plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-06-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a Japanese word meaning harbour wave
  2. sudden violent shaking in the ground
  3. earth's outer layer made of minerals
  4. path in the pacific with frequent disasters
  5. the cycle that rocks go through
  6. tend to meet at a point
  7. breaking down or dissolving of rocks
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  1. rupture in the earth where lave escapes
  2. layer of earth made of metal
  3. molten rock
  4. layer of the earth made of liquid iron
  5. a system of ideas to explain something
  6. going in different directions; separating
  7. facts to support a theory
  8. a series of mountains close together
  9. steep depressions in the ocean
  10. layer of the earth made of silicates

17 Clues: molten rock • tend to meet at a point • facts to support a theory • layer of earth made of metal • steep depressions in the ocean • the cycle that rocks go through • a Japanese word meaning harbour wave • sudden violent shaking in the ground • earth's outer layer made of minerals • a series of mountains close together • layer of the earth made of silicates • ...

Jessica's plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-11-09

Jessica's plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
  2. Vertical fractures where the blocks have mostly moved horizontally
  3. Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift
  4. remains or traces of organisms that were once alive
  5. Sea-floor spreading were combined into the new more recent theory of ___________.
  6. What caused the San Andreas fault
  7. A giant landmass that existed 200 million years ago
  8. The shaking of the Earth due to a sudden release of energy
  9. The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates
  10. area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
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  1. A boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  2. plate oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean
  3. major tectonic plate straddling the Equator as well as the prime meridian
  4. tectonics
  5. Known for creating the continental drift theory
  6. Process by which new ocean lithosphere forms
  7. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
  8. fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  9. the deepest parts of the ocean floor
  10. a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle

20 Clues: tectonics • What caused the San Andreas fault • the deepest parts of the ocean floor • Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift • Process by which new ocean lithosphere forms • Known for creating the continental drift theory • A boundary between two plates that are moving apart • remains or traces of organisms that were once alive • ...

The Earth and Plates 2024-08-04

The Earth and Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. A fracture in Earth's crust where rock on either side has moved.
  3. The liquid layer of the Earth's core.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  6. The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's plates.
  7. The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago.
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  1. The solid innermost layer of the Earth's core.
  2. A crack or break in the Earth's crust, often at a divergent boundary.
  3. A type of plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
  4. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  5. The process of new oceanic crust forming at mid-ocean ridges and spreading outwards.
  6. The process by which heat is transferred through fluids like magma, driving plate movements.
  7. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  8. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  9. The thick, semi-solid layer between the crust and the core.

16 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • The liquid layer of the Earth's core. • The solid innermost layer of the Earth's core. • The thick, semi-solid layer between the crust and the core. • The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago. • The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Caused by earthquake activity in ocean crust
  2. form at convergent boundaries
  3. theory that the plates were one landmass
  4. Fault Name of the fault in Missouri
  5. where sea floor spreading begins
  6. this is shrinking
  7. Hawaii Islands formed over this
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  1. is the process occurring in the mantle that is the driving force behind plate tectonics
  2. where plates collide
  3. Common at a transform boundary
  4. where plates slide past each other
  5. known for its volcanic activity around the pacific plate
  6. where sea floor spreading ends
  7. where rocks squeeze together
  8. break in earth's crust
  9. where plates spread apart
  10. where rocks slide past each other
  11. where rocks spread apart
  12. name of giant super continent

19 Clues: this is shrinking • where plates collide • break in earth's crust • where rocks spread apart • where plates spread apart • where rocks squeeze together • form at convergent boundaries • name of giant super continent • Common at a transform boundary • where sea floor spreading ends • Hawaii Islands formed over this • where sea floor spreading begins • where rocks slide past each other • ...

Science crossword 2023-02-24

Science crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary boundary that slides past each other
  2. valley happens at a divergent boundary
  3. boundary boundary that collides together
  4. happens in a oceanic to continental convergent boundary
  5. tectonic floats on top of the mantle
  6. happens in a transform boundary
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  1. forms from convergent boundaries
  2. currents happens inside the mantle that moves the plate tectonics
  3. boundary boundary that pulls apart
  4. molten rock

10 Clues: molten rock • happens in a transform boundary • forms from convergent boundaries • boundary boundary that pulls apart • tectonic floats on top of the mantle • valley happens at a divergent boundary • boundary boundary that collides together • boundary boundary that slides past each other • happens in a oceanic to continental convergent boundary • ...

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
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  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 • ...

Science project 2023-10-30

Science project crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. large slabs of rock that divide earth’s crust
  3. is an important phenomenon of our earth system
  4. giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
  5. causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere which will slide past one another
  6. releases energy in waves that travel through the earth's crust and cause the shaking that we feel.
  7. What changes as a result of the independent variable manipulation in experiments
  8. making an observation, forming a hypothesis, making a prediction, conducting an experiment and finally analyzing the results
  9. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  10. is most remembered as the originator of continental drift hypothesis
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  1. molten material moves in at the boundaries between tectonic plates pushing them apart as new oceanic crust is created
  2. that stands alone and isn’t changed
  3. scientific study of the deformation of the rocks that make the earth’s crust and the forces that produce such deformation
  4. that’s held constant in a research study
  5. calculate water depth by measuring the time it takes for the acoustic signal to reach the bottom and the echo to return to the ship.
  6. outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite.
  7. when two plates come together
  8. made of solid rocks and minerals
  9. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  10. hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

20 Clues: when two plates come together • made of solid rocks and minerals • that stands alone and isn’t changed • that’s held constant in a research study • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • large slabs of rock that divide earth’s crust • is an important phenomenon of our earth system • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review 2023-10-30

Boundaries and Sea Floor Spreading Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other
  2. This landform is created at convergent boundaries
  3. This is where new ocean floor is created
  4. This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other
  5. This plate boundary occurs when oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
  6. ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics
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  1. Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift
  2. This is the upper portion of the mantle. Plates slide on this layer
  3. This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
  4. This is the technology that allowed us to map the ocean floor after WWII
  5. The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches
  6. This is the feature where old ocean floor is forced back into the Earth

12 Clues: This is where new ocean floor is created • ______ Hess is the father of plate tectonics • Alfred _____ is the father of Continental Drift • This landform is created at convergent boundaries • The ____ rocks (hint- age) are closer to the trenches • This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other • ...

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  2. away from the ridge.
  3. forms where two plates slide past eachother
  4. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth
  5. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  6. states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to eachother
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant place in a process
  8. all the continents were once part of a super-continent
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  1. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north.
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  5. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along the mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust
  7. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  8. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.

16 Clues: away from the ridge. • forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past eachother • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • all the continents were once part of a super-continent • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2021-10-13

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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. • ...

Halestorm Hard Level 200 >Geography Crossword Puzzle that includes Contietail drift-tethioc plates 2018-04-03

Halestorm Hard Level 200 >Geography Crossword Puzzle that includes Contietail drift-tethioc plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Alfred Wegener
  2. Molten Rock under or below the earths surfaces
  3. When one plate goes under the other plate
  4. Wegener The Glacier theory/The Jigsaw/The Fossil theory?The Mountain Range
  5. The supercontinent about 200-00 billion years ago
  6. The transfer of heat thru objects etc
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  1. when two plates move toward each other
  2. The era that took up about 87% of earth hitory
  3. Weathering and Erosion
  4. Are Teachers name
  5. Molten rock on or above the earth surface
  6. Tectonics and Volcanoes and Mountain Ranges

12 Clues: Alfred Wegener • Are Teachers name • Weathering and Erosion • The transfer of heat thru objects etc • when two plates move toward each other • Molten rock on or above the earth surface • When one plate goes under the other plate • Tectonics and Volcanoes and Mountain Ranges • The era that took up about 87% of earth hitory • Molten Rock under or below the earths surfaces • ...

Plate Tectonics 8.137 2016-10-20

Plate Tectonics 8.137 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what continental crust is made of
  2. these form when continental plates collide
  3. when two plates slide past
  4. slime like and has convection currents
  5. when two plates move apart
  6. when ocean crust goes under continental
  7. forms when oceanic plates converge
  8. heat transfer by gas or liquid
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  1. what oceanic crust is made of
  2. when two plates come together
  3. made of solid nickel and iron
  4. heat transfer by sun or fire
  5. super continent
  6. layer of earth with plate tectonics
  7. heat by direct contact
  8. rocks formed from ancient glaciers
  9. predicted direction Australia will move

17 Clues: super continent • heat by direct contact • when two plates slide past • when two plates move apart • heat transfer by sun or fire • what oceanic crust is made of • when two plates come together • made of solid nickel and iron • heat transfer by gas or liquid • what continental crust is made of • rocks formed from ancient glaciers • forms when oceanic plates converge • ...

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. crossword puzzle
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  1. the central part of the Earth
  2. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
  3. the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
  4. molten rock in the earth's crust
  5. tending to come together from different directions
  6. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  7. the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  8. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  9. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  10. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
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  1. the lower layer of the crust
  2. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  3. a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
  4. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  5. the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
  6. the gradual movement of very large land masses
  7. a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  8. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
  9. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  10. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  11. a long narrow depression in a surface

21 Clues: the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the Earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a long narrow depression in a surface • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the gradual movement of very large land masses • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature • ...

science 2022-10-24

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 3
  5. 5
Down
  1. 2
  2. 10
  3. 1 use a "-" to separate words example: "i-went-to-the-park" don't add boundary to the end of the word.
  4. 4
  5. 6

10 Clues: 2 • 7 • 4 • 6 • 8 • 9 • 3 • 5 • 10 • 1 use a "-" to separate words example: "i-went-to-the-park" don't add boundary to the end of the word.

3.1. Vocabulary Practice 2021-11-15

3.1. Vocabulary Practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of mountain formation
  2. boundary point at which one tectonic plate meets another
  3. stress produced by two tectonic plates moving apart
  4. process of an oceanic plate being pushed under a continental plate
  5. stress produced by two tectonic plates coming together
  6. large area of flat-topped rock high above sea level
  7. deep underwater valley
  8. bending of rock layers resulting from the stress on the earth’s crust
  9. process by which a new oceanic lithosphere is formed at the oceanic ridge as older materials are pulled away from the ridge
  10. landmass above the fault
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  1. the continents can move apart from each other, and have done so in the past.
  2. stress produced by two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
  3. breaking of the crust and the sliding of the blocks of crust along the break
  4. landmass below the fault
  5. change in shape or volume of rocks
  6. study of the movement and changes in the rocks that make up the earth’s crust
  7. theory that continents float on the earth asthenosphere
  8. mountain chains that form on top of ocean floors where tectonic plates pull apart

18 Clues: deep underwater valley • landmass below the fault • landmass above the fault • process of mountain formation • change in shape or volume of rocks • stress produced by two tectonic plates moving apart • large area of flat-topped rock high above sea level • stress produced by two tectonic plates coming together • theory that continents float on the earth asthenosphere • ...

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the central part of the Earth
  2. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
  3. the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
  4. molten rock in the earth's crust
  5. tending to come together from different directions
  6. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  7. the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  8. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  9. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  10. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
Down
  1. the lower layer of the crust
  2. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  3. a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
  4. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  5. the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
  6. the gradual movement of very large land masses
  7. a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  8. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
  9. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  10. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  11. a long narrow depression in a surface

21 Clues: the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the Earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a long narrow depression in a surface • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the gradual movement of very large land masses • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature • ...

Science Vocab 2024-04-12

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as a tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  3. Fractures or zone of weakness in the earths crust
  4. A group of the same species living in the same area
  5. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. where tectonic plates slide past each other.Causes earthquakes
  7. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  8. Name of the ancient supercontinet when it was all one landmass
  9. Tectonic plates move away from each other usually forms new crust
  10. Hot material raises cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  11. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into tectonics.
  12. Formed at plates boundaries usually when plates colide
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  1. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. Formed as a result of high-temperature and pressure deep within the earth
  3. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. An opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  5. deep elongated depressions in the oceans often associated with subduction zones
  6. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  7. Large ridged pieces of the earths lithoshphere that moves and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  8. Rock forms when lava or magma cools and hardens

20 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock forms when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zone of weakness in the earths crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Crossword Puzzle (ESH) 2022-12-06

Extra Credit: Semester 1 Crossword Puzzle (ESH) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who studies earth and rocks
  2. scientist who studies weather and climate
  3. broken up pieces of rock
  4. Earth's sphere dealing with ice
  5. the theory that all organisms came from a common ancestor and change slowly over many generations.
  6. the factor that changes in the experiment
  7. another name for hurricane.
  8. how close an object's molecules are; thickness
  9. the carrying of sediment by wind, water, or ice
  10. The sliding of the lithosphere on the mantle. AKA continental drift is known as plate _____.
  11. The least dense layer of Earth
  12. Earthquakes generate ____ waves.
  13. Earth’s sphere dealing with anything living
  14. breaking of rock into smaller sediment
  15. any prehistoric organism preserved in rock
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  1. A landform when a river meets the ocean and sediment gets deposited.
  2. hot air/liquids rise, cold air/liquids sink
  3. plate boundary associated with the formation of mountains and volcanoes
  4. similar to an experiment, but lacks a hypothesis. Uses observations.
  5. The largest layer of the earth. Convection here powers plate tectonics
  6. the average weather of a long period of time
  7. the study of the natural world
  8. ___ pressure systems are associated with cloudy, humid skies.
  9. A science teacher.
  10. sinkholes, deltas, rivers, mountains, springs are all natural features of the land and thus are…
  11. segment of DNA that codes for a trait
  12. The water cycle, carbon cycle, and nitrogen cycle are all examples of _____ cycles.
  13. imaginary horizontal lines running acrossing the globe. The equator is 0.
  14. The ____ core is the only liquid layer of earth.
  15. when 2 large air masses meet. Leads to storms.
  16. testable statement regarding the outcome of an experiment
  17. an education prediction of what will happen. Usually used when talking about weather.
  18. any living thing (ex. Human, bacteria, plant)

33 Clues: A science teacher. • broken up pieces of rock • another name for hurricane. • the study of the natural world • The least dense layer of Earth • Earth's sphere dealing with ice • Earthquakes generate ____ waves. • scientist who studies earth and rocks • segment of DNA that codes for a trait • breaking of rock into smaller sediment • scientist who studies weather and climate • ...

Earth and it's Features 2022-11-17

Earth and it's Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation
  2. structures of the Earth's crust and results of the rigid plates that move over the mantels
  3. process by which rock is broken down such as erosion or weathering
  4. a tectonic boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. study of earthquakes
  6. time taken for the isotope to decrease into half its original value
  7. study of the magnetism in rocks
  8. different forms of the same element that have a different number of neutrons
  9. tectonic plates meet and the edge of one plate descends below the edge of the other
  10. true age of a rock or fossil
  11. representation of a map of natural and artificial features of an area
  12. dating rocks using relative proportions of particular radioactive isotopes
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  1. where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  2. movement in a fluid where hotter and less dense matter rises and cooler and less matter sinks
  3. forms the nuclear mass of a continent or the central basin of an ocean
  4. determining the relative order of events or objects (past)
  5. meteor that survives its passage through Earth's atmosphere and hits the ground
  6. a tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  7. massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock; tectonic plate
  8. processes that help build Earth up
  9. waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers

21 Clues: study of earthquakes • true age of a rock or fossil • study of the magnetism in rocks • processes that help build Earth up • waves of energy that travel through the earth's layers • determining the relative order of events or objects (past) • a tectonic boundary where two plates move toward each other • massive irregularly shaped slab of solid rock; tectonic plate • ...

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

Chapter 9 crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction.
  2. away from the ridge.
  3. forms where two plates slide past eachother
  4. drift suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth
  5. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  6. states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to eachother
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant place in a process
  8. all the continents were once part of a super-continent
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  1. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north.
  2. forms where two plates collide
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  5. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along the mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust
  7. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  8. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.

16 Clues: away from the ridge. • forms where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past eachother • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction. • all the continents were once part of a super-continent • ridges the mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • ...

Kyile's Crossword 2017-10-18

Kyile's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of rock that has coarse grains.
  2. The soft part of the mantle.
  3. A type of rock that is fined grained.
  4. The upper mantle and the crust is apart of this group.
  5. Uses sound waves to measure distance.
  6. Plates sliding past each other.
  7. The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle.
  8. Things that have been preserved in rock.
  9. When plates move apart.
  10. Underwater canyons.
  11. A scientist who had a theory of what giant super continent.
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  1. A break in the Earth's crust.
  2. Plates converge.
  3. Broken pieces in the crust.
  4. Force pressing on the area.
  5. Adding new material to oceans floors.
  6. Tectonics Earths plate are moving in a constant motion.
  7. Outer “skin” of the Earth
  8. Mountain Ranges that ran along the ocean floor.
  9. Earthquakes happen and they produce this.

20 Clues: Plates converge. • Underwater canyons. • When plates move apart. • Outer “skin” of the Earth • Broken pieces in the crust. • Force pressing on the area. • The soft part of the mantle. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Plates sliding past each other. • Type of rock that has coarse grains. • Adding new material to oceans floors. • A type of rock that is fined grained. • ...

Earth Layers 2022-05-05

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these currents are the driving force behind plate tectonics
  2. mountains that have compressed layers
  3. rupture in the earth's crust which allows magma to reach the surface
  4. the inside of the earth is under extreme heat and ____________
  5. plates that move apart
  6. plates that move together
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  1. rocks created "by fire"
  2. rocky outer layer that includes the crust and upper mantle
  3. plastic, lower mantle layer
  4. section of the earth's crust
  5. synonym for layers

11 Clues: synonym for layers • plates that move apart • rocks created "by fire" • plates that move together • plastic, lower mantle layer • section of the earth's crust • mountains that have compressed layers • rocky outer layer that includes the crust and upper mantle • these currents are the driving force behind plate tectonics • ...

Earth History Vocab 2020-04-29

Earth History Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when soil and rock are broken down from a natural force
  2. the age of something in comparison to another thing
  3. the process in which organisms change over time to better fight their habitat
  4. the change in characteristics of lifeforms over generations
  5. the change in the earths physical features
  6. the process of earths surface being worn down
  7. rocks made of particles of rock
  8. the chronological dating of geological events
  9. a scientist who studies fossils
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  1. different parts of the geological time scale
  2. the theory that the earths crust is separated into parts that are called plate tectonics
  3. the exact age that something is
  4. when magma moves down through the cracks in the earths crust
  5. the difference of dna in organisms
  6. the theory that organisms change over time
  7. a period of time that is separated into periods
  8. the rule that states that the top layer of rock is the youngest and the bottom layer is the oldest
  9. rocks made from the cooling of lava
  10. remains or imprints of plants or animals who lived in the past
  11. fossils used to date things from the past
  12. when magma moves from the inside to the outside of the earths crust

21 Clues: the exact age that something is • rocks made of particles of rock • a scientist who studies fossils • the difference of dna in organisms • rocks made from the cooling of lava • fossils used to date things from the past • the theory that organisms change over time • the change in the earths physical features • different parts of the geological time scale • ...

Geology Crossword 2022-05-18

Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate movement when two plates move toward each other.
  2. The driving force behind plate tectonics; occurs in the asthenosphere.
  3. Plate movement when two plates slide past each other.
  4. The upper mantle and crust
  5. Huge rock slabs that the lithosphere is broken up into.
  6. A crack in the Earth's surface between two divergent plates.
Down
  1. A mid-ocean chain of undersea mountains that circle the Earth like the seam of a baseball.
  2. Geological formations that occur at divergent boundaries.
  3. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  4. Plate movement when two plates move away from each other.
  5. The bottom or floor of the ocean.

11 Clues: The upper mantle and crust • The bottom or floor of the ocean. • Plate movement when two plates slide past each other. • Plate movement when two plates move toward each other. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • Huge rock slabs that the lithosphere is broken up into. • Geological formations that occur at divergent boundaries. • ...

Kylies crossword 2017-10-17

Kylies crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics Earths plate are moving in a constant motion.
  2. Earthquakes happen and they produce this.
  3. The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle.
  4. Things that have been preserved in rock.
  5. The upper mantle and the crust is apart of this group.
  6. A type of rock that is fined grained.
  7. Adding new material to oceans floors.
  8. Underwater canyons.
  9. Type of rock that has coarse grains.
  10. Plates sliding past each other.
  11. Plates converge.
Down
  1. A scientist who had a theory of what giant super continent.
  2. Force pressing on the area.
  3. Mountain Ranges that ran along the ocean floor.
  4. Uses sound waves to measure distance.
  5. Outer “skin” of the Earth.
  6. The soft part of the mantle.
  7. When plates move apart.
  8. Broken pieces in the crust.
  9. A break in the Earth's crust.

20 Clues: Plates converge. • Underwater canyons. • When plates move apart. • Outer “skin” of the Earth. • Force pressing on the area. • Broken pieces in the crust. • The soft part of the mantle. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Plates sliding past each other. • Type of rock that has coarse grains. • Uses sound waves to measure distance. • A type of rock that is fined grained. • ...

Andres Caldera 2022-04-28

Andres Caldera crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms from extreme heat & pressure
  2. forms from cooling
  3. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  4. the theory of plates moving away from each other over time
  5. two plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. sideways or downward movement of a plate beneath another plate
  2. small little grains of rocks
  3. rock built from sediment
  4. the event of plates moving away from each other
  5. plates that move towards each other, one traveling underneath the other

10 Clues: forms from cooling • rock built from sediment • small little grains of rocks • forms from extreme heat & pressure • two plates moving away from each other • the event of plates moving away from each other • the theory of plates moving away from each other over time • sideways or downward movement of a plate beneath another plate • ...

Science lesson 4,5,6 2016-10-29

Science lesson 4,5,6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs when rock layers bend under stress
  2. lithosphere is divided into pieces.
  3. is a place within earth along a fault at which the first motion of the earthquake occures
  4. are ground movement the occur then blocks of rock in earth move suddenly and release energy
  5. a boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally.
  6. tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  7. is stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
  8. kind of movement of material due to differences in density.
  9. is a hypothetical supercontinent that included all current land masses.
  10. the crack that forms when large blocks of rock break and move past each other
  11. is stress that stretches or pulls rock apart
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  1. is the process by which rock become deformed and changed shape due to stress
  2. describes large-scale movement of earth's lithosphere.
  3. is stress that pushes rocks in parallel but opposite directions
  4. two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. directly above the foucs on earth serface
  6. to explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks.
  7. rebound the return of rock to its original shape after elastic deformation

18 Clues: lithosphere is divided into pieces. • occurs when rock layers bend under stress • directly above the foucs on earth serface • is stress that stretches or pulls rock apart • is stress that squeezes or pushes rock together • describes large-scale movement of earth's lithosphere. • two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

Mia Salazar 2023-03-07

Mia Salazar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Divergent Science empowers scientific
  2. the planet we live on
  3. earthquake devastated San Francisco.
Down
  1. The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes
  2. Volcanoes are Earth's geologic architects.
  3. the film perpetuates three big scientific
  4. theory that explains how major landforms
  5. The seabed is the bottom of the ocean
  6. Plate tectonics is a scientific

9 Clues: the planet we live on • Plate tectonics is a scientific • earthquake devastated San Francisco. • Divergent Science empowers scientific • The seabed is the bottom of the ocean • theory that explains how major landforms • The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes • the film perpetuates three big scientific • Volcanoes are Earth's geologic architects.

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate goes under another
  2. A 100 km thick layer that consists of the crust and upper mantle
  3. The driving force of plate tectonics
  4. Plates that slide past each other
Down
  1. Plates that move toward each other
  2. Where most earthquakes and volcanoes happen
  3. Plates that move away
  4. Sections of the lithosphere

8 Clues: Plates that move away • Sections of the lithosphere • When one plate goes under another • Plates that slide past each other • Plates that move toward each other • The driving force of plate tectonics • Where most earthquakes and volcanoes happen • A 100 km thick layer that consists of the crust and upper mantle

Chapter 6 Vocab 2021-10-13

Chapter 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the cold and rigid outermost layer
  2. a state in which magnetized objects, such as compass needles, will orient themselves to point north.
  3. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  4. forms where two plates collide,
  5. the occurrence that the magnetic field reverses direction
  6. the process in which the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  7. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  8. the suggestion that the continents are constantly moving.
Down
  1. forms where two plates slide past each other
  2. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  3. as a slab sinks, it pulls the rest of the plate with a force
  4. earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  5. the mountain ranges in the middle of oceans seafloor
  6. forms where two plates separate
  7. the mother continent; The time before seas separated us so.
  8. this is the rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force

16 Clues: forms where two plates separate • forms where two plates collide, • the cold and rigid outermost layer • forms where two plates slide past each other • the mountain ranges in the middle of oceans seafloor • the occurrence that the magnetic field reverses direction • the suggestion that the continents are constantly moving. • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2021-10-12

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

16 Clues: where two plates separate • forms where two plates collide • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past each other • the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • drift suggested that continents are in constant motion • the theory that all continents were once all connected • ...

chapter 7 vocabulary 2021-10-13

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

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

Theseus 2022-08-22

Theseus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the Tectonics plate shift
  2. amusement game at festivals
  3. something Theseus had to lift
  4. a shard blade
  5. opposite of queen
  6. opposite of mom
Down
  1. half bull half human
  2. to bring something up
  3. things you wear on feet
  4. like a trip
  5. a sharp tool to cut wood
  6. people took up to that person
  7. to unalive
  8. not a daughter but a

14 Clues: to unalive • like a trip • a shard blade • opposite of mom • opposite of queen • half bull half human • not a daughter but a • to bring something up • things you wear on feet • a sharp tool to cut wood • amusement game at festivals • people took up to that person • something Theseus had to lift • when the Tectonics plate shift

Mia Salazar 2023-03-07

Mia Salazar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Divergent Science empowers scientific
  2. the planet we live on
  3. earthquake devastated San Francisco.
Down
  1. The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes
  2. Volcanoes are Earth's geologic architects.
  3. the film perpetuates three big scientific
  4. theory that explains how major landforms
  5. The seabed is the bottom of the ocean
  6. Plate tectonics is a scientific

9 Clues: the planet we live on • Plate tectonics is a scientific • earthquake devastated San Francisco. • Divergent Science empowers scientific • The seabed is the bottom of the ocean • theory that explains how major landforms • The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes • the film perpetuates three big scientific • Volcanoes are Earth's geologic architects.

Plate tectonic cross word puzzle 2022-01-02

Plate tectonic cross word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics The name both of a theory and of a specialization of tectonics
  2. The upper layer of Earth's interior
  3. A tectonic process thatresults when plates converge and one plate forces the other down into Earth's mantle
  4. A form of stress produced by the action of equal and opposite forces
  5. A split between two bodies (for example, two plates) that once were joined
  6. ridges Sub marine mountain ridges where new seafloor is created by seafloor spreading
  7. The center of Earth, an area constituting about 16% of the planet's volume and 32% of its mass
  8. The thick, dense layer of rock, approximately 1,429 mi
  9. trench A deep depression in the ocean floor caused by the convergence of plates and the resulting subduction of one plate
  10. An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress
  11. Large movable segments of the lithosphere
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  1. drift The theory that the configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
  2. The theory that the configuration of Earth's continents was once different than it is today
  3. A region of extremely high pressure underlying the lithosphere, where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses
  4. spreading The theory that seafloors crack open along thecrests of mid-ocean ridges and that new seafloor forms in those areas
  5. valley A long trough bounded by two or more faults
  6. A tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other
  7. margins Boundaries between plates
  8. The uppermost division of the solid earth, representing less than 1% of its volume and varying in depth from 3-37 mi
  9. An area of rock that has been bent by stress

20 Clues: margins Boundaries between plates • The upper layer of Earth's interior • Large movable segments of the lithosphere • An area of rock that has been bent by stress • valley A long trough bounded by two or more faults • The thick, dense layer of rock, approximately 1,429 mi • An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress • ...

science vocab 2021-12-20

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collision of Earth's plates
  2. Atlantic Ridge ocean ridge located along floor of the Atlantic Ocean
  3. outer layer of the Earth
  4. fault Earth's plates slide past each other
  5. layer of rock between the crust and the outer core
Down
  1. separation of the Earth's plates
  2. drift continents shift position on the Earth's surface
  3. the Moho
  4. innermost layer of Earth
  5. tectonics scientific theory that the earth's plate are moving

10 Clues: the Moho • outer layer of the Earth • innermost layer of Earth • collision of Earth's plates • separation of the Earth's plates • fault Earth's plates slide past each other • layer of rock between the crust and the outer core • drift continents shift position on the Earth's surface • tectonics scientific theory that the earth's plate are moving • ...

Dynamic Earth 2018-01-23

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
  2. Is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines.
  3. The heat transfers due to bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gases and liquids, including molten rock.
  4. Is the analysis of the relationships between different physical quantities by identifying their base quantities and units of measure.
  5. Is exactly the opposite of normal faults.
  6. Is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.
Down
  1. Is a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary
  2. Is an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It consists of various mountains linked in chains.
  3. Is a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth.
  4. The Earth is a fluid layer about 2,300 km (1,400 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel.
  5. A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  6. Is a secondary wave where the wave is elastic in body waves.
  7. Where the plates slide sideways past each other.
  8. A record produced by a seismograph.
  9. boundaries: The plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary.

15 Clues: A record produced by a seismograph. • Is exactly the opposite of normal faults. • Where the plates slide sideways past each other. • Is a secondary wave where the wave is elastic in body waves. • Is a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary • boundaries: The plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2016-03-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crack in the earths crust
  2. tectonics global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  3. sudden violent shaking in the ground
  4. a disturbance or variation which travels through a medium
  5. wave elastic wave generated by an impulse; earthquake or explosion
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  1. this is between the Earths crust and core
  2. outer section of the earth; includes earth’s crust
  3. gravitational force that pulls any object to the center of the earth
  4. between earth’s crust and mantle
  5. center of the earth

10 Clues: center of the earth • crack in the earths crust • between earth’s crust and mantle • sudden violent shaking in the ground • this is between the Earths crust and core • outer section of the earth; includes earth’s crust • a disturbance or variation which travels through a medium • wave elastic wave generated by an impulse; earthquake or explosion • ...

Plate Techtonics 2016-03-31

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Atlantic Ridge- is a mid-ocean ridge, a divergent tectonic plate or constructive plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world.
  2. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  3. boundary- are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  4. boundary- is an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. Currents- a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  7. of Plate Tectonics- a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
  8. a long, narrow ditch.
  9. ranges- a line of mountains connected by high ground.
Down
  1. boundary- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. of fire- an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
  3. Valley- 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.
  4. crust- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface.
  7. ridges- an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma.
  8. Andreas Fault- a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1300 km through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.

17 Clues: a long, narrow ditch. • ranges- a line of mountains connected by high ground. • Currents- a current in a fluid that results from convection. • boundary- are places where plates slide sideways past each other. • boundary- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  2. What type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
  3. What is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater? Usually has a smooth shape.
  4. What is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  5. What's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the Earth?
  6. Where do two plates pull away from each other?
Down
  1. Where do plates collide?
  2. Who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  3. Where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?
  4. What's it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock upwards?
  5. What was the super-continent formed 280 million years ago?
  6. What type of rock forms from cooled magma/lava?
  7. What is the mountain range is formed in between the Indian plate and the Eurasian Plate?
  8. What land structure is formed from a rupture in the Earth's crust?
  9. What is formed when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion?
  10. What type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?

16 Clues: Where do plates collide? • What is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • Where do two plates pull away from each other? • What type of rock forms from cooled magma/lava? • What type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • Where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • What was the super-continent formed 280 million years ago? • ...

Volcanoes / plate tectonics 2023-12-13

Volcanoes / plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock (beneath the earth's surface)
  2. place where we find many active volcanoes
  3. the highest active volcano in Europe
  4. mixture of ash, rock, lava and gas quickly running down the hill
  5. cf. picture
  6. violent shaking of the earth
  7. a famous volcano which destroyed the Roman city of Pompeji
  8. a type of margin where plates are sliding past each other
  9. a volcano with smooth eruptions and a low elevation
  10. cf. picture
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  1. a volcano which will never erupt again is...
  2. type of volcano made up of alternating layers of rock or ash
  3. Latin word for "asleep"
  4. side of a mountain or volcano
  5. the breakout of a volcano
  6. cf. picture
  7. dusty leftovers when something has burnt down
  8. state of magma in the mantle
  9. cf. picture

19 Clues: cf. picture • cf. picture • cf. picture • cf. picture • Latin word for "asleep" • the breakout of a volcano • violent shaking of the earth • state of magma in the mantle • side of a mountain or volcano • the highest active volcano in Europe • molten rock (beneath the earth's surface) • place where we find many active volcanoes • a volcano which will never erupt again is... • ...

Evan 2022-04-29

Evan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed by intense heat or pressure
  2. to move toward one point
  3. forms sedimentary rock
  4. the action in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
Down
  1. formed from broken down bits of other rocks
  2. the movement of continents from the motion of tectonic plates
  3. landforms that split into small pieces
  4. to change
  5. formed from magma
  6. moving in different direction

10 Clues: to change • formed from magma • forms sedimentary rock • to move toward one point • moving in different direction • formed by intense heat or pressure • landforms that split into small pieces • formed from broken down bits of other rocks • the movement of continents from the motion of tectonic plates • ...

Earth's Surface 2022-11-01

Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma that erupts on Earth's surface
  2. Earth's broken surface pieces
  3. partially melted portion of the mantle
  4. circulation in fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  5. caused by movement of rocks along a fault
Down
  1. when one plate moves under another plate
  2. crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  3. vent in Earth's surface
  4. great bulk or size
  5. molten rock under the Earth's surface

10 Clues: great bulk or size • vent in Earth's surface • Earth's broken surface pieces • magma that erupts on Earth's surface • molten rock under the Earth's surface • crust and uppermost part of the mantle • partially melted portion of the mantle • when one plate moves under another plate • caused by movement of rocks along a fault • ...

World geography 2016-09-07

World geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer layer of rock forming the earth's surface
  2. occurs when the folded land can't be beat
  3. shelf an underwater extension of a coastal plain
  4. wind carrying rocks or soil from one place to another
  5. cycle the regular movement of water
  6. when a cloud has more water than it can hold
  7. the air we breath, thin layer of gas above the earth's surface
  8. warm air cools and can't return all of the vapor
  9. changing liquid into vapor
  10. oceanic plate being pushed apart
  11. compacted snow that formed into large piece of ice
  12. plates may grind or slide past each other
Down
  1. land makes it up, the earth's crust
  2. when the heavier oceanic plate dives under the continental plate
  3. tectonics creates many of earth's physical features
  4. River, Lakes, and any other bodies of water
  5. when pieces of earth come together slowly as the oceanic plate goes under the continental
  6. a layer of hot thick rock
  7. water fresh water that's under ground
  8. ways to remove salt from ocean water
  9. moving rocks that squeeze the earth's surface until it buckles
  10. the very center of the earth , very hot but solid
  11. when earth is changed by physical or chemicals
  12. the part of the earth that supports life
  13. when glaciers recede and melt to a place
  14. molten rock
  15. underground slow movement of water

27 Clues: molten rock • a layer of hot thick rock • changing liquid into vapor • oceanic plate being pushed apart • underground slow movement of water • land makes it up, the earth's crust • cycle the regular movement of water • ways to remove salt from ocean water • water fresh water that's under ground • the part of the earth that supports life • ...

Fun with Plate Tectonics 2012-11-17

Fun with Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of plate movement that occurs when one plate goes under another plate
  2. principle stating that earth's lithosphere floats on a layer called the asthenosphere
  3. ridgid layer of earth about 100km thick
  4. waves some are stoped or bend when they change the material that they are traveling too
  5. mountain form when forces inside earth push up the crust
  6. sudden release of energy within earth's crust that causes wave movement
  7. middle sphere, lower part of the mantle
  8. earth's outermost layer that is thinnest than the other layers
Down
  1. mass of an object divided by its volume
  2. hot, molten lavathat escapes through an opening in earth's surface
  3. mountain made of huge tilted blocks of rocks
  4. A large Fracture in rock along which movement
  5. It is under tremendus pressure and is made of solid iron and nickel
  6. is a plastic-like layer
  7. mountain formed by the folding of rock layers caused by compression forces
  8. it makes a magnetic field as it rotates
  9. it has three parts called lithosphere,asthenosphere,mesosphere
  10. tectonics A theory explaning the structure of the earth's crust
  11. is a process which products of weathering are moved to another location

19 Clues: is a plastic-like layer • mass of an object divided by its volume • it makes a magnetic field as it rotates • ridgid layer of earth about 100km thick • middle sphere, lower part of the mantle • mountain made of huge tilted blocks of rocks • A large Fracture in rock along which movement • mountain form when forces inside earth push up the crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
  2. what was the mountain range formed when the Indian plate ran into the Eurasian plate?
  3. what is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater, and they tend to have more of a smooth shape?
  4. where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?
  5. what is it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock is moving upwards?
  6. what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion
  7. where do two plates pull away from each other?
  8. what was the super continent formed 280 millions years ago
  9. who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  10. what type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
Down
  1. what land structure is formed from a rupture in the earth's crust?
  2. where do two plates collide?
  3. what is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  4. what is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  5. what's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the earth?
  6. what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma?

16 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • where do two plates pull away from each other? • what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma? • what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2016-07-26

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mineral in rocks that causes sea floor striping
  2. The relative orientation of poles
  3. Plates colliding with each other
  4. The result of the seismic waves caused by underground cracking rock
  5. Geologist who explained the formation of Mid-Ocean Ridges
  6. The outer layer of the Earth. Is made of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock, and is approximately 0-100 km thick.
  7. Plates “sliding” past each other
  8. Plates moving apart from each other
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  1. The “diving” of plates under other plates into the mantle
  2. Relatively thinner type of crust that underlies the ocean basins
  3. The main type of crust forming Earth's continents
  4. Surname of the scientist that first proposed the continental drift theory
  5. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  6. Large land mass where all the continents were connected
  7. The major tectonic plate that lies under Europe and Asia
  8. Early 1960’s technology used to map the movement of continents

16 Clues: Plates colliding with each other • Plates “sliding” past each other • The relative orientation of poles • Plates moving apart from each other • The main type of crust forming Earth's continents • The mineral in rocks that causes sea floor striping • Large land mass where all the continents were connected • The major tectonic plate that lies under Europe and Asia • ...

word search 2017-02-26

word search crossword puzzle
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  1. the first phase of the moon
  2. something that errupts
  3. the third phase of the moon
  4. the fifth phase of the moon
  5. the last phase of the moon
  6. comes after spring
  7. the fourth phase of the moon
  8. when the earth shakes
  9. comes after summer
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  1. a star
  2. comes after winter
  3. the seventh phase of the moon
  4. theres seven of them
  5. founder of plate tectonics
  6. comes after fall
  7. creative after a star explodes

16 Clues: a star • comes after fall • comes after winter • comes after spring • comes after summer • theres seven of them • when the earth shakes • something that errupts • founder of plate tectonics • the last phase of the moon • the first phase of the moon • the third phase of the moon • the fifth phase of the moon • the fourth phase of the moon • the seventh phase of the moon • ...

Plate Techtonics 2016-03-31

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
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  1. of Plate Tectonics a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under,or move past adjacent plates.
  2. crust the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. boundary is an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. Currents a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  7. Valley 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.
  8. boundary are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  9. an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface.
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  1. ranges a line of mountains connected by high ground.
  2. crust the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  3. Atlantic Ridge is a mid-ocean ridge, a divergent tectonic plate or constructive plate boundary located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world.
  4. Andreas Fault a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1300 km through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.
  5. boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. a long, narrow ditch.
  7. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  8. of fire an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

17 Clues: a long, narrow ditch. • ranges a line of mountains connected by high ground. • Currents a current in a fluid that results from convection. • boundary are places where plates slide sideways past each other. • boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

BJU 8, Chapter 5 2023-09-11

BJU 8, Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. According to the ___ geologic time scale, the lowest stratum of the geologic column would represent the Creation event
  2. Secular geologists believe this was caused by a collision (still exists today)
  3. According to ____ ____ geologists, the order of fossils in the fossil record is based on the ability of organisms to flee rising waters during the Flood
  4. ____ plate tectonics produced rapid movements of tectonic plates during a short amount of time
  5. Oceanic plates are sliding under continental plates
  6. The study for the earth-shaping processes and the structures they form is called ______
  7. This we know for certain; ho human was present to view the earth's _____
  8. a layer of rock (geologic term)
  9. ______ subduction is a feature of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory
  10. An old-earth geologist would use a ___ local catastrophe to help explain a fossil graveyard
  11. According to the nebular hypothesis, all planets began as this
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  1. According to old-earth geologists, a ___ cooling of both continents and oceans was necessary for a glacial period to begin
  2. Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of _____
  3. magnetic _____ have been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined
  4. Secular scientists believe this feature (that still exists today) formed first
  5. According to a young-earth view, you would expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils during this period
  6. The planets ____ and Uranus raise major questions about the validity of the commonly accepted model for the origin of the universe because of the way they rotate
  7. Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ___
  8. This hypothesis was developed by secular scientists to describe how our solar system came into existence
  9. Secular geologists believe this was made of many continental plates (one big continent)
  10. These plates can be both continental and oceanic
  11. ___ and his family spent 371 days on the Ark
  12. Sea floor spreading is thought to be driven by this layer of the earth
  13. What was created first in the young-earth story

24 Clues: a layer of rock (geologic term) • Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ___ • ___ and his family spent 371 days on the Ark • What was created first in the young-earth story • These plates can be both continental and oceanic • Oceanic plates are sliding under continental plates • According to the nebular hypothesis, all planets began as this • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2024-08-10

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A measure of an orbit's deviation from a perfect circle. (ECCENTRICITY)
  2. A rotating neutron star emitting beams of radiation at regular intervals. (PULSAR)
  3. Variable stars with a well-defined relation between their luminosity and period. (CEPHEIDS)
  4. A temporary dark area on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic activity. (SUNSPOT)
  5. A planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. (EXOPLANET)
  6. Optics A technology that corrects atmospheric distortion in telescope images. (ADAPTIVE OPTICS)
  7. A developing star not yet hot enough for nuclear fusion. (PROTOSTAR)
  8. Giant A large, cool star in the late stage of stellar evolution. (RED GIANT)
  9. A large group of smaller galaxy clusters or galaxy groups. (SUPERCLUSTER)
  10. A method of measuring distances to nearby stars by observing their apparent shift. (PARALLAX)
  11. Lensing The bending of light by a massive object, distorting the appearance of distant objects. (GRAVITATIONAL LENSING)
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  1. The study of light separated into its component colors. (SPECTROSCOPY)
  2. The region around Earth dominated by its magnetic field. (MAGNETOSPHERE)
  3. An ancient model placing Earth at the center of the universe. (GEOCENTRIC)
  4. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern. (CONSTELLATION)
  5. A telescope that uses mirrors to gather and focus light. (REFLECTOR)
  6. An extremely luminous active galactic nucleus with a supermassive black hole. (QUASAR)
  7. The four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo. (GALILEAN)
  8. Tectonics The theory describing the movement of Earth's crustal plates. (PLATE TECTONICS)

19 Clues: A planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. (EXOPLANET) • A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern. (CONSTELLATION) • The four largest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo. (GALILEAN) • A telescope that uses mirrors to gather and focus light. (REFLECTOR) • A developing star not yet hot enough for nuclear fusion. (PROTOSTAR) • ...

Earth Science Semester Exam 2022-12-14

Earth Science Semester Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Creation ___ states that we should use Earth's resources to glorify God
  2. S waves do not travel through the Earth's ___ outer core
  3. ____ currents in the mantle move the tectonic plates
  4. The type of boundary where two plates collide
  5. _____ of light and dark was on Day 1 of Creation Week
  6. _____ scientists say Earth is 4.6 billion years old
  7. ___ Plate Tectonics explains rapid seafloor spreading during The Flood
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  1. States that the present is the key to the past
  2. Science that deals with the unobservable past
  3. The process that involves one plate sinking beneath another plate
  4. The worldview that believes in a 6-day Creation Week
  5. Water does this to animals' and Earth's temperatures
  6. ____ spreading takes place at mid-ocean ridges
  7. Land _____ were created on Day 6 of Creation Week
  8. The name Alfred Wegener came up with for the supercontinent
  9. The study of Earth

16 Clues: The study of Earth • Science that deals with the unobservable past • The type of boundary where two plates collide • States that the present is the key to the past • ____ spreading takes place at mid-ocean ridges • Land _____ were created on Day 6 of Creation Week • _____ scientists say Earth is 4.6 billion years old • ...

SOME NATURAL PHENOMENA 2021-09-15

SOME NATURAL PHENOMENA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Test whether an objects carries charges or not.
  2. Showed that lightning and the sparks from cloths are same phenomena.
  3. Unlike charges each other.
  4. Sudden shaking of earths crust.
  5. When the charged objects comes back to its original (neutral) state.
  6. Like charges ________ each other.
  7. Protects buildings from the effect of lightning.
  8. When the earths plate moves towards each other and collides is a ________ movement.
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  1. The electric charges produced by rubbing are called _______ charges.
  2. When the earths plate moves in opposite direction is called _______ movement.
  3. Instrument which records seismic waves.
  4. Objects gets charged by __________.
  5. Fragments of earths crust is called _____ plates.
  6. Earthquake tends to occur at the boundaries of earths plate. These boundaries are called _______ zone.
  7. The energy of an earthquake is expressed in terms of magnitude on __________ scale.
  8. The process of transferring charges from charged objects to earth.

16 Clues: Unlike charges each other. • Sudden shaking of earths crust. • Like charges ________ each other. • Objects gets charged by __________. • Instrument which records seismic waves. • Test whether an objects carries charges or not. • Protects buildings from the effect of lightning. • Fragments of earths crust is called _____ plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-01-23

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A fold in rock with both sides dipping in toward a trough
  2. Instrument to detect and measure earthquakes
  3. Point within the Earth where an earthquake begins
  4. A fold in rock sloping down on both sides from a crest
  5. Layer between Earth's outer core and crust
  6. theory that all of the continents were one large land mass
  7. point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake focus
  8. Hottest part of the planet Earth
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  1. A force applied parallel to a surface
  2. A large wave caused by an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption
  3. Outermost layer of the Earth
  4. Action of pressing together
  5. Rock located on the underside of an inclined fault
  6. No longer anywhere in the world
  7. Known for his Continental Drift Theory
  8. Applying a force that creates stretching

16 Clues: Action of pressing together • Outermost layer of the Earth • No longer anywhere in the world • Hottest part of the planet Earth • A force applied parallel to a surface • Known for his Continental Drift Theory • Applying a force that creates stretching • Layer between Earth's outer core and crust • Instrument to detect and measure earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  2. what was the mountain range formed when the Indian plate ran into the Eurasian plate?
  3. what is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  4. who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  5. what type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
  6. what land structure is formed from a rupture in the earth's crust?
  7. what's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the earth?
Down
  1. where do two plates collide?
  2. what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
  3. what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion
  4. where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?
  5. what was the super continent formed 280 millions years ago
  6. what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma?
  7. where do two plates pull away from each other?
  8. what is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater, and they tend to have more of a smooth shape?
  9. what is it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock is moving upwards?

16 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • where do two plates pull away from each other? • what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma? • what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion • where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-02-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rising and falling of a fluid caused by temperature or density differences within the material.
  2. The sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction.
  3. An elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma (no hyphen in spelling).
  4. A lowland region that forms where Earth's continental crust is pulled apart at divergent boundaries.
  5. Massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock made up of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  6. Any process that happens on earth, such as weathering, erosion or plate tectonics.
  7. A place where the earth's plates move horizontally past each other.
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  1. The rigid outer area of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which convection currents occur.
  3. The theory that the outer layer of earth, the lithosphere, is divided into plates that move around on the asthenosphere.
  4. The expulsion of magma and gas from the Earth's interior.
  5. The underwater part of earth’s crust formed by divergent plate boundaries.
  6. A place where the earth’s plates come together.
  7. A break or crack in the earth’s lithosphere along which rocks move.
  8. A place where the earth’s plates separate.
  9. A long narrow steep-sided indent in the earth's oceanic crust.

16 Clues: A place where the earth’s plates separate. • A place where the earth’s plates come together. • The expulsion of magma and gas from the Earth's interior. • A long narrow steep-sided indent in the earth's oceanic crust. • A break or crack in the earth’s lithosphere along which rocks move. • A place where the earth's plates move horizontally past each other. • ...

Science 2016-08-17

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region in space where gravity is strong
  2. proposed by Georges Lemaitre
  3. one of the natural sources of aerosols
  4. H2O combine with another atom to form helium
  5. tallest mountain on earth
  6. destructive plate margins
  7. earth's surface is not a static and intact structure
  8. law that states galaxies recede at speeds proportional to their distances from the observer
  9. variation of the spiral galaxy
  10. undetectable form of matter
  11. one of the tectonics plate
  12. it is human-caused or anthropogenic
  13. active regions
  14. galactic cluster
  15. gravitationally bound clusters
  16. collection of stars
  17. fine liquid and solid particles
  18. flat, disk-shaped galaxies
  19. Milky Way's nearest neighboring spiral galaxy
  20. can wash out pathogens
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  1. single supercontinent
  2. imaginary path around the planets
  3. clearing of forests
  4. the ability to absorb and hold heat in the atmosphere
  5. constructive plate margins
  6. larger groups of galactic clusters
  7. birthplace of the stars
  8. conservative plate margins
  9. or elongated galaxies
  10. example of spiral galaxy
  11. no distinct symmetry compared to spiral and elliptical galaxies
  12. deepest trench
  13. largest plate
  14. proposed the continental drift theory
  15. gases that contributes to greenhouse effect
  16. emerged from rising molten rocks
  17. large volumes of ocean water
  18. transparent to incoming solar radiation
  19. increase in the average global temperature
  20. Have the greatest contribution to global warming

40 Clues: largest plate • deepest trench • active regions • galactic cluster • clearing of forests • collection of stars • single supercontinent • or elongated galaxies • can wash out pathogens • birthplace of the stars • example of spiral galaxy • tallest mountain on earth • destructive plate margins • constructive plate margins • conservative plate margins • one of the tectonics plate • ...

Geosphere 2022-01-12

Geosphere crossword puzzle
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  1. - The outermost shell of a planet.
  2. Boundary Where two plates slide past each other.
  3. Tectonics Moving and interaction of the Earth’s plates.
  4. - The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. Boundaries Where two plates move apart.
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  1. Crust The solid part of the earth which forms the seven continent.
  2. Boundaries Where two plates arrive.
  3. Crust It is more dense that the continental crust.
  4. Plates Giant slabs of Earth’s crust and upper mantle that fit together like a puzzle.
  5. Molten rock.

10 Clues: Molten rock. • - The outermost shell of a planet. • Boundaries Where two plates arrive. • Boundaries Where two plates move apart. • Boundary Where two plates slide past each other. • Crust It is more dense that the continental crust. • Tectonics Moving and interaction of the Earth’s plates. • - The mantle is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • ...

Mikayla Wilhelm 2015-05-05

Mikayla Wilhelm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line on a map or diagram connecting connecting two points that are related
  2. two tectonic plates slide next to each other
  3. a driving force of lithospheric plates, and is caused by horizontal spreading of the sea floor
  4. lowland between a mountain range caused by fault line
  5. this is the study of magnetic record found within rocks
  6. instrument that measures small changes in the magnetic field
  7. where two tectonic plates come together and collide
  8. one continental plate sinks below another
  9. the theory that the ocean floor is expanding
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  1. Earth's magnetic poles flip sides
  2. theory that the Earth's crust is made up of plate tectonics
  3. where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. portion of motion from a subducted tectonic plate
  5. Wegner's hypothesis of moving continents
  6. "supercontinent" that means "all the Earth" in Greek

15 Clues: Earth's magnetic poles flip sides • Wegner's hypothesis of moving continents • one continental plate sinks below another • two tectonic plates slide next to each other • the theory that the ocean floor is expanding • portion of motion from a subducted tectonic plate • where two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-05-24

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The combination of the continental drift and seafloor spreading theories
  2. The process of forcing one tectonic plate under another
  3. Alfred Wegener's theory
  4. The result of sudden plate movement
  5. The theory that proposes convection in the mantle as the means of moving tectonic plates
  6. The outer part of Earth's crust composed of solid rock
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  1. Similar ____ of plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans
  2. The Earth's magnetic is created by ____ in the outer core
  3. The zone below the lithosphere, more "plastic" than the lithosphere thus easier to bend
  4. S. America's east coast fits like a puzzle piece to this continent's West cost
  5. Scratches in bedrock of neighboring continents were left by these
  6. Places where new seafloor is being created
  7. This type of plate boundary is where new seafloor is created
  8. The deepest parts of the ocean
  9. The most outer solid portion of the Earth
  10. This is created when 2 continental plates converge

16 Clues: Alfred Wegener's theory • The deepest parts of the ocean • The result of sudden plate movement • The most outer solid portion of the Earth • Places where new seafloor is being created • This is created when 2 continental plates converge • The outer part of Earth's crust composed of solid rock • The process of forcing one tectonic plate under another • ...

Y9 Plate Tectonics 2022-12-12

Y9 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates moving towards each other is known as... e.g. Nazca and South American Plate
  2. Some volcanoes are formed on these. They are stationary and do not move e.g. Galápagos.
  3. The oceanic plate will s_______ under the lighter continental plate.
  4. the type of crust carrying the land.
  5. When pressure builds up at two plates it will be released in the form of a _______________
  6. two plates moving away from each other e.g. Mid Atlantic ridge Iceland
  7. Two plates rubbing side by side is known as... e.g. The San Andreas fault.
  8. 90% of volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate _________
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  1. Central most part of the earths structure (completely solid).
  2. Volcanoes occurring in a line where magma rises up is known as a volcanic ____
  3. Below the earths crust where subduction takes place.
  4. Mountain range in South America.
  5. Where subduction takes place an oceanic ______ is formed.
  6. Mostly produced when earthquakes occur in the ocean can be up to 20m in height.
  7. Crust that is carrying the oceans.
  8. The type of rock formed when lava cools e.g. Basalt.

16 Clues: Mountain range in South America. • Crust that is carrying the oceans. • the type of crust carrying the land. • Below the earths crust where subduction takes place. • The type of rock formed when lava cools e.g. Basalt. • Where subduction takes place an oceanic ______ is formed. • 90% of volcanoes and earthquakes occur on plate _________ • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where do two plates collide?
  2. what was the mountain range formed when the Indian plate ran into the Eurasian plate?
  3. what's the natural disaster that results in lots of shaking on the earth?
  4. what was the super continent formed 280 millions years ago
  5. where does more dense plates go under less dense plates?
  6. what type of rock forms from rock that undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
Down
  1. what is the largest mid-ocean ridge?
  2. what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma?
  3. what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented?
  4. what is the theory that Henry Hess created that helped prove continental drift?
  5. what is formed when volcanoes erupt underwater, and they tend to have more of a smooth shape?
  6. where do two plates pull away from each other?
  7. who was the scientist that is most famous for his theory on Pangea?
  8. what land structure is formed from a rupture in the earth's crust?
  9. what is it called when an area beneath the surface moves melted rock is moving upwards?
  10. what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion

16 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what is the largest mid-ocean ridge? • where do two plates pull away from each other? • what type of rock forms from cooled lava/magma? • what type of rock forms from sediment that's cemented? • where does more dense plates go under less dense plates? • what happens when rock gets broken by weathering/erosion • ...

Earth's Changing Surface 2020-04-10

Earth's Changing Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in Earth’s crust where the rocks on either side have moved
  2. depressions of the sea floor, relatively narrow in width, but very long. the deepest parts of the ocean floor
  3. the scientific theory that the crust is made up of rigid pieces, called tectonic plates, that move across Earth’s surface
  4. the process by which a collision between two tectonic plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate
  5. A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics, found at divergent boundaries
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  1. a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving apart
  2. the hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart
  3. The edge of two or more tectonic plate
  4. a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving past each other
  5. a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving together
  6. At a mid-ocean ridge the plate boundary slowly pull away from each other, allowing molten rock to rise, solidify, and form new seafloor
  7. break in the crust of Earth object,that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  8. a natural disaster that occurs on a fault when plates shift

13 Clues: The edge of two or more tectonic plate • a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving apart • a natural disaster that occurs on a fault when plates shift • a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving together • a break in Earth’s crust where the rocks on either side have moved • a plate boundary where two of more plate are moving past each other • ...

Owen's Unit 2 Review 2022-10-11

Owen's Unit 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gravy
  2. tectonics is the great unifying theory of geology What is Plate Technotics
  3. jansen
  4. stokes
Down
  1. Mccormcik
  2. grande

6 Clues: Gravy • grande • jansen • stokes • Mccormcik • tectonics is the great unifying theory of geology What is Plate Technotics

Earth Science Exam Prep 2021-12-14

Earth Science Exam Prep crossword puzzle
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  1. The Creation ___ states that we should use Earth's resources to glorify God
  2. S waves do not travel through the Earth's ___ outer core
  3. ____ currents in the mantle move the tectonic plates
  4. The type of boundary where two plates collide
  5. _____ of light and dark was on Day 1 of Creation Week
  6. _____ scientists say Earth is 4.6 billion years old
  7. ___ Plate Tectonics explains rapid seafloor spreading during The Flood
Down
  1. States that the present is the key to the past
  2. Science that deals with the unobservable past
  3. The process that involves one plate sinking beneath another plate
  4. The worldview that believes in a 6-day Creation Week
  5. Water does this to animals' and Earth's temperatures
  6. ____ spreading takes place at mid-ocean ridges
  7. Land _____ were created on Day 6 of Creation Week
  8. The name Alfred Wegener came up with for the supercontinent
  9. The study of Earth

16 Clues: The study of Earth • Science that deals with the unobservable past • The type of boundary where two plates collide • States that the present is the key to the past • ____ spreading takes place at mid-ocean ridges • Land _____ were created on Day 6 of Creation Week • _____ scientists say Earth is 4.6 billion years old • ...

plate tectonic 2021-12-02

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates are moving towards each other
  2. the chemistry of the earths crust
  3. a rigid layer of the earths crust that is believed to drift slowly
  4. a specialist of the history of the earth recorded in rocks
  5. came up with the theory of continental drift
  6. molten rock in the earths crust
  7. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion of liquid or heat
  8. the movement or study of the movement of the earths crust
  9. movement of one tectonic plate under another
  10. a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
Down
  1. when 2 plates are rubbing up against each other
  2. lower layer of the crust
  3. a large gap made from divergent plates
  4. happens when plates scrape together
  5. a fissure in the earths crust through which gasses explode
  6. when 2 plates are moving away from each other
  7. of or relating to of characteristics of the crust of the moon or the earth
  8. super continent
  9. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earths crust
  10. occurs from convergent plates

20 Clues: super continent • lower layer of the crust • occurs from convergent plates • molten rock in the earths crust • the chemistry of the earths crust • happens when plates scrape together • a large gap made from divergent plates • when 2 plates are moving towards each other • came up with the theory of continental drift • movement of one tectonic plate under another • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-11-27

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forces which move the continents
  2. molten rock in the Earth's mantle
  3. when one plate is forced under another
  4. molten rock that comes out of a volcano
Down
  1. hard outer layer of the Earth
  2. Vent in the top of the volcano
  3. Plate moving into the S American plate
  4. vibration felt when plates rub together
  5. Hawaiian volcano
  6. small fragments of rock thrown out by a volcano

10 Clues: Hawaiian volcano • hard outer layer of the Earth • Vent in the top of the volcano • forces which move the continents • molten rock in the Earth's mantle • Plate moving into the S American plate • when one plate is forced under another • vibration felt when plates rub together • molten rock that comes out of a volcano • small fragments of rock thrown out by a volcano

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Secondary waves
  2. The outer portion of the mantle
  3. One plate sinks under the other
Down
  1. Primary waves
  2. Rock layers are bent or curved
  3. eruption The giving off of gases
  4. plate Moves earths solid surface
  5. The sudden release of energy in earths crust
  6. Forms mountains
  7. trench Long depression that wraps the crust

10 Clues: Primary waves • Secondary waves • Forms mountains • Rock layers are bent or curved • The outer portion of the mantle • One plate sinks under the other • eruption The giving off of gases • plate Moves earths solid surface • The sudden release of energy in earths crust • trench Long depression that wraps the crust

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
  2. A dip between 2 areas of higher ground
  3. A sloping line of high-ground contour lines forming a "V" or "U" shape
  4. A deep,narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
  5. A natural elevation smaller than a mountain
Down
  1. A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region
  2. A hole in the ground or a sinkhole
  3. A low land between mountain ranges that often have streams or rivers
  4. A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls
  5. A vertical or near vertical feature;It is an abrupt change of land

10 Clues: A hole in the ground or a sinkhole • A dip between 2 areas of higher ground • A natural elevation smaller than a mountain • A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region • A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls • A vertical or near vertical feature;It is an abrupt change of land • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cooled and solid rock from the Earth's upper mantle and the crust
  2. A type of boundary where plates slide past one another
  3. One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older
  4. Where continental crust collides with oceanic crust, causing the oceanic crust to slide under the continental crust
  5. A type of boundary where plates come together and collide
Down
  1. The big mass of land on earth before the plates moved away from each other
  2. The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics
  3. The zone above a subduction zone where there is a deep, narrow depression in the oceanic crust
  4. A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other
  5. One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates

10 Clues: The man who discovered the theory of plate tectonics • A type of boundary where plates slide past one another • A type of boundary where plates come together and collide • One theory of how plates move;Plates sink as they get older • A type of boundary where plates spread apart from each other • One theory of how plates move;Hot molten rock moves the plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates.
  2. The crust is the outermost layer of the earth. Compared to the other layers, the crust is very thin and cold.
  3. Boundaries Areas where plates move toward each other and collide.
  4. Boundaries These happen when 2 plates move away from each other. When this happens lava has room to come up through the cracks and form new crust.
  5. Currents The circular movement of a liquid or a gas as it heats. It is believed that convection currents are what moves continental plates.
  6. The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents.
Down
  1. Boundaries where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction.
  2. Drift The theory that the earth’s continent s used to be joined as a single, large landmass called Pangaea. Pangaea started breaking up millions of years ago. The continents slowly moved to their present positions.
  3. The core is the center of the earth. It is made of solid iron and nickel, surrounded by melted iron and nickel.
  4. The mantle is the middle layer of the earth. The mantle is made of liquid and solid rock that moves and churns.

10 Clues: Boundaries Areas where plates move toward each other and collide. • Boundaries where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction. • Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates. • The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What flows in the mantel?
  2. Plates moving in one direction cause
  3. What is the largest layer of the earth?
  4. Rocks changed by the effect of heat and pressure of existing rocks under the earth's surface
Down
  1. Eight continents formed a super-continent known as
  2. Rocks that are formed by cementing together by small grains
  3. Earthquakes formed under the ocean cause
  4. What causes the breakdown of rocks?
  5. A rock that is formed in molten rock cools under or on top of the earth's surface
  6. What is the thinnest and coolest layer of the earth?

10 Clues: What flows in the mantel? • What causes the breakdown of rocks? • Plates moving in one direction cause • What is the largest layer of the earth? • Earthquakes formed under the ocean cause • Eight continents formed a super-continent known as • What is the thinnest and coolest layer of the earth? • Rocks that are formed by cementing together by small grains • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Explains the formation, movement, and subduction of the Earth's plates
  2. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  3. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath the mantle
  4. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
  5. A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth
Down
  1. A place where two plates slip past each other
  2. When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______.
  3. How the continents slowly move across the Earth
  4. A super continent that included all landmasses of the Earth
  5. The transfer of heat through space

10 Clues: The transfer of heat through space • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • A place where two plates slip past each other • How the continents slowly move across the Earth • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______. • A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A super continent that included all landmasses of the Earth
  2. When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______.
  3. Explains the formation, movement, and subduction of the Earth's plates
  4. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  5. Tectonic plates moving away from each other
Down
  1. A place where two plates slip past each other
  2. A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth
  3. The transfer of heat through space
  4. How the continents slowly move across the Earth
  5. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath the mantle

10 Clues: The transfer of heat through space • Tectonic plates moving away from each other • A place where two plates slip past each other • How the continents slowly move across the Earth • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • When earthquakes occur, they produce ______ ______. • A dense ball of nickel and iron in the center of the Earth • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-02-04

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sections of earths crust under the ocean
  2. large moving piece of earth's crust
  3. Boundary where two plates collide
  4. Boundary where plates move oppositely
  5. Boundary where plates are moving apart
Down
  1. Molten rock between the core and crust
  2. outer layer of the earth
  3. where ocean crust slides under continent
  4. large landmass
  5. where magma is found

10 Clues: large landmass • where magma is found • outer layer of the earth • Boundary where two plates collide • large moving piece of earth's crust • Boundary where plates move oppositely • Molten rock between the core and crust • Boundary where plates are moving apart • sections of earths crust under the ocean • where ocean crust slides under continent

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaks in the Earth's crust where blocks of crust are moving in different directions.
  2. A valley or depression in the land bordered by fault zones and separating tectonic plates.
  3. Theory that the continental landmasses drifted across the Earth.
  4. A geological process in which the edge of a lithospheric plate slides underneath the edge of an adjacent plate.
  5. Type of boundary where two plates are pushing toward each other.
  6. When a heavier oceanic plate subducts beneath a lighter continental plate, this is formed.
Down
  1. A geologic process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other at midocean ridges.
  2. Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  3. Boundary where 2 plates are moving apart form each other.
  4. Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other.

10 Clues: Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other. • Boundary where 2 plates are moving apart form each other. • Theory that the continental landmasses drifted across the Earth. • Type of boundary where two plates are pushing toward each other. • Breaks in the Earth's crust where blocks of crust are moving in different directions. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-10-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. push newly formed at a mid ocean
  2. ridge crust on the earth
  3. the layer below crust
  4. boundary plates are running into each other
  5. current magma flows in a circle
Down
  1. molten rock
  2. is a rocky shell on earth
  3. boundary plates are moving away from each other
  4. pull at subbuction zones a denser tectonic plate
  5. boundary one plate is sliding past the other plate

10 Clues: molten rock • the layer below crust • ridge crust on the earth • is a rocky shell on earth • current magma flows in a circle • push newly formed at a mid ocean • boundary plates are running into each other • boundary plates are moving away from each other • pull at subbuction zones a denser tectonic plate • boundary one plate is sliding past the other plate

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The margin or boundary between two tectonic plates.
  2. Tectonic plate margin where rising magma adds new material to plates that are diverging or moving apart.
  3. A sudden or violent movement within the Earth’s crust followed by a series of shocks.
  4. Molten liquid rock above the surface of the Earth.
Down
  1. A rigid segment of the Earth’s crust that can ‘float’ across the heavier, semi-molten rock below. Continental crust is less dense but thicker than oceanic crust.
  2. Tectonic plate margin where two plates are converging or coming together and the continental crust is subducted. It can be associated with violent earthquakes and explosive volcanoes.
  3. Tectonic plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  4. The type of crust that forms the Earth's continents.
  5. The type of crust found under oceans.
  6. Molten liquid rock below the surface of the Earth.

10 Clues: The type of crust found under oceans. • Molten liquid rock below the surface of the Earth. • Molten liquid rock above the surface of the Earth. • The margin or boundary between two tectonic plates. • The type of crust that forms the Earth's continents. • Tectonic plate margin where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-05-18

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth
  2. New oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust move away from the ridge
  3. magnetic field reverses directions
  4. the cold and ridge outermost rock layers are called
  5. continents were once part of a supercontinent called
  6. The mountain range in the middle of the ocean are called
Down
  1. Forms where two plates seperate
  2. polarity, magnetic objects such as compass needles , will orient themselves to point north
  3. earths surface is made of ridge slabs of rocks or plates , that move with respect to each other
  4. polarity, reverse direction and orient themselves and point south

10 Clues: Forms where two plates seperate • magnetic field reverses directions • the cold and ridge outermost rock layers are called • continents were once part of a supercontinent called • The mountain range in the middle of the ocean are called • continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth • polarity, reverse direction and orient themselves and point south • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cause tectonic plates to drift
  2. valley that forms at a divergent boundary
  3. 2 tectonic plates sliding past each other
  4. 2 tectonic plates spreading apart
  5. what earth looked like 200 million years ago
Down
  1. __zone where one plate dunks under the other
  2. long, narrow dip on the seafloor from subduction
  3. Earth's outermost layer, broken into pieces
  4. 2 tectonic plates pushing together
  5. molten rock; located in the mantle

10 Clues: cause tectonic plates to drift • 2 tectonic plates spreading apart • 2 tectonic plates pushing together • molten rock; located in the mantle • valley that forms at a divergent boundary • 2 tectonic plates sliding past each other • Earth's outermost layer, broken into pieces • __zone where one plate dunks under the other • what earth looked like 200 million years ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that slide against each other.
  2. Center of the Earth.
  3. Thin shell on the outside of the Earth. Normally referred to as “the ground”.
  4. Plates that move away from each other.
  5. Hot fluid underneath the Earth’s crust.
  6. When a plate moves sideways and underneath the mantle, going under a different tectonic plate.
Down
  1. A hole that allows lava to come out from under the Earth; usually found where divergent or convergent plate boundaries reside.
  2. Plates that move towards each other.
  3. The movement of heat through matter.
  4. Shifting of the land caused by all three types of plate boundaries. Results in shaking of the ground and sometimes collapsing of buildings.

10 Clues: Center of the Earth. • Plates that move towards each other. • The movement of heat through matter. • Plates that slide against each other. • Plates that move away from each other. • Hot fluid underneath the Earth’s crust. • Thin shell on the outside of the Earth. Normally referred to as “the ground”. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rocks
  2. Formed form eruption of volcanoes
  3. Moving away from each other
  4. A split or gap
  5. Sliding against each other
  6. One plate under another
Down
  1. Patterns in the magma
  2. Formed by convergent plate boundaries
  3. Formed by plates with same density
  4. Colliding/coming together

10 Clues: Molten rocks • A split or gap • Patterns in the magma • One plate under another • Colliding/coming together • Sliding against each other • Moving away from each other • Formed form eruption of volcanoes • Formed by plates with same density • Formed by convergent plate boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock, under the ground
  2. when two plates converge and the lighter one slides under the other plate
  3. the layer of the earth under the crust, consists of a upper and lower part
  4. the currents in the mantle that make the plates move
Down
  1. a landform made when two plates collide with each other
  2. the pieces of the crust that can move around, causing earthquakes, mountains, or more crust
  3. a boundary where plates move apart
  4. a boundary where plates bump into each other, making mountains
  5. the plate that is underwater, can subduct
  6. a boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes

10 Clues: melted rock, under the ground • a boundary where plates move apart • the plate that is underwater, can subduct • the currents in the mantle that make the plates move • a landform made when two plates collide with each other • a boundary where plates bump into each other, making mountains • a boundary where plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates more one under the other
  2. Two Tectonic Plates Moving Apart
  3. Molten Rock
  4. What causes tectonic plates to move
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere,
  6. Two Tectonic Plates come together
Down
  1. innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  2. composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  3. when two tectonic plates move up and down
  4. layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

10 Clues: Molten Rock • Two Tectonic Plates Moving Apart • Two Tectonic Plates come together • What causes tectonic plates to move • when two plates more one under the other • when two tectonic plates move up and down • innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth. • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geological feature created in divergent boundaries
  2. the type of boundary where the plates collide
  3. the type of boundary where the plates slide together
  4. geological feature that is created in convergent boundaries
  5. causes tectonic plates to move
Down
  1. one convergent plate is more dense than the other
  2. rise up and form new crust
  3. the type of boundary where the plates divide
  4. geological feature created in transform boundaries
  5. forms between two divergent boundary plates

10 Clues: rise up and form new crust • causes tectonic plates to move • forms between two divergent boundary plates • the type of boundary where the plates divide • the type of boundary where the plates collide • one convergent plate is more dense than the other • geological feature created in divergent boundaries • geological feature created in transform boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pangaea means "All _____"
  2. also known as lithospheric plates
  3. a Southern smaller supercontinent
  4. a type of crust that consists of basalt and gabbro rocks
  5. a term that "equal standstill"
Down
  1. a Northern smaller supercontinent
  2. the proponent of Continental Drift Theory
  3. a vast ocean surrounding the Pangaea
  4. a Greek word that means carpenter or builder
  5. the supercontinent

10 Clues: the supercontinent • Pangaea means "All _____" • a term that "equal standstill" • a Northern smaller supercontinent • also known as lithospheric plates • a Southern smaller supercontinent • a vast ocean surrounding the Pangaea • the proponent of Continental Drift Theory • a Greek word that means carpenter or builder • a type of crust that consists of basalt and gabbro rocks

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Also known as hypocenter
  2. tells how much a certain area was shaken when the earthquake reached that area.
  3. an ocean wave produce by the displacement of the sea floor due to an earthquake
  4. It is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus.
  5. The angle between the fault plane and the horizontal.
Down
  1. It is an instrument for measuring the ground vibrations generated by earthquakes.
  2. It is a fracture or break in Earth’s crust where earthquakes are most likely to occur repeatedly.
  3. stands for PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale.
  4. It is a fault zone where blocks of land moves horizontally than vertically along a fault plane.
  5. The force applied to rocks.

10 Clues: Also known as hypocenter • The force applied to rocks. • stands for PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale. • The angle between the fault plane and the horizontal. • It is the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus. • tells how much a certain area was shaken when the earthquake reached that area. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Outermost physical layer of earth.
  2. when tectonic plates pass each other going in opposite directions.
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of a rock
  4. When tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.
Down
  1. The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces.
  2. Layer below the lithosphere, a solid layer of weak rock.
  3. boundary When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. rupture in the crust of earth
  5. a thin shell on the outside of Earth.
  6. region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

10 Clues: rupture in the crust of earth • a thin shell on the outside of Earth. • The Outermost physical layer of earth. • The bending, tilting, and breaking of a rock • The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces. • Layer below the lithosphere, a solid layer of weak rock. • When tectonic plates move towards each other and collide. • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

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

10 Clues: an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other • boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theroy that pieces of Earth's lithosphere, called plates, move around on top of the asthenosphere
  2. the type of plate boundary where the two plates move TOWARD each other
  3. the process in which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as the older crust moves away
  4. a depression in the ocean floor formed when a plate sinks through a subduction zone and bends
  5. what Wegener named the ancient supercontinent
Down
  1. the process where old oceanic plates sink into the mantle as seafloor spreading occurs
  2. the continents move slowly across Earth's surface in a process called
  3. the type of boundary where the plates slide past each other
  4. the type of plate boundary where the two plates move AWAY from each other
  5. movement of Earths lithosphere that occurs when rocks in earths

10 Clues: what Wegener named the ancient supercontinent • the type of boundary where the plates slide past each other • movement of Earths lithosphere that occurs when rocks in earths • the continents move slowly across Earth's surface in a process called • the type of plate boundary where the two plates move TOWARD each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates cause them to form
  2. where two lithospheric plates join
  3. when two plates slide past eachother
  4. when oceanic crust is destroyed
  5. molten rock
Down
  1. tectonic plates can cause them to happen
  2. When two tectonic plates divide
  3. there are three different types
  4. ocean ridges that occur at divergent boundaries
  5. two tectonic plates come together

10 Clues: molten rock • When two tectonic plates divide • there are three different types • when oceanic crust is destroyed • two tectonic plates come together • tectonic plates cause them to form • where two lithospheric plates join • when two plates slide past eachother • tectonic plates can cause them to happen • ocean ridges that occur at divergent boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Created when transform boundaries slide
  2. Plates that split apart
  3. Currents in the mantle that move thecrust
  4. Occur when Divergent plates split apart
  5. Created sea floor spreading theory
Down
  1. Created Continental drift theory
  2. Form when convergent boundaries collide
  3. Plates that slide past one another
  4. Plates that collide
  5. When older crust falls under new crust

10 Clues: Plates that collide • Plates that split apart • Created Continental drift theory • Plates that slide past one another • Created sea floor spreading theory • When older crust falls under new crust • Form when convergent boundaries collide • Created when transform boundaries slide • Occur when Divergent plates split apart • Currents in the mantle that move thecrust

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. You might feel this if two plates are moving in opposite directions.
  2. Section of the Earth below the crust.
  3. Name of supercontinent that broke apart to form today's continents.
  4. Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.
  5. The part of the Earth that makes up land and the ocean floors.
Down
  1. The movement of Earth's crust.
  2. Two plates that are pulling away from each other.
  3. Hotspot where magma is forced to the surface of the earth.
  4. Scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift.
  5. Action where the seafloor is forced under a continental plate.

10 Clues: The movement of Earth's crust. • Section of the Earth below the crust. • Two plates that are pulling away from each other. • Hotspot where magma is forced to the surface of the earth. • Scientist who first proposed the theory of continental drift. • Action where the seafloor is forced under a continental plate. • ...

Plate tectonics :) 2022-04-09

Plate tectonics :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates divide apart from each other
  2. a theory that all continents were once together
  3. geological feature that can be created by a divergent boundary
  4. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  5. there are thee types of these ____ convergent, divergent, and transform _______
  6. when two plates slide past each other
Down
  1. molten rock beneath earth's surface
  2. 2nd word that goes with this is ____ tectonic
  3. when two plates collide together
  4. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics

10 Clues: when two plates collide together • molten rock beneath earth's surface • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates divide apart from each other • 2nd word that goes with this is ____ tectonic • a theory that all continents were once together • geological feature that can be created by a divergent boundary • ...

plate tectonics 2022-02-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientist who discovered plate tectonics
  2. boundary in which two plates slide past each other
  3. the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates.
  4. boundary in which two plates slide into each other
  5. the upper mantle
Down
  1. oceanic plate slides under the continental.
  2. made up of semi-plastic rock
  3. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other

10 Clues: the upper mantle • made up of semi-plastic rock • oceanic plate slides under the continental. • the scientist who discovered plate tectonics • boundary in which two plates slide past each other • boundary in which two plates slide into each other • boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other • ...

plate tectonics 2022-02-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two continental plates go under each other
  2. a plate comes together
  3. sideways move met going to the mantle
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. when a plate separates
Down
  1. two oceanic plates go under each other
  2. when two oceanic plates separates
  3. a oceanic plat slides under a continental
  4. when a plate slides
  5. when two continental plates separate

10 Clues: when a plate slides • a plate comes together • when a plate separates • when two oceanic plates separates • when plates slide past each other • when two continental plates separate • sideways move met going to the mantle • two oceanic plates go under each other • a oceanic plat slides under a continental • two continental plates go under each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Near ocean ridges
  2. Forms around tectonic plate boundaries
  3. Forms around divergent plate boundaries
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. Two plates slide past each other
  6. One big continent
Down
  1. Two plates come together
  2. Ocean floor spreading
  3. Caused by the crust and upper mantle
  4. Forms when two plates collide

10 Clues: Near ocean ridges • One big continent • Ocean floor spreading • Two plates come together • Forms when two plates collide • Two plates slide past each other • Caused by the crust and upper mantle • Two plates move away from each other • Forms around tectonic plate boundaries • Forms around divergent plate boundaries

Plate tectonics 2022-02-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are made from transform are made
  2. one of most hot things inside the earth.
  3. 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
  4. 2 plates move away from each other
Down
  1. 2 plates move into each other
  2. are mode from two plates.
  3. the earth's second layer.
  4. are made from the crust of the earth.
  5. are made two plates spreading apart.
  6. are made from two plate pushing together.

10 Clues: are mode from two plates. • the earth's second layer. • 2 plates move into each other • are made from transform are made • 2 plates move away from each other • are made two plates spreading apart. • are made from the crust of the earth. • one of most hot things inside the earth. • are made from two plate pushing together. • 2 plates slide horizontally past each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates are moving towards each other
  2. the crust under the ocean
  3. the crust we live on
  4. form at divergent boundaries
  5. plates that are rubbing against each other
Down
  1. what causes the plates to move
  2. divergent boundaries form this underwater
  3. molten rock underneath the surface
  4. continental convergent boundaries form this
  5. plates are moving away from each other

10 Clues: the crust we live on • the crust under the ocean • form at divergent boundaries • what causes the plates to move • molten rock underneath the surface • plates are moving towards each other • plates are moving away from each other • divergent boundaries form this underwater • plates that are rubbing against each other • continental convergent boundaries form this

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plate descends beneath
  2. More dense plates
  3. Tectonic plates move past each other
  4. Tectonic plates collide
  5. Forms at plate boundaries
  6. Molten rock housed in the mantle of
Down
  1. Magma rises and sinks
  2. Tectonic plates move apart
  3. Less dense plates
  4. A gap between two tectonic plates

10 Clues: Less dense plates • More dense plates • Magma rises and sinks • Tectonic plates collide • Forms at plate boundaries • Tectonic plates move apart • Tectonic plate descends beneath • A gap between two tectonic plates • Molten rock housed in the mantle of • Tectonic plates move past each other