plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Plate Tectonics 2021-10-07
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- The molten rock in the mantle.
- A geological land feature made at divergent boundaries.
- The place where a thinner plate slides under a thicker plate.
- The plate boundaries that move away from each other.
- The broken up pieces of Earth's crust.
- The places separating the tectonic plates.
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- The plate boundaries that slide past each other.
- Formed when tectonic plates jam together and then suddenly release at transform boundaries.
- The process that takes place in the upper mantle that helps to move the tectonic plates.
- The plate boundaries that move towards each other.
10 Clues: The molten rock in the mantle. • The broken up pieces of Earth's crust. • The places separating the tectonic plates. • The plate boundaries that slide past each other. • The plate boundaries that move towards each other. • The plate boundaries that move away from each other. • A geological land feature made at divergent boundaries. • ...
Plate tectonics 2021-10-25
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- boundary, when two tectonic plates move away from eachother
- A rupture in the crust
- Wegner, The person who came up with the theory of continental drift.
- boundary, When two plates come together
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- liquid that comes out of a volcano
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- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
- The solid, bulky part of the Earth's core.
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
- drift, the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
10 Clues: A rupture in the crust • liquid that comes out of a volcano • boundary, When two plates come together • The solid, bulky part of the Earth's core. • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • boundary, when two tectonic plates move away from eachother • Wegner, The person who came up with the theory of continental drift. • ...
plate tectonics 2022-03-30
10 Clues: able to be bent • a planar fracture • earth outer layer • gradual caving or sinking • third layer of earths surface • to lift to a higher elevation • contains most of earth's volume • the upper layer of earths mantle • rigid most outermost part of earth • responsible for tectonic plate movement
Plate tectonics 2021-11-16
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- the process in which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as the older crust moves away
- a depression in the ocean floor formed when a plate sinks through a subduction zone and bends
- the type of plate boundary where the two plates move TOWARD each other
- what Wegener named the ancient supercontinent
- movement of Earths lithosphere that occurs when rocks in earths
- the type of boundary where the plates slide past each other
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- the process where old oceanic plates sink into the mantle as seafloor spreading occurs
- the theroy that pieces of Earth's lithosphere, called plates, move around on top of the asthenosphere
- the type of plate boundary where the two plates move AWAY from each other
- the continents move slowly across Earth's surface in a process called
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 2021-11-19
10 Clues: plates that divide • plates that collide • a dip in oceanic crust • caused by plates colliding • the way earths crust moves • molten rock found in the mantle • where crust goes into the mantle • plates that slide past each other • the cause of tectonic plate movement • caused by plates sliding past each other
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
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- two plates crash into each other
- tectonic plates that divide apart
- causes plates to move
- causes earthquakes
- pieces of the crust that move around
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- plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
- tectonic plates collide and create mountains
- hardened magma
- houses convection currents
- occur at divergent boundaries
10 Clues: hardened magma • causes earthquakes • causes plates to move • houses convection currents • occur at divergent boundaries • two plates crash into each other • tectonic plates that divide apart • pieces of the crust that move around • tectonic plates collide and create mountains • plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
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- the man who discovered the theory of continental drift
- Two plates moving together
- Two plates sliding past each other
- caused by magma moving in the mantle
- Magma mountain
- caused by two plates moving apart
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- Two plates moving apart
- Molten rock in the mantle
- creates new oceanic crust at mid ocean ridges
- Created when two plates with the same density collide
10 Clues: Magma mountain • Two plates moving apart • Molten rock in the mantle • Two plates moving together • caused by two plates moving apart • Two plates sliding past each other • caused by magma moving in the mantle • creates new oceanic crust at mid ocean ridges • Created when two plates with the same density collide • the man who discovered the theory of continental drift
Plate tectonics 2022-02-03
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- are made from transform are made
- one of most hot things inside the earth.
- 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
- 2 plates move away from each other
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- 2 plates move into each other
- are mode from two plates.
- the earth's second layer.
- are made from the crust of the earth.
- are made two plates spreading apart.
- are made from two plate pushing together.
10 Clues: are mode from two plates. • the earth's second layer. • 2 plates move into each other • are made from transform are made • 2 plates move away from each other • are made two plates spreading apart. • are made from the crust of the earth. • one of most hot things inside the earth. • are made from two plate pushing together. • 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
Plate tectonics 2022-02-03
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- are made from transform are made
- one of most hot things inside the earth.
- 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
- 2 plates move away from each other
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- 2 plates move into each other
- are mode from two plates.
- the earth's second layer.
- are made from the crust of the earth.
- are made two plates spreading apart.
- are made from two plate pushing together.
10 Clues: are mode from two plates. • the earth's second layer. • 2 plates move into each other • are made from transform are made • 2 plates move away from each other • are made two plates spreading apart. • are made from the crust of the earth. • one of most hot things inside the earth. • are made from two plate pushing together. • 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03
10 Clues: Slide • Fault • Collide • Separate • Divergent • Super continent • formed by collision • formed by separation • formed with transformation. • also know as Mid-Ocean Ridge
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03
10 Clues: pull away • come together • under the crust • what we live on • inside the earth • what we stand on • it is your fault • 2 plates come together • slide across each other • 2 plates spread away from each other
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03
10 Clues: Near ocean ridges • One big continent • Ocean floor spreading • Two plates come together • Forms when two plates collide • Two plates slide past each other • Caused by the crust and upper mantle • Two plates move away from each other • Forms around tectonic plate boundaries • Forms around divergent plate boundaries
Plate tectonics 2022-02-15
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- the result of a convergent boundary
- when two plates collide
- the result of a transform boundary when two plate slide past each other
- zone when one plate is more dense than the other
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- currents The heat which causes the plates to move
- when two plates come apart
- hot material underneath the mantle.
- the ground beneath the continents
- the reason behind convection currents
- when two plates slide past each other
10 Clues: when two plates collide • when two plates come apart • the ground beneath the continents • hot material underneath the mantle. • the result of a convergent boundary • the reason behind convection currents • when two plates slide past each other • zone when one plate is more dense than the other • currents The heat which causes the plates to move • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-02-17
10 Clues: Geohazard • Super continent • boundary Collide • boundary pull apart • Hazard caused by the earth • boundary slide past each other • Molten material above the surface • one plate lower density then other • Molten material underneath the surface • currents earth created by the heat in the core
Plate tectonics 2022-03-04
10 Clues: move away • slide past • going under • move toward • area of oceanic crust • plate division in Africa • plate division in Eurasia • huge peices of lithosphere • plates shift releases energy • plate division in south America
PLATE TECTONICS 2021-06-29
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- the edges of tectonic plates. There are three types of them.
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- When plates move away from each other, the space between them gets filled with material, which rises to the surface, cools and forms mid-oceanic ridges.
- The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
- a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed
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- portion of Earth's crust that lies beneath ocean waters
- Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
10 Clues: a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core • portion of Earth's crust that lies beneath ocean waters • the edges of tectonic plates. There are three types of them. • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2021-09-14
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- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth
- found along divergent plate boundaries
- highest mount everest
- point of origin of earthquake
- above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
- the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
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- shaking of ground
- two plates moving apart
- two plates colliding with each other
- outermost layer of earth
10 Clues: shaking of ground • highest mount everest • two plates moving apart • outermost layer of earth • point of origin of earthquake • two plates colliding with each other • found along divergent plate boundaries • the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth • above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere • the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
plate tectonics 2022-04-18
10 Clues: crust • to change • to be different • a long narrow ditch • mountain that shoots lava • a chunk of crust that moves • combinations close together • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • plates plate that is thicker and less dense • ocean plate a thick rock that lies under the ocean floor
plate tectonics 2022-04-18
10 Clues: crust • to change • to be different • a long narrow ditch • mountain that shoots lava • a chunk of crust that moves • combinations close together • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • plates plate that is thicker and less dense • ocean plate a thick rock that lies under the ocean floor
Plate Tectonics 2022-04-18
10 Clues: molten rock • a current in a fluid • produces earthquakes • where two plates meet • separating through faults • giant pieces of earth's crust • formed by transform boundaries • when one plate goes under another • when two plates move away from eachother • when two plates collide and forms mountains
PLATE TECTONICS 2018-01-04
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- THIS PLATE IS FOUND NEAR THE WESTERN COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA
- THESE FOLLOW AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
- OFF ITS COAST THE 2004 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED
- THE OCEAN WHERE RING OF FIRE IS FOUND
- ALONG THIS VOLCANOES OCCUR
- THIS OCCURS WHEN EARTHQUAKES OCCUR UNDERWATER
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- A FORCE OF NATURE THAT LEADS TO DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
- THIS GAS LEAKS OUT PREDICTING AN EARTHQUAKE
- THIS BOUNDARY TYPE LEADS TO NO CHANGE IN LAND FEATURES
- EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO IS FOUND HERE
10 Clues: ALONG THIS VOLCANOES OCCUR • THESE FOLLOW AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE • THE OCEAN WHERE RING OF FIRE IS FOUND • EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO IS FOUND HERE • OFF ITS COAST THE 2004 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED • THIS GAS LEAKS OUT PREDICTING AN EARTHQUAKE • THIS OCCURS WHEN EARTHQUAKES OCCUR UNDERWATER • A FORCE OF NATURE THAT LEADS TO DEATH AND DESTRUCTION • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17
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- when Earth’s crust diverge on land and a deep valley forms
- supercontinent
- come together
- continents slowly moving over the surface overtime
- breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks slip past each other
- the ocean floor sinking under a deep ocean trench & back into the mantle
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- trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
- diverge; moving away
- earths plates & plate motions into a theory
- mid-ocean ridges add material to the ocean floor
10 Clues: come together • supercontinent • diverge; moving away • earths plates & plate motions into a theory • trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock • mid-ocean ridges add material to the ocean floor • continents slowly moving over the surface overtime • breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks slip past each other • when Earth’s crust diverge on land and a deep valley forms • ...
Plate Tectonics 2018-12-02
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- The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate.
- the outermost physical layer of the earth
- the hypothesis that today's continents were once apart of a single land mass.
- When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another
- process of new seafloor forming.
- a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.
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- states earth's surface is made up of giant, moving slabs called tectonic plates.
- when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
- The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces
- the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere.
10 Clues: process of new seafloor forming. • the outermost physical layer of the earth • When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another • The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces • when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide. • The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2019-10-01
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- The layer directly below the mantle
- The layer in the middle of the Earth
- Plate boundary where two plates are moving apart
- The layer of the Earth we are on right now
- The layer below the crust
- Tectonic hazard that shakes the ground
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- Tectonic Hazard that causes lava to spew from the ground
- Plate boundary where two plates are moving together
- Plate boundary where two plates are moving side by side
- The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago
10 Clues: The layer below the crust • The layer directly below the mantle • The layer in the middle of the Earth • Tectonic hazard that shakes the ground • The layer of the Earth we are on right now • Plate boundary where two plates are moving apart • Plate boundary where two plates are moving together • The supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago • ...
Plate Tectonics! 2013-07-31
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- Giant wave created by earthquake or volcanic erution
- Plate that Australia is on
- Molten rock beneath the earth's crust
- Two continental crusts collide
- Famous Italian volcano
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- Two places move sideways
- Famous Japanese volcano
- Plate that London is on
- Oceanic crust moves towards continental crust
- Two plates move away from each other
10 Clues: Famous Italian volcano • Famous Japanese volcano • Plate that London is on • Two places move sideways • Plate that Australia is on • Two continental crusts collide • Two plates move away from each other • Molten rock beneath the earth's crust • Oceanic crust moves towards continental crust • Giant wave created by earthquake or volcanic erution
Plate tectonics 2013-11-05
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- When there is a sudden drop in a fold
- When plates are moving away from each other
- When plates collide/come together
- When plates slide against each other
- When a fold goes up
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- The surface along rocks break and slide past each other
- When you pull on something
- When you press something together
- When the fold goes down
- When a rock changes its shape due to stress
10 Clues: When a fold goes up • When the fold goes down • When you pull on something • When you press something together • When plates collide/come together • When plates slide against each other • When there is a sudden drop in a fold • When a rock changes its shape due to stress • When plates are moving away from each other • The surface along rocks break and slide past each other
Plate Tectonics 2014-05-19
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- The soft layer of the Earth
- The cause of tectonic plate movement
- When two tectonic plates push against each other
- The outer layer of the Earth
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- When two tectonic plates move further apart
- Where one tectonic plate meets another
- Molten rock
- Large masses of land
- The solid centre of the Earth
- When two plates slide past each other
10 Clues: Molten rock • Large masses of land • The soft layer of the Earth • The outer layer of the Earth • The solid centre of the Earth • The cause of tectonic plate movement • When two plates slide past each other • Where one tectonic plate meets another • When two tectonic plates move further apart • When two tectonic plates push against each other
Plate Tectonics 2023-11-02
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- moving apart in different directions
- evidence of life from the past
- an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
- the sudden pushing out of something, such as lava from a volcano
- a natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air
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- one of the very large sections of hard solid rock that make up the earth's outer layer
- hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
- a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
- moving toward the same place
- the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates
10 Clues: moving toward the same place • evidence of life from the past • moving apart in different directions • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath the earth's plates • a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like • a natural spring that sends hot water and steam into the air • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-01-10
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- Boundaries: Areas where tectonic plates move away from each other, often associated with seafloor spreading.
- Boundaries: Zones where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
- Mountains formed by the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases.
- Boundary: The edge where two tectonic plates meet, influencing geological activity.
- Zones: Areas where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
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- Sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface, often caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- Boundaries: Locations where tectonic plates move toward each other, leading to collision or subduction.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed mainly of solid rock. Convection Currents: Circular currents in the Earth's mantle that drive the movement of tectonic plates.
- Preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms.
10 Clues: Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • Preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms. • Mountains formed by the eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases. • Zones: Areas where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another. • Boundaries: Zones where tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-12-13
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- when two plates collide
- the plate where we are right now
- what cauuse the plates to move (in the mantle)
- occurs at divergent boundary
- when two plates slide
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- the smallest plate by area
- the only ocean boundary
- convergent boundary with different densitie
- when two plates divide
- outcome of a convergent boundary
10 Clues: when two plates slide • when two plates divide • when two plates collide • the only ocean boundary • the smallest plate by area • occurs at divergent boundary • the plate where we are right now • outcome of a convergent boundary • convergent boundary with different densitie • what cauuse the plates to move (in the mantle)
Plate Tectonics 2024-01-30
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- What type of landform do divergent boundaries create?
- What rises to the surface?
- What boundary creates rift valleys?
- What boundary creates mountains?
- What moves the plates around?
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- What are the things that move the continents?
- What boundary creates earthquakes?
- What type of landform do transform boundaries create?
- What type of landform do convergent boundaries make
- 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
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- 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 • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- 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 • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- The boundary where two plates move apart
- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
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- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- 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 • ...
plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- An American biologist whos one of the scientists who studied mid-ocean ridge systems
- An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust
- Forms when two pieces of continental and come apart
- The formation movement and subduction of earths plates.
- The boundary where two plates pass eachtoher
- A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface
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- The shaking and trembling that comes from beneath the earth's surface
- The boundary where two plates collide
- A large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor
- The boundary where two plates move apart
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 large wave produced by an earthquake on the ocean floor • A weak spot in the crust where magma comes to the surface • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-13
10 Clues: A large land mass • Made from transforming • Colliding into each other • Rubbing against each other • Going away from each other • Land masses that are moving • A crack or split in something • Hot liquid, soon turns to rock • Made from divergent plate boundaries • When one land mass goes under another
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-15
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- - The three plate ______
- - When two plate boundaries divide.
- - a layer of oceanic crust or continental crust.
- - A tectonic plate that consists primarily of continental crust.
- - Heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
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- - When Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle.
- - Plates that are located beneath the ocean.
- - When two plate boundaries move past each other.
- - When two plate boundaries collide.
- - Molten rock that rises in the mantle.
10 Clues: - The three plate ______ • - When two plate boundaries divide. • - When two plate boundaries collide. • - Molten rock that rises in the mantle. • - Plates that are located beneath the ocean. • - a layer of oceanic crust or continental crust. • - When two plate boundaries move past each other. • - When Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle. • ...
Plate tectonics. 2023-03-22
10 Clues: divergent. • convergent • earthquakes. • what makes seafloor • how do the plates move. • when the plates move away. • when the plates move together. • convergent,Divergent,tansform. • when one goes on top of another • when the plates move past each other.
plate tectonics 2023-02-17
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- divergent boundary occurs beneath the oceanic lithosphere
- occurs at divergent boundaries
- one tectonic plate is pushed downward beneath another tectonic plate
- giant pieces of the earth's crust
- two plates pull away from each other
- housed in the mante
- two plates collide together
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- when hot molten rock rises
- two plates slide past each other
- when oceanic and continental plates collide
10 Clues: housed in the mante • when hot molten rock rises • two plates collide together • occurs at divergent boundaries • two plates slide past each other • giant pieces of the earth's crust • two plates pull away from each other • when oceanic and continental plates collide • divergent boundary occurs beneath the oceanic lithosphere • ...
plate tectonics 2023-03-01
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- what causes the plates to move
- when plates move away from each other
- when plates collide
- formed by convergent subduction
- caused by convergent collision
- a super continent that was here before the continents split
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- the earths crust
- when plats move alongside each other
- when plates move towards each other
- when one plate goes under the other
10 Clues: the earths crust • when plates collide • what causes the plates to move • caused by convergent collision • formed by convergent subduction • when plates move towards each other • when one plate goes under the other • when plats move alongside each other • when plates move away from each other • a super continent that was here before the continents split
plate tectonics 2023-02-28
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- plates that move towards each other
- convergent plates that colide
- when one plate moves up and one moves down
- the earths crust
- what makes the plates move
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- caused by convergent subduction
- the upper layer of the mantle
- convergent plates where one goes under the other
- plates that move away from each other
- location where the plates meet
10 Clues: the earths crust • what makes the plates move • the upper layer of the mantle • convergent plates that colide • location where the plates meet • caused by convergent subduction • plates that move towards each other • plates that move away from each other • when one plate moves up and one moves down • convergent plates where one goes under the other
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02
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- is your stated opinion on something
- are the borders between two plates
- the direction plates move when going away from each other
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- is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes
- the direction plates move when going toward each other
- is what you can give to someone to help support your claim
- are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes
- a big section of water that takes up most of earth
- is a long narrow excavation in the ground
- the center of earth inside the outer core
10 Clues: are the borders between two plates • is your stated opinion on something • is a long narrow excavation in the ground • the center of earth inside the outer core • is a very hot liquid that comes out of volcanoes • a big section of water that takes up most of earth • are things that move on earth and cause earthquakes • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-02-23
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- Upper part of the mantle, where the plates are located
- One effect of two tectonic plates converging
- The result of two Continental crusts converge
- Lower part of the mantle
- Earths crust located under water
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- The place where two tectonic plates converge and one plate slides under the other
- Result of two tectonic plates sliding past each other
- Helped create Hawaii/volcanic island
- When two tectonic plates slide past each other
- Part of Earths crust, not under water
10 Clues: Lower part of the mantle • Earths crust located under water • Helped create Hawaii/volcanic island • Part of Earths crust, not under water • One effect of two tectonic plates converging • The result of two Continental crusts converge • When two tectonic plates slide past each other • Result of two tectonic plates sliding past each other • ...
plate tectonics 2023-02-09
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- formed by transform boundaries
- makes all the boundaries occur
- formed by convergent boundaries
- occurs at divergent boundaries
- formed by divergent boundaries
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- when plates push away from each other
- when plates slide against each other
- when one plate rises over the other
- when plates come together
- Melted rock
10 Clues: Melted rock • when plates come together • formed by transform boundaries • makes all the boundaries occur • occurs at divergent boundaries • formed by divergent boundaries • formed by convergent boundaries • when one plate rises over the other • when plates slide against each other • when plates push away from each other
Plate tectonics 2023-02-15
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15
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- When two plates collide
- When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide and the less dense plate slips under the denser plate
- First name of the scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
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- When two plates split apart
- Last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
- Earth millions of years ago
- The part of Earth broken into tectonic plates
- When two plates slide past each other
- Something formed from a convergent boundary
- These are caused by all the boundaries, but mostly transform boundaries
10 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates split apart • Earth millions of years ago • When two plates slide past each other • Something formed from a convergent boundary • The part of Earth broken into tectonic plates • These are caused by all the boundaries, but mostly transform boundaries • Last name of the scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15
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- when two plates split apart
- Oceanic slides under continental
- The rising and cooling of liquids
- Creates earthquakes
- Creates mountains
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- the layout of the Earth's crust
- A man who created the theory of plate tectonics
- The rigid outer layer of the Earth's crust
- Makes up 1% of Earth's mass
- A super continent that existed 230 million years ago
10 Clues: Creates mountains • Creates earthquakes • Makes up 1% of Earth's mass • when two plates split apart • the layout of the Earth's crust • Oceanic slides under continental • The rising and cooling of liquids • The rigid outer layer of the Earth's crust • A man who created the theory of plate tectonics • A super continent that existed 230 million years ago
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-08
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- North America and Eurasia when all continents were a single landmass
- layer of the upper mantle
- two plates come together
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- the outer part of the earth includes crust and mantle
- two plates pull apart
- hot melting rock in the mantle
- valley in the ocean
- one plate goes underneath the other
- created by two plates rubbing against each other
- two plates rub together
10 Clues: valley in the ocean • two plates pull apart • two plates rub together • two plates come together • layer of the upper mantle • hot melting rock in the mantle • one plate goes underneath the other • created by two plates rubbing against each other • the outer part of the earth includes crust and mantle • North America and Eurasia when all continents were a single landmass
plate tectonics 2023-03-31
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- When two plates come together, it is known as a convergent boundary. The impact of the colliding plates can cause the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into a mountain ranges or one of the plates may bend down into a deep seafloor trench.
- dig a trench or trenches in the ground.
- A convection current is a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
- The transform plate boundary is a broad zone forming as the Pacific Plate slides northwestward past the North American Plate. It includes many lesser faults in addition to the San Andreas Fault
- Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart
- a hot monten
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- A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface
- crakorsplit in half
- If two tectonic plates collide, they form a convergent plate boundary. Usually, one of the converging plates will move beneath the other, a process known as subduction.
- a hot flued in the ground
10 Clues: a hot monten • crakorsplit in half • a hot flued in the ground • dig a trench or trenches in the ground. • A convection current is a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another. • Mid-ocean ridges occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2024-08-09
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- the outermost layer of earth
- current that causes the plates to move
- location on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- name of the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago
- composed of crust and upper mantle
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- vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of
- boundary where plates the move apart
- type of rock which made up the continental crust
- crust found in the ocean floor
- plates sliding past or slipping past each other
10 Clues: the outermost layer of earth • crust found in the ocean floor • composed of crust and upper mantle • boundary where plates the move apart • current that causes the plates to move • vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of • plates sliding past or slipping past each other • type of rock which made up the continental crust • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-04-26
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- Melted or liquefied
- The middle of the Earth
- Just below the lithosphere is a shallow layer of mantle
- The layer on top of the Earth
- The broken pieces of the lithosphere that move on theasthenosphere
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- Places where the edges of two or more plates interact.
- The process by which hot material rises and cooler material sinks
- 250 million years ago, all the continents were connected in one giant supercontinent
- Over 450 volcanoes located around the edges of the Pacific Plate.
- Made up of Earth’s crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
10 Clues: Melted or liquefied • The middle of the Earth • The layer on top of the Earth • Places where the edges of two or more plates interact. • Just below the lithosphere is a shallow layer of mantle • Made up of Earth’s crust and the uppermost part of the mantle • The process by which hot material rises and cooler material sinks • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-12-20
10 Clues: seismic activity • moving away boundary • below the lithosphere • upper layer of mantle • shifting piece of earth • scorched piece of mantle • deep groove in the ocean • 1800 mile thick layer of earth • one mass of all the continents • conical hill that contains magma
Plate tectonics 2023-01-26
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- Created by sea-floor spreading.
- When to plates slide against each other.
- When two plates go away from each other
- Usually created by plates subducting.
- The area of Earth in between the crust and core
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- When two plates converge towards each other
- Usually occur near a fault line.
- When one plate slides underneath the other while converging.
- The outermost layer of the Earth.
- Form in divergent boundaries.
10 Clues: Form in divergent boundaries. • Created by sea-floor spreading. • Usually occur near a fault line. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • Usually created by plates subducting. • When two plates go away from each other • When to plates slide against each other. • When two plates converge towards each other • The area of Earth in between the crust and core • ...
plate tectonics 2022-12-20
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- Process that occur at Mid Ocean Ridge.
- Massive range of underwater volcanoes.
- Area where magma is hotter than surrounding magma.
- Layer that lies between Earth's core and crust.
- Region around the Pacific Ocean where volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.
- Type of volcano Hawaii has.
- Makes up crust, mantle, and core.
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- Upper layer of the Earth's mantle below the lithosphere.
- Type of volcano Japan has.
- Abnormally hot rock, causing hot spots.
10 Clues: Type of volcano Japan has. • Type of volcano Hawaii has. • Makes up crust, mantle, and core. • Process that occur at Mid Ocean Ridge. • Massive range of underwater volcanoes. • Abnormally hot rock, causing hot spots. • Layer that lies between Earth's core and crust. • Area where magma is hotter than surrounding magma. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-12-19
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- The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface.
- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
- The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
- A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
- The material that forms Earth’s hard surface.
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- A great landmass surrounded by oceans.
- A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core.
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of Earth.
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
10 Clues: A great landmass surrounded by oceans. • The material that forms Earth’s hard surface. • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface. • A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of Earth. • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core. • A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • ...
plate tectonics 2023-01-28
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- supercontinent that existed a long time ago
- an explanation for why things happen supported by evidence
- when 2 plates converge and 1 of the plates sink under the other
- boundary moving towards
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- creator of plate tectonic theory
- boundary sliding past
- boundary moving away
- land mass rising
- a long narrow cut in the ground / ocean floor
- area of land that are low and in between mountains and hills
10 Clues: land mass rising • boundary moving away • boundary sliding past • boundary moving towards • creator of plate tectonic theory • supercontinent that existed a long time ago • a long narrow cut in the ground / ocean floor • an explanation for why things happen supported by evidence • area of land that are low and in between mountains and hills • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-05-02
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- the boundary that occurs when two plates are pushing on each other.
- made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
- the earths outermost layer.
- the layer located directly under the crust
- the innermost layer of the earth.
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- is underneath the lithosphere and is what the lithosphere floats on.
- the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
- the boundary that occurs when two plate are moving away from each other.
- the boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other.
- the layer of earth lies between the mantle and the inner core
10 Clues: the earths outermost layer. • the innermost layer of the earth. • the layer located directly under the crust • made up of the crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle • the layer of earth lies between the mantle and the inner core • the boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other. • the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another. • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-09-15
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- when a plate goes under another into the mantle
- the plate boundaries that slide apart
- the plate boundaries that to plates come together
- a place where magma comes up from the crust
- A place where two boundries have come apart creating a deep valley
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- when a plate subducts into the mantle
- Where a transform boundary has pushed up crust
- Molten rock
- currents in the mantle that make the plates move
- where two plates slide past each other
10 Clues: Molten rock • when a plate subducts into the mantle • the plate boundaries that slide apart • where two plates slide past each other • a place where magma comes up from the crust • Where a transform boundary has pushed up crust • when a plate goes under another into the mantle • currents in the mantle that make the plates move • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-09-15
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- when a plate goes under another into the mantle
- the plate boundaries that slide apart
- the plate boundaries that to plates come together
- a place where magma comes up from the crust
- A place where two boundries have come apart creating a deep valley
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- when a plate subducts into the mantle
- Where a transform boundary has pushed up crust
- Molten rock
- currents in the mantle that make the plates move
- where two plates slide past each other
10 Clues: Molten rock • when a plate subducts into the mantle • the plate boundaries that slide apart • where two plates slide past each other • a place where magma comes up from the crust • Where a transform boundary has pushed up crust • when a plate goes under another into the mantle • currents in the mantle that make the plates move • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-09-11
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- formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface
- supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
- southern half of pangea
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
- the outermost shell of Earth
- lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust.
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- arise from the transformation of existing rock
- North part of pangea
- rock forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth
- action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material
10 Clues: North part of pangea • southern half of pangea • the outermost shell of Earth • arise from the transformation of existing rock • rock forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface • supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-08-08
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- Shaking of earth due to movement of plate
- crust-mantle boundary
- first wave to reach on earth surface
- first continent of earth
- a long narrow depression form subducting away the plate boundary
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- inner most solid shell of earth
- Instrument that records earthquake
- molten form of rock
- mountain form due to collision of Eurasian and indian plate
- a type of plate boundary where plate move away from each other
10 Clues: molten form of rock • crust-mantle boundary • first continent of earth • inner most solid shell of earth • Instrument that records earthquake • first wave to reach on earth surface • Shaking of earth due to movement of plate • mountain form due to collision of Eurasian and indian plate • a type of plate boundary where plate move away from each other • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-12-05
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- the Pacific Plate slides northwestward past the North American Plate
- a collision between two of Earth's tectonic plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other plate
- planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been rock missing
- a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
- tectonic plates converge, the one with thin oceanic crust subducts beneath the one capped by thick continental crust
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- the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
- two tectonic plates move away from each other
- the solid, outer part of Earth
- the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
- a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean
10 Clues: the solid, outer part of Earth • two tectonic plates move away from each other • the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time • the Pacific Plate slides northwestward past the North American Plate • a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher • ...
plate tectonics 2022-11-01
10 Clues: The slowest wave • The fastest wave • a wave of energy • The origin point • Travels through the earth • The study of energy waves • How to find the origin point • The point directly above the Focus • a large jolt of energy that shakes the ground • Rocks are sliding by one another causing earthquakes
Plate Tectonics 2022-05-18
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- What boundary has plates slip past one another?
- This type of stress stretches the rock to make it thinner.
- What supercontinent did Alfred Wegner proposed existed roughly 250 millions ago?
- In the ocean, convergent plates create these landforms.
- Convection currents can be found where?
- A wave that gets created when there is an earthquake in the oceanic crust.
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- What boundary has plates moving away from one another?
- Major earthquakes can be found in these boundaries.
- A break in the rock of earth's crust.
- In the ocean, divergent plates create these landforms.
- What boundary has plates coming together?
11 Clues: A break in the rock of earth's crust. • Convection currents can be found where? • What boundary has plates coming together? • What boundary has plates slip past one another? • Major earthquakes can be found in these boundaries. • What boundary has plates moving away from one another? • In the ocean, divergent plates create these landforms. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-05-18
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 2023-09-29
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- a seafloor mountain
- long narrow depressions in the land or ocean
- when the earth's plates move
- They are two plates moving away from each other in opposite directions.
- It is semi solid rock
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- when an oceanic plate slides under an continental plate
- a slab of solid rock
- It when two plates come together or overlap
- It is like mid ocean ridges
- When two plates slide against another
10 Clues: a seafloor mountain • a slab of solid rock • It is semi solid rock • It is like mid ocean ridges • when the earth's plates move • When two plates slide against another • It when two plates come together or overlap • long narrow depressions in the land or ocean • when an oceanic plate slides under an continental plate • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-09-29
10 Clues: plates slide • Mantle currents • from the mantle • plates move apart • plates move together • what plates slide on • formed from two plates apart • one plate goes other another • formed from two plates sliding • formed from two plates together
Plate Tectonics 2023-09-29
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- It is a barrier that you can't get through
- Boundary When two sides pass each other
- Boundary Is where two tectonic plates come together
- Currents A current in fluid results from convention
- A large steep hill
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- Boundary Is where two tectonic plates move away from eachother
- A long narrow ditch
- Valley Rift valleys occurs at divergent boundaries
- It burst out of a mountain
- Is when convection currents in the molten rock
10 Clues: A large steep hill • A long narrow ditch • It burst out of a mountain • It is a barrier that you can't get through • Boundary When two sides pass each other • Is when convection currents in the molten rock • Valley Rift valleys occurs at divergent boundaries • Boundary Is where two tectonic plates come together • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-10-09
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- The part of the earth we live on
- The name of the tectonic hazard caused when lava erupts from a mountain
- The name of the hazard caused my the earth moving
- The semi-molten section of the earth
- The name of plates moving away from each other
- The name of plates moving past each other
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- The name of plates moving towards each other
- The movement in the mantle which moves the tectonic plates
- The center of the earth made of Nickle and Iron
- The name for the sections of the earths crust
10 Clues: The part of the earth we live on • The semi-molten section of the earth • The name of plates moving past each other • The name of plates moving towards each other • The name for the sections of the earths crust • The name of plates moving away from each other • The center of the earth made of Nickle and Iron • The name of the hazard caused my the earth moving • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-04-07
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- outermost layer of the Earth.
- plate boundaries where plates are scraping along one another.
- the theory that states that the continents on the Earth are moving.
- formed by divergent plate boundaries under the ocean.
- plate boundaries which are moving together.
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- plate boundaries which are moving away from one another.
- second most layer of the Earth from the surface.
- common natural disaster which occurs along transform plate boundaries.
- form along convergent plate boundaries when one plate is pushed below another.
- spots under a plate where magma will melt through and form islands or volcanoes.
10 Clues: outermost layer of the Earth. • plate boundaries which are moving together. • second most layer of the Earth from the surface. • formed by divergent plate boundaries under the ocean. • plate boundaries which are moving away from one another. • plate boundaries where plates are scraping along one another. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-09-11
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- when one plate is denser than another
- moves past each other
- moves apart
- underground lava
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- large masses of earth
- a geological structure made by convergent boundarys
- a geological structure that errupts lava (Hint: NOT magma)
- caused in the ocean by divergent boundarys
- cause of transform boundary
- 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 2025-05-12
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- A geological feature where two tectonic plates move apart from each other
- The theory that the plate tectonics on Earth’s surface always have and always will be moving
- A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle
- vibrations that travel through the Earth, carrying energy generated by events like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or explosions
- When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other
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- In deep ocean trenches, the lithosphere is pulled down into the mantle and recycled
- A region around the Pacific Ocean where a majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes occur
- A region in the mantle where hot magma rises to the surface, creating volcanoes
- A geological feature where two or more lithospheric plates move towards each other and collide
- A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
10 Clues: When two plate boundaries converge and one moves underneath the other • A geological feature where two tectonic plates move apart from each other • A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on the surface of the mantle • A region in the mantle where hot magma rises to the surface, creating volcanoes • ...
Plate tectonics 2025-07-31
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- A type of seismic wave
- Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface
- The process of mountains forming
- The layer between the crust and core
- A boundary where plates collide
- The outermost solid shell of Earth
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- A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- The study of earthquakes
- A break in the Earth's crust
- Earth's solid, innermost laye
10 Clues: A type of seismic wave • The study of earthquakes • A break in the Earth's crust • Earth's solid, innermost laye • A boundary where plates collide • The process of mountains forming • The outermost solid shell of Earth • The layer between the crust and core • Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface • A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
plate tectonics 2025-10-28
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- hard, outer layer of something
- inner most layer of the planet
- layer between mantle and inner core
- layer of earth between the core and crust
- earths ridged, rocky, outer layer
- an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement
- a super continent
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- downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- a tectonic plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other, causing magma to rise and create new crust
- upper layer of Earth's mantle
10 Clues: a super continent • upper layer of Earth's mantle • hard, outer layer of something • inner most layer of the planet • earths ridged, rocky, outer layer • layer between mantle and inner core • layer of earth between the core and crust • an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-11-13
10 Clues: valleys • molten rock • moving apart • moving together • bottom of the ocean • Earth's lithosphere • ex: San Andres _________ • two plates creating friction • product of dense rock on the ocean floor • one plate going on top of the other plate
plate tectonics 2026-01-20
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- a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- a huge piece of crust that slowly moves on the upper , ductile part of the mantle
- the theory that the continents were once connected but drifted apart
- A place where two tectonics plates move tpward each other and collide
- the process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dence plated when they converge
- a depression of earth's surface in which an ocean lies
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- a place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- a law that says that younfer rock layer sit on top of older rock layer
- trench deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
- an event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of earth as ash, lava, and gases
10 Clues: a depression of earth's surface in which an ocean lies • a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • a place where two tectonic plates move away from each other • the theory that the continents were once connected but drifted apart • A place where two tectonics plates move tpward each other and collide • ...
Plate Tectonics 2026-02-10
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- when two plates crash into each of each other
- the sea floor when there's a mountain under the ocean
- when two plates slide past each other
- when the earth shakes rapidly and takes down buildings
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- when two plates crash into each other and one goes under the other
- when two plates separate from each other
- a mountain that is filled with hot melted rocks and melts everything
- hot lava under water
- the middle layer of the core and the crust
- when a sea floor moves in a divergent way
10 Clues: hot lava under water • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates separate from each other • when a sea floor moves in a divergent way • the middle layer of the core and the crust • when two plates crash into each of each other • the sea floor when there's a mountain under the ocean • when the earth shakes rapidly and takes down buildings • ...
Plate Tectonics 2026-02-05
10 Clues: melted rock • the earth shaking • the middle of the earth • a fracture in the earth • liquid third layerof the earth • liquid second layer of the Earth • 2 plates sliding against eachother • denser plate sliding under eachother • this boundary moves apart from eachother • this boundary 2 plates crash into eachother
Plate Techtonics 2016-03-31
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- 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.
- crust the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- boundary is an actively deforming region where two or more tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
- Currents a current in a fluid that results from convection.
- 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.
- 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.
- boundary are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
- an extended break in a body of rock, marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface.
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- ranges a line of mountains connected by high ground.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- a long, narrow ditch.
- 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.
- of fire an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
17 Clues: a long, narrow ditch. • ranges a line of mountains connected by high ground. • Currents a current in a fluid that results from convection. • boundary are places where plates slide sideways past each other. • boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-01-12
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- the slower type of seismic wave that can only pass through a solid
- the place where the Earthquake begins
- The way that energy is released from an earthquake
- the place directly above the focus
- shaking of the Earth caused by moving tectonic plates
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- the fastest type of seismic wave
- the layer of Earth that has the highest density
- the layer of Earth that is molten
- the part of the Earth where convection occurs
- the part of the Earth that includes the crust and uppermost mantle
10 Clues: the fastest type of seismic wave • the layer of Earth that is molten • the place directly above the focus • the place where the Earthquake begins • the part of the Earth where convection occurs • the layer of Earth that has the highest density • The way that energy is released from an earthquake • shaking of the Earth caused by moving tectonic plates • ...
plate tectonics 2022-02-28
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- the scientist who discovered plate tectonics
- boundary in which two plates slide past each other
- the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of the tectonic plates.
- boundary in which two plates slide into each other
- the upper mantle
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- oceanic plate slides under the continental.
- made up of semi-plastic rock
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other
10 Clues: the upper mantle • made up of semi-plastic rock • oceanic plate slides under the continental. • the scientist who discovered plate tectonics • boundary in which two plates slide past each other • boundary in which two plates slide into each other • boundary in which two plates slide apart from each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-15
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- A fluid propelled by convection
- Where convection currents occur
- Plates that slide past each other.
- Plates that collide and come together
- Plates that move apart
- A gap between the plates
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- When there's a gap in the ocean floor and magma fills it in
- When two plates come together but one submerges under the other plate.
- Formed when a subduction boundary happens.
- Molten Rock
10 Clues: Molten Rock • Plates that move apart • A gap between the plates • A fluid propelled by convection • Where convection currents occur • Plates that slide past each other. • Plates that collide and come together • Formed when a subduction boundary happens. • When there's a gap in the ocean floor and magma fills it in • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-15
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- When two plates diverge, this substance fills the space between them.
- The place where two plates meet.
- The place where two oceanic plates diverge.
- When two plates come together
- When two plates move away
- This forms when two plates converge.
- When a plate slides under another plate in a convergent boundary.
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- When this occurs, it creates earthquakes.
- In the mantle, this occurs due to heat being created.
- This landform occurs when two plates diverge.
10 Clues: When two plates move away • When two plates come together • The place where two plates meet. • This forms when two plates converge. • When this occurs, it creates earthquakes. • The place where two oceanic plates diverge. • This landform occurs when two plates diverge. • In the mantle, this occurs due to heat being created. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
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- proposed the idea of continental drift
- tectonic plates sliding against each other
- tectonic plates crashing into each other
- proposed the theory of sea floor spreading
- the upper layer of the mantle, responsible for tectonic plate movement
- core the innermost and hottest layer of the earth
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- created by divergent boundaries in the ocean
- the outermost layer of earth
- tectonic plates spreading apart, dividing
- created by plates crashing into each other
10 Clues: the outermost layer of earth • proposed the idea of continental drift • tectonic plates crashing into each other • tectonic plates spreading apart, dividing • tectonic plates sliding against each other • created by plates crashing into each other • proposed the theory of sea floor spreading • created by divergent boundaries in the ocean • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
10 Clues: Molten rock • Moving apart • All the Earth • Moving together • Occur at divergent boundaries • Occurs in transform boundaries • Occurs in convergent boundaries • 2 plates sliding past each other • Plates going back into the mantle • Under the Earth; control everything
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
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- two plates crash into each other
- hardened magma
- tectonic plates collide and create mountains
- causes earthquakes
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- plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
- tectonic plates that divide apart
- pieces of the crust that move around
- causes plates to move
- occur at divergent boundaries
- houses convection currents
10 Clues: hardened magma • causes earthquakes • causes plates to move • houses convection currents • occur at divergent boundaries • two plates crash into each other • tectonic plates that divide apart • pieces of the crust that move around • tectonic plates collide and create mountains • plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18
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- two plates crash into each other
- tectonic plates that divide apart
- causes plates to move
- causes earthquakes
- pieces of the crust that move around
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- plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
- tectonic plates collide and create mountains
- hardened magma
- houses convection currents
- occur at divergent boundaries
10 Clues: hardened magma • causes earthquakes • causes plates to move • houses convection currents • occur at divergent boundaries • two plates crash into each other • tectonic plates that divide apart • pieces of the crust that move around • tectonic plates collide and create mountains • plates collide and the denser one goes underneath
Plate Tectonics 2022-03-25
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- When plates pull apart.
- Form when plates converge at the same density.
- Together referred as the lithosphere.
- Moves the tectonic plates.
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- Forms when plates diverge.
- Molten rock inside the Earth.
- When plates move towards each other.
- When plates of different density converge.
- When plates slide past each other.
- Occurs when tension releases during a transform boundary.
10 Clues: When plates pull apart. • Forms when plates diverge. • Moves the tectonic plates. • Molten rock inside the Earth. • When plates slide past each other. • When plates move towards each other. • Together referred as the lithosphere. • When plates of different density converge. • Form when plates converge at the same density. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03
10 Clues: Slide • Faults • Divide • Collide • Transform • Divergent Oceanic-Oceanic • Convergent Oceanic-Oceanic • Convergent Oceanic-Continental • Divergent Continental-Continental • Convergent Continental-Continental
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-16
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- A place where one plate goes under another
- A area or crack between two plates
- A long span of mountains in the ocean
- A Sudden or violent shaking of the ground
- A big area of land that moves
- A boundary where two plates slide against each other
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- A process that moves plates using heat from the core
- A boundary where two plates collide
- A boundary where two plates move away from each other
- Lava that has come up from the surface
10 Clues: A big area of land that moves • A area or crack between two plates • A boundary where two plates collide • A long span of mountains in the ocean • Lava that has come up from the surface • A Sudden or violent shaking of the ground • A place where one plate goes under another • A process that moves plates using heat from the core • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-02-18
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- a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
- which plate boundary goes apart from each other?
- The layer that is hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core?
- Which plate boundary collides and forms mountains?
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- what is a rock that an animal left behind?
- The scientist that invented the theory of continental drift?
- Spreading splitting apart from each other.
- which plate boundary goes side to side and goes up and down?
- The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid?
- What was the name that all the continents were together?
10 Clues: what is a rock that an animal left behind? • Spreading splitting apart from each other. • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid? • which plate boundary goes apart from each other? • Which plate boundary collides and forms mountains? • a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • What was the name that all the continents were together? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-02-03
10 Clues: an area • steep hill • long or narrow • relating to ocean • breaks earthquakes • crash into each other • slide past each other • shaking on the ground • has lava and is like a mountain • divorce/separate from each other
Plate Tectonics 2022-03-30
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- continents going away from each other over time
- a theory that explains how plates
- different rock layers telling us the relative age of said rock
- and change shape
- Where plates slide underneath another plate
- where plates go away from each other
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- where plates slide past each other
- where plates collide into each other
- Events of the earths history as a whole
- super continent
10 Clues: super continent • and change shape • a theory that explains how plates • where plates slide past each other • where plates collide into each other • where plates go away from each other • Events of the earths history as a whole • Where plates slide underneath another plate • continents going away from each other over time • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-04-24
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- crust Makes up the crust beneath the oceans
- Location on earth directly above the focus
- A crack in the mass of rock or soil
- boundary Where two plates collide
- The Japanese word for wave in harbor
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- Located below the crust
- boundary Where two plates separate
- crust Makes up the continents
- The upper portion of the lithosphere
- A mountain composed of extrusive igneous rocks
10 Clues: Located below the crust • crust Makes up the continents • boundary Where two plates collide • boundary Where two plates separate • A crack in the mass of rock or soil • The upper portion of the lithosphere • The Japanese word for wave in harbor • Location on earth directly above the focus • crust Makes up the crust beneath the oceans • ...
Plate Tectonics 2014-05-06
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- Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates.
- 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.
- 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.
- The mantle is the middle layer of the earth. The mantle is made of liquid and solid rock that moves and churns.
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- Currents The circular movement of a liquid or a gas as it heats. It is believed that convection currents are what moves continental plates.
- The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents.
- Boundaries Areas where plates move toward each other and collide.
- The core is the center of the earth. It is made of solid iron and nickel, surrounded by melted iron and nickel.
- Boundaries where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction.
- The crust is the outermost layer of the earth. Compared to the other layers, the crust is very thin and cold.
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 2014-05-06
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- The crust is the outermost layer of the earth. Compared to the other layers, the crust is very thin and cold.
- The circular movement of a liquid or a gas as it heats. It is believed that convection currents are what moves continental plates.
- Tectonics The theory that states that the earth’s crust is made of large sections, or plates.
- The mantle is the middle layer of the earth. The mantle is made of liquid and solid rock that moves and churns.
- The large landmass that existed millions of years ago. It broke up to form today’s continents.
- Areas where plates move toward each other and collide.
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- where plates essentially grind past each other with no subduction.
- 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.
- 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.
- The core is the center of the earth. It is made of solid iron and nickel, surrounded by melted iron and nickel.
10 Clues: Areas where plates move toward each other and collide. • 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 2014-01-12
10 Clues: away • along • towards • cracking • deep valley • supercontinent • atop the mantle • underwater canyons • ocean floor sinking • continents slowly moved over earth's surface
Plate Tectonics 2012-12-11
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- Enormous moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere.
- The idea that Earth's lithosphere is broken into several large pieces of land that move around on Earth's convecting asthenosphere.
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- A boundary where one plate-usually made of dense, oceanic crust-collides and sinks under less dense crust.
- Theory that new seafloor is formed at a divergent plate boundary, when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge.
- An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a devergent plate boundary.
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- A navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
- An area created when cooler, denser fluid material sinks and the warmer, less dense fluid material rises to the surface.
- Occur when plates slide and grind past one another along a fracture in the lithosphere.
- The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.
10 Clues: Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • Enormous moving pieces of the Earth's lithosphere. • The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface. • Occur when plates slide and grind past one another along a fracture in the lithosphere. • An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a devergent plate boundary. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2012-11-13
10 Clues: I am HOT! • seperation • i have land • we live here • cha cha slide • come together • outburst of lava • terrifying tremor • consistancy of jam • going down down down
Plate Tectonics 2016-03-03
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- crack in the earths crust
- tectonics global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
- sudden violent shaking in the ground
- a disturbance or variation which travels through a medium
- wave elastic wave generated by an impulse; earthquake or explosion
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- this is between the Earths crust and core
- outer section of the earth; includes earth’s crust
- gravitational force that pulls any object to the center of the earth
- between earth’s crust and mantle
- center of the earth
10 Clues: center of the earth • crack in the earths crust • between earth’s crust and mantle • sudden violent shaking in the ground • this is between the Earths crust and core • outer section of the earth; includes earth’s crust • a disturbance or variation which travels through a medium • wave elastic wave generated by an impulse; earthquake or explosion • ...
