plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-11-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of a single landmass that broke up around 200-300 million years ago
  2. The layer of earth where convection currents take place
  3. Two plates separating
  4. The innermost/ densest layer of earth
  5. a system that determines the distance of an object underwater by recording the echoes of sound waves
  6. a process in which new land is created and the old land moves further away from where it was created
  7. a break in the earths lithosphere along which the rocks move along
  8. a vibration that travels through the earth carrying the energy released by an earthquake
  9. Two plates sliding past each other
  10. a extensive break in the middle of the ocean which shows how plates are moving
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  1. a liquid-like solid layer in the mantle that the plates float on
  2. Two plates colliding
  3. a deep valley along the ocean floor where the oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  4. the upper most layer of the mantle
  5. a deep valley that is formed when to plates move apart
  6. Alfred Wegener created this idea
  7. Large chunks of land that float on the mantle
  8. The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory
  9. process by which a denser crust sinks down into the mantle
  10. The outermost/ least dense layer of earth

20 Clues: Two plates colliding • Two plates separating • Alfred Wegener created this idea • the upper most layer of the mantle • Two plates sliding past each other • The innermost/ densest layer of earth • The outermost/ least dense layer of earth • Large chunks of land that float on the mantle • The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-27

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. innermost layer of the earth
  2. the rock it’s made out of
  3. Boundary between the crust and mantle
  4. crust and outermost part of the mantle
  5. An intrusive Igneous rock
  6. a type of matter it can change its shape
  7. rest of the mantle
  8. below the crust and has 3 parts
  9. type of crust has granite
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  1. mass times volume
  2. a chemical sedimentary rock
  3. liquid layer
  4. upper plastic mantle
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. measures to 1,000 meters
  7. Type of crust has basalt
  8. How thick something is
  9. a type of matter has the most molecules
  10. movement of the Earth’s plates
  11. An extrusive igneous rock

20 Clues: liquid layer • mass times volume • rest of the mantle • upper plastic mantle • How thick something is • measures to 1,000 meters • Type of crust has basalt • the rock it’s made out of • An intrusive Igneous rock • An extrusive igneous rock • type of crust has granite • a chemical sedimentary rock • thinnest layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • movement of the Earth’s plates • ...

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics 2023-02-10

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Energy that travels through space
  2. A large hill having a crater or vent through which lava erupts
  3. The movement caused within a fluid
  4. Zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  5. The gradual movement of the continents
  6. Two plates slide past each other
  7. Massive slab of solid rock
  8. Preserved remains of plants and animals
  9. Two plates move away from each other
  10. A curved chain of volcanic islands
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  1. Super continent
  2. A path of active volcanoes
  3. Long and narrow
  4. Two plates move towards each other
  5. The structure of Earth's crust
  6. Forms when two plates move apart
  7. Large plume of hot mantle materiel
  8. The formation of new oceanic crust
  9. Heat is directly transferred from a hot object to a cooler object
  10. Hot fluid located beneath the Earth's crust

20 Clues: Super continent • Long and narrow • A path of active volcanoes • Massive slab of solid rock • The structure of Earth's crust • Forms when two plates move apart • Two plates slide past each other • Energy that travels through space • Two plates move towards each other • Large plume of hot mantle materiel • The formation of new oceanic crust • The movement caused within a fluid • ...

Unit 3: Plate Tectonics 2023-11-13

Unit 3: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a small, violently erupting volcano formed by an accumulation of large pyroclastic materials around a vent (two words)
  2. aka P-waves, cause particles in a material to undergo a push-pull type motion
  3. a long, linear, dropped-down valley between twin, parallel mountain ranges produced by faulting (two words)
  4. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  5. a broad, flat volcano formed by layers of free-flowing, high temperature basaltic lava
  6. mountains mountains that form when large pieces of crust are tilted, uplifted, or dropped downward between large normal faults (two words)
  7. igneous rock formed when magma pushes through dikes and erupts onto the seafloor (two words)
  8. a boundary that marks a denisty change between layers
  9. a weaker, plastic like layer upon which the plates move
  10. the sudden energy release that goes with fault movement and causes earthquakes, or seismic vibrations (____ rebound)
  11. tectonic plate boundary that exists as a large fault, or crack, along which lithospheric plates move in a horizontal direction (slide past one another in opposite directions)
  12. aka S-waves, are body waves that travel more slowly than primary waves, S-waves cause particles to move perpendicular to the directions of wave travel
  13. tectonic plate boundary where lithospheric plates are moving apart
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  1. a cycle of processes that form all mountain ranges, resulting in broad mountain belts, most of which are associated with plate boundaries
  2. a measure of the resistance of a fluid to flow
  3. a tectonic plate boundary where lithospheric plates collide
  4. mountains mountains that form when large regions of Earth are forced slowly upward without much deformation
  5. drift theory Earth's continents were joined as a single land mass, called Pangaea, that broke apart about 200 million years ago and slowly moved to their present positions
  6. a condition of equilibrium that describes the displacement of Earth's mantle by Earth's continental and oceanic crust
  7. any solid expelled from a volcano
  8. a large volcano formed by alternating lava flows and violently erupting pyroclastic materials (another name stratovolcano
  9. the point of origin of an earthquake
  10. a continuous system of twin mountain ranges with a rift valley between them that extends around Earth on the seafloor; formed where two oceanic plates are forced apart due to magma rising from Earth's mantle (two word __-_____ ridge)
  11. occurs when lithospheric plates converge and the edge of one plate is forced downward beneath the another, turning the subducted lithosphere back into magma
  12. a "dead zone" between 105 and 140 degrees from an earthquakes epicenter, where nothing is recorded on a seismogram

25 Clues: any solid expelled from a volcano • the point of origin of an earthquake • a measure of the resistance of a fluid to flow • the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus • a boundary that marks a denisty change between layers • a weaker, plastic like layer upon which the plates move • a tectonic plate boundary where lithospheric plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics Cris-cross! 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics Cris-cross! crossword puzzle
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  1. deep underwater canyons that the sea-floor plunges into
  2. a form of heat transferin the form of heat waves that can be absorbed by other objects
  3. crust that sits on the ocean floor
  4. a form of heat transfer which ocurs when 2 objects touch
  5. a boundry of tectonic plates where they are moving away from eachother
  6. where pieces of earth's crust are coming apart on land
  7. a record of an earthquake created by a seismograph after the earthquake hits
  8. long mountain ranges that rise up from the ocean floor that add material to the seafloor from the mantle
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  1. a form of heat transfer that only ocurs in gasses and liquids
  2. the process where older seafloor sinks back into the mantle by way of a deep ocean trench
  3. the theory that the plates are always slowly moving because of movement deeper in earth
  4. the layer of Earth that we are on
  5. breaks in Earths crust where the plates have moved past eachother
  6. crust that the continents sit on/are made out of
  7. the shaking that happens because of movement of the rock beneath Earth's surface
  8. a boundry of tectonic plates where they try to move in oposite directon and when they move they cause earthquakes
  9. the most recent supercontinent
  10. a piece of the cracked shell of the crust and rests on the mantle while fitting snuggly with eachother
  11. a boundry of tectonic plates where they come together
  12. the tool we use to measure seismic waves

20 Clues: the most recent supercontinent • the layer of Earth that we are on • crust that sits on the ocean floor • the tool we use to measure seismic waves • crust that the continents sit on/are made out of • a boundry of tectonic plates where they come together • where pieces of earth's crust are coming apart on land • deep underwater canyons that the sea-floor plunges into • ...

Plate Tectonics / Earthquakes / Volcanoes 2024-01-25

Plate Tectonics / Earthquakes / Volcanoes crossword puzzle
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  1. The part of the pizza that gets left behind
  2. The area around the Pacific where many earthquakes and volcanoes are located. Sung about by Johnny Cash
  3. "Hot Stuff" on Earth's surface
  4. When one plate sinks beneath another plate
  5. A fine particulate that buried the people in Pompeii
  6. A current caused by rising heat fluids
  7. The earthquake that happens AFTER the main earthquake
  8. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was in this country
  9. The device that measures the strength of an earthquake
  10. A person who studies the composition of the Earth
  11. Relating to the heat inside of the Earth
  12. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by seismic waves passing through rock
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  1. Volcanic smog
  2. A small earthquake that barely shakes the ground - also a line of Ford trucks
  3. This is triggered by large undersea earthquakes. Wave as it goes by
  4. When you mess up, it is your ________.
  5. A landslide of rapidly melting snow and ice and dirt triggered by a volcano
  6. Look up the 'Sid shuffle' (Also the name of a Rolling Stones song)
  7. Large crack in the ground - often from seismic activity
  8. The __________ scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake
  9. The stuff between Earth's core and its crust
  10. Melted rock beneath Earth's surface
  11. A volcano that has not erupted in a long time is this
  12. Two plates that split apart

24 Clues: Volcanic smog • Two plates that split apart • "Hot Stuff" on Earth's surface • Melted rock beneath Earth's surface • When you mess up, it is your ________. • A current caused by rising heat fluids • Relating to the heat inside of the Earth • When one plate sinks beneath another plate • The part of the pizza that gets left behind • The stuff between Earth's core and its crust • ...

Chapter 1: Plate Tectonics 2024-01-04

Chapter 1: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  2. heat transfer by direct contact
  3. idea that all the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  4. shape the surface by building up mountains and landmasses
  5. seven great landmasses surrounded by oceans
  6. the lithosphere is broken apart into separate sections
  7. scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet
  8. measure of how much mass there is per volume of a substance
  9. the part of the mantle that is soft and can bend-like plastic
  10. dark, dense rock with a fine texture
  11. slowly wear away mountains and eventually every other feature on the surface
  12. most extensive chain of maintains
  13. supercontinent, meaning "all lands"
  14. subduction allows parts of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle, over tens of millions of years
  15. a place where two plates slide past each other, moving in opposite directions
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  1. process that adds new material to the ocean floor
  2. a dense ball of solid metal created with extreme pressure
  3. layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
  4. transfer of energy through empty space in waves
  5. constant flow of heats within a liquid
  6. hypothesis that all continents were once joined together in a single landmass
  7. in Greek means "weak"
  8. uppermost part of the mantle and crust together form a rigid layer
  9. a place where two plates move apart, or away from each other
  10. device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects
  11. heat transfer through gases of liquids
  12. a rock with larger crystals than basalt and is not as dense
  13. any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  14. movement of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
  15. layer of solid material and layers of hot rock
  16. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  17. forms along divergent boundaries and is a deep valley
  18. where two plates come together

33 Clues: in Greek means "weak" • where two plates come together • heat transfer by direct contact • most extensive chain of maintains • supercontinent, meaning "all lands" • dark, dense rock with a fine texture • constant flow of heats within a liquid • heat transfer through gases of liquids • layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin • seven great landmasses surrounded by oceans • ...

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics 2024-03-25

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the shaking of the earths surface called?
  2. the process where one tectonic plate slices beneath another into the mantle
  3. what is the instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes?
  4. what is it called when molten rock, ash, and, and gases erupt from a volcano?
  5. what is the term for the boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other?
  6. what is the scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake?
  7. what is the term for the sudden movement of tectonic plates that causes an earthquake?
  8. what is the name of a break in the earths crust where earthquakes appear?
  9. what is the name for the process where the earths crust if lifted to form mountains?
  10. what is the term for the molten rock beneath the earths surface?
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  1. what is the outermost layer of the earths surface where we live?
  2. what is the term for the waves that travel through the earth during an earthquake?
  3. what is the name of the giant moving pieces of the earths lithosphere?
  4. what is the term for tectonic plates sliding past eachother horizontally?
  5. what is the term for the measurement of the size of an earthquake based on the amount of energy released?
  6. what is the term for a giant wave caused by an underground earthquake?
  7. the point beneath the earths surface where an earthquake originates
  8. what is the term for a sudden release of energy in the earths crust that causes an earthquake?
  9. what is the term for the process of measuring and recording seismic waves?
  10. what can earthquakes and tectonic plates shifting create?

20 Clues: what is the shaking of the earths surface called? • what can earthquakes and tectonic plates shifting create? • what is the instrument used to detect and measure earthquakes? • what is the outermost layer of the earths surface where we live? • what is the term for the molten rock beneath the earths surface? • ...

Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics 2023-01-09

Earth's Layers & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. reversed many times in Earth's history
  2. form on divergent/convergent boundaries
  3. increases as we dig deeper and deeper
  4. recycling of oceanic crust
  5. random mantle plume where volcanoes form
  6. "puzzle piece" part of continental drift theory
  7. boundary where seafloor spreading happens
  8. waxy area on which lithosphere rests
  9. produce scratches in rock from cold time period
  10. proposed continental drift
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  1. crust + top of mantle
  2. theory that crust is divided into sections
  3. boundary where plates collide
  4. alternating iron orientation on seafloor
  5. state of matter of the inner core
  6. idea that landmasses move
  7. trace of organism
  8. underwater chain of mountains
  9. needed for coal formation
  10. Sound Navigation and Ranging device
  11. thickest layer of Earth
  12. only fully liquid layer of Earth's interior
  13. proposed seafloor spreading

23 Clues: trace of organism • crust + top of mantle • thickest layer of Earth • idea that landmasses move • needed for coal formation • recycling of oceanic crust • proposed continental drift • proposed seafloor spreading • boundary where plates collide • underwater chain of mountains • state of matter of the inner core • Sound Navigation and Ranging device • ...

vocabulary words 2022-09-14

vocabulary words crossword puzzle
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  1. any movement of matter that results from differents in destiny
  2. a location within earth along fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  3. outer most part of the crust
  4. the point on earths surface directly above an earthquake starting point or focus
  5. the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move
  6. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  7. the boundary between tectonic plats that are colliding
  8. the thin and solid layer of earth above the mantle
  9. the process by which one lithosphere plate moves beneath another plate as the result of tectonic force
  10. forms when magma rises to earthsserface at mid ocean
  11. an observation
  12. the bending, tilting, and breaking of earths crust
  13. tectonics earths outer layer
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  1. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
  2. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenospherere and the outer core
  3. the ridged upper part of the mantle
  4. the layer of rock of rock between earths crust and core
  5. a break in a body
  6. the central part of earth below the mantle
  7. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  8. a moving or trembling on the ground
  9. plate boundary the movement taking place between the plates
  10. the process by which earths magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch
  11. drift the hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into into smaller landmass

24 Clues: an observation • a break in a body • outer most part of the crust • tectonics earths outer layer • the ridged upper part of the mantle • a moving or trembling on the ground • the central part of earth below the mantle • the thin and solid layer of earth above the mantle • the bending, tilting, and breaking of earths crust • ...

8.9 ABC Vocab Crossword 2023-02-02

8.9 ABC Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Plate division of the lithosphere that includes most of the landmasses of Europe and Asia.
  2. parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Discovered by Harry Hess.
  3. Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses.
  4. Difference in elevation between two adjacent contour lines of a topographic map.
  5. The continents drifted on the water because fossils and land forms match up
  6. When two plates slide past each other.
  7. Solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded and then dropped into a new place.
  8. When two plates move away from each other
  9. Plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust of India, Australia, and the ocean.
  10. Photos or images from taken of Earth from space.
  11. When a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate.
  12. Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean
  13. Long crack in the surface of the Earth where earthquakes usually occur.
  14. The study of many different kinds of Earth science.
  15. Oceanic tectonic plate in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
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  1. Plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust of South America extending to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  2. Plate division of the lithosphere that is composed entirely of oceanic crust under the Pacific ocean.
  3. The amount of matter in a tectonic plate. Oceanic plates are a higher density than Continental plates.
  4. Thicker line marking every 5th contour line of a map.
  5. Huge pieces of lithosphere that move slowly and cause landforms.
  6. Seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries.
  7. When two continental tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.
  8. Line on a map that connects points with the same elevation.
  9. Natural physical features of the earth's surface.
  10. A super-continent of all of our continent together.
  11. Plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust of Greenland, North America, Siberia, and surrounding ocean.
  12. Map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines.
  13. 2nd theory on the way continents move. Instead of continents moving it's something called tectonics plates.
  14. Study of shape of Earth’s surface and its physical features.
  15. Process by which water, ice, wind, and gravity removes and transports sediments.
  16. Plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust of Africa and the surrounding ocean crust.
  17. Distance above sea level.
  18. Plate division of the lithosphere the includes the crust of Antarctica and surrounding ocean.
  19. processes that break rocks into smaller pieces mechanically or chemically.

34 Clues: Distance above sea level. • When two plates slide past each other. • When two plates move away from each other • Photos or images from taken of Earth from space. • Natural physical features of the earth's surface. • Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses. • A super-continent of all of our continent together. • ...

Catastrophic Events 2022-04-08

Catastrophic Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean storms
  2. a biological community
  3. a natural disaster
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  1. fire
  2. spiraling wind
  3. movement of plate tectonics

6 Clues: fire • ocean storms • spiraling wind • a natural disaster • a biological community • movement of plate tectonics

Geography Vocab 2023-12-07

Geography Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava and tephra.
  2. The innermost part of the earth
  3. extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
  4. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  5. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  6. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  7. the location on the surface of the Earth directly above where the earthquake starts
  8. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  9. When magma flows or erupts onto Earth's surface, it is called lava
  10. a volcano that produces low viscosity, runny lava, it spreads far from the source and forms a volcano with gentle slopes
  11. an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart.
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  1. the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior
  2. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  3. the movement of particles through a substance, transporting their heat energy from hotter areas to cooler areas
  4. a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments
  5. an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth, called the crust, where magma is hotter than surrounding magma.
  6. measure of the magnitude of an earthquake
  7. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  8. a boundary formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  9. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.

20 Clues: The innermost part of the earth • the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior • measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • places where plates slide sideways past each other • a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments • an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart. • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Module 4 2023-09-05

Module 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. A large, bowl-shaped depression formed by the collapse of a magma chamber.
  2. A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow, affecting eruptive style.
  3. A natural landform that can erupt with molten rock, ash, and gases.
  4. The process by which magma cools and solidifies to form crystals.
  5. The process of one tectonic plate sliding beneath another at a convergent boundary.
  6. The process of magma and gases being expelled from a volcano.
  7. A tectonic plate boundary where plates move towards each other.
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  1. Fragments of volcanic rock and ash expelled during an eruption.
  2. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  3. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
  4. tectonics The theory that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move.

11 Clues: Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • The process of magma and gases being expelled from a volcano. • Fragments of volcanic rock and ash expelled during an eruption. • A tectonic plate boundary where plates move towards each other. • The process by which magma cools and solidifies to form crystals. • ...

Plate Tectonics Revision 2023-11-07

Plate Tectonics Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of current in which hot material rises and cold material sinks
  2. a type of plate boundary where two plates collide into each other
  3. a type of plate boundary where one plate sinks under another
  4. The theory which states that the Earth's plates move about over time
  5. the theory which states that the Earths surface is broken into plates
  6. when a rock platform splits and either slips or is pushed up
  7. Thickest layer of the Earth, sits between the outer core and the crust
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  1. can erupt effusively or explosively and are produced by tectonic activity
  2. tremors which are produced by movement of the Earths tectonic plates
  3. the preserved remains of prehistoric living things
  4. Thin layer of rock on the surface of the Earth

11 Clues: Thin layer of rock on the surface of the Earth • the preserved remains of prehistoric living things • a type of plate boundary where one plate sinks under another • when a rock platform splits and either slips or is pushed up • a type of plate boundary where two plates collide into each other • tremors which are produced by movement of the Earths tectonic plates • ...

Earth System's vocab 2024-04-12

Earth System's vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  5. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  6. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  7. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  8. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  9. located between the mantle and the outer core
  10. where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquakes.
  11. formed at plate boundaries platesly when plate collide.
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  1. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  2. Name of the acient supercontinent when it was all one landmass.
  3. tectonic plates move away from each other usually forms new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  5. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  6. A group of the same species living in the same area
  7. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  8. tectonic plates move toward each other usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  9. Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  10. an opening in the Ethrough crust though which molten rock is pushed out and created new rock

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Rola khalil 2022-04-28

Rola khalil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. ... Two plates sliding past each other forms a transform plate boundary
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  3. results suggest that tectonic plates also need this type of lubrication to keep moving."
  4. Rocks and Plate Boundaries. Intense igneous activity happens along divergent and some convergent plate boundaries.
  5. Metamorphic rocks result from the forces active during plate tectonic processes.
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  1. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  2. Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other.
  3. divergent boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock).
  4. of rock) that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  5. This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide. When a continental plate meets an oceanic plate, the thinner, denser, and more flexible oceanic plate sinks beneath the thicker, more rigid continental plate

10 Clues: of rock) that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • Metamorphic rocks result from the forces active during plate tectonic processes. • results suggest that tectonic plates also need this type of lubrication to keep moving." • Rocks and Plate Boundaries. Intense igneous activity happens along divergent and some convergent plate boundaries. • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2019-10-17

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These can occur at a transform boundary and are often hotspots for earthquakes (two words)
  2. _ spreading is the concept that magma rising from the mantle will push plates apart
  3. This physical layer of the Earth is broken into plates that move above the asthenosphere
  4. _ currents are the movement of materials based on density. More dense sinks while less dense rises
  5. This boundary occurs where two plates meet and come together
  6. The name given to the massive supercontinent
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  1. The remains of dead plants and animals that helped with proving Wegener's theory
  2. This boundary occurs as two plates move away from one another
  3. During this process within a subduction zone, the denser oceanic plate slides under the continental and is pulled down by gravity (two words)
  4. _ drift is the concept that the continents are always moving
  5. This boundary occurs where two plates move past one another
  6. A _ zone is where a more dense plate of oceanic crust will slide below a less dense continental plate
  7. During this process within a subduction zone, magma moves up through the opening and pushes the plates apart (two words)

13 Clues: The name given to the massive supercontinent • This boundary occurs where two plates move past one another • _ drift is the concept that the continents are always moving • This boundary occurs where two plates meet and come together • This boundary occurs as two plates move away from one another • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2021-05-10

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of crust found under the oceans
  2. forms at a transform boundary
  3. when two plates move apart
  4. happens at the mid-ocean ridges creating new crust
  5. pieces of crust that are constantly moving
  6. forms at a convergent boundary
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  1. when two plates slide past each other
  2. when plates move towards each other and collide
  3. form at a subduction zone
  4. when one plate sinks beneath another
  5. forms at a divergent boundary
  6. form at all three types of plate boundaries
  7. type of crust found under the continents

13 Clues: form at a subduction zone • when two plates move apart • forms at a divergent boundary • forms at a transform boundary • forms at a convergent boundary • when one plate sinks beneath another • type of crust found under the oceans • when two plates slide past each other • type of crust found under the continents • pieces of crust that are constantly moving • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2017-09-16

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Where two plates spread apart from each other.
  2. The idea that the earth's crust is made up of large pieces, called plates, that have moved over time.
  3. The idea the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent.
  4. Where two plates collide.
  5. The process of one plate moving below another plate.
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  1. Where two plates slide past each other.
  2. The idea that the continents were once joined in a single land mass that eventually broke apart into pieces that slowly moved away from each other.
  3. A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  4. A long, steep valley formed when two parallel rifts form in the Earth's crust and the land between them sinks.
  5. The process where when new rock is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, it is affected by the polarity of the earth's magnetic field causing a pattern of parallel magnetic "strips".
  6. A deep ditch; found at a subduction zone.
  7. A huge crack in the crust where the hot mantle pushed upward.
  8. Is a fixed area of the mantle that is so hot that magma rises through the lithosphere above it.

13 Clues: Where two plates collide. • Where two plates slide past each other. • A deep ditch; found at a subduction zone. • Where two plates spread apart from each other. • The process of one plate moving below another plate. • A huge crack in the crust where the hot mantle pushed upward. • The idea the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2017-09-16

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of one plate moving below another plate.
  2. The idea the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent.
  3. A long, steep valley formed when two parallel rifts form in the Earth's crust and the land between them sinks.
  4. Where two plates spread apart from each other.
  5. Where two plates collide.
  6. A deep ditch; found at a subduction zone.
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  1. Is a fixed area of the mantle that is so hot that magma rises through the lithosphere above it.
  2. The idea that the continents were once joined in a single land mass that eventually broke apart into pieces that slowly moved away from each other.
  3. Where two plates slide past each other.
  4. A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  5. A huge crack in the crust where the hot mantle pushed upward.
  6. The idea that the earth's crust is made up of large pieces, called plates, that have moved over time.
  7. The process where when new rock is formed at the mid-ocean ridge, it is affected by the polarity of the earth's magnetic field causing a pattern of parallel magnetic "strips".

13 Clues: Where two plates collide. • Where two plates slide past each other. • A deep ditch; found at a subduction zone. • Where two plates spread apart from each other. • The process of one plate moving below another plate. • A huge crack in the crust where the hot mantle pushed upward. • The idea the continents were once joined together to form a single large continent. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2024-04-10

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs 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.
  2. about 2,200 kilometers (1,367 miles) thick, is mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  3. is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane.
  4. enormous sections of Earth’s crust that roughly fit together and meet at places
  5. 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.
  6. are where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle, at rates of a few to several centimeters per year. These are key features of Earth's plate tectonic regime. An oceanic trench shows where the plate disappears, and a dipping zone of earthquakes show where the subducting plate is.
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  1. Two plates sliding past each other forms a
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  4. is the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores
  5. is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust.
  6. Volcanic rock (or lava) that characteristically is dark in color (gray to black), contains 45 to 53 percent silica, and is rich in iron and magnesium.
  7. a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron. It has a radius of about 1,220 kilometers (758 miles).

13 Clues: Two plates sliding past each other forms a • is a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • enormous sections of Earth’s crust that roughly fit together and meet at places • is a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2012-11-14

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Isolated places away from the earths' crust where hot magma is being produced.
  2. A bad happening.
  3. The shaking, wavelike movement of the ground in an earthquake
  4. A movement of the tectonic plates that destroys the affected area.
  5. A movement of the tectonic plates that assists the affected area.
  6. When continents seperate and drift across the oceans.
  7. A large mountain that contains magma and can erupt.
  8. The point on the earths' surface directly above the focus.
  9. The place where the quake starts.
  10. Longitudinal seismic waves.
  11. A movement below the ground that causes severe damage.
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  1. Earths one plate cracked into numerous masses that move on the athenosphere.
  2. Transverse seismic waves.
  3. Land masses allowing living organisms to dwell.
  4. Boundary where the plates are colliding.
  5. A layer of semi solid rock in the upper mantle.
  6. A tidal wave created after a movement under the sea.
  7. A land mass with living creatures on it.
  8. The instrument used to detect earthquakes.

19 Clues: A bad happening. • Transverse seismic waves. • Longitudinal seismic waves. • The place where the quake starts. • Boundary where the plates are colliding. • A land mass with living creatures on it. • The instrument used to detect earthquakes. • Land masses allowing living organisms to dwell. • A layer of semi solid rock in the upper mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-06-12

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Crust, This type is thicker than oceanic and doesn’t sink under (subduct)
  2. boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates move apart
  3. Waves, A wave from an earthquake or an explosion, that can travel along the Earth’s surface or through Earth’s interior
  4. boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates collide
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  1. Part of the driving force for plate tectonics; this process moves heat from the interior of the Earth towards the surface as cooler plates sink back into the mantle
  2. Plates, Sections of the Earth’s surface that move-- these sections can include both continental and oceanic crust
  3. boundaries, The dividing lines where tectonic plates meet
  4. Crust, This type is thinner and denser than continental
  5. boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other

9 Clues: boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates collide • Crust, This type is thinner and denser than continental • boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates move apart • boundaries, The dividing lines where tectonic plates meet • boundaries, Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other • ...

CST Review 2013-04-29

CST Review crossword puzzle
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  1. the Richter scale measure which of the earthquake's characteristics
  2. the most massive stars will end their lives as a
  3. the least explosive volcano
  4. the Milky Way galaxy is described as a
  5. shifts in Earth's continents most likely caused a change in Earth's
  6. a layer of cool air is found under a layer o warm air above it
  7. which industry's water requirement is the greatest burden on California's fresh water supply
  8. made possible by the presence of photosynthesis
  9. the driving force for surface ocean currents
  10. carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as
  11. energy sources most likely to found in California due to its plate boundary's position
  12. before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms
  13. a rift valley is an evidence of which kind of plate boundary
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  1. Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers are based upon their
  2. composed of silicate minerals
  3. formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula
  4. geothermal energy is possible where there is
  5. the surface of Mercury and our moon contain some very large craters that are most likely from
  6. provides evidence for plate tectonics
  7. stars begin their life cycle as a
  8. detect, measure, and record earthquake vibrations

21 Clues: the least explosive volcano • composed of silicate minerals • stars begin their life cycle as a • provides evidence for plate tectonics • the Milky Way galaxy is described as a • geothermal energy is possible where there is • the driving force for surface ocean currents • made possible by the presence of photosynthesis • carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as • ...

Earthquake Vocabulary Activity 2023-10-17

Earthquake Vocabulary Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. Scale that describes the intensity of an earthquake based on its observed effects
  2. Plate ________ are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity
  3. Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy
  4. A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move
  5. A measure of the damage done by an earthquake
  6. A scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth
  7. Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth
  8. A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes
  9. Earthquake wave that travels slower, and is the second wave to reach the seismograph station
  10. A measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake
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  1. Point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
  2. The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate
  3. An earthquake wave that follows the main shock
  4. A scientist who studies earthquakes
  5. Scale that describes the earthquake's magnitude by measuring the seismic waves
  6. An instrument that detects, records, and measures Earthquakes
  7. A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor
  8. The location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released

18 Clues: A scientist who studies earthquakes • A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor • A measure of the damage done by an earthquake • An earthquake wave that follows the main shock • The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate • A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes • Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth • ...

Oceans and Mountains 2022-08-19

Oceans and Mountains crossword puzzle
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  1. rises and falls due to the pull of the moon
  2. high area formed when rocks are forced up
  3. rain, snow, sleet
  4. the part of the earth we walk on
  5. area in between 2 mountains
  6. height of a mountain
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  1. the side of the mountain
  2. when water disappears
  3. water circulates to the ocean
  4. tallest volcanic mountain in Hawaii
  5. tectonics one way mountains are formed

11 Clues: rain, snow, sleet • height of a mountain • when water disappears • the side of the mountain • area in between 2 mountains • water circulates to the ocean • the part of the earth we walk on • tallest volcanic mountain in Hawaii • tectonics one way mountains are formed • high area formed when rocks are forced up • rises and falls due to the pull of the moon

Oceans 2023-02-01

Oceans crossword puzzle
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  1. Water flowing in water
  2. a area seabed around a big landmass where the sea is relatively shallow
  3. A underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  4. Force that pulls everything down
  5. A easy to predict that is pulled by the moon's gravity
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  1. A mineral that is in the ocean
  2. A depression in the ocean floor running parallel to a plate boundary
  3. A slope in between the ocean edge of the continental shelf and ocean floor
  4. A current that sinks down and floats up
  5. Harmful things that people throw away into the Ocean

10 Clues: Water flowing in water • A mineral that is in the ocean • Force that pulls everything down • A current that sinks down and floats up • Harmful things that people throw away into the Ocean • A underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • A easy to predict that is pulled by the moon's gravity • A depression in the ocean floor running parallel to a plate boundary • ...

Layers Of The Earth 2024-03-03

Layers Of The Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the weak and easily deformed layer of the Earth that acts as a “lubricant” for the tectonic plates to slide over.
  2. Iron and Nickel Liquid Layer
  3. Hot and Molten Rock
  4. Outermost layer of the earth
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  1. the tectonic plate we talk about in plate tectonics.
  2. Iron and Nickel Solid Layer
  3. Part of the crust (6 letters)
  4. Part of the crust (7 letters)
  5. Seismic waves are created when tectonic plates or earthquakes had been occurred. It is used to measure the temperature the bottom of the earth.
  6. Part of the Mantle

10 Clues: Part of the Mantle • Hot and Molten Rock • Iron and Nickel Solid Layer • Iron and Nickel Liquid Layer • Outermost layer of the earth • Part of the crust (6 letters) • Part of the crust (7 letters) • the tectonic plate we talk about in plate tectonics. • the weak and easily deformed layer of the Earth that acts as a “lubricant” for the tectonic plates to slide over. • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The floor of the sea or ocean
  2. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
  3. Forming or belonging to a continent
  4. Release of strain energy causing the ground to shake
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  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. animal remains
  3. The central or most important part of something
  4. form into a hard outer layer
  5. A deep narrow hole or ditch in the ground
  6. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed.

10 Clues: animal remains • form into a hard outer layer • The floor of the sea or ocean • Forming or belonging to a continent • A deep narrow hole or ditch in the ground • The central or most important part of something • a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. • Release of strain energy causing the ground to shake • ...

CST Review 2013-04-29

CST Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geothermal energy is possible where there is
  2. made possible by the presence of photosynthesis
  3. a rift valley is an evidence of which kind of plate boundary
  4. the least explosive volcano
  5. which industry's water requirement is the greatest burden on California's fresh water supply
  6. before the formation of the stars, most of the matter in the universe consisted of what atoms
  7. Earth's atmosphere is divided into layers are based upon their
  8. carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as
  9. stars begin their life cycle as a
  10. provides evidence for plate tectonics
  11. the Richter scale measure which of the earthquake's characteristics
  12. energy sources most likely to found in California due to its plate boundary's position
  13. composed of silicate minerals
  14. detect, measure, and record earthquake vibrations
  15. the driving force for surface ocean currents
Down
  1. the surface of Mercury and our moon contain some very large craters that are most likely from
  2. a layer of cool air is found under a layer o warm air above it
  3. formed from the light gases of the outer solar nebula
  4. the most massive stars will end their lives as a
  5. shifts in Earth's continents most likely caused a change in Earth's
  6. the Milky Way galaxy is described as a

21 Clues: the least explosive volcano • composed of silicate minerals • stars begin their life cycle as a • provides evidence for plate tectonics • the Milky Way galaxy is described as a • geothermal energy is possible where there is • the driving force for surface ocean currents • made possible by the presence of photosynthesis • carbon in the atmosphere is most often found as • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2018-09-17

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary, also includes underwater volcanoes.
  2. a single land mass, or supercontinent, that existed from about 350 to 200 million years ago.
  3. the idea that continents were once joined in a single landmass that eventually broke apart into pieces that slowly moved away from each other
  4. a valley created at a divergent boundary where plates are spreading apart.
  5. a plate boundary in which plates move past one another in opposite directions.
  6. the process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies, occur at mid-ocean ridges.
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  1. the theory that the Earth’s surface is made up of giant, moving slabs of lithosphere, made of both oceanic and continental slabs.
  2. the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field, as shown by patterns of magnetism in rocks that have formed over time
  3. a plate boundary in which plates move away from one another.
  4. a plate boundary in which plates move towards one another.
  5. An area far from a plate boundary in which magma rises from deep within Earth through the lithosphere to reach the ocean floor.
  6. deep underwater depressions created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. when a plate slides under another plate as it more dense than the plate above, occurs at convergent boundaries.

13 Clues: a plate boundary in which plates move towards one another. • a plate boundary in which plates move away from one another. • a valley created at a divergent boundary where plates are spreading apart. • a plate boundary in which plates move past one another in opposite directions. • ...

Plate tectonics and fossil 2021-10-26

Plate tectonics and fossil crossword puzzle
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  1. a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
  2. 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.
  3. a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and as a pioneer of polar research,
  4. the past formation of the tectonic plates where all of the tectonic plates were merged together as one
  5. found above water and is usually harder than others
  6. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. A ring of volcanoes formed by two tectonic plates going torwards each other
  9. two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
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  1. two tectonic plates pushing away from each other
  2. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  3. two eectonic plates pushing torwards each other
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates
  5. a giant fault formed from two tectonic plates
  6. a giant wave that forms when two tectonic plates snap underwater
  7. crust found underwater which is usually softer than others
  8. a circular movement on where the temperature of the lava or magma depends on where it is
  9. lava that is still inside the volcano
  10. the result of where tectonic plates snap causing a vibration and the earth's surface to shake

19 Clues: lava that is still inside the volcano • a giant fault formed from two tectonic plates • two eectonic plates pushing torwards each other • two tectonic plates pushing away from each other • found above water and is usually harder than others • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates • two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally • ...

Espe Lopez <3 2022-04-28

Espe Lopez <3 crossword puzzle
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  1. having solidified from lava or magma.
  2. plate tectonics of the edge of one plate sinking below the edge of another.
  3. the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock
  4. two plates move away from each other
  5. atheory in geology
  6. a rock that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air
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  1. to change into another form of energy
  2. a slow movement of the continents
  3. solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
  4. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other

10 Clues: atheory in geology • a slow movement of the continents • two plates move away from each other • to change into another form of energy • having solidified from lava or magma. • the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location. • ...

Science Crossword - Daria kelly 2016-06-08

Science Crossword - Daria kelly crossword puzzle
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  1. / failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice.
  2. / the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. push / sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  4. / a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata.
  5. pull / motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  6. core / center of the earth.
  7. / strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
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  1. / the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
  2. / a break in a sedimentary sequence that does not involve a difference of inclination between the strata on each side of the break.
  3. core / layer of the earth that is made out of iron and nickel.
  4. force / sum of all forces acting on an object
  5. / a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line.
  6. force / two individual forces are of equal magnitude and opposite direction.
  7. crust / the relatively thin part of the earth's crust that underlies the ocean basins.
  8. life / he time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original value.

15 Clues: core / center of the earth. • force / sum of all forces acting on an object • core / layer of the earth that is made out of iron and nickel. • / the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere. • / failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice. • / a surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata. • ...

Unit 7 Vocabulary Terms 2023-02-13

Unit 7 Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Two plates coming together
  2. Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
  3. Study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates, on the Earth’s surface; includes folds, faults, and plate movement
  4. An explanation of a set of related observations or events based upon proven hypotheses and verified multiple times by groups of detached researchers; can be used to explain and predict natural phenomena
  5. Formation of new oceanic crust due to the upwelling of magma at mid-ocean ridges
  6. Thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses
  7. Large bowl shaped depression that holds ocean water; regions of crust below sea level
  8. Undersea mountain range formed where two parts of the Earth’s crust are moving apart
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  1. Thinner part of Earth’s crust that lies underneath the ocean basins
  2. Two plates moving apart
  3. A change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities
  4. Theory that describes plate movement and how it affects Earth’s geologic features
  5. Process where one plate slides under another
  6. Distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
  7. A region where two lithospheric plates meet

15 Clues: Two plates moving apart • Two plates coming together • A region where two lithospheric plates meet • Process where one plate slides under another • Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions • A change to the structure of the Earth by tectonic activities • Thicker part of Earth’s crust that forms the large land masses • ...

Tectonic Plates 2020-03-26

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface.
  2. The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in water from the sea.
  3. plate, Section of Earths crust that moves about on Earth’s surface.
  4. Molten rock below Earth’s surface.
  5. A zone where Earths crust and mantle are being pulled apart.
  6. A layer of “plastic” semi-solid rock in the lower mantle on which Earths tectonic plates move.
  7. The place below ground where an Earthquake starts.
  8. A place where extremely hot materials from inside Earths erupts at the surface.
  9. Earths outermost solid layer.
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  1. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the sea floor.
  2. An instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake.
  3. Name for the crust and upper mantle together; Earths tectonics plates.
  4. Where one plate sinks below another plate during a Collison.
  5. Layer beneath Earth’s crust.
  6. the rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates.
  7. The centre of Earth.
  8. A depression in the ocean floor.
  9. trench, A deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking downwards.
  10. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  11. mountain, Mountains formed by crust crumpling upwards as plates collide.

20 Clues: The centre of Earth. • Layer beneath Earth’s crust. • Earths outermost solid layer. • A depression in the ocean floor. • Molten rock below Earth’s surface. • Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface. • The place below ground where an Earthquake starts. • Where one plate sinks below another plate during a Collison. • ...

Tectonic plates 2021-11-09

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to plates separate from each other
  2. Create mountains
  3. where the earths moves in the earth
  4. where the denser layer subducts
  5. how more together something is
  6. go by each other
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  1. one plate going under another
  2. opening in the earths crust where magma comes out
  3. tectonic plates moving
  4. the study of the earths crust folding

10 Clues: Create mountains • go by each other • tectonic plates moving • one plate going under another • how more together something is • where the denser layer subducts • where the earths moves in the earth • the study of the earths crust folding • when to plates separate from each other • opening in the earths crust where magma comes out

Science Crossword Mr. Gorman 2015-02-13

Science Crossword Mr. Gorman crossword puzzle
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  1. The fault block below the fault
  2. The bending of rock layers due to stress
  3. What kind of ridges does the Divergent boundary usually form?
  4. What does the convergent boundary form?
  5. What type of polarity points toward the south pole?
  6. The oldest rock is found on the outside of a fold
  7. The fault block above the fault
  8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ drift is the theory that the continents were once one great landmass, but broke up and moved to their current locations
  9. _ _ _ _ _ tectonics is the theory that explains how large pieces of Earth outermost layer move and change shape
  10. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
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  1. The boundary between to plates that are moving away from each other
  2. The rock layers that have folded so both ends of the fold are horizontal
  3. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  4. The vocab for changes shape
  5. What does the Transform boundary make around ridges?
  6. Who came up with the continental drift theory?
  7. The supercontinent from about 245 million years ago
  8. The amount of force per unit
  9. When the edge of a plate sinks and takes the rest of the plate with it
  10. Youngest rocks are found on the outside

20 Clues: The vocab for changes shape • The amount of force per unit • The fault block below the fault • The fault block above the fault • What does the convergent boundary form? • Youngest rocks are found on the outside • The bending of rock layers due to stress • Who came up with the continental drift theory? • The oldest rock is found on the outside of a fold • ...

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer crossword puzzle
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  1. Wegener the scientist who invented the continental drift theory
  2. ocean ridge when two plates in the oceanic crust divide it forms a
  3. the movement of the transform boundary
  4. The earth was once one huge earth called
  5. the movement of the convergent boundary
  6. boundary when to plates are colliding it forms what boundary
  7. drift the theory that the earth was once one huge earth called Pangaea and then separated.
  8. Plates pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
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  1. Hess the scientist who invented the sea floor spreading theory
  2. floor spreading the theory that the earth sea floor spreads and generates new earth and gets rid of old earth
  3. the movement of the divergent boundary
  4. the hot substance in the the core of the earth
  5. Valley when two plates in the continental crust divide it forms a
  6. boundary when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary
  7. when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a
  8. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  9. Boundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary
  10. 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, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  11. Crust the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.

19 Clues: the movement of the divergent boundary • the movement of the transform boundary • the movement of the convergent boundary • The earth was once one huge earth called • the hot substance in the the core of the earth • when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a • Boundary when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review 2022-11-07

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  2. occur at a transform boundary involving two continental crust causing the ground to shake
  3. landform created when two continental crusts collide at a convergent boundary
  4. heat transfer in which heat rises and cold sinks(this is what moves tectonic plates)
  5. landform created when an oceanic crust collides with continental crust at a convergent boundary
  6. the layer of the Earth where heat for convection currents is made
  7. layer of the Earth where convection currents are happening
  8. type of boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  9. a huge and devasting wave that occurs at transform boundaries involving two oceanic crust sliding past each other
  10. thicker crust with a lower density that is covered in land
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  1. landform created from two ocean crust being pulled apart at a divergent boundary
  2. thinner crust with a higher density and covered by the ocean
  3. the name of the event where new ocean crust is formed
  4. when oceanic plates slide underneath anotherand are destroyed in the mantle
  5. landform created when an oceanic crust collides with oceanic crust at a convergent boundary
  6. the Earth's crust is broken into pieces called
  7. where two plates meet
  8. landform created when two continental crust a being pulled apart at a divergent boundary
  9. type of boundary where two plates slide past one another

19 Clues: where two plates meet • the Earth's crust is broken into pieces called • type of plate boundary where two plates collide • the name of the event where new ocean crust is formed • type of boundary where two plates slide past one another • layer of the Earth where convection currents are happening • thicker crust with a lower density that is covered in land • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates collide with each other
  2. the theory of plate movements
  3. when 2 plates separate from each other
  4. This is a land form created by a convergent collision.
  5. The type of crust on continent floors.
  6. what causes plates to move
  7. when 2 plates slide past each other
  8. An American geologist who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading.
  9. This is a land form created by divergent continental plates.
  10. The movement of the Earth over millions of years.
Down
  1. The most dense layer of the Earth.
  2. when one plate goes beneath another plate
  3. The theory of how crust is being created and recycled.
  4. The type of crust on ocean floor
  5. A layer of the Earth that is below the lithosphere and also known as the mantle.
  6. This is a land form created by a convergent subduction.
  7. A layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. This is a land form created by transform boundaries.
  9. A German Scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift.

19 Clues: what causes plates to move • the theory of plate movements • The type of crust on ocean floor • The most dense layer of the Earth. • when 2 plates slide past each other • when 2 plates collide with each other • when 2 plates separate from each other • The type of crust on continent floors. • when one plate goes beneath another plate • ...

Plate Tectonics and Ocean Sediments 2022-05-04

Plate Tectonics and Ocean Sediments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Microscopic, one celled photosynthetic plankton characterized by the rigid call wall made of silica.
  2. Theorized upper layer of the mantle characterized by hot solid material that flows slowly over time, much like old glass.
  3. The upper most, rigid part of the upper mantle and the crust; cool solid rock portion of the outer earth>
  4. The balance between the weight of the crust and the force of buoyancy provided by the mantle.
  5. The process by which polar ice floats to sea carrying sediments that sink when ice melts.
  6. Ooze composed primarily of planktonic organisms that have silica skeletons.
  7. Ooze composed primarily of planktonic organisms that have calcium carbonate skeletons or shells.
  8. CCD; the depth at which calcium carbonate dissolves as fast as it accumulates, generally considered to be about 4,500 meters (14,760 feet).
  9. Boundary in the theory of plate tectonics, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are coming together; also called a colliding boundary.
  10. Also known as lithogenous sediments; originates on land, primarily through erosion carrying particles into the sea.
  11. Tiny amoeba-like marine animals whose complex skeletons are made of silica and contribute to siliceous ooze.
  12. Boundary in the theory or plate tectonics, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are spreading apart; also called a spreading boundary.
  13. Sediment that originates from chemical reactions in seawater.
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  1. In the theory of plate tectonics, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.
  2. Underwater avalanches of thick, muddy sediments accumulated on the continental shelf that speed down the continental slope into deep water.
  3. Waves that travel through the Earth that result from movement of the plates; also known as earthquake waves.
  4. Sediment that originates from life, consisting of primarily shells and hard skeleton.
  5. The region of the Earth’s interior that exists between the crust and the core.
  6. Sediment deposits created by turbidity currents; they consist of layers of lithogenous sand embedded with fine deep-sea sediments.
  7. The theory that the continents were once a single land mass that drifted apart and are still moving.
  8. Irregular lumps of iron and manganese with small amounts of cobalt, nickel, chromium, copper, molybdenum and zinc found on some deep ocean bottoms.
  9. The theory that the seafloor forms in and spreads from rift valleys in the mid-ocea ridges, eventually pushing underground trenches.
  10. Instrument that measures the polar orientation and intensity of magnetism of minerals.
  11. The theorized single continent in the distant past before the continents broke apart and drifted away from each other.
  12. The theory states that the continents float on the Earth’s molten interior, gradually moving over millions of years.
  13. Layer of atmosphere from 50,000 to 90,000 meters (31 to 56 miles) above sea level.

26 Clues: Sediment that originates from chemical reactions in seawater. • Ooze composed primarily of planktonic organisms that have silica skeletons. • The region of the Earth’s interior that exists between the crust and the core. • Layer of atmosphere from 50,000 to 90,000 meters (31 to 56 miles) above sea level. • ...

Crossword Puzzle ! 2013-02-26

Crossword Puzzle ! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. its where two tectonic plates meet
  2. a type of elastic wave, also called seismic waves, that can travel through gases
  3. is a process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  4. an unsatisfactory feature of one's work
  5. a divergent boundary or divergent plate
  6. a type of seismic, also known as the elastic s-waves
  7. the crust and upper mantle of the earth
  8. the thin part of the earth's crust that under lies the ocean basins
  9. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
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  1. a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph
  2. in plate tectonics, a boundary also known as a destructive boundary
  3. the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent
  4. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. the think crust of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses, it is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust
  6. the branch of science concerned with earthquake and related experience
  7. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  8. the upper layer of the earth;s matle, below the listhosphere
  9. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing destruction, as a result movements of the earth's crust is involved

18 Clues: its where two tectonic plates meet • an unsatisfactory feature of one's work • a divergent boundary or divergent plate • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • a type of seismic, also known as the elastic s-waves • a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • the upper layer of the earth;s matle, below the listhosphere • ...

Moving Earth 2023-10-11

Moving Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two continents crumple together to form a mountain range
  2. range a group of high ground features, commonly the result of tectonic collision
  3. plate boundary where crust is neither created or destroyed
  4. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘up' due to compression
  5. plate boundary where new crust is formed
  6. extremely hot liquid or semi-liquid rock within the mantle. When it erupts on the surface of the Earth it is called lava.
  7. a break in the crust where one side moves relative to the other
  8. core solid inner-most layer of the core under extreme pressure conditions, with an approximate 1200 km radius
  9. a stretching force
  10. a convergent plate boundary where one plate moves under another
  11. fault a break where the rock above the fault moves ‘down' due to tension
  12. a smearing force
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  1. boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  2. tectonics a scientific theory that describes the relative movements and interaction of plates of the Earth's crust over the underlying mantle
  3. a highland between two normal faults
  4. drift movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other over geologic time
  5. fault a break where the rocks on either side of the fault move horizontally due to shearing
  6. core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick
  7. hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  8. valleys a sunken lowland between two normal faults; a graben
  9. squeezing force
  10. boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another
  11. solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth
  12. a supercontinent that existed about 225 million years ago. All landmasses were joined together to form this supercontinent.

24 Clues: squeezing force • a smearing force • a stretching force • a highland between two normal faults • plate boundary where new crust is formed • solid but soft middle rock layer of the Earth • hot centre of the Earth made of iron and nickel • core liquid outer layer of the core, about 2300 km thick • boundary where two tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes 2024-02-28

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle
  2. Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other.
  3. The fastest seismic wave
  4. The edges where two plates meet.
  5. Movement of the plates over Earth's surface is termed plate _______.
  6. This layer of the Earth is mostly iron metal and makes up about 31% of the Earth
  7. Composed of both the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid
  8. This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass.
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  1. partially molten upper mantle material that behaves plastically and can flow
  2. Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other.
  3. Geologist that proposed that the continents were once united into a single supercontinent
  4. Boundaries where the two plates move away from each other.
  5. This process occurs at oceanic trenches and when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
  6. This layer of the Earth is hot, ultramafic rock and represents about 68% of Earth's mass
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the place where the earthquake occurs
  8. These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid.

16 Clues: The fastest seismic wave • The edges where two plates meet. • These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid. • This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass. • Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other. • Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle • Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2022-12-19

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This layer is the thickest
  2. This layer has water on it
  3. The inner core is solid because of its ____
  4. This layer plate tectonics
  5. This layer has a magnetic field
  6. This layer is liquid
  7. This is the thinnest layer
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  1. This layer has convection currents
  2. This layer has land on it
  3. This layer is a solid
  4. This helps make Earth quakes

11 Clues: This layer is liquid • This layer is a solid • This layer has land on it • This layer is the thickest • This layer has water on it • This layer plate tectonics • This is the thinnest layer • This helps make Earth quakes • This layer has a magnetic field • This layer has convection currents • The inner core is solid because of its ____

Plate Tectonics Science Crossword 2017-05-05

Plate Tectonics Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind that is carrying it
  2. Pictures taken from satellites
  3. A process that destroys weathering and erosion
  4. The shaking results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  5. a map representing elevation change on a flat surface
  6. A detailed description or representation on a map of the natural and artificial features of an area
  7. The continuous process in which hot, molten material coming to the surface of the Earth from the interior forms igneous rocks, which are then broken down by weathering to create soil and sedimentary rocks
  8. Materials such a stones and sand that are carried into water by water or wind
  9. The height above sea level
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  1. A line on a map joining points of equal heights above or below sea level
  2. An area of low lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding
  3. A break in Earth's Crust where slabs of rock slip past each other
  4. A continuous flow of liquid,air or gas
  5. Forces that build up on an existing landform or create a new one
  6. A 3D model of the Earth that are sphere shaped
  7. A natural feature of Earth"s surface
  8. All water on Earth
  9. A bend in rock that forms where part of Earth's Crust is compressed
  10. The destructive process in which water or wind loosen or carry away fragments of rock

19 Clues: All water on Earth • The height above sea level • Pictures taken from satellites • A natural feature of Earth"s surface • A continuous flow of liquid,air or gas • A 3D model of the Earth that are sphere shaped • A process that destroys weathering and erosion • a map representing elevation change on a flat surface • ...

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer 2017-02-21

Plate Tectonics Menu Appetizer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. the hot substance in the the core of the earth
  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, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  4. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere.
  5. when subduction Occurs in the oceanic crust it forms a
  6. the movement of the divergent boundary
  7. when to plates are colliding it forms what boundary
  8. The earth was once one huge earth called
  9. when two plates in the continental crust divide it forms a
Down
  1. when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary
  2. the movement of the transform boundary
  3. when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary
  4. when two plates in the oceanic crust divide it forms a
  5. the movement of the convergent boundary
  6. the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate.
  7. the scientist who invented the continental drift theory
  8. the theory that the earth was once one huge earth called Pangaea and then separated.
  9. the theory that the earth sea floor spreads and generates new earth and gets rid of old earth
  10. the scientist who invented the sea floor spreading theory

19 Clues: the movement of the transform boundary • the movement of the divergent boundary • the movement of the convergent boundary • The earth was once one huge earth called • the hot substance in the the core of the earth • when two plates are sliding it forms what boundary • when two plates are dividing it forms what boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics Key Terms 2022-11-11

Plate Tectonics Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first layer of the earth
  2. sliding against each other
  3. ridge where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart
  4. boundaries between plates
  5. plate the thickest plate
  6. going towards each other making contact
  7. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  8. when one plate goes up and another goes down
  9. the less densest layer
Down
  1. area of rock that has been formed by stress
  2. a area facturing between rocks and stress
  3. plate the thinner plate
  4. A deep depression in the ocean floor caused by the convergence of plates and the resulting subduction of one plate.
  5. moving away from each other
  6. a split between two bodies
  7. the layer in the middle of the crust and outercore the liquid core
  8. a long trough bounded by two or more faults.
  9. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  10. the solid core
  11. the center of the earth

20 Clues: the solid core • the less densest layer • plate the thinner plate • the center of the earth • plate the thickest plate • boundaries between plates • sliding against each other • a split between two bodies • moving away from each other • the first layer of the earth • going towards each other making contact • a area facturing between rocks and stress • ...

Science Project 2022-02-16

Science Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  2. Two plates are pushing into each other.
  3. The component of the Earth's surface comprising the rock
  4. The fourth layer inside the Earth
  5. made of solid rocks and minerals.
  6. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  7. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle,
  8. The region below the lithosphere
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  1. Places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  3. One of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time.
  4. mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  5. When two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  7. degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.

15 Clues: The region below the lithosphere • The fourth layer inside the Earth • made of solid rocks and minerals. • Two plates are pushing into each other. • mostly composed of liquid iron and nickel. • pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, • forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart • Places where plates slide sideways past each other. • ...

Allison jarrell 2022-04-29

Allison jarrell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift,a gradual movement
  2. rock that has formed from sediment
  3. through a dramatic change
  4. sideways and downward movement
Down
  1. that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  2. rock that has undertone
  3. tectonics, the structure of earths crust
  4. ,solidified from lava or magma
  5. closer together

9 Clues: closer together • rock that has undertone • drift,a gradual movement • through a dramatic change • ,solidified from lava or magma • sideways and downward movement • rock that has formed from sediment • that settles to the bottom of a liquid • tectonics, the structure of earths crust

Miguel Arroyo 🍪 2022-04-28

Miguel Arroyo 🍪 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a slow movement of the continents on a deep-seated viscous zone within the earth
  2. to change in composition or structure
  3. formed by or from deposits of sediment
  4. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
Down
  1. moving or extending in different directions from a common
  2. of a rock of relating to or produced by metamorphism
  3. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  4. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  5. relating to, resulting from, or suggestive of the intrusion or extrusion of magma or volcanic activity

10 Clues: to change in composition or structure • formed by or from deposits of sediment • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid • the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement • of a rock of relating to or produced by metamorphism • moving or extending in different directions from a common • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • ...

tectonic plates 2024-01-17

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Trench
  2. Boundary
  3. Tectonics
  4. Current
Down
  1. Drift
  2. Boundary
  3. Boundary
  4. Boundary

8 Clues: Drift • Trench • Current • Boundary • Boundary • Boundary • Boundary • Tectonics

WSSC 2021-04-05

WSSC crossword puzzle
Across
  1. alterating the size of rocks
  2. the outer part of the earth
  3. theory where the Earth's surface is made up of plates of Earth.
  4. When two plates are in a Subduction zone, and one slides into the mantle
  5. the parts of the crust that are on solid land
  6. when plates rud against eachother but don't create or destory land
Down
  1. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust.
  2. Earth's crust that is under oceans
  3. a long depression with steep walls
  4. when two plates move away from each other
  5. when two plates collide
  6. the theory that the earth's continents move
  7. long narrow depression on the sea floor
  8. upper layer of the earths mantle

14 Clues: when two plates collide • the outer part of the earth • alterating the size of rocks • upper layer of the earths mantle • Earth's crust that is under oceans • a long depression with steep walls • long narrow depression on the sea floor • when two plates move away from each other • the theory that the earth's continents move • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust. • ...

Earth Review 2020-04-24

Earth Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A massive collection of slowly moving and compacting ice.
  2. The term for two tectonic plates that are crashing into each other.
  3. A type of volcano primarily formed through ash and cinders, creating a steep cone like shape.
  4. A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction.
  5. The violent explosion of a volcano.
  6. The ___________ is the invisible ocean of gas that surrounds the Earth, comprised mostly of Nitrogen and Oxygen.
  7. The thinest layer of the Earth, this is where we live!
  8. _______ plates are denser than continental plates.
  9. The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor.
  10. The ______ core is a solid ball of ultra hot rock and metal.
  11. ____________ cells can be found both in the movement of the mantle, and the movement of air in the atmosphere.
  12. This is the part of the plant that conducts photosynthesis
  13. When water condenses from a gas to a liquid.
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  1. This is the term for rock being lifted up due to tectonic movement.
  2. This kind of volcano is formed by slow flowing lava, and has a wide base and sloping sides.
  3. When condensed droplets get large enough to fall to the Earth, either as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
  4. The part of a plant that collects nutrients from the soil.
  5. Weathering agents can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces. We call this ________.
  6. When water goes from a liquid form to a gaseous form, usually due to the heat from the sun.
  7. This kind of rock is created after other rock goes through extreme pressure and heat under the Earth's surface.
  8. The violent shaking of the surface of the Earth, usually resulting from tectonic movement.
  9. Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust.
  10. The thickest layer of the Earth, this rock found here is semi-molten and flows in convection cells, creating plate tectonics.
  11. A specialized part of a plant, or a human.
  12. _____________ gases like ozone and methane help to trap heat from the sun
  13. Molten rock.

26 Clues: Molten rock. • The violent explosion of a volcano. • The act of plants 'exhaling' water vapor. • A specialized part of a plant, or a human. • When water condenses from a gas to a liquid. • _______ plates are denser than continental plates. • A deep spot of the ocean caused by plate subduction. • Plate __________ is the movement of the Earth's crust. • ...

Continental Drift 2023-08-22

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. With ________________, researchers discovered that earthquakes tended to occur in specific places rather than equally all over Earth
  2. A more popular name for this huge ancient landmass is Pangaea, which means “_____ ______” in Greek
  3. This map displays an early "_____________," Gondwana, which eventually moved to form the continents we know today.
  4. Over millions of years, Wegener suggested, the __________ had drifted apart.
  5. According to this theory, Earth’s crust is broken into roughly _________ sections called tectonic plates on which the continents ride
  6. Because continental drift is still pushing India into Asia, the _____________ are still growing.
  7. Today, we know that the _________ rest on massive slabs of rock called tectonic plates
  8. Fossil remains of the ________ reptile Mesosaurus
  9. Today, the theory of continental drift has been __________ by the science of plate tectonics.
  10. Continental Drift _______ Plate Tectonics
  11. The presence of mesosaurus suggests a single ________ with many lakes and rivers
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  1. These include Pannotia, which formed about 600 __________ years ago, and Rodinia, which existed more than a billion years ago
  2. buoyant, _______ rock rises up from deep within Earth, it emerges from the space between spreading tectonic plates and hardens, creating a ridge.
  3. “All we can do is make _______________ of how plate motions will continue, what new things might happen, and where it will all end up.”
  4. But the continents actually are shifting, very ________, relative to one another
  5. Researchers have dubbed this ___________ continental configuration “Pangaea Proxima.”
  6. Over millions of years, Pangaea separated into pieces that moved ______ from one another.
  7. Africa, for example, will eventually _______ along the Great Rift Valley system
  8. This shift from one _______ to another is an example of the scientific process
  9. Wegener never lived to see his theory accepted—he died at the age of ________ while on an expedition in Greenland
  10. These plants were not the hardy specimens adapted to _______ in the Arctic climate.
  11. Wegener suggested that perhaps the rotation of the Earth caused the continents to shift _________ and apart from each other. (It doesn't.)
  12. __________ spreading is most dynamic along giant underwater mountain ranges known as mid-ocean ridges.
  13. South America and Africa were not the only continents with ________ geology
  14. Wegener, trained as an astronomer, used biology, _______, and geology to describe Pangaea and continental drift.
  15. “We don’t really know the future, ______________,” Scotese told NASA.

26 Clues: Continental Drift _______ Plate Tectonics • Fossil remains of the ________ reptile Mesosaurus • “We don’t really know the future, ______________,” Scotese told NASA. • South America and Africa were not the only continents with ________ geology • Over millions of years, Wegener suggested, the __________ had drifted apart. • ...

BRANT STEPHEN HENDRICKSON 2015-04-30

BRANT STEPHEN HENDRICKSON crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  2. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  3. sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  4. the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  5. a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
  6. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  8. an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting points
  9. an instrument used to detect the presence of a metallic object or to measure the intensity of a magnetic field.
Down
  1. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  2. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  3. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault
  5. the movement of the Earth's continents
  6. the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials

15 Clues: the movement of the Earth's continents • process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • an imaginary line or a line on a chart connecting points • sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee 2021-12-06

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. Is a crust that is under the ocean
  3. Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  5. its an displacement in the earth crust
Down
  1. Consists of an upper mantle and an crust
  2. a series of mountains or mountain ridges closely related in position and direction
  3. Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean
  4. Its nearly above the water near the surface
  5. Goes downward and sideward of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate

10 Clues: Is a crust that is under the ocean • its an displacement in the earth crust • Consists of an upper mantle and an crust • Its nearly above the water near the surface • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean • Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2021-06-16

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The rigid outer part of the earth
  2. - __________ and erosion produces sediment
  3. - Sections of the Earth's crust moving in three different ways
  4. - Human Planet
Down
  1. - The upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  2. Drift - Wegener's theory
  3. - The Earth's Outer and Inner ____
  4. - A scientist that made a theory of plate tectonics
  5. - Metamorphic, Sedimentary and _______

9 Clues: - Human Planet • Drift - Wegener's theory • - The Earth's Outer and Inner ____ • - The rigid outer part of the earth • - Metamorphic, Sedimentary and _______ • - The upper layer of the Earth's mantle • - __________ and erosion produces sediment • - A scientist that made a theory of plate tectonics • - Sections of the Earth's crust moving in three different ways

Jayda 2015-04-30

Jayda crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time.
  2. states that Earth's lithosphere is broken into many pieces—tectonic plates—that move slowly over the asthenosphere.
  3. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined
  5. measurement instruments used for two general purposes: to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  6. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  7. a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  8. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
Down
  1. the study of the magnetic record in rocks.
  2. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  3. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  4. a destructive plate boundary.
  5. the movement of the Earth's continents.
  6. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  7. a sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.

15 Clues: a destructive plate boundary. • the movement of the Earth's continents. • a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • the study of the magnetic record in rocks. • the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined • a sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • ...

Y12 Tectonics revision 2022-01-04

Y12 Tectonics revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcano that is formed on a destructive margin (8)
  2. An earthquake hit this country on 12th Jan 2010 (5)
  3. Name of the model that determines disaster size (4)
  4. Outer layer of Earth (crust and upper mantle)(11)
  5. When one plate slides underneath another (10)
  6. This mineral can make lava very sticky (viscous) (6)
  7. How well a country can bounce back and recover from a disaster (10)
  8. What continental crust is made of (7)
  9. Hot ash, lava, rock fragments, flowing very quickly down hill (11,4)
  10. A chain of volcanic islands (6,3)
  11. The point on the ground where the earthquake is the strongest (9)
  12. A major secondary hazard of underwater earthquakes (7)
  13. Classic example of a multi-hazard-hotspot (11)
  14. Hawaii is an example of one of these (7)
  15. Formed at constructive continental margins (e.g. East Africa) (4,6)
Down
  1. The gradual movement of the continents across the Earth's surface through geological time (11,5)
  2. This model shows the effect of a hazard on quality of life over time (4,8,5)
  3. This type of lava is very runny (8)
  4. An event with a high magnitude, large extent and massive impact (4,8)
  5. What oceanic crust is made of (6)
  6. An earthquake resistant building in San Francisco
  7. Conservative plate boundary N.America (3,7,5)
  8. Plate boundary where plates move apart (11)
  9. The name of a current considered for many years to be the driving force of plate tectonics (10)
  10. Another word for the hypocentre of an earthquake (5)
  11. This is critical to good planning (10)
  12. Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia (9)
  13. When the weight of the cold, old, oceanic crust causes the edge of the plate to subduct (4,4)
  14. A name for when the continents were joined together (6)
  15. Type of volcano found on constructive plate margins(6)

30 Clues: What oceanic crust is made of (6) • A chain of volcanic islands (6,3) • This type of lava is very runny (8) • What continental crust is made of (7) • This is critical to good planning (10) • Hawaii is an example of one of these (7) • Plate boundary where plates move apart (11) • When one plate slides underneath another (10) • Conservative plate boundary N.America (3,7,5) • ...

Science choice board crossword 2021-12-13

Science choice board crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
  2. a sea floor mountain system built by plate tectonics
  3. when magma has less silica and is less viscose
  4. when plates move earths surface changes very...
  5. what rock is formed when heat and pressure happens to sedimentary rock
  6. what causes tectonic plates to move
  7. when one plate gets pulled under another
  8. when magma has more silica it is more viscose and...
Down
  1. what occurs when a transform boundary happens
  2. what type of boundary occurs when plates move away from each other
  3. device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
  4. what type of boundary occurs when plates grind past each other
  5. what type of boundary occurs when plates move towards each other
  6. what forms when two continental plates collide
  7. An ancient super continent containing all the earths landmass
  8. rock is not destroyed but it is...

16 Clues: rock is not destroyed but it is... • what causes tectonic plates to move • when one plate gets pulled under another • what occurs when a transform boundary happens • when magma has less silica and is less viscose • what forms when two continental plates collide • when plates move earths surface changes very... • device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves • ...

Science choice board crossword 2021-12-13

Science choice board crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
  2. a sea floor mountain system built by plate tectonics
  3. when magma has less silica and is less viscose
  4. when plates move earths surface changes very...
  5. what rock is formed when heat and pressure happens to sedimentary rock
  6. what causes tectonic plates to move
  7. when one plate gets pulled under another
  8. when magma has more silica it is more viscose and...
Down
  1. what occurs when a transform boundary happens
  2. what type of boundary occurs when plates move away from each other
  3. device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
  4. what type of boundary occurs when plates grind past each other
  5. what type of boundary occurs when plates move towards each other
  6. what forms when two continental plates collide
  7. An ancient super continent containing all the earths landmass
  8. rock is not destroyed but it is...

16 Clues: rock is not destroyed but it is... • what causes tectonic plates to move • when one plate gets pulled under another • what occurs when a transform boundary happens • when magma has less silica and is less viscose • what forms when two continental plates collide • when plates move earths surface changes very... • device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves • ...

Module Vocabulary Dynamic Earth Term Definition 2022-11-14

Module Vocabulary Dynamic Earth Term Definition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago.
  2. trench/a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. spreading/the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  4. molten rock stored below Earth's surface.
Down
  1. ridge/long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries.
  2. boundary/the boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  3. boundary/the boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  4. drift/ Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions.
  5. tectonics/theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that move with respect to each other.
  6. that erupts onto Earth's surface.

10 Clues: that erupts onto Earth's surface. • molten rock stored below Earth's surface. • boundary/the boundary between two plates that move toward each other. • boundary/the boundary between two plates that move away from each other. • given to a supercontinent that began to break apart approximately 200 million years ago. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 2013-01-12

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates move away from each other it’s what kind of boundary?
  2. Hess The theory of seafloor spreading was suggested by?
  3. The movement of the continents plates is the Continental..?
  4. The rocks that are what are located near mid-ocean ridges?
  5. Earthquakes are causes by Seismic..?
  6. The layer below the lithosphere is called the?
  7. The place where a rock breaks?
  8. Plates collide at what kind of boundaries?
  9. “Pangaea” is Greek for All..?
Down
  1. How many types of seismic zones are there?
  2. The theory stating that hot, less dense material flows up and sideways under the earth crust is called Seafloor..?
  3. An earthquake under 2.0 is called a?
  4. The what fit together like puzzle pieces?
  5. An earthquake over 6.0 can cause serious?
  6. The crust and the upper mantle makeup the?
  7. Alfred what came up with the theory of the Continental Drift?
  8. What is the name of the super continent suggested by Alfred Wegner
  9. How many major crustal plates are there?
  10. The convection current consists of heating, rising, cooling, and?

19 Clues: “Pangaea” is Greek for All..? • The place where a rock breaks? • An earthquake under 2.0 is called a? • Earthquakes are causes by Seismic..? • How many major crustal plates are there? • The what fit together like puzzle pieces? • An earthquake over 6.0 can cause serious? • How many types of seismic zones are there? • The crust and the upper mantle makeup the? • ...

Plate Tectonics ASHLEY HASTY 2017-10-19

Plate Tectonics ASHLEY HASTY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust Crust that had water landforms on it
  2. Ocean Trench A part where Earth’s crust goes back into the mantle by a passage formed when by continental drift
  3. Crust Crust that has land on it
  4. Part of the crust that is broken up into uneven areas in constant motion
  5. Boundary The part that two plates move apart when they were once connected
  6. Valley Forms by a divergent boundary while being a space that there is no plate ther e
  7. The bottom of a sea or ocean
  8. A supercontinent that was together when the Neoproterozoic era began
  9. The evidence and remains that proves theories
  10. A scientist that first suggested the continental drift theory
Down
  1. A part when all of the continents we're connected into one
  2. Ridge An underwater area where parts from the mantle come up; it is like a mountain range
  3. Boundary Part where two continental plates come together and collide
  4. The process of Earth’s crust sinking back into the mantle
  5. The most recent super continent
  6. Mountain or hills that are formed from plate tectonics
  7. Boundary Part where two continental plates slide in opposite directions while scraping on the edges
  8. Parts where rift valleys have been stretched formed by divergent properties
  9. A device used to measure the tectonic plates’ movement.

19 Clues: The bottom of a sea or ocean • The most recent super continent • Crust Crust that has land on it • Crust Crust that had water landforms on it • The evidence and remains that proves theories • Mountain or hills that are formed from plate tectonics • A device used to measure the tectonic plates’ movement. • The process of Earth’s crust sinking back into the mantle • ...

plate tectonics chapter 9 2018-12-10

plate tectonics chapter 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cone small, steep-sided volcanoes that erupt gas-rich, basaltic lavas
  2. scientists that study earthquakes
  3. waves cause particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion
  4. wave also called s-waves, they caused particles to move up and down at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
  5. the location on Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's focus
  6. are the vibrations in the ground that result from movement along breaks in Earth's lithosphere
  7. molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface
  8. a liquid's resistance to flow
  9. a vent in Earth's crust through which melted-or molten- rock flows
Down
  1. a break in Earth's lithosphere where one block of rock moves toward, away from, or past another
  2. volcano large, steep-sided volcanoes that result from explosive eruptions of andesitic and rhyolitic lava and ash along convergent plate boundaries
  3. measures and record ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel.
  4. wave energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
  5. volcano common along divergent plate boundaries and oceanic hot spots
  6. ash tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass
  7. wave also called p-waves, caused particles in the ground to move in a push-pull motion similar to a coiled spring
  8. a graphical illustration of seismic waves
  9. spot Volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries
  10. these waves originate where rocks first move along the fault, at a location inside Earth

19 Clues: a liquid's resistance to flow • scientists that study earthquakes • a graphical illustration of seismic waves • molten rock that erupts onto Earth's surface • wave energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth • ash tiny particles of pulverized volcanic rock and glass • spot Volcanoes that are not associated with plate boundaries • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-04-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the material that forms earths hard surface
  2. core is a dense ball of solid metal
  3. a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of substance
  4. 7 great landmasses surrounded by water
  5. forces shape the surface by building up mountains and landmasses
  6. forces those that slowly wear away mountains and, eventually, every other feature on the surface
  7. uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together
  8. scientists who study the forces that make and shape planet earth
  9. rock that has larger crystals than basalt and is not as dense
Down
  1. heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter
  2. transfer the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cool object
  3. waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  4. soft layer
  5. a layer of hot rock
  6. a layer of rock that forms earth's outer skin
  7. core a layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
  8. is dark, dense rock with a fine texture
  9. the transfer of energy through empty space
  10. the study of planet earth

19 Clues: soft layer • a layer of hot rock • the study of planet earth • core is a dense ball of solid metal • 7 great landmasses surrounded by water • is dark, dense rock with a fine texture • the transfer of energy through empty space • the material that forms earths hard surface • a layer of rock that forms earth's outer skin • uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together • ...

Vocab 2024-06-17

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A colorless, odorless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas
  2. A division of microorganisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis
  3. To small to see through the naked eye
  4. A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  5. German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
  6. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  7. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  8. The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
Down
  1. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. Cells that have specific structures and functions in the body
  3. A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  4. Layered, biochemical, accretionary structures formed in shallow water
  5. The floor of an ocean or sea.
  6. An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form

14 Clues: The floor of an ocean or sea. • To small to see through the naked eye • A seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form • Cells that have specific structures and functions in the body • Layered, biochemical, accretionary structures formed in shallow water • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-06-12

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dividing lines where tectonic plates meet
  2. Part of the driving force for plate tectonics; this process moves heat from the interior of the Earth towards the surface as cooler plates sink back into the mantle
  3. This type is thinner and denser than continental
  4. Sections of the Earth’s surface that move-- these sections can include both continental and oceanic crust
  5. This type is thicker than oceanic and doesn’t sink under (subduct)
Down
  1. Plate boundaries where the plates move apart
  2. Plate boundaries where the plates collide
  3. Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other
  4. A wave from an earthquake or an explosion, that can travel along the Earth’s surface or through Earth’s interior

9 Clues: Plate boundaries where the plates collide • Plate boundaries where the plates move apart • The dividing lines where tectonic plates meet • This type is thinner and denser than continental • Plate boundaries where the plates slide past each other • This type is thicker than oceanic and doesn’t sink under (subduct) • ...

8GEO LANDFORMS - Vishal Bhat 2015-10-05

8GEO LANDFORMS - Vishal Bhat crossword puzzle
Across
  1. High and rocky outcrop of land
  2. Bending of waves as they approach the coast.
  3. Waves which erode and destroy sections of the coast
  4. Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
  5. Plate boundaries moving apart
  6. Water of a wave which falls forward and moves up the shore
  7. Walls that jut out from a beach into the sea
Down
  1. Movement of sand and sediment along the coast
  2. A distinct geographical feature within a landscape
  3. Walls built on either side of a river mouth
  4. The sideways and downwards movement of one plate under another
  5. Point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  6. Long curved platform built up at a river mouth
  7. What is left behind when an arch is further eroded
  8. Structure where material inside the Earth erupts to the surface

15 Clues: Plate boundaries moving apart • High and rocky outcrop of land • Walls built on either side of a river mouth • Bending of waves as they approach the coast. • Walls that jut out from a beach into the sea • Movement of sand and sediment along the coast • Long curved platform built up at a river mouth • A distinct geographical feature within a landscape • ...

Matthhew's Tectonic Crossword 2014-11-25

Matthhew's Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wave A wave produced by a earthquakes
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  3. Continents breaking up and subsiding
  4. crust The crust that forms the ocean floor
  5. The object that measure the wave from a earthquake
  6. When pressure from the earth core finds a weak stop to escape from
  7. Is where materials from the earths core are erupted
Down
  1. tectonics The Earths crust is into many large pieces that move on the asthenoshpere
  2. A giant wave that is caused by a earthquakes
  3. crust The crust that forms the continents
  4. The point where the earthquakes focus starts
  5. Molten rock below the surface
  6. spreading The process of a new crust forming
  7. Molten rock has erupted onto the Surface
  8. Trench A Trench that is deeper than the rest of the ocean floor

15 Clues: Molten rock below the surface • Continents breaking up and subsiding • wave A wave produced by a earthquakes • Molten rock has erupted onto the Surface • crust The crust that forms the continents • crust The crust that forms the ocean floor • A giant wave that is caused by a earthquakes • The point where the earthquakes focus starts • ...

FORMATIVE 2016-01-05

FORMATIVE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest layer of earth that is composed of iron, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen
  2. an evidence of plate movement
  3. technique of inverting seismological data to retrieve a three-dimensional image of anomalies
  4. study of ancient magnetic fields
  5. interval of time within the ice age that is marked by colder temperature
Down
  1. outer solid part of the planet including earth's crust
  2. highly viscous layer that lies between the crust and lower mantle
  3. believed to be responsible for different rock behaviors within the mantle
  4. geodetic technique
  5. innermost layer of the earth
  6. study of extended climatic conditions
  7. found at the deepest region of the planet
  8. period characterized by warmer climates within an ice age
  9. states that gravity and the plates themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics through subduction process
  10. outer layer of the earth

15 Clues: geodetic technique • outer layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • an evidence of plate movement • study of ancient magnetic fields • study of extended climatic conditions • found at the deepest region of the planet • outer solid part of the planet including earth's crust • period characterized by warmer climates within an ice age • ...

Year in review crossword puzzle 2022-06-14

Year in review crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate sinks under another. It occurs in the convergent boundary
  2. the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.
  3. Where the plate tectonics meet
  4. The speed of an object
  5. inborn; natural.
  6. A series of specialized behaviors that help an animal attract a mate
  7. What Molly Chester's son said to her
Down
  1. seasonal movement of animals from one region to another.
  2. sum of potential energy and kinetic energy.
  3. It is a natural resource that is unlimited or constantly being replenished
  4. a layer underneath the crust in the earth
  5. energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.
  6. Being in a state between liquid and a solid
  7. a layer in the earth's crust
  8. toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.

15 Clues: inborn; natural. • The speed of an object • a layer in the earth's crust • Where the plate tectonics meet • What Molly Chester's son said to her • a layer underneath the crust in the earth • sum of potential energy and kinetic energy. • Being in a state between liquid and a solid • seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-01-27

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates can be identified by the locations of earthquake ___________.
  2. What happens to the temperature of the mantle material as it moves away from a mid-ocean ridge?
  3. True/False Lithosphere can carry both oceanic and continental
  4. Plates move like a conveyor ____________.
  5. When two plates meet it is called plate ________________.
Down
  1. What is a plate made of?
  2. What drives seafloor spreading?
  3. True/False Plate tectonics is the key that unlocks many of the mysteries of the planet

8 Clues: What is a plate made of? • What drives seafloor spreading? • Plates move like a conveyor ____________. • When two plates meet it is called plate ________________. • True/False Lithosphere can carry both oceanic and continental • Plates can be identified by the locations of earthquake ___________. • ...

FORMATIVE 2016-01-05

FORMATIVE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study of extended climatic conditions
  2. highly viscous layer that lies between the crust and lower mantle
  3. largest layer of earth that is composed of iron, aluminium, calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen
  4. states that gravity and the plates themselves are the ones responsible for the plate tectonics through subduction process
  5. an evidence of plate movement
  6. interval of time within the ice age that is marked by colder temperature
  7. technique of inverting seismological data to retrieve a three-dimensional image of anomalies
  8. innermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. outer solid part of the planet including earth's crust
  2. geodetic technique
  3. study of ancient magnetic fields
  4. believed to be responsible for different rock behaviors within the mantle
  5. period characterized by warmer climates within an ice age
  6. outer layer of the earth
  7. found at the deepest region of the planet

15 Clues: geodetic technique • outer layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • an evidence of plate movement • study of ancient magnetic fields • study of extended climatic conditions • found at the deepest region of the planet • outer solid part of the planet including earth's crust • period characterized by warmer climates within an ice age • ...

Science choice board crossword 2021-12-13

Science choice board crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths surface directly above an earthquakes focus
  2. a sea floor mountain system built by plate tectonics
  3. when magma has less silica and is less viscose
  4. when plates move earths surface changes very...
  5. what rock is formed when heat and pressure happens to sedimentary rock
  6. what causes tectonic plates to move
  7. when one plate gets pulled under another
  8. when magma has more silica it is more viscose and...
Down
  1. what occurs when a transform boundary happens
  2. what type of boundary occurs when plates move away from each other
  3. device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
  4. what type of boundary occurs when plates grind past each other
  5. what type of boundary occurs when plates move towards each other
  6. what forms when two continental plates collide
  7. An ancient super continent containing all the earths landmass
  8. rock is not destroyed but it is...

16 Clues: rock is not destroyed but it is... • what causes tectonic plates to move • when one plate gets pulled under another • what occurs when a transform boundary happens • when magma has less silica and is less viscose • what forms when two continental plates collide • when plates move earths surface changes very... • device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves • ...

science 2023-12-08

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  2. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  3. a hot sticky material in magma
  4. the second layer of the earth
  5. the earths inner core
  6. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  8. a device that measures earthquakes
Down
  1. the layer of the earth that causes convection current
  2. the layer of the earth that we live on
  3. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  4. a mountain that spits out magma
  5. plate boundaries pushing away from each other
  6. plates that are in our earth that hold it together.
  7. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  8. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.

16 Clues: the earths inner core • the second layer of the earth • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • the layer of the earth that we live on • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • plate boundaries pushing away from each other • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee 2021-12-06

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. Is a crust that is under the ocean
  3. Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  5. its an displacement in the earth crust
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  1. Consists of an upper mantle and an crust
  2. a series of mountains or mountain ridges closely related in position and direction
  3. Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean
  4. Its nearly above the water near the surface
  5. Goes downward and sideward of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate

10 Clues: Is a crust that is under the ocean • its an displacement in the earth crust • Consists of an upper mantle and an crust • Its nearly above the water near the surface • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean • Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean • ...

Catastrophic Events 2022-04-13

Catastrophic Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate Tectonics moving
  2. Erupts
  3. Lots of fire
  4. Lots of water moving on dry land
Down
  1. Big wave
  2. Spinning Clouds

6 Clues: Erupts • Big wave • Lots of fire • Spinning Clouds • Plate Tectonics moving • Lots of water moving on dry land

Earth Science B Final Review 2023-06-06

Earth Science B Final Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the biome that we live in.
  2. This biome has the most stable temperature.
  3. The qualitative scale that measures earthquake is known as the ___ scale.
  4. This biome has the most fertile soil.
  5. This biome has very little precipitation and it is very hot in temperature.
  6. The transfer of heat through fluids.
  7. The Moment of Magnitude scale measure the amount of __ in an earthquake.
  8. This is the only layer of the Earth that humans have gone to.
  9. The transfer of heat without a medium, usually in the form of light.
  10. Feedback loop in which it cycles
  11. This biome has a wet and dry season.
  12. The opposite of an acid is a __.
  13. This is the magnetic field that surrounds the Earth and protects us from harmful radiation.
  14. Light emitted from the sun is known as __.
  15. Moving further north or south from the equator changes this.
  16. This is the sphere that includes all of the rocks, land formations and soil.
  17. Feedback loop in which the situation gets more and more chaotic.
  18. Type of greenhouse gas that contains carbon and hydrogen.
  19. This type of plate boundary where the plates separate.
  20. This measures how hot or cold an object is.
  21. The amount of rain and snow is the __ of a biome.
Down
  1. This is the sphere that includes all of the living things.
  2. The theory that plate tectonics are moving.
  3. The inner core of the Earth emits energy due to compaction and __ __.
  4. This is the sphere that includes all of the gas.
  5. A lack of precipitation will lead to this.
  6. This type of ice melting is what causes sea levels to rise.
  7. The core of the earth is made up of __ and nickel.
  8. The transfer of heat through touch.
  9. This type of plate boundary where the plates slide past one another.
  10. This biome is covered in coniferous trees.
  11. Light is energy that travels in the form of __.
  12. This type of plate boundary where the plates collide.
  13. Light that is able to be absorbed by greenhouse gases.
  14. Layer of the Earth that is liquid in its state of matter.
  15. This layer of the Earth has convection currents that allow for plate tectonics to move.
  16. The scientist that came up with the Continental Drift Theory.
  17. This is the sphere that includes all of the water.
  18. Ocean acidification occurs when CO2 is __ into the oceans causing the pH to decrease.
  19. This is a very cold desert.
  20. Locations close to this is usually hotter in temperature.

41 Clues: This is a very cold desert. • Feedback loop in which it cycles • The opposite of an acid is a __. • This is the biome that we live in. • The transfer of heat through touch. • The transfer of heat through fluids. • This biome has a wet and dry season. • This biome has the most fertile soil. • A lack of precipitation will lead to this. • ...

Tectonics 2021-01-06

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another word for the hypocentre of an earthquake (5)
  2. A name for when the continents were joined together (6)
  3. This mineral can make lava very sticky (viscous) (6)
  4. The name of a current considered for many years to be the driving force of plate tectonics (10)
  5. An earthquake resistant building in San Fransisco (5,8,8)
  6. The point on the ground where the earthquake is the strongest (9)
  7. Hot ash, lava, rock fragments, flowing very quickly down hill (11,4)
  8. What oceanic crust is made of (6)
  9. Formed at constructive continental margins (4,6)
  10. A chain of volcanic islands (6,3)
  11. A type of volcano that is formed on
  12. Hawaii is an example of one of these (7)
  13. This needs to be good in order to effectively mitigate against disasters and protect the population (10)
  14. Outer layer of Earth (crust and upper mantle)(11)
  15. Conservative plate boundary N.America (3,7,5)
Down
  1. When the weight of the cold, old, oceanic crust causes the edge of the plate to subduct (4,4)
  2. When one plate slides underneath another (10)
  3. This type of lava is very runny (8)
  4. Name of the model that determines disaster size (4)
  5. plate margins (9)
  6. A major secondary hazard of underwater earthquakes (7)
  7. This model shows the effect of a hazard on quality of life over time (4,8,5)
  8. The gradual movement of the continents across the Earth's surface through geological time (11,5)
  9. Plate boundary where plates move apart (11)
  10. What continental crust is made of (7)
  11. An event with a high magnitude, large extent and massive impact (4,8)
  12. Classic example of a multi-hazard-hotspot (11)
  13. How well a country can bounce back and recover from a disaster (10)
  14. Type of volcano found on constructive plate margins (6)
  15. An earthquake hit this country on 12th Jan 2010 (5)
  16. Formed by the collision of India and Eurasia (9)

31 Clues: plate margins (9) • What oceanic crust is made of (6) • A chain of volcanic islands (6,3) • This type of lava is very runny (8) • A type of volcano that is formed on • What continental crust is made of (7) • Hawaii is an example of one of these (7) • Plate boundary where plates move apart (11) • When one plate slides underneath another (10) • ...

natural resource crossword puzzle 2021-02-10

natural resource crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics, the lithosphere is made up of tectonic plates that move across Earth's surface
  2. the sideways downward movement of the edge of the plate of earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  3. limitations on an engineering solution
  4. you must meet these requirements in order for your project to be successful
  5. resource, materials such as oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone, and sand
  6. a break in Earth's crust
Down
  1. educated guess
  2. drift, continents slowly drifted to their current positions after being part of a giant landmass that broke apart
  3. theory, a well-established group of ideas that is supported by a large amount of evidence
  4. spreading, mid-ocean ridge slowly pulling away from each other

10 Clues: educated guess • a break in Earth's crust • limitations on an engineering solution • spreading, mid-ocean ridge slowly pulling away from each other • you must meet these requirements in order for your project to be successful • resource, materials such as oil, coal, natural gas, metals, stone, and sand • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee 2021-12-06

Science Crossword Puzzle By Andrew Yee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  2. Is a crust that is under the ocean
  3. Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  5. its an displacement in the earth crust
Down
  1. Consists of an upper mantle and an crust
  2. a series of mountains or mountain ridges closely related in position and direction
  3. Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean
  4. Its nearly above the water near the surface
  5. Goes downward and sideward of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate

10 Clues: Is a crust that is under the ocean • its an displacement in the earth crust • Consists of an upper mantle and an crust • Its nearly above the water near the surface • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • Is a shallow part of the ocean nearly near the upper ocean • Is a really shallow part an can only occur an Low depths in the ocean • ...

Plate tectonics and fossil 2021-10-26

Plate tectonics and fossil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
  2. 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.
  3. a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist. During his lifetime he was primarily known for his achievements in meteorology and as a pioneer of polar research,
  4. the past formation of the tectonic plates where all of the tectonic plates were merged together as one
  5. found above water and is usually harder than others
  6. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. A ring of volcanoes formed by two tectonic plates going torwards each other
  9. two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
Down
  1. two tectonic plates pushing away from each other
  2. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  3. two eectonic plates pushing torwards each other
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates
  5. a giant fault formed from two tectonic plates
  6. a giant wave that forms when two tectonic plates snap underwater
  7. crust found underwater which is usually softer than others
  8. a circular movement on where the temperature of the lava or magma depends on where it is
  9. lava that is still inside the volcano
  10. the result of where tectonic plates snap causing a vibration and the earth's surface to shake

19 Clues: lava that is still inside the volcano • a giant fault formed from two tectonic plates • two eectonic plates pushing torwards each other • two tectonic plates pushing away from each other • found above water and is usually harder than others • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates • two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally • ...

Plate Tectonics CROSS/SEARCH 2022-03-01

Plate Tectonics CROSS/SEARCH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unit of measurement for the frequency of a wave
  2. waves that must travel through a medium
  3. the distance from the rest position to a crest or to a trough in a transverse wave
  4. the position that the medium would assume if there was no disturbance
  5. the point on the medium that exhibits the maximum amount of positive or upward displacement from the rest position
  6. the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
  7. The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time
  8. A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
  9. place in longitudinal waves where the medium particles are spread out
  10. place in longitudinal waves where the medium particles are close together
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  1. waves where the medium moves parallel to the direction the waves are traveling
  2. a solid, liquid, or gas through which a mechanical wave travels
  3. waves that can travel through empty space
  4. waves that Occur at the surface between two media
  5. how far the wave travels in a unit of time
  6. a measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes in a longitudinal wave
  7. waves that move the medium at right angles to the direction the waves are traveling
  8. the ability to do work
  9. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
  10. the point on the medium that exhibits the maximum amount of negative or downward displacement from the rest position

20 Clues: the ability to do work • waves that must travel through a medium • waves that can travel through empty space • how far the wave travels in a unit of time • unit of measurement for the frequency of a wave • A repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion • waves that Occur at the surface between two media • A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-04-20

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the material that forms earths hard surface
  2. core is a dense ball of solid metal
  3. a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of substance
  4. 7 great landmasses surrounded by water
  5. forces shape the surface by building up mountains and landmasses
  6. forces those that slowly wear away mountains and, eventually, every other feature on the surface
  7. uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together
  8. scientists who study the forces that make and shape planet earth
  9. rock that has larger crystals than basalt and is not as dense
Down
  1. heat transfer by direct contact of particles of matter
  2. transfer the movement of energy from a warmer object to a cool object
  3. waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  4. soft layer
  5. a layer of hot rock
  6. a layer of rock that forms earth's outer skin
  7. core a layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
  8. is dark, dense rock with a fine texture
  9. the transfer of energy through empty space
  10. the study of planet earth

19 Clues: soft layer • a layer of hot rock • the study of planet earth • core is a dense ball of solid metal • 7 great landmasses surrounded by water • is dark, dense rock with a fine texture • the transfer of energy through empty space • the material that forms earths hard surface • a layer of rock that forms earth's outer skin • uppermost part of the mantle and the crust together • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzel 2021-02-25

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of plate boundary where the plates slowly Collide into each other
  2. large water mass
  3. a large segment of the Earth's crust that slowly moves
  4. a theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface made 1912
  5. An area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress.
  6. is the edges where two plates meet.
  7. the uppermost solid part of the Earth's crust
  8. describes the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet and is made of solid rocks and minerals.
  9. An area of rock that has been bent by stress.
  10. earths layer with crust and upper mantle
  11. a mountain or hill type thing 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.
Down
  1. A type of plate boundary where all plates slowly move apart from each other
  2. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
  3. Layer of molten rock which the crust floats on top of
  4. Geographical study of the Earth's structure
  5. The center of the Earth that is very hot
  6. The shape and features of the surface of the land
  7. a giant prehistorical landmass where all seven modern continents were fused together
  8. the preserved remains of ancient once lived organisms
  9. a german scientist who first built a case t support the continental drift

20 Clues: large water mass • is the edges where two plates meet. • The center of the Earth that is very hot • earths layer with crust and upper mantle • Geographical study of the Earth's structure • the uppermost solid part of the Earth's crust • An area of rock that has been bent by stress. • The shape and features of the surface of the land • ...

Earth Processes 2022-12-14

Earth Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soil made from bedrock
  2. when sediment is added to land by erosion
  3. result of a sudden release of energy by seismic waves
  4. layer under the soil
  5. seismic waves that do the most damage
Down
  1. the strongest part of the earthquake where waves are released
  2. weathered rock and organic material
  3. layer of soil
  4. weathered rock material transported by erosion
  5. soil moved by erosion
  6. movement of weathered rock by wind, water, or gravity
  7. breaks in earth layers caused by plate tectonics
  8. breaking down of rock

13 Clues: layer of soil • layer under the soil • soil moved by erosion • breaking down of rock • soil made from bedrock • weathered rock and organic material • seismic waves that do the most damage • when sediment is added to land by erosion • weathered rock material transported by erosion • breaks in earth layers caused by plate tectonics • ...

Evolution and Geologicic time 2023-01-09

Evolution and Geologicic time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. organisms that are suited to survive
  2. major divisions of Earth's history
  3. Cenozoic Era is divided by these
  4. different surroundings for organisms
  5. clues to how organisms lived different time
  6. environments that died out or this
  7. when continents collided or separated
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  1. evolution gradual change in life forms
  2. plate tectonics=separation and collision of
  3. major division may be divided into these
  4. organisms that produce among selves
  5. scale divisions of Earths history units
  6. species that couldn't adapt to world

13 Clues: Cenozoic Era is divided by these • major divisions of Earth's history • environments that died out or this • organisms that produce among selves • organisms that are suited to survive • different surroundings for organisms • species that couldn't adapt to world • when continents collided or separated • evolution gradual change in life forms • ...

Geology 2022-02-10

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drift
  2. Crust
Down
  1. Valley
  2. core
  3. Tectonics
  4. floor
  5. core

7 Clues: core • core • Drift • floor • Crust • Valley • Tectonics

Plate Tectonic Vocabulary 2023-05-03

Plate Tectonic Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. the mineralized remains of organisms
  3. upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which current convection occurs
  4. huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper ductile part of the mantle
  5. an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  6. melted or molten rock material beneath earth's surface
  7. deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
Down
  1. very hot, very dense center of earth
  2. the solid layer of earth between the crust and the core
  3. rigid outer layer of the earth that is made of loosely connected solid plates that float on top of the asthenosphere
  4. a depression of earth's surface in which an ocean lies
  5. the process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  6. a parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations on each side of the mid-atlantic ridge reveals rock of the same geologic age and poarity
  7. boundary that occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  8. the thin, solid, outermost layer of earth
  9. the theory that continents were once connected but drifted apart

16 Clues: very hot, very dense center of earth • the mineralized remains of organisms • the thin, solid, outermost layer of earth • a depression of earth's surface in which an ocean lies • melted or molten rock material beneath earth's surface • the solid layer of earth between the crust and the core • an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Vocab 2021-01-06

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other; causes earthquakes
  2. boundary that forms when two plates collide; causes subduction, trenches, mountains, volcanoes
  3. an underwater mountain range that stretches along the center of much of Earth's ocean floor that forms when two oceanic plates diverge
  4. sections of Earth’s crust and upper part of the mantle (the lithosphere)
  5. feature formed where subduction occurs; island arcs and volcanic arcs can be created
  6. proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960's
  7. a sensing device used to detect magnetic fields on the rocks on the ocean floor
  8. all of the crust and the upper solid portion of the mantle
  9. the process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle where crust is melted and recycled
  10. fossil plant found in Africa, Australia, India, South America, and Antarctica
  11. Wegener’s hypothesis that continents have slowly moved to their present day locations.
Down
  1. hot, less dense material below Earth's crust rises toward the surface at the mid- ocean ridges, flows sideways, carrying the seafloor away from the ridge in both directions leaving the youngest rocks at/near the ridge and the oldest farther away
  2. the plasticlike layer of the mantle located below the lithosphere
  3. when Earth's magnetic force runs the opposite way. Recorded in the rocks along the mid-ocean ridge. Occurs over thousands or millions of years
  4. cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that occurs in the mantle that is the driving force of plate tectonics
  5. reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
  6. boundary that forms when two plates move apart; causes mid-ocean ridges, rift zones, earthquakes
  7. valley that forms when two plates diverge
  8. German scientist who proposed the hypothesis of continental drift; his ideas were initially rejected
  9. the theory that Earth’s crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections called plates that move on a plasticlike layer of the mantle (asthenosphere)
  10. mountains similar to those in Greenland and Europe

21 Clues: valley that forms when two plates diverge • reptile fossil found in South America and Africa • mountains similar to those in Greenland and Europe • proposed the theory of seafloor spreading in the 1960's • all of the crust and the upper solid portion of the mantle • the plasticlike layer of the mantle located below the lithosphere • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-13

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the force of gravity moves a plate downward and away from a ridge
  2. a type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up or down motion
  3. A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward; caused by tension in the crust
  4. A body subjected to a push.
  5. the pulling of a tectonic plate as its edge subducts deep into the mantle
  6. a long, narrow ditch.
  7. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  8. a type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward; caused by compression in the crust
  9. mainly the coming together and the moving apart of tectonic plates
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  1. the process of withdrawing or sucking up fluid
  2. It is a stress that occurs when two tectonic plates move side-by-side past one another, causing material to twist and become distorted.
  3. A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time.
  4. A push or pull exerted on an object
  5. A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of Earth
  6. forces Forces that shape Earth's surface by building mountains and landmasses
  7. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

16 Clues: a long, narrow ditch. • A body subjected to a push. • A push or pull exerted on an object • the process of withdrawing or sucking up fluid • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid • Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other. • mainly the coming together and the moving apart of tectonic plates • ...

Dynamic Earth - station 3 2016-10-20

Dynamic Earth - station 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Below the lithosphere is a layer of upper mantle called the asthenosphere. This is made up rock that is fluid and can move. It is this fluidity that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust.
  2. A mid-ocean ridge is an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It consists of various mountains linked in chains, typically having a valley known ...
  3. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. Dip-slip faults can occur either as "reverse" or as "normal" faults. A normal fault occurs when the crust is extended. Alternatively such a fault can be called an extensional fault. The hanging wall moves downward, relative to the footwall.
  5. the transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid.
  6. a map showing the relief features of the earth's surface, usu. by means of contour lines to show changes in elevation;
Down
  1. There are three kinds of plate tectonic boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries. This image shows the three main types of plate boundaries: divergent, convergent, and transform.
  2. a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault).
  3. A seismogram is a record written by a seismograph in response to ground motions produced by an earthquake, explosion, or other ground-motion sources.
  4. analysis using the fact that physical quantities added to or equated with each other must be expressed in terms of the same fundamental quantities (such as mass, length, or time) for inferences to be made about the relations between them.

10 Clues: the transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid. • a map showing the relief features of the earth's surface, usu. by means of contour lines to show changes in elevation; • a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane (opposed to gravity fault). • ...

Science vocab 2023-02-15

Science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench
  2. ridge
Down
  1. spreading
  2. drift
  3. tectonics

5 Clues: drift • ridge • trench • spreading • tectonics

List 24 2014-04-03

List 24 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / left alone, not bothered
  2. / the process of one plate going under another
  3. / loose materials such as rock fragments, mineral grains, and bits of shell that have moved by wind, water, ice , or gravity
  4. / rock formed when exposed to extreme heat and pressure, rock that has changed form
  5. of superposition / the geologic principle that states that in horizontal layers of sedimentary rock, each layer is older that the one above it
  6. boundary / boundary between two colliding plates
  7. boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  8. / scientists who study Earth and the process that have shaped Earth over time
  9. boundary / a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  10. / the preserved trace, imprints, or remains of a plant or animal
  11. cores / a cylinder that contains ice that has trapped atmospheric gases from years before
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  1. / rock formed from cooled magma or lava
  2. / the solid part the earth consisting of the crust and the mantle
  3. rock / rock formed when layer of sediments harden over million of years. Forms layers
  4. tectonics / the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates move and change shape
  5. / a break in the earth's crust
  6. drift theory / theory states that the continents have not always been in their present locations buy have "drifted" there over million of years
  7. floor spreading / the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust
  8. plates / lithospheric plates below the ocean

19 Clues: / left alone, not bothered • / a break in the earth's crust • / rock formed from cooled magma or lava • plates / lithospheric plates below the ocean • / the process of one plate going under another • boundary / boundary between two colliding plates • / the preserved trace, imprints, or remains of a plant or animal • ...

Geosphere Project 2021-09-28

Geosphere Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction
  2. a fault in which the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
  3. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  4. a boundary in which two plates move together
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  1. a boundary where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by the oceanic ridges
  2. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 1000-4000 kilometers
  3. a boundary in which two plates slide past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere
  4. deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries
  5. a destructive plate margin where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate

9 Clues: a boundary in which two plates move together • deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries • a boundary where the rigid plates are moving apart, typified by the oceanic ridges • a surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction • ...

Geologic Time 2024-04-23

Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate tectonics became active
  2. Humans
  3. Partially molten surface
Down
  1. The formation of Pangaea began
  2. Continental plates started to form
  3. Dinosaurs

6 Clues: Humans • Dinosaurs • Partially molten surface • Plate tectonics became active • The formation of Pangaea began • Continental plates started to form