the Earth
  4. of Fire A circle of just volcanoes on the coast
  5. In earth and move to make earthquakes etc.
Down
  1. Crust and the upper mantle
  2. a layer of earth with hot solid rock
  3. the outer layer of Earth
  4. Boundary plates slide towards each other
  5. all the continents in one piece long ago
  6. In the center of Earth and has hot liquid rock
  7. an opening in Earth's crust which release magma
  8. Liquid hot rock that has been released on Earth

13 Clues: the outer layer of Earth • Crust and the upper mantle • liquid hot rock in the Earth • a layer of earth with hot solid rock • Boundary plates slide towards each other • all the continents in one piece long ago • In earth and move to make earthquakes etc. • a sudden slip or collide of tectonic plates • In the center of Earth and has hot liquid rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Releasing gas that has been dissolved.
  2. It is the middle layer of the earth and it is made out of hot rocks.
  3. When the plates move apart from each other.
  4. When the plates move very close together.
  5. A person that studies the earth.
  6. These make up the earth’s
  7. It is in between the lithosphere and the upper mantle.
Down
  1. There are seven land masses on earth.
  2. Partly melted rock under the surface
  3. This is a solid nickel layer of the earth.
  4. It is the movement of the earth. Also the name of the of this puzzle.
  5. It is a solid part of the earth. It is also called the geosphere.
  6. The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory.

13 Clues: These make up the earth’s • A person that studies the earth. • There are seven land masses on earth. • Partly melted rock under the surface • Releasing gas that has been dissolved. • When the plates move very close together. • This is a solid nickel layer of the earth. • When the plates move apart from each other. • The person who confirmed Alfred Wigener’s theory. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. i
  2. d
  3. e
  4. g
  5. b
Down
  1. l
  2. a
  3. M
  4. c
  5. F
  6. h
  7. J
  8. K

13 Clues: l • a • i • M • c • F • d • e • g • h • J • K • b

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener's first name
  2. Many coastlines on our continents fit together like a...
  3. You find many _______ along plate boundaries
  4. The layer of the Earth that is broken into plates
  5. The name of this scientist's book was "The Origin of Continents and ______"
  6. The dinosaur fossil found in South America and Africa
  7. Plates move around due to ___________ currents
Down
  1. Coal and Limestone must have formed closer to the...
  2. The rock type that forms Durdle Door
  3. The type of reef that fossilises to create limestone
  4. Coal forms in peat _____
  5. Coal is fossilised _______
  6. The length of the dinosaur fossil measured in metres

13 Clues: Wegener's first name • Coal forms in peat _____ • Coal is fossilised _______ • The rock type that forms Durdle Door • You find many _______ along plate boundaries • Plates move around due to ___________ currents • The layer of the Earth that is broken into plates • Coal and Limestone must have formed closer to the... • The type of reef that fossilises to create limestone • ...

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 Tectonic Assignment 2013-10-08

Plate Tectonic Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. States that the Earth's crust and rigid upper mantle are broken into plates.
  2. Two tectonic plates are moving apart
  3. means "all the earth"
  4. Where one plate goes under another
  5. Is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth.
  6. Developed hypothesis of continental drift.
Down
  1. Forms when one oceanic plate descends below another plate.
  2. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. One big ocean
  4. Where plate tectonics interact,there are 3 types
  5. Result in volcanoes erupting along the edge of the continental plate
  6. NO subduction, forms mountain ranges
  7. Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other

13 Clues: One big ocean • means "all the earth" • Where one plate goes under another • NO subduction, forms mountain ranges • Two tectonic plates are moving apart • Developed hypothesis of continental drift. • Where plate tectonics interact,there are 3 types • Two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other • ...

ch 13 crossword puzzle 2024-12-10

ch 13 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  2. A crack or split in the Earth's surface where tectonic plates are moving apart.
  3. A large, rigid section of Earth's crust that moves over the mantle.
  4. The movement of heat through Earth's interior, driving plate tectonics.
  5. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  6. Relating to earthquakes or the vibrations of the Earth's crust caused by them.
Down
  1. The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's lithospheric plates.
  2. A location in Earth's mantle where plumes of hot material rise to the surface.
  3. The process where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
  4. A scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
  5. A vent in Earth's surface through which molten rock and gases can escape.
  6. The layer of Earth located beneath the crust, composed of semi-solid rock.
  7. The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originates.
  8. A crack in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates move past each other.
  9. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface that can become lava when it erupts.

15 Clues: A scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. • The process where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. • A large, rigid section of Earth's crust that moves over the mantle. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • The movement of heat through Earth's interior, driving plate tectonics. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Hawaiian Islands are a beautiful example of a hotspot chain. _______ volcano lies above the Hawaiian hotspot.
  2. Mantle plumes are pipes of hot rock that rise through the mantle. The release of pressure causes melting near the surface to form a _________.
  3. An ocean _________ marks the location where the plate is pushed down into the mantle.
  4. Type of boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  5. The world’s highest mountains, the ___________, are the result of the collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate.
  6. Type of boundary where new seafloor forms.
  7. Most of the Earth’s geologic activity takes place at plate ___________.
Down
  1. When oceanic crust converges with continental crust, the denser oceanic plate plunges beneath the continental plate. This process, called ___________.
  2. Type of boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. The _________ Mountains are the remnants of a large mountain range that was created when North America rammed into Eurasia about 250 million years ago.
  4. Plates move at a rate of a few ___________ a year, about the same rate fingernails grow.
  5. Subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate causes earthquakes and forms a line of volcanoes known as a continental _________.
  6. Island country that is being split apart by a divergent boundary.

13 Clues: Type of boundary where new seafloor forms. • Type of boundary where two plates move toward each other. • Island country that is being split apart by a divergent boundary. • Most of the Earth’s geologic activity takes place at plate ___________. • Type of boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary where the plates are sliding past each other
  2. very hot molten rock
  3. the currents in the mantle
  4. the area heated up by convection
  5. made by plates sliding by each other
  6. made by plates coming together
Down
  1. when two plates come together and one slide beneath the other one
  2. the boundary where the plates are coming together
  3. boundary where the plates are pulling apart
  4. the area where the tectonic plates are
  5. is this crossword good
  6. the area where the rock is heated up for convection
  7. made by plates going away from each other

13 Clues: very hot molten rock • is this crossword good • the currents in the mantle • made by plates coming together • the area heated up by convection • made by plates sliding by each other • the area where the tectonic plates are • made by plates going away from each other • boundary where the plates are pulling apart • the boundary where the plates are coming together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-03-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth's surface broken into these
  2. the hawaiian islands are formed by this
  3. liquid inner part of earth
  4. directly on top of focus
  5. ocean plates going under continents
  6. crack in earth where it moves
  7. boundaries that move apart
  8. part on fault where earthquake occurs
Down
  1. feature that forms at converging boundary
  2. type of boundaries that move side to side
  3. boundaries that come together
  4. mountain chain middle of ocean
  5. feature that forms at subduction boundary

13 Clues: directly on top of focus • liquid inner part of earth • boundaries that move apart • boundaries that come together • crack in earth where it moves • mountain chain middle of ocean • earth's surface broken into these • ocean plates going under continents • part on fault where earthquake occurs • the hawaiian islands are formed by this • feature that forms at converging boundary • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

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

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

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 2022-02-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. underwater mountain ranges
  2. trace of ancient organism preserved in rock
  3. theory that states earth's plates are in constant motion
  4. boundary where plates converge
  5. boundary where plates diverge
Down
  1. where pieces of earth's crust diverge on land
  2. supercontinent name
  3. underwater canyons
  4. process adding new material to ocean floor
  5. ocean floor sinks back into mantle
  6. boundary where plates slip past each other
  7. Wegener's hypothesis
  8. breaks in earth's crust

13 Clues: underwater canyons • supercontinent name • Wegener's hypothesis • breaks in earth's crust • underwater mountain ranges • boundary where plates diverge • boundary where plates converge • ocean floor sinks back into mantle • process adding new material to ocean floor • boundary where plates slip past each other • trace of ancient organism preserved in rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
  2. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. pieces of the lithosphere that move around, they each have a different name
  4. the center of the earth
  5. Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart
Down
  1. core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core
  2. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. a partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer that is located below the solid part of Earth's mantle
  4. core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth
  5. Tectonics pieces of the lithosphere that move around;upper most part of mantle
  6. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  7. a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core
  8. Outermost layer on earth

13 Clues: the center of the earth • Outermost layer on earth • a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core • core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth • Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the center of the earth
  2. Outermost layer on earth
  3. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  4. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
  5. pieces of the lithosphere that move around, they each have a different name
  6. core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core
Down
  1. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core
  3. Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart
  4. a partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer that is located below the solid part of Earth's mantle
  5. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. Tectonics pieces of the lithosphere that move around;upper most part of mantle
  7. core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth

13 Clues: the center of the earth • Outermost layer on earth • a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core • core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth • Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supported seafloor spreading with magnetic reversals.
  2. Proposed mantle convection as the driving force behind movement.
  3. Proposed theory of plate tectonics.
  4. The initial factor the Wegener noticed (3 words).
  5. Proposed continental margins would fit better than continents.
  6. First explained mountain formation by moving continents.
Down
  1. Hess' partner.
  2. A biological factor that supported continental drift(2 words).
  3. Proposed continental drift.
  4. Proposed the existence of plates (also Canadian).
  5. McKenzie's partner
  6. One of the scientists who proposed seafloor spreading.
  7. Matthews' partner.

13 Clues: Hess' partner. • McKenzie's partner • Matthews' partner. • Proposed continental drift. • Proposed theory of plate tectonics. • Proposed the existence of plates (also Canadian). • The initial factor the Wegener noticed (3 words). • Supported seafloor spreading with magnetic reversals. • One of the scientists who proposed seafloor spreading. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the part of the earth where tectonic plates are found
  2. line, when two plates come together and earthquakes often happen in this area
  3. _______ plate with land primarily covering it
  4. magma moves into space created by separating of tectonic plates
  5. when plates move apart and make space for new crust to form
  6. an oceanic plate is forced under another
Down
  1. oceanic and continental plates come together in the ocean and form a
  2. the continental plate movement that creates folded mountains
  3. natural disaster that happens at a tranform plate boundary
  4. when plates move together and create new landforms
  5. when plates move past one another
  6. _______ plate with a large body of water on it
  7. the higher ______ oceanic crust will always be subducted

13 Clues: when plates move past one another • an oceanic plate is forced under another • _______ plate with land primarily covering it • _______ plate with a large body of water on it • when plates move together and create new landforms • the part of the earth where tectonic plates are found • the higher ______ oceanic crust will always be subducted • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-05-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -an opening through in the earth's crust where lava erupts
  2. -Made out of solid rocks and minerals
  3. -Made out of iron and Nickel
  4. -deaths of 93 in 1931 earthquake
  5. -The first person that made a theory about the tectonic theory
  6. -is caused by the movements of the earth crust and outer layer
  7. - had the most deaths in 1931 New Zealand earthquake
Down
  1. -the least affected city
  2. -is a supercontinent
  3. -is the solid outer part of earth
  4. -Hottest layer of the Earth
  5. -The maori god of Earthquakes and volcanoes
  6. -Thickest layer of the earth

13 Clues: -is a supercontinent • -the least affected city • -Hottest layer of the Earth • -Made out of iron and Nickel • -Thickest layer of the earth • -deaths of 93 in 1931 earthquake • -is the solid outer part of earth • -Made out of solid rocks and minerals • -The maori god of Earthquakes and volcanoes • - had the most deaths in 1931 New Zealand earthquake • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths outermost layer.
  2. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  3. earths, outermost layer of hard solid rock that is underneath the soil vegetation and water
  4. layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates.
  5. one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up earths outer layer.
  6. the movement of plates
  7. a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
  8. formed when two plates move together
  9. to examine and detail for a purpose.
Down
  1. moving apart in different directions
  2. sudden shaking of the Earths surface.
  3. where two plates meet
  4. moving toward the same place

13 Clues: where two plates meet • the movement of plates • earths outermost layer. • moving toward the same place • moving apart in different directions • formed when two plates move together • to examine and detail for a purpose. • sudden shaking of the Earths surface. • layer of soft solid rock underneath the earths plates. • ...

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 2022-03-14

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge
  2. together
  3. dude
  4. sea
  5. plate
Down
  1. apart
  2. mantle
  3. ocean
  4. earth
  5. valley
  6. supercontinent
  7. continent
  8. sliding

13 Clues: sea • dude • apart • ridge • ocean • earth • plate • mantle • valley • sliding • together • continent • supercontinent

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the center of the earth
  2. a partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer that is located below the solid part of Earth's mantle
  3. Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart
  4. core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core
  5. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  6. Tectonics pieces of the lithosphere that move around;upper most part of mantle
Down
  1. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  2. pieces of the lithosphere that move around, they each have a different name
  3. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
  4. a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core
  5. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth
  7. Outermost layer on earth

13 Clues: the center of the earth • Outermost layer on earth • a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core • core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth • Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-11-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of hot fluid found below or within the earth's crust.
  2. The upper layer of the Earth's mantel.
  3. A formation formed by the clash of plates.
  4. A part of the Earth's upper layer which we are on.
  5. Tectonic plates collide with each other
  6. The outer layer of the middle of earth.
  7. The inner layer of the middle of earth.
Down
  1. The area of the Earth between the core and the crust.
  2. Places where plates slide past each other.
  3. A formation formed by the clash of plates creating an outburst..
  4. The outer most shell of the mantel.
  5. Plates that are coming apart.
  6. The movement of the Earth's continents.

13 Clues: Plates that are coming apart. • The outer most shell of the mantel. • The upper layer of the Earth's mantel. • The movement of the Earth's continents. • Tectonic plates collide with each other • The outer layer of the middle of earth. • The inner layer of the middle of earth. • Places where plates slide past each other. • A formation formed by the clash of plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A dip in Earths crust
  2. Alfred Wegener's Theory
  3. Made from cucumbers
  4. Largest rodent on Earth
  5. Two plates sliding against each other
  6. Happens underwater
  7. These cause continntal drift
Down
  1. There are many different types
  2. Died in Greenland
  3. Rising of heat and falling of cool.
  4. Two plates moving toward each other
  5. Two plates moving away from each other
  6. Not mass, but ______________

13 Clues: Died in Greenland • Happens underwater • Made from cucumbers • A dip in Earths crust • Alfred Wegener's Theory • Largest rodent on Earth • Not mass, but ______________ • These cause continntal drift • There are many different types • Rising of heat and falling of cool. • Two plates moving toward each other • Two plates sliding against each other • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-04-26

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory stating that the continents drifted apart
  2. Type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other
  3. Type of boundary between two colliding plates
  4. Where one plate sinks below another plate
  5. Energy waves travelling out from an Earthquake
  6. Type of boundary between two plates missing away from each other
  7. A piece of earth’s crust that moves a top of the mantle
  8. Ground vibrations caused by Earth’s crust moving
  9. Devices used to record an earthquake’s seismic waves
Down
  1. A spot in the earth’s mantle where hot magma rises to the surface
  2. A break in the earth’s crust due to movement
  3. A cycle of heating, cooling, and sinking
  4. An ancient supercontinent of all the Earth’s landforms

13 Clues: A cycle of heating, cooling, and sinking • Where one plate sinks below another plate • A break in the earth’s crust due to movement • Type of boundary between two colliding plates • Energy waves travelling out from an Earthquake • Ground vibrations caused by Earth’s crust moving • A theory stating that the continents drifted apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. in diffrent directions
  2. map
  3. can climb on them
  4. structure of earth crust
  5. part of earths crust
  6. closer together
Down
  1. long seisimaaclly active sumbarine
  2. dark fine-grained volcaninc rock
  3. out side of it
  4. walls
  5. drive on it
  6. live in it
  7. can swim in it

13 Clues: map • walls • live in it • drive on it • out side of it • can swim in it • closer together • can climb on them • part of earths crust • in diffrent directions • structure of earth crust • dark fine-grained volcaninc rock • long seisimaaclly active sumbarine

Plate Tectonics 2017-12-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dense plate us pulled into mantle under the less dense plate
  2. outer layer of the Earth
  3. supercontinent before our separate continents
  4. earth's crust located under the ocean
  5. when two plates come together
  6. bending of rock layers from stress
Down
  1. a break in the earth's crust that moves
  2. another name for the outer layer of earth
  3. Theory that continents move because of centrifical forces
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. two plates pull apart
  6. trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago; used as evidence for Wegener's theory
  7. layer of the earth between the crust and the core

13 Clues: two plates pull apart • outer layer of the Earth • when two plates come together • bending of rock layers from stress • earth's crust located under the ocean • a break in the earth's crust that moves • another name for the outer layer of earth • supercontinent before our separate continents • layer of the earth between the crust and the core • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-12-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening in Earth’s crust from which lava, gas, and ash erupt
  2. a layer of the upper mantle in which rocks can deform like plastic
  3. boundary a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other
  4. tectonics the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface
  5. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  6. the rocky outer layer of Earth
Down
  1. zone an area in a convergent boundary where two continents are colliding
  2. zone a convergent boundary where one plate is sliding beneath another
  3. boundary a boundary between plates that are moving away from each other
  4. the rigid upper layer of the Earth
  5. shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface
  6. a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another
  7. a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly

13 Clues: the rocky outer layer of Earth • the rigid upper layer of the Earth • shaking and vibration of Earth’s surface • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core • a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly • a boundary between plates that are sliding past one another • tectonics the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-08-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Material Above Earths Surface
  2. Formed when two continental plates collide
  3. Material Below Earths Surface
  4. Curret responsible for plate movent
  5. 2 Plate tectonic plates collide
  6. One continent buckling under another
Down
  1. Formed by Divergent Plates
  2. Evidence of continental drift
  3. Old formation of continents
  4. Location Directly above origin of earthquake
  5. 2nd outermost layer of earth
  6. 2 Plates Slide along each other
  7. Earths outer most layer

13 Clues: Earths outer most layer • Formed by Divergent Plates • Old formation of continents • 2nd outermost layer of earth • Material Above Earths Surface • Evidence of continental drift • Material Below Earths Surface • 2 Plates Slide along each other • 2 Plate tectonic plates collide • Curret responsible for plate movent • One continent buckling under another • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-05-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -deaths of 93 in 1931 earthquake
  2. -Hottest layer of the Earth
  3. -is the solid outer part of earth
  4. -the least affected city
  5. -Made out of iron and Nickel
Down
  1. -Made out of solid rocks and minerals
  2. -is a supercontinent
  3. -The first person that made a theory about the tectonic theory
  4. -an opening through in the earth's crust where lava erupts
  5. - had the most deaths in 1931 New Zealand earthquake
  6. -is caused by the movements of the earth crust and outer layer
  7. -Thickest layer of the earth
  8. -The maori god of Earthquakes and volcanoes

13 Clues: -is a supercontinent • -the least affected city • -Hottest layer of the Earth • -Thickest layer of the earth • -Made out of iron and Nickel • -deaths of 93 in 1931 earthquake • -is the solid outer part of earth • -Made out of solid rocks and minerals • -The maori god of Earthquakes and volcanoes • - had the most deaths in 1931 New Zealand earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the upper part of the Mantle that cause our tectonic plates to move
  2. This is the innermost layer; made of solid metal
  3. This type of crust is lighter and less dense
  4. This is the outermost layer of the Earth
  5. This is the second layer of the Earth
  6. This is the bottom part of the crust that is broken into tectonic plates
  7. This is the only liquid layer of the Earth
Down
  1. What country is Alfred Wegener From?
  2. This is the theory that says the Earth's crust is broken into pieces
  3. This is the theory that says that the broken pieces of the Earth's surface are moving
  4. This is the name of the super continent formed 225 million years ago
  5. This is the scientist credited with the Continental Drift Theory
  6. This type of crust is heavier and more dense, sinks

13 Clues: What country is Alfred Wegener From? • This is the second layer of the Earth • This is the outermost layer of the Earth • This is the only liquid layer of the Earth • This type of crust is lighter and less dense • This is the innermost layer; made of solid metal • This type of crust is heavier and more dense, sinks • ...

Continental Drift 2025-09-24

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s hottest central layer, producing heat that drives mantle movement.
  2. Remains of ancient plants or animals used as evidence to show continents were once joined.
  3. German scientist (1915) who first suggested the theory of continental drift.
  4. Layer of hot, semi-solid rock beneath the crust where convection currents occur.
  5. Wegener’s idea that continents were once joined and slowly moved apart.
  6. Movement in Earth’s mantle caused by uneven heating, likely driving plate movement.
Down
  1. Earth’s thin, rocky outer shell made of tectonic plates.
  2. Canadian scientist who helped develop modern plate tectonics in the 1960s.
  3. Clues Wegener used, including fossils, mountain ranges, glacial deposits, and continental fit.
  4. Ranges like the Appalachians and Caledonians, evidence of continents colliding.
  5. Supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago, meaning “all land.”
  6. Tectonics Modern theory explaining how Earth’s crustal plates move and interact.

12 Clues: Earth’s thin, rocky outer shell made of tectonic plates. • Wegener’s idea that continents were once joined and slowly moved apart. • Earth’s hottest central layer, producing heat that drives mantle movement. • Canadian scientist who helped develop modern plate tectonics in the 1960s. • ...

waves choiceboard 2024-04-15

waves choiceboard crossword puzzle
Across
  1. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  2. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  3. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into tectonic plates
  4. large Rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundries
  5. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area
  7. deep elongated depressions In the ocean often accociated with subduction
  8. where tectonics plates slide past each other causes earthquakes
  9. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
Down
  1. hot material rises cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics
  2. tectonic plates move towards each other usually forms mountians and volcanoes
  3. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  4. an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  5. extinction events that occur over a longer time
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  7. located in-between the mantle and outer core
  8. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  9. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  10. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  11. the semi fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen

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

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 • ...

Science Vocab 2023-05-04

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The processes by which tectonics plates sink or slide back from Earth's outer layer, into it's middle layer called the mantle
  2. The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperature
  3. In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other
  4. In geology, Earth's inner most layer
  5. The procsess by which material rises from Earth's middle layer into its outer layer,where it will become part of the tectonic plates
  6. In geology Earth's middle layer
Down
  1. Able to carry an electric current
  2. An area around the Pacific Ocean's edge where plate tectonics processes cause relatively frequent earthquake & volcanic eruptions
  3. The gigantic slabs s- some spanning thousands of miles- that make up Earth's outer layer
  4. The study of Earth's physical structure, history & processes
  5. tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth

11 Clues: In geology Earth's middle layer • Able to carry an electric current • In geology, Earth's inner most layer • The study of Earth's physical structure, history & processes • In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other • tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-03

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten Rock
  2. a plate slides under another plate
  3. transform plates _______
  4. divergent boundaries ______
  5. two tectonic plates coming together
  6. convergent boundaries ______
Down
  1. two plates that slide past each other
  2. _______ currents occur in the upper mantle
  3. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  4. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics

10 Clues: Molten Rock • transform plates _______ • divergent boundaries ______ • convergent boundaries ______ • a plate slides under another plate • two tectonic plates coming together • two plates that slide past each other • _______ currents occur in the upper mantle • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...

Tectonic crossword 2022-10-12

Tectonic crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An Area where magma rises into earths crust
  2. the supercontinent made 225 million years ago
  3. vibration underground along a fault
  4. crake in earths crust where two plates meet
  5. the outermost layer of earth
  6. the scientist who made the theory of continental drift
  7. branch of geology studying earths the crust
  8. crash with violent impact
  9. science of earth’s structure
  10. molten rocks under the crust if earth
Down
  1. outer part of earth’s layers including the crust and mantle
  2. border of a tectonic plate
  3. the moving of on plate under another
  4. A big chunk of earths crust
  5. a long ditch cut into the earth
  6. layer of rock between earths crust and outer core
  7. idea intended to explain something
  8. action of splitting apart two plates
  9. drift the movement of continents

19 Clues: crash with violent impact • border of a tectonic plate • A big chunk of earths crust • the outermost layer of earth • science of earth’s structure • a long ditch cut into the earth • drift the movement of continents • idea intended to explain something • vibration underground along a fault • the moving of on plate under another • action of splitting apart two plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy waves that originates from an earthquake
  2. formed by the collision of plate Tectonic boundary
  3. the discontinuity which separates crust and mantle
  4. type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. a plane along which there is movements of rocks
  6. The boundary where tectonic plates slides each other
Down
  1. the composition of continental crust
  2. A discontinuity which separates mantle and core
  3. the composition of oceanic waves
  4. the low velocity zone of mantle
  5. topography found along the divergent plate boundary
  6. the molten rock material
  7. the middle layer in internal structure of earth

13 Clues: the molten rock material • the low velocity zone of mantle • the composition of oceanic waves • the composition of continental crust • A discontinuity which separates mantle and core • energy waves that originates from an earthquake • a plane along which there is movements of rocks • the middle layer in internal structure of earth • ...

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 2023-11-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates slip past each other
  2. when two plates pull apart
  3. can travel through solids,liquids,and gasses
  4. when two plates come together
  5. rates the shaking of a earthquake
  6. a single number geologists assign to earthquakes
  7. only travel through solids
Down
  1. a natural cause
  2. can make the ground roll like ocean waves
  3. a major belt of volcanoes
  4. a point directly above the surface
  5. an area beneath the earth surface
  6. a instrument that measures a earth quake

13 Clues: a natural cause • a major belt of volcanoes • when two plates pull apart • only travel through solids • when two plates come together • when plates slip past each other • an area beneath the earth surface • rates the shaking of a earthquake • a point directly above the surface • a instrument that measures a earth quake • can make the ground roll like ocean waves • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sliding boundary
  2. A concentration of heat which can cause magma to ooze through a plate
  3. A mountain range forms on this ridge where two plates move apart
  4. A boundary in which two plates move together
  5. A boundary in which two plate move apart
Down
  1. The rigid outer layer that drifts
  2. The middle part of the mantle that flows
  3. formed at convergent boundaries when magma is forced up from the mantle
  4. The supercontinent that formed 200 mya
  5. Occurs when the magnetic poles reversed
  6. The circular movement from uneven heating
  7. A valley formed at a divergent continental-continental boundary
  8. An elongated depression in the sea floor formed in subduction

13 Clues: Sliding boundary • The rigid outer layer that drifts • The supercontinent that formed 200 mya • Occurs when the magnetic poles reversed • The middle part of the mantle that flows • A boundary in which two plate move apart • The circular movement from uneven heating • A boundary in which two plates move together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates pull apart
  2. plates slide past each other
  3. subduction zone
  4. super continent
  5. where convection currents happen
  6. forms mountains
Down
  1. transform boundaries
  2. rock layer
  3. crust and upper mantle
  4. layer with magma
  5. denser crust
  6. molten rock
  7. Core solid iron and nickel

13 Clues: rock layer • molten rock • denser crust • subduction zone • super continent • forms mountains • layer with magma • plates pull apart • transform boundaries • crust and upper mantle • Core solid iron and nickel • plates slide past each other • where convection currents happen

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sudden movement of tectonic plates at their boundaries that causes the ground to shake
  2. The deformable layer that behaves like a thick syrup
  3. A mountain or hill through which molten rock can erupt from
  4. The hard and rigid layer that is broken up into tectonic plates
  5. Type of plate boundary that is pulling apart
  6. The huge eruption that occurred in 2018 and destroyed over 700 homes on Big Island
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth
  8. A plate boundary that has two plates moving laterally
Down
  1. Type of plate boundary where the plates move towards each other
  2. The person that came up with the theory of continental drift
  3. The largest layer of the earth where magma and lava come from
  4. The supercontinent that was composed of Earth's present day continents together
  5. Where the second strongest earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2 occurred

13 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • Type of plate boundary that is pulling apart • The deformable layer that behaves like a thick syrup • A plate boundary that has two plates moving laterally • A mountain or hill through which molten rock can erupt from • The person that came up with the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-12-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago before breaking apart.
  2. Boundary where plates slide past each other.
  3. A mid-ocean structure formed at divergent boundaries
  4. The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates
  5. A break in the Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  6. A rigid section of Earth’s crust.
  7. Rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle
Down
  1. boundary A boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. The layer beneath the lithosphere where convection occurs.
  3. Type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  4. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
  5. TECTONICS Theory explaining movement of Earth’s plates.
  6. A valley that forms where two plates move apart
  7. A vent in the Earth's crust through which lava, gas, and ash erupt.
  8. Deep linear feature formed at subduction zones

15 Clues: A rigid section of Earth’s crust. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface • Boundary where plates slide past each other. • Deep linear feature formed at subduction zones • A valley that forms where two plates move apart • A break in the Earth's crust where movement occurs. • Rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle • ...

Geography 2021-09-15

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the traditions of a region
  2. tectonic plate
  3. the different plates that make up the crust
  4. the study of the earth
  5. a 2d image of a region
  6. relating to politics
  7. where a place is located
  8. a model of the earth
Down
  1. the plants in a region
  2. a special formation on land
  3. a lack of water or humidity
  4. the touchable aspects of a region
  5. a location based off of another
  6. the weather in a region
  7. a reference for size and distance

15 Clues: tectonic plate • relating to politics • a model of the earth • the plants in a region • the study of the earth • a 2d image of a region • the weather in a region • where a place is located • the traditions of a region • a special formation on land • a lack of water or humidity • a location based off of another • the touchable aspects of a region • a reference for size and distance • ...

Plates 2017-10-17

Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a device that uses sound waves to measure distance to an object
  2. floor spreading forms along with a crack in the oceanic crust
  3. breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  4. trench deep water canyons
  5. drift continents slowly moved over earth's surface
  6. a scientist that is curious about continents
  7. valley pieces of earths crust diverge on land and a deep valley call forms
Down
  1. continents that join together as a super continent or singe land mass.
  2. any trace of an ancient organism that has turned into a rock.
  3. ridge seams that formed mountain ranges
  4. tectonics the theory of plate tectonics states that earth's plates are in slow constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantel
  5. boundary plates that come together or converge
  6. ocean floor sinks beneath the deep ocean trench
  7. boundary plates move apart or diverge from each other at?
  8. boundary plates that slip past each other

15 Clues: trench deep water canyons • ridge seams that formed mountain ranges • boundary plates that slip past each other • a scientist that is curious about continents • boundary plates that come together or converge • ocean floor sinks beneath the deep ocean trench • drift continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...

Plates 2017-10-17

Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift continents slowly moved over earth's surface
  2. trench deep water canyons
  3. boundary plates move apart or diverge from each other at?
  4. valley pieces of earths crust diverge on land and a deep valley call forms
  5. ocean floor sinks beneath the deep ocean trench
  6. breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  7. a scientist that is curious about continents
Down
  1. ridge seams that formed mountain ranges
  2. continents that join together as a super continent or singe land mass.
  3. boundary plates that come together or converge
  4. floor spreading forms along with a crack in the oceanic crust
  5. boundary plates that slip past each other
  6. any trace of an ancient organism that has turned into a rock.
  7. tectonics the theory of plate tectonics states that earth's plates are in slow constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantel
  8. a device that uses sound waves to measure distance to an object

15 Clues: trench deep water canyons • ridge seams that formed mountain ranges • boundary plates that slip past each other • a scientist that is curious about continents • boundary plates that come together or converge • ocean floor sinks beneath the deep ocean trench • drift continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...

Science tic tac toe 2023-10-12

Science tic tac toe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift of continents through time
  2. outer part of earth
  3. boundary when 2 plates come together
  4. tectonics
  5. trench,depression in the seafloor
  6. fracture in rock
  7. plates slide sideways past each other
  8. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  9. energy with wave like properties
  10. intrusive igneous rock
  11. ridge, chain of mountains
  12. heat moves by touch
  13. theory,explanation
  14. physical force
Down
  1. mass per unit of volume
  2. spreading where tectonic plates split apart
  3. solid layer of hot rock
  4. current that transfers heat
  5. plates move away from each other
  6. hot dense ball of mostly iron
  7. oceanic plate slides under continental plate
  8. outermost shell
  9. uses sound to measure and detect
  10. rock from lava that cools fast
  11. wave produced by an earthquake
  12. third layer of the Earth
  13. single supercontinent

27 Clues: tectonics • physical force • outermost shell • fracture in rock • theory,explanation • outer part of earth • heat moves by touch • single supercontinent • intrusive igneous rock • mass per unit of volume • solid layer of hot rock • third layer of the Earth • ridge, chain of mountains • current that transfers heat • hot dense ball of mostly iron • rock from lava that cools fast • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where Earth’s crust diverges on land
  2. rocks fall into the mantle and are then heated and part of the mantle
  3. all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory
  4. a boundary when two plates ram into each other
  5. a supercontinent from around 300 million years ago
  6. Wegener's idea that the continents have moved
  7. a "mountain range" that rock comes out of from the mantle
Down
  1. a boundary when two plates run along each other
  2. the ocean continuously add new material to its floor
  3. when ocean floor is pushed below continental crust
  4. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks slipped past each other
  5. a rock or animal that was preserved in rock
  6. a boundary where two plates separate

13 Clues: where Earth’s crust diverges on land • a boundary where two plates separate • a rock or animal that was preserved in rock • Wegener's idea that the continents have moved • a boundary when two plates ram into each other • a boundary when two plates run along each other • all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory • when ocean floor is pushed below continental crust • ...

plate tectonics 2017-10-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary when two plates run along each other
  2. a boundary when two plates ram into each other
  3. Wegener's idea that the continents have moved
  4. a boundary where two plates separate
  5. all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory
Down
  1. when ocean floor is pushed below continental crust
  2. where Earth’s crust diverges on land
  3. a "mountain range" that rock comes out of from the mantle
  4. the ocean continuously add new material to its floor
  5. rocks fall into the mantle and are then heated and part of the mantle
  6. a rock or animal that was preserved in rock
  7. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks slipped past each other
  8. a supercontinent from around 300 million years ago

13 Clues: where Earth’s crust diverges on land • a boundary where two plates separate • a rock or animal that was preserved in rock • Wegener's idea that the continents have moved • a boundary when two plates ram into each other • a boundary when two plates run along each other • all of Earth's plate motion put into one theory • when ocean floor is pushed below continental crust • ...

Plate tectonics 2018-03-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the Earth
  2. What are vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake called?
  3. Plates that are moving toward each other
  4. The outermost shell of the earth
  5. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the Earth’s surface
  6. Innermost part of the earth
Down
  1. the sideways and downwards motion of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate is called
  2. A vent in the crust of the Earth from which molten rock, ash and steam are ejected
  3. Plates that are moving away from each other
  4. What is the theory that pieces of earths litosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle called?
  5. Part of the earth that goes around the core and is solid
  6. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle
  7. Molten rock when it is underground

13 Clues: Innermost part of the earth • The outermost shell of the earth • Molten rock when it is underground • Plates that are moving toward each other • Plates that are moving away from each other • Part of the earth that goes around the core and is solid • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-03-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a partially molten, plastic like, flowing layer that is located below the solid part of Earth's mantle
  2. Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart
  3. core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth
  4. Outermost layer on earth
  5. the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core
  7. core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core
Down
  1. Tectonics pieces of the lithosphere that move around;upper most part of mantle
  2. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. pieces of the lithosphere that move around, they each have a different name
  6. the center of the earth

13 Clues: the center of the earth • Outermost layer on earth • a thick layer of earth between the crust and the core • core located below the mantle and to the center of the earth • Drift continents were once a single landmass and drifted apart • the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates • core the outer shell of earth's core and surrounds the inner core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of heated of gas or liquid.
  2. A long narrow ditch. Very deep.
  3. Plate moving apart from each other.
  4. Plate that slides beneath another plate.
  5. The sudden release of energy from the earth's crust.
  6. High energy wave caused by an earthquake,volcano, landslide or other natural events.
Down
  1. plates theory States that earth's crust is made up of plates that moves alongside each other.
  2. The process of a plate going underneath another plate.
  3. spreading Formation of new oceanic crust through volcanic activity and gradually move away from ridge.
  4. drift States that parts of the earth's crust slowly drift on the liquid core.
  5. Plates sliding pass each other.
  6. plate The sub-layer of the earth's crust that move,float and sometimes fracture.
  7. boundaries Areas where two or more plates meet.
  8. Global Rift Runs along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

14 Clues: A long narrow ditch. Very deep. • Plates sliding pass each other. • Plate moving apart from each other. • Plate that slides beneath another plate. • Global Rift Runs along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. • boundaries Areas where two or more plates meet. • The sudden release of energy from the earth's crust. • The process of a plate going underneath another plate. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition is Mineral
  2. part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land is Outcrop
  3. regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth where living organisms exist is Biosphere
  4. flat mass of ice floating at sea is Floe
  5. to or occuring or living in or frequenting the open ocean is Oceanic
  6. is the earliest eon in the history of the earth from the first accretion of planetary material
  7. condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops is Distill
  8. rock in the earth's crust is Magma
  9. again after processing is Recycle
Down
  1. to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration is Seismic
  2. to the structure or movement of the earth's crust is Tectonic
  3. artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted is Inset
  4. specialist in geology is a Geologist
  5. or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon is Crustal
  6. of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons is Iostope
  7. chemistry of earth's crust is Geochemistry

16 Clues: again after processing is Recycle • rock in the earth's crust is Magma • specialist in geology is a Geologist • flat mass of ice floating at sea is Floe • chemistry of earth's crust is Geochemistry • artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted is Inset • to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration is Seismic • ...

plate tectonics 2021-10-13

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where two plates seperate
  2. magnetic feild reverses directions
  3. which suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth
  4. rigid slats of rocks or plates
  5. the denser plate sinks below
  6. form where two plates slide past each other
  7. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer is called
  8. a state in which magnetized objects such as needles
Down
  1. is the process of the mid-ocean crust moves
  2. the area where a denser plate desendes into earth
  3. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent called
  4. magnetized objects would reverse direction
  5. the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans are called

13 Clues: where two plates seperate • the denser plate sinks below • rigid slats of rocks or plates • magnetic feild reverses directions • magnetized objects would reverse direction • is the process of the mid-ocean crust moves • form where two plates slide past each other • the area where a denser plate desendes into earth • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer is called • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name given to the super continent.
  2. These currents are responsible for the movement of plates.
  3. Which plate boundary are we located on?
  4. Slide past each other
  5. The largest tectonic plate
Down
  1. Form from the collision of two continental plates
  2. Formed from the convergence of two oceanic crust.
  3. Formed from divergent boundaries
  4. The Earth is split into several large pieces called Tectonic________
  5. Another name given for constructive boundary.
  6. Another name given for divergent boundary
  7. The solid outer layer of the earth
  8. The largest portion of the Earth's structure.

13 Clues: Slide past each other • The largest tectonic plate • Formed from divergent boundaries • The solid outer layer of the earth • The name given to the super continent. • Which plate boundary are we located on? • Another name given for divergent boundary • Another name given for constructive boundary. • The largest portion of the Earth's structure. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates moving apart
  2. type of crust that is more dense
  3. plates moving towards each other
  4. melted rock inside the mantle
Down
  1. when one tectonic plate is tucked or pushed under another
  2. ___ de fuca plate off the coast of Oregon
  3. plates sliding past each other
  4. name of last supercontinent
  5. the currents in the mantle that cause plate movement
  6. caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
  7. type of crust that is thicker and less dense
  8. magnetic _______ is when magnetic north flips to the opposite pole
  9. the zones near mid ocean ridges that can cause earthquakes

13 Clues: plates moving apart • name of last supercontinent • melted rock inside the mantle • plates sliding past each other • type of crust that is more dense • plates moving towards each other • ___ de fuca plate off the coast of Oregon • caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • type of crust that is thicker and less dense • the currents in the mantle that cause plate movement • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move farther apart
  2. plates that moved closer together
  3. plates that slide together
  4. the plate below the Antarctic plate
  5. the second layer of the earth
Down
  1. tectonic plates beneath the sea thrust
  2. the plate below the North American plate
  3. the 3rd layer of the earth
  4. the 4th layer of the earth
  5. the top layer of the earth
  6. the plate above the African plate
  7. the plate between the Eurasian and African plate
  8. the plate above the South American plate

13 Clues: the 3rd layer of the earth • the 4th layer of the earth • the top layer of the earth • plates that slide together • the second layer of the earth • plates that move farther apart • plates that moved closer together • the plate above the African plate • the plate below the Antarctic plate • tectonic plates beneath the sea thrust • the plate below the North American plate • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who came up with the theory of Continental drift.
  2. what is it called if there is a volcano not on a plate boundary
  3. what type of rock is formed through heat and pressure
  4. What is it called when a volcano collapses
  5. What type of boundary has plates that move away form each other
  6. what type of rock is formed through cementation
  7. what type of boundary makes faults
Down
  1. what type of boundary are mid ocean ridges
  2. is the inner core solid or liquid
  3. what is a way to tell if a volcano is going to erupt.
  4. what is the deadliest material that comes out of a volcano
  5. what is created when rock is weathered and erodes
  6. what type of rock is formed from magma cooling.
  7. What type of boundary has plates that move toward each other
  8. What type of boundary has plates that slide past each other.

15 Clues: is the inner core solid or liquid • what type of boundary makes faults • what type of boundary are mid ocean ridges • What is it called when a volcano collapses • what type of rock is formed from magma cooling. • what type of rock is formed through cementation • who came up with the theory of Continental drift. • what is created when rock is weathered and erodes • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who came up with the theory of Continental drift.
  2. what is it called if there is a volcano not on a plate boundary
  3. what type of rock is formed through heat and pressure
  4. What is it called when a volcano collapses
  5. What type of boundary has plates that move away form each other
  6. what type of rock is formed through cementation
  7. what type of boundary makes faults
Down
  1. what type of boundary are mid ocean ridges
  2. is the inner core solid or liquid
  3. what is a way to tell if a volcano is going to erupt.
  4. what is the deadliest material that comes out of a volcano
  5. what is created when rock is weathered and erodes
  6. what type of rock is formed from magma cooling.
  7. What type of boundary has plates that move toward each other
  8. What type of boundary has plates that slide past each other.

15 Clues: is the inner core solid or liquid • what type of boundary makes faults • what type of boundary are mid ocean ridges • What is it called when a volcano collapses • what type of rock is formed from magma cooling. • what type of rock is formed through cementation • who came up with the theory of Continental drift. • what is created when rock is weathered and erodes • ...

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 2021-07-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The wearing away and removal of rock.
  2. The amount of force applied over a certain area.
  3. The sudden shaking of Earth's surface.
  4. The outermost layer of Earth.
  5. The rigid outer part of Earth, made of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. Hot liquid rock located above the Earth's surface.
  7. A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake or coastal landslide.
  8. The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another.
Down
  1. The thickest layer of Earth, between the core and the crust.
  2. A single landmass made of smaller continents joined together.
  3. Hot liquid rock located below the Earth's surface.
  4. The gluing together of sediment by new mineral crystals.
  5. An unusually hot part of the mantle where volcanoes can form.

13 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth. • The wearing away and removal of rock. • The sudden shaking of Earth's surface. • The amount of force applied over a certain area. • Hot liquid rock located below the Earth's surface. • Hot liquid rock located above the Earth's surface. • The sinking of one tectonic plate beneath another. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-07-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The very outer layer of the earth
  2. A fragment of broken up crust which either carries ocean or continent.
  3. The earth's layer that sits above the outer core.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates are moving past each other
  5. The process of two plate tectonics moving away from each other.
  6. A type of plate that carries the ocean.
  7. A rupture in the crust which occasionally erupts lava, gas, rock fragments and hot vapour from the earth's crust
Down
  1. Molten rock inside the earth.
  2. The circulating current in the asthenosphere.
  3. A violent shaking of the ground causing destruction
  4. The process of two tectonic plates coming together to collide.
  5. Molten rock above the surface which has been erupted from volcano or fissure.
  6. The boundary where one tectonic plate dives beneath another.

13 Clues: Molten rock inside the earth. • The very outer layer of the earth • A type of plate that carries the ocean. • The circulating current in the asthenosphere. • The earth's layer that sits above the outer core. • A violent shaking of the ground causing destruction • A plate boundary where two plates are moving past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fracture along which there has been movement of rock on one or both sides
  2. a line of volcanoes sitting on a continental plate and aligned above a subducting oceanic plate near a deep sea trench
  3. a device that uses sound waves to measure the depth to the seafloor
  4. geologic activity such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that takes place away from plate boundaries
  5. a location where two lithospheric plates come together
  6. very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor(7,6)
  7. the type of plate boundary where two plates slide past one another
  8. zone the area where two lithospheric plates come together and one sinks beneath the other
  9. plume of hot material that rises through the mantle and can cause volcanoes
Down
  1. a map of the seafloor created from the measurement of water depths
  2. the location on the seafloor where magma upwells and new seafloor forms. Mid-ocean ridges are the dominant feature of divergent plate boundaries found in the oceans.
  3. a location where two lithospheric plates spread apart
  4. the hypothesis developed in the early 20th century that states that the continents move about on the surface

13 Clues: a location where two lithospheric plates spread apart • a location where two lithospheric plates come together • very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor(7,6) • a map of the seafloor created from the measurement of water depths • the type of plate boundary where two plates slide past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-02-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slow movement of Earth’s plates that carries continents or parts of continents toward or away from one another
  2. the model that explains how Earth’s moving plates create landforms
  3. the process by which liquid rock flows up and outward through a rift to form ridges of new crust on the ocean floor
  4. the process of an oceanic plate sliding under another plate, which creates trenches and volcanoes
  5. a mountain that forms on the ocean floor as a result of a volcanic eruption
  6. the solid outer layer of Earth that floats on the hot, fluid mantle
Down
  1. the process of plates pushing toward each other, bending the Earth’s crust upward
  2. the slow up-and-down movement of the hot, soft rock within the Earth’s mantle
  3. a break in the Earth’s crust
  4. a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other
  5. a section of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that floats on the soft, hot rock of the mantle
  6. a very deep, wide valley that forms on the ocean floor at a subduction zone
  7. a long row of sharp mountains at an area of seafloor spreading

13 Clues: a break in the Earth’s crust • a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other • a long row of sharp mountains at an area of seafloor spreading • the model that explains how Earth’s moving plates create landforms • the solid outer layer of Earth that floats on the hot, fluid mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary where the ground is being smashed together
  2. idea that the earths crust is split into multiple plates
  3. the idea of the magnetism in rocks that were induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation
  4. a place where the ground is being pulled apart
  5. idea that the earths crust spreading apart and sinking under continetal crust while creating new crust
Down
  1. idea that the continents move and shift over geographic time
  2. where the denser plate goes under the less dense plate
  3. when all the continents were together
  4. places where plates slide against each other
  5. ridges in the middile of oceans on plate boundries where the crust is pulled apart and forming new crust
  6. A deep gash where one plate went under the other less dense plate
  7. areas in the middle of tectonic plate where the crust is over magma that is hotter than the magma around it causeing to melt away the crust
  8. a area on land where to plates are divirging pulling the plates with it

13 Clues: when all the continents were together • places where plates slide against each other • a place where the ground is being pulled apart • a boundary where the ground is being smashed together • where the denser plate goes under the less dense plate • idea that the earths crust is split into multiple plates • idea that the continents move and shift over geographic time • ...