plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. apart of the crust and uppermost mantle
  2. moves under
  3. the plates all together
  4. intense shaking of Earth's surface
  5. Below the lithosphere
Down
  1. Slide past each other
  2. Move apart
  3. what transform boundaries make
  4. One plate goes under another

9 Clues: Move apart • moves under • Slide past each other • Below the lithosphere • the plates all together • One plate goes under another • what transform boundaries make • intense shaking of Earth's surface • apart of the crust and uppermost mantle

Plate Tectonics 2022-09-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary found between two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  2. scientist who theorized continental drift, plate tectonics, and Pangea
  3. process in which denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  4. theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  5. a narrow depression of the sea floor the deepest part of the ocean
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  1. boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. provided evidence that tectonic plates were moving
  3. a circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid
  4. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other

9 Clues: provided evidence that tectonic plates were moving • a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other • theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart • a narrow depression of the sea floor the deepest part of the ocean • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-10

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What plate boundary causes the most earthquakes?
  2. What type of plate boundary is it if the plates are pulling apart?
  3. what in the mantle causes the plates to move?
  4. What happens to the plates the subduct at subduction zones?
Down
  1. What layer of the earth do the plates lay onto?
  2. What is formed when a plate goes under another plate?
  3. What forms from subduction zones in the ocean?
  4. What type of plate boundary is it if the plates push together?
  5. What type of plate boundary is it if the plates slide pas each other?

9 Clues: what in the mantle causes the plates to move? • What forms from subduction zones in the ocean? • What layer of the earth do the plates lay onto? • What plate boundary causes the most earthquakes? • What is formed when a plate goes under another plate? • What happens to the plates the subduct at subduction zones? • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-06-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. l
  2. e
  3. cd
  4. a
Down
  1. mc
  2. v
  3. Plates tp
  4. Push rp
  5. pull sp

9 Clues: v • l • e • a • mc • cd • Push rp • pull sp • Plates tp

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
  2. any of Earth's main continuous areas of land, such as Africa, Asia, and North America
  3. boundary, the place where two plates meet
  4. one of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth's outer layer.
  5. moving apart in different directions
  6. moving toward the same place
Down
  1. an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart
  2. a sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  3. evidence of life from the past, such as fossilized bones, footprints, or leaf prints
  4. the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates

10 Clues: moving toward the same place • a sudden shaking of Earth's surface • moving apart in different directions • boundary, the place where two plates meet • the layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth's plates • an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago • an underwater mountain range formed when two plates move apart • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-12-18

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what makes the world go shaky shake
  2. the rocky outer part of our earth
  3. When 2 plates separate from each other,
  4. Like a big Triangle on earth
Down
  1. Like white snow
  2. Second layer of the earth
  3. Liquid that comes out of a volcano
  4. the study of planet earth
  5. outer most layer of the earth,

9 Clues: Like white snow • Second layer of the earth • the study of planet earth • Like a big Triangle on earth • outer most layer of the earth, • the rocky outer part of our earth • Liquid that comes out of a volcano • what makes the world go shaky shake • When 2 plates separate from each other,

plate tectonics 2024-09-26

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this boundaries plates slide past each other
  2. meant to move away
  3. means to move towards and meet
  4. is molten rock
  5. valleys occur at divergent boundaries
Down
  1. curves away and never meets
  2. a light low density rock that forms the ____ crust
  3. a dividing line
  4. causes tectonic plates to move they are called convection currents
  5. the mass of a substance per unit volume

10 Clues: is molten rock • a dividing line • meant to move away • curves away and never meets • means to move towards and meet • valleys occur at divergent boundaries • the mass of a substance per unit volume • this boundaries plates slide past each other • a light low density rock that forms the ____ crust • causes tectonic plates to move they are called convection currents

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench is when plates collide and overlap and makes a crack
  2. when two plates slide past each other
  3. volcano is a landform that happens with almost every boundary
  4. when two plates collide
Down
  1. currents when hot magma rises and falls
  2. when plates overlap
  3. is when two plates move away from each other
  4. is when seafloor spreading happens
  5. is hot molten rock that cools when meets the air
  6. mid-ocean range is when a convergent boundary happens and makes a deep long hole

10 Clues: when plates overlap • when two plates collide • is when seafloor spreading happens • when two plates slide past each other • currents when hot magma rises and falls • is when two plates move away from each other • is hot molten rock that cools when meets the air • volcano is a landform that happens with almost every boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that moves gradually over millions of years
  2. when two plates move toward each other
  3. the outside of the earth, it is 5km thick
  4. the center of the earth
Down
  1. this can either be divergent or convergent
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. when something is repeated
  4. a land form that appears near plate boundaries
  5. ___ per ____

9 Clues: ___ per ____ • the center of the earth • when something is repeated • when two plates move toward each other • when two plates move away from each other • the outside of the earth, it is 5km thick • this can either be divergent or convergent • a land form that appears near plate boundaries • Something that moves gradually over millions of years

Plate tectonics 2023-03-13

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the earth shakes
  2. Plates moving towards each other
  3. A solid
  4. Plate moving away
Down
  1. The middle part
  2. The planet we live on
  3. The liquid
  4. Something that erupts
  5. The layer we live on

9 Clues: A solid • The liquid • The middle part • Plate moving away • The layer we live on • The planet we live on • When the earth shakes • Something that erupts • Plates moving towards each other

Plate tectonics 2023-01-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the shortest mountain range in the world
  2. 0.03% chance of dying on the mountain
  3. longest mountain range in the world
  4. still growing mountain
  5. smallest mountain in the world
Down
  1. the mountain has killed the most climbers
  2. the mountain that has never been climbed
  3. The biggest mountain
  4. where two continental plates collide.

9 Clues: The biggest mountain • still growing mountain • smallest mountain in the world • longest mountain range in the world • 0.03% chance of dying on the mountain • where two continental plates collide. • the mountain that has never been climbed • the mountain has killed the most climbers • is the shortest mountain range in the world

Plate tectonics 2023-01-05

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the shortest mountain range in the world
  2. 0.03% chance of dying on the mountain
  3. longest mountain range in the world
  4. still growing mountain
  5. smallest mountain in the world
Down
  1. the mountain has killed the most climbers
  2. the mountain that has never been climbed
  3. The biggest mountain
  4. where two continental plates collide.

9 Clues: The biggest mountain • still growing mountain • smallest mountain in the world • longest mountain range in the world • 0.03% chance of dying on the mountain • where two continental plates collide. • the mountain that has never been climbed • the mountain has killed the most climbers • is the shortest mountain range in the world

plate tectonics 2025-02-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that subduction does
  2. plates the rub together
  3. when plates come together
  4. when a land form is created
Down
  1. what does convergent do
  2. when one plate goes under another
  3. when plates move apart
  4. when all of the contents were one
  5. what transform does

9 Clues: what transform does • when plates move apart • what does convergent do • plates the rub together • when plates come together • when a land form is created • something that subduction does • when one plate goes under another • when all of the contents were one

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The center of the earth
  2. A super continent
  3. DRIFT the drift of continents
  4. A break in rock
  5. the bending of rock layers due to stress
Down
  1. a mountain or hill
  2. plate moving down and taking the rest with it
  3. a rigid layer of the earth
  4. The second layer of earth

9 Clues: A break in rock • A super continent • a mountain or hill • The center of the earth • The second layer of earth • a rigid layer of the earth • DRIFT the drift of continents • the bending of rock layers due to stress • plate moving down and taking the rest with it

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up Earth's surface.
  2. A type of solid that may change shape more easily than a hard solid due to less tightly packed particles.
  3. A type of solid that maintains a definite shape and volume due to tightly packed particles.
Down
  1. A large, continuous mass of land on Earth's surface.
  2. The outermost layer of Earth, where we live.
  3. The layer of Earth located between the crust and the core.
  4. A geological formation where magma reaches the surface, often through eruptions.
  5. The area where two tectonic plates meet, often causing earthquakes or volcanic activity.
  6. Molten rock located beneath Earth's surface.

9 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth, where we live. • Molten rock located beneath Earth's surface. • A large, continuous mass of land on Earth's surface. • The layer of Earth located between the crust and the core. • A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up Earth's surface. • ...

Bella/Rodrick Arroyo 2022-04-29

Bella/Rodrick Arroyo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  2. Divergent boundaries are areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid-oceanic ridges or rift valleys
  3. This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
  4. a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface
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. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs
  3. having solidified from lava or magma
  4. a change in the constitution of rock
  5. The transform plate boundary is a broad zone forming as the Pacific Plate slides northwestward past the North American Plate
  6. A rock that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air

10 Clues: having solidified from lava or magma • a change in the constitution of rock • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs • This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide • A rock that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air • a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface • ...

ROCK ON! 2012-05-30

ROCK ON! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a response to stimulus.
  2. in a structure of a substance.
  3. layer of the Earths mantel.
  4. drift
  5. reaction
Down
  1. rock contains a mineral in large quantities valuable enough to be mined.
  2. that is originating from birth place/place of origin.
  3. rock altered by pressure and heat.
  4. occurring solid substance
  5. rock or other material in which valuable minerals are found.
  6. tectonics
  7. movement caused within fluid.

12 Clues: drift • reaction • tectonics • a response to stimulus. • occurring solid substance • layer of the Earths mantel. • movement caused within fluid. • in a structure of a substance. • rock altered by pressure and heat. • that is originating from birth place/place of origin. • rock or other material in which valuable minerals are found. • ...

Tectonics, weathering and erosion! 2018-02-12

Tectonics, weathering and erosion! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Theory of Continental _____________.
  2. The name of the tectonic plate boundary when the plates move apart and cause rifts and valleys.
  3. Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner.
  4. Plate _____________.
  5. The type of plate boundary when two tectonic plates push against each other and cause mountains or volcanoes.
  6. The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity.
  7. _____________________ weathering is the type of weathering that occurs when roots, ice or other hard object break down rock.
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener noticed that the coast of South America seemed to fit the coast of _________.
  2. The name of the tectonic plate boundary when two continents slide against each other. ____________ fault.
  3. The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust
  4. The name of the very centre core of Earth

11 Clues: Plate _____________. • The Theory of Continental _____________. • The name of the very centre core of Earth • The process that occurs when bedrock breaks down into finer dust • The movement of weathered materials. Can be through water, wind or gravity. • Scientist who first proposed the theory that the continents drifted. Al _ _ _ _ Wegner. • ...

Seafloor Spreading Vocab 2024-10-28

Seafloor Spreading Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface
  2. A phenomenon by which magma from Earth’s mantle comes up at the mid-ocean ridge and creates new oceanic crust
  3. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper ductile part of the mantle
  4. A depression of Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies
  5. Deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
Down
  1. Two tectonic plates that move away from each other at a ________ boundary
  2. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  3. An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  4. Molten rock that emerges as a liquid onto Earth's surface
  5. The thin solid outermost layer of Earth, is either continental(landmass) or oceanic(ocean floor)
  6. Two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally at a _____ boundary
  7. Two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide at a ____ boundary

12 Clues: A depression of Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies • An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface • Molten rock that emerges as a liquid onto Earth's surface • Two tectonic plates that move away from each other at a ________ boundary • ...

Science Vocabulary 2016-10-10

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  3. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  4. The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago
Down
  1. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  4. ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  5. spreading The process where molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  8. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

12 Clues: A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move • The super continent that broke apart 200 million years ago • valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ridge An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Geosphere Review 2025-01-08

Geosphere Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's layers are stacked in order of increasing ______ from crust to core
  2. Ice wedging is an example of ________ weathering
  3. Process that causes the movement of tectonic plates
  4. Rock type that forms as a result of weathering, erosion, compaction and cementation
  5. Type of weathering that occurs when acid breaks down rock
  6. Soil forms from ___________ rock
  7. Gas released by volcanoes that can lead to the formation of acid rain
  8. Crack between two blocks of rock
  9. Ash and particulate matter ejected by volcanoes can block sunlight leading toward a ________ effect
  10. The most erosive force on earth
  11. core Responsible for creating Earth's magnetic field
Down
  1. Mountain formation, subduction zones, seafloor spreading, rifts, etc. are all examples of how plate tectonics shape earth's _________
  2. The type of crust that subducts at convergent plate boundaries
  3. The ______ made up of the crust and upper mantle is broken into tectonic plates
  4. Rock type you're most likely to find around volcanoes or plate boundaries
  5. Mid-ocean ridges occur at _______ plate boundaries
  6. Heat from the earth's ______ is caused by the radioactive decay of unstable isotopes
  7. ______ molten rock is less dense and rises toward the surface of the mantle
  8. Plate boundary that does not create or destroy crust
  9. ________ is the measurement of the size of an earthquake
  10. Method used to locate an earthquake's epicenter by using three seismograph readings
  11. The addition of the biotic factor to soil will help maintain its structure, reducing the rates of erosion
  12. Region in the Pacific that has high amounts of seismic activity and volcanic eruptions

23 Clues: The most erosive force on earth • Soil forms from ___________ rock • Crack between two blocks of rock • Ice wedging is an example of ________ weathering • Mid-ocean ridges occur at _______ plate boundaries • Process that causes the movement of tectonic plates • Plate boundary that does not create or destroy crust • ...

Plate Tectonic 2024-02-22

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Line. A break in Earth's crust where rocks on either side move past one another
  2. The rigid outer layer, of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  3. These currents within the Earth's mantle drive plates moving
  4. The partially molten layer of Earth's mantle below the lithosphere.
  5. The process by which denser oceanic crust sinks into the mantle that's beneath a less dense plate
  6. A supercontinent that began to break apart around 175 million years ago
  7. Arc. A chain of volcanic islands that are formed at tectonic plate boundary
  8. Type of plate boundary where two plates run into one another and create mountains
  9. Spreading. Process where new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean riges
Down
  1. A break in the Earth's crust where blocks of the crust slide relate to each other
  2. Tectonics. The theory that explains the movement of the Earth's plates
  3. The boundary were two plates begin to move away from one another.
  4. Type of boundary that occurs when two plates pass one another.
  5. Drift. The theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that suggests continents were at one point connnected
  6. Boundary. Type of boundary where two plates slide past one another horizontally
  7. Zone. The process where one tectonic plate sinks below another
  8. Valley. A long, narrow valley that's formed by the stretching of Earth's crust.
  9. Circular pattern of heated material rising and cooler material sinks
  10. Boundary. Type of boundary where two plates spread apart from one another and create new crust.
  11. Boundary. The type of boundary where two plates run into one another and create mountain ranges.

20 Clues: These currents within the Earth's mantle drive plates moving • Type of boundary that occurs when two plates pass one another. • The boundary were two plates begin to move away from one another. • Zone. The process where one tectonic plate sinks below another • The partially molten layer of Earth's mantle below the lithosphere. • ...

Earthquake Crossword 2019-01-10

Earthquake Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /the asthenosphere is the ductile part of the Earth just below the lithosphere.
  2. /the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  3. /shaking or slipping movement of the earth's crust, followed by seismic waves and vibrations.
  4. /the point inside the Earth where the rock breaks off and pressure is released.
Down
  1. Scale /the magnitude of seismic energy released during an earthquake is measured by the Richter scale.
  2. /the largest, main earthquake.
  3. /a crack in the Earth´s crust along which the rocks slide.
  4. /smaller earthquakes that occur after the main earthquake in the same place as the mainshock. Aftershocks are linked to the size of the mainshock and if this is large can continue for many weeks, months or years.
  5. tectonics /plate tectonics is the science of the process where rigid plates move across hot molten material.
  6. /as fluid is warmed it expands and rises as the density decreases.
  7. fault /an active fault is one that has moved once or more times.

11 Clues: /the largest, main earthquake. • /a crack in the Earth´s crust along which the rocks slide. • fault /an active fault is one that has moved once or more times. • /as fluid is warmed it expands and rises as the density decreases. • /the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake. • ...

Science 2022-04-19

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. or subduction The process by which tectonic plates sink or slide back from Earth’s outer layer into its middle layer, called the mantle.
  2. The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures.
  3. Able to carry an electric current.
  4. The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes.
Down
  1. In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other.
  2. The process by which material rises from Earth’s middle layer into its outer layer, where it will become part of the tectonic plates.
  3. plates The gigantic slabs — some spanning thousands of miles — that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  4. tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth’s outer layer, which is called the lithosphere, and the processes that cause those rock masses to rise from inside Earth, travel along its surface, and sink back down.
  5. In geology, Earth’s middle layer.
  6. of Fire An area around the Pacific Ocean’s edge where plate tectonics processes cause relatively frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
  7. In geology, Earth’s innermost layer.

11 Clues: In geology, Earth’s middle layer. • Able to carry an electric current. • In geology, Earth’s innermost layer. • In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other. • The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes. • The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures. • ...

vocab 2023-01-13

vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge-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.
  2. hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago
  3. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. reversal-When magma rises to the Earth's surface at a mid-ocean ridge, it flows out onto both sides of the ridge, gradually cooled by the seawater
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  1. spreading-the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  2. boundary-In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts, which eventually become rift valleys.
  3. boundary-A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction.
  4. 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.
  5. boundary-A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone.
  6. drift-the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. tectonics-a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.

11 Clues: drift-the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago • sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. • ...

Continental Drift Vocabulary 2024-01-26

Continental Drift Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading the usual process at work at divergent plate boundaries, leading to the creation of new ocean floor
  2. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  3. Boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. Valley an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart
  5. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. These chasms are the deepest parts of the ocean—and some of the deepest natural spots on Earth.
  6. Push The upward movement of hot material causes the lithosphere to be moved upward and sideways and be split
  7. Current heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle.
  8. Boundary an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  9. these are the areas of the ocean that are below sea level
  10. Zone where two oceanic plates collide with one another and the denser plate goes under the less dense plate
  11. Islands an island of volcanic origin.
  12. tectonic Theory theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago.
Down
  1. Boundary places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. the study of the history of Earth’s magnetic field
  3. Pull The downward movement of cooled material causes the plates to be dragged along with it
  4. Drift hypothesis Wegner developed to explain the separation or movement of the continents.
  5. Plates gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  6. The remains of an organism preserved in rock
  7. Ridge seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. supercontinent

20 Clues: supercontinent • Islands an island of volcanic origin. • The remains of an organism preserved in rock • the study of the history of Earth’s magnetic field • Ridge seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • these are the areas of the ocean that are below sea level • Valley an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart • ...

tectonic plates 2024-02-08

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the biggest tectonic plate
  2. This action is when tectonic plates move into each other
  3. This action is when tectonic plates move apart
  4. beneath the Lithospheric mantle
  5. Substance is made by mixing together 2 or more substances
  6. The layer in which earthquakes are most likely to occur
  7. This is caused when two tectonic plates collide with each other
  8. When 2 things are getting squeezed together by pressure
  9. The thickest layer of the Earth
  10. When converging the continental and oceanic plates and the oceanic plate goes under this happens
  11. Tectonic plates can move less than a ___________a day
Down
  1. The movement of tectonic plates causes ____________ and volcanoes
  2. includes the crust and the top of the mantle
  3. The state where the largest volcano is located
  4. The number of major tectonic plates
  5. This action is when tectonic plates move against each other
  6. Last name of the man who came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
  7. crack in the earth's surface
  8. Layer of the Earth that is the the innermost layer of the core
  9. Last name of the person who came up with the idea of seafloor spreading
  10. The plate tectonic theory was developed _________ years ago
  11. made up of most of the mantle
  12. Name of the supercontinent, 300 million years ago
  13. Layer of the Earth that is the outermost layer of the core
  14. First name of the person who came up with the plate tectonics theory
  15. special properties of a substance or layer
  16. Tectonic plate motion causes __________ to rise

27 Clues: crack in the earth's surface • made up of most of the mantle • beneath the Lithospheric mantle • The thickest layer of the Earth • Name of the biggest tectonic plate • The number of major tectonic plates • special properties of a substance or layer • includes the crust and the top of the mantle • The state where the largest volcano is located • ...

Plate Tectonics By:Mathew Rodriguez 2013-02-22

Plate Tectonics By:Mathew Rodriguez crossword puzzle
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  1. Stress that pushes rock in a parallel position
  2. Extends below the mantle to the center of the earth
  3. Center of our planet
  4. 2 plates move past each other horizontally
  5. The outer most layer of earth.
  6. Any place where gas, ash, or melted rock come out of the ground.
  7. Pulls rock apart
  8. 2 plates move suddenly releasing energy
  9. The lithosphere divided into different parts
  10. All the continents put together
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  1. Located between the core and the crust
  2. Lower part of the mantle
  3. 2 plates that move away from each other
  4. Ahere 2 plates collide
  5. Stress that squeezes or pushes rock together
  6. Describes large scale movements of earths lithosphere
  7. Magnetic patterns of sea floor rock
  8. Rock layers bend under stress
  9. A layer of weak or soft mantle
  10. Liquid layer of earths crust

20 Clues: Pulls rock apart • Center of our planet • Ahere 2 plates collide • Lower part of the mantle • Liquid layer of earths crust • Rock layers bend under stress • A layer of weak or soft mantle • The outer most layer of earth. • All the continents put together • Magnetic patterns of sea floor rock • Located between the core and the crust • 2 plates that move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics and Geology 2013-02-15

Plate Tectonics and Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A German scientist that proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. The layer of rock that forms that Earths outer skin
  3. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  4. A single landmass on Earth about 300 million years ago
  5. Has three main parts: a metal core, a solid middle layer, and a rocky outer layer
  6. A layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core
  7. The parts of Earth where that contain living organisms make this up
  8. Heat transfer between materials that are touching
  9. A layer of hot rock
  10. Transfer of energy that is carried in rays
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  1. The ability to do work
  2. Contains all of Earths water
  3. The Earths outermost layer
  4. Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  5. A group of parts that work together as a whole
  6. Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
  7. Results from a force pressing on an area
  8. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  9. A dense ball of solid metal.
  10. A dark, fine-grained rock

20 Clues: A layer of hot rock • The ability to do work • A dark, fine-grained rock • The Earths outermost layer • Contains all of Earths water • A dense ball of solid metal. • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • Results from a force pressing on an area • Transfer of energy that is carried in rays • A group of parts that work together as a whole • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 2014-10-28

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. Formed when two oceanic plates converge
  2. Formed when continental plates spread apart
  3. __________ magnitude scale
  4. Driving force of continental drift
  5. Underwater mountain chain along divergent plate boundary
  6. The west coast of North America is made up of many ___________ terranes
  7. Fault with vertical motion
  8. Worldwide ocean
  9. Discovered continental drift
  10. Large wave created by an undersea earthquake
  11. Break in the Earth's crust/lithosphere
  12. Northern supercontinent
  13. A plate boundary where plates are moving towards one another
  14. A more horizontal fault found at convergent plate boundaries
  15. New oceanic crust is formed during _________ spreading
Down
  1. Process of one plate sinking beneath another
  2. Instrument for measuring earthquakes
  3. Ancient reptile that provided fossil evidence for continental drift
  4. Fault with horizontal motion
  5. 90% of the world's earthquakes are along the
  6. Southern supercontinent
  7. A plate boundary where plates are spreading apart
  8. California's major fault
  9. Fault usually found at convergent plate boundaries
  10. Fault usually found at divergent plate boundaries
  11. The point on the Earth's surface above an earthquake's location
  12. Supercontinent (means "worldwide earth" in Greek)

27 Clues: Worldwide ocean • Southern supercontinent • Northern supercontinent • California's major fault • __________ magnitude scale • Fault with vertical motion • Fault with horizontal motion • Discovered continental drift • Driving force of continental drift • Instrument for measuring earthquakes • Break in the Earth's crust/lithosphere • Formed when two oceanic plates converge • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2019-11-22

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults
  2. The word used to describe the state of the mantle
  3. The cool, outermost layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
  4. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  5. The layer just below the lithosphere
  6. Layer of Earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid
  7. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together as a single land mass
  8. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientists believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonics plates
  9. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new crust is formed
  10. Areas along a transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California
  11. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries
  12. Earth's thickest layer
  13. Scientists study these in order to learn about the interior of the Earth
  14. Layer of Earth with the lowest temperature
  15. Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt
Down
  1. Layer of Earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid
  2. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite
  3. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust
  4. Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move on the asthenosphere
  5. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in eastern Africa
  6. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart
  7. The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago
  8. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains
  9. Theory that they continents were once joined as one large, single land mass
  10. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this
  11. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation
  12. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions

27 Clues: Earth's thickest layer • The layer just below the lithosphere • Layer of Earth with the lowest temperature • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust • The word used to describe the state of the mantle • Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt • ...

Introduction to Plate Tectonics 2021-02-04

Introduction to Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. ___________ crust is thicker
  2. the first super =continent
  3. the upper part of the mantle that the crust sits on top of
  4. contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth
  5. a person who studies geology
  6. the theory that the Earth is made of moving plates
  7. this scientist that gave evidence for the mid-atlantic ridge
  8. ____________ currents move tectonic plates
  9. molten rock found above the crust
  10. ________ waves are used to take measurements inside the Earth
Down
  1. the supercontinent making the countries in the northern hemisphere
  2. the scientist who first proposed continental drift
  3. the theory that the continents have moved over time
  4. the supercontinent made of Gondwana and Laurasia
  5. the branch of science studying the Earth
  6. ___________ spreading is responsible for forming ocean ridges
  7. molten rock found below the crust
  8. the centre of the Earth
  9. the supercontinent making the countries in the southern hemisphere
  10. the mid-_________ ridge runs along the west coast of America
  11. the solid, outer layer of the Earth
  12. continental _________ are underwater cliffs
  13. _________ crust is thinner

23 Clues: the centre of the Earth • the first super =continent • _________ crust is thinner • ___________ crust is thicker • a person who studies geology • molten rock found below the crust • molten rock found above the crust • the solid, outer layer of the Earth • the branch of science studying the Earth • contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics & Earth's Layers 2021-01-12

Plate Tectonics & Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. measure of how much material there is
  2. a boundary where two plates meet and move towards each other
  3. the hypothesis that states the continents were once connected
  4. upper layer of Earth's mantle below the lithosphere
  5. rigid layer that makes up the upper mantle
  6. the theory that Earth's lithosphere is in constant motion
  7. where old oceanic lithosphere is pulled back into the mantle
  8. the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature
  9. the process where new oceanic lithosphere forms
  10. Molten rock beneath the Earth
  11. mostly solid rocky part of Earth
  12. sections of Earth's crust that move due to convection currents
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  1. lower part of the mantle
  2. the thick part of Earth's crust
  3. a boundary where two plates meet and pull away from each other
  4. a boundary where two plates meet and slide past each other
  5. the central part of the Earth
  6. thin and solid outermost layer
  7. layer between the crust and core
  8. the thin part of Earth's crust

20 Clues: lower part of the mantle • the central part of the Earth • Molten rock beneath the Earth • thin and solid outermost layer • the thin part of Earth's crust • the thick part of Earth's crust • layer between the crust and core • mostly solid rocky part of Earth • measure of how much material there is • rigid layer that makes up the upper mantle • ...

Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics 2017-03-23

Continental Drift & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's crust is broken up into pieces called _________.
  2. preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past
  3. appears to be a large crack along the land with a river running through it
  4. large flat area of land
  5. Plate boundary that is created when two plates slide past each other
  6. high points of land with a flat top
  7. This theory believes that the continents only move because they are on top of the plates that are actually moving
  8. caused by divergent plate boundary when they separate from each other on land
  9. drift a) the continents used to be together/connnected (Pangea)b) the continents are moving and are still moving from old locations to new locations
  10. caused by divergent plate boundary when they separate from each other in the ocean
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  1. low point between two mountains
  2. caused by a convergent plate boundary when they collide
  3. made of compressed tropical plants
  4. Plate boundary that is created when two plates collide
  5. Plate boundary _____________ causes landforms and events to occur.
  6. cracks where one plate touches another plate
  7. Plate boundary that is created when two plates divide/separate
  8. caused by transform plate boundary when they slide past each other
  9. height of land above or below sea level
  10. deep points below the ocean along the sea floor

20 Clues: large flat area of land • low point between two mountains • made of compressed tropical plants • high points of land with a flat top • height of land above or below sea level • cracks where one plate touches another plate • deep points below the ocean along the sea floor • Plate boundary that is created when two plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics & Ocean Floor 2023-09-14

Plate Tectonics & Ocean Floor crossword puzzle
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  1. This increases as you get deeper in the ocean and in the earth as well
  2. A boundary where two tectonic plates are colliding.
  3. the inner most layer of the earth
  4. the scientific tool used to detect mountains in the ocean
  5. The outermost layer of the Earth's surface that includes the ocean floor.
  6. the part of the ocean floor where light reaches the most
  7. Large sections of the Earth's lithosphere that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere.
  8. The lowest part of the ocean floor
  9. A boundary were two tectonic plates are sliding past each other
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  1. The outermost layer located above water.
  2. The process by which continents move over geological time.
  3. A part of the convergent boundary when one plate overlaps the other
  4. the middle layer of the earth
  5. The process of the ocean floor spreading apart at mid-ocean ridges.
  6. a deep sea mountain that was previously a volcano but whos top had flattened below sea level.
  7. A boundary where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
  8. the mountainous structure in subduction zones that forms as a result of an upswelling of magma
  9. The last name of the person who hypothesized continental drift.
  10. The part of the divergent boundary that plays a large role in seafloor spreading.
  11. The supercontinent that existed before all of the continents separated due to continental drift

20 Clues: the middle layer of the earth • the inner most layer of the earth • The lowest part of the ocean floor • The outermost layer located above water. • A boundary where two tectonic plates are colliding. • the part of the ocean floor where light reaches the most • the scientific tool used to detect mountains in the ocean • ...

plate tectonics activity 3 2023-11-17

plate tectonics activity 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of heat and light source that can be very dangerous to eat and or touch
  2. forms when two continental plates crash into each other
  3. when a piece of land goes under another piece of land
  4. the middle of a subduction zone
  5. hot stuff trapped in a volcano
  6. a speculation about something
  7. when two plates move away from each other
  8. an underwater mountain
  9. when two plates come together
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  1. something in the mantle that helps plates move
  2. hot stuff that comes out of volcanoes
  3. the layer under the crust
  4. when two plates rift together
  5. the ways plates move
  6. the sciencetist who made the theory of continental drift
  7. a theory about how the continents got to where they are today
  8. when two plates move past each other
  9. a super continent from 200 to 300 million years ago
  10. a fire mountain
  11. a dead things bones

20 Clues: a fire mountain • a dead things bones • the ways plates move • an underwater mountain • the layer under the crust • when two plates rift together • a speculation about something • when two plates come together • hot stuff trapped in a volcano • the middle of a subduction zone • when two plates move past each other • hot stuff that comes out of volcanoes • ...

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 2023-11-28

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a device used to measure the vibrations of an earthquake
  2. when one tectonic plate moves under the other
  3. the liquid layer of the core of the earth
  4. where two tectonic plates are separating from each other
  5. when the earth begins to shake uncontrollably due to seismic waves
  6. a well known tectonic belt where many of the world's volcanoes are located
  7. the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
  8. the theory that the continents are constantly drifting away from each other
  9. boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  10. a vent in the earth that erupts
  11. the layer of the earth in between the crust and the core
  12. the bottom of the ocean
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  1. where oceanic plates sink down into the earth
  2. the exact middle point of an earthquake
  3. the scale at which the intensity of an earthquake is measured
  4. where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  5. the large landmass that used to be every continent combined
  6. the solid innermost layer of the core of the earth
  7. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. the movement of the Earth's crust

20 Clues: the bottom of the ocean • a vent in the earth that erupts • the movement of the Earth's crust • the exact middle point of an earthquake • boundary where two tectonic plates meet • the liquid layer of the core of the earth • where oceanic plates sink down into the earth • when one tectonic plate moves under the other • the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review 2024-09-05

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the area where you will find most of the volcanoes in the world
  2. Type of boundary where two plates separate
  3. This mountain range that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean was created by a new crust from a divergent boundary
  4. This is where two tectonic plates meet
  5. This natural disaster, along with volcanoes, can cause a tsunami
  6. Large chunks of lithosphere that gradually move
  7. The 750-mile long fault in California that is created by a transform boundary
  8. The prehistoric conglomerate of the 7 continents all combined
  9. This is how scientists track movements of tectonic plates
  10. This process creates new crust in the ocean
  11. Process where one plate moves below another plate
  12. An area in the Earth’s mantle that is unusually hot
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  1. The theory that plates slowly move the continents over time
  2. Type of boundary where two plates collide
  3. Lava that is below the Earth’s surface
  4. Layer of the earth that represents the crust
  5. The largest tectonic plate
  6. The deepest part of the ocean floor
  7. The scientist credited for the Continental Drift theory
  8. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. This is the type of rock that is created at a ridge
  10. This is created in the ocean when subduction occurs
  11. Layer of the earth that contains magma
  12. The mountain range in Colorado that is created by a convergent boundary

24 Clues: The largest tectonic plate • The deepest part of the ocean floor • Lava that is below the Earth’s surface • This is where two tectonic plates meet • Layer of the earth that contains magma • Type of boundary where two plates collide • Type of boundary where two plates separate • This process creates new crust in the ocean • Layer of the earth that represents the crust • ...

Plate Tectonics & Mountain Building 2023-02-13

Plate Tectonics & Mountain Building crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which way does the hanging wall move in a reverse fault
  2. Term referring to a break in rock without movement
  3. Pangea is the name of the _____________ which existed 200 MYA
  4. The Mesosaurus was found in both Africa and South America! This provided ________ evidence that the continents were once connected
  5. Type of fault found at a divergent boundary
  6. Type of fault found at a transform boundary
  7. Type of stress found at a transform boundary
  8. Theory that the continents were once connected but then overtime drifted apart
  9. Type of stress found at a divergent boundary
  10. Type of boundary where plates slide past each other
Down
  1. Type of fault found at a convergent boundary (Low angle)
  2. Type of stress found at a convergent boundary
  3. Term referring to the balance between the crust and mantle
  4. Term referring to a break in rock with movement
  5. Type of fault found at a convergent boundary (High angle)
  6. Name of the german scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
  7. Term referring to the creation of mountains
  8. Type of boundary where plates are moving away from each other
  9. Type of boundary where plates are moving towards each other
  10. Which way does the hanging wall move in a normal fault

20 Clues: Type of fault found at a divergent boundary • Term referring to the creation of mountains • Type of fault found at a transform boundary • Type of stress found at a transform boundary • Type of stress found at a divergent boundary • Type of stress found at a convergent boundary • Term referring to a break in rock with movement • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientists study these in order to learn about the interior of the earth.
  2. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new ocean crust is formed.
  3. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid.
  4. Theory that the continents were once as one large, single land mass.
  5. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries.
  6. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientist believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plates.
  7. Earths thickest layer.
  8. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in Eastern Africa.
  9. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide.
  10. Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
  11. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in one single land mass
Down
  1. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation.
  2. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this.
  3. The name of the supercontinent that existed 245 million years ago.
  4. Word used to describe the state of the mantle.
  5. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart.
  6. The cool, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle.
  7. Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt.
  8. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs. continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains.
  9. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults.
  10. The layer just below the lithosphere.
  11. Layer of earth with the lowest temperature.
  12. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust.
  13. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite.
  14. Areas along the transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California.
  15. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid.

26 Clues: Earths thickest layer. • The layer just below the lithosphere. • Layer of earth with the lowest temperature. • Word used to describe the state of the mantle. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide. • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite. • Type of crust that is thinner and contains basalt. • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crash together with violent impact
  2. a sheet of floating ice
  3. relating to or forming part of the structure of a building or other item
  4. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  5. a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
  6. liquid rock
  7. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  8. a strike-slip fault occurring at the boundary between two plates of the earth's crust
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  1. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  2. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  3. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  4. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  5. another word for disengage
  6. a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy
  7. a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
  8. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  9. the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
  10. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  11. a continent or other large body of land
  12. the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist

20 Clues: liquid rock • a sheet of floating ice • another word for disengage • crash together with violent impact • a continent or other large body of land • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist • the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust • subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
  2. crash together with violent impact
  3. relating to or forming part of the structure of a building or other item
  4. a continent or other large body of land
  5. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration
  6. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  7. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  8. another word for disengage
  9. the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice
  10. a sudden outbreak of something, typically something unwelcome or noisy
Down
  1. a strike-slip fault occurring at the boundary between two plates of the earth's crust
  2. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  3. a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
  4. a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system.
  5. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
  6. the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist
  7. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  8. a sheet of floating ice
  9. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust
  10. liquid rock

20 Clues: liquid rock • a sheet of floating ice • another word for disengage • crash together with violent impact • a continent or other large body of land • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • the regions of the Earth where living organisms exist • the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust • subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. If magma reaches the surface without cooling and solidifying, it can break through in the form of _______________ eruptions.
  2. Where plates move apart,_______________ form.
  3. At _______________ boundaries, neighbouring plates are moving toward one another.
  4. A continental rift, often referred to as a rift valley, forms where continental plates_______________.
  5. Earthquakes send out _______________ waves when there is movement along transform boundaries.
  6. In a subduction zone, the subducted _______________ becomes molten and forms magma chambers.
  7. Oceanic plates are pulled _______________ continental plates.
  8. _______________ is when one plate is pulled under another.
  9. Where a continental plate converges with an oceanic plate, the thinner, denser _______________ plate subducts beneath the thicker, more rigid _______________ plate
  10. At_______________ boundaries, neighbouring plates are moving away from one another.
  11. The rifting of plates allows _______________ to move to the surface.
Down
  1. The edges of tectonic plates are called _______________.
  2. Plates move because of forces in the _______________.
  3. Subduction creates a _______________ between the plates and a subduction zone below.
  4. Movements of crust often result in _______________.
  5. When magma cools in a rift,it creates more _______________ in the gap between the plates.
  6. At _______________ boundaries, neighbouring plates are sliding past one another or locked in place as they are trying to slide past one another.
  7. Where plates _______________, earthquakes occur and volcanoes and mountains form.
  8. During subduction, magma that is less _______________ than the rest of the mantle rises to the surface.
  9. An _______________ rift, often referred to as a rift valley, forms where oceanic plates diverge.
  10. Where oceanic plates converge, the _______________, denser plate subducts under the less dense plate.
  11. At convergent boundaries, neighbouring plates are moving _______________ one another.
  12. Continental plates are _______________ in strength.

23 Clues: Where plates move apart,_______________ form. • Movements of crust often result in _______________. • Continental plates are _______________ in strength. • Plates move because of forces in the _______________. • The edges of tectonic plates are called _______________. • _______________ is when one plate is pulled under another. • ...

Plate Tectonics and More 2025-02-14

Plate Tectonics and More crossword puzzle
Across
  1. underground layer of material through which water flows
  2. type of convergence where one plate slides under another
  3. rocks that have changed from their original form due to heat and pressure
  4. transfer of heat between two touching items due to temperature differences
  5. solid surface of the Earth
  6. device that measures vibrations in the Earth and converts them into electric signals
  7. series of vibrations in the Earth caused by plate tectonics
  8. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. vent in the Earth's crust through which magma, steam and ash can be expelled
  10. plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  11. hot liquid layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  12. solid, dense extremely hot layer of the Earth
  13. type of boundary where two plates come together
  14. ocean feature which can be created by subduction
  15. process by which the surface of the earth is worn away but water, wind, etc
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  1. conduction, convection and radiation
  2. a long narrow land mass between two divergent plates
  3. liquid part of upper mantle below the lithosphere
  4. area of science that studies the movement and interaction of the Earth's plates
  5. heat transfer by the movement of a liquid or a gas
  6. portion of the Earth made up mostly of a very thick molten liquid
  7. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where rising magma creates new ocean crust
  8. motion created with the hand and wrist to say hello or goodbye
  9. energy wave that travels through the Earth caused by motion
  10. used by Dr.Wegener to help support his hypothesis
  11. process by which rocks are mechanically or chemically broken down
  12. type of rock produced under extreme heat by volcanoes and magma
  13. molten material beneath the Earth's crust that can create igneous rock
  14. area on the ocean floor where seafloor spreading takes place
  15. transfer of heat through empty space
  16. rocks formed when sediment is deposited and becomes tightly compacted
  17. elevation of the Earth's surface created by divergent or convergent plates
  18. the thin outermost layer of the Earth
  19. depression in the ground caused by the collapse of the surface from moving water

34 Clues: solid surface of the Earth • conduction, convection and radiation • transfer of heat through empty space • the thin outermost layer of the Earth • solid, dense extremely hot layer of the Earth • type of boundary where two plates come together • ocean feature which can be created by subduction • liquid part of upper mantle below the lithosphere • ...

Topic 4 Plate Tectonics 2025-02-25

Topic 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid magma that reaches the surface
  2. a break in earth's crust along which rocks move
  3. boundary a plate boundary where to plates move toward each other
  4. a type of stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  5. a type of stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite dir4ections, in a sideways movement
  6. a giant wave usually causes by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor
  7. a type of stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  8. term used to describe a volcano that is not currently active but able to become active in the future
  9. a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
Down
  1. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. term used to describe a volcano that is no longer active and unlikely to erupt again
  4. the shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath earth's surface
  5. spreading the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
  7. trench an undersea valley that represents one of the deepest parts of the ocean
  8. the measurement of an earthquake's strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults
  9. spot an area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  10. a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  11. ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean
  12. boundary a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

21 Clues: liquid magma that reaches the surface • a break in earth's crust along which rocks move • a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume • a weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface • a type of stress that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks • boundary a plate boundary where to plates move toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics & Geologic Time 2025-03-04

Plate Tectonics & Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how old an object is compared to another
  2. where tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. where tectonic plates pull apart
  4. an unstable form of an element
  5. the use of isotopes to find the absolute age of an object
  6. an area of the ocean where oceanic plates collide
  7. what drives the cycling of material in the mantle
  8. where tectonic plates collide with each other
  9. a giant wave caused by an earthquake
  10. the remains or traces of an organism
  11. between the crust and the core
  12. the process by which a plate is shoved back into the mantle
  13. consists of the crust and upper mantle
Down
  1. the uppermost layer of Earth
  2. deepest layer of Earth
  3. a theory that explains that Earth's plates are in constant motion
  4. the location on Earth's surface above an earthquake
  5. a break in the Earth's crust
  6. the exact age of an object
  7. an area surrounding the Pacific where most volcanoes and earthquakes are located
  8. the supercontinent that existed long ago
  9. molten rock
  10. layer beneath the lithosphere that is semi-solid
  11. a ridge of undersea mountains
  12. liquid layer of Earth

25 Clues: molten rock • liquid layer of Earth • deepest layer of Earth • the exact age of an object • the uppermost layer of Earth • a break in the Earth's crust • a ridge of undersea mountains • an unstable form of an element • between the crust and the core • where tectonic plates pull apart • a giant wave caused by an earthquake • the remains or traces of an organism • ...

Plate tectonics and boundaries 2023-12-18

Plate tectonics and boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart; can occur within continental crust or oceanic crust
  2. Outer most layer of earth
  3. The vent on the earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled is a called a _________.
  4. Most inner layer of earth
  5. Thickest layer in earth crust
  6. is the layer of the upper mantle composed of low-density rock matterial that is semiplastic,like putty.
  7. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  8. Said to be a liquid layer
  9. In this boundary plates slide past each other.
  10. where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust
Down
  1. A major volcanic zone which is found along the Pacific ocean and travels all the way from South America, to North America and along Asia.
  2. boundary between two colliding plates, often associated with mountain building ocean trenches and volcanic islands
  3. This is an example of a mid ocean ridge.
  4. When the earth's tectonic plates move, we call this a ______.
  5. A ______________ boundary creates mountains.
  6. What type of process is created by a divergent boundary.
  7. When one tectonic plates dives under another, it is called __________.
  8. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other.
  9. the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape the topography of the earth.
  10. At a convergent convergent boundary where an ocean meets a continent, the ocean dives under. This is called _________.
  11. A ___________ boundary creates new ocean floor.

21 Clues: Outer most layer of earth • Most inner layer of earth • Said to be a liquid layer • Thickest layer in earth crust • This is an example of a mid ocean ridge. • A ______________ boundary creates mountains. • In this boundary plates slide past each other. • A ___________ boundary creates new ocean floor. • What type of process is created by a divergent boundary. • ...

Extended Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics 2023-10-20

Extended Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This principle states that layers of rock are superimposed, or laid down one on top of another.
  2. The "Age of Early Life" continents formed and our modern atmosphere developed, while early life evolved and flourished during this time.
  3. _____ ________ occurs when the nucleus of a radioactive atom spontaneously transforms into an atomic nucleus of a different, more stable isotope.
  4. The "Age of Reptiles" Pangaea began separating into the modern continents, and the modern Rocky Mountains rose during this time.
  5. The mineralized sediment that fills the mold recreates the shape of the remains.
  6. The preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud.
  7. The mineralized impression of the organism left in the sediment is called a ______.
  8. The process of forming something by forcing or pushing it out, especially through a small opening.
Down
  1. The "Age of Ancient Life" Fish diversified and marine organisms were very abundant during this time.
  2. The "Age of Mammals" North America's characteristic landscapes began to develop during this time.
  3. A type of geologic contact caused by a period of erosion or a pause in sediment accumulation, followed by the deposition of new sediments.
  4. The “calendar” for events in Earth history.
  5. This occurs when the organic matter is completely replaced by minerals and the fossil is turned to stone.
  6. The time required for one-half of the radioactive (parent) isotopes in a sample to decay to radiogenic (daughter) isotopes.
  7. The action or process of forcing a body of igneous rock between or through existing formations, without reaching the surface.
  8. The approximate age determination of rocks, fossils or minerals made by comparing whether the material is younger or older than other surrounding material.
  9. The measurement of geologic age in years.
  10. A fossil that provides indirect evident evidence of ancient plants or animals, such as footprints, nests, burrows, or feces.
  11. It is a type of fossil found in any rock when organic material is compressed, leaving only a carbon residue or film.
  12. A mineral is used in geology to determine the degree of metamorphism a rock has experienced.
  13. An event or a time that begins a new period or development.
  14. A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock

22 Clues: The measurement of geologic age in years. • The “calendar” for events in Earth history. • A fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • An event or a time that begins a new period or development. • The mineralized sediment that fills the mold recreates the shape of the remains. • ...

Science plate tectonics Vocab 2023-10-21

Science plate tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a scientist who specializes in the study of life forms that existed in previous geologic periods
  2. pertaining to the present era, beginning 65 million years ago
  3. to thrust out, force or press out
  4. an organism outline of a fossil
  5. The geologic age of a fossil organism, rock, or geologic feature or event given in units of time
  6. a fossil that is useful for dating and correlating the strata in which it is found
  7. the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned
  8. pertaining to an era occurring between 230 and 65 million years ago
  9. to thrust or force into
  10. pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago
  11. a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state
Down
  1. to receive form in a mold
  2. having been turned to stone
  3. one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means
  4. a fossil of a footprint, trail, or burrow
  5. pertaining to an era occurring between 570 million and 230 million years ago
  6. cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement
  7. mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice
  8. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age
  9. particular period of time marked by distinctive features

20 Clues: to thrust or force into • to receive form in a mold • having been turned to stone • an organism outline of a fossil • to thrust out, force or press out • a fossil of a footprint, trail, or burrow • particular period of time marked by distinctive features • cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement • mineral or organic matter deposited by water, air, or ice • ...

Unit 1: Plate Tectonics 2024-02-04

Unit 1: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.
  2. hot air rises, cool air sinks.
  3. 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.
  4. the second most abundant element found in the inner and outer cores of Earth.
  5. the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
  6. theory that the Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle) is divided into a number of large, platelike sections
  7. a split or break that forms when the earth's crust divides.
  8. at this type of boundary, plates are moving toward each other, eventually colliding
  9. a chain of underwater mountains formed by seafloor spreading at divergent plate boundaries. Similar to the stitching on a baseball.
Down
  1. the transfer of heat or matter by the flow of a fluid, especially horizontally in the atmosphere or the sea.
  2. the layer of Earth composed of solid iron and nickel.
  3. at this type of boundary, plates are moving away from each other, creating rift valleys or mid-ocean ridges
  4. boundary between two tectonic plates, where the plates are moving horizontally or vertically in opposite directions, not against or away from each other
  5. the outermost layer of Earth, where we live, work and play.
  6. the rocky outer part of Earth. It is made up of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle. It lies below the crust.
  7. at this type of boundary, plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions, often leading to earthquakes
  8. the theory that our continents are slowly drifting across the surface of Earth
  9. the layer of Earth in which convection takes place.
  10. when heat moves from one object to another object through direct touch.
  11. the layer of Earth composed of liquid iron and nickel
  12. the heaviest of metal elements found in the inner and outer cores of Earth.

21 Clues: hot air rises, cool air sinks. • the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves. • the layer of Earth in which convection takes place. • the layer of Earth composed of solid iron and nickel. • the layer of Earth composed of liquid iron and nickel • the outermost layer of Earth, where we live, work and play. • ...

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics 2024-03-25

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

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? • ...

Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics 2022-03-18

Chapter 1 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. a dark, igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust
  5. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents
  6. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  7. country that is being split apart at the Mid-Atlantic ridge
  8. the force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted
  9. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  10. a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
  11. the amount of mass in a given space, mass per unit of volume (like g/cm3)
  12. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  13. the theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  14. the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid
  15. a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  16. name of the ship that took rock samples from the deep ocean floor
  17. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface
Down
  1. the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
  2. the transfer of energy through space
  3. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  4. a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental crust
  5. a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  7. a break in the Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
  8. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  9. the layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  10. first scientist to hypothesize about continental drift
  11. the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface
  12. a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  13. a device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves
  14. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produce; a divergent plate boundary
  15. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  16. the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  17. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

34 Clues: the transfer of energy through space • the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • the layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer surface • a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart • first scientist to hypothesize about continental drift • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • country that is being split apart at the Mid-Atlantic ridge • ...

Plate Tectonics CW 2 2022-09-28

Plate Tectonics CW 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A scientist who studies earthquakes.
  2. this layer is formed with the crust and rigid upper mantle, and is above the asthenosphere
  3. All the oceans, rivers, lakes and water on Earth. It comes from the word “Hydro” which means “water.”
  4. When two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and mountains are formed.
  5. a theory that proposes that magma under Earth’s crust is forced up toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridges, forming new seafloor
  6. the process of moving things from one place to another.
  7. When one tectonic plate converges under another due to density differences.
  8. the layer below the lithosphere and is plasticlike
  9. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
  10. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.
  11. A solid form of carbon dioxide that is very cold and turns directly from a solid to a gas.
  12. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
  13. The outer most layer of the Earth. This is the layer we walk on.
  14. Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust.
  15. To reuse something that would have otherwise been thrown out or to turn it into something usable again instead of sending it to a landfill.
  16. Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
Down
  1. melted rock
  2. a chain of ridges and valleys stretching along Earth’s ocean floor
  3. All the living things on Earth. It comes from the word “Bio” which means “life.”
  4. All the rock, soil and sediments that makeup Earth’s land. It comes from the word “Geo” which means “Earth.”
  5. large, slow moving bodies of ice on land
  6. a single landmass composed of all the continents joined together
  7. All the gases surrounding the earth. It comes from the word “Atmos” which means “air.”
  8. Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a large landmass that broke apart & drifted slowly to their current positions
  9. pull-apart forces
  10. large sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
  11. a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking

27 Clues: melted rock • pull-apart forces • A scientist who studies earthquakes. • Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust. • large, slow moving bodies of ice on land • a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking • large sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle • the layer below the lithosphere and is plasticlike • the process of moving things from one place to another. • ...

Rocks/Minerals/Plate Tectonics 2025-05-22

Rocks/Minerals/Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of metamorphic rock formed deep underground
  2. layered structure found in metamorphic rocks (banding)
  3. igneous rock formed underground
  4. Causes movement of tectonic plates. _____________ currents
  5. Type of rock formed by solidification of magma
  6. As you move away from a mid ocean ridge, ocean floor rocks get ___________
  7. Type of rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  8. Last mineral to crystallize on Bowen's Reaction Series
  9. Type of rock formed by compaction and cementation of sediments
  10. Feature formed at convergent plate boundaries
  11. Mineral made of Si and 0
  12. smallest particle size
  13. Mineral characteristics are based off the minerals arrangement of ________
  14. Dark red; hardness of 7-7.5
  15. Hawaii and Iceland are examples of these
Down
  1. igneous rock formed at Earth's surface (Volcanic)
  2. Caused by underwater earthquake
  3. Ocean crust sinking beneath continental crust
  4. Mid-ocean ridges form at this type of boundary
  5. Earth's outer core is in this state of matter
  6. word for an igneous rock having large crystals (intrusive)
  7. Earth's layer with a density of 3.4-5.6 g/cm3
  8. the ability of a mineral to scratch is based off this characteristic
  9. Fool's Gold
  10. The reason Earth is separated into layers
  11. Mineral found in calcite that bubbles with acid
  12. San Andrea Fault
  13. Evidence of Pangaea
  14. Supercontinent

29 Clues: Fool's Gold • Supercontinent • San Andrea Fault • Evidence of Pangaea • smallest particle size • Mineral made of Si and 0 • Dark red; hardness of 7-7.5 • Caused by underwater earthquake • igneous rock formed underground • Hawaii and Iceland are examples of these • The reason Earth is separated into layers • Ocean crust sinking beneath continental crust • ...

Unit 2 Spheres 2023-10-02

Unit 2 Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Minerals and ______ are found in the lithosphere
  2. the ability to do work
  3. neither created or destroyed
  4. An example of the lithosphere and biosphere interacting
  5. Plate tectonics, mountains,rocks etc
  6. Living things
Down
  1. What makes up the atmosphere
  2. The number of spheres
  3. Interacting parts
  4. Rivers, lakes, streams, etc
  5. is a closed system because only energy is naturally transferred outside the atmosphere
  6. Where all weather occurs
  7. Plants, animals and __________ are all living things

13 Clues: Living things • Interacting parts • The number of spheres • the ability to do work • Where all weather occurs • Rivers, lakes, streams, etc • What makes up the atmosphere • neither created or destroyed • Plate tectonics, mountains,rocks etc • Minerals and ______ are found in the lithosphere • Plants, animals and __________ are all living things • ...

Processes that Shape the Earth 2024-01-15

Processes that Shape the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary,A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  2. map,A map that shows the surface features of an area.
  3. plate,a piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere
  4. by which rock, sand, and soil are broken down and carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
  5. weathering,The process in which rock is broken down by changes in its chemical makeup
  6. interval,the difference in elevation from one contour line to the next
  7. drift,The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  8. description of surface features of land.
  9. line,A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation
  10. breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
  11. soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
Down
  1. boundary,A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. plate going under another plate
  3. difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
  4. contour,on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and that indicates a change in elevation
  5. weathering,Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
  6. rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  7. in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  8. boundary,A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  9. hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
  10. tectonics,The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  11. spreading,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.

22 Clues: plate going under another plate • description of surface features of land. • in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • map,A map that shows the surface features of an area. • soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data • ...

science 2021-10-13

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density.
  2. when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  3. forms where two plates slide past each other
  4. tectonics earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock or plates that move with respect to each other
  5. the cold and rigid outermost rock layer
  6. as a slab sinks it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  7. form where two plates collide
Down
  1. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  2. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  3. mountain ranges in the middle in the middle of the oceans
  4. occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction
  5. suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of earth
  6. forms where two plates seperate
  7. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potentail for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  8. a state in which magnetized objects such as compass needles will orient themselves to point north
  9. all the continents were once part of a supercontinent

16 Clues: form where two plates collide • forms where two plates seperate • the cold and rigid outermost rock layer • forms where two plates slide past each other • occurs and the magnetic field reverses direction • all the continents were once part of a supercontinent • when the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • ...

Plate Tectonics & Ocean Floor 2020-11-13

Plate Tectonics & Ocean Floor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ocean floor feature found at a divergent boundary, underwater mountain range.
  2. A flat-topped, submerged inactive volcano.
  3. Sediment formed from living organisms.
  4. Settling of sediments out of the water.
  5. Organic or inorganic particles that accumulate in a loose form.
  6. Sediment formed from particles dissolved in water.
  7. Plate boundary in which Earth's plates slide past each other.
  8. The layer of Earth between the crust and core.
  9. Sediment formed from particles from space.
  10. Small, sediment-covered inactive volcano, found on the abyssal plain.
  11. The hot layer of Earth's upper mantle below the crust.
  12. Large destructive wave commonly caused by underwater earthquakes.
  13. Movement of sediments through the action of wind, gravity, and moving water.
  14. Sediment formed from weathering and erosion of land.
Down
  1. Deep, narrow valley with very steep sides found at subduction zones.
  2. Theory that the continents have moved slowly apart over the past 250 million years.
  3. A vent in the Earth's crust through which lava, steam, and ash are expelled.
  4. Breakdown of rocks & minerals by ice, water, and heat.
  5. Occurs when a dense, oceanic plate converges with a less dense continental plate, creates trenches.
  6. The gentle transition from the slope to the deep sea floor, created by the accumulation of sediments.
  7. A sudden motion of the Earth's crust resulting from plate movement.
  8. The greatly sloping transition between the shelf and rise.
  9. The outermost layer of Earth, top of the lithosphere.
  10. Name given by Alfred Wegener to the original "supercontinent."
  11. Vast, flat sediment-covered deep ocean floor.
  12. Type of current found in the mantle that causes the Earth's plates to move.
  13. The outermost layer of Earth, rigid layer of the mantle.
  14. Type of plate boundary in which the Earth's plates divide.
  15. Type of plate boundary in which the Earth's plates collide.
  16. Cone-shaped, underwater, volcanic mountain peak.
  17. The gently sloping submerged portion of a continent, just off land.

31 Clues: Sediment formed from living organisms. • Settling of sediments out of the water. • A flat-topped, submerged inactive volcano. • Sediment formed from particles from space. • Vast, flat sediment-covered deep ocean floor. • The layer of Earth between the crust and core. • Cone-shaped, underwater, volcanic mountain peak. • Sediment formed from particles dissolved in water. • ...

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics 2020-11-02

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vibrations that tell us about Earth's layers
  2. thick layer of hot rock, below lithosphere
  3. heat transfer that drives the plates
  4. liquid metal layer of Earth
  5. heat transfer, direct contact
  6. the "supercontinent"
  7. proposed the idea of continental drift
  8. technology that uses sound echoes
  9. generated by the liquid outer core
  10. decreases as heat is added
Down
  1. found mid-ocean ridges
  2. definite volume but no definite shape
  3. freshwater creature, no salt water!
  4. soft part of upper mantle
  5. organisms make energy without light
  6. system of underwater mountains
  7. crust + uppermost mantle
  8. plates pull apart at a___boundary
  9. discovery that ocean crust moves
  10. idea that landmasses move
  11. trace of an organism
  12. transfer of heat through space

22 Clues: the "supercontinent" • trace of an organism • found mid-ocean ridges • crust + uppermost mantle • soft part of upper mantle • idea that landmasses move • decreases as heat is added • liquid metal layer of Earth • heat transfer, direct contact • system of underwater mountains • transfer of heat through space • discovery that ocean crust moves • plates pull apart at a___boundary • ...

Unit 4: Plate Tectonics 2020-02-12

Unit 4: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Crust that is thinner and MORE dense.
  2. When tectonic plates move apart. "Di-" means "two."
  3. Scientist who came up with the Continental Drift Theory.
  4. Boundary between tectonic plates.
  5. Theory that states the continents have moved around over time.
  6. Means "Earth-ball."
  7. Layer under the Asthenosphere that is hardening due to increased pressure. Means "Middle-ball."
  8. Most rigid layer made of the crust and upper part of the mantle. Means "rock-ball."
  9. Layer made up of oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, and calcium.
  10. Plastic-y semisolid layer that allows for convection currents of magma. Means "Weak-ball."
  11. Layer that is liquid due to iron and nickel being melted. This causes the magnetosphere.
  12. Happens at convergent boundary where denser crust slides underneath less dense crust.
  13. Mostly made up of iron and nickel.
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  1. Happens at transform boundary where plates slide across each other horizontally.
  2. Deepest layer of Earth that is solid due to pressure.
  3. Happens at divergent boundary where mantle cools to become new crust.
  4. When tectonic plate move towards each other. "Con-" means "with."
  5. Supercontinent made up of all landmasses scientists believe formed over 300 million years ago and split up over time. Means "All-land."
  6. Has more magnesium and iron than the crust and has the most volume of the layers.
  7. Crust that is thicker and LESS dense.
  8. Theory that states that Earth's Lithosphere is divided into sever slabs/parts that glide over the Asthenosphere.
  9. Study of ancient life. Means "ancient-life-study."
  10. When tectonic plates slide past each other. "Trans-" means "across."

23 Clues: Means "Earth-ball." • Boundary between tectonic plates. • Mostly made up of iron and nickel. • Crust that is thinner and MORE dense. • Crust that is thicker and LESS dense. • Study of ancient life. Means "ancient-life-study." • When tectonic plates move apart. "Di-" means "two." • Deepest layer of Earth that is solid due to pressure. • ...

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics 2021-05-20

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. molten rock that has been expelled from the interior of the Earth
  2. The thinnest earth layer and the only layer humans have ever dug
  3. molten rock that is within the Earth
  4. Tectonic plates move because of convection currents in the Earth’s mantle. These are driven by the ____ produced by the decay of radioactive elements inside the Earth.
  5. Which of the earth layers mostly consists of iron and nickel?
  6. A thin layer of Earth, about 150 miles thick, at the border between the mantle and the crust. It is very hot and nearly a liquid.
  7. Geologic formations that form when plates collide and one is pushed under the other. The Mariana ------- is an example.
  8. The middle layer of Earth's interior
  9. Primary state of matter of Earth's outer core
  10. Alfred Wegener proposed this theory at the beginning of the last century. It states that the continents were once all together in one land mass.
  11. Geologic formations that form when plates collide and push upward
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  1. The crust and the upper layer of the mantle together make up this zone of rigid, brittle rock
  2. ____ occur when molten rock pushes up through weaknesses in the crust.
  3. A ---- is a crack between tectonic plates. Earthquakes often occur there.
  4. Earth's core is mostly made of this
  5. Inner core radiates its heat by....?
  6. A natural disaster that is caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  7. Earth's crust is broken into pieces called ____ plates.
  8. Primary state of matter of Earth's inner core
  9. ____ rocks are made when molten rock cools down and solidifies.

20 Clues: Earth's core is mostly made of this • molten rock that is within the Earth • Inner core radiates its heat by....? • The middle layer of Earth's interior • Primary state of matter of Earth's inner core • Primary state of matter of Earth's outer core • Earth's crust is broken into pieces called ____ plates. • Which of the earth layers mostly consists of iron and nickel? • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-11-09

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

20 Clues: Two plates colliding • Two plates separating • Alfred Wegener created this idea • Two plates sliding past each other • the upper most layer of the mantle • 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 CROSS/SEARCH 2022-03-01

Plate Tectonics CROSS/SEARCH crossword puzzle
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  1. controls all body functions by sending and receiving messages up and down the spinal cord through the nerves
  2. Neuron A nerve that carries impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland
  3. Lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for auditory, memory
  4. A gap that separates the axon of one neuron and the dendrite of the next neuron
  5. Nerve that carries impulses to the brain or spinal cord
  6. Connector nerve cells that carry messages between sensory and motor neurons
  7. brings electrical signals towards the soma
  8. Lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for visual processing
  9. Lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for reasoning, planning
  10. A pathway in which your brain sends and receives information about what is happening in and around the body
  11. Specialized cells that carry messages through an electrochemical process
  12. Lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for movement, balance
  13. Carries messages to and from parts of the body to the central nervous system through nerves
  14. The message carried by neurons is called a nerve.
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  1. Covers the axon and works like an insulator to keep the signal inside the cell
  2. Connects brain to spinal cord controls hunger, body temperature, blood pressure and breathing
  3. Made up of the brain and spinal cord
  4. Makes sure processes in your body work automatically
  5. Largest part of the brain that uses information from our senses to tell us what is going on and how to respond
  6. Located under the cerebrum in the back of the brain and controls balance and complex actions like walking
  7. Sends information through peripheral nerves to your central nervous system
  8. Takes information away from the soma
  9. An involuntary response to something, which happens quickly use to protect your body from harm
  10. Neuron cell body

24 Clues: Neuron cell body • Made up of the brain and spinal cord • Takes information away from the soma • brings electrical signals towards the soma • The message carried by neurons is called a nerve. • Makes sure processes in your body work automatically • Nerve that carries impulses to the brain or spinal cord • Lobe of the cerebrum that is responsible for auditory, memory • ...

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics 2018-03-01

Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. this is a type of evidence that continents are moving
  2. this type of volcano has explosive eruptions followed by outpourings of lava
  3. pieces of the crust that float on the mantle
  4. this crust is made from basalt rock and is very dense
  5. the force responsible for plate movements
  6. theory that explains that crustal plates are moving the mantle
  7. Volcanoes can shoot ___ high into the atmosphere
  8. 75% of Earth's volcanoes happen here
  9. places where the sea floor is spreading
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  1. this type of volcano looks like a giant ______
  2. a mountain that forms when magma is forced to the Earth's surface
  3. this crust is granitic and 20-30 miles thick
  4. technical name for the crust and upper mantle
  5. clouds of hot ash and volcanic glass flowing down the mountain side
  6. this part of the Earth is made of iron and nickel
  7. These can block out the sun light
  8. contains most of Earth's mass
  9. german scientist who originated the continental drift theory
  10. this happens when new oceanic crust is created and older material is pushed away
  11. small volcanoes made from ash and rocks

20 Clues: contains most of Earth's mass • These can block out the sun light • 75% of Earth's volcanoes happen here • small volcanoes made from ash and rocks • places where the sea floor is spreading • the force responsible for plate movements • this crust is granitic and 20-30 miles thick • pieces of the crust that float on the mantle • technical name for the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
  2. A solid mass of iron and nickel
  3. The theory that the continents are moving very slowly
  4. A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
  5. Thickest layer of the Earth, part solid part liquid where convection currents are found
  6. Waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of earth
  7. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  8. Thicker, less dense crust
  9. When one tectonic plates drives under another
  10. When two plates come together
  11. When two plates pull apart
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  1. A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock
  2. A single landmass that includes two or more continents
  3. A break in the earths crust that moves
  4. when two plates grind past each other
  5. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  6. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  7. How much mass there is in any given volume
  8. The state of matter the earth's inner core is
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

20 Clues: Thicker, less dense crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates come together • A solid mass of iron and nickel • when two plates grind past each other • A break in the earths crust that moves • A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock • How much mass there is in any given volume • A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • ...

plate tectonics Kyle Williams 2015-02-11

plate tectonics Kyle Williams crossword puzzle
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  1. third layer of the earth
  2. part of the crust under the continental crust
  3. the transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles
  4. Scientist that came up with the Sea Floor Spreading Theory
  5. second layer of the earth
  6. when two plates slide past each other
  7. this moves the continents
  8. a deep and long channel formed by the earths crust
  9. Deep Valley that forms when two plates pull apart
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  1. An area where the most volcanic eruptions happen
  2. break in earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  3. part of the crust above oceanic crust
  4. when two plates join
  5. when two plates join and both contain continental crust
  6. first layer of the earth
  7. when two plates separate
  8. Scientist that came up with the Continental Drift theory
  9. another type of convergent boundary
  10. super continent that was made millions of years ago
  11. fourth layer of the earth

20 Clues: when two plates join • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • when two plates separate • second layer of the earth • this moves the continents • fourth layer of the earth • another type of convergent boundary • part of the crust above oceanic crust • when two plates slide past each other • part of the crust under the continental crust • ...

PLATE TECTONICS STUDY GUIDE 2016-05-01

PLATE TECTONICS STUDY GUIDE crossword puzzle
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  1. Boundary where plates move apart.
  2. Consists of oceanic/continental crust and the uppermost mantle.
  3. The reason why basalt is created at a Mid Ocean Ridge rather that granite.
  4. Oceanic crust is subducted here and is recycled back into the asthenosphere.
  5. Oceanic crust is make of this denser rock.
  6. Created at an ocean-ocean convergent boundary. ex. Caribbean Islands.
  7. A portion of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  8. Boundary where plates come together
  9. Created at a continental-continental divergent boundary. example Africa.
  10. Boundary where plates slip past each other.
  11. Deep Ocean Trench
  12. Where Earth's plates meet.
  13. Theory that explains the movement of Earth's plates.
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  1. Cracks in Earth's crust that occur at transform boundaries due to earthquakes.
  2. Continental crust is made of this lighter rock.
  3. Breaks in Earth's crust at plate boundaries.
  4. The process by which molten material produced at the Mid Ocean Ridge creates new oceanic crust.
  5. New oceanic crust is created here.
  6. Example of a continental-continental convergent boundary.
  7. A geologic feature in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where new oceanic crust is produced.
  8. Occur as mirror images on both sides of the Mid Ocean Ridge and alternately orient north or south.
  9. Single landmass that broke apart and gave rise to today's continent.
  10. Occurs at a Deep Ocean Trench
  11. Example of a continental-continental transform fault.
  12. Developed the Theory of Continental Drift. Did not take into account movement of the oceanic crust.
  13. Oceanic crust nearest the Mid Ocean Ridge is _________ than crust further away.

26 Clues: Deep Ocean Trench • Where Earth's plates meet. • Occurs at a Deep Ocean Trench • Boundary where plates move apart. • New oceanic crust is created here. • Boundary where plates come together • Oceanic crust is make of this denser rock. • Boundary where plates slip past each other. • Breaks in Earth's crust at plate boundaries. • Continental crust is made of this lighter rock. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-12

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Rising magma pushing ends of plates up and apart (2 words)
  2. Landform created when continental plates separate (2 words)
  3. Type of crust that is more dense and younger
  4. Landform created when 2 oceanic plates collide (3 words)
  5. Landform created when 2 continental plates collide (2 words)
  6. First person to suggest the existence of Pangaea (2 words)
  7. Source of thermal energy for convection currents in the mantle
  8. Movement that occurs in the mantle and moves the plates (2 words)
  9. Boundary where two plates collide
  10. Border where two plates interact
  11. Continental plates do not subduct because they are less __ than oceanic plates
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  1. Sinking end of plate pulling remaining plate into mantle (2 words)
  2. Where new oceanic crust forms (3 words)
  3. Area where one plate sinks under another plate (2 words)
  4. Type of crust that is less dense and thicker
  5. Giant chunks of Earth's crust (2 words)
  6. Boundary where two plates divide
  7. Boundary where two plates slide
  8. Landform created when 2 plates slide alongside of each other
  9. Occur at ALL types of plate boundaries (Can be deep or shallow)
  10. When oceanic plates collide, what determines which subducts?
  11. Thinnest and outermost layer of Earth
  12. Deep landform created by a subducting plate

23 Clues: Boundary where two plates slide • Boundary where two plates divide • Border where two plates interact • Boundary where two plates collide • Thinnest and outermost layer of Earth • Where new oceanic crust forms (3 words) • Giant chunks of Earth's crust (2 words) • Deep landform created by a subducting plate • Type of crust that is less dense and thicker • ...

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 2023-11-28

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 crossword puzzle
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  1. a device used to measure the vibrations of an earthquake
  2. when one tectonic plate moves under the other
  3. the liquid layer of the core of the earth
  4. where two tectonic plates are separating from each other
  5. when the earth begins to shake uncontrollably due to seismic waves
  6. a well known tectonic belt where many of the world's volcanoes are located
  7. the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
  8. the theory that the continents are constantly drifting away from each other
  9. boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  10. a vent in the earth that erupts
  11. the layer of the earth in between the crust and the core
  12. the bottom of the ocean
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  1. where oceanic plates sink down into the earth
  2. the exact middle point of an earthquake
  3. the scale at which the intensity of an earthquake is measured
  4. where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  5. the large landmass that used to be every continent combined
  6. the solid innermost layer of the core of the earth
  7. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. the movement of the Earth's crust

20 Clues: the bottom of the ocean • a vent in the earth that erupts • the movement of the Earth's crust • the exact middle point of an earthquake • boundary where two tectonic plates meet • the liquid layer of the core of the earth • where oceanic plates sink down into the earth • when one tectonic plate moves under the other • the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth • ...

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 2023-11-28

💥 PLATE TECTONICS 💥 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a device used to measure the vibrations of an earthquake
  2. when one tectonic plate moves under the other
  3. the liquid layer of the core of the earth
  4. where two tectonic plates are separating from each other
  5. when the earth begins to shake uncontrollably due to seismic waves
  6. a well known tectonic belt where many of the world's volcanoes are located
  7. the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth
  8. the theory that the continents are constantly drifting away from each other
  9. boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  10. a vent in the earth that erupts
  11. the layer of the earth in between the crust and the core
  12. the bottom of the ocean
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  1. where oceanic plates sink down into the earth
  2. the exact middle point of an earthquake
  3. the scale at which the intensity of an earthquake is measured
  4. where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally
  5. the large landmass that used to be every continent combined
  6. the solid innermost layer of the core of the earth
  7. a place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. the movement of the Earth's crust

20 Clues: the bottom of the ocean • a vent in the earth that erupts • the movement of the Earth's crust • the exact middle point of an earthquake • boundary where two tectonic plates meet • the liquid layer of the core of the earth • where oceanic plates sink down into the earth • when one tectonic plate moves under the other • the outermost and thinnest layer of the earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Part One 2023-03-16

Plate Tectonics Part One crossword puzzle
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  1. is a series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust.
  2. Hot, liquid metal layer of earth
  3. Loose Earth materials, such as sand, soil, & rocks found on the surface of the Earth.
  4. rocks formed from cooled/solidified molten rock.
  5. Cool & rocky, surface layer of earth
  6. rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure.
  7. Solid rock found everywhere on Earth, often under SEDIMENT.
  8. Is a sudden & violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust.
  9. The plane or a rupture zone along which two rocks mov
  10. The surface location of the earthquake, directly above the focus.
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  1. Describes the damage of the earthquake.
  2. Plate material containing DENSER BASALT that is usually found under the ocean.
  3. rocks formed from compacted sediment.
  4. Plate material containing LESS DENSE GRANITE that is usually found underground on continents.
  5. Large slabs of solid, cool rock on the Earth's crust that moves slowly.
  6. How the energy of the earthquake travels.
  7. Hottest, solid metal ball of earth
  8. Measures the energy (or strength) of the earthquake.
  9. Hot, magma flowing layer of earth
  10. The starting point of the earthquake.

20 Clues: Hot, liquid metal layer of earth • Hot, magma flowing layer of earth • Hottest, solid metal ball of earth • Cool & rocky, surface layer of earth • rocks formed from compacted sediment. • The starting point of the earthquake. • Describes the damage of the earthquake. • How the energy of the earthquake travels. • rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure. • ...

E 2025-06-09

E crossword puzzle
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  1. of Fire Where is a location on earth that has about 80% of all earthquakes and volcanoes occuring at?
  2. When an earthquake occurs underwater, it causes a...
  3. What is the point on the surface directly above the focus?
  4. waves __________________ carry the energy of of an earthquake away from the focus
  5. the shaking of the earth due to the release of energy caused by the movement of plate tectonics
  6. & liquid P waves can travel through ______________________ material.
  7. cracks in the Earth's crust along which movements that create earthquakes take place faults
  8. but they are typically not as strong as those that happen on tectonic plate boundaries. Can earthquakes happen away form a plate boundary?
  9. What is the point deep below the surface where an earthquake starts?
  10. and surface waves Types of seismic waves are
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  1. S waves get stopped at __________________________ layers of Earth. It only travels through the crust and the mantle.
  2. instrument that records and measures an earthquake's seismic waves. Seismograph
  3. The energy released by an earthquake is given a number, called the...
  4. and liquid P waves can travel through ______________________ layers of earth.
  5. most Earthquakes occur Plate boundaries
  6. P waves are the _____________________ waves.
  7. S waves get stopped at __________________________ material.
  8. Waves What kind of waves do Seismologists use to study the inside of the Earth
  9. solid S waves can travel through ______________________ material.

19 Clues: most Earthquakes occur Plate boundaries • P waves are the _____________________ waves. • and surface waves Types of seismic waves are • When an earthquake occurs underwater, it causes a... • What is the point on the surface directly above the focus? • S waves get stopped at __________________________ material. • ...

vocab 2023-04-27

vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. In geology, Earth’s middle layer.
  2. of Fire An area around the Pacific Ocean’s edge where plate tectonics processes cause relatively frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
  3. plates The gigantic slabs — some spanning thousands of miles — that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  4. The process by which material rises from Earth’s middle layer into its outer layer, where it will become part of the tectonic plates.
  5. tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth’s outer layer, which is called the lithosphere, and the processes that cause those rock masses to rise from inside Earth, travel along its surface, and sink back down.
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  1. The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures.
  2. In geology, Earth’s innermost layer.
  3. Able to carry an electric current.
  4. or subduction The process by which tectonic plates sink or slide back from Earth’s outer layer into its middle layer, called the mantle.
  5. In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other.
  6. The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes.

11 Clues: In geology, Earth’s middle layer. • Able to carry an electric current. • In geology, Earth’s innermost layer. • In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other. • The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes. • The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures. • ...

Pate Tectonics 2023-12-14

Pate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  2. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  4. The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface
  5. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
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  1. A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other.
  2. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  3. Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle
  4. Stress that pushes masses of rock in opposite directions, in a sidewasy motion
  5. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  6. Stress that squeezed rock until it folds or breaks
  7. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock first breaks nder stress and causes an earthquacke
  8. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle

13 Clues: Stress that squeezed rock until it folds or breaks • A plate boundary where two plates move towards each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus • Stress that stretches rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-22

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. eruption
  2. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground fossil
  3. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
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  1. forming or belonging to a continent.
  2. bend
  3. the central or most important part of something
  4. a deep and narrow hole, or ditch, in the ground
  5. the floor of a sea or ocean
  6. the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,

10 Clues: bend • eruption • the floor of a sea or ocean • forming or belonging to a continent. • the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • the central or most important part of something • a deep and narrow hole, or ditch, in the ground • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground fossil • large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust • ...

Plate motion 2025-11-05

Plate motion crossword puzzle
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  1. A circular area in the Pacific known for volcanoes and earthquakes
  2. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface
  3. formed underneath the ocean at a divergent plate boundary
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. The first person to propose plate tectonics(last name)
  6. The outermost rigid layer of the Earth
  7. True or false: the ocean floor is flat
  8. (the layer below the lithosphere that plates move on)
  9. the continents were together how many million years ago?
  10. 2 plates moving together
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  1. Vibrations of the Earth due to released energy
  2. Something in nature that is observed to happen again and again
  3. 2ed outermost layer of the earth
  4. Geological features formed when two continental plates converge
  5. 2 plates moving away from each other
  6. true or false: the bottom of the ocean is hard solid rock
  7. the deepest layer of the earth
  8. The super continent
  9. where 2 plates meet
  10. 2 plates boundary’s slide past each other

20 Clues: The super continent • where 2 plates meet • 2 plates moving together • outermost layer of the earth • the deepest layer of the earth • 2ed outermost layer of the earth • 2 plates moving away from each other • The outermost rigid layer of the Earth • True or false: the ocean floor is flat • 2 plates boundary’s slide past each other • Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface • ...

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-11

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The theory that the continets are slowly drifting farther apart
  2. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  4. When something molten adds crust to the ocean floor
  5. The theory that all of the continets used to all be together which formed _______.
  6. When two plates move side by side in opposite directions and create an earthquake.
  7. The massive chunks of the crust that shifts evry so often
  8. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  9. The borders of the tectonic plates; usually looks like a massive trench
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  1. The man that discovered plate tectonics
  2. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  3. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  4. When two plates move away from each other and create a volcano.
  5. When a tectonic two teconic plate suddenly shift pass eachother
  6. When two tectonic plates move in the opposite direction of the other and create a ______.
  7. A deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • The man that discovered plate tectonics • A deep valley where two plates move apart • When something molten adds crust to the ocean floor • The massive chunks of the crust that shifts evry so often • The theory that the continets are slowly drifting farther apart • When two plates move away from each other and create a volcano. • ...

Moving continants 2025-08-22

Moving continants crossword puzzle
Across
  1. arc a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary.
  2. drifted slowly to their current positions.
  3. Has a trunk
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. a crack or a fracture in Earth’s lithosphere along which movement
  6. 200 million years ago.
  7. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under
  8. boundary the boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  9. zone an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault.
  10. a vent in Earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
  11. a break or a crack in Earth’s crust.
  12. ridge long, narrow mountain range on the ocean floor; formed by magma
  13. drift Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a
  14. vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks
  15. spreading the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean
  16. and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.
  17. trench a deep, underwater trough created by one plate subducting under
Down
  1. crater a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or
  2. Large marsupial
  3. magma that erupts onto Earth's surface.
  4. tectonics theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, rigid pieces that
  5. boundary the boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  6. rapid, downhill movement of soil, loose rocks, and boulders.
  7. plate at a convergent plate boundary.
  8. divergent plate boundaries.
  9. Flying mammal
  10. Man's best friend
  11. molten rock stored below Earth's surface.
  12. a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance suddenly moves a
  13. with respect to each other.
  14. given to a supercontinent that began to break apart
  15. large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago
  16. boundary the boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  17. space object by the impact of a meteorite.
  18. volume of water.
  19. tectonic plate.

36 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • tectonic plate. • volume of water. • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • 200 million years ago. • divergent plate boundaries. • with respect to each other. • a break or a crack in Earth’s crust. • plate at a convergent plate boundary. • drifted slowly to their current positions. • space object by the impact of a meteorite. • ...

Geology 2025-05-20

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that the crust is divided into large pieces that slowly move on top of the mantle
  2. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth
  3. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  4. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates
  5. Deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
Down
  1. The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured
  2. when something is weathered
  3. Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface
  4. Huge pieces of crust that slowly moves on the upper, ductile part of the mantle
  5. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge

10 Clues: when something is weathered • The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth • Melted, or molten, rock material beneath Earth’s surface • The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart • Huge pieces of crust that slowly moves on the upper, ductile part of the mantle • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2022-02-16

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lies above the inner core
  2. Area of Earth between core and thin crust
  3. Deep ridge under the surface of the ocean
  4. Innermost layer of planet Earth
  5. Plates come together
  6. Plates spread apart
  7. Theory that all the continents were one large land mass
  8. Going back into the mantle
  9. Process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
Down
  1. Area where there is motion of one plate next to each other
  2. Crust broken into large pieces called tectonic plates
  3. Uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of tectonic plates
  4. Plates slide past each other
  5. Located along mid-ocean ridges formed by divergent boundaries
  6. Region of earth's atmosphere above stratosphere and below thermosphere
  7. Seafloor mountain formed by plate tectonics
  8. Theory that explains how continents shift position
  9. Number of continental plates
  10. Earth's lithosphere comprised by a number of large tectonic plates that slowly move
  11. Upper layer of Earth's mantle, below lithosphere

20 Clues: Plates spread apart • Plates come together • Lies above the inner core • Going back into the mantle • Plates slide past each other • Number of continental plates • Innermost layer of planet Earth • Area of Earth between core and thin crust • Deep ridge under the surface of the ocean • Seafloor mountain formed by plate tectonics • Upper layer of Earth's mantle, below lithosphere • ...

Landen White's land crossword 2025-04-25

Landen White's land crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet
  2. ancient supercontintent that included almost all of the earth's land area
  3. a layer within the earth between the crust and the core
  4. a hypothetical land mass in the northern hemisphere
  5. a thin pasty suspension
  6. a moving fluid mass composed of volcanic debris
  7. a sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. the process and dynamics of tectonic plate movement
  9. a slow movement of continents
  10. the action of the water conditions in altering the color, texture, compositions, ect
  11. outer most layer of the earth
Down
  1. a natural feature of land surface
  2. a German climatologist
  3. a hot chaotic mixture of rock
  4. ancient supercontintent
  5. molten rock that issues from a volcano
  6. major fracture of the earths crust in extreme western north america
  7. volcanos that have not erupted
  8. inner most layer of the earth
  9. the outside layer of the earth
  10. the action or process of eroding

21 Clues: a German climatologist • ancient supercontintent • a thin pasty suspension • a hot chaotic mixture of rock • inner most layer of the earth • a slow movement of continents • outer most layer of the earth • volcanos that have not erupted • the outside layer of the earth • the action or process of eroding • a natural feature of land surface • molten rock that issues from a volcano • ...

Science Vocab 2023-05-01

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which tectonic plates sink or slide back from Earth’s outer layer into its middle layer, called the mantle.
  2. The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures.
  3. plates The gigantic slabs — some spanning thousands of miles — that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  4. An area around the Pacific Ocean’s edge where plate tectonics processes cause relatively frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Down
  1. In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other.
  2. tectonics The study of massive moving pieces that make up Earth’s outer layer, which is called the lithosphere, and the processes that cause those rock masses to rise from inside Earth, travel along its surface, and sink back down.
  3. The process by which material rises from Earth’s middle layer into its outer layer, where it will become part of the tectonic plates.
  4. In geology, Earth’s middle layer.
  5. Able to carry an electric current.
  6. In geology, Earth’s innermost layer.
  7. The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes.

11 Clues: In geology, Earth’s middle layer. • Able to carry an electric current. • In geology, Earth’s innermost layer. • In geology, an area where tectonic plates move past each other. • The study of Earth’s physical structure, history and processes. • The rising and falling of material in a fluid due to uneven temperatures. • ...

Plate Tectonics,Earthquakes, Volcanoes 2018-03-06

Plate Tectonics,Earthquakes, Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large super continent that existed 250 million years ago.
  2. Type of volcano that is almost entirely made of magma and lava
  3. hot molten rock above the Earth's surface
  4. the part of the Earth that contains most of Earth's mass
  5. the part of the Earth that is made of iron and nickel
  6. Small volcanoes made from ash and rocks.
  7. area where magma from the mantle continually breaks through the crust
  8. earths crust made of land
  9. plates the two sub-layers of the earth that float causing volcanoes and Earth Quakes
  10. a sudden and violent shaking of the Earth as a result of movements within the earth's crust
Down
  1. large pieces of Earth's crust that move due to convection currents
  2. Volcanic gases can block out the sunlight causing what?
  3. when two oceanic plates pull apart, magma rises and new crust is formed
  4. earths crust located under the ocean
  5. the composition of the magma determines its what of the volcano?
  6. technical name for crust and upper mantle
  7. Flows fast flowing clouds of hot ash and volcanic glass rolling down the mountainside
  8. Explosive eruptions followed by outpourings of lava
  9. A mountain that forms when magma is forced to the Earth's surface
  10. hot fluid that is under the Earth's surface

20 Clues: earths crust made of land • earths crust located under the ocean • Small volcanoes made from ash and rocks. • hot molten rock above the Earth's surface • technical name for crust and upper mantle • hot fluid that is under the Earth's surface • Explosive eruptions followed by outpourings of lava • the part of the Earth that is made of iron and nickel • ...

chapter 10 plate tectonics 2013-10-31

chapter 10 plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contain large areas of stable rock
  2. boundary boundary in which two plates slide past each other horizontally
  3. single large ocean that covered earths surface during the time the supercontinent
  4. cycle form an break apart over time
  5. the study of magnetic properties of rock
  6. boundary 2 plates move away from each other
  7. drift a germen scientist names Alfred Wegener proposed a hypothesis
  8. terranes may be small volcanic or underwater valcaones
  9. rigid upper part of the mantle form a layer of earth
  10. process in which continents break apart
  11. ridge undersea mountain range through the center of which run steep, narrow valleys
Down
  1. exposed at earths surface
  2. boundaries plate boundaries that form where 2 plate collide
  3. piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history that differs from the history of the surrounding lithosphere
  4. continents arranged into large landmasses
  5. layer of plastic rock just below the lithosphere
  6. terrane becomes part of a continent
  7. form on top of seamounts
  8. formed over 30 million years ago
  9. spreading new ocean floor forms when magma rises to earths surface and solidifies at a mid ocean ridge

20 Clues: form on top of seamounts • exposed at earths surface • formed over 30 million years ago • contain large areas of stable rock • cycle form an break apart over time • terrane becomes part of a continent • process in which continents break apart • the study of magnetic properties of rock • continents arranged into large landmasses • boundary 2 plates move away from each other • ...

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics 2013-01-29

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's thickest layer.
  2. Underwater mountain ranges.
  3. When one plate sinks beneath another.
  4. States that the Earth's lithosphere is made up of huge plates that move over the surface of the Earth.
  5. Occurs where plates scrape past each other.
  6. A gap that is formed where the ocean floor spreads causing a gap.
  7. Where heated rocks rise in plumes, or thin columns.
  8. A motion that transfers heat energy in a material.
  9. A thin layer of cool rock.
Down
  1. A ball of hot, solid metals.
  2. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis.
  3. Comes from the Greek word meaning all lands.
  4. Is the energy transfer by the movement of the material.
  5. comes from the Greek word asthenes and means weak.
  6. Occurs where plates move apart.
  7. A layer of liquid metals that surrounds the inner core.
  8. Occurs where plates push together.
  9. A poles switch in direction.
  10. Large and small slabs of rock.
  11. has the greek prefix meaning stone.

20 Clues: A thin layer of cool rock. • The Earth's thickest layer. • Underwater mountain ranges. • A ball of hot, solid metals. • Alfred Wegener's hypothesis. • A poles switch in direction. • Large and small slabs of rock. • Occurs where plates move apart. • Occurs where plates push together. • has the greek prefix meaning stone. • When one plate sinks beneath another. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 2014-10-21

Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault with horizontal motion
  2. 90% of the world's earthquakes are along the __________
  3. California's major fault
  4. A plate boundary where plates are moving towards one another
  5. Large wave created by an undersea earthquake
  6. Instrument for measuring earthquakes
  7. Process of one plate sinking beneath another
  8. A plate boundary where plates are sliding past each other
  9. Formed when continental plates spread apart
  10. Discovered continental drift
  11. Southern supercontinent
  12. New oceanic crust is formed during _____ spreading
  13. Northern supercontinent
  14. A more horizontal fault found at convergent boundaries
  15. Supercontinent
Down
  1. A plate boundary where plates are spreading apart
  2. Fault usually found at divergent boundaries
  3. Worldwide ocean
  4. Organism that provided fossil evidence for continental shift
  5. _____ magnitude scale
  6. Underwater mountain chain along plate boundary
  7. The point on the earth's surface above an earthquake's location
  8. Driving force of continental drift
  9. Formed when two oceanic plates converge
  10. The west coast of North America is made up of many _____ terranes
  11. Fault usually found at convergent boundaries
  12. Fault with vertical motion
  13. Break in the Earth's crust/lithosphere

28 Clues: Supercontinent • Worldwide ocean • _____ magnitude scale • Southern supercontinent • Northern supercontinent • California's major fault • Fault with vertical motion • Fault with horizontal motion • Discovered continental drift • Driving force of continental drift • Instrument for measuring earthquakes • Break in the Earth's crust/lithosphere • Formed when two oceanic plates converge • ...

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2023-03-18

PLATE TECTONICS CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area of fracturing between rocks resulting from stress.
  2. a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth.
  3. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere split apart from each other.
  4. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  5. It's made up of a liquid metal outer core that flows around a solid metal inner core.
  6. occur along divergent plate boundaries, where new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart.
  7. a depression in the earth's crust.
  8. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  9. THE MOVEMENT OR STUDY OF THE MOVEMENT OF EARTHS CRUST
  10. where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
  11. when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it.
  12. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  13. molten rock in the earths crust.
Down
  1. includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.
  2. bounderies between plates.
  3. The plates have moved across Earth's surface for hundreds of millions of years.
  4. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor.
  5. an area of rock that has been bent by stress.
  6. is a split between 2 plates that were once joined.
  7. When forces are parallel but moving in opposite directions.

20 Clues: bounderies between plates. • molten rock in the earths crust. • a depression in the earth's crust. • long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • an area of rock that has been bent by stress. • is a split between 2 plates that were once joined. • ...

Plate tectonics and Earthquakes 2022-08-29

Plate tectonics and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. centre of the earth, made of iron
  2. rocky shell of the earth
  3. point at which the rock first moves
  4. method to determine the origin of an earthquake
  5. scientist, continental drift
  6. moving towards
  7. earth's middle layer
  8. cracks caused by movement of plates
  9. moving away
  10. envelope of gases surrounding earth
  11. transfer of heat around in a circle
  12. all the water on earth
Down
  1. great southern continent
  2. second wave to arrive
  3. earth's outermost layer
  4. this action creates mountains and hills
  5. first wave to arrive
  6. two plates moving past one another
  7. great northern continent
  8. point on surface, above earthquake
  9. shaking, natural disaster
  10. ____ plates
  11. living things
  12. supercontinent, contains all landmasses

24 Clues: ____ plates • moving away • living things • moving towards • first wave to arrive • earth's middle layer • second wave to arrive • all the water on earth • earth's outermost layer • great southern continent • rocky shell of the earth • great northern continent • shaking, natural disaster • scientist, continental drift • centre of the earth, made of iron • two plates moving past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics CW 3 2022-10-03

Plate Tectonics CW 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A solid form of carbon dioxide that is very cold and turns directly from a solid to a gas.
  2. To reuse something that would have otherwise been thrown out or to turn it into something usable again instead of sending it to a landfill.
  3. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move towards each other.
  4. A scientist who studies earthquakes.
  5. a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking
  6. a deep valley where pieces of Earth’s crust diverge on land
  7. When two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and mountains are formed.
  8. the layer below the lithosphere and is plasticlike
  9. Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a large landmass that broke apart & drifted slowly to their current positions
  10. this layer is formed with the crust and rigid upper mantle, and is above the asthenosphere
  11. a theory that proposes that magma under Earth’s crust is forced up toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridges, forming new seafloor
  12. Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust.
  13. scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading
  14. melted rock
  15. All the rock, soil and sediments that makeup Earth’s land. It comes from the word “Geo” which means “Earth.”
  16. All the gases surrounding the earth. It comes from the word “Atmos” which means “air.”
  17. large sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle
  18. scientist that developed the idea of continental drift
  19. deep underwater canyons
  20. large, slow moving bodies of ice on land
  21. When one tectonic plate converges under another due to density differences.
Down
  1. All the oceans, rivers, lakes and water on Earth. It comes from the word “Hydro” which means “water.”
  2. a chain of ridges and valleys stretching along Earth’s ocean floor
  3. pull-apart forces
  4. Movement caused by warm fluids rising and cooler fluids sinking.
  5. forces that destroy and wear away landmasses through process like erosion and weathering
  6. the process of moving things from one place to another.
  7. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates slide past each other.
  8. these are constantly being created and destroyed by competing forces
  9. a single landmass composed of all the continents joined together
  10. All the living things on Earth. It comes from the word “Bio” which means “life.”
  11. a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  12. forces that shape the land’s surface by building up mountains & other landmasses.
  13. breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  14. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  15. The outer most layer of the Earth. This is the layer we walk on.
  16. A boundary of two tectonic plates where the plates move away from each other.

37 Clues: melted rock • pull-apart forces • deep underwater canyons • A scientist who studies earthquakes. • Slowly moving pieces of Earth’s crust. • large, slow moving bodies of ice on land • scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading • a cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking • large sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the Earth's core is made up of
  2. Boundary of when two plates move toward each other
  3. The first of Earth's layers
  4. A circular process in the mantle
  5. Boundary of when two plates slide past each other
  6. Horseshoe shaped string of volcanoes from the tip of South America to New Zealand
  7. Beneath the Lithosphere
  8. Made up of the crust and upper mantle
  9. Underwater mountains
Down
  1. What lava becomes when it gets colder
  2. Caused by transform boundaries
  3. A process in which the plate moves beneath another
  4. The innermost part of the Earth
  5. Boundary of when two oceanic plates move away from each other
  6. invisible lines that the earth is made up of
  7. How a plate moves
  8. Forms when two plates push toward each other
  9. Formed by subduction
  10. What lava becomes when it gets hotter
  11. Main material inside of the mantle

20 Clues: How a plate moves • Formed by subduction • Underwater mountains • Beneath the Lithosphere • The first of Earth's layers • Caused by transform boundaries • The innermost part of the Earth • A circular process in the mantle • Main material inside of the mantle • What the Earth's core is made up of • What lava becomes when it gets colder • Made up of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Chap. 5 2023-02-09

Plate Tectonics Chap. 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused when a plate goes under one another in the ocean.
  2. Hot rock above the ground.
  3. A boundary that slides past other boundaries.
  4. Occurs when a pan touches a stove, also known as the transfer of heat when one object touches another.
  5. Boundaries that are pushing towards other boundaries.
  6. Mountain formed by hot spots in the Earth.
  7. Occurs along divergent boundaries, and makes new oceanic crust.
  8. A theory that states the sea-floor is always moving.
Down
  1. Hot rock underground.
  2. When an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate.
  3. A boundary that is moving away from the other boundaries.
  4. Super continent made millions of years ago.
  5. A place filled with magma that rises to the Earth surface.
  6. The theory that states that there are plates in the crust that move everything around.
  7. The transfer of energy through space.
  8. Dead organisms preserved in rock.
  9. Chain of islands formed by a volcano.
  10. This can cause boiling water.
  11. Pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.
  12. Found both on land and at the bottom of the ocean, where they are created by the process of seafloor spreading.

20 Clues: Hot rock underground. • Hot rock above the ground. • This can cause boiling water. • Dead organisms preserved in rock. • The transfer of energy through space. • Chain of islands formed by a volcano. • Mountain formed by hot spots in the Earth. • Super continent made millions of years ago. • A boundary that slides past other boundaries. • ...

Introduction to Plate Tectonics 2021-02-04

Introduction to Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock found below the crust
  2. molten rock found above the crust
  3. the supercontinent making the countries in the northern hemisphere
  4. the upper part of the mantle that the crust sits on top of
  5. the centre of the Earth
  6. the mid-_________ ridge runs along the west coast of America
  7. ___________ spreading is responsible for forming ocean ridges
  8. ________ waves are used to take measurements inside the Earth
  9. the supercontinent made of Gondwana and Laurasia
  10. this scientist that gave evidence for the mid-atlantic ridge
  11. the first super =continent
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  1. continental _________ are underwater cliffs
  2. the branch of science studying the Earth
  3. contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth
  4. a person who studies geology
  5. the theory that the Earth is made of moving plates
  6. the solid, outer layer of the Earth
  7. the theory that the continents have moved over time
  8. the scientist who first proposed continental drift
  9. ____________ currents move tectonic plates
  10. the supercontinent making the countries in the southern hemisphere

21 Clues: the centre of the Earth • the first super =continent • a person who studies geology • molten rock found below the crust • molten rock found above the crust • the solid, outer layer of the Earth • the branch of science studying the Earth • contains the semi-solid layer of the Earth • ____________ currents move tectonic plates • continental _________ are underwater cliffs • ...

Unit 7: Plate Tectonics 2021-03-07

Unit 7: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outer chemical layer of the Earth
  2. when a denser tectonic plate moves underneath a less-dense tectonic plate
  3. landform created from two continental plates colliding
  4. chemical layers of Earth are separated due to differences in this property
  5. layer of Earth that is most dense
  6. thickest chemical layer of the Earth
  7. type of tectonic boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  8. crust is destroyed at this location as it subducts
  9. huge pieces of lithosphere that move
  10. chemical layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel
  11. method of heat transfer through space, no direct contact
  12. layer of Earth that is responsible for the Earth's magnetic field
  13. landform that is present when continental crust diverges or moves apart
  14. german scientist proposing continental drift
  15. transform fault in California
  16. proposed Theory of Seafloor Spreading
  17. type of crust that is made mostly of basalt, and is more dense
Down
  1. freshwater reptile fossil that provides evidence for Continental Drift
  2. type of tectonic boundary that forms with two plates moving apart
  3. is the solid outer layer that is broken into plates that move
  4. landform created when two oceanic plates collide
  5. responsible for the movement of tectonic plates, method of heat transfer through fluids
  6. landform found at divergent boundary in the Atlantic Ocean
  7. we refer to polarity as this when the magnetic north pole matches the geographic north pole
  8. used data from SONAR to create a map of the floor of the Atlantic Ocean
  9. Volcanic island arc formed from the collision of two oceanic plates
  10. physical layer of the Earth that flows slowly, allowing the plates to move
  11. method of heat transfer through direct contact
  12. grooves formed in bedrock from moving glacial ice
  13. name of Wegener's supercontinent
  14. lower part of the mantle
  15. type of tectonic boundary that forms with two plates moving together
  16. we refer to polarity as this when the magnetic north pole matches the geographic south pole
  17. mountains formed from collision of India and Eurasia
  18. type of crust that is made mostly of granite, and is less dense
  19. mountain range formed from a collision of oceanic and continental plates

36 Clues: lower part of the mantle • transform fault in California • name of Wegener's supercontinent • outer chemical layer of the Earth • layer of Earth that is most dense • thickest chemical layer of the Earth • huge pieces of lithosphere that move • proposed Theory of Seafloor Spreading • german scientist proposing continental drift • method of heat transfer through direct contact • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword 2021-10-17

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Flow of ash, cinders, bombs, and gases down the side of a volcano during an explosive eruption
  2. Boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. Space below ground filled with magma
  4. Hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  5. Area along a fault where there has not been any earthquake activity for a long period of time
  6. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  7. String of islands formed by the volcanoes along a deep ocean trench
  8. Force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
  9. Major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean
  10. Pulling of a tectonic plate as its edge subducts deep in the mantle
  11. Shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface
  12. Theory that pieces of Earth’s crust are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  13. Molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
Down
  1. Point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus
  2. Mountain through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are erupted from the earth’s crust
  3. Point beneath Earth’s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  4. Bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano around the vent
  5. Boundary between two tectonics plate that are moving away from each other
  6. Magma that reaches Earth’s surface
  7. Process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  8. Process in which new material at a ridge pushes older material aside
  9. Formation of new ocean crust as a result of magma pushing upward and outward from Earth’s mantle to the surface
  10. Rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption
  11. Boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  12. Large crater caused when it collapses due to a violent explosion
  13. Graph of arrival times of seismic waves that determines the focus of an earthquake
  14. Fracture along which movement occurs
  15. Deformation of materials in response to stress

28 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth’s surface • Space below ground filled with magma • Fracture along which movement occurs • Deformation of materials in response to stress • Boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • Force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume • Major belt of volcanoes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
  2. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. A break in the earths crust that moves
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth, part solid part liquid where convection currents are found
  5. When two plates come together
  6. Thicker, less dense crust
  7. The theory that the continents are moving very slowly
  8. when two plates grind past each other
  9. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  10. A solid mass of iron and nickel
  11. When two plates pull apart
  12. How much mass there is in any given volume
  13. A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock
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  1. A single landmass that includes two or more continents
  2. Thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
  3. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  4. When one tectonic plates drives under another
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  6. Waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of earth
  7. The state of matter the earth's inner core is

20 Clues: Thicker, less dense crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates come together • A solid mass of iron and nickel • when two plates grind past each other • A break in the earths crust that moves • A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock • How much mass there is in any given volume • A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • ...

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Chapter 5 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  2. A layer of hot, solid rock below the crust and above the core
  3. The process where lava adds new ocean crust to the ocean floor
  4. A section of lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of crust.
  5. A break or crack in Earth’s lithosphere along which the rocks move
  6. A device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves
  7. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin
  8. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion driven by mantle convection
  9. The solid iron and nickel layer in the middle of the Earth
  10. The process where ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench into the mantle
  11. A boundary where two plates move towards each other
  12. A boundary where two plates move away from each other
  13. A deep valley where two plates move apart
  14. The transfer of energy through space
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  1. The soft layer of rock in the mantle
  2. Flow which transfers heat within a fluid
  3. The transfer of heat by the movement of fluid currents
  4. A deep valley where ocean crust sinks toward the mantel
  5. Very hard rock which forms the top layer of the mantle and the crust
  6. Core- The only liquid layer in the earth, made of iron and nickel
  7. The theory that all continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart.
  8. The transfer of heat between touching material
  9. A boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite direction
  10. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is made
  11. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and made today’s continents

25 Clues: The soft layer of rock in the mantle • The transfer of energy through space • Flow which transfers heat within a fluid • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The transfer of heat between touching material • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin • A boundary where two plates move towards each other • A boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ocean floor sinks under a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  2. chains of mountains that rise up from the floor of the ocean
  3. transferring energy/heat through liquids
  4. earths plates which meet at plate bounderies
  5. volcanos similar to a belt mostly on the pacific ocean
  6. heating and cooling of a liquid along with changes in the density with force of gravity makes this
  7. transferring energy/heat through electromagnetic waves
  8. earths lithosphere section that is broboundariesieces
  9. molten material inside the mantle
  10. remains of something from the past that is preserved
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  1. how much mass is in an object
  2. continents moving overtime due to the plates
  3. area where material deep in the earth rises to the crust and melts, forming magma
  4. ocean floor turning into deep underwater canyons
  5. mid-ocean ridges adding new material to the floor of the ocean
  6. a weak spot in earth's surface which allows magma from the mantle to rise
  7. volcanos creating a string of volcanos
  8. transferring energy/heat through a direct object or thing
  9. continent from millions of years ago
  10. magma that has risen to earth's surface

20 Clues: how much mass is in an object • molten material inside the mantle • continent from millions of years ago • volcanos creating a string of volcanos • magma that has risen to earth's surface • transferring energy/heat through liquids • continents moving overtime due to the plates • earths plates which meet at plate bounderies • ...

Dafna Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-01-12

Dafna Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When the Earth cracks far down and hits the asthenosphere creating a volcano inside a fissure in the Earth’s crust.
  2. When Oceanic crust goes under continental crust and creates trenches in the sea floor.
  3. Heat transferred through the movement of fluids or gasses, based on density.
  4. Solid uppermost part of the mantle.
  5. Solid outermost layer of the earth subdivided continental crust and oceanic crust, broken into tectonic plates.
  6. A place where two plates meet or collide.
  7. Solid inner most layer of earth, it is also made up of nickel and iron.
  8. solid top most layer of the earth, includes crust and solid part of the mantle.
  9. Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
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  1. When two plates collide with each other.
  2. When one plate goes under another because there is a difference in density.
  3. When continental plates collide the crust gets folded and mountains form.
  4. Really hot liquid metal and rock primary, metals are iron and nickel, It is also under the asthenosphere.
  5. When Oceanic plates collide if there is a difference in density there is subduction which often creates trenches in the ocean floor.
  6. When plates move away from each other
  7. A break in the Earth’s crust.
  8. Gooey melted rock that is located directly under the lithosphere.
  9. depression in the ocean floor usually by a subduction zone or fault line
  10. When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth.
  11. A mountain spewing molten rock or lava from the Asthenosphere.

20 Clues: A break in the Earth’s crust. • Solid uppermost part of the mantle. • When plates move away from each other • When two plates collide with each other. • A place where two plates meet or collide. • Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Worksheet 2025-01-05

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Worksheet crossword puzzle
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  1. The downward movement of a plate into the mantle.
  2. Waves that travel through both fluid and solid material.
  3. The third outmost layer of the Earth.
  4. Plates move apart.
  5. The transfer of heat caused by the movement of fluids.
  6. All continents were once joined in a single landmass and have since slowly drifted apart.
  7. The second outmost layer of the Earth.
  8. Waves that travel through only solid material.
  9. Weak spots around the crust where magma flows to the surface.
  10. Plates side-slip past each other.
  11. Waves that spread through Earth's interior.
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  1. A process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor.
  2. The innermost layer of the Earth.
  3. The outmost layer of the Earth.
  4. Plates collide or smash together.
  5. Pieces of the Earth's crust and upper mantle constantly move.
  6. The longest chain of under-water mountains.
  7. A single landmass that existed 300 million years ago comprised of all of Earth's continents.
  8. The transfer of energy through space with no direct contact between a heat source and an object.
  9. The transfer of heat between materials that are touching.

20 Clues: Plates move apart. • The outmost layer of the Earth. • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Plates collide or smash together. • Plates side-slip past each other. • The third outmost layer of the Earth. • The second outmost layer of the Earth. • The longest chain of under-water mountains. • Waves that spread through Earth's interior. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Erosion 2025-04-22

Plate Tectonics and Erosion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that states that Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move with respect to each other
  2. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface
  3. volcano with a tall, cone-shaped mountains in which layers of lava alternate with layers of ash by quiet and explosive eruptions
  4. no longer in existence
  5. The theory that suggests that continents are in constant motion and have moved to their current location from a single landmass
  6. A glacier that covers much of a continent or large island
  7. the outermost layer of Earth
  8. volcano with a wide, gently sloping mountain made of layers of lava and formed by quiet eruptions
  9. a destructive mud flow on the slopes of a volcano.
  10. core the inner most layer of Earth that is a solid sphere
  11. German scientist who proposed that all the continents were once part of a supercontinent
  12. The boundary where plates move away from each other
  13. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  14. A small, steeply sloped volcano that forms from moderately explosive eruptions of pyroclastic material.
  15. core the layer that is made of liquid iron & nickel
  16. The boundary where plates slide past one another
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  1. The process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
  2. Underwater mountains created by a divergent boundary
  3. volcanoes forming from a thin spot in the crust where magma builds up and bursts through
  4. flow from high to low elevation in mountain settings
  5. flow a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and flowing at great speed.
  6. The boundary between two plates moving together
  7. An idea that is not proven but much evidence supports the idea
  8. liquid magma that reaches the surface
  9. A major geological fault in California. Sliding Boundary
  10. The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  11. A vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  12. the region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  13. the thicket layer of Earth that is located under the crust
  14. inactive, sleeping volcano
  15. The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago when all the landmasses were together

31 Clues: no longer in existence • inactive, sleeping volcano • the outermost layer of Earth • liquid magma that reaches the surface • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • The boundary between two plates moving together • The boundary where plates slide past one another • a destructive mud flow on the slopes of a volcano. • the region where two tectonic plates are in contact • ...