plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

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 • ...

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 • ...

Seafloor Spreading 2024-10-02

Seafloor Spreading crossword puzzle
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  1. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, which can cause earthquakes when the rocks move.
  2. Crust The thinner, denser part of Earth's crust that forms the ocean floors, primarily composed of basalt.
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground caused by the movement of tectonic plates along faults.
  4. The rigid outer layer of Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  5. The preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms, often used as evidence for plate tectonics by showing the past distribution of species across continents
  6. The regions where two tectonic plates meet, which can be convergent (plates collide), divergent (plates move apart), or transform (plates slide past each other).
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  1. Spreading The process by which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges as tectonic plates move apart, causing the sea floor to expand.
  2. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface that, when it erupts from a volcano, is called lava.
  3. Reversal A change in Earth’s magnetic field where the positions of magnetic north and south switch places.
  4. An opening in the Earth's crust where magma, ash, and gases erupt onto the surface.
  5. The innermost layer of Earth, consisting of a solid inner core and a liquid outer core, primarily composed of iron and nickel.
  6. Ridge An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics, typically at divergent boundaries where seafloor spreading occurs (e.g., the Mid-Atlantic Ridge).
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth, where we live, which includes both the continental crust (land) and oceanic crust (under the oceans).
  8. Tectonics The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, explaining the movement of continents, earthquakes, and volcanoes.

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. • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

plat tectonics 2023-09-19

plat tectonics crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

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 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
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  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 • ...

Plate Techtonics 2024-11-22

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A large body of water
  2. The planet we live on
  3. When plates move apart from each other
  4. When two plates bump into each other
  5. A tall, rocky area on the Earth's Surface
  6. The outer layer of the earth where we live
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  1. Big Pieces of rock that make the earths surface
  2. When something changes position
  3. A mountain that can erupt with lava
  4. When plates move toward each other
  5. The Study of how the earths plate move
  6. Shaking or movement of the earth

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 • ...

science 2022-10-24

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 7
  2. 8
  3. 9
  4. 3
  5. 5
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  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
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  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 • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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?
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  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? • ...

Plate Tectonics review 2024-12-09

Plate Tectonics review crossword puzzle
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  1. is the theory that Alfred Wegener had that the continents were once all together and slowly moved over time
  2. rocks that move toward each other
  3. rocks move away from each other
  4. when two plates separate forming rift valleys and mid-ocean ridges
  5. the point within the Earth where the earthquake originates
  6. a scientist who discovered the theory of Pangaea
  7. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
  8. measures the intensity or severity of an earthquake
  9. rocks slide past each other
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  1. powerful waves that are generated by an earthquake
  2. an instrument that measures and records details of an earthquake
  3. the ________ current is in the mantle layer of Earth
  4. scale measures the strength or magnitude of an earthquake
  5. when two plates collide or push together to form mountains, volcanoes, or island arcs
  6. the idea that continents were once joined then moved apart
  7. when two plates slide past each other forming fault lines and earthquakes

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 • ...

Volcanoes / plate tectonics 2023-12-13

Volcanoes / plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  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... • ...

Earth and it's Features 2022-11-17

Earth and it's Features crossword puzzle
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  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
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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 • ...

Kylies crossword 2017-10-17

Kylies crossword crossword puzzle
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  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.
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  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. • ...

Earth History Vocab 2020-04-29

Earth History Vocab crossword puzzle
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  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 • ...

Kyile's Crossword 2017-10-18

Kyile's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-01-23

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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. • ...

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 • ...

Science lesson 4,5,6 2016-10-29

Science lesson 4,5,6 crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...

Chapter 6 Vocab 2021-10-13

Chapter 6 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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 • ...

Sc 8: pp 180-183 Name:________ 2024-12-06

Sc 8: pp 180-183 Name:________ crossword puzzle
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  1. locations of coal deposits & past glacial activity provide climatic evidence for _______
  2. hypothesis that today's continents were once a single land mass
  3. these land features in Western Africa are the same age & composition as in eastern North America
  4. Wegener called the supercontinent this
  5. a change in the magnetic poles
  6. in 1912, he proposed an idea that today's continents were once a single landmass
  7. system of ideas that explains many related observations
  8. process by which new sea floor forms
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  1. process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
  2. Alexander du Toit suggested that Pangea separated into these two areas
  3. large pieces of ice
  4. _________ of sea floor rock helped confirm that the sea floor is spreading
  5. Earth's outer layer
  6. Earth's surface is made up giant, moving slabs
  7. a map maker that first noticed that continents had coastlines that matched up
  8. the amount of continents we know today
  9. most active volcanoes are found near ________

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 • ...

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 • ...

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.

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
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  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

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
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  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 • ...

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 • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-10-03

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this action often leads to a volcano, an oceanic plate force beneath a continental one
  2. the bending of rock layers due to the stress of the earth’s crust
  3. long narrow depression that forms on the seafloor at the boundary of tectonic plates, when one is being pushed below another.
  4. One of the huge sections which make up the Earth's crust.
  5. “Father of Plate tectonics.”
  6. where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another.
  7. the plate located just underneath South Africa
  8. A vent (opening) in the surface of the Earth through which magma erupts;
  9. a break in the earth’s crust due to the tectonic forces
  10. Shaking of the Earth caused by a sudden movement of rock beneath its surface.
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  1. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other.
  2. The theory that the earth was originally one land mass.
  3. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  4. this is the layer that allows the tectonic plates to move
  5. the earth’s layer the forms the tectonic plates
  6. where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other, cause of earthquakes.
  7. layer that the tectonic plates slide on
  8. the area where on tectonic plate gets forced under another
  9. way to describe the tremor of the earth that is caused by earthquakes.
  10. Loa the biggest volcano in the world

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 • ...

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
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  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

Module 3, Lesson 1-3 Vocabulary 2024-10-22

Module 3, Lesson 1-3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deposits of this mineral suggests that Antarctica once had warmer climates
  2. the number of decades AFTER Wegener's death that his theory was accepted
  3. pangaea is divided into Laurasia and this land mass
  4. deep, underwater trough along a plate boundary
  5. female scientist that created the first complete map of the ocean floor
  6. ridge that separates the Atlantic Ocean
  7. important fossil discover because this animal could not swim, but was found on two distant continents
  8. less dense plate found under land
  9. map maker
  10. technology that uses pulses of sound waves to measure ocean depths
  11. a rupture and sudden movement of rocks along an active plate boundary
  12. evidence that land was connected; living remains turned to rock
  13. (two words) continuous process of creating new oceanic crust along a ridge while destroying it along the trench
  14. plant fossil used by Wegener to support his Theory of Plate Tectonics
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  1. two words) theory that stated the continents drifted away from each other over millions of years
  2. plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  3. type of map that color codes rocks based on age
  4. Name Wegener's theorized supercontinent
  5. hypothesized the theory of continental drift
  6. a break in the earth's crust along which movement occurs
  7. "fluid" rock under the earth's surface
  8. (two words) circular depressions caused by meteors
  9. (two words)evidence that continents were once connected; rock strata
  10. more dense type of plate
  11. plate boundary where two plate are pushing towards each other
  12. name for molten rock once its outside the Earth's crust
  13. digital image of underwater land and water depth
  14. plate boundary where two plates are sliding horizontally past each other
  15. scientist that studies rocks, materials, and processes of the Earth's history
  16. occurs when an oceanic and a continental plate converge
  17. mountain formed when two continental plates converge

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 • ...

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
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  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 • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab Part 2 Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-20

Plate Tectonics Vocab Part 2 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates pull apart as result of tension stress.
  2. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
  3. Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface.
  4. The process of creating new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridge that moves plates apart.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates come together as result of compression stress.
  6. An underwater volcanic mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed.
  7. When dense oceanic plate sinks below a less dense continental plate and melts and creates volcanoes.
  8. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions as result of shear stress.
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  1. To cause damage or DESTROY.
  2. Molten rock ON Earth's surface.
  3. To build up or CREATE.
  4. Force behind plate tectonics when heated mantle rises and pushes plates apart and cooled mantle sinks where plates come together.

12 Clues: To build up or CREATE. • To cause damage or DESTROY. • Molten rock ON Earth's surface. • Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface. • An underwater volcanic mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed. • A plate boundary where two plates pull apart as result of tension stress. • A plate boundary where two plates come together as result of compression stress. • ...

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.

Geology 2025-04-27

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The large, continuous masses of land on the Earth's surface.
  2. A long, narrow, and deep depression on the ocean floor, typically formed at a convergent boundary where subduction occurs.
  3. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface, with ranges that match across separated continents.
  4. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. The innermost layer of the Earth, divided into a liquid outer part and a solid inner part.
  6. The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids (like the mantle), driving plate tectonics.
  7. The liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
  8. The southern supercontinent formed from the breakup of Pangaea.
  9. The Earth's innermost part, believed to be a solid sphere.
  10. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance 1 to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur. 2
  11. A rupture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape, often found at convergent or divergent boundaries.
  12. The action that continents are constantly undergoing over geological time.
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  1. The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.
  2. A long, narrow elevation on the seafloor, marking a divergent plate boundary where new crust is formed.
  3. Preserved remains or traces of ancient life, used as evidence for continental drift.
  4. A type of plate boundary where tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
  5. The single, enormous ocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea.
  6. The northern supercontinent formed from the breakup of Pangaea.
  7. The process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another at a convergent boundary.
  8. The branch of geology concerned with the structure of the earth's crust and its evolution.
  9. Relating to glaciers or ice ages, evidence of which is found on continents now near the equator.
  10. A type of plate boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other.
  11. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock, allowing the blocks to move relative to each other, common at all plate boundaries.
  12. The German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  13. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  14. A large, rigid slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's lithosphere.
  15. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, containing all of Earth's landmasses.
  16. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, often occurring at plate boundaries.
  17. A type of plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  18. Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  19. Describes how the shapes of continents, like Africa and South America, fit together.

31 Clues: The layer of the earth between the crust and the core. • The Earth's innermost part, believed to be a solid sphere. • The large, continuous masses of land on the Earth's surface. • The northern supercontinent formed from the breakup of Pangaea. • The southern supercontinent formed from the breakup of Pangaea. • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

Plate tectonics kessler 2024-11-14

Plate tectonics kessler crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates collide, forming mountains or trenches.
  2. Land based tectonic plate.
  3. Deep ocean dip at plate collision.
  4. Earth's solid outer layer.
  5. Plates moving toward each other.
  6. Theory of Earth's moving crustal plates.
  7. Plates slide past each other.
  8. Dense volcanic rock in oceanic crust.
  9. Plates move apart, creating new crust.
  10. Displacement along a fault.
Down
  1. Depressions from plates pulling apart.
  2. Circular mantle flow driving plate movement.
  3. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  4. Light-colored rock in continental crust.
  5. sea-based, dense tectonic plate.
  6. Layer of hot rock under the crust.

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. • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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 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.
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  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
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  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 2023-09-29

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of earth
  2. plate movement is caused by
  3. what boundary is where tectonic plates converge
  4. happens at transform boundary's
Down
  1. rocks break as the plates grind past eachother
  2. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. caused at transform boundary's
  4. occur at divergent boundary
  5. where the convection currents are located
  6. molten rock

10 Clues: molten rock • outermost layer of earth • plate movement is caused by • occur at divergent boundary • caused at transform boundary's • happens at transform boundary's • where the convection currents are located • two tectonic plates move away from each other • rocks break as the plates grind past eachother • what boundary is where tectonic plates converge

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convection currents
  2. come together
  3. fissure in rock
  4. movement of currents
Down
  1. away from each other
  2. plates moving
  3. massive area of land
  4. sliding against each other
  5. opening in earths surface
  6. crust broken up

10 Clues: plates moving • come together • crust broken up • fissure in rock • convection currents • away from each other • massive area of land • movement of currents • opening in earths surface • sliding against each other

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock under the Earth's surface
  2. cause the movement of earth's tectonic plates
  3. when plates move away from each other
  4. a fracture between two blocks of rock
Down
  1. when plates come together and overlap
  2. when an oceanic plate begins to slide under a continental plate
  3. openings in the earth where lava erupts to the surface
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. formation made from divergent boundaries
  6. shaking of the earth caused by moving plates

10 Clues: when plates slide past each other • when plates come together and overlap • molten rock under the Earth's surface • when plates move away from each other • a fracture between two blocks of rock • formation made from divergent boundaries • shaking of the earth caused by moving plates • cause the movement of earth's tectonic plates • ...

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is caused by plate movement
  2. currents in the mantle
  3. ocean and land plates hit eachother
  4. where two boundrays glide past eachother
  5. happens in the mantle
Down
  1. boundray where
  2. plates
  3. causes plate movement
  4. where two plates go toward eachother
  5. border

10 Clues: plates • border • boundray where • causes plate movement • happens in the mantle • currents in the mantle • is caused by plate movement • ocean and land plates hit eachother • where two plates go toward eachother • where two boundrays glide past eachother

Plate tectonics 2023-08-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock material?
  2. A piece of land surrounded by water on all its sides?
  3. Record of earthquake?
  4. Secondary wave order on any seismographic station?
  5. Second layer in the internal structure of earth?
  6. A type of plate boundary tectonics plate move towards each other?
Down
  1. Waves causing most damage?
  2. Boundary between mantle and core?
  3. A layer of earth beneath lithosphere where the material is jelly like form?
  4. Transportation of weathered rock material?

10 Clues: Molten rock material? • Record of earthquake? • Waves causing most damage? • Boundary between mantle and core? • Transportation of weathered rock material? • Second layer in the internal structure of earth? • Secondary wave order on any seismographic station? • A piece of land surrounded by water on all its sides? • ...

plate tectonics 2024-02-15

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot mantle rock
  2. valley example of divergent boundary
  3. 2 plates slide against each other
  4. formed with transform boundary
  5. when one plate goes under the other
  6. formed from subduction
Down
  1. formed with convergent boundary
  2. 2 plates divided
  3. 2 plates colliding
  4. of fire located in pacific ocean

10 Clues: hot mantle rock • 2 plates divided • 2 plates colliding • formed from subduction • formed with transform boundary • formed with convergent boundary • 2 plates slide against each other • of fire located in pacific ocean • when one plate goes under the other • valley example of divergent boundary

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary
  2. A current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. When two plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. All the Earth
  5. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Down
  1. When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary
  2. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater which there has been an eruption from
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments

10 Clues: All the Earth • A current in a fluid that results from convection • When two plates slide past each other horizontally • When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary • One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments • The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure • When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary
  2. A current in a fluid that results from convection
  3. When two plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. All the Earth
  5. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  6. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Down
  1. When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary
  2. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater which there has been an eruption from
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments

10 Clues: All the Earth • A current in a fluid that results from convection • When two plates slide past each other horizontally • When two plates pull away from each other at a boundary • One of three types of rocks, being made up of sediments • The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure • When two plates push towards each other at a plate boundary • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our planet home
  2. moving or extending in different directions
  3. a line of volcanoes
  4. a massive earthquake
Down
  1. a long carck in the surface
  2. to change in composition
  3. what is at the bottom of the ocean
  4. a line that marks the limits of an area
  5. a big mountain that spits lava
  6. a big landscape that goes up

10 Clues: Our planet home • a line of volcanoes • a massive earthquake • to change in composition • a long carck in the surface • a big landscape that goes up • a big mountain that spits lava • what is at the bottom of the ocean • a line that marks the limits of an area • moving or extending in different directions

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spits out lava
  2. line A line around something
  3. of fire Fire around it
  4. off limits
  5. A big piece of land
  6. Puzzle peices of the earth.
Down
  1. move past
  2. come together
  3. Has a bunch of water on top
  4. A big ball

10 Clues: move past • A big ball • off limits • come together • Spits out lava • A big piece of land • of fire Fire around it • Has a bunch of water on top • Puzzle peices of the earth. • line A line around something

Plate tectonics 2023-03-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spits out lava
  2. line A line around something
  3. of fire Fire around it
  4. off limits
  5. A big piece of land
  6. Puzzle peices of the earth.
Down
  1. move past
  2. come together
  3. Has a bunch of water on top
  4. A big ball

10 Clues: move past • A big ball • off limits • come together • Spits out lava • A big piece of land • of fire Fire around it • Has a bunch of water on top • Puzzle peices of the earth. • line A line around something

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  2. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  3. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  4. the solid, plastic layer of mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it.
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each-other horizontally.
Down
  1. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies at mid-ocean ridge.
  2. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically as it relates to to reversal of Earth's magnetic poles.
  3. a long, undersea mountain chain that has steep, narrow vally at its center, that forms as magma rises from the asthenosphere and that creates new oceanic lithosphere.(sea floor)
  4. the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape.
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each-other.

10 Clues: the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each-other. • the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each-other horizontally. • the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-31

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. mountains under the ocean
  3. convergent is colliding
  4. the forming of a volcano
  5. transform is sliding
Down
  1. were the ground gets deeper
  2. divergent is divergent is dividing
  3. when two plates spread it creates a
  4. the spin in the mantle
  5. lava

10 Clues: lava • transform is sliding • the spin in the mantle • convergent is colliding • the forming of a volcano • mountains under the ocean • were the ground gets deeper • divergent is divergent is dividing • when two plates spread it creates a • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Made by a convergant boundary
  2. Collision Boundary
  3. Makes tectonic plates flow
  4. Lava that is made in the mantle
Down
  1. Two plates with diffrent densitys collide
  2. Sliding Boundary
  3. Made by a subduction zone
  4. Naturual disaster made by a transform boundary
  5. Seperateing Boundary
  6. Made by a divergant boundary

10 Clues: Sliding Boundary • Collision Boundary • Seperateing Boundary • Made by a subduction zone • Makes tectonic plates flow • Made by a divergant boundary • Made by a convergant boundary • Lava that is made in the mantle • Two plates with diffrent densitys collide • Naturual disaster made by a transform boundary

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 2024-09-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continental ________ was a hypothesis that Earth's continents were once joined in a single landmass and gradually moved, or drifted, apart.
  2. The _________ core is a layer of liquid metals that surrounds the inner core
  3. Mid-ocean _________ are underwater mountain ranges
  4. The _________ core is a ball of hot, solid metals
  5. The lithosphere sits on top of the ______________
  6. ________ is energy transfer by the movement of a material
Down
  1. Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form the _________
  2. The lithosphere is broken into many large and small slabs of rock called ________ plates
  3. a huge supercontinent that reached from pole to pole and was centered over the area where Africa lies today
  4. convection ___________ is a motion that transfers heat energy in a material

10 Clues: The _________ core is a ball of hot, solid metals • The lithosphere sits on top of the ______________ • Mid-ocean _________ are underwater mountain ranges • ________ is energy transfer by the movement of a material • Earth's crust and the very top of the mantle together form the _________ • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is denser than another
  2. moves past each other
  3. moves apart
  4. underground lava
Down
  1. large masses of earth
  2. a geological structure made by convergent boundarys
  3. a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)
  4. caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys
  5. cause of transform boundary
  6. moves together

10 Clues: moves apart • moves together • underground lava • large masses of earth • moves past each other • cause of transform boundary • when one plate is denser than another • caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys • a geological structure made by convergent boundarys • a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is denser than another
  2. moves past each other
  3. moves apart
  4. underground lava
Down
  1. large masses of earth
  2. a geological structure made by convergent boundarys
  3. a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)
  4. caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys
  5. cause of transform boundary
  6. moves together

10 Clues: moves apart • moves together • underground lava • large masses of earth • moves past each other • cause of transform boundary • when one plate is denser than another • caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys • a geological structure made by convergent boundarys • a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate is denser than another
  2. moves past each other
  3. moves apart
  4. underground lava
Down
  1. large masses of earth
  2. a geological structure made by convergent boundarys
  3. a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)
  4. caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys
  5. cause of transform boundary
  6. moves together

10 Clues: moves apart • moves together • underground lava • large masses of earth • moves past each other • cause of transform boundary • when one plate is denser than another • caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys • a geological structure made by convergent boundarys • a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-12-08

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate
  2. A wave from an earthquake or an explosion, that can travel along the Earth’s surface or through Earth’s interior
  3. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move-- these sections can include both continental and oceanic crust
  4. This type is thinner and denser than continental
  5. Plate boundary where the plates collide
  6. These events are common at plate boundaries, and are caused by the motions of the plates or of magma.
  7. The dividing line where tectonic plates meet
Down
  1. Plate boundary where the plates move apart
  2. Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other
  3. The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake

10 Clues: Plate boundary where the plates collide • Plate boundary where the plates move apart • The dividing line where tectonic plates meet • This type is thinner and denser than continental • One tectonic plate is pushed beneath another plate • Plate boundary where the plates slide past each other • The point on the Earth’s surface directly above the earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of landform do divergent boundaries create?
  2. What rises to the surface?
  3. What boundary creates rift valleys?
  4. What boundary creates mountains?
  5. What moves the plates around?
Down
  1. What are the things that move the continents?
  2. What boundary creates earthquakes?
  3. What type of landform do transform boundaries create?
  4. What type of landform do convergent boundaries make
  5. What is the thinnest layer of Earth?

10 Clues: What rises to the surface? • What moves the plates around? • What boundary creates mountains? • What boundary creates earthquakes? • What boundary creates rift valleys? • What is the thinnest layer of Earth? • What are the things that move the continents? • What type of landform do convergent boundaries make • What type of landform do divergent boundaries create? • ...

plate tectonics 2023-12-07

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary where two plates collide
  2. A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
  3. The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
  4. An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
  5. The boundary where two plates move apart
  6. The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
Down
  1. A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
  2. Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
  3. The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
  4. An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust

10 Clues: The boundary where two plates collide • The boundary where two plates move apart • The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher • Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart • The formation movement and subduction of earths plates. • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • ...