plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-25

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary
  2. Where a plate overtakes another and the denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate.
  3. Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it. Magma like consistency.
  4. A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary
  5. The name given to the landmass when the continents were all joined as one supercontinent.
  6. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of the Earth.
  7. Occur at all plate boundaries.
  8. The thin outer layer of the earth that contains the earth's continents
  9. Where two plates slide past each other.
  10. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
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  1. The innermost part of the earth; a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  2. A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other, going to collide.
  3. Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move
  4. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  5. Theory by Alfred Wegener that the continents on tectonic plates move.
  6. A layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.

18 Clues: Occur at all plate boundaries. • Where two plates slide past each other. • Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword - Emma Coe, Paknis P3 2021-10-29

Plate Tectonics Crossword - Emma Coe, Paknis P3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates moving towards each other
  2. an underwater mountain range
  3. molten rock underneath the earths surface
  4. currents in the mantle that cause the tectonic plates to move
  5. a vent in the earths crust where molten rock flows
  6. a break in the plate tectonics
Down
  1. when a denser plate goes under a lighter plate
  2. two plates moving away from each other
  3. an area where subduction occurs
  4. two plates sliding past each other

10 Clues: an underwater mountain range • a break in the plate tectonics • an area where subduction occurs • two plates sliding past each other • two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • molten rock underneath the earths surface • when a denser plate goes under a lighter plate • a vent in the earths crust where molten rock flows • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is more dense than the other
  2. 2 plates slide sideways
  3. 2 plates come together
  4. When the lava cools and hardens, it forms into a cone-shaped mountain
  5. tectonic plates split apart from each other
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  1. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  2. form at the boundary of tectonic plate
  3. 2 plates move away from each other
  4. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  5. molten rock

10 Clues: molten rock • 2 plates come together • 2 plates slide sideways • 2 plates move away from each other • form at the boundary of tectonic plate • when one plate is more dense than the other • tectonic plates split apart from each other • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart • ...

Rocks and Weathering 2020-11-08

Rocks and Weathering crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process which drives plate tectonics
  2. The widest part of the earth
  3. The type of volcano with steep slopes
  4. The part of the earth on which we live
  5. The type of volcano with gentle slopes
  6. When plates move past each other this is called a _____ plate boundary
  7. The denser type of crust
  8. The inner most part of the earth is called the _______
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  1. The less dense type of crust
  2. The name given to the reason why cities are warmer than rural areas
  3. The point at which 2 tectonic plates meet and one descends below the other.
  4. When plates move towards each other this is called a _____ plate boundary
  5. When plates move away from each other this is called a ______ plate boundary

13 Clues: The denser type of crust • The less dense type of crust • The widest part of the earth • The type of volcano with steep slopes • The part of the earth on which we live • The type of volcano with gentle slopes • The process which drives plate tectonics • The inner most part of the earth is called the _______ • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is more dense than the other
  2. 2 plates move away from each other
  3. molten rock
  4. 2 plates slide sideways
Down
  1. 2 plates come together
  2. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  3. When the lava cools and hardens, it forms into a cone-shaped mountain
  4. form at the boundary of tectonic plate
  5. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. tectonic plates split apart from each other

10 Clues: molten rock • 2 plates come together • 2 plates slide sideways • 2 plates move away from each other • form at the boundary of tectonic plate • when one plate is more dense than the other • tectonic plates split apart from each other • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-03

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. what we live on
  2. fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally.
  3. Volcanic substance
  4. Caused from a boundary
  5. A lot of volcanoes at one places
  6. Has a major fault line
  7. The plates movement
  8. Two tectonic plates collide to form this
  9. the block above the fault moves up relative to the block below the fault.
  10. Earth is made up of these
  11. inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically
Down
  1. multiple volcanoes here
  2. Stress on the plates
  3. Two plates collide and there is magma under it that is brought up
  4. Movement
  5. Movement in earths plates
  6. plate
  7. Stress that squeezes the plates
  8. Tension where forces are acting on opposite sides
  9. Two plates horizontally slide next to each other

20 Clues: plate • Movement • what we live on • Volcanic substance • The plates movement • Stress on the plates • Caused from a boundary • Has a major fault line • multiple volcanoes here • Movement in earths plates • Earth is made up of these • Stress that squeezes the plates • A lot of volcanoes at one places • Two tectonic plates collide to form this • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-02-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. primary waves that can pass through solid and liquid
  2. The driving force behind continental movement
  3. The connected area of the crust and upper mantle
  4. The hottest layer of the Earth
  5. A liquid layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  6. The study of earthquakes
  7. The thinnest, solid layer of the Earth
  8. The thickest layer of the Earth
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  1. The supercontinent made of all continents together
  2. The idea that continents move
  3. secondary waves that cannot pass through liquid

11 Clues: The study of earthquakes • The idea that continents move • The hottest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The thinnest, solid layer of the Earth • The driving force behind continental movement • secondary waves that cannot pass through liquid • The connected area of the crust and upper mantle • The supercontinent made of all continents together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point at which two plates release stored energy
  2. A hypothetical continent
  3. Hypothetical slabs of rock that move
  4. An important tool for measuring the intensity of an earthquake
  5. A result of two plates interacting in some way
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  1. The process that occurs when one object goes under another
  2. What is the cause of major loss of life
  3. One of the main things that allows plate tectonics to exist
  4. The study of earthquake activity
  5. The area above the point at which two plates release stored energy
  6. A destructive vent for magma

11 Clues: A hypothetical continent • A destructive vent for magma • The study of earthquake activity • Hypothetical slabs of rock that move • What is the cause of major loss of life • A result of two plates interacting in some way • The point at which two plates release stored energy • The process that occurs when one object goes under another • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-05-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Plate Boundary/ A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  2. Tectonic / a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. Plate Boundary: are places where plates slide sideways past each other. At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed. Many transform boundaries are found on the seafloor, where they connect segments of diverging mid-ocean ridges. California's San Andreas fault is a transform boundary.
  4. / the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  5. /was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago.
  6. Drift / was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. Set forth in 1912 by Alfred Wegener, a geophysicist and meteorologist.
  7. Plate Boundary / also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
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  1. Ridge / is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.
  2. / the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. Spreading / is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  4. Zone / is the biggest crash scene on Earth. These boundaries mark the collision between two of the planet's tectonic plates. The plates are pieces of crust that slowly move across the planet's surface over millions of years.

11 Clues: / the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • Drift / was a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. Set forth in 1912 by Alfred Wegener, a geophysicist and meteorologist. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-03-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust
  2. divergent
  3. pangaea
  4. convection
  5. lithosphere
  6. transform
  7. core
Down
  1. convergent
  2. mantle
  3. asthenosphere
  4. igneous

11 Clues: core • crust • mantle • pangaea • igneous • divergent • transform • convergent • convection • lithosphere • asthenosphere

Plate Tectonics 2018-12-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics states earth's surface is made up of giant, moving slabs called tectonic plates.
  2. The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate.
  3. plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces
  4. the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere.
  5. boundary when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
  6. boundary When 2 tectonic plates moving past one another in opposite direction.
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  1. spreading process of new seafloor forming.
  2. drift the hypothesis that today's continents were once apart of a single land mass.
  3. the outermost physical layer of the earth
  4. boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another
  5. a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.

11 Clues: the outermost physical layer of the earth • spreading process of new seafloor forming. • boundary When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another • plates The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces • The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate. • the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot liquid rock below the surface of Earth
  2. When gas, lava, and ash are pushed out
  3. Layer of soft, solid rock under plates
  4. the place where two plates meet
  5. Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth
  6. Moving apart in different directions
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  1. an extinct reptile
  2. Evidence from life in the past
  3. Moving towards the same place
  4. Feature that forms on the planet
  5. Make up the lithosphere

11 Clues: an extinct reptile • Make up the lithosphere • Moving towards the same place • Evidence from life in the past • the place where two plates meet • Feature that forms on the planet • Moving apart in different directions • When gas, lava, and ash are pushed out • Layer of soft, solid rock under plates • Hot liquid rock on the surface of Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Areas between two crustal plates that are moving past each other in opposite directions or at different speeds.
  2. The surface of the Earth's crust found underneath the oceans, forming the ocean floor.
  3. A term used to describe a liquid substance (eg rock, glass or metal) formed by heating a solid.
  4. When two tectonic plates move towards one another. The oceanic crust is forced to sink back into the mantle, whilst the continental crust rises above. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found here.
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  1. An area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another.
  2. Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure.
  3. When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other.
  4. Something that is partly melted.
  5. Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe.
  6. Occurs when older, denser tectonic plates sink into the mantle, pulling newer and less dense sections of plate along behind.
  7. the outermost layer of the Earth.

11 Clues: Something that is partly melted. • the outermost layer of the Earth. • Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe. • When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other. • An area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another. • Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ Wegener was the first person to suspect that the continents may in fact be moving.
  2. The ____________ is solid. It is made up of the lower part of the chemical mantle.
  3. _________ layers are also called chemical layers.
  4. The _________ is the middle layer. It is made up of rocks made mostly of iron and magnesium.
  5. The _____________ is solid. It is made up of the chemical crust and upper mantle.
  6. The _________ is the least dense layer. It is made up of rocks made mostly of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum.
  7. The _______ (inner and outer) is the most dense layer. It is made up of rocks made mostly of iron and nickel.
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  1. ___________ layers
  2. The ________ is the least dense layer. It is made up of rocks made mostly of oxygen, silicon, and aluminum.
  3. reason the continents look like puzzle pieces is because they are.
  4. The ____________ is liquidy. It is made up of the middle part of the chemical mantle.
  5. To understand the mechanics of moving continents, we’ll have to go ________ the Earth.

12 Clues: ___________ layers • _________ layers are also called chemical layers. • reason the continents look like puzzle pieces is because they are. • The _____________ is solid. It is made up of the chemical crust and upper mantle. • The ____________ is solid. It is made up of the lower part of the chemical mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a linear depression produced by faulting; a small narrow valley within a major fault line
  2. When two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. causes tectonic plates to move
  4. A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  5. molten rock
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  1. occurs at divergent boundaries
  2. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  3. long, narrow ditch
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. When two tectonic plates come together and over lap
  6. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

11 Clues: molten rock • long, narrow ditch • occurs at divergent boundaries • causes tectonic plates to move • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • When two tectonic plates come together and over lap • When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions • A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot goes up Cold goes down
  2. Slide
  3. Divergent Land
  4. Convergent Uplift
  5. Convergent Subduction Continental and Oceananic
  6. Both plates are same density collide
  7. Divide
Down
  1. Collide and One is less dense
  2. Transform event
  3. Transorm landform
  4. Collide

11 Clues: Slide • Divide • Collide • Divergent Land • Transform event • Transorm landform • Convergent Uplift • Hot goes up Cold goes down • Collide and One is less dense • Both plates are same density collide • Convergent Subduction Continental and Oceananic

Plate tectonics 2023-03-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates go together
  2. When two plates move away
  3. above the mantle
  4. When magma comes to the surface
  5. the outside of the core
  6. Molten rock above the surface
Down
  1. the layer under the crust
  2. the inside of the core
  3. What is the crust made of
  4. A result of a moving boundary
  5. When two plates move side by side

11 Clues: above the mantle • the inside of the core • the outside of the core • the layer under the crust • What is the crust made of • When two plates move away • When two plates go together • A result of a moving boundary • Molten rock above the surface • When magma comes to the surface • When two plates move side by side

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  2. plates that slide past one another
  3. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  4. plates that divide
Down
  1. large, seismically active submarine ridge system
  2. a place where two plates meet
  3. hot fluid below the earth's crust
  4. plates that collide
  5. slow creeping motion of earth's mantle
  6. a crack or split in the earth's crust
  7. a massive irregularly shaped piece of the earth

11 Clues: plates that divide • plates that collide • a place where two plates meet • hot fluid below the earth's crust • plates that slide past one another • a crack or split in the earth's crust • slow creeping motion of earth's mantle • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • a massive irregularly shaped piece of the earth • large, seismically active submarine ridge system • ...

plate tectonics 2023-12-12

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. places where tectonic plates meet
  3. regions where subduction occurs
  4. This occurs when tectonic plates collide
  5. a place where sea-floor spreading takes place
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  1. boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other
  2. the outermost layer of Earth
  3. hot molten rock
  4. occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other
  5. when two tectonic plates scrape each other
  6. Consists of all of the crust as well as the upper, rigid part of the mantle

11 Clues: hot molten rock • the outermost layer of Earth • regions where subduction occurs • places where tectonic plates meet • The broken up pieces of the lithosphere • This occurs when tectonic plates collide • when two tectonic plates scrape each other • a place where sea-floor spreading takes place • boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the broken sections of the Earth's crust
  2. the theory that all the continents were once connected as Pangaea
  3. the place where one tectonic plate comes into contact with another
  4. the process when one oceanic plate slides underneath a continental plate
  5. the German scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift
  6. this type of boundary is when two plates slide past one another
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  1. the supercontinent that included all of the current land masses
  2. this type of boundary is when two plates separate
  3. this process forms new oceanic crust
  4. these drive the movement of the tectonic plates
  5. this type of boundary is when two plates collide

11 Clues: this process forms new oceanic crust • the broken sections of the Earth's crust • these drive the movement of the tectonic plates • this type of boundary is when two plates collide • this type of boundary is when two plates separate • the supercontinent that included all of the current land masses • this type of boundary is when two plates slide past one another • ...

science vocab 2023-02-14

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries
  2. tectonics
  3. boundary
  4. boundary
Down
  1. trenches
  2. ridges
  3. spreading
  4. drift

8 Clues: drift • ridges • trenches • boundary • boundary • spreading • tectonics • boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2019-03-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust
  2. divergent
  3. pangaea
  4. convection
  5. lithosphere
  6. transform
  7. core
Down
  1. convergent
  2. mantle
  3. asthenosphere
  4. igneous

11 Clues: core • crust • mantle • pangaea • igneous • divergent • transform • convergent • convection • lithosphere • asthenosphere

Plate Tectonics 2013-08-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hawaii islands are formed.
  2. Centre of landmasses where there is a divergent plate boundary.
  3. Constructive plate boundary.
  4. New land is created.
  5. Plate boundaries where plates slide past each other.
  6. One plate moves below another one.
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  1. Stable zone in the centre of a plate.
  2. Plate boundaries that move apart.
  3. Land is destroyed.
  4. Destructive plate boundary.
  5. Plate boundaries that collide.

11 Clues: Land is destroyed. • New land is created. • Hawaii islands are formed. • Destructive plate boundary. • Constructive plate boundary. • Plate boundaries that collide. • Plate boundaries that move apart. • One plate moves below another one. • Stable zone in the centre of a plate. • Plate boundaries where plates slide past each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When oceanic divides from oceanic
  2. What occurs at transform boundaries
  3. When continental divides from continental
  4. The theory that says that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion
  5. Boundaries that come together
Down
  1. Boundaries that slide past each other
  2. Where convection currents come from to move the plates
  3. When oceanic collides with oceanic
  4. Boundaries that divide or move apart
  5. When continental collides with continental
  6. Most geologists think that the movement of Earth's plates is caused by this force.

11 Clues: Boundaries that come together • When oceanic divides from oceanic • When oceanic collides with oceanic • What occurs at transform boundaries • Boundaries that divide or move apart • Boundaries that slide past each other • When continental divides from continental • When continental collides with continental • Where convection currents come from to move the plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
  2. the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
  3. difference in elevation between any two contour lines on a topographic map
  4. the outer most layer of the Earth (lithosphere) is divided into contiguous sections (plates) that move relative to each other causing continental drift, seafloor spreading, and the formation of major physical features of the Earth’s surface
  5. the outermost solid layer of the lithospheric tectonic plates under the oceans that covers much of the Earth's surface
  6. the shape of the Earth’s surface and the way its physical features are arranged, especially in terms of their positions and elevations
  7. plates slide past each other
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  1. Alfred Wegner’s explanation of continents slowly moving and changing their positions relative to one another
  2. plates move together
  3. plates move apart
  4. map symbol showing shape and / or change in elevation on a topographic map

11 Clues: plates move apart • plates move together • plates slide past each other • the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks • difference in elevation between any two contour lines on a topographic map • map symbol showing shape and / or change in elevation on a topographic map • map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What creates a Volcano.
  2. What is Alfred wegnors brilliant theory.
  3. What happens when the plates shift
Down
  1. A different form of cucumber
  2. What happens when magma comes up and pushes the ground apart.
  3. The world's largest rodent
  4. Its the name of an island also a common food
  5. when denser things get pushed under
  6. who came up with the Yee haw brilliant theory..
  7. rising of different materials due to changes in the enviroment
  8. How much mass an object has.

11 Clues: What creates a Volcano. • The world's largest rodent • A different form of cucumber • How much mass an object has. • What happens when the plates shift • when denser things get pushed under • What is Alfred wegnors brilliant theory. • Its the name of an island also a common food • who came up with the Yee haw brilliant theory.. • ...

plate tectonics 2022-05-13

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ‐ Part of a grid used for describing positions on earth’s surface, consisting of parallel circles
  2. Zone ‐ An area where oceanic crust and continental crust are colliding.
  3. ‐ The point of origin of an earthquake
  4. ‐ The thick shell of dense, rocky matter that surrounds the earth’s core.
  5. Core ‐The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel
  6. Core ‐ This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core.
  7. ‐A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
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  1. ‐ A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a
  2. Scale ‐ A logarithmic scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake
  3. plate.
  4. ‐ Any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes

11 Clues: plate. • ‐ The point of origin of an earthquake • ‐A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart • Zone ‐ An area where oceanic crust and continental crust are colliding. • ‐ The thick shell of dense, rocky matter that surrounds the earth’s core. • Core ‐ This layer of the earth lies between the mantle and the solid inner core. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where mantle is hot and burns through crust
  2. as plates collide,one sinks
  3. dense with rock like basalt
  4. causes the movement of plates
  5. form near trenches
Down
  1. process of the lithosphere divided into plates
  2. fluffy with rock like granite
  3. quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, olivine, and calcite.
  4. a layer of silicate rock in between the crust and core
  5. where plates are pulling apart
  6. where the oldest rocks on earth are found

11 Clues: form near trenches • as plates collide,one sinks • dense with rock like basalt • fluffy with rock like granite • causes the movement of plates • where plates are pulling apart • where the oldest rocks on earth are found • process of the lithosphere divided into plates • area where mantle is hot and burns through crust • a layer of silicate rock in between the crust and core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2019-09-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where convection currents occur
  2. The centre of the Earth
  3. reason for heat in inner core
  4. Thickest crust
  5. Outer layer of Earth, different rocks
  6. formed when lava cools quickly
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  1. Upper part of the mantle
  2. magma rising and sinking
  3. Plate Pieces of Earth's crust, jigsaw
  4. Outer part of Earth including Crust
  5. Surrounds the inner core

11 Clues: Thickest crust • The centre of the Earth • Upper part of the mantle • magma rising and sinking • Surrounds the inner core • reason for heat in inner core • formed when lava cools quickly • Where convection currents occur • Outer part of Earth including Crust • Outer layer of Earth, different rocks • Plate Pieces of Earth's crust, jigsaw

Plate tectonics 2023-12-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is broken up into plates?
  2. largest layer of earth
  3. crust 3-5 mi thick
  4. the crust and upper mantle
  5. includes crust, mantle, and core
Down
  1. plates that come together
  2. crust 25 mi thick
  3. forms new crust
  4. core composition is liquid nickel and iron
  5. mantle both solid and liquid composition
  6. mantle mostly solid rock

11 Clues: forms new crust • crust 25 mi thick • crust 3-5 mi thick • largest layer of earth • mantle mostly solid rock • plates that come together • the crust and upper mantle • what is broken up into plates? • includes crust, mantle, and core • mantle both solid and liquid composition • core composition is liquid nickel and iron

Plate tectonics 2023-12-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is broken up into plates?
  2. largest layer of earth
  3. crust 3-5 mi thick
  4. the crust and upper mantle
  5. includes crust, mantle, and core
Down
  1. plates that come together
  2. crust 25 mi thick
  3. forms new crust
  4. core composition is liquid nickel and iron
  5. mantle both solid and liquid composition
  6. mantle mostly solid rock

11 Clues: forms new crust • crust 25 mi thick • crust 3-5 mi thick • largest layer of earth • mantle mostly solid rock • plates that come together • the crust and upper mantle • what is broken up into plates? • includes crust, mantle, and core • mantle both solid and liquid composition • core composition is liquid nickel and iron

Plate tectonics 2023-10-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden shake at a transform boundary
  2. when one plate goes under another
  3. lets out magma when erupts
  4. land moving on the asthenosphere
  5. movement of fluid driven by heat
  6. moving towards
Down
  1. sliding against
  2. build up land at a convergent boundary
  3. floor underwater
  4. moving away
  5. fluid plastic like material

11 Clues: moving away • moving towards • sliding against • floor underwater • lets out magma when erupts • fluid plastic like material • land moving on the asthenosphere • movement of fluid driven by heat • when one plate goes under another • a sudden shake at a transform boundary • build up land at a convergent boundary

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

science 2023-02-15

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate slide apart
  2. natural features of the earths surface
  3. denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate
  4. tectonic plates that lie under surfaceland masses
  5. mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces
  6. distance above sealevel
  7. tectonics plates that are at teh bottom of the ocean
  8. solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded and then dropped into a new place
  9. tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  10. long crack
Down
  1. map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
  2. parallel pattern of rock
  3. when two plates move away from each other
  4. seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
  5. photos or images from taken of earth from space
  6. thicker line making every 5th contour line of the map
  7. processes by which water,ice,wind, and gravity remove and transport sediment
  8. study of shape of earths surface and its physical features
  9. difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of topo.map
  10. huge pices of lithospere

20 Clues: long crack • plate slide apart • distance above sealevel • parallel pattern of rock • huge pices of lithospere • natural features of the earths surface • when two plates move away from each other • photos or images from taken of earth from space • tectonic plates that lie under surfaceland masses • tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • ...

plate tectonics 2014-01-15

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moves
  2. outer shell
  3. boundaries together
  4. tectonics theory
Down
  1. boundaries slide
  2. drift theory
  3. floor spreading yougest rock
  4. melted layer

8 Clues: moves • outer shell • drift theory • melted layer • boundaries slide • tectonics theory • boundaries together • floor spreading yougest rock

Plate Techtonics Vocab 2019-01-10

Plate Techtonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Island Arc / a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred kilometers from a trench where subduction of one oceanic slab beneath another is occurring
  2. Floor Spreading / the process which plate tectonics produce new oceanic lithospheres at the ocean ridges
  3. / a mechanism that may contribute to plate motion; it involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge due to gravity
  4. Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together
  5. / A sound navigation and ranging tool that calculates ocean depth by recording the time of an energy pulse
  6. Volcanic Arc / mountains formed in part by volcanic activity caused by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  7. / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere
  8. Plume / a mass of hotter than normal mantle material that ascends toward the surface, where it can lead to igneous activity
  9. / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth
  10. Core / a layer beneath the mantle (2260 km thick) containing liquid iron and generating Earth's magnetic field
  11. Boundary / a boundary where two plates slide past each other without creating nor destroying the lithosphere
Down
  1. Boundary / a region where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by the oceanic ridges
  2. Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature
  3. / the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a trench back to the mantle al a colliding plate boundary
  4. Tectonics / the theory that proposes the Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in numerous ways. These plates can produce volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains, and the crust
  5. Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius)
  6. / the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over time
  7. Valley / deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries (can develop on seafloor or land)
  8. / The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  9. Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor
  10. / a mechanism that contributes to plate motion in which cool, dense oceanic crust sinks into the mantle and pulls the lithosphere along
  11. / a proposed supercontinent that began to break about 200 million years ago and formed today's landmasses

22 Clues: / the thin, rocky, outer layer of Earth • Ocean Trench / topographic depression of the sea floor • Boundary / a boundary by which two plates move together • / a weak plastic layer of the mantle below the lithosphere • Current / the motion of matter from changes in temperature • Core / the solid innermost layer of Earth (1220 km in radius) • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-07-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hawaii islands are formed.
  2. Constructive plate boundary.
  3. New land is created.
  4. Plate boundaries where plates slide past each other.
  5. Centre of landmasses where there is a divergent plate boundary.
  6. One plate moves below another one.
Down
  1. Land is destroyed.
  2. Destructive plate boundary.
  3. Plate boundaries that collide.
  4. Stable zone in the centre of a plate.
  5. Plate boundaries that move apart.

11 Clues: Land is destroyed. • New land is created. • Hawaii islands are formed. • Destructive plate boundary. • Constructive plate boundary. • Plate boundaries that collide. • Plate boundaries that move apart. • One plate moves below another one. • Stable zone in the centre of a plate. • Plate boundaries where plates slide past each other. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-01-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point at which one tectonic plate touches another
  2. The boundary between two plates that is moving together
  3. a theory explaining the structure of the earths crust
  4. The boundary between two tectonic plates that is moving away from each other
  5. A Moutan with a crater which lava flows
  6. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is formed at a mid ocean ridge as older materials are pulled away from the ridge
  7. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  8. hot melted rock
Down
  1. the boundary between two plates that is moving together
  2. a disaster where the earth shakes
  3. The process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another tectonic plate
  4. move into each other

12 Clues: hot melted rock • move into each other • a disaster where the earth shakes • A Moutan with a crater which lava flows • The point at which one tectonic plate touches another • a theory explaining the structure of the earths crust • the boundary between two plates that is moving together • The boundary between two plates that is moving together • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part in between the mantle and the crust
  2. A mineral found on continents
  3. A part of the mantle that is tar-like
  4. A ball of metal held together by pressure
  5. A dark rock found on the ocean floor
Down
  1. heat transferred through direct contact
  2. upper layer of the Earth
  3. Energy made from the sun and fire
  4. Heat transferred by fluid
  5. Largest layer of Earth
  6. A super continent from the past

11 Clues: Largest layer of Earth • upper layer of the Earth • Heat transferred by fluid • A mineral found on continents • A super continent from the past • Energy made from the sun and fire • A dark rock found on the ocean floor • A part of the mantle that is tar-like • heat transferred through direct contact • A ball of metal held together by pressure • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates move towards one another. The oceanic crust is forced to sink back into the mantle, whilst the continental crust rises above. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found here.
  2. A sudden shaking of the ground which releases energy and results from underground movement along a fault plane.
  3. A term used to describe a liquid substance (eg rock, glass or metal) formed by heating a solid.
  4. When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other.
  5. When two plates slide past each other in different directions or the same direction at different speeds.
  6. Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure.
Down
  1. Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe.
  2. Where two plates move apart (diverge), causing a release in pressure that results in a volcanic eruption.
  3. Relating to the ocean.
  4. Occurs when older, denser tectonic plates sink into the mantle, pulling newer and less dense sections of plate along behind.
  5. The region where two or more tectonic plates meet. It is a zone of intense seismic activity.

11 Clues: Relating to the ocean. • Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe. • When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other. • Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure. • The region where two or more tectonic plates meet. It is a zone of intense seismic activity. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. South America's plate.
  2. when plates move from each other.
  3. Antarctica's plate.
  4. Europe's plate.
  5. Pacific's plates.
  6. when plate slide past each other.
  7. Australia's plate.
Down
  1. uneven slabs that make up the earth.
  2. Africa's plate.
  3. North America's plate.
  4. when plates collide.

11 Clues: Africa's plate. • Europe's plate. • Pacific's plates. • Australia's plate. • Antarctica's plate. • when plates collide. • South America's plate. • North America's plate. • when plates move from each other. • when plate slide past each other. • uneven slabs that make up the earth.

Plate tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. South America's plate.
  2. when plates move from each other.
  3. Antarctica's plate.
  4. Europe's plate.
  5. Pacific's plates.
  6. when plate slide past each other.
  7. Australia's plate.
Down
  1. uneven slabs that make up the earth.
  2. Africa's plate.
  3. North America's plate.
  4. when plates collide.

11 Clues: Africa's plate. • Europe's plate. • Pacific's plates. • Australia's plate. • Antarctica's plate. • when plates collide. • South America's plate. • North America's plate. • when plates move from each other. • when plate slide past each other. • uneven slabs that make up the earth.

Plate tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. South America's plate.
  2. when plates move from each other.
  3. Antarctica's plate.
  4. Europe's plate.
  5. Pacific's plates.
  6. when plate slide past each other.
  7. Australia's plate.
Down
  1. uneven slabs that make up the earth.
  2. Africa's plate.
  3. North America's plate.
  4. when plates collide.

11 Clues: Africa's plate. • Europe's plate. • Pacific's plates. • Australia's plate. • Antarctica's plate. • when plates collide. • South America's plate. • North America's plate. • when plates move from each other. • when plate slide past each other. • uneven slabs that make up the earth.

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a linear depression produced by faulting; a small narrow valley within a major fault line
  2. When two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. causes tectonic plates to move
  4. A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  5. molten rock
Down
  1. occurs at divergent boundaries
  2. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  3. long, narrow ditch
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. When two tectonic plates come together and over lap
  6. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes

11 Clues: molten rock • long, narrow ditch • occurs at divergent boundaries • causes tectonic plates to move • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • When two tectonic plates come together and over lap • When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions • A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are created by convergent plates
  2. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  3. large landmass that rises above an ocean
  4. Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust.
  5. crack in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates meet; prone to earthquakes
Down
  1. hot melted rock inside the Earth that flows to the surface when a volcano erupts.
  2. uppermost layer of the Earth.
  3. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  4. area at the center of the Earth
  5. sudden and violent movement of the Earths crust that shakes the land
  6. liquid rock above the Earth's surface

11 Clues: uppermost layer of the Earth. • area at the center of the Earth • liquid rock above the Earth's surface • these are created by convergent plates • large landmass that rises above an ocean • Earth’s thickest layer, found between the core and the crust. • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics Scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  2. Boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another.
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Ancient continental mass in the Northern Hemisphere that included North America, Europe, and Asia (except peninsular India).
  5. Boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
Down
  1. Boundary Where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction.
  2. Finding identical or similar in areas separated by vast distances were some of the first clues that scientists used to reconstruct past plate movement
  3. Du Toit He suggested the two primordial continents
  4. Wegener A German meteorologist who proposed that the continent were once one large landmass
  5. Plates Plates that are located beneath the ocean.
  6. Known as a single supercontinent

11 Clues: Known as a single supercontinent • Du Toit He suggested the two primordial continents • Plates Plates that are located beneath the ocean. • Boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another. • Boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

Aleesha' s Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-04

Aleesha' s Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measures small changes in magnetic fields
  2. a theory that earth's outer layer is made up of plates that move around the surface relative to each other
  3. the motion exerted by a cold, dense plate sinking into the mantle at trenches
  4. a change in Earth's magnetic field
  5. when one plate is forced under the other
  6. a tectonic boundary where two plate are moving toward each other
  7. a steep lowland between several mountain ranges
Down
  1. the study of the magnetic record in rocks
  2. a supercontinent that included almost all landmasses on Earth
  3. a mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  4. a line that connects points on a line that have the same age
  5. a new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches
  6. the movement of earth's continents relating to each other

13 Clues: a change in Earth's magnetic field • when one plate is forced under the other • the study of the magnetic record in rocks • measures small changes in magnetic fields • a mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a steep lowland between several mountain ranges • the movement of earth's continents relating to each other • ...

Physical Geography Review (Troop) 2018-04-10

Physical Geography Review (Troop) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A 'misfit' boulder
  2. Precipitation caused due to a mountainous landscape
  3. The exterior layer of the earth's lithosphere
  4. A glacier that moves through mountain valleys
  5. Igneous rock that forms inside the earth
  6. Climate that is located in-land, away from water
  7. Established theory of continental drift
  8. A well known divergent plate boundary
  9. Igneous rock that forms above the earth's surface
  10. Scrape marks on the landscape from glacial movement
  11. Molten rock above the earth's surface
  12. Rock that forms from cooled magma/lava
  13. Fastest moving plate (at least according to our note)
  14. The flexible, semi-molten layer of the earth, below the crust
Down
  1. Created by a convergent plate interaction
  2. Rock made of layers of tiny rock particles
  3. Acronym for remembering climate factors
  4. Plates moving towards eachother
  5. When one plate descends under another
  6. Used to compare the size of earthquakes
  7. When a piece of a glacier breaks off into water
  8. Plates moving away from eachother
  9. Climate that is moderated by water
  10. Rock that has been changed under intense heat and pressure
  11. Established theory of plate tectonics
  12. The movement of heat through a material
  13. Plates scraping sideways against eachother
  14. An ancient supercontinent
  15. Molten rock below the earth's surface

29 Clues: A 'misfit' boulder • An ancient supercontinent • Plates moving towards eachother • Plates moving away from eachother • Climate that is moderated by water • When one plate descends under another • A well known divergent plate boundary • Established theory of plate tectonics • Molten rock above the earth's surface • Molten rock below the earth's surface • ...

Continental Drift Theory 2023-10-24

Continental Drift Theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supercontinent that existed about 335 million years ago.
  2. Tectonics: The theory that describes the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
  3. Evidence: Similar glacial deposits and striations on continents.
  4. Currents: The driving force behind plate movement due to heat in Earth's mantle.
  5. Plates: Large, rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move.
  6. Spreading: The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.
  7. of the Continents: The way the coastlines of continents seem to fit together.
  8. Ridge: An underwater mountain range that marks a tectonic plate boundary.
Down
  1. Evidence: Evidence of past climates on continents that were once connected.
  2. Ultima: A potential future supercontinent based on current plate motion.
  3. Wegener: The scientist who proposed the continental drift theory in the early 20th century.
  4. Areas of concentrated volcanic activity not associated with plate boundaries.
  5. Features: Matching geological features on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
  6. Drift: The hypothesis that continents have moved over geological time.
  7. Evidence: Fossils of similar organisms found on continents that are now separated.

15 Clues: A supercontinent that existed about 335 million years ago. • Evidence: Similar glacial deposits and striations on continents. • Plates: Large, rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move. • Drift: The hypothesis that continents have moved over geological time. • Ultima: A potential future supercontinent based on current plate motion. • ...

Cade Harrison 2015-05-01

Cade Harrison crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land mass that used to be all the continents
  2. movements of earths continents across the ocean floor
  3. plates slide past each other
  4. large depression in the ocean with very steep walls
  5. plates move away from each other
  6. line on a diagram or map connecting points to the same time or equal times
  7. study of earths magnetic field in rocks
  8. plates move toward each other
  9. process that occurs at the mid ocean ridges where new crust is formed from volcanic activity
  10. cold dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches
Down
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  2. change in direction of the earths magnetic field
  3. used to measure magnetic forces
  4. the earth is divided into number of plates which float over the mantle independently
  5. sliding plate force proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics

15 Clues: plates slide past each other • plates move toward each other • used to measure magnetic forces • plates move away from each other • study of earths magnetic field in rocks • land mass that used to be all the continents • change in direction of the earths magnetic field • large depression in the ocean with very steep walls • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

heath 2023-03-06

heath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fractures between two blocks of rock.
  2. is a fault along a plate boundary
  3. openings, or vents where lava,
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each
  5. real or imaginary line that separates two things
Down
  1. rocks that make up the Earth's crust
  2. intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers to develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines.
  3. the floor of a sea or ocean
  4. Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory
  5. long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake epicentres, volcanoesb
  6. They usually have steep, sloping sides and sharp or rounded ridges,
  7. a plant with life

12 Clues: a plant with life • the floor of a sea or ocean • openings, or vents where lava, • is a fault along a plate boundary • rocks that make up the Earth's crust • fractures between two blocks of rock. • real or imaginary line that separates two things • Plate tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each • ...

Aleesha' s Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-04

Aleesha' s Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the motion exerted by a cold, dense plate sinking into the mantle at trenches
  2. a theory that earth's outer layer is made up of plates that move around the surface relative to each other
  3. a steep lowland between several mountain ranges
  4. a supercontinent that included almost all landmasses on Earth
  5. a line that connects points on a line that have the same age
  6. measures small changes in magnetic fields
Down
  1. the study of the magnetic record in rocks
  2. when one plate is forced under the other
  3. a new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches
  4. a tectonic boundary where two plate are moving toward each other
  5. a change in Earth's magnetic field
  6. the movement of earth's continents relating to each other
  7. a mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics

13 Clues: a change in Earth's magnetic field • when one plate is forced under the other • the study of the magnetic record in rocks • measures small changes in magnetic fields • a steep lowland between several mountain ranges • a mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • the movement of earth's continents relating to each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-03-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slides apart
  2. Lithosphere into the mantle
  3. Original continent
  4. First plate tectonics theorist
  5. Creates earthquakes
  6. slides together
  7. 2nd layer of earth
Down
  1. 3rd layer of the Earth
  2. Parts of the lithosphere
  3. Lithosphere and Asthenosphere combined

10 Clues: Slides apart • slides together • Original continent • 2nd layer of earth • Creates earthquakes • 3rd layer of the Earth • Parts of the lithosphere • Lithosphere into the mantle • First plate tectonics theorist • Lithosphere and Asthenosphere combined

Plate motion crossword 2022-10-19

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long and narrow ditch
  2. mountain that sprays lava
  3. fossils found in south America and africa
  4. a system meant to represent something
  5. steps of a whole plan
  6. 7 main lands of earth
  7. land separating
  8. thing that happens when water or lava flows
  9. how often or fast something happens
  10. ____ of fire
  11. _____ tectonics
Down
  1. _______ridge
  2. plates move together
  3. outer part of something
  4. where earthquakes happen most
  5. water sprays out of a hole in the ground
  6. soft or hard rock underneath plates
  7. ground shakes
  8. Plates move apart
  9. _____layer

20 Clues: _____layer • _______ridge • ____ of fire • ground shakes • land separating • _____ tectonics • Plates move apart • plates move together • long and narrow ditch • steps of a whole plan • 7 main lands of earth • outer part of something • mountain that sprays lava • where earthquakes happen most • soft or hard rock underneath plates • how often or fast something happens • ...

PBS Eons 2022 Episodes 2022-12-22

PBS Eons 2022 Episodes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest land invertebrate
  2. had eight toes
  3. first colossal animal
  4. bonked by Darwin
  5. cave lion species
  6. came from space
  7. tiniest animal
  8. plant defense
  9. insect eating dinos
  10. might have fallen out of tree
  11. giant virus
  12. descended from one domesticated population
  13. ants domesticated
Down
  1. oldest dad
  2. filter-feeding structure
  3. primates don't have
  4. parasite made a huge leap
  5. ants+fungi=
  6. part fish part tetrapod
  7. making patters for 500 million years
  8. plate tectonics field trip
  9. ruled European islands
  10. oldest taste

23 Clues: oldest dad • ants+fungi= • giant virus • oldest taste • plant defense • had eight toes • tiniest animal • came from space • bonked by Darwin • cave lion species • ants domesticated • primates don't have • insect eating dinos • first colossal animal • ruled European islands • part fish part tetrapod • filter-feeding structure • largest land invertebrate • parasite made a huge leap • ...

Earth and earth subsystems 2024-08-14

Earth and earth subsystems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water on earth's surface
  2. Large areas covered predominantly by trees
  3. high temperature
  4. layer of gasses
  5. dense center of the planet
  6. flowing body of freshwater
  7. Large body of saltwater
  8. long term weather patterns
  9. Areas where water covers the soil
  10. smallest body of saltwater
Down
  1. frozen water on earth
  2. made by humans
  3. sudden movement of ground
  4. earth's plate movements
  5. living organisms
  6. lowest layer of atmosphere
  7. Arid regions with sparse vegetation
  8. elevated platforms
  9. solid parts of earth
  10. inland body of freshwater

20 Clues: made by humans • layer of gasses • living organisms • high temperature • elevated platforms • solid parts of earth • frozen water on earth • earth's plate movements • Large body of saltwater • water on earth's surface • sudden movement of ground • inland body of freshwater • lowest layer of atmosphere • dense center of the planet • flowing body of freshwater • long term weather patterns • ...

Green Sheet Vocab 2023-08-30

Green Sheet Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a supercontinent comprising all the continental crust of the earth
  2. HASS-Harry Hammond Hess (May 24, 1906 – August 25, 1969)
  3. the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form
  4. DRIFT-Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents
  5. CRUST- THE PORTION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST THAT WE WALK ON
  6. long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin
  7. FIELD-a region around a magnetic material
Down
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  2. SPREADING-the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma
  3. OF PLATE TECHTONICS-Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms
  4. TRENCH-Deep ocean trenches are steep-sided depressions in the ocean bottom
  5. A VERY HARD ROCK
  6. dark, fine-grained volcanic rock
  7. CRUST- THE CRUST PORTION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST
  8. PLATE-A tectonic plate is a massive slab of solid rock
  9. WEGENER-Alfred Wegener, in full Alfred Lothar Wegener, (born November 1, 1880, Berlin, Germany

16 Clues: A VERY HARD ROCK • dark, fine-grained volcanic rock • FIELD-a region around a magnetic material • CRUST- THE CRUST PORTION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST • PLATE-A tectonic plate is a massive slab of solid rock • CRUST- THE PORTION OF THE EARTH'S CRUST THAT WE WALK ON • HASS-Harry Hammond Hess (May 24, 1906 – August 25, 1969) • ...

Rayna's Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-04

Rayna's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lateral movements of continents
  2. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock
  3. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. actively deforming region where two tectonic plates of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  5. change in a planet's magnetic field
  6. process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down
  7. theory that all of the continents were once one super continent
Down
  1. process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises
  2. Wegeners Theory
  3. an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field
  4. portion of motion of a tectonic plate
  5. when two plates move beside each other
  6. sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  7. a line on an isotope ratio diagram
  8. linear-shaped lowland between several mountain ranges

15 Clues: Wegeners Theory • lateral movements of continents • a line on an isotope ratio diagram • change in a planet's magnetic field • portion of motion of a tectonic plate • when two plates move beside each other • linear-shaped lowland between several mountain ranges • magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock • ...

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features 2023-10-25

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. creator of the theory of pangea
  2. process in plate tectonics of edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  3. when two plate slide against each other in different directions
  4. process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earths mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out
  5. long cut in the ground
  6. when two plates move apart
  7. a tectonic plate that consists of primarily of continental crust
  8. theory of continents thats slowly drift apart
Down
  1. when two plates come together
  2. a theory explaining the earths crust
  3. plates that are located beneath the ocean
  4. formed when there is two tectonic plates meet under the ocean
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth
  6. an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows
  7. a super continent

15 Clues: a super continent • long cut in the ground • when two plates move apart • when two plates come together • creator of the theory of pangea • the rigid outer part of the earth • a theory explaining the earths crust • plates that are located beneath the ocean • theory of continents thats slowly drift apart • formed when there is two tectonic plates meet under the ocean • ...

Chapter 5 - Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Chapter 5 - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process where earth's crust goes into the mantle
  2. the borders of the plates are called ______
  3. plate boundary that moves apart
  4. the bottom of the sea
Down
  1. a long narrow ditch on the seafloor
  2. plate boundary that moves away
  3. plate boundary that grinds past each other.
  4. the process where earth's surface changes

8 Clues: the bottom of the sea • plate boundary that moves away • plate boundary that moves apart • a long narrow ditch on the seafloor • the process where earth's surface changes • plate boundary that grinds past each other. • the borders of the plates are called ______ • process where earth's crust goes into the mantle

Plate tectonics By Dylan Goldman 2023-05-08

Plate tectonics By Dylan Goldman crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  2. Melted rock below the Earths Surface.
  3. When two plates move away from each other.
  4. when one plate slides under another as the two are pushed together.
  5. The solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The layer of the Earth under the crust, containing the Asthenosphere.
  7. When 2 plates slide past eachother.
  8. The layer of Earth right under the Mantle, made mostly of liquid iron and nickel.
  9. A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
Down
  1. The center of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel.
  2. The movement of Earth's crust.
  3. A slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock that the lithosphere floats on.
  4. Movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
  5. when 2 plates push eachother up.
  6. Melted rock on Earth’s surface.

15 Clues: The movement of Earth's crust. • Melted rock on Earth’s surface. • when 2 plates push eachother up. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • When 2 plates slide past eachother. • Melted rock below the Earths Surface. • When two plates move away from each other. • The center of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-05-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma
  2. sliding
  3. come together
  4. waves
  5. one stays one goes down
  6. ground shaking
Down
  1. A bigger hill
  2. trench valley in the sea
  3. plates water moving
  4. plates land moving
  5. Spreading away

11 Clues: magma • waves • sliding • A bigger hill • come together • Spreading away • ground shaking • plates land moving • plates water moving • one stays one goes down • trench valley in the sea

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock on Earths surface
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  3. hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust
  4. Shaking of Earth's surface
  5. crack in Earth's crust
Down
  1. Seismic body waves
  2. border between two tectonic plates
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth
  4. Super continent
  5. a long, narrow ditch
  6. melted rock beneath Earth’s surface

11 Clues: Super continent • Seismic body waves • a long, narrow ditch • crack in Earth's crust • Shaking of Earth's surface • melted rock on Earths surface • The outermost layer of the Earth • border between two tectonic plates • melted rock beneath Earth’s surface • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • hot, semisolid rock and is located directly below the crust

Plate tectonics 2020-02-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shapes of continents fit together like a _____
  2. Name of supercontinent
  3. Plates under water
  4. Plates that move TOWARDS each other
  5. Plates under land
  6. The Earth is made up of many ___ that move
  7. Big changes only happen to Earth over ___ of years
Down
  1. Hot liquid from inside the Earth
  2. Theory that Earth is made up of plates that move
  3. Plates that move AWAY from each other
  4. Plate that SLIDE past each other

11 Clues: Plates under land • Plates under water • Name of supercontinent • Hot liquid from inside the Earth • Plate that SLIDE past each other • Plates that move TOWARDS each other • Plates that move AWAY from each other • The Earth is made up of many ___ that move • Theory that Earth is made up of plates that move • The shapes of continents fit together like a _____ • ...

plate tectonics 2021-03-31

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the inside of earth
  2. moving past
  3. the thickest layer of the earth
  4. a fault that is in california
  5. a disaster that makes the ground shake asthenosphere a molded molten layer of the earth
  6. the thinnest layer of the earth
Down
  1. moving towards
  2. mountains formed by convergent boundaries.
  3. moving apart
  4. It happens by divergent boundaries in the ocean
  5. a plate that sinks in another plate

11 Clues: moving past • moving apart • moving towards • the inside of earth • a fault that is in california • the thickest layer of the earth • the thinnest layer of the earth • a plate that sinks in another plate • mountains formed by convergent boundaries. • It happens by divergent boundaries in the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only liquid layer
  2. A denser plate sliding beneath a less denser plate
  3. The thickest part of the Earth
  4. the land we walk on
Down
  1. Two plates sliding away from Each other
  2. Plates sliding back and forth to create an earthquake
  3. plates formed by divergent plates
  4. To Continental plates sliding together to make a mountain
  5. The outer part of the Earth
  6. The ridged outer part of Earth
  7. The hottest part of the Earth

11 Clues: the land we walk on • The only liquid layer • The outer part of the Earth • The ridged outer part of Earth • The thickest part of the Earth • The hottest part of the Earth • plates formed by divergent plates • Two plates sliding away from Each other • A denser plate sliding beneath a less denser plate • Plates sliding back and forth to create an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2012-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. weak pint in earth's crust
  2. flowing mixture of water and debris
  3. term used for magma once it has erupted onto the earth's surface
  4. plates moving in opposite directions
  5. of or having to do with earthquakes
  6. cirular depression containing a volcanic vent
Down
  1. opening at earth's surface through hich volcanic material erupt
  2. to bend or change direction
  3. huge sections which make up the earth's crust
  4. plates moving towards each other
  5. lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanoe

11 Clues: weak pint in earth's crust • to bend or change direction • plates moving towards each other • flowing mixture of water and debris • of or having to do with earthquakes • plates moving in opposite directions • huge sections which make up the earth's crust • cirular depression containing a volcanic vent • lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanoe • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2016-04-28

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates slide past each other
  2. divergent plate are usually found here
  3. divergent plates tend to be
  4. when all continents were joined
  5. made up of silicon and aluminum
  6. convergent plates tend to be
  7. when plates move away from each other
Down
  1. when plate move towards each other
  2. the earth’s crust
  3. ___________ are usually found near fault zones
  4. thick material made up of silicon and magnesium

11 Clues: the earth’s crust • divergent plates tend to be • plates slide past each other • convergent plates tend to be • when all continents were joined • made up of silicon and aluminum • when plate move towards each other • when plates move away from each other • divergent plate are usually found here • ___________ are usually found near fault zones • ...

plate tectonics 2017-11-30

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a thin lyaer of cool rock that ros on the earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean
  2. a crust and upper mantle
  3. caused by the very hot mantle at the deepest part of the mantle
  4. largest layer of hot rock
  5. solid because of the pressure of nickel and iron
Down
  1. crust made of granite 25 miles thick, brittle and not dense
  2. so hot that the metals are all liquid
  3. consists of rock and minerals on the earth's surface and below it
  4. semi rigid part of the middle mantle that flows like hot asphalt under a heavy weight
  5. a large fraction of the Earth's interior, from a depth about 400 miles to about 1800 miles.
  6. crust made of basalt 3-5 miles thick

11 Clues: a crust and upper mantle • largest layer of hot rock • crust made of basalt 3-5 miles thick • so hot that the metals are all liquid • solid because of the pressure of nickel and iron • crust made of granite 25 miles thick, brittle and not dense • caused by the very hot mantle at the deepest part of the mantle • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. South America's plate.
  2. when plates move from each other.
  3. Antarctica's plate.
  4. Europe's plate.
  5. Pacific's plates.
  6. when plate slide past each other.
  7. Australia's plate.
Down
  1. uneven slabs that make up the earth.
  2. Africa's plate.
  3. North America's plate.
  4. when plates collide.

11 Clues: Africa's plate. • Europe's plate. • Pacific's plates. • Australia's plate. • Antarctica's plate. • when plates collide. • South America's plate. • North America's plate. • when plates move from each other. • when plate slide past each other. • uneven slabs that make up the earth.

plate tectonics 2023-11-14

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. destruction of rock by natural cause
  2. moves continents
  3. shaking of the ground
  4. destruction of rock by natural cause
  5. place where new seafloor is destroyed
  6. released from volcano after eruption
Down
  1. place where new ocean floor is created
  2. fracture zone
  3. theory of how major land forms are created
  4. comes from the ground
  5. how a volcano explodes
  6. lava before reaching surface

12 Clues: fracture zone • moves continents • comes from the ground • shaking of the ground • how a volcano explodes • lava before reaching surface • destruction of rock by natural cause • destruction of rock by natural cause • released from volcano after eruption • place where new seafloor is destroyed • place where new ocean floor is created • theory of how major land forms are created

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. , instrument used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
  2. , Earth's crust is broken into these types of plate
  3. , boundary where two plate slide past each other
  4. , most well known transform plate boundary in the world
  5. , boundary where two plates move toward each other
Down
  1. , underwater earthquakes that cause large ocean waves
  2. , a supercontinent 200 million years ago
  3. , boundary where two plate move away from each other
  4. , Divergent plate boundaries cause these
  5. , cycle begins with continental rifting within a large landmass
  6. , magma that has erupted onto Earth's surface

11 Clues: , Divergent plate boundaries cause these • , a supercontinent 200 million years ago • , boundary where two plate slide past each other • , most well known transform plate boundary in the world • , boundary where two plates move toward each other • , magma that has erupted onto Earth's surface • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2024-02-05

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

11 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 • the movement of plates that make up Earth’s surface • a rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves very slowly • a boundary between plates that are moving toward each other • ...

plate tectonics XD 2021-02-02

plate tectonics XD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the full name of the plates
  2. a type of heat waves
  3. a hot mountain
  4. part of the earths crust
  5. the thinnest layer of the earth
  6. the sea floor
  7. when the continents moved
  8. the thickest layer of the earth
Down
  1. a region of the earths crust
  2. when two plates move away
  3. old bones
  4. a bord zone
  5. a long part of the ocean
  6. part of the mantle
  7. when two plates collide
  8. when plates of the earth move
  9. what the crust is made of

17 Clues: old bones • a bord zone • the sea floor • a hot mountain • part of the mantle • a type of heat waves • when two plates collide • a long part of the ocean • part of the earths crust • when two plates move away • what the crust is made of • when the continents moved • the full name of the plates • a region of the earths crust • when plates of the earth move • the thinnest layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-10-05

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cause of volcanoes and earthquakes
  2. Fire hill
  3. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  4. Sphere below lithosphere
  5. Islands with a volanic chain
  6. Narrow mountain range
  7. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  8. Depression in ocean floor
  9. Mr. Wegner
  10. The San Andreas _____ Zone
  11. Mr. Wilson
Down
  1. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  2. Layer of Earth between its core and crust
  3. Hot material below or within Earth's crust
  4. Shaking ground
  5. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  6. Super-continent
  7. Sphere above asthenosphere
  8. Study of physical features of Earth
  9. Innermost layer of Earth

20 Clues: Fire hill • Mr. Wegner • Mr. Wilson • Shaking ground • Super-continent • Narrow mountain range • Sphere below lithosphere • Innermost layer of Earth • Depression in ocean floor • Sphere above asthenosphere • The San Andreas _____ Zone • Islands with a volanic chain • Cause of volcanoes and earthquakes • Study of physical features of Earth • Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory • ...

plate tectonics 2022-04-21

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by convergent boundaries
  2. two plates come together
  3. two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. where one plate is denser than the other it goes into
  2. opening in the earth's crust
  3. currents transfer heat from one place to another
  4. hardened molten rock
  5. two plates moving away in opp directions
  6. narrow ditch caused by a convergent boundary
  7. formed by divergent plate tectonics

10 Clues: hardened molten rock • two plates come together • opening in the earth's crust • caused by convergent boundaries • two plates slide past each other • formed by divergent plate tectonics • two plates moving away in opp directions • narrow ditch caused by a convergent boundary • currents transfer heat from one place to another • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate.
  2. is the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.
  3. plate boundaries form where two plate collide.
  4. plate boundary forms where two plates separate
  5. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of Earth.
  6. is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer.
  7. reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions.
Down
  1. plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other.
  2. polarity a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south.
  3. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans.
  4. continents were once part of a super continent.
  5. polarity is a state in which magnetized objects, such a compass needles, will orient themselves to point north.
  6. tectonics is Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  7. spreading is the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.

14 Clues: is the cold and rigid outermost rock layer. • plate boundaries form where two plate collide. • plate boundary forms where two plates separate • continents were once part of a super continent. • is the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate. • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans. • reversal occurs in the magnetic field reverses directions. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-10-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge huge underwater mountain range
  2. layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle
  3. plates large and small slabs of rock that makes up the lithosphere.
  4. ball of hot, solid materials
Down
  1. Earth's thickest layer
  2. one plate sinking beneath another
  3. transfer of heat within a material
  4. liquid metals that surround the
  5. Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined
  6. huge supercontinent
  7. when two plates push together

11 Clues: huge supercontinent • Earth's thickest layer • ball of hot, solid materials • when two plates push together • liquid metals that surround the • one plate sinking beneath another • transfer of heat within a material • ridge huge underwater mountain range • layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle • Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-10-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid metals that surround the
  2. layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle
  3. plates large and small slabs of rock that makes up the lithosphere
  4. huge supercontinent
  5. ridge huge underwater mountain range
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  1. ball of hot, solid materials
  2. when two plates push together
  3. transfer of heat within a material
  4. Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined
  5. one plate sinking beneath another
  6. Earth's thickest layer

11 Clues: huge supercontinent • Earth's thickest layer • ball of hot, solid materials • when two plates push together • liquid metals that surround the • one plate sinking beneath another • transfer of heat within a material • ridge huge underwater mountain range • layer of hot, soft rock in the upper mantle • Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle combined • ...

plate tectonics 2014-04-02

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  2. a layer of plastic semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  3. molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface
  4. the process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
  5. where the crust is sinking down into the earth
  6. a huge wave in the ocean caused by and earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  7. molten rock below the earth surface
Down
  1. the process of the
  2. the separating of continents by drifting across the ocean
  3. a place where extremely hot material from inside the earth erupts at the surface
  4. a seismic wave that travels along the surface of the earth in the crust

11 Clues: the process of the • molten rock below the earth surface • where the crust is sinking down into the earth • molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface • a layer of plastic semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • the separating of continents by drifting across the ocean • a seismic wave that travels along the surface of the earth in the crust • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-03-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spots where the Earth’s crust is thin so magma is able to break through the surface, forming volcanoes
  2. is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity
  3. the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  4. less dense/older type of plate
  5. is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
  6. Name of plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
Down
  1. is a dense, fast-moving flow of solidified lava pieces, volcanic ash, and hot gases.
  2. the point on the Earth’s surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  3. subduction creates deep ocean
  4. the pushing down of one tectonic plate under another at a collision plate margin.
  5. waves waves of energy that travel through Earth's layers,and are a result of earthquakes

11 Clues: subduction creates deep ocean • less dense/older type of plate • is used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake • is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity • Name of plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • the point along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the engine that moves the plates and transfers energy in the mantle
  2. a geological landmark that is created at divergent boundaries
  3. the super-continent that was believed to be all of the continents connected together that eventually drifted away from each other
  4. the scientist that came up with the theory that the continents moved
  5. the scientist that figured out how the continents move
Down
  1. two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. two tectonic plates sliding past each other
  3. two tectonic plates pushing against each other
  4. plate tectonic boundaries where two plates converge, and one plate is pushed under the other
  5. famous mountains created by a convergent boundary
  6. molten rock

11 Clues: molten rock • two tectonic plates sliding past each other • two tectonic plates pushing against each other • two tectonic plates moving away from each other • famous mountains created by a convergent boundary • the scientist that figured out how the continents move • a geological landmark that is created at divergent boundaries • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-18

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sudden shake of the ground.
  2. occurs at divergent boundaries
  3. a mountain or hill typically conical haveing
  4. A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins
  5. tectonic plates moving away from each othe in oppsite divections
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  1. two plates sliding past eachthere
  2. or vent through lava
  3. two tectonic plates come together
  4. hot magma rising in the mantle caused the seafloor
  5. molten rock housed in the mantle
  6. Layer of rock which forms the continents

11 Clues: or vent through lava • a sudden shake of the ground. • occurs at divergent boundaries • molten rock housed in the mantle • two plates sliding past eachthere • two tectonic plates come together • Layer of rock which forms the continents • a mountain or hill typically conical haveing • hot magma rising in the mantle caused the seafloor • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this boundary creates rift valleys
  2. this area around the west coast, pacific ocean, and asia house many volcanoes and earthquakes
  3. this process in the mantle is the reason the plates move
  4. this layer of the upper mantle allows the plates to slide over it
Down
  1. the Himalayas are an example of this boundary
  2. This happens when 2 plates of different densities collide
  3. this boundary creates fault lines
  4. tectonic activity creates these
  5. molten rock in the mantle
  6. this is an example of a divergent boundary in the sea
  7. this commonly happens at transform boundaries

11 Clues: molten rock in the mantle • tectonic activity creates these • this boundary creates fault lines • this boundary creates rift valleys • the Himalayas are an example of this boundary • this commonly happens at transform boundaries • this is an example of a divergent boundary in the sea • this process in the mantle is the reason the plates move • ...

plate tectonics 2022-03-11

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the largest ocean
  2. this plate in next to the Eurasian
  3. this happen in hawaii
  4. home to Russia and china
  5. it happend in calafonia and starts with a S
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  1. home to a famous rain forest
  2. we live here
  3. this plate is home to Himalayans
  4. a mummy lives here
  5. it gets really shaky when this happens
  6. theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust

11 Clues: we live here • a mummy lives here • this happen in hawaii • home to Russia and china • this is the largest ocean • home to a famous rain forest • this plate is home to Himalayans • this plate in next to the Eurasian • it gets really shaky when this happens • it happend in calafonia and starts with a S • theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust

Plate Tectonics 2022-04-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Areas between two crustal plates that are moving past each other in opposite directions or at different speeds.
  2. The surface of the Earth's crust found underneath the oceans, forming the ocean floor.
  3. A term used to describe a liquid substance (eg rock, glass or metal) formed by heating a solid.
  4. When two tectonic plates move towards one another. The oceanic crust is forced to sink back into the mantle, whilst the continental crust rises above. Volcanoes and earthquakes are found here.
Down
  1. An area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another.
  2. Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure.
  3. When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other.
  4. Something that is partly melted.
  5. Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe.
  6. Occurs when older, denser tectonic plates sink into the mantle, pulling newer and less dense sections of plate along behind.
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth.

11 Clues: Something that is partly melted. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • Belonging to a continent, eg Africa, Asia, Europe. • When one crustal plate is forced beneath the other. • An area where two tectonic plates are moving away from one another. • Molten rock that is released from the Earth's core in a volcano or fissure. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  2. When two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  3. a linear depression produced by faulting; a small narrow valley within a major fault line
  4. long, narrow ditch
  5. molten rock
Down
  1. causes tectonic plates to move
  2. a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  3. When two tectonic plates come together and over lap
  4. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  5. occurs at divergent boundaries
  6. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

11 Clues: molten rock • long, narrow ditch • causes tectonic plates to move • occurs at divergent boundaries • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • When two tectonic plates come together and over lap • When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions • A convergent plate boundary where one plate goes under the other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where mantle is hot and burns through crust
  2. as plates collide,one sinks
  3. dense with rock like basalt
  4. causes the movement of plates
  5. form near trenches
Down
  1. process of the lithosphere divided into plates
  2. fluffy with rock like granite
  3. quartz, feldspar, mica, amphibole, olivine, and calcite.
  4. a layer of silicate rock in between the crust and core
  5. where plates are pulling apart
  6. where the oldest rocks on earth are found

11 Clues: form near trenches • as plates collide,one sinks • dense with rock like basalt • fluffy with rock like granite • causes the movement of plates • where plates are pulling apart • where the oldest rocks on earth are found • process of the lithosphere divided into plates • area where mantle is hot and burns through crust • a layer of silicate rock in between the crust and core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates move away from each other
  2. When two plates slide past each other
  3. Hot melted rock on earth's surface
  4. When two plates push against each other
  5. Chain of island volcanoes located near a trench at a plate boundry
  6. Created at subduction zones
Down
  1. Theory that the lithosphere is broken into plates that move around
  2. A deep valley that forms when two plates move away from each other
  3. Plates on the ocean floor move apart creating new ocean floor
  4. Hot melted rock underground
  5. When two plates collide and one goes under the other

11 Clues: Hot melted rock underground • Created at subduction zones • Hot melted rock on earth's surface • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates push against each other • When two plates move away from each other • When two plates collide and one goes under the other • Plates on the ocean floor move apart creating new ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
  2. a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide
  3. core the solid, dense center of the Earth
  4. coming closer together
  5. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
  6. drift the theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have in the past
Down
  1. plate a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere
  2. outer layer of the Earth
  3. the center part of the Earth
  4. develop in different directions
  5. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core

11 Clues: coming closer together • outer layer of the Earth • the center part of the Earth • develop in different directions • core the solid, dense center of the Earth • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core • the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations • a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-12-12

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where two tectonic plates meet
  2. tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. liquid iron and nickel
  4. the hot, soft layer of the mantle that tectonic plates float on
  5. dense oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
Down
  1. tectonic plates slide past each other
  2. solid iron and nickel at the very center of Earth
  3. made up of the crust and upper mantle
  4. tectonic plates move toward each other
  5. the outer-most layer of Earth
  6. a piece of the lithosphere

11 Clues: liquid iron and nickel • a piece of the lithosphere • the outer-most layer of Earth • where two tectonic plates meet • tectonic plates slide past each other • made up of the crust and upper mantle • tectonic plates move toward each other • tectonic plates move away from each other • solid iron and nickel at the very center of Earth • ...

Maddie 2015-05-01

Maddie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fault zone where two plates slide past eachother horizontally
  2. the formation of new areas oceanic crusts, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its outward movement on either side.
  3. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  4. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation
  5. a supercontinent that included all of the world's landmasses
  6. an actively deforming region where two or more tectonics places move toward each other and collide
  7. a change in the earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south, and the magnetic south being aligned with geographic north
  8. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems
  9. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  10. a line on a map or diagram connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
Down
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independent over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates
  2. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  3. a linear feature between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  5. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a supercontinent that included all of the world's landmasses • a fault zone where two plates slide past eachother horizontally • a linear feature between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism • ...

plat tectonics 2023-09-19

plat tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what plate tectonics are made of
  2. the rigid outer part of the Earth
Down
  1. what is formed when cracks in the Earth are made and magma can rise through
  2. currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure
  3. the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane and inclined surface
  4. a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions
  5. the border between 2 plates
  6. tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces

8 Clues: the border between 2 plates • what plate tectonics are made of • the rigid outer part of the Earth • a stress which stretches rock in 2 opposite directions • tectonics the Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces • currents the movement of tectonics plates, made by heat and pressure • what is formed when cracks in the Earth are made and magma can rise through • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-03-11

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer consisting of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  2. The only liquid layer of the Earth.
  3. To slide past each other.
  4. Depression in the Earth's surface
  5. To move towards each other.
  6. The Earth's outermost layer.
  7. Responsible for forming ocean basins.
  8. A shift in tectonic plates.
  9. An area that is described as abnormally volcanic.
  10. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
Down
  1. Result of heating of the lower mantle, causing it to expand.
  2. American Geologist responsible for the sea floor spreading theory.
  3. German scientist responsible for the continental drift theory.
  4. To move away from each other.
  5. 250 million year old super-continent.
  6. The outer layer of the earth.
  7. The location where a tectonic plate is pushed down onto the mantle.

17 Clues: To slide past each other. • To move towards each other. • A shift in tectonic plates. • The Earth's outermost layer. • To move away from each other. • The outer layer of the earth. • Depression in the Earth's surface • The only liquid layer of the Earth. • 250 million year old super-continent. • Responsible for forming ocean basins. • ...