plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Destructive and Constructive Forces Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  2. Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  3. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.
Down
  1. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  2. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  3. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  4. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  5. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.

9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN 2022-05-09

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relating to, or containing sediment.
  2. to change in composition or structure.
  3. moving or extending in different directions.
  4. a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth.
Down
  1. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement.
  2. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other.
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  4. of or relating to metamorphosis.
  5. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
  6. formed by solidification of magma.

10 Clues: of or relating to metamorphosis. • formed by solidification of magma. • relating to, or containing sediment. • to change in composition or structure. • moving or extending in different directions. • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other. • ...

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN 2022-05-09

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relating to, or containing sediment.
  2. a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth.
  3. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other.
  4. to change in composition or structure.
Down
  1. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
  2. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement.
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  4. formed by solidification of magma.
  5. moving or extending in different directions.
  6. of or relating to metamorphosis.

10 Clues: of or relating to metamorphosis. • formed by solidification of magma. • relating to, or containing sediment. • to change in composition or structure. • moving or extending in different directions. • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other. • ...

Brennan's Crossword 2015-03-19

Brennan's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a long high wave caused by a earthquake.
  2. polarity, is caused by exposing your compass with iron
  3. Drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through time.
  4. a sudden a violent shaking of the ground.
  5. pull, motion of tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  6. ridge, underwater mountain range created by tectonic plates
  7. What was the name of super continent.
Down
  1. the vertical of atmosphere properties, especially upward.
  2. floor spreading, is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. plate boundary, the line that exist between the two tectonic plates that are moving away.
  4. the rigid outermost shell of a planet.
  5. polarity, when the magnetic north pole is located at the geographic south pole.
  6. a huge water like tornado.
  7. push, sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  8. boundary, a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of the axis.
  9. collision of earth's crustal plates result in one plates being drawn down or overridden by another.
  10. plates , this is what allows the continents to drift over time.
  11. reversal, a change in the earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south.
  12. a mountain or hill that has a hollow inside where lava/magma shoots out.

19 Clues: a huge water like tornado. • What was the name of super continent. • the rigid outermost shell of a planet. • a long high wave caused by a earthquake. • a sudden a violent shaking of the ground. • the vertical of atmosphere properties, especially upward. • polarity, is caused by exposing your compass with iron • ...

Wegener crossword puzzle 2023-09-29

Wegener crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. His first interest/what he set a world record in
  2. where his expedition was after working at the university of graz
  3. shortened from plate tectonics
  4. how many cm a year the continents move
  5. Wegener’s big idea
Down
  1. plate movement depends on temperature and…
  2. what he found on the Arctic islands of Spitzbergen
  3. which continent did he see fit with south America
  4. hot water vents
  5. Werner’s first name
  6. single mass of continents 300 million years ago
  7. one ran along the top of the mid Atlantic ridge.

12 Clues: hot water vents • Wegener’s big idea • Werner’s first name • shortened from plate tectonics • how many cm a year the continents move • plate movement depends on temperature and… • single mass of continents 300 million years ago • His first interest/what he set a world record in • one ran along the top of the mid Atlantic ridge. • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025 2025-01-21

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convection currents here cause plate tectonics
  2. theory that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time
  3. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  4. formed at converging continental plates
  5. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  6. type of crust that is thinner and more dense
  7. formed from diverging continental plates
  8. a chain of islands formed over a hotspot
  9. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents in the mantle
  10. extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  11. a volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
  12. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  13. this island in the chain will be furthest from the hotspot that formed it
  14. a branch of geology concerned with the structure of the crust of a planet and the formation of folds and faults in it
  15. an ancient landmass which separated into present-day continents
  16. faults and volcanoes are most often found here
  17. areas that are below sea level
  18. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  19. Massive volcano that can produce unbelievably enormous, but rare, eruptions.
  20. this island in the chain will be closest to the hotspot that formed it
Down
  1. a supervolcano formed over a hotspot in the western United States
  2. a supercontinent that existed 300–200 million years ago, made up of all the continents on Earth
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
  5. undersea mountain range formed at diverging oceanic plates
  6. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  7. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  8. a geologic process that creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges
  9. A break in the earth's crust
  10. formed where oceanic and continental crust converge
  11. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  12. a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  13. A scale that rates an earthquake's magnitude based on the size of its seismic waves.
  14. well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
  15. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  16. describes the location of hotspots in the mantle
  17. type of crust that is thicker and less dense
  18. One plate going under another plate
  19. how often supervolcanoes erupt
  20. scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in a single land mass

40 Clues: A break in the earth's crust • how often supervolcanoes erupt • areas that are below sea level • Magma that reaches Earth's surface • One plate going under another plate • formed at converging continental plates • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • formed from diverging continental plates • a chain of islands formed over a hotspot • ...

Plate 2021-03-30

Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench
  2. Interval
  3. tectonics
  4. crust
  5. lines
Down
  1. Crust
  2. Line
  3. Drift
  4. View

9 Clues: Line • View • Crust • Drift • crust • lines • trench • Interval • tectonics

EarthScience Crossword 2024-10-16

EarthScience Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. HEAT
  2. SPREADING
  3. GRADIENT
  4. ZONES
Down
  1. ENERGY
  2. HEAT
  3. TECTONICS

7 Clues: HEAT • HEAT • ZONES • ENERGY • GRADIENT • TECTONICS • SPREADING

M2 Summative Assessment 2022-12-07

M2 Summative Assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forces
  2. Tectonics
  3. Forces
Down
  1. Plates
  2. Zone
  3. Boundary
  4. Wave
  5. Boundary
  6. Boundary

9 Clues: Zone • Wave • Plates • Forces • Forces • Boundary • Boundary • Boundary • Tectonics

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive force erodes away at the ocean shore.
  2. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  3. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  4. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  5. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
Down
  1. Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  2. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  3. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  4. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.

9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the direction the Pacific plate is moving
  2. come from land movements
  3. occur along the plate margins
  4. comes from the Greek word tekton, meaning builder
Down
  1. is the direction the Indo-Australian plate is moving
  2. flows outwards from the interior of the earth
  3. increases with depth

7 Clues: increases with depth • come from land movements • occur along the plate margins • is the direction the Pacific plate is moving • flows outwards from the interior of the earth • comes from the Greek word tekton, meaning builder • is the direction the Indo-Australian plate is moving

Unit 1: Intro to Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-09-19

Unit 1: Intro to Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a denser, heavier oceanic plate slips below a lighter continental plate, it is called ___________
  2. Plate ____________: the theory that the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into parts, called plates, that move on top of the mantle
  3. The name of the landmass that existed when all continents were joined as one
  4. ________________ currents: the cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking which propels plate movement
  5. A ___________ plate boundary forms where two plates seperate
  6. Seafloor ______________: Occurs at divergent boundaries boundaries in the ocean along a mid-ocean ridge
Down
  1. The layer of the Earth that consist of the crust and the upper mantle, it is responsible for the movement of the plates
  2. A _____________ plate boundary forms where two plates collide
  3. A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
  4. The thinnest and coolest layer of the Earth, on which we currently live
  5. Continental ___________: the hypothesis that states that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  6. The thickest layer of the Earth, it sits below the crust and is made up of melted rock
  7. A ___________ plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other

13 Clues: A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle • A ___________ plate boundary forms where two plates seperate • A _____________ plate boundary forms where two plates collide • The thinnest and coolest layer of the Earth, on which we currently live • A ___________ plate boundary forms where two plates slide past each other • ...

plate boundaries 2022-11-01

plate boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hypothesis that new ocean crust is formed
  2. 2 tectonic plates come together and overlap
  3. Convection currents in the molten rock
  4. A large elongated depression
Down
  1. The hypothesis that continents were joined as a single landmass
  2. 2 plates slide past each other
  3. When an oceanic plate hits a continental plate and then slides under it
  4. 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
  5. A mid ocean ridge is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  6. Huge pieces of earths crust that cover its surface and fit together at their edges

10 Clues: A large elongated depression • 2 plates slide past each other • Convection currents in the molten rock • Hypothesis that new ocean crust is formed • 2 tectonic plates come together and overlap • The hypothesis that continents were joined as a single landmass • 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions • ...

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN 2022-05-09

ALEJANDRO BELTRAN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relating to, or containing sediment.
  2. a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth.
  3. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other.
  4. to change in composition or structure.
Down
  1. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
  2. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement.
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  4. formed by solidification of magma.
  5. moving or extending in different directions.
  6. of or relating to metamorphosis.

10 Clues: of or relating to metamorphosis. • formed by solidification of magma. • relating to, or containing sediment. • to change in composition or structure. • moving or extending in different directions. • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid. • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement. • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other. • ...

8th Grade Science Review - 2025-05-05

8th Grade Science Review - crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate _____, the theory that explains how Earth's lithosphere moves and interacts
  2. plates that move apart
  3. _____ spreading, the process of older crust being pushed farther away from a rift
  4. shaking of the crust / lithosphere
  5. name of theorized supercontinent
  6. landform created at a subduction zone
Down
  1. Continental ____, the theory that explains what happened to the lithosphere over time
  2. side-by-side plate movement
  3. landform created over continental crust near a subduction zone
  4. one piece of evidence gathered by Alfred Wegener
  5. plates that move together

11 Clues: plates that move apart • plates that move together • side-by-side plate movement • name of theorized supercontinent • shaking of the crust / lithosphere • landform created at a subduction zone • one piece of evidence gathered by Alfred Wegener • landform created over continental crust near a subduction zone • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-11-05

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Consists of Earth's crust and upper mantle and is where plate tectonics occur
  2. The study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals
  3. One plate sinks beneath the other
  4. The study of life on earth reflected in the fossil record
  5. Tectonic plate boundary where crust is destroyed as plates move toward each other
  6. Thinnest layer of the Earth, often described as rigid and fragile, while containing a majority of the elements found on Earth (>90% silicon and oxygen)
Down
  1. The study of earthquakes
  2. Tectonic plate boundary where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as plates slide past each other
  3. Tectonic plate boundary where new crust is formed as plates move apart from each other
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth made of molten rock, described as plasticity, and comprises of mainly the following elements: silicon, oxygen, and magnesium
  5. Within the upper mantle and is the weak, easily deformed layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates slide over
  6. Solid, dense ball made up of iron and nickel
  7. The study of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere (a.k.a. space, the final frontier)
  8. The study of the history of Earth and its life recorded in rocks
  9. Liquid molten rock, containing mostly iron and nickel

15 Clues: The study of earthquakes • One plate sinks beneath the other • Solid, dense ball made up of iron and nickel • Liquid molten rock, containing mostly iron and nickel • The study of life on earth reflected in the fossil record • The study of the history of Earth and its life recorded in rocks • ...

Geography - Plate Tectonics 2018-03-05

Geography - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the actual location that the earthquake takes place (always in the crust)
  2. molten rock under the crust
  3. this measures how strong an earthquake is
  4. a long tube or pipe that allows magma to escape to the surface
  5. the thickest section of the earth and it is often described as semi molten
  6. when two continental plates move alongside each other
  7. when two continental plates collide and they form fold mountains
  8. molten rock on the surface of the earth
  9. the location on the surface directly above the focus
Down
  1. a hole in the earth's surface where magma,gas or ash escapes onto the earth's surface or into the atmosphere
  2. a series of vibrations or movements in the earth's crust
  3. when two oceanic plates are moving apart
  4. when an oceanic and continental plate collide together. The oceanic plate is then forced under the continental plate
  5. this is an earthquake that happens after the main earthquake occurs
  6. a giant hole left by a volcanic eruption

15 Clues: molten rock under the crust • molten rock on the surface of the earth • when two oceanic plates are moving apart • a giant hole left by a volcanic eruption • this measures how strong an earthquake is • the location on the surface directly above the focus • when two continental plates move alongside each other • a series of vibrations or movements in the earth's crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-10-11

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Africa and South America are examples of these types of plates
  2. simple term for convection currents
  3. boundary that exists when plates pull apart
  4. example of a volcanic island that was created along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  5. term used to name the earth when it was one large continent
  6. term used to describe the tectonic pieces that make up the crust
  7. plasticine-like layer of the Earth
Down
  1. zone/area where a heavier plate is pulled beneath a lighter plate
  2. Pacific and Nazca are examples of these types of crustal plates
  3. Peru-Chile is an example of this feature
  4. fold mountain range that formed along the western edge of South America
  5. first name of the scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift
  6. single large southern super-continent
  7. term used to describe the deposits that remained from glaciers
  8. single large northern super-continent

15 Clues: plasticine-like layer of the Earth • simple term for convection currents • single large southern super-continent • single large northern super-continent • Peru-Chile is an example of this feature • boundary that exists when plates pull apart • term used to name the earth when it was one large continent • Africa and South America are examples of these types of plates • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2025-04-21

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reversal happens when the flow in the outer core changes, and Earth's magnetic field changes direction
  2. When two plates collide, the denser plate eventually descends below the other, less-dense plate in a process called subduction
  3. sreading the theory that explains how new oceanic crust is formed at ocean ridges
  4. a technological advance that was used to study the ocean floor
  5. of plate Tectonics Which states the Earth's Crust and rigid per mantle are broken into enormous slabs called plates
  6. push As the older portion of the seafloor sinks, the weight of the uplifted ridge is thought to push the oceanic plate toward the trench formed at the subduction zone in a process called ridge push
  7. boundary A region where two plates slide horizontally past each other
Down
  1. name of the super continent
  2. boundaries Where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  3. the study of the history of Earth's magnetic
  4. valley When continental crust beings to separate, the stretched crust forms a long narrow depression
  5. an imaginary line on a map that shows points that have the same age
  6. boundaries Regions where two tectonic plates are moving apart
  7. pull Determines the movement of tectonic plates
  8. drift a theory that states all the continents were once one big land mass, called "Pangea"

15 Clues: name of the super continent • the study of the history of Earth's magnetic • pull Determines the movement of tectonic plates • boundaries Regions where two tectonic plates are moving apart • a technological advance that was used to study the ocean floor • boundaries Where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • ...

vocab list 2024-04-12

vocab list crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes
  2. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. rock formed when magma or lava cools or hardens
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  5. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonics plates
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area
  7. fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  8. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  9. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  10. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
Down
  1. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  2. formed as a result of high tempature and pressuredeep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  3. located between the mantle and the outer core
  4. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  5. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  6. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drivesplate tectonics
  7. large, rigid pieces of the earths lithoshpere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  8. an opening int eh earths crust through which molten rock is puched out and creates new rock
  9. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull part and magma rises
  10. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  11. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass

21 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when magma or lava cools or hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Vocabulary: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics 2021-12-14

Vocabulary: Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture or break in the rocks that make up Earth’s crust
  2. The process that occurs at midocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed.
  3. scrapes on rock where a glacier once moved
  4. The deepest parts of the ocean floor
  5. German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. The type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  7. The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide.
  8. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  9. An underwater mountain range formed where two of Earth’s oceanic tectonics plates move apart or separate
  10. The location where one tectonic plate comes in contact with another.
Down
  1. The process in Earth’s mantle that scientists believe is driving the movement of the plates due to the heating and cooling of magma.
  2. A lowland region that forms where two of Earth's continental tectonic plates move apart or separate
  3. The broken sections of Earth’s crust; they constantly move around on Earth’s mantle
  4. The process that occurs when one plate sinks beneath another plate because it is more dense
  5. The supercontinent that included all current land masses before they split apart
  6. A curved chain of volcanic islands
  7. A theory stating that all of the continents on Earth used to be joined as one giant landmass and have since slowly drifted to their current locations

17 Clues: A curved chain of volcanic islands • The deepest parts of the ocean floor • scrapes on rock where a glacier once moved • The type of plate boundary where two plates collide • A fracture or break in the rocks that make up Earth’s crust • German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • The type of plate boundary where two plates separate or divide. • ...

Destructive and Constructive Forces 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.
  2. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  3. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  5. eruptions Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
Down
  1. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  2. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  3. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  4. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.

9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eruptions Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  2. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  3. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  4. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
Down
  1. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  2. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  3. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  4. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  5. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.

9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada 2017-06-01

Destructive and Constructive Forces - Cole Emerine and Varun Sripada crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface.
  2. force A force that builds up the Earth.
  3. A destructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. The process by which sediment is laid down by erosion and builds up on the Earth's surface
  5. Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface.
Down
  1. force A force that breaks down the Earth.
  2. Process by which magma reaches the surface (Lava) and cools to add new rock to the surface of the Earth.
  3. A constructive boundary in plate tectonics.
  4. Caused by wind moving across the surface of the water in the ocean. This destructive erodes away at the ocean shore.

9 Clues: force A force that builds up the Earth. • force A force that breaks down the Earth. • A destructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A constructive boundary in plate tectonics. • A slowly moving mass of ice that overtime shapes Earth's surface. • Water that falls from the atmosphere that contributes to the erosion of Earth's surface. • ...

PLATE TECTONICES 2013-10-31

PLATE TECTONICES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valleys
  2. currents
  3. boundaries
  4. boundaries
  5. tectonics
Down
  1. spreading
  2. drift

7 Clues: drift • valleys • currents • spreading • tectonics • boundaries • boundaries

EarthScience Crossword 2024-10-16

EarthScience Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. HEAT
  2. SPREADING
  3. GRADIENT
  4. ZONES
Down
  1. ENERGY
  2. HEAT
  3. TECTONICS

7 Clues: HEAT • HEAT • ZONES • ENERGY • GRADIENT • TECTONICS • SPREADING

Geology Plate Tectonics 2021-02-02

Geology Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. the third layer of the Earth
  3. the places known as hotspots or hot spots are volcanic regions thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle.
  4. when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create new oceanic crust.
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. 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.
  7. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  8. A change in the Earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south, and the magnetic south being aligned with the geographic north. Also called geomagnetic reversal.
Down
  1. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. inner core is the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth
  3. an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  4. current in a fluid that results from convection.
  5. a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
  6. The Earth's crust is its lightest, most buoyant rock layer.
  7. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.

15 Clues: the third layer of the Earth • current in a fluid that results from convection. • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics • The Earth's crust is its lightest, most buoyant rock layer. • inner core is the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2022-03-10

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost layer of the Earth, mostly solid rock with small amounts of metal and magma
  2. These currents in the mantle push the tectonic plates to move around
  3. The man who came up with the hypothesis of continent drift
  4. The idea that the continents of the Earth have moved around the world over the course of millions of years
  5. Undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean
  6. Long zipper-like chains of undersea mountains
  7. Rock that comes from smaller rocks and/or living matter being pushed together
  8. An idea that can be tested by investigation or experimentation
  9. The layer below the crust, made up of a mix of magma and rock
Down
  1. The sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  2. The Earth's crust is broken up into these large slabs of rock
  3. The process of magma rising out of cracks in the Earth's crust and hardening into new rock at the bottom of the ocean
  4. A super continent that existed at the time of the dinosaurs, was made up of all the current continents combined to form one massive landmass.
  5. Rock that comes from other rock being given lots of heat and pressure
  6. Rock that comes from magma or lava cooling

15 Clues: Rock that comes from magma or lava cooling • Long zipper-like chains of undersea mountains • Undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean • The sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle • The man who came up with the hypothesis of continent drift • The Earth's crust is broken up into these large slabs of rock • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2022-03-10

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean
  2. an idea that can be tested by investigation or experimentation
  3. the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  4. the idea that the continents of the Earth have moved around the world over the course of millions of years
  5. rock that comes from other rock being given lots of heat and pressure
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth, mostly solid rock with small amounts of metal and magma
  7. rock that comes from smaller rocks and/or living matter being pushed together
  8. the man who came up with the hypothesis of continent drift
  9. The Earth's crust is broken up into these large slabs of rock
  10. a super continent that existed at the time of the dinosaurs, was made up of all the current continents combined to form one massive landmass.
Down
  1. these currest in the mantle push the tectonic plates to move around
  2. long zipper-like chains of undersea mountains
  3. rock that comes from magma or lava cooling
  4. the layer below the crust, made up of a mix of magma and rock
  5. the process of magma rising out of cracks in the Earth's crust and hardening into new rock at the bottom of the ocean

15 Clues: rock that comes from magma or lava cooling • long zipper-like chains of undersea mountains • undersea valleys that are the deepest part of the ocean • the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle • the man who came up with the hypothesis of continent drift • the layer below the crust, made up of a mix of magma and rock • ...

Plate Tectonics & Features 2023-10-20

Plate Tectonics & Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory proposing the existence of large plates in Earth's interior
  2. Idea stating that continents drifted away from each other overtime
  3. Hot underwater mounds that exist in deep ocean areas, formed by diverging plates
  4. said to predate the existence of the continents known today
  5. Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor
  6. Plate made of oceanic crust
  7. Process in which a denser plate sinks under another upon collision
  8. Undersea mountain created by diverging plates
  9. Boundary where two plates collide
Down
  1. Process where the ocean floor grows due to divergent boundaries creating new crust
  2. Plate made of continental crust
  3. Boundary where two plates slide against each other
  4. Part of Earth's interior where tectonic plates reside
  5. Boundary where two plates split
  6. Proposer of the Theory of Continental Drift

15 Clues: Plate made of oceanic crust • Plate made of continental crust • Boundary where two plates split • Boundary where two plates collide • Deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor • Proposer of the Theory of Continental Drift • Undersea mountain created by diverging plates • Boundary where two plates slide against each other • ...

Plate Tectonic Key Words 2021-06-18

Plate Tectonic Key Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer after the outer core
  2. Rock having solidified from lava or magma
  3. The middle layer of earth
  4. An abbreviation used by earth scientists, meaning "million years"
  5. A region of extremely high pressure underlying the lithosphere
  6. tectonics Slab of solid rock composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  7. A sudden violent shaking of the ground
  8. The recording of the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake
  9. Theory that the configuration of earth's continents was once different than it is today
  10. Compare the size of earthquakes
Down
  1. Where plates slide sideways from each other
  2. A depression in Earth's crust
  3. Measures and records details of earthquakes
  4. Sub marine mountain ridges where new seafloor is created by seafloor spreading
  5. mountain formed by plate tectonics filled with magma
  6. A split between two bodies/plates that were once joined
  7. The top layer of the earth
  8. Any attempt to deform a solid
  9. The belief of a one continent earth
  10. An area of rock that has been bent by stress
  11. An instrument that records the acceleration of the ground during an earthquake
  12. The breaking down of rocks and minerals
  13. Rock formed by accumulation or deposition
  14. The peak ... is the largest increase in velocity
  15. A dark coloured igneous rock
  16. Earth sciences that combines aspects of geology and physics
  17. A form of stress produced by a force that acts to stretch a material

27 Clues: The middle layer of earth • The top layer of the earth • A dark coloured igneous rock • A depression in Earth's crust • Any attempt to deform a solid • The layer after the outer core • Compare the size of earthquakes • The belief of a one continent earth • A sudden violent shaking of the ground • The breaking down of rocks and minerals • ...

Landforms and Bodies of Water! 2025-02-13

Landforms and Bodies of Water! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides, such as the state of Florida
  2. a large body of frozen ice
  3. an extremely large body of water, there are 5 of them on the Earth
  4. a large body of water, smaller than an ocean
  5. an area of high flat land
  6. a large piece of land, mostly made of rock, pushed high into the air usually by plate tectonics
  7. a very very large piece of land, we have 7 of them
  8. a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides
  9. a 'V' or 'U' shaped area made by rivers or erosion
  10. a small body of water surrounded on all sides by land
Down
  1. a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides
  2. a big flowing body of water, sometimes fed by smaller streams, that usually end in a ocean, lake, or sea
  3. a thin strip of land with water on 2 sides, such as the country of Panama
  4. a group of islands
  5. a small flowing body of water that usually flows into a river
  6. a large flat area with few trees
  7. a deep area of land made by rivers, sometimes with a river flowing through it
  8. a smaller piece of land pushed up in the sky by plate tectonics, or made by mountains breaking down
  9. a large dry area that receives little rain
  10. a mountain where lava erupts out of it

20 Clues: a group of islands • an area of high flat land • a large body of frozen ice • a large flat area with few trees • a mountain where lava erupts out of it • a large dry area that receives little rain • a large body of water, smaller than an ocean • a piece of land surrounded by water on all sides • a very very large piece of land, we have 7 of them • ...

Plate Tectonics and Land Features 2015-02-24

Plate Tectonics and Land Features crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust Outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  2. Boundary two tectonics that are moving away from each other
  3. Tectonics Sections of the Earth's lithosphere
  4. Current transfers heat from one place to another
  5. Ridge Created by seafloor spreading; Formed at divergent boundaries
  6. Upper part of Earth's mantle; beneath the lithosphere
  7. Boundary Two tectonic plates slide away and against each other
  8. A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
Down
  1. Boundary two tectonic plates are moving toward each other and collide
  2. When the lithosphere is pulling away from each other creating cracks or fissures
  3. When the continents were all connected together
  4. Drift Movement of the continents
  5. Crust The outer layer of Earth
  6. Outer part of Earth including crust and mantle
  7. Spreading New oceanic crust that is created by volcanic activity

15 Clues: Crust The outer layer of Earth • Drift Movement of the continents • Tectonics Sections of the Earth's lithosphere • A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor • Outer part of Earth including crust and mantle • When the continents were all connected together • Current transfers heat from one place to another • Upper part of Earth's mantle; beneath the lithosphere • ...

Earthquakes! 2020-05-25

Earthquakes! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dan McKenzie used this to help him with his work on plate tectonics but it was very very slow!
  2. Earthquakes don't happen over 700km below ground because the rocks are very ___
  3. Tropical plant fossils have been found here suggesting it used to be on a warmer bit of the earth than it is now!
  4. This country is on the boarder of three tectonic plates so has a lot of earthquakes
  5. The country Dan McKenzie was in when he published his ideas about plate tectonics (He was famous here but not in England!)
  6. A magnitude 2 earthquake moves the earth ___ times more than a magnitude 1 earthquake.
Down
  1. The most dangerous earthquakes are the opposite of deep.
  2. The piece of equipment used to measure the movement of the earth.
  3. People used to think earthquakes were caused by these happening under the earth.
  4. The name of the ocean wave created by an earthquake
  5. Mesosaur fossils are only found in South America and
  6. An earthquake's energy travels in _____.

12 Clues: An earthquake's energy travels in _____. • The name of the ocean wave created by an earthquake • Mesosaur fossils are only found in South America and • The most dangerous earthquakes are the opposite of deep. • The piece of equipment used to measure the movement of the earth. • Earthquakes don't happen over 700km below ground because the rocks are very ___ • ...

u3l2 2024-01-23

u3l2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reversal
  2. drift
Down
  1. zone
  2. current
  3. spreading
  4. tectonics

6 Clues: zone • drift • current • reversal • spreading • tectonics

Elle McComber 2015-04-30

Elle McComber crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Changes orientation of the magnetic field of the earth that have occurred from time to time.
  2. Proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  3. Place where plates slide past each other.
  4. An actively deforming region where two plates move toward each other and collide.
  5. The study of the magnetic record in rocks.
  6. Gradual movement of continents across earth's surface.
  7. A line on a map connecting points to the same time.
Down
  1. The process of the ocean floor moving away from
  2. An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces.
  3. ocean ridge.
  4. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. The theory that earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  6. A linear-shaped lowland between several highlands created by the action of a geographic fault.
  7. The sideways and downward movement of a plate of the earths crust into the mantle.
  8. The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  9. The landmass that existed when all continents were joined.

16 Clues: ocean ridge. • Place where plates slide past each other. • The study of the magnetic record in rocks. • The process of the ocean floor moving away from • An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces. • A line on a map connecting points to the same time. • Gradual movement of continents across earth's surface. • ...

Ch 5 - The Changing Earth 2025-10-24

Ch 5 - The Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rock layer
  2. continents that have repeatedly crashed together and then broken up
  3. a version of plate tectonics that fits with the Bible's flood account
  4. hot molten rock
  5. when ocean plates slide under continental plates
  6. the older stratum would be at the bottom and the younger lays placed in order above
  7. model of rock strata that documents the history of the earth
Down
  1. suggests that everything formed from the nebula spins or orbits in the same direction as the original nebula
  2. pieces of the earths crust
  3. geologic time scale
  4. continents have slowly drifted to their current positions over long periods of time
  5. the last supercontinent to form
  6. study of earth shaping processes and the structures they form
  7. formation of new ocean crust at the mid ocean ridge

14 Clues: a rock layer • hot molten rock • geologic time scale • pieces of the earths crust • the last supercontinent to form • when ocean plates slide under continental plates • formation of new ocean crust at the mid ocean ridge • model of rock strata that documents the history of the earth • study of earth shaping processes and the structures they form • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-12-21

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics?
  2. The tectonic plates are made up of the crust and?
  3. How many tectonic plates are there?
  4. What is formed when an oceanic plate moves under a continental one
Down
  1. Which boundaries form when tectonic plates collide?
  2. What is the name of the super continent the person from 6 across discussed?
  3. ______ are cracks in the crust due to plate movements and are areas where earthquakes are likely to occur.
  4. Which major plate is the furthest south?
  5. What the plates must do in order for there to be a divergent boundary
  6. 1-6 inches describes the ______ that tectonic plates move each year

10 Clues: How many tectonic plates are there? • Which major plate is the furthest south? • Who proposed the theory of plate tectonics? • The tectonic plates are made up of the crust and? • Which boundaries form when tectonic plates collide? • What is formed when an oceanic plate moves under a continental one • ...

Fun Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-11

Fun Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that flows from a volcano
  2. Bodies of water that come to the surface after being heated underground by magma are known as natural
  3. At this type of boundary rocks are broken as the plate grind
  4. Where two tectonics plate come together or coverage and overlap
  5. Opposite of cold
Down
  1. Is a layer below the crust
  2. Ash clouds contain poisonous
  3. They are two tectonic plate moving away from each other in opposite direction
  4. Valley occurs at divergent boundary

9 Clues: Opposite of cold • Is a layer below the crust • Ash clouds contain poisonous • Valley occurs at divergent boundary • Molten rock that flows from a volcano • At this type of boundary rocks are broken as the plate grind • Where two tectonics plate come together or coverage and overlap • They are two tectonic plate moving away from each other in opposite direction • ...

Find Me 2024-08-20

Find Me crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A popular volcano in the Philippines known for its perfect shape.
  2. A large volcanic crater formed by a major eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano.
  3. The point where seismic waves originates.
  4. Smaller earthquakes that follows the main shock of larger earthquake.
  5. Comprised by the Earth's crust and the upper mantle.
  6. The outer layer of the Earth.
  7. Instrument that records earthquake waves.
  8. The circular movement within the Earth's mantle that drives plate tectonics.
Down
  1. A type of boundary where plates collide.
  2. Molten rock
  3. A mountain formed from the eruption of lava.
  4. A crack in the Earth's crust.
  5. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  6. A scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake.
  7. Large sections of the Earth's crust that move.
  8. Large sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  9. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another.
  10. Deep depression in the ocean floor caused by subduction of a tectonic plate.
  11. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus

19 Clues: Molten rock • A crack in the Earth's crust. • The outer layer of the Earth. • A type of boundary where plates collide. • The point where seismic waves originates. • Instrument that records earthquake waves. • A mountain formed from the eruption of lava. • Large sections of the Earth's crust that move. • Comprised by the Earth's crust and the upper mantle. • ...

Semester 2 Science Vocab 2025-05-19

Semester 2 Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapor turning into back into water droplets to make clouds
  2. broken up pieces of rock created from weathering
  3. the pressing together of rock, a step to create a sedimentary rock
  4. two plate tectonics moving away from each other
  5. water that can no longer sink into the ground and starts to flow downhill
  6. the laying down of rock at the bottom of bodies of water
  7. a body of air that has the same temperature and humidity throughout
  8. a type of pressure system that brings clear skies
  9. a type of pressure system that brings clouds and storms
  10. the movement of these cause major events such as earthquakes and the building of mountains
  11. the result of a column of air pushing down on an area
  12. melted rock above Earth's surface
  13. the cooling down of magma or lava
  14. a type of weather front that does not move for a few days
  15. the sudden shaking of the ground due to tectonic plate movement
  16. a type of air mass that forms near the equator
  17. the glue-ing together of sediments, last step to create a sedimentary rock
  18. liquid water turning into water vapor out of the leaves of plants
  19. the rising of hot, less dense fluids and sinking of cool, more dense fluids
  20. the type of igneous rock that cools slowly inside Earth creating large crystals
  21. the type of rock created from the weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, and cementing of sediments
  22. the falling of water from the atmosphere back to Earth's surface
  23. two plate tectonics moving past each other
  24. a type of air mass that forms over land
  25. the breaking down of rock by physical and chemical means
  26. the layer of Earth that is the thinnest
  27. any process that changes Earth's surface
Down
  1. the type of rock created from magma
  2. when two plates move together and one sinks below the other
  3. a type of weather front that is represented by red semi-circles
  4. the type of igneous rock that cools quickly above Earth's surface to create small crystals
  5. sunlight that is received at lower latitudes
  6. the layer of Earth broken up into tectonic plates
  7. the day-to-day changes in the atmosphere
  8. water sinking into Earth's surfave
  9. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  10. the type of rock created from undergoing extreme heat and pressure
  11. a type of air mass that results in cold air
  12. the moving of rock from one place to another
  13. a type of weather front that involves three different air masses
  14. two plate tectonics moving towards each other
  15. the densest layer of the Earth
  16. the thickest layer of the Earth
  17. a type of air mass that forms over water
  18. the underground mountain range in the Atlantic
  19. the type of tectonic plate that contains landmass
  20. melted rock below Earth's surface
  21. a type of weather front that is represented by blue triangles
  22. the layer of Earth where convection takes place
  23. liquid water turning into water vapor with the addition of heat
  24. the type of tectonic plate that contains ocean material
  25. sunlight that is received at higher latitudes

52 Clues: the densest layer of the Earth • the thickest layer of the Earth • melted rock above Earth's surface • the cooling down of magma or lava • melted rock below Earth's surface • water sinking into Earth's surfave • the type of rock created from magma • a type of air mass that forms over land • the layer of Earth that is the thinnest • the day-to-day changes in the atmosphere • ...

science vocab 2023-02-15

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary
  2. spreading
  3. boundary
  4. tectonics
  5. boundary
Down
  1. drift
  2. ridge
  3. trench

8 Clues: drift • ridge • trench • boundary • boundary • boundary • spreading • tectonics

Samir Harris 2022-04-29

Samir Harris crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
  2. The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics
  3. the rational number obtained when a continued fraction has been terminated after a finite number of terms
  4. to change from one thing to another
Down
  1. Material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid
  2. The dynamics of plate movement
  3. Arithmetical subtraction
  4. rock formed by the molten magma
  5. Departing from convention
  6. rock altered by pressure and heat

10 Clues: Arithmetical subtraction • Departing from convention • The dynamics of plate movement • rock formed by the molten magma • rock altered by pressure and heat • to change from one thing to another • rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid • The slow movement of continents explained by plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-06-22

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (long, narrow depressions on the seafloor)
  2. (instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake)
  3. (a concentration or centring of attention on a stimulus)
  4. Pull (The force exerted by the weight of the subducted slab on the plate it is attached to)
  5. (an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt)
  6. (the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts)
  7. (a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements)
  8. (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.)
  9. Plate Boundary (when two plates come together)
Down
  1. Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other)
  2. Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another)
  3. floor spreading (process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other)
  4. Convection (Mantle convection describes the movement of the mantle as it transfers heat from the white-hot core to the brittle lithosphere)
  5. (the great size or extent of something)
  6. ridges (a sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics)
  7. Push (The newly-formed plates slide sideways off these high areas, pushing the plate in front of them resulting in a _____-____ mechanism)
  8. Waves (an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means)
  9. of Plate Tectonic (Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the Earth's rocky inner layer above the soft core)

18 Clues: (the great size or extent of something) • (long, narrow depressions on the seafloor) • Plate Boundary (when two plates come together) • (a concentration or centring of attention on a stimulus) • ridges (a sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics) • Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another) • ...

Unit 8.2.2 Vocab 2023-11-14

Unit 8.2.2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. Curved chains of volcanic islands
  3. When tectonic plates split apart from each other
  4. When tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  5. Created when tectonic plates are pushed together
  6. Steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean
  7. When tectonic plates move away from each other
Down
  1. Made up of lower crust and uppermost mantle, above asthenosphere
  2. Volcanic areas that are fed by the underlying mantle
  3. An ancient supercontinent that eventually split into the 7 continents
  4. When tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  5. When one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate
  6. A fracture or zone of fractures between 2 pieces of rock
  7. Made up of the upper mantle, below lithosphere
  8. A region where tectonic plates move apart

15 Clues: Curved chains of volcanic islands • A region where tectonic plates move apart • Made up of the upper mantle, below lithosphere • When tectonic plates move away from each other • When tectonic plates split apart from each other • Created when tectonic plates are pushed together • Steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • ...

ocean 2021-12-30

ocean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two dence plates collide
  2. plates slide past eahcother
  3. the outer shell of the earth
Down
  1. partly melted rock under the lithosphere
  2. the study of the formation and movement of earths plates
  3. two plates colide at equal force
  4. a plate that moves away from another
  5. moves

8 Clues: moves • two dence plates collide • plates slide past eahcother • the outer shell of the earth • two plates colide at equal force • a plate that moves away from another • partly melted rock under the lithosphere • the study of the formation and movement of earths plates

Seafloor Spreading 2023-02-28

Seafloor Spreading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the formation of new areas in oceanic crust
  2. Spreads apart pushing older rock farther away
  3. the border between two plates.
  4. uses sound waves to locate things in the sea
  5. discovered seafloor spreading using sonar
Down
  1. found under the oceans and formed at spreading centres on oceanic ridges
  2. cause to break away through faulting caused by plate tectonics
  3. oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
  4. Lowland religion that forms where the earth section moves apart.

9 Clues: the border between two plates. • discovered seafloor spreading using sonar • the formation of new areas in oceanic crust • uses sound waves to locate things in the sea • Spreads apart pushing older rock farther away • cause to break away through faulting caused by plate tectonics • Lowland religion that forms where the earth section moves apart. • ...

Earth Science 2023-05-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks formed from grains of eroded rock or undecomposed parts of plants or animals.
  2. Water enters the atmosphere from plants in the form of _____________.
  3. The god of storms and violent weather.
  4. Comes from the Japanese words 'tsu' meaning "harbour" and 'nami', meaning "wave".
  5. Water _________ to form clouds.
  6. The solid part of the earth.
  7. The thickest section of the Earth.
  8. The water component of the Earth.
  9. Means "building".
Down
  1. Heat from the Sun causes water to _________.
  2. A layer of gases surrounding the planet.
  3. Means that one plate is forced downwards, underneath another plate.
  4. The outermost layer of Earth.
  5. The zone of life on Earth.
  6. Water falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet or hail and is called _____________.
  7. The sky father.
  8. Rocks formed from magma.
  9. The earth mother.

18 Clues: The sky father. • The earth mother. • Means "building". • Rocks formed from magma. • The zone of life on Earth. • The solid part of the earth. • The outermost layer of Earth. • Water _________ to form clouds. • The water component of the Earth. • The thickest section of the Earth. • The god of storms and violent weather. • A layer of gases surrounding the planet. • ...

Q4 2024-05-22

Q4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest volcanoes which form from low viscosity lava creating gentle slopes that can form islands such as Hawaii.
  2. made of dense liquid rock and is the thickest interior layer of Earth
  3. the driving force of plate tectonics, occurs in the mantle
  4. when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  5. A massive slab or rock made up of Earth's lithosphere is called a
  6. contain non-toxic gasses and have no fiery particles that can destroy objects.
Down
  1. alternating polarities in ocean rock around diverging plate boundaries is evidence for what
  2. What is the location above the focus where an earthquake is the strongest and the most damage occurs
  3. volcanoes that made up of pyroclastic materials and are small, steep and only erupt once.
  4. liquid layer surrounding the inner core.
  5. An area where two or more tectonic plates bump into each other
  6. tall, volcanoes that form from high viscosity lava and can have explosive eruptions.
  7. The place inside Earth where an earthquake originates

13 Clues: liquid layer surrounding the inner core. • The place inside Earth where an earthquake originates • the driving force of plate tectonics, occurs in the mantle • when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate • An area where two or more tectonic plates bump into each other • A massive slab or rock made up of Earth's lithosphere is called a • ...

Gianni Marchelli 2022-04-28

Gianni Marchelli crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a plate goes under another
  2. A rock made from sediment of other rocks
  3. a rock cooled from magma or lava
  4. A material made by weathering and erosion
  5. When two plates move agents each other
  6. A Massive shape of rock
Down
  1. A rock that has formed from a type of rock
  2. when the plates are moving
  3. When something moves apart from one another
  4. When something moves closer to another

10 Clues: A Massive shape of rock • when the plates are moving • When a plate goes under another • a rock cooled from magma or lava • When something moves closer to another • When two plates move agents each other • A rock made from sediment of other rocks • A material made by weathering and erosion • A rock that has formed from a type of rock • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-06-22

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convection (Mantle convection describes the movement of the mantle as it transfers heat from the white-hot core to the brittle lithosphere)
  2. (the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts)
  3. floor spreading (process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other)
  4. Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another)
  5. Waves (an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means)
  6. of Plate Tectonic (Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the Earth's rocky inner layer above the soft core)
  7. (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.)
  8. (long, narrow depressions on the seafloor)
Down
  1. (a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements)
  2. Plate Boundary (when two plates come together)
  3. Push (The newly-formed plates slide sideways off these high areas, pushing the plate in front of them resulting in a _____-____ mechanism)
  4. (the great size or extent of something)
  5. (an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt)
  6. ridges (a sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics)
  7. (instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake)
  8. Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other)
  9. Pull (The force exerted by the weight of the subducted slab on the plate it is attached to)
  10. (a concentration or centring of attention on a stimulus)

18 Clues: (the great size or extent of something) • (long, narrow depressions on the seafloor) • Plate Boundary (when two plates come together) • (a concentration or centring of attention on a stimulus) • ridges (a sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics) • Plate Boundary (occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another) • ...

Tectonic Plate Project 2022-11-01

Tectonic Plate Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates move away from each other?
  2. Magma rising is?
  3. Plate interaction is?
  4. when plates slide past eachtother it is
  5. Movement of plates is?
Down
  1. What is the super continent?
  2. Very old is?
  3. Tectonic?
  4. The boundary in which plates collide?
  5. Remains of an animal?

10 Clues: Tectonic? • Very old is? • Magma rising is? • Plate interaction is? • Remains of an animal? • Movement of plates is? • What is the super continent? • The boundary in which plates collide? • When plates move away from each other? • when plates slide past eachtother it is

plate tectonic 2024-02-09

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Name of the supercontinent in the idea of continental drift that our continents today were all joined together to form. Covered about one third of Earth’s surface.
  2. - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge.
  3. Convection (Current) - The movement of a fluid in the mantle, caused by differences in density and temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. Drives tectonic plate motion.
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. contains more dense elements than the crust such as magnesium and iron.
  5. the division division of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
  6. Zone - an area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust at a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. broken into pieces called tectonic plates.
  8. - Gravitational force pulling a tectonic plate as it subducts deep into the mantle.
  9. The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. of Plate Tectonics - States that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into huge, moving slabs of rock driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Down
  1. Reversal - A switch in the direction of Earth’s magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  2. - The geologist that used sonar to discover seafloor spreading at a mid ocean ridge.
  3. - (1880-1930): Continental drift (1915) hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was not accepted until the 1950’s, when numerous discoveries provided conclusive evidence (plate tectonics).
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  5. - The hypothesis that today’s continents were once part of a single land mass (Pangaea) and drifted to their present day location.
  6. The central part of the earth below the mantle, contains the most dense elements of Earth's interior.
  7. Spreading - The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  8. Earth's outermost layer, made of primarily less dense materials called silicates. Classified as oceanic and continental crust.
  9. crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter
  10. - Slabs of continental and oceanic crust that move slowly on top of the asthenosphere.

20 Clues: crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter • - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge. • The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core • ...

Tectonic Plate Vocab 2023-10-02

Tectonic Plate Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust that contains mostly land
  2. long, deep formation on the ocean floor that develops where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other and one is moving under the other
  3. the crust that lies beneath the ocean
  4. the later of Earth below the crust
  5. location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving away from each other
  6. location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other
  7. a mountain like landform that develops when tectonic plates move apart or separate and a new ocean lithosphere forms
Down
  1. the valley formed by a diverging plate boundary
  2. location where two tectonic plates meet and slides past each other
  3. a theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments or plates, that "float" on the asthenosphere, and that interacting among these plates are associated with earthquakes
  4. Earth's outermost layer
  5. the process by which one plate of the lithosphere sinks and slides under another

12 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • crust that contains mostly land • the later of Earth below the crust • the crust that lies beneath the ocean • the valley formed by a diverging plate boundary • location where two tectonic plates meet and slides past each other • location where two tectonic plates meet and are moving toward each other • ...

Austin 2015-04-30

Austin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It formed approximately 300 million years ago and then began to break apart after about 100 million years.
  3. an extensional boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  5. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
Down
  1. A transform fault or transform boundary, also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly
  2. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  3. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.
  4. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time. (Several hundred are known in the geological record.) Sometimes the north magnetic pole is near the geographic North Pole and sometimes near the South Pole in Antarctica.
  5. In plate tectonics, a convergent boundary, also known as a destructive plate boundary (because of subduction), is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  6. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  7. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  8. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. 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.
  10. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.

15 Clues: an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time • ...

U2 Earth, Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2025-10-22

U2 Earth, Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process where a denser oceanic plate is forced under a less dense continental plate and melts in the mantle.
  2. A chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone where magma rises to the surface.
  3. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus where the shaking is strongest.
  4. The hot, liquid layer surrounding the inner core made of iron, nickel, sulphur, and oxygen.
  5. A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing earthquakes but no new crust formation.
  6. A lowland region formed where continental plates diverge and the crust thins.
  7. Circular movements of molten rock in the mantle caused by heat from radioactive decay, driving plate movements.
  8. The thickest layer of the Earth made of semi-molten solid and liquid rock beneath the crust.
  9. The thin, solid outermost layer of the Earth where we live, consisting of continental and oceanic types.
  10. The semi-molten layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere that allows plates to move.
  11. The location beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake originates.
Down
  1. A boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust.
  2. An underwater mountain range formed at a divergent plate boundary where new ocean crust is created.
  3. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle, broken into tectonic plates.
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often causing subduction or mountain formation.
  5. The energy waves produced by earthquakes that travel through the Earth.
  6. A type of fault where two plates slide past one another, often causing earthquakes.
  7. The hottest, solid center of the Earth composed mainly of iron and nickel.
  8. A logarithmic scale used to measure the magnitude or strength of an earthquake.
  9. The theory that explains the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates over the mantle.

20 Clues: The energy waves produced by earthquakes that travel through the Earth. • The location beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake originates. • The hottest, solid center of the Earth composed mainly of iron and nickel. • A lowland region formed where continental plates diverge and the crust thins. • ...

VOCAB 2023-11-29

VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the crust that is below the ocean
  2. an example of transform boundaries
  3. underwater mountain range
  4. the part of land we stand on
  5. remains and evidence of a plant or animal
  6. they are in the mantle and hot rises cold sinks
  7. when tectonic plates are colliding
  8. The process of new ocean floor being created from rising magma
  9. how volcanoes form and how there made
  10. When all the continents were together
Down
  1. when continental crust meets oceanic crust
  2. where the plate tectonics slide past each other
  3. hot lava that turns into solid rock forming a volcano
  4. the person who came up with the plate boundaries theory
  5. when the continents were together and then they drifted apart
  6. this is divided into separate plates
  7. when the whole world shakes
  8. when plates are separating
  9. there are 3 different types of these

19 Clues: underwater mountain range • when plates are separating • when the whole world shakes • the part of land we stand on • the crust that is below the ocean • an example of transform boundaries • when tectonic plates are colliding • this is divided into separate plates • there are 3 different types of these • how volcanoes form and how there made • ...

pangea shenanigans 2025-04-01

pangea shenanigans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate ---------
  2. ___-_____+_____,Big hole in the ocean
Down
  1. Sinking of tectonic plates
  2. Super-continent
  3. Two plates colliding
  4. Two plates passing each other
  5. Movement of continents
  6. Two plates splitting

8 Clues: Super-continent • Plate --------- • Two plates colliding • Two plates splitting • Movement of continents • Sinking of tectonic plates • Two plates passing each other • ___-_____+_____,Big hole in the ocean

Geological Oceanography 2023-12-17

Geological Oceanography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are the organisms that live in the ocean bottom
  2. plate boundary formed when plates move away from one another
  3. study of marine sediments
  4. caused by Magma moving beneath the surface of the Earth
  5. waves bend nearly parallel to shore
  6. shoreline below sea level
  7. physical barrier between sea and land
  8. plate boundary formed when plates move towards one another
  9. location that is directly above the focus of an earthquake
  10. chemical reactions in the water
  11. Water returns to Ocean
  12. dangers of the deep
  13. foreshore + berm
  14. from outer space
  15. body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
  16. skeletons of marine creatures
Down
  1. zone in the ocean bottom
  2. zone located at elevations below 6000 m
  3. structure for a navigation channel
  4. plates splitting away or breaking apart
  5. is an increase in the level of the world's oceans
  6. wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment
  7. caused by the shifting of the Earth's plates
  8. shoreline above sea level
  9. boundary between shore and coast
  10. can occur when large amounts of groundwater are withdrawn
  11. above the normal high-water mark to the coastline
  12. device for taking samples of sediments
  13. German physicist with a theory of plate tectonics
  14. where one plate dips beneath another
  15. underwater mountain range formed by diverging plate boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
  16. zone of sufficient light for photosynthesis

32 Clues: foreshore + berm • from outer space • dangers of the deep • Water returns to Ocean • zone in the ocean bottom • study of marine sediments • shoreline above sea level • shoreline below sea level • skeletons of marine creatures • chemical reactions in the water • boundary between shore and coast • structure for a navigation channel • waves bend nearly parallel to shore • ...

plate tectonic 2024-02-09

plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Name of the supercontinent in the idea of continental drift that our continents today were all joined together to form. Covered about one third of Earth’s surface.
  2. - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge.
  3. Convection (Current) - The movement of a fluid in the mantle, caused by differences in density and temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another. Drives tectonic plate motion.
  4. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. contains more dense elements than the crust such as magnesium and iron.
  5. the division division of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core of the Earth into different layers based on their physical properties. lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core
  6. Zone - an area where oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust at a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. broken into pieces called tectonic plates.
  8. - Gravitational force pulling a tectonic plate as it subducts deep into the mantle.
  9. The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  10. of Plate Tectonics - States that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into huge, moving slabs of rock driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Down
  1. Reversal - A switch in the direction of Earth’s magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  2. - The geologist that used sonar to discover seafloor spreading at a mid ocean ridge.
  3. - (1880-1930): Continental drift (1915) hypothesized that the continents were slowly drifting around the Earth. His hypothesis was not accepted until the 1950’s, when numerous discoveries provided conclusive evidence (plate tectonics).
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  5. - The hypothesis that today’s continents were once part of a single land mass (Pangaea) and drifted to their present day location.
  6. The central part of the earth below the mantle, contains the most dense elements of Earth's interior.
  7. Spreading - The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies.
  8. Earth's outermost layer, made of primarily less dense materials called silicates. Classified as oceanic and continental crust.
  9. crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter
  10. - Slabs of continental and oceanic crust that move slowly on top of the asthenosphere.

20 Clues: crust, mantle, core based on chemical makeup of matter • - When the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from the ridge. • The soft viscous layer of the upper mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core • ...

Plate teconics 2014-01-21

Plate teconics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hill or mountain that has magma in it
  2. boundary two plates collide
  3. land that has been elevated
  4. the place we live
  5. boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. plates portion of earths crust that lies beneath the oceans
  7. ocean ridge an underwater mountain system
  8. floor spreading process that occur at mid ocean ridges
Down
  1. the second layer of the earth
  2. drift alfred wegeners hypothesis that continents were on joined together
  3. spot a place that is not at a plate boundary
  4. plates portion of earths crust that lies above sea level
  5. boundary two plates move away from each other
  6. energy travelling as waves passing through earth
  7. another word for lava
  8. valley a valley created by divergent plates
  9. of plate tectonics a theory that explains how the continents separated
  10. a giant and dangerous wave
  11. basin a geological basin found in the sea

19 Clues: the place we live • another word for lava • a giant and dangerous wave • boundary two plates collide • land that has been elevated • the second layer of the earth • a hill or mountain that has magma in it • basin a geological basin found in the sea • ocean ridge an underwater mountain system • valley a valley created by divergent plates • ...

Plate tectonics/Earth layers 2014-10-11

Plate tectonics/Earth layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. synonym for change
  2. theory that explains that continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface is ______ drift theory.
  3. when plates move towards each other
  4. movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
  5. movement of plates because of hot liquid under surface rising
Down
  1. great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge.
  2. plates move away from each other
  3. The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet, is broken up into ________.
  4. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
  5. ____of plate tectonics that says the Earth's lithosphere is divided into about 12 large plates.
  6. when plate goes under another plate
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  8. 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 between the two plates is a ______boundary
  9. a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor

14 Clues: synonym for change • plates move away from each other • when plates move towards each other • when plate goes under another plate • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge. • a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor • movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-07-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountains formed by molten rock erupting from the Earth's interior.
  2. Wegener: The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  3. Tectonics: The theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move.
  4. ridges
  5. The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
  6. The partially molten layer of Earth's upper mantle.
Down
  1. Ground shaking caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  2. Drift: The idea that continents were once joined together and have drifted apart.
  3. Boundaries: The edges where tectonic plates meet, including convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries.
  4. Currents: The movement of heat in the asthenosphere, which drives plate movement.

10 Clues: ridges • The partially molten layer of Earth's upper mantle. • Ground shaking caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • The process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. • Mountains formed by molten rock erupting from the Earth's interior. • Wegener: The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift. • ...

Tectonic Vocabulary 2023-09-25

Tectonic Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the degree of compactness of a substance determined by the mass/volume.
  2. - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision.
  3. - the scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of plates and the interactions between
  4. - string of volcanoes and earthquakes around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. 90% of all
  5. - two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma. It creates the
Down
  1. - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another.
  2. - created when Earth tectonics plates move apart and can be found on both land and water.
  3. and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here.
  4. - Depressions of the sea floor, narrow in width, but very long. Deepest parts of the ocean floor.
  5. - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart.
  6. mountain chain in the world.
  7. - plate boundary where two plates slide parallel against one another.
  8. - thicker, less dense crust that makes up land. Does not subduct.
  9. - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together.

14 Clues: mountain chain in the world. • and 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth occur here. • - plate boundary where two plates divide, move apart. • - thin, more dense crust that may subduct in a collision. • - plate boundary where two plates collide, come together. • - process where one tectonic plate slides beneath another. • ...

Earthquake crossword 2025-02-23

Earthquake crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters)
  2. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters)
  3. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake starts. (5 letters)
  4. The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters)
  5. The location on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. (8 letters)
  6. A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other. (9 letters)
Down
  1. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters)
  2. The type of plate boundary where one plate is forced under another. (10 letters)
  3. Plate _________ The theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates. (13 letters)
  4. The shaking of the Earth's surface caused by the sudden release of energy. (10 letters)
  5. What city in Aotearoa New Zealand had a major earthquake along the pacific and Australian plates in Feb 2011? (12 letters)
  6. The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters)
  7. A type of seismic wave that moves through solids but not liquids. (5 letters)
  8. The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters)

14 Clues: The Earth's innermost layer. (4 letters) • The outermost layer of the Earth. (5 letters) • The place where two tectonic plates meet. (8 letters) • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart. (9 letters) • A scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. (7 letters) • A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake. (7 letters) • ...

Earthquakes 2016-03-04

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. third layer of the earth
  2. innermost layer of the earth
  3. primary wave that travels back and fourth through the earth
  4. controls plate tectonics
  5. tectonic plates slide
  6. second layer of the earth
  7. supercontenint about 225 million years ago
Down
  1. secondary wave that travels in a snake like shape
  2. divide
  3. collide
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. where earthquake and volcanoes occur most

12 Clues: divide • collide • tectonic plates slide • third layer of the earth • controls plate tectonics • second layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • outermost layer of the earth • where earthquake and volcanoes occur most • supercontenint about 225 million years ago • secondary wave that travels in a snake like shape • ...

techtonic plates 2021-12-11

techtonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean mountain ranges split down the middle
  2. a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother
  3. the process in which crust pushes downward into the mantle at the fault line
  4. a super continent
  5. movement of the ocean crust
  6. the plate boundry where the plates slowly collide into each other
  7. first person to build a scientific case to support the theory of the continental drift
Down
  1. the branch of geology that deals with the movement that shapes earths crust
  2. v-shaped valleys that are the deepest parts of the oceans
  3. the preserved remains of anicient, once living organisms
  4. a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move
  5. a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves
  6. the uppermost solid part of Earths crust

13 Clues: a super continent • movement of the ocean crust • the uppermost solid part of Earths crust • ocean mountain ranges split down the middle • a large part of the earths crust that slowly moves • a type of plate boundry where the plates slowly move • a type of fault where the crust sideways past eachother • the preserved remains of anicient, once living organisms • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2017-03-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory that the Earth is divided into small number of plates that causes the movements of the Earth's continents and countries
  2. Movements within the 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth due to the heat caused by the 4th and 5th layer or Earth
  3. Plates sliding pass each other
  4. Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth
  5. A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains and hills
  6. It has the same quality as lava but it's underneath a volcano
Down
  1. The first two layers of Earth out of five layers
  2. Plates moving part from each other
  3. Plates moving towards each other
  4. The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined
  5. When one plates is forced to sink under another plate
  6. It is basically a landslide
  7. The first layer of Earth
  8. A long and narrow ditch

14 Clues: A long and narrow ditch • The first layer of Earth • It is basically a landslide • Plates sliding pass each other • Plates moving towards each other • Plates moving part from each other • Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth • The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined • The first two layers of Earth out of five layers • When one plates is forced to sink under another plate • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ shoot steam and water high into the air.
  2. ________ are magma plumes, which push up from the outercore/mantle.
  3. A ______________ is a pattern of volcanoes in a straight line due to the plate moving over a hotspot (ex: Hawaiian Islands).
  4. What boundary is when the plates move away from each other?
  5. _______ is a "super continent" created about 300 million years ago when all the continents were once connected.
  6. The Australian and Pacific plates are an example of a __________ plate boundary.
Down
  1. ___________ shake the ground and occur along plate boundaries & volcanoes.
  2. The major discovery that was made by Alfred Wegener was called ________ spreading.
  3. What boundary is when the plates move towards each other?
  4. What layer of the Earth is made up of the upper mantle?
  5. What flies into the upper atmosphere that can lead us to lack of supplies, warmth, and sunlight after a volcano has erupted?
  6. What other than trenches do convergent boundary's create?
  7. What boundary is when the plates move alongside each other?
  8. Pillow ____ is a pillow shaped smooth rock formed from volcanoes in the ocean.
  9. What layer of the Earth is made up of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle?

15 Clues: _______ shoot steam and water high into the air. • What layer of the Earth is made up of the upper mantle? • What boundary is when the plates move towards each other? • What other than trenches do convergent boundary's create? • What boundary is when the plates move alongside each other? • What boundary is when the plates move away from each other? • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-01-13

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading the hypothesis that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches; occurs when in a continuous cycle of magma intrusion and spreading
  2. huge pieces of Earth’s crust that cover its surface and fit together at their edges
  3. Ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break apart 200 mya.
  4. fracture or system of fractures in Earth’s crust that occur when stress is applied too quickly or stress is to great; can form as a result of horizontal compression, horizontal shear, or horizontal tension.
  5. the change in elevation of the crust
  6. device used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in magnetic fields.
  7. place where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each another; is characterized by long faults and shallow earthquakes.
  8. places where two tectonic plates are moving apart: is associated with volcanism, earthquakes, and high heat flow, and is found primarily on the seafloor
Down
  1. Wegner’s hypothesis that Earth’s Continents were joined as a single landmass, called Pangaea, that broke apart about 200 mya and slowly moved to their present positions.
  2. Boundary place where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other; associated with trenches, island arcs, and folded mountains.
  3. process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate
  4. study of Earth’s magnetic record using data gathered from iron-bearing minerals in rocks that have recorded the orientation of Earth’s magnetic field at their time of formation.
  5. cycle of process that form all mountain ranges, resulting in board linear regions of deformation that you know as mountain rangers but in geology are called orogenic belts.
  6. describes all the process associated with the discharge of magma, hot water, and steam

14 Clues: the change in elevation of the crust • process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate • Ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break apart 200 mya. • device used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in magnetic fields. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2025-11-19

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that the continents move over time
  2. new crust is created at the mid-ocean _______
  3. a type of heat transfer in liquids and gasses
  4. the largest layer of the earth
  5. the high part of a fault block mountain
  6. liquid layer of the earth that generates earths magnetic fields
Down
  1. a type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  2. when two continental plates move away from each other it creates this land form
  3. the less dense type of crust
  4. the more dense type of crust
  5. a type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. a type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  7. crust is destroyed at an ocean ________
  8. the low part of a fault block mountain

14 Clues: the less dense type of crust • the more dense type of crust • the largest layer of the earth • the low part of a fault block mountain • the high part of a fault block mountain • crust is destroyed at an ocean ________ • the idea that the continents move over time • new crust is created at the mid-ocean _______ • a type of heat transfer in liquids and gasses • ...

jj 2023-10-22

jj crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener
  2. Crust
  3. Time Scale
  4. Tectonics
Down
  1. Ridge
  2. Hypothesis

6 Clues: Ridge • Crust • Wegener • Tectonics • Hypothesis • Time Scale

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword 2025-12-01

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, Boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. Tectonics, The theory that Earth's crust is broken into plates that move because of convection currents in the mantle.
  3. Current, Current caused by rising heated (less dense) material and sinking cooled (denser) material in the mantle.
  4. Boundary, Boundary where two plates collide.
  5. Process where an oceanic plate sinks beneath another plate, often forming volcanoes.
  6. Ridge, Underwater chain of mountains formed at divergent plate boundaries.
Down
  1. Boundary, Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. Spreading, Process where new oceanic crust forms as magma rises and hardens at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Sudden shaking of Earth's surface often produced when plates move past or collide.
  4. Landform created when two continental plates collide.

10 Clues: Boundary, Boundary where two plates collide. • Landform created when two continental plates collide. • Boundary, Boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Ridge, Underwater chain of mountains formed at divergent plate boundaries. • Boundary, Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...

Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes 2021-02-09

Plate Tectonics & Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that collides are also called C______
  2. A volcano that erupts not as often
  3. A mix of volcanic ash and snow
  4. Island, Solid form of land above sea level
  5. A volcano that erupts regularly
  6. Plates that separate are also called D______
Down
  1. What is the opening in the earths crust which magma reaches the surface
  2. When magma reaches the surface it forms L____
  3. The shape of a volcanic mountains
  4. The opening of a volcano top
  5. Energy created by hot water or steam deep n the Earths crust
  6. Ring of Fire, The most active Volcanic region in the world
  7. A volcano that never erupts
  8. Ocean Ridge. An underwater mountain range in the Atlantic Ocean

14 Clues: A volcano that never erupts • The opening of a volcano top • A mix of volcanic ash and snow • A volcano that erupts regularly • The shape of a volcanic mountains • A volcano that erupts not as often • Island, Solid form of land above sea level • Plates that collides are also called C______ • Plates that separate are also called D______ • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2017-03-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plates is forced to sink under another plate
  2. sliding It is basically a landslide
  3. currents Movements within the 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth due to the heat caused by the 4th and 5th layer or Earth
  4. The first two layers of Earth out of five layers
  5. boundary Plates moving part from each other
  6. A long and narrow ditch
  7. It has the same quality as lava but it's underneath a volcano
Down
  1. tectonic theory A theory that the Earth is divided into small number of plates that causes the movements of the Earth's continents and countries
  2. The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined
  3. The first layer of Earth
  4. Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth
  5. boundary Plates moving towards each other
  6. boundary Plates sliding pass each other
  7. A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains and hills

14 Clues: A long and narrow ditch • The first layer of Earth • sliding It is basically a landslide • Directly under the 2nd layer of Earth • The 2nd and 3rd layer of Earth combined • boundary Plates sliding pass each other • boundary Plates moving towards each other • boundary Plates moving part from each other • The first two layers of Earth out of five layers • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-10-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid, outermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust and upper portion of the mantle.
  2. The hypothesis that suggests that the continents were once a single landmass and have since moved apart.
  3. The theory that explains the movement and interaction of the Earth's lithosphere (the rigid outer shell) and how it is divided into several large and small plates.
  4. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth.
  5. The process in which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate and sinks back into the mantle.
  6. place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.
  7. A long, narrow valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates. Formed when two continental plates diverge.
Down
  1. The place where two tectonic plates move apart or separate.
  2. A mountain or hill that has a vent through which lava, gases, and other materials erupt from beneath the Earth's surface. Formed at convergent plate boundaries.
  3. A chain of island volcanoes that form when two oceanic plates converge.
  4. An underwater mountain range formed by volcanic activity where new oceanic crust is created. Formed when two oceanic plate boundaries diverge.
  5. The transfer of heat in a fluid (liquid or gas), caused by differences in temperature and density.
  6. The partially melted layer of the Earth located beneath the lithosphere.
  7. The place where two tectonic plates collide or come together.

14 Clues: The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth. • The place where two tectonic plates move apart or separate. • The place where two tectonic plates collide or come together. • place where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. • A chain of island volcanoes that form when two oceanic plates converge. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2023-12-01

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary between 2 plates that slide past each other.
  2. Boundary between 2 plates that move away from each other.
  3. circulation of particles caused by differences in thermal energy and density.
  4. Theory that the Earth is broken into large, rigid pieces that move.
  5. When magnetic objects point North.
  6. Magma pushing plates in 2 different directions at a mid-ocean ridge
  7. A dense ocean plate sinking beneath a more buoyant plate at a subduction zone.
Down
  1. The boundary between 2 plates that move toward each other
  2. the movement of Earth's continents over time.
  3. Long narrow mountain range on the ocean; formed by magma at divergent boundaries.
  4. The rigid outermost layer of the Earth; includes uppermost mantle and crust.
  5. Name given to a supercontinent that broke apart 200 mya
  6. an event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction.
  7. The process of one plate moving under another.

14 Clues: When magnetic objects point North. • the movement of Earth's continents over time. • The process of one plate moving under another. • Name given to a supercontinent that broke apart 200 mya • The boundary between 2 plates that move toward each other • the boundary between 2 plates that slide past each other. • ...

Tectonic plates 2017-02-09

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics- a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. spreading- process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  3. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity
  4. boundary- is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks
  6. boundary- is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  7. Ring of Fire- a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
  8. Zone- is a region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet
  9. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  10. crust- uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate
  11. boundary- is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal
Down
  1. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  2. crust- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  3. a crack split, or break in something.
  4. ridges- an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. Arc- a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
  8. Supercontient

19 Clues: Supercontient • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • a crack split, or break in something. • the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks • ridges- an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics • Zone- is a region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet • crust- uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate • ...

Inside Our Earth 2025-01-06

Inside Our Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the Earth's physical structure
  2. crust is broken into several large pieces called
  3. Type of plate boundary where plates move apart
  4. Type of rock formed from cooling magma
  5. The Earth's surface is approximately ___ percent water
  6. Earth's outermost solid layer
Down
  1. Type of rock formed from compression and cementation
  2. Process that shapes the Earth's surface
  3. TECTONICS The process of the Earth's plates moving is called
  4. Type of rock that is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma

10 Clues: Earth's outermost solid layer • Type of rock formed from cooling magma • Process that shapes the Earth's surface • Study of the Earth's physical structure • Type of plate boundary where plates move apart • crust is broken into several large pieces called • Type of rock formed from compression and cementation • The Earth's surface is approximately ___ percent water • ...

Unit 7 Project 2017-01-25

Unit 7 Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  2. Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth
  3. Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other
  4. Currents-Caused by very hot hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling,sinking again then heating rising and repeating
  5. the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top, a thin semi-solid layer in the upper mantle
  6. Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. Plate-Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  2. most layer of the Earth made of the crust of the solid portion of the upper mantle
  3. Continent
  4. Core- Liquid metal that surrounds the Inner Corenner Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  5. Plates-Thin plates that are made of baseaet that form the ocean floor and are denser that continental plates
  6. thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly sold material
  7. Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  8. of Plate Tectonics-Scientific theory explaining how the pates move on Earth's surface
  9. layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface

15 Clues: Continent • Core-A sphere of hot solid metal • Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other • layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other • Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rocks
  2. Movement of the lithospheric plate
  3. Earth crust that is thinner but denser
  4. The innermost layer of the earth
  5. When the oceanic lithosphere of a tectonic plate converges with the less dense lithosphere of a second plate the heavier plate dives beneath the second plate and sinks into the mantle.
  6. The break in a rock along which movement has occurred
Down
  1. The vibration of the Earth due to the release of tremendous energy
  2. A rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
  3. The outermost rigid layer of the earth consists of the crust and upper mantle
  4. Borderline

10 Clues: Borderline • Molten rocks • The innermost layer of the earth • Movement of the lithospheric plate • Earth crust that is thinner but denser • The break in a rock along which movement has occurred • The vibration of the Earth due to the release of tremendous energy • The outermost rigid layer of the earth consists of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Earth And Space 2017-01-18

Earth And Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. with regard to the sun
  2. of the four divisions the year marked by particular
  3. tectonics-the dynamics of plate movement
  4. Diagram-graph showing the absolute magnitude plotted against the
  5. an observe on earth
  6. Systems-the condition of one area at a particular time
  7. alternate rising and falling of the sea , usually twice in
  8. each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of
  9. Phases-the shape of the illuminated portion of the moon as seen
Down
  1. distribution of parts of features on the surface or
  2. temperature for a group of stars
  3. Cycle Of A Star-nebula cloud of gas
  4. an organ organism
  5. moon and sun

14 Clues: moon and sun • an organ organism • an observe on earth • with regard to the sun • temperature for a group of stars • Cycle Of A Star-nebula cloud of gas • tectonics-the dynamics of plate movement • distribution of parts of features on the surface or • of the four divisions the year marked by particular • Systems-the condition of one area at a particular time • ...

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics 2025-02-20

Earthquakes & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
  2. sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle
  3. smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a larger "mainshock"
  4. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  5. the point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake begins
  6. stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  7. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  8. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  2. a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth
  3. the area of maximum damage from an earthquake
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sideways movement
  6. the geological activity that occurs within the interior of a tectonic plate

14 Clues: the area of maximum damage from an earthquake • a break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • a small, linear crack in the surface of the Earth • stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • sinking movement of the ocean floor back into the mantle • ...

Unit 7 Project 2017-01-25

Unit 7 Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Currents-Caused by very hot hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling,sinking again then heating rising and repeating
  2. Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
  3. Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
  4. Plate-Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  5. the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top, a thin semi-solid layer in the upper mantle
  6. layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
  7. Core- Liquid metal that surrounds the Inner Corenner Core-A sphere of hot solid metal
Down
  1. Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other
  2. of Plate Tectonics-Scientific theory explaining how the pates move on Earth's surface
  3. thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly sold material
  4. Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth
  5. Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other
  6. Continent
  7. most layer of the Earth made of the crust of the solid portion of the upper mantle
  8. Plates-Thin plates that are made of baseaet that form the ocean floor and are denser that continental plates

15 Clues: Continent • Core-A sphere of hot solid metal • Plate-Occurs when two plates slide past each other • layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • Plate-Occurs when two plates move away from each other • Plate-Occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • Plates-Thick plates made of andesite and granite that form the Earth • ...

Plate tectonics/Earth layers 2014-10-11

Plate tectonics/Earth layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere, which is the rigid outermost shell of a planet, is broken up into ________.
  2. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
  3. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  4. great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge.
  5. plates move away from each other
  6. a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor
  7. movement of plates because of hot liquid under surface rising
Down
  1. synonym for change
  2. movement of two oceanic plates away from each other
  3. when plates move towards each other
  4. theory that explains that continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface is ______ drift theory.
  5. when plate goes under another plate
  6. 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 between the two plates is a ______boundary
  7. ____of plate tectonics that says the Earth's lithosphere is divided into about 12 large plates.

14 Clues: synonym for change • plates move away from each other • when plates move towards each other • when plate goes under another plate • a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake • great _______ rift is like a mid-ocean ridge. • a long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor • movement of two oceanic plates away from each other • ...

Interior of Earth and Plate Tectonics 2024-11-13

Interior of Earth and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of crust that is made up of silicate and aluminum minerals
  2. The outermost rigid layer of the Earth, made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  3. Type of rock found in the oceanic crust
  4. A plate boundary where plates collide, often forming mountains or causing volcanic activity.
  5. Precursor to the development of the theory of plate tectonics
  6. Type of crust that is made up of silicate and magnesium minerals
Down
  1. Type of rock found in the continental crust
  2. Scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  3. A plate boundary where plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  4. A discontinuity that separates the mantle from the core
  5. The core is entirely made up of two metals: iron and ________
  6. _________ core responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field
  7. A plate boundary where plates pull apart, creating new crust as magma rises
  8. A discontinuity that separates the crust from the mantle

14 Clues: Type of rock found in the oceanic crust • Type of rock found in the continental crust • A discontinuity that separates the mantle from the core • A discontinuity that separates the crust from the mantle • The core is entirely made up of two metals: iron and ________ • Precursor to the development of the theory of plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonic Geo20 Sadie 2021-09-22

Plate Tectonic Geo20 Sadie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. person who developed the theory of continental drift
  2. theory that states the earth is made up of 13-20
  3. the layer plate tectonics move very slowly on
Down
  1. result of plate tectonic movement
  2. result of plate tectonic movement
  3. evidence of continental drift which involves glaciers
  4. super-continent
  5. 90% of earths earthquakes happen here
  6. evidence of continental drift which involves animals

9 Clues: super-continent • result of plate tectonic movement • result of plate tectonic movement • 90% of earths earthquakes happen here • the layer plate tectonics move very slowly on • theory that states the earth is made up of 13-20 • person who developed the theory of continental drift • evidence of continental drift which involves animals • ...

Vocab list 3 2022-03-02

Vocab list 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the upper most portion of Earth
  2. region
  3. similar to cultural aspects
  4. power over places like canada and mexico
  5. map in your head,not on paper
  6. destiny similar to population
  7. Coordinates
  8. organization amazon
  9. process alters earths physical system
Down
  1. area
  2. birds do this
  3. the kids who do science olympiad needed to gather there ------
  4. pyramid a graph showing how many people are females and males in a specific area
  5. nuclei model cities are typically built like this
  6. townships
  7. a government organization
  8. tectonics earths rigid slabs
  9. resource oil
  10. hazard natural disasters
  11. --- day friday
  12. feature rivers,mountains,peninsulas on a map
  13. helps with pricing of things the u.s gets from places like china

22 Clues: area • region • townships • Coordinates • resource oil • birds do this • --- day friday • organization amazon • hazard natural disasters • a government organization • similar to cultural aspects • tectonics earths rigid slabs • map in your head,not on paper • destiny similar to population • the upper most portion of Earth • process alters earths physical system • ...

Plate Tectonics Project 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. had once been joined
  2. when the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental creating volcanoes
  3. where two boundary are moving towards each other
  4. The first name of the scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics.
Down
  1. where plates slide apart from each other
  2. the upper mantle
  3. is broken into 8 major plates
  4. that move slowly over the lower mantle
  5. where plates slide past each other

9 Clues: the upper mantle • had once been joined • is broken into 8 major plates • where plates slide past each other • that move slowly over the lower mantle • where plates slide apart from each other • where two boundary are moving towards each other • when the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental creating volcanoes • ...

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword 2025-12-01

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, Boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. Tectonics, The theory that Earth's crust is broken into plates that move because of convection currents in the mantle.
  3. Current, Current caused by rising heated (less dense) material and sinking cooled (denser) material in the mantle.
  4. Boundary, Boundary where two plates collide.
  5. Process where an oceanic plate sinks beneath another plate, often forming volcanoes.
  6. Ridge, Underwater chain of mountains formed at divergent plate boundaries.
Down
  1. Boundary, Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. Spreading, Process where new oceanic crust forms as magma rises and hardens at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Sudden shaking of Earth's surface often produced when plates move past or collide.
  4. Landform created when two continental plates collide.

10 Clues: Boundary, Boundary where two plates collide. • Landform created when two continental plates collide. • Boundary, Boundary where two plates move away from each other. • Ridge, Underwater chain of mountains formed at divergent plate boundaries. • Boundary, Plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...

Geosphere and Atmosphere Review 2021-10-12

Geosphere and Atmosphere Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one plate moves under another.
  2. the layer where airplanes and hot air balloon can fly within that layer.
  3. tectonic plates slide past each other.
  4. where the northern lights occur
  5. two plates are moving towards each other
Down
  1. Location of the Ozone Layer
  2. Location of Spaceships
  3. Name of the supercontinent, before the process of plate tectonics separated each of the component continents into their current configuration.
  4. Protects use from UV Lights radiation
  5. the layer where meteors burn

10 Clues: Location of Spaceships • Location of the Ozone Layer • the layer where meteors burn • where the northern lights occur • When one plate moves under another. • Protects use from UV Lights radiation • tectonic plates slide past each other. • two plates are moving towards each other • the layer where airplanes and hot air balloon can fly within that layer. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-08-28

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pulling rocks apart.
  2. Study of movement in the Earth.
  3. Crack in the Earth’s surface.
  4. Related to earthquake vibrations.
  5. Layer of thick rock under the crust.
  6. Dangerous natural events.
  7. Large sections of Earth's surface.
  8. Squeezing rocks together.
  9. Deep hole in the ocean floor.
  10. Edges where tectonic plates meet.
Down
  1. Raising of land.
  2. Opening that lets out lava.
  3. How tectonic plates shift.
  4. Force on rocks that changes them.
  5. Underwater mountain range.
  6. The outer surface of the Earth.
  7. Tectonics Theory of moving Earth plates.
  8. Flat areas that are high up.
  9. Earth's solid outer layer.
  10. Change in shape of rocks.

20 Clues: Raising of land. • Pulling rocks apart. • Dangerous natural events. • Change in shape of rocks. • Squeezing rocks together. • How tectonic plates shift. • Underwater mountain range. • Earth's solid outer layer. • Opening that lets out lava. • Flat areas that are high up. • Crack in the Earth’s surface. • Deep hole in the ocean floor. • Study of movement in the Earth. • ...

P6 Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-16

P6 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Mariana ________ in the Pacific Ocean is the deepest landform on Earth.
  2. Scientists were able to determine the age of the ocean floor and create ________ maps.
  3. By the late 1960s, the concepts of continental drift and seafloor spreading led to a more complete ________ called plate tectonics.
  4. Molten rock below Earth's surface is called ________.
  5. The mid-Atlantic ________ is the youngest part of the ocean.
  6. As the ________ continues to spread apart, the older oceanic crust moves away from the mid-ocean ridge and sinks at ocean trenches.
  7. Ocean ________ are deep underwater troughs on the seafloor.
  8. As we get closer to land, the age of the seafloor gets ________.
Down
  1. These isochron maps revealed an interesting ________.
  2. Seafloor ________ is the process by which new oceanic crust continuously forms along mid-ocean ridges and is destroyed at ocean trenches.
  3. There are vast ________ ranges deep below the ocean's surface called mid-ocean ridges.
  4. The theory of plate ________ states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other.
  5. An echo sounder produces sound ________ that travel from a ship to the seafloor and back.
  6. The ________ part of the ocean is in the middle, shown in red.
  7. When magma erupts onto Earth's surface it is called ________.
  8. Because tectonic ________ move very slowly, most changes to Earth's surface take a long time.
  9. Tectonic plates move very ________, only 1.9 cm per year.

17 Clues: These isochron maps revealed an interesting ________. • Molten rock below Earth's surface is called ________. • Tectonic plates move very ________, only 1.9 cm per year. • Ocean ________ are deep underwater troughs on the seafloor. • The mid-Atlantic ________ is the youngest part of the ocean. • When magma erupts onto Earth's surface it is called ________. • ...

Plate tectonics 2014-05-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that carry pieces of continental crust
  2. fractures in the Earth's crust
  3. solid outer shell of Earth
  4. lower mantle
Down
  1. Move plates apart
  2. underground where the rock gives way in an earthquake
  3. wave of energy that happens when tension in the rock is released
  4. loves Harry Potter and the hunger games and has strawberry blonde hair
  5. smaller earthquakes after the main one

9 Clues: lower mantle • Move plates apart • solid outer shell of Earth • fractures in the Earth's crust • smaller earthquakes after the main one • plates that carry pieces of continental crust • underground where the rock gives way in an earthquake • wave of energy that happens when tension in the rock is released • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-06-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lithosphere
  2. earthquake
  3. continental drift
  4. asthenosphere
Down
  1. mantle convection
  2. volcano
  3. Plates tectonic plates
  4. Push ridge pull
  5. pull slab

9 Clues: volcano • pull slab • earthquake • lithosphere • asthenosphere • Push ridge pull • mantle convection • continental drift • Plates tectonic plates

Plate Tectonics 2021-06-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that has changed of transformed.
  2. Innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth
  3. sudden violent shaking of the ground
  4. lava like
  5. rock created from the cooling and solidified lava.
Down
  1. a rock created by the accumulation of other rocks.
  2. something that contains lava.
  3. the root or the strongest part of the earthquake.
  4. Big wave

9 Clues: Big wave • lava like • something that contains lava. • sudden violent shaking of the ground • something that has changed of transformed. • Innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth • the root or the strongest part of the earthquake. • a rock created by the accumulation of other rocks. • rock created from the cooling and solidified lava.

plate tectonics 2023-11-15

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cruve
  2. move
  3. ocean trench
  4. bounders
  5. zone
Down
  1. ranges
  2. material
  3. two blocks
  4. crust
  5. floor spreading
  6. ocean ridges

11 Clues: move • zone • cruve • crust • ranges • material • bounders • two blocks • ocean trench • ocean ridges • floor spreading

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  3. the thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  4. the theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere
  5. the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move
  3. a break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another
  4. a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere

9 Clues: the thin, outermost layer of the Earth • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core • the soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move • a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top the asthenosphere • the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. collusion, plates go up and make fold mountains
  2. Boundary where two plates come together
  3. Boundary denser plate slides under
  4. hot molten rock
Down
  1. ridge underwater mountain range
  2. boundary two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. Current transfering heat from one another
  4. occur at divergent boundaries
  5. rocky outermost shell of Earth's interior
  6. Boundary two plates sliding past each other

10 Clues: hot molten rock • occur at divergent boundaries • ridge underwater mountain range • Boundary denser plate slides under • Boundary where two plates come together • Current transfering heat from one another • rocky outermost shell of Earth's interior • Boundary two plates sliding past each other • collusion, plates go up and make fold mountains • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-01-28

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. new ocean floor from divergent boundary
  2. slide past each other
  3. move together
  4. thicker, less dense
  5. moves continents
Down
  1. move away
  2. when one plate goes under the other
  3. thinner, denser
  4. molten rock

9 Clues: move away • molten rock • move together • thinner, denser • moves continents • thicker, less dense • slide past each other • when one plate goes under the other • new ocean floor from divergent boundary