plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
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
word search 2017-02-26
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- the first phase of the moon
- something that errupts
- the third phase of the moon
- the fifth phase of the moon
- the last phase of the moon
- comes after spring
- the fourth phase of the moon
- when the earth shakes
- comes after summer
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- a star
- comes after winter
- the seventh phase of the moon
- theres seven of them
- founder of plate tectonics
- comes after fall
- creative after a star explodes
16 Clues: a star • comes after fall • comes after winter • comes after spring • comes after summer • theres seven of them • when the earth shakes • something that errupts • founder of plate tectonics • the last phase of the moon • the first phase of the moon • the third phase of the moon • the fifth phase of the moon • the fourth phase of the moon • the seventh phase of the moon • ...
World geography 2016-09-07
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- outer layer of rock forming the earth's surface
- occurs when the folded land can't be beat
- shelf an underwater extension of a coastal plain
- wind carrying rocks or soil from one place to another
- cycle the regular movement of water
- when a cloud has more water than it can hold
- the air we breath, thin layer of gas above the earth's surface
- warm air cools and can't return all of the vapor
- changing liquid into vapor
- oceanic plate being pushed apart
- compacted snow that formed into large piece of ice
- plates may grind or slide past each other
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- land makes it up, the earth's crust
- when the heavier oceanic plate dives under the continental plate
- tectonics creates many of earth's physical features
- River, Lakes, and any other bodies of water
- when pieces of earth come together slowly as the oceanic plate goes under the continental
- a layer of hot thick rock
- water fresh water that's under ground
- ways to remove salt from ocean water
- moving rocks that squeeze the earth's surface until it buckles
- the very center of the earth , very hot but solid
- when earth is changed by physical or chemicals
- the part of the earth that supports life
- when glaciers recede and melt to a place
- molten rock
- underground slow movement of water
27 Clues: molten rock • a layer of hot thick rock • changing liquid into vapor • oceanic plate being pushed apart • underground slow movement of water • land makes it up, the earth's crust • cycle the regular movement of water • ways to remove salt from ocean water • water fresh water that's under ground • the part of the earth that supports life • ...
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 • ...
Tectonic plates in motion 2025-03-28
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- The outer part of the earth
- where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- this part of the earth is between the crust and the core
- where all of the continents were once a super continents
- the theory of plates tectonics
- layer of earths atmosphere
- The only liquid layer of earth
- A strong lower part of the mantle
- the inner for the the center of the earth
- the inner part of the earth
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- when two tectonic plates collide
- where two tectonic plates collide
- one plate goes under another plate
- the rocky shell the the earth
- the nature of somethings ingredients
- the soft plastic-like layer of the Mantle
- Where the sea floor pulls apart
- Properties the involve a reastion to an applied load
- Something the moves plates
19 Clues: Something the moves plates • layer of earths atmosphere • The outer part of the earth • the inner part of the earth • the rocky shell the the earth • the theory of plates tectonics • The only liquid layer of earth • Where the sea floor pulls apart • when two tectonic plates collide • A strong lower part of the mantle • where two tectonic plates collide • ...
Evan 2022-04-29
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- formed by intense heat or pressure
- to move toward one point
- forms sedimentary rock
- the action in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
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- formed from broken down bits of other rocks
- the movement of continents from the motion of tectonic plates
- landforms that split into small pieces
- to change
- formed from magma
- moving in different direction
10 Clues: to change • formed from magma • forms sedimentary rock • to move toward one point • moving in different direction • formed by intense heat or pressure • landforms that split into small pieces • formed from broken down bits of other rocks • the movement of continents from the motion of tectonic plates • ...
Earth's Surface 2022-11-01
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- magma that erupts on Earth's surface
- Earth's broken surface pieces
- partially melted portion of the mantle
- circulation in fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
- caused by movement of rocks along a fault
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- when one plate moves under another plate
- crust and uppermost part of the mantle
- vent in Earth's surface
- great bulk or size
- molten rock under the Earth's surface
10 Clues: great bulk or size • vent in Earth's surface • Earth's broken surface pieces • magma that erupts on Earth's surface • molten rock under the Earth's surface • crust and uppermost part of the mantle • partially melted portion of the mantle • when one plate moves under another plate • caused by movement of rocks along a fault • ...
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. • ...
BJU 8, Chapter 5 2023-09-11
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- According to the ___ geologic time scale, the lowest stratum of the geologic column would represent the Creation event
- Secular geologists believe this was caused by a collision (still exists today)
- According to ____ ____ geologists, the order of fossils in the fossil record is based on the ability of organisms to flee rising waters during the Flood
- ____ plate tectonics produced rapid movements of tectonic plates during a short amount of time
- Oceanic plates are sliding under continental plates
- The study for the earth-shaping processes and the structures they form is called ______
- This we know for certain; ho human was present to view the earth's _____
- a layer of rock (geologic term)
- ______ subduction is a feature of John Baumgardner's catastrophic plate tectonics theory
- An old-earth geologist would use a ___ local catastrophe to help explain a fossil graveyard
- According to the nebular hypothesis, all planets began as this
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- According to old-earth geologists, a ___ cooling of both continents and oceans was necessary for a glacial period to begin
- Geologists determine the relative date of a rock layer by applying the principle of _____
- magnetic _____ have been used to hypothesize which continents were at one time joined
- Secular scientists believe this feature (that still exists today) formed first
- According to a young-earth view, you would expect to find the greatest number and variety of fossils during this period
- The planets ____ and Uranus raise major questions about the validity of the commonly accepted model for the origin of the universe because of the way they rotate
- Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ___
- This hypothesis was developed by secular scientists to describe how our solar system came into existence
- Secular geologists believe this was made of many continental plates (one big continent)
- These plates can be both continental and oceanic
- ___ and his family spent 371 days on the Ark
- Sea floor spreading is thought to be driven by this layer of the earth
- What was created first in the young-earth story
24 Clues: a layer of rock (geologic term) • Sea-floor spreading occurs at mid-ocean ___ • ___ and his family spent 371 days on the Ark • What was created first in the young-earth story • These plates can be both continental and oceanic • Oceanic plates are sliding under continental plates • According to the nebular hypothesis, all planets began as this • ...
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 2023-03-07
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- zone When 1 of the tectonic plates gets pushed under the mantle
- boundaries 2 tectonic plates move toward each other
- Hot melted rock
- occur when 2 tectonic plates move and grind against each other
- spreading When the areas of oceanic heat get formed
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- boundaries When 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- ridge A ridge in the middle of the ocean
- when explosives come out of opened mountain
- boundaries two tectonic plates move across each other
- When 1 of the 2 tectonic plates splits apart
10 Clues: Hot melted rock • when explosives come out of opened mountain • When 1 of the 2 tectonic plates splits apart • ridge A ridge in the middle of the ocean • spreading When the areas of oceanic heat get formed • boundaries 2 tectonic plates move toward each other • boundaries two tectonic plates move across each other • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-03-07
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- A ridge in the middle of the ocean.
- Two plates moving together
- Blank is made at destructive, or convergent, plate boundaries.
- When the ocean floor goes under another.
- New areas of ocean crust.
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- Two tectonic plates that slide past each other.
- Two plates moving in opposite directions.
- Melted rock
- Valleys that form at divergent boundaries.
- Blank is made at convergent boundaries.
10 Clues: Melted rock • New areas of ocean crust. • Two plates moving together • A ridge in the middle of the ocean. • Blank is made at convergent boundaries. • When the ocean floor goes under another. • Two plates moving in opposite directions. • Valleys that form at divergent boundaries. • Two tectonic plates that slide past each other. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-06
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- Where the ocean floor plunges into deep underwater canyons over tens of millions of years
- Long chains of mountain that rise up from the ocean floor
- States that Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- Process where new molten material from inside Earth rises, erupts, cools, and hardens to form a solid strip of rock along mid-ocean ridges
- Where plates slip past each other
- Breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
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- Where plates move apart, or diverge, from each other
- Where plates come together, or converge
- The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle again
- Where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land
10 Clues: Where plates slip past each other • Where plates come together, or converge • Where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land • Where plates move apart, or diverge, from each other • Long chains of mountain that rise up from the ocean floor • Breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-03-19
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- two plates come together
- when two plates slide past each other, this can form
- valleys that occur at divergent boundaries
- underwater mountain ridge
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- when two plates of equal density collide, this can form
- two plates move away from each other
- two plates that slide past each other
- drive the movement of earth's tectonic plates in the planets mantle
- long, narrow depression the seafloor that form at the boundaries of the plates
- molten rock
10 Clues: molten rock • two plates come together • underwater mountain ridge • two plates move away from each other • two plates that slide past each other • valleys that occur at divergent boundaries • when two plates slide past each other, this can form • when two plates of equal density collide, this can form • drive the movement of earth's tectonic plates in the planets mantle • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-09-29
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- Plates that move away from each other
- Openings where lava, rock, and steam erupt
- When two plates slip past each other
- Slab of solid rock on earths crust
- Compactness of a substance
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- The crust of the plate goes into the mantle
- The ¨middle¨ of Earth surface
- A single split tectonic plate
- Plates that move towards each other
- Plates that move against each other
10 Clues: Compactness of a substance • The ¨middle¨ of Earth surface • A single split tectonic plate • Slab of solid rock on earths crust • Plates that move towards each other • Plates that move against each other • When two plates slip past each other • Plates that move away from each other • Openings where lava, rock, and steam erupt • The crust of the plate goes into the mantle
Plate Tectonics 2022-10-03
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- earth's layer with slowly flowing mantle rock that allows tectonic plates to move
- The outer layer of the earth
- Rigid outer part of the earth, made of the crust and upper mantle
- The continents moving across the earth in periods of time
- area inbetween the earth's crust and core with hot, dense silicate rocks
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- a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface
- Solid material in the center of some planets at a high temperature and pressure
- a path along the pacific ocean that has a lot of active volcanos and frequent earthquakes
- currents caused by rising hot matter, and sinking cooler matter
- Supercontinent
10 Clues: Supercontinent • The outer layer of the earth • a major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface • The continents moving across the earth in periods of time • currents caused by rising hot matter, and sinking cooler matter • Rigid outer part of the earth, made of the crust and upper mantle • ...
plate tectonics 2022-12-12
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- The continents of Africa, South America, India, Australia, and Antarctica when all the continents were a single landmass.
- The vent on the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled is a called a BLANK.
- the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart; can occur within continental crust or oceanic crust
- boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other.
- When the earth's tectonic plates move, we call this a BLANK.
- where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust
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- boundary between two colliding plates, often associated with mountain building ocean trenches and volcanic islands
- The continents of North America and Eurasia when all the continents were a single landmass.
- the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- is the layer of the upper mantle composed of low-density rock matterial that is semiplastic,like putty.
10 Clues: When the earth's tectonic plates move, we call this a BLANK. • boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other. • where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust • The continents of North America and Eurasia when all the continents were a single landmass. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-22
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- This is what is formed by divergent boundaries.
- A boundary where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other.
- This forms as a plate jam together and releases suddenly.
- This is made by transform boundary.
- This also occurs in divergent boundaries.
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- This occurs in divergent boundaries.
- The plate with greater density will go underneath the plate with less density.
- A boundary where 2 tectonic plates collide towards each other.
- A boundary where 2 tectonic plates slide across from each other.
- This is what makes tectonic plates move.
10 Clues: This is made by transform boundary. • This occurs in divergent boundaries. • This is what makes tectonic plates move. • This also occurs in divergent boundaries. • This is what is formed by divergent boundaries. • This forms as a plate jam together and releases suddenly. • A boundary where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-01-20
10 Clues: Molten rock • Lowland region • Occurs in mantle • Plates that collide • Plates that move apart • Where tectonic plates meet • Thickness of tectonic plate • Plate that slide past each other • Slides under other tectonic plate • Geological form of convergent boundary
Plate tectonics 2023-01-27
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- what is it called when lava is in the earths core?
- What is it called when plates slide up against each other?
- what is it called when plates move the opisite direction from each other?
- what was the super continent from 300-200 million years ago called?
- what is it called when plates move towards each other?
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- who was the person who first made the plate tectonics theory?
- what is the layer under the crust called?
- what is it called when magma exits the earths core?
- what is the layer near the inner core called?
- what is the cause of the oceanic crust sliding under the continental
10 Clues: what is the layer under the crust called? • what is the layer near the inner core called? • what is it called when lava is in the earths core? • what is it called when magma exits the earths core? • what is it called when plates move towards each other? • What is it called when plates slide up against each other? • ...
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 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 2023-02-27
10 Clues: Slides • Moves plates • Collides plates • Plates spread apart • Valleys in the ocean • Lava under the surface • Happens when plates collide • Mountains with lava in them • happens when plates are apart • Happens with transform boundary
Plate Tectonics 2023-04-06
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- Another thing that a convergent boundary causes.
- One thing that a convergent boundary causes
- When two plates collide into each other.
- When two plates slide past each other.
- When to plates collide and form mountains or volcano's.
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- When two plates move away from each other.
- Something that happen in a divergent boundary.
- Lava
- The geological event a transform boundary causes
- Basins The geological event a divergent boundary causes
10 Clues: Lava • When two plates slide past each other. • When two plates collide into each other. • When two plates move away from each other. • One thing that a convergent boundary causes • Something that happen in a divergent boundary. • Another thing that a convergent boundary causes. • The geological event a transform boundary causes • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-03-10
Plate Tectonics 2020-02-23
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- basins / Dense crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust resulting in depression on Earth's surface and fills with water
- / Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
- / what happens when two plates of equal density converge
- Plate / A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust; lies beneath the Pacific
- plate / A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere including most of the land masses of Europe and Asia
- / occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary
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- American Plate / A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere including the continental crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and the surrounding oceanic crust.
- / Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
- / Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere, and consists of the crust and the rigid, upppermost part of the mantle
- plate / A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere composed of the continental crust of Africa and surrounding oceanic crust
10 Clues: / what happens when two plates of equal density converge • / Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate • plate / A tectonic plate division of the lithosphere including most of the land masses of Europe and Asia • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-04-02
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- The sinking of plates under another plate.
- Continental plates move away from each other.
- Continental plates slide against each other.
- The floor of the Earth.
- Continental plates move torward each other.
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- This natural event happens when the crust shakes from transform-like movement.
- Heat movement of Earth's continental plates.
- Mountain that forms when magma rises to the surface.
- Earth's center.
- Melted rock.
10 Clues: Melted rock. • Earth's center. • The floor of the Earth. • The sinking of plates under another plate. • Continental plates move torward each other. • Heat movement of Earth's continental plates. • Continental plates slide against each other. • Continental plates move away from each other. • Mountain that forms when magma rises to the surface. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-03-23
10 Clues: plates go apart • makes plates move • where currents are • plates go together • zone forms volcanoes • slide past each other • Ocean floor is made of... • Earths crust is made of... • the crust of continents is • layer right under the crust
Plate Tectonics 2021-05-03
10 Clues: Ground shakes • in the center • toward one point • larger than a hill • where 2 plates meet • any where in the water • move away from each other • The outside of everything • slide sideways past each other • Earth's outer shell is divided
Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29
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- Boundaries that move away from each other
- A geological formation that occurs from divergent boundaries
- The currents that move the tectonic plates
- Ranges of these are created at convergent boundaries
- Scientist that proposed the idea of Continental Drift
- Molten rock
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- This occurs when two plates collide and the heavier plate is pushed beneath the thinner plate
- Boundaries that move towards one another
- Boundaries that slide past each other
- The name of all the continents combined
10 Clues: Molten rock • Boundaries that slide past each other • The name of all the continents combined • Boundaries that move towards one another • Boundaries that move away from each other • The currents that move the tectonic plates • Ranges of these are created at convergent boundaries • Scientist that proposed the idea of Continental Drift • ...
Plate Tectonics 2021-09-29
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- Boundaries that slide past each other
- Ranges of these are created at convergent boundaries
- The currents that move the tectonic plates
- Boundaries that move towards one another
- The name of all the continents combined
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- A geological formation that occurs from divergent boundaries
- Molten rock
- This occurs when two plates collide and the heavier plate is pushed beneath the thinner plate
- Scientist that proposed the idea of Continental Drift
- Boundaries that move away from each other
10 Clues: Molten rock • Boundaries that slide past each other • The name of all the continents combined • Boundaries that move towards one another • Boundaries that move away from each other • The currents that move the tectonic plates • Ranges of these are created at convergent boundaries • Scientist that proposed the idea of Continental Drift • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-11-08
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- when new magma fills the gap left by dividing plates on a landmass, that is called a...
- The natural disaster that transform boundaries cause.
- when one convergent plate is denser than the other, this forms:
- Two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions.
- Two tectonic plates converging and overlapping.
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- When two plates slide past each other.
- When new magma fills the gap left by dividing plates on the ocean floor, it leaves a...
- Molten rock.
- Convergent, divergent, and transform are all...
- When plates converge, old crust is...
10 Clues: Molten rock. • When plates converge, old crust is... • When two plates slide past each other. • Convergent, divergent, and transform are all... • Two tectonic plates converging and overlapping. • The natural disaster that transform boundaries cause. • when one convergent plate is denser than the other, this forms: • ...
Plate tectonics 2022-11-01
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- continuous process of forming new igneous rock at mid ocean ridges by ingection of magma that forms new sea floor
- underwater mountain range
- a break or crack in the earth's surface
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- a region where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- a region where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- a region where two tectonic plates collide or push together
- the region where one of the plates slide under another plate
- a crack that forms between two tectonic plates
- an area of volcanic activity generally in the middle of a plate
- shaking that occurs when rock in Earth's crust breaks and releases pressure quickly
10 Clues: underwater mountain range • a break or crack in the earth's surface • a crack that forms between two tectonic plates • a region where two tectonic plates slide past each other • a region where two tectonic plates collide or push together • a region where two tectonic plates move away from each other • the region where one of the plates slide under another plate • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-11-01
10 Clues: split in the earth • plate made of ocean • dividing/moving away • slide past each other • plate made of continent • magma creating new crust • molten rock in the earth • colliding/coming together • a shake or rupture in the earth • denser plate under less dense one
Plate Tectonics 2022-11-01
10 Clues: split in the earth • plate made of ocean • dividing/moving away • slide past each other • plate made of continent • magma creating new crust • molten rock in the earth • colliding/coming together • a shake or rupture in the earth • denser plate under less dense one
PLATE TECTONICS 2022-10-19
10 Clues: MOVE AWAY • MOLTEN ROCK • COME TOGETHER • DIVERGENT BOUNDARIES • SLIDE PAST EACHOTHER • CONVERGETN BOUNDARIES • HOW LANDFORMS ARE CREATED • BOUNDARIES OF TECTONIC PLATES • ZONE OR FRACTURES BETWEEN ROCKS • MOVEMENT OF ENERGY FORM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
Plate Tectonics 2022-10-28
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- is made of iron and nickel and is liquid.
- shaking of the ground and is usually caused by tectonic plates.
- When two plates come together.
- mountain like structure filled with magma
- outermost layer of Earth.
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- made of the crust and mantle and move very slowly.
- Hottest part of the Earth made of solid nickel and iron.
- When two plates move away from one another.
- Two plates sliding past each other.
- the second layer of the Earth.
10 Clues: outermost layer of Earth. • the second layer of the Earth. • When two plates come together. • Two plates sliding past each other. • is made of iron and nickel and is liquid. • mountain like structure filled with magma • When two plates move away from one another. • made of the crust and mantle and move very slowly. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2022-11-16
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- Where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
- where two tectonic plates come together.
- A thin layer of crust that underlines the ocean basins.
- Occurs at divergent boundary.
- layer of rock which forms the continents.
- discovered that magma was riding on the sea floor causing it to
- Developed the theory that the continents drift.
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- molten rock.
- The engine that moves the plates
- where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
10 Clues: molten rock. • Occurs at divergent boundary. • The engine that moves the plates • where two tectonic plates come together. • layer of rock which forms the continents. • Developed the theory that the continents drift. • where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • A thin layer of crust that underlines the ocean basins. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-10-04
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- actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
- crust , mantle, inner core, outter core
- a detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area
- 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.
- study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth
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- gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- formation of new areas of oceanic crust
- supercontinent
- individual who uses the scientific method
- remains or impression of a prehistoric
10 Clues: supercontinent • remains or impression of a prehistoric • formation of new areas of oceanic crust • crust , mantle, inner core, outter core • individual who uses the scientific method • study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth • gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2018-12-02
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- boundary / When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another
- boundary / When 2 tectonic plates moving past one another in opposite direction.
- / the layer that is semi-solid and immediately below the lithosphere.
- tectonics / The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces
- spreading / process of new seafloor forming.
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- / a system of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world.
- / the outermost physical layer of the earth
- drift / the hypothesis that today's continents were once apart of a single land mass.
- boundary / when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide.
- / The process of a less dense plate sinking below a more dense plate.
10 Clues: / the outermost physical layer of the earth • spreading / process of new seafloor forming. • boundary / When 2 tectonic plates move away from one another • tectonics / The lithosphere is divided into large moving pieces • boundary / when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-05-10
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- the outermost layer of the Earth
- Convection in the magma occurs here
- The inner most layer of the Earth
- The circulation of warm and cold particles
- Boundaries there are 3 types of these
- Plates that move away from each other.
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- Plates slide past one another
- Plates that move toward each other.
- Plate ______ is the theory that explains how the Earth's surface is changing.
- The Crust of the Earth is broken into large pieces called tectonic _______.
10 Clues: Plates slide past one another • the outermost layer of the Earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • Convection in the magma occurs here • Plates that move toward each other. • Boundaries there are 3 types of these • Plates that move away from each other. • The circulation of warm and cold particles • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-01-17
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- The thickest layer on the Earth
- The thinnest and outermost layer on the Earth
- The man who introduced the idea of Pangea
- A giant mountain that erupts lava
- When 2 plates slide AWAY from each other
- The rigid outer part of Earth
- When 2 plates grind AGAINST each other
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- The upper layer of the mantle
- A giant wave caused by seismic activity
- When 2 plates slide TOWARDS each other
10 Clues: The upper layer of the mantle • The rigid outer part of Earth • The thickest layer on the Earth • A giant mountain that erupts lava • When 2 plates slide TOWARDS each other • When 2 plates grind AGAINST each other • A giant wave caused by seismic activity • When 2 plates slide AWAY from each other • The man who introduced the idea of Pangea • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-09-27
10 Clues: Plates Colliding • Crust and Mantle • Plates Separating • Below Lithosphere • Several Large Regions • (Rock Formation) Broken • Hard and Rigid Outer Shell • Steep Depression in Ocean Floor • Caused when Transform Boundaries Slide Past • Sideways and Downward Movement of the Edge of a 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 2023-10-30
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- large slabs of rock they creates land forms
- when two plates move towards each other
- Solid outer part of Earth
- An extremely hot molten rock that’s under the earth’s surface
- when two tectonic plates meet under water
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- An opening on earths crust that shoots out lava
- A path around the Pacific Ocean that has the most volcanic eruptions
- When two tectonic plate move from each other
- A sudden shake in the earths crust
- A super continent that was formed 300 million years ago
10 Clues: Solid outer part of Earth • A sudden shake in the earths crust • when two plates move towards each other • when two tectonic plates meet under water • large slabs of rock they creates land forms • When two tectonic plate move from each other • An opening on earths crust that shoots out lava • A super continent that was formed 300 million years ago • ...
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 2023-12-10
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- when tectonic plates collide and push one plate beneath the other
- when plates collide or comes together
- the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor
- An opening in the earth’s crust
- Movement in the earth’s crust
- when plates separate
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- when tectonic plates move apart in between faults
- when plates slide past each other
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
10 Clues: when plates separate • Movement in the earth’s crust • An opening in the earth’s crust • when plates slide past each other • when plates collide or comes together • when tectonic plates move apart in between faults • the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere • ...
Plate Tectonics 2023-12-05
10 Clues: in ocean • hot mountain • Tectonic plaets • hot molten rock • a crack or split • plates going apart • plates coming together • hot rises and cold sinks • goes under a less dense-plate • plates sliding past each other
Plate Tectonics 2023-12-05
10 Clues: hot • in ocean • goes under • hot mountain • Tectonic plaets • a crack or split • hot rises and cold sinks • Boundary plates going apart • Boundary plates coming together • Boundary plates sliding past each other
Plate tectonics 2023-12-07
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- what plate boundary is in the mid of the atlantic ridge?
- It is the transfer of energy through empty space.
- what transfers the heat by direct contact of particles of matter?
- What is the thin and ridged outer layer of the mantle?
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- Which plate boundary causes earthqukes?
- A break in the earths crust where slabs if rock slip past each other.
- The transfer of heat by movements to a heated fluid.
- what is amount of force pushing on a surface or area?
- what is study of planet earth?
- What plate moves fastest?
10 Clues: What plate moves fastest? • what is study of planet earth? • Which plate boundary causes earthqukes? • It is the transfer of energy through empty space. • The transfer of heat by movements to a heated fluid. • what is amount of force pushing on a surface or area? • What is the thin and ridged outer layer of the mantle? • ...
Plate tectonics 2023-12-15
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- Boundary that pushes together
- When a Convergent boundary has a denser plate
- when one plate is forced under another
- process that adds new seafloor
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- Causes plates to move
- underground lava
- Boundary that slides next to another
- Boundary that pulls away
- occurs at divergent boundaries
- Broken pieces of lithosphere
10 Clues: underground lava • Causes plates to move • Boundary that pulls away • Broken pieces of lithosphere • Boundary that pushes together • process that adds new seafloor • occurs at divergent boundaries • Boundary that slides next to another • when one plate is forced under another • When a Convergent boundary has a denser plate
Plate Tectonics 2024-01-09
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- All the continents were together to form a supercontinent (Pangaea)
- mixture of substances, gasses,and water
- Heat transfer between material that are touching.
- molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
- where plates come together.
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- where plates slip past each other.
- where plates move apart.
- is the transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light.
- Heat transfer by the movement of fluid.
- an area where material from deep within earth's mantle
10 Clues: where plates move apart. • where plates come together. • where plates slip past each other. • Heat transfer by the movement of fluid. • mixture of substances, gasses,and water • Heat transfer between material that are touching. • an area where material from deep within earth's mantle • is the transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light. • ...
plate tectonics 2024-03-28
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- - a shallow land below the lithosphere
- - the broken pieces of the lithosphere that move on the asthenophere
- - remains of a prehistoric organism
- - the position of the organism in a food chain
- - melted; liquefied
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- - a line that marks the limits of an area
- - a continuous range of underwater valcano that wraps around the globe
- - consist of crust (light brown) and upper (dark brown)
- - the ability to do work or cause change
- - forming of belonging to a continent
10 Clues: - melted; liquefied • - remains of a prehistoric organism • - forming of belonging to a continent • - a shallow land below the lithosphere • - the ability to do work or cause change • - a line that marks the limits of an area • - the position of the organism in a food chain • - consist of crust (light brown) and upper (dark brown) • ...
Plate tectonics 2024-03-28
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- graphical crack or separation
- ground shaking
- mountain or hill with a vent at the top
- two or more lithospheric plates collide.
- a seafloor mountain
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- one of the plates moves under the other
- plates that move slide sideways past each other
- a long cut in the ground
- heat-driven cycles that occur in the air and ocean
- two tectonic plates move away from each other
10 Clues: ground shaking • a seafloor mountain • a long cut in the ground • graphical crack or separation • one of the plates moves under the other • mountain or hill with a vent at the top • two or more lithospheric plates collide. • two tectonic plates move away from each other • plates that move slide sideways past each other • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air and ocean
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-21
10 Clues: super continent • two colliding plates • sliding past eachother • two plates moving apart • outer layer of the earth • earths crust breaks apart • earths tectonic plates move • magma and gases are expelled • tectonic plate dives under another • This country is an example of an island arc
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 2024-10-01
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- the types of connections between tectonic plates.
- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
- molten rock
- When two plates come together
- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
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- places where plates slide sideways past each other.
- one tectonic plate converges with a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the other and sinks into the mantle.
- a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- the splitting apart of a single tectonic plate into two or more tectonic plates separated by divergent plate boundaries.
10 Clues: molten rock • When two plates come together • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • the types of connections between tectonic plates. • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust • ...
Plate tectonics 2024-10-01
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- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
- one tectonic plate converges with a second plate, the heavier plate dives beneath the other and sinks into the mantle.
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
- two tectonic plates that move away from each other
- a crack, split, or break in something.
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- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
- two tectonic plates slide past each other
- the types of connection between tectonic plates
- two tectonic plates coming together
- a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
10 Clues: two tectonic plates coming together • a crack, split, or break in something. • two tectonic plates slide past each other • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • the types of connection between tectonic plates • two tectonic plates that move away from each other • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-11-05
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- two plates coming together makes a __________ boundary.
- oceanic crust getting dissolved into the mantle.
- a land form that is created at a divergent boundary.
- the super continent.
- the smallest of volcanoes.
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- the result of subduction above ground
- the largest of the volcanoes.
- _________ or strato volcanoes, are the most violent.
- two plates heading apart from each other make a _________ boundary.
- two plates shift beside each other making a _________ boundary.
10 Clues: the super continent. • the smallest of volcanoes. • the largest of the volcanoes. • the result of subduction above ground • oceanic crust getting dissolved into the mantle. • _________ or strato volcanoes, are the most violent. • a land form that is created at a divergent boundary. • two plates coming together makes a __________ boundary. • ...
Plate tectonics 2025-01-13
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- In a convergent boundary, the plates _______ decides if a subduction zone forms
- When a subduction zone occurs, a _______ forms
- When two plates collide together
- Molten rock
- When two plates divide apart from eachother
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- When one convergent plate is more dense than the other
- When a divergent boundary occurs on the ocean floor, a ______________ happens
- When two plates slide past eachother
- When a divergent boundary occurs on a landmass, a __________ occurs
- When a transform boundary occurs, ___________ occur
10 Clues: Molten rock • When two plates collide together • When two plates slide past eachother • When two plates divide apart from eachother • When a subduction zone occurs, a _______ forms • When a transform boundary occurs, ___________ occur • When one convergent plate is more dense than the other • When a divergent boundary occurs on a landmass, a __________ occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-01-30
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- innermost layer of Earth
- middle layer of Earth
- a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces move away from each other
- a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces move towards each other
- outermost layer of a rocky planet or moon
- rocky part of Earth made of crust and upper mantle
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- the movement of continents over time
- the process where new ocean forms as tectonic plates move apart
- large piece of Earth's crust
- a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces slide past each other
10 Clues: middle layer of Earth • innermost layer of Earth • large piece of Earth's crust • the movement of continents over time • outermost layer of a rocky planet or moon • rocky part of Earth made of crust and upper mantle • the process where new ocean forms as tectonic plates move apart • a tectonic plate boundary where two pieces slide past each other • ...
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 2025-10-16
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- Earth's crust is also known as the
- During seafloor spreading _________ comes up from the mantle to create new crust
- Similar _________ found on different continents helped to prove Pangea's existence
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates come together
- The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
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- When two plates diverge under the ocean we call it _______ spreading
- A plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother
- When two continental plates diverge, this is created
- When one plate slides beneath another
10 Clues: Earth's crust is also known as the • When one plate slides beneath another • When two continental plates diverge, this is created • The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move apart • A plate boundary where two tectonic plates come together • A plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past eachother • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-11-13
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- Describes the boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
- Describes the currents that flow beneath Earth's crust in the mantle and cause the plates to move
- Describes the boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Geogological features that occur on land at divergent boundaries
- Describes the boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
- When a less dense plate sinks beneath a denser plate
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- Geological features that occur at transform boundaries
- Geological features that occur at subduction zones
- A geological feature that occurs on land at divergent boundaries
- Molten rock
10 Clues: Molten rock • Geological features that occur at subduction zones • When a less dense plate sinks beneath a denser plate • Geological features that occur at transform boundaries • A geological feature that occurs on land at divergent boundaries • Geogological features that occur on land at divergent boundaries • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-12-16
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- One objections to Wegener's theory for not having the cause of them moving
- Scientist that proposed continental drift
- single supercontinent
- fossil also found on eastern coast of South America and western coast of Africa
- Wegener’s first clue that the continents may have all been joined together
- fossil found in middle and eastern Africa, through the center of India, and into Antarctica!
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- chains of rock form a nearly continuous mountain belt.
- fossil found on south western coast of South America and south eastern coast of Africa
- glacial deposits at latitudes that today have temperatures or even tropical climates
- One objections to Wegener's theory for not explaining the reason for continents moving
10 Clues: single supercontinent • Scientist that proposed continental drift • chains of rock form a nearly continuous mountain belt. • One objections to Wegener's theory for not having the cause of them moving • Wegener’s first clue that the continents may have all been joined together • fossil also found on eastern coast of South America and western coast of Africa • ...
