plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

20 Clues: vertical intrusion • rocks move together • horizontal intrusions • rocks slide past each other • circular basin or depression • proposed the continental drift theory • named for the Gondwana region in India • next waves to reach the seismic station • currents, what causes the plates to move • first waves to reach the seismic station • Hess, proposed the plate tectonics theory • ...

31 Clues: Outer layer of Earth • Solid, innermost layer of Earth • Boundary where two plates collide • Supercontinent before it split apart • Mountain created by volcanic activity • Violent shaking of the Earth's surface • Plate boundary where plates move apart • Term for Earth's crust and upper mantle • The study of Earth's physical structure • ...

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

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

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

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

31 Clues: Outer layer of Earth • Solid, innermost layer of Earth • Boundary where two plates collide • Supercontinent before it split apart • Mountain created by volcanic activity • Violent shaking of the Earth's surface • Plate boundary where plates move apart • Term for Earth's crust and upper mantle • The study of Earth's physical structure • ...

8 Clues: ridge • valley • plates • boundary • boundary • currents • spreading • tectonics

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

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

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

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

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 • ...

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

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

27 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth. • Places where tectonic plates are moving apart. • Core: The solid innermost layer of the Earth. • Places where tectonic plates are coming together. • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • Rocks that have been changed by heat and pressure. • Places where tectonic plates slide past each other. • ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 Clues: zone • fossils • Boundary • Boundary • Boundary • tectonics • spreading • drift Theory • super position

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

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

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

8 Clues: Energy transferred through empty space • Energy transferred through liquid or gas • Energy transferred through direct contact • Layer of Earth that humans and all creatures live on • Made of molten rock, where convection currents happen • Theory that the Earth is broken up into plates that float on the lithosphere • ...

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

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

8 Clues: ridge • cycle • divde • boundry • boundary • boundary • tectonics • spreading

10 Clues: Molten rock • Causes vibrations • Rises form the ground • Area deep in the ground • when two plates come together • occur at divergent boundaries • occurs when two plates move away from each other • boundary, when two plates slide past one another • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • ...

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

39 Clues: scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • scientist that developed the idea of continental drift • The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • forces that shape the land’s surface by building up mountains & other landmasses. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

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 • ...

39 Clues: scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • scientist that developed the idea of continental drift • The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • forces that shape the land’s surface by building up mountains & other landmasses. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

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. • ...

15 Clues: The movement of Earth's plates • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface • A crack or fracture in Earth's crust • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano • The outermost solid layer of the Earth • Instrument used to detect seismic waves • Process where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by plate movement • ...

39 Clues: scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • scientist that developed the idea of continental drift • The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • forces that shape the land’s surface by building up mountains & other landmasses. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

39 Clues: scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • scientist that developed the idea of continental drift • The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • forces that shape the land’s surface by building up mountains & other landmasses. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

12 Clues: A steep sloping surface seaward of the continental shelf. • An isolated underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top. • A volcanic peak rising less than 1 km above the ocean floor. • A gently sloping depositional surface at the base of the continental slope. • A narrow and deep depression on the ocean floor as a result of plate tectonics • ...

14 Clues: An opening in the Earth's crust where magma, ash, and gases erupt onto the surface. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that, when it erupts from a volcano, is called lava. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

15 Clues: - Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • - Melting caused by reduction in pressure • - Temperature at which minerals begin to melt • - Volcano type with gentle slopes of 2–10 degrees • - Study of Earth's internal structure and movement • - Process where magma cools and forms igneous rock • - Melting caused by addition of water or volatiles • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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. • ...

14 Clues: An opening in the Earth's crust where magma, ash, and gases erupt onto the surface. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that, when it erupts from a volcano, is called lava. • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

15 Clues: all Earth's water • vital layer of gases • middle layer of the earth • earths life-sustaining air • boundary- plates move apart • includes Earth's solid layers • boundary- plates come together • boundary- plates slip past past along. • dark, fine grained rock found in the crust • it is broken into pieces separated by cracks • tectonics- plate motions into a single theory • ...

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 • ...

12 Clues: A large body of water • The planet we live on • When something changes position • Shaking or movement of the earth • When plates move toward each other • A mountain that can erupt with lava • When two plates bump into each other • The Study of how the earths plate move • When plates move apart from each other • A tall, rocky area on the Earth's Surface • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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.

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 • ...

20 Clues: The Earth's outermost, thinnest layer. • core The liquid layer of the Earth's core. • The layer of gases surrounding the planet. • Molten rock found below the Earth's surface. • Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface. • A break or crack in the Earth's crust where movement occurs. • arcs Curved chains of volcanic islands located near a trench. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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. • ...

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? • ...

16 Clues: rocks slide past each other • rocks move away from each other • rocks that move toward each other • a scientist who discovered the theory of Pangaea • powerful waves that are generated by an earthquake • measures the intensity or severity of an earthquake • the ________ current is in the mantle layer of Earth • scale measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake • ...

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... • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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? • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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. • ...

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 • ...

17 Clues: large pieces of ice • Earth's outer layer • a change in the magnetic poles • process by which new sea floor forms • Wegener called the supercontinent this • the amount of continents we know today • most active volcanoes are found near ________ • Earth's surface is made up giant, moving slabs • system of ideas that explains many related observations • ...

26 Clues: Not flexible, hard to bend. • A long curve in the ocean floor. • The thin, outermost layer of Earth. • Juan De Fuca is an example of this. • Lava that solidified into a round shape. • The crust that is under the ocean floor. • An area in which is affected by magnetism. • The crust that makes up earth's continents. • The innermost part of earth, it is very hot. • ...

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.

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 • ...

20 Clues: “Father of Plate tectonics.” • Loa the biggest volcano in the world • layer that the tectonic plates slide on • the plate located just underneath South Africa • the earth’s layer the forms the tectonic plates • The theory that the earth was originally one land mass. • a break in the earth’s crust due to the tectonic forces • ...

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

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 • ...

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

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 • ...

31 Clues: map maker • more dense type of plate • less dense plate found under land • "fluid" rock under the earth's surface • Name Wegener's theorized supercontinent • ridge that separates the Atlantic Ocean • hypothesized the theory of continental drift • deep, underwater trough along a plate boundary • type of map that color codes rocks based on age • ...

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 • ...

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 _________ • ...

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 • ...

16 Clues: Land based tectonic plate. • Earth's solid outer layer. • Displacement along a fault. • Plates slide past each other. • Plates moving toward each other. • sea-based, dense tectonic plate. • Deep ocean dip at plate collision. • Layer of hot rock under the crust. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • Dense volcanic rock in oceanic crust. • ...

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.