plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Below the asthenospere
  2. Is a force that squeezes something together
  3. There are 7 major and 8 minor of these
  4. Two plates come together
  5. What we live on
  6. Is the crust and upper part of the mantle
  7. When two plates move away from each other
  8. The San Andreas _____ is one of the most famous examples of this
  9. _____ model of the earth
  10. The ______ ______ of the asthenosphere is like plastic
  11. Alfred Wegener is called the father of _____ ______
Down
  1. The asthenosphere makes up part of this
  2. Denser, weaker layer beneath the mantle
  3. _____ is solid because of pressure
  4. The San Andreas fault was created by this
  5. _____ is liquid
  6. The Ring of Fire was made near ______ _____
  7. Harry Hess came up with this concept
  8. Alfred Wegener was the first to think of this
  9. The center of our planet

20 Clues: _____ is liquid • What we live on • Below the asthenospere • Two plates come together • _____ model of the earth • The center of our planet • _____ is solid because of pressure • Harry Hess came up with this concept • There are 7 major and 8 minor of these • The asthenosphere makes up part of this • Denser, weaker layer beneath the mantle • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-22

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  2. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  3. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  4. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  5. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  6. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  7. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  8. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
Down
  1. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  2. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  3. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  4. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  5. WAVES, The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  6. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  7. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  8. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  9. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  10. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  11. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  12. A large break in a rock.
  13. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  14. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  15. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.

23 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-22

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  2. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  3. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  4. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  5. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  6. WAVES The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  7. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  8. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  9. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  10. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  11. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
Down
  1. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  2. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  3. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  4. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  5. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  6. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  7. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  8. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  9. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  10. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  11. A large break in a rock.
  12. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  13. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-29

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  2. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  3. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  4. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  5. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  6. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  7. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  8. A large break in a rock.
  9. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.
  10. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  11. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  12. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  13. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
Down
  1. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  2. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  3. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  4. The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  5. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  6. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  7. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
  8. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  9. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  10. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  11. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2023-06-29

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes
  2. Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide.
  3. Mountain ridges run along the seafloor.
  4. A ground-shaking release of energy caused by a break in the crust.
  5. In earth science, the location within earth where an earthquake starts.
  6. The process of denser crust of a tectonic plate sliding beneath less dense crust of another plate; occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces deep sea trenches.
  7. Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other.
  8. In mid ocean ridges a valley that runs along the centre of the ridge.
  9. An instrument that measures and records ground vibration.
  10. The lithosphere is divided into large plates that interact with one another and cause geological activity.
  11. is the gravitational and subduction-induced pulling of a tectonic plate.
Down
  1. The point on earths surfaces above where an earthquake starts.
  2. When new material at mid-ocean ridges pushes older material aside, tectonic plates shift.
  3. For earthquakes, a number that represents strength.
  4. Is the separation of two tectonic plates.
  5. A large break in a rock.
  6. The process by which magma rises to the surface at mid-ocean ridges and forms new ocean crust.
  7. The belief that the Earth's continents have been in the same place since the Earth's formation.
  8. A layer of earth between the crust and outer core, which is divided into upper and lower sections.
  9. The vibration caused by the release of energy during an earthquake.
  10. Deep valleys on the seafloor.
  11. Is a current in the mantle that occurs when cooler, denser material sinks and warmer, less dense material rises.
  12. Occurs when two rocks are pressed together and one block rides up to overlay the other.
  13. An opening in earths surface where magma and other materials are released.

24 Clues: A large break in a rock. • Deep valleys on the seafloor. • Mountain ridges run along the seafloor. • Is the separation of two tectonic plates. • Is the point at which two tectonic plates collide. • For earthquakes, a number that represents strength. • Two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other. • A devastating catastrophe caused by geological processes • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the oceanic crust made of
  2. a hypothesis, first proposed in the 1960s by harry hess
  3. what moves the crust
  4. plates are moving up and down each other
  5. has a greater density than continental crust
  6. has a less density than oceanic crust
  7. mountains formed in part igneous activity associated with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  8. made the hypothesis of the sea floor spreading
  9. they are made by earthquakes
  10. what does a convergent plates make
  11. a narrow elongated depression of the sea floor
Down
  1. elevated areas of the sea floor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  2. of irregular topography on the deep ocean floor
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. older,denser portions of oceanic lithosphere descends
  5. the primary source of the movement of plates
  6. a continues elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins
  7. a chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from trench
  8. plates are moving towards one another.
  9. two oceanic plates converge

20 Clues: what moves the crust • two oceanic plates converge • they are made by earthquakes • what is the oceanic crust made of • what does a convergent plates make • has a less density than oceanic crust • plates are moving towards one another. • plates are moving up and down each other • the primary source of the movement of plates • has a greater density than continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What are Pangea and Godwana?
  2. Mostly liquid that makes up the space underneath the upper layer of the earth
  3. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust
  4. An eruption caused by carbon breaking through the crust
  5. The solid layer of Iron and Nickel
  6. Two tectonic plates that move away from each other
  7. The relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses.
  8. The place where two plates meet
  9. The plate Australia rests on
  10. The very center of the earth
  11. The horse shoe shaped ring that contains most of the earth volcanoes and earthquakes
  12. The number of major plates
Down
  1. The crusts segments that float on the mantle
  2. When two plate slide past each other
  3. When two plates come together and push together
  4. Liquid Iron and Nickel
  5. A giant wave that can be caused by an underwater volcano or earthquake
  6. The solid outer layer of the earth
  7. The super continent that incorporated most of the world modern continents
  8. One plate is pushed beneath the other
  9. The force on the plate overcomes the friction, that releases energy in waves through the crust
  10. The movie based on the theory continental drift

22 Clues: Liquid Iron and Nickel • The number of major plates • What are Pangea and Godwana? • The plate Australia rests on • The very center of the earth • The place where two plates meet • The solid layer of Iron and Nickel • The solid outer layer of the earth • When two plate slide past each other • One plate is pushed beneath the other • The crusts segments that float on the mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock in the upper mantle
  2. Type of plate boundary where two plates move apart, causing magma to rise from the mantle and fill the gap
  3. Type of plate boundary where two plate slide laterally past each other
  4. The origin point of an earthquake
  5. ___________ zone: The place where one plate is getting bent and pulled under the edge of another plate
  6. Mid-ocean _________: A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed when magma fills the space between
  7. __________ scale: A 1 to 10 scale used to indicate an earthquake's intensity
  8. A supercontinent that existed 225 million years ago, where the continents were joined together
Down
  1. Natural disaster which occurs as a result of "slipping" at a transform boundary
  2. Layer of the earth that is divided into plates which float on top of the other layers
  3. ________ plate: a large piece of the lithosphere that floats and moves on the asthenosphere
  4. A dropped zone where two plates are pulling apart
  5. An instrument for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
  6. Type of plate boundary where one plate slides under another when two plates are pushed together
  7. The border between two plates
  8. Molten rock that flows beneath the earth's surface
  9. A long, narrow, deep area on the ocean floor that is formed at a convergent plate boundary
  10. A massive ocean wave caused by a sudden shift on the ocean floor
  11. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates meet
  12. A transference of energy

20 Clues: A transference of energy • The border between two plates • The origin point of an earthquake • A dropped zone where two plates are pulling apart • Molten rock that flows beneath the earth's surface • A massive ocean wave caused by a sudden shift on the ocean floor • a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock in the upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates that move apart or rift.
  2. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the continental plate.
  3. a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements.
  4. outer layer.
  5. rigid outer layer (crust).
  6. adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere.
  7. the gradual movement as the continents drift apart over time.
  8. two plates that are sliding past each other.
  9. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all of the continents together a few hundred years ago.
  10. made mostly up of iron, very hot.
  11. liquid layer.
  12. solid very dense.
Down
  1. when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate.
  2. the middle layer and one of the thickest layers of the earth.
  3. the collision of two plates.
  4. when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one.
  5. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges where oceanic crust is formed where volcanic activity has occurred.
  6. when the material pushes upward after the collision of two plates.
  7. solid rock that flows slowly.
  8. apart of the middle layer and has a higher temperature and pressure than the upper mantle.

20 Clues: outer layer. • liquid layer. • solid very dense. • rigid outer layer (crust). • the collision of two plates. • solid rock that flows slowly. • made mostly up of iron, very hot. • two plates that move apart or rift. • adjoins the crust to form the lithosphere. • two plates that are sliding past each other. • when the denser oceanic plate subducts under the other one. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The _______ (crust and asthenosphere) is cracked and divided into tectonic plates.
  2. Two plates that slide past each other
  3. Tectonic plates have different size, ____, and thickness
  4. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.
  5. Process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and hardens
  6. Which boundary moves in this direction ← →
  7. Earth's _____ is broken into about 19 pieces.
  8. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  9. Continents used to look like a giant _____ ____.
  10. PT.1 Tectonic plates move around Earth's surface at rates of ______
Down
  1. Formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates, EX: Himalaya Mountains
  2. A more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate
  3. The bending of rock layers due to stress.
  4. Who discovered the theory of continental drfit
  5. 300 million years ago all of the continents were combined into one super-continent called _____
  6. Submerged mountain range extended from the Arctic Ocean to beyond the southern tip of Africa. One of the better known Divergent Boundaries
  7. Vibrations created by an earthquake.
  8. Zones of geologic activity at the surface of Earth
  9. PT.2 and _______ per year.
  10. The core is made up of mostly ____

20 Clues: PT.2 and _______ per year. • The core is made up of mostly ____ • Vibrations created by an earthquake. • Two plates that slide past each other • The bending of rock layers due to stress. • Which boundary moves in this direction ← → • The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • Earth's _____ is broken into about 19 pieces. • Who discovered the theory of continental drfit • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a
  2. 7
  3. h
  4. 3
  5. m
  6. b
  7. i
Down
  1. k
  2. 6
  3. 4
  4. 2
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 1
  8. d
  9. j
  10. z
  11. f
  12. 5
  13. e

20 Clues: k • 6 • 4 • a • 7 • h • 2 • 9 • 8 • 1 • d • 3 • m • j • z • b • f • 5 • i • e

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outermost layer of the Earth (lithosphere) is divided into contiguous sections (plates) that move relative to each other causing continental drift, seafloor spreading, and the formation of major physical features of the Earth’s surface
  2. crack in the Earth's crust, happens along transform boundaries
  3. are places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  4. difference in elevation between any two contour lines on a topographic map
  5. where two plates are moving toward each other. If the two plates are of equal density, they usually push up against each other, forming a mountain chain. If they are of unequal density, one plate usually sinks beneath the other in a subduction zone.
  6. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. the relationship between the measurements on a model. Map or diagram and the actual measurement of distance.
  8. Alfred Wegner’s explanation of continents slowly moving and changing their positions relative to one another
  9. 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.
  10. map symbol showing shape and / or change in elevation on a topographic map
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  1. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  2. 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.
  3. any long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom in which occur the maximum oceanic depths, approximately 7,300 to more than 11,000 metres (24,000 to 36,000 feet). They typically form in locations where one tectonic plate subducts under another.
  4. the shape of the Earth’s surface and the way its physical features are arranged, especially in terms of their positions and elevations
  5. on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line.
  6. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  7. a place in the upper mantle of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic plate to form a volcanic feature
  8. map showing the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
  9. a measure of the slant of a line
  10. a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
  11. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  12. geology the process of one tectonic plate sliding under another, resulting in tensions and faulting in the earth's crust, with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
  13. the difference between the highest and lowest elevation in a given area.
  14. is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. This uplifting of the ocean floor occurs when convection currents rise in the mantle beneath the oceanic crust and create magma where two tectonic plates meet at a divergent boundary.

24 Clues: a measure of the slant of a line • are places where plates slide sideways past each other. • crack in the Earth's crust, happens along transform boundaries • the difference between the highest and lowest elevation in a given area. • on a map, a darker, heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma that has reached the earth's surface
  2. plates separate
  3. two plates (oceanic and continental) collide and they form a...
  4. when one plate sinks beneath another plate
  5. when two continental plates collide they form a...
  6. located in the upper mantle, under the lithosphere
  7. hot material rises, cool/dense material sinks
  8. broken up parts of the lithosphere
  9. all the continents were formed together as one
  10. thickest layer of the Earth
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  1. where two tectonic plates meet
  2. plates slide past each other
  3. thicker, lighter plate
  4. Earth's outermost layer
  5. preserved remains of ancient organisms
  6. when two oceanic plates divide they form a...
  7. thinner, heavier plate
  8. plates collide
  9. when two continental plates divide they form a...
  10. hot rock located under Earth's surface

20 Clues: plates collide • plates separate • thicker, lighter plate • thinner, heavier plate • Earth's outermost layer • thickest layer of the Earth • plates slide past each other • where two tectonic plates meet • broken up parts of the lithosphere • preserved remains of ancient organisms • hot rock located under Earth's surface • magma that has reached the earth's surface • ...

plate tectonics 2021-12-19

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not able to bend
  2. what type of continent was Pangea
  3. when a volcano...... it causes a lot of damage
  4. any bodies of water
  5. solid layer of iron and Nickle
  6. form at convergent boundaries
  7. formed at subduction zones.
  8. a mountain or hill with a crater for lava.
  9. bottom of the sea
Down
  1. what caused Pangea to separate?
  2. boundaries that slide apart
  3. boundaries that collide
  4. one of the sphere's -living things
  5. any icy part of the earth is apart of
  6. boundaries that slide past each other
  7. movement of earth's crust
  8. violent shaking of the earth
  9. when one plate sinks under the other.
  10. to gasses go to the top while cold ones go to the bottom in the asthenosphere.
  11. melted rock below the crust

20 Clues: not able to bend • bottom of the sea • any bodies of water • boundaries that collide • movement of earth's crust • boundaries that slide apart • formed at subduction zones. • melted rock below the crust • violent shaking of the earth • form at convergent boundaries • solid layer of iron and Nickle • what caused Pangea to separate? • what type of continent was Pangea • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed by convergent collision
  2. Formed by transform (not earthquakes)
  3. Continental plates collide together
  4. Oceanic and continental plates one goes under
  5. Below the lithosphere layer
  6. Stays up during convergent subduction
  7. Formed by convergent subduction
  8. Least dense layer of Earth
  9. Amount for oceanic and continental plates in convergent subduction
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  1. Formed by divergent
  2. Second most dense layer of the Earth
  3. Plates seperate
  4. Middle of the earth
  5. Biggest layer of Earth
  6. Formed by transform (not fault line)
  7. Goes under in convergent subduction
  8. Amount of major plates there are
  9. Plates slide up and down
  10. Amount of oceanic plates in convergent collision
  11. Amount of continental plates in convergent collision

20 Clues: Plates seperate • Formed by divergent • Middle of the earth • Biggest layer of Earth • Plates slide up and down • Least dense layer of Earth • Below the lithosphere layer • Formed by convergent collision • Formed by convergent subduction • Amount of major plates there are • Continental plates collide together • Goes under in convergent subduction • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlines the ocean basins
  2. the bending of rock layers
  3. boundary between two colliding plates
  4. theory that continents drift apart
  5. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  6. capable of being molded or changing shape without breaking
  7. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  8. as a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  9. layer between the crust and the core
  10. a region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  11. the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans
Down
  1. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  2. new lithosphere is created here
  3. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  4. a pulling force
  5. outer most, rigid layer of the Earth
  6. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  7. outermost layer of the earth
  8. a break in the Earth's crust
  9. a squeezing force
  10. layer of the mantle

21 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the earth • a break in the Earth's crust • new lithosphere is created here • theory that continents drift apart • outer most, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • boundary between two colliding plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-05-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that erupts onto the earth's surface.
  2. Molten rock stored beneath the earth's surface.
  3. A boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. rising mantel material at mid-ocean ridges push plates away from the ridge.
  5. the size of an earthquake is determined by how much energy is released by an earthquake.
  6. Vents in the earth's crust through which molten rock flows.
  7. Lave that erupts underwater that hardens and flows into unique shapes.
  8. made up of one or more faults.
  9. features that cross the fault such as streams shifted both by plate movement and earthquakes.
  10. the circulation within fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy.
Down
  1. Formed similarly to the Himalayas.
  2. long narrow mountains formed by magma at divergent boundaries.
  3. when two plates slide past each other.
  4. the vibrations caused by rupture in the sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in earths crust.
  5. A boundary when two plates move away from each other.
  6. largest and highest mountain range in the world that are still growing.
  7. section of the earth combining the crust and upper mantle.
  8. when two plates collide, one can sink the other when this happens, it pulls on the rest of the plate.
  9. a crack or fracture in the earth's crust along which movement occurs.
  10. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate.

20 Clues: made up of one or more faults. • Formed similarly to the Himalayas. • when two plates slide past each other. • Magma that erupts onto the earth's surface. • Molten rock stored beneath the earth's surface. • A boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A boundary when two plates move away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Magma that explodes through the surface
  2. Super continent
  3. Volcanoes that are constantly erupting or going to in the future
  4. A force that acts on rock to change shape or volume
  5. Two plates coming together
  6. Melted rock beneath the Earths surface
  7. A massive slide of mud and Earth
  8. When stress builds causing rock to break
  9. Two plates moving away from each other
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  1. The point on Earths surface directly above the focus of the earthquake
  2. The size of an earthquake or something else
  3. 2 plates under water diverge creating this
  4. An Above average sized volcano
  5. Vibrations traveling through the Earth carrying energy
  6. Two plates sliding against each other
  7. A big plume of hot mantle rising from deep in the Earth
  8. Earthquakes under the ocean cause this to happen
  9. When stress builds and then releases violently shaking the plates
  10. The sliding down of rock or Earth from a cliff or mountain
  11. Magma once it reaches the Earths surface

20 Clues: Super continent • Two plates coming together • An Above average sized volcano • A massive slide of mud and Earth • Two plates sliding against each other • Melted rock beneath the Earths surface • Two plates moving away from each other • Magma that explodes through the surface • When stress builds causing rock to break • Magma once it reaches the Earths surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms at the edge of a continent when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a continental plate.
  2. occurs where one plate slides under another as the two are pushed together.
  3. occurs where two plates slide against each other. But rather than sliding smoothly, the plates build up tension, then release the tension with a spurt of movement.
  4. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world. It is only 4 to 6 miles (7 to 10 km) thick and usually younger than continental crust.
  5. movement is felt as an earthquake.
  6. grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  7. A crack or fracture in
  8. The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago, in which the present-day continents were joined together in one large landmass.
  9. apart, allowing magma, or molten rock, to rise from the Earth' s interior to fill in the gap. The two plates move away from each other like two conveyor belts moving in opposite directions.
  10. crust where two tectonic
  11. zone
  12. The place where a collision between two continental plates crunches and folds the rocks at the boundary, lifting them up and leading to mountain formation
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  1. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed when magma fills the space between two tectonic plates that are spreading apart.
  2. occurs where two plates
  3. The border between two tectonic plates
  4. layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents. It is about 20 to 40
  5. Zone, The place where one plate is getting bent and pulled under the edge of another plate.
  6. A
  7. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust. Magma oozes up from the mantle through a crack in the ocean floor, filling in the space between the plates and spreading out from the plate boundary.
  8. two tectonic plates are pulling apart.
  9. (35 to 70 km) thick and very old.
  10. there is land at the edge of one of these plates,the ocean plate will subduct, or slide under that plate.

22 Clues: A • zone • A crack or fracture in • occurs where two plates • crust where two tectonic • (35 to 70 km) thick and very old. • movement is felt as an earthquake. • The border between two tectonic plates • two tectonic plates are pulling apart. • grind past each other in a horizontal direction • occurs where one plate slides under another as the two are pushed together. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. famous transform boundary in California
  2. True or False,Alfred Wegener used evidence from land features, fossils, and climate to support his theory of continental drift
  3. what forms at a subduction zone
  4. two converging continental plates form this geological feature
  5. currents in what cause tectonic plates to move
  6. Most geologists of Wegener’s time accepted his idea of drifting continents
  7. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  8. tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. 2 tectonic plates sliding by each other
Down
  1. who came up with the theory that the continents moved
  2. before the continents, moved what was the super continent called
  3. this feature is found on continents at a divergent boundary
  4. process that causes tectonic plates to move
  5. which type of crust is more dense
  6. when one tectonic plate goes underneath another plate
  7. divergent plates underneath the ocean cause this
  8. fossils of what plant provided evidence for Wegener’s hypothesis for continental drift
  9. these geological features form when one tectonic plate subducts under another plate
  10. who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  11. which type of crust is older

20 Clues: which type of crust is older • what forms at a subduction zone • which type of crust is more dense • famous transform boundary in California • 2 tectonic plates sliding by each other • process that causes tectonic plates to move • tectonic plates that move towards each other • currents in what cause tectonic plates to move • who came up with the theory of plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of the earth, very hot
  2. An opening in the earth's crust where gases erupt
  3. A break in the earth's crust
  4. When plates slide past each other
  5. Supercontinent
  6. the layer of hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core
  7. The point of origin of an earthquake
  8. bending of rock layers
  9. A deep valley formed because of plate movement
  10. The outermost layer of the earth
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  1. How major landforms are created due to movement
  2. A person who studies the properties of the earth
  3. When plates meet and one slides under or over
  4. Continents have moved to a different place
  5. Two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  6. When plates crash into one another
  7. Melted rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
  8. Huge wave caused by sudden plate movement
  9. Vibration from underground movement
  10. When molten adds new crust to the ocean floor
  11. Melted rock on Earth’s surface

21 Clues: Supercontinent • bending of rock layers • A break in the earth's crust • Melted rock on Earth’s surface • The outermost layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other • When plates crash into one another • Vibration from underground movement • The point of origin of an earthquake • Two tectonic plates are pulling apart • innermost layer of the earth, very hot • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of plate that is relatively thin, young, and dense
  2. break in the crust where movement has happened
  3. type of volcano made by thin, fluid lava flows
  4. long, narrow mountain chain where new ocean crust is made
  5. downward movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle
  6. ratio of mass to volume
  7. area of the mantle that is usually warm and produces volcanic activity away from a plate boundary
  8. sudden violent shaking of the ground
  9. valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
  10. solid rock layer beneath the crust
  11. boundary where two continental plates meet
  12. type of volcano made by alternative layers of lava and ash
  13. type of boundary where plates move towards each other
  14. weak, flowing part of the mantle where convection occurs
  15. material ejected from a volcano
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  1. type of boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. line where two or more tectonic plates meet
  3. layer of the earth made of crust and the upper rigid part of the mantle
  4. opening in the earth's crust which produces lava, gases, or ash
  5. solid iron and nickel
  6. type of volcano with steep sides formed by tephra in violent eruptions
  7. outermost layer of the Earth
  8. molten rock on the surface
  9. transfer of heat through a fluid
  10. Earth's only liquid layer
  11. narrow, deep trough formed at a subduction zone
  12. location on the fault where an earthquake begins
  13. type of boundary where plates move away from each other
  14. location on the earth's surface closest to the earthquake's focus
  15. type of plate that is relatively thick, old, and less dense
  16. molten rock below the surface

31 Clues: solid iron and nickel • ratio of mass to volume • Earth's only liquid layer • molten rock on the surface • outermost layer of the Earth • molten rock below the surface • material ejected from a volcano • transfer of heat through a fluid • solid rock layer beneath the crust • sudden violent shaking of the ground • boundary where two continental plates meet • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates slip past each other
  2. a scientist that studies rock and earth's crust
  3. the theory that the oldest rock is at the bottom and youngest on the top
  4. the 2nd layer of earth
  5. the theory that the continents drift apart
  6. when plates move toward each other
  7. a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle
  8. The shaking and trembling of a plate after it releases stress
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  1. a structure that forms in earth's crust when magma reaches the earth's surface
  2. An area of the mantle where hot rock rises upward
  3. Earth's surface is broken up into more than a dozen distance plates
  4. a natural force on earth that holds plates together
  5. a natural formation formed at convergent boundaries
  6. Most if not all the continent where conected and made a super continect
  7. The type of thermal energy transfer that takes place in earth mantle
  8. the force that acts on rock to change it's shape or volume
  9. when 2 plates move away from each other
  10. The name of the scientist that developed the theory of continental drift
  11. a molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  12. the remains of a prehistoric orgainsum that were presurved

20 Clues: the 2nd layer of earth • when 2 plates slip past each other • when plates move toward each other • when 2 plates move away from each other • the theory that the continents drift apart • a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle • a scientist that studies rock and earth's crust • An area of the mantle where hot rock rises upward • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-12-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Zone- area where one plate is being pulled under the edge of another.
  2. A high, large mass of earth and rock that rises above the earth's surface with steep or sloping sides.
  3. - two plates slide past each other.
  4. Hard and rigid, it's the earth's outermost and thinnest layer
  5. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  6. Subdivided into two regions, upper and lower, this dense layer made of hot, semisolid rock is located directly below the crust
  7. earth's continents were once joined together in one large mass
  8. noticed that the coastlines of Africa and South America looked like they might fit together
  9. The sudden movement is what we feel as the shaking and trembling
  10. dropped zone where the plates are pulling apart
Down
  1. The earth's crust found underneath the oceans.
  2. - two plates that are moving apart from each other.
  3. only liquid layer of the earth – a sea of mostly iron and nickel.
  4. The earth's crust that makes up the continents.
  5. A vent in the earth's surface through which magma and gases erupt.
  6. A hot, semiliquid zone on which the tectonic plates float.
  7. A arc-shaped chain of volcanoes formed above a subduction zone.
  8. Rigid outer layer of the earth broken up into the tectonic plates.
  9. - two plates are pushing toward each other
  10. a crack or fracture in the earth's crust that is associated with this movement

20 Clues: - two plates slide past each other. • - two plates are pushing toward each other • The earth's crust found underneath the oceans. • The earth's crust that makes up the continents. • dropped zone where the plates are pulling apart • - two plates that are moving apart from each other. • A hot, semiliquid zone on which the tectonic plates float. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Ring of Fire circles what ocean?
  2. Plates move over a layer of _______ rock
  3. An area of magma under the Earth that's hotter than the surrounding magma
  4. What country collided with Asia to create the Himalayas?
  5. Came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
  6. The uppermost part of the mantle and the crust create this layer
  7. The top layer of the Earth
  8. This is what the super-continent was called
  9. An area where two plates move horizontally along each other
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  1. Created from continents slamming into each other
  2. An area where two or more plates collide
  3. The mechanically weak layer of the upper mantle
  4. A piece of evidence from animals that supports the super continent theory
  5. The Theory of Continental Drift stated that the continents were ________
  6. The second to top layer of the Earth
  7. The Earth is made up of many ______
  8. An area where two plates move away from each other
  9. Plates rubbing into each other cause _______
  10. These are formed by rising magma erupting through cracks in the Earth
  11. South America and _______ fit together

20 Clues: The top layer of the Earth • The Earth is made up of many ______ • The Ring of Fire circles what ocean? • The second to top layer of the Earth • South America and _______ fit together • An area where two or more plates collide • Plates move over a layer of _______ rock • This is what the super-continent was called • Came up with the Theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-10-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what plates are made of
  2. where plates slide past each other
  3. the layer of earth we live on
  4. the amount of layers Earth is made up of
  5. areas where no body waves are detected
  6. slower waves that travel through solids only
  7. how many types of surface waves
  8. caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault.
  9. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
  10. the theory that proposes that Earths outer shell consist of individual plates that interact in various ways
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  1. small earthquakes that precede a large earthquake
  2. areas of low earthquake activity
  3. fastest waves that travel through liquids or gases
  4. spot on surface above the focus
  5. slowest moving waves
  6. location of first motion in Earth
  7. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
  8. refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction
  9. measures ground motion and can be used to determine determine the distance seismic waves travel
  10. the strength of an earthquake

20 Clues: slowest moving waves • what plates are made of • the layer of earth we live on • the strength of an earthquake • spot on surface above the focus • how many types of surface waves • areas of low earthquake activity • location of first motion in Earth • where plates slide past each other • areas where no body waves are detected • the amount of layers Earth is made up of • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-01-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture in earths crust
  2. Places where plates slide sideways past each other
  3. It occurs as tectonic plates are pushed together and the crust becomes shorter and thicker
  4. When two plates come together
  5. It can be emitted from the core mantle boundary region to reach the Earth's crust
  6. When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot
  7. The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel
  8. Caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault
  9. Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  10. Earth's outermost layer, or lithosphere made up of the crust and upper mantle
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  1. It is part of the upper mantle
  2. Heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  3. It creates deep cracks in the crust of the Earth where the two plates split.
  4. A layer of the interior of the Earth
  5. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  6. When two plates are moving away
  7. Divergent, convergent, and transform
  8. It is the solid, outer part of Earth, it includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust.
  9. It is one produced by the movement of Earth's continental plates
  10. The most dense shell of the earth

20 Clues: A fracture in earths crust • When two plates come together • It is part of the upper mantle • When two plates are moving away • The most dense shell of the earth • A layer of the interior of the Earth • Divergent, convergent, and transform • When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot • The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thickest layer made of semi-molten rocks
  2. flow, a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic materials
  3. plates moving toward each other
  4. mountains, when plates meet and mountains form under pressure
  5. semi-fluid material within the earth
  6. the innermost and hottest part of Earth's structure
  7. plates gliding past each other
  8. volcanic ash saturated with water
  9. a sudden and rapid vibration of the earth's crust
  10. ash and dust cemented together
  11. small rock fragments
Down
  1. lava that is light and runny
  2. the name of the super-continent
  3. plates moving away from each other
  4. lava that is thick and immobile
  5. a structure linking the earth's interior to the surface
  6. solid materials ejected from a volcano
  7. the current occurring in the mantle
  8. the thinnest layer on which we live
  9. magma which has made its way to the surface

20 Clues: small rock fragments • lava that is light and runny • plates gliding past each other • ash and dust cemented together • the name of the super-continent • lava that is thick and immobile • plates moving toward each other • volcanic ash saturated with water • plates moving away from each other • the current occurring in the mantle • the thinnest layer on which we live • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a structure linking the earth's interior to the surface
  2. the innermost and hottest part of Earth's structure
  3. magma which has made its way to the surface
  4. the name of the super-continent
  5. mountains, when plates meet and mountains form under pressure
  6. plates moving toward each other
  7. plates gliding past each other
  8. lava that is thick and immobile
  9. plates moving away from each other
  10. the thickest layer made of semi-molten rocks
Down
  1. flow a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic materials
  2. the current occurring in the mantle
  3. a sudden and rapid vibration of the earth's crust
  4. lava that is light and runny
  5. volcanic ash saturated with water
  6. small rock fragments
  7. the thinnest layer on which we live
  8. ash and dust cemented together
  9. semi-fluid material within the earth
  10. solid materials ejected from a volcano

20 Clues: small rock fragments • lava that is light and runny • plates gliding past each other • ash and dust cemented together • the name of the super-continent • plates moving toward each other • lava that is thick and immobile • volcanic ash saturated with water • plates moving away from each other • the current occurring in the mantle • the thinnest layer on which we live • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where is one of the only places on earth where a divergent boundary can occur on land?
  2. Sloping volcano built by violent eruptions
  3. Thin magma with gentle eruptions
  4. Thick magma with explosive eruptions
  5. Made up of South America, Africa, Antarctica, and the Subcontinent India
  6. South America and Africa fit together like...
  7. A Lahar is a _______ caused by a volcanic eruption
  8. Created the continental drift theory
  9. Once a large landmass
  10. Sharp and blocky lava
  11. The ________ rocks are found closest to the mid-ocean ridge
  12. Discovered that the seafloor was spreading
  13. Rock structure suggests that the continents once...
  14. A famous supervolcano
Down
  1. When plates move away from each other
  2. An example of a transform boundary
  3. A hotspot forms in the ______ of the plate
  4. When plates come together
  5. Mineral found in Antarctica due to climate
  6. Alfred Wegener's theory was rejected because he could not _____ ___ the continents moved
  7. Divergent boundaries occur at the...
  8. Solid material ejected from the volcano
  9. Made up of North America, Europe, Asia, and Greenland
  10. Smooth and ropey lava
  11. When plates slide past each other
  12. Wcanto map the plate boundaries because of
  13. Steep-sided volcano
  14. An ______ continental margin causes seismic activity such as earthquakes and volcanoes
  15. Broad-based volcano

29 Clues: Steep-sided volcano • Broad-based volcano • Once a large landmass • Smooth and ropey lava • Sharp and blocky lava • A famous supervolcano • When plates come together • Thin magma with gentle eruptions • When plates slide past each other • An example of a transform boundary • Thick magma with explosive eruptions • Divergent boundaries occur at the... • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-10-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The place where one plate is getting bent and pulled under the edge of another plate
  2. Raised area or mountain range under the oceans
  3. Process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust
  4. Several large slabs of the lithosphere
  5. Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer
  6. Two plates slide against each other
  7. A German scientist
  8. Trench long, narrow, deep area on the ocean floor that is formed at a convergent plate boundary
  9. A convergent plate boundary where continents are colliding together and creating mountains.
Down
  1. Solid outer part of Earth
  2. Also known as spreading boundary
  3. Occurs where two land masses on plates are pushed together
  4. Trembling and shaking of the earth's surface
  5. Two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  6. Very hot rock rises from the mantle and erupts through Earth’s crust
  7. Layer of solid and melted rock
  8. Huge ocean wave caused by a sudden, powerful shift on the ocean floor
  9. Dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  10. Existed more than 225 million years ago
  11. A string of volcanoes and earthquakes

20 Clues: A German scientist • Solid outer part of Earth • Layer of solid and melted rock • Also known as spreading boundary • Two plates slide against each other • A string of volcanoes and earthquakes • Several large slabs of the lithosphere • Existed more than 225 million years ago • Trembling and shaking of the earth's surface • Raised area or mountain range under the oceans • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-11-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Related to earthquakes and tectonic activity.
  2. - Process of sediment turning into rock.
  3. - Plates sliding past each other.
  4. - Study of Earth’s structure and processes.
  5. - Line on the ground surface that indicates a fault.
  6. - Volcanic region fed by underlying mantle.
  7. - Large section of Earth's crust that moves.
  8. - Plates moving towards each other.
  9. - Process where one plate moves under another.
  10. - Movement of rock and soil by wind or water.
  11. - The bottom of the ocean, where plate interactions occur.
  12. - Study of Earth's structural features.
  13. - Earth's outermost layer.
  14. - Elevated area on the seafloor formed by divergent plates.
  15. - Stress that builds up along fault lines.
  16. - Movement of Earth along a fault.
  17. - Semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
  18. - Rocks formed under pressure and temperature changes.
  19. - Scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
  20. - Pertaining to the movement and deformation of Earth's crust.
  21. - Rigid outer layer of the Earth.
  22. - Fracture in Earth's crust where movement occurs.
Down
  1. - When tectonic plates push against each other.
  2. - Type of crust that forms ocean floors.
  3. - Type of rock that forms oceanic crust.
  4. - Type of rock that forms continental crust.
  5. - Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
  6. - Breakdown of rocks at Earth's surface.
  7. - Landform created by volcanic activity at tectonic boundaries.
  8. - Deep oceanic depression formed by subduction.
  9. - A low area where sediment accumulates.
  10. - Rock cavity lined with crystals, often formed near faults.
  11. - Opening in Earth's crust where lava erupts.
  12. - Thick layer of rock between crust and core.
  13. - Movement of tectonic plates apart.
  14. - Underwater mountain ranges formed by tectonic activity.
  15. - Study of earthquakes and seismic waves.
  16. - Supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago.
  17. - Point within Earth where an earthquake originates.
  18. - Area where the Earth's crust is being pulled apart.
  19. - Point on Earth's surface directly above a quake's focus.
  20. - Measure of the energy released in an earthquake.
  21. - Rocks formed from compressed sediments.
  22. - Large ocean wave caused by underwater disturbances.
  23. - Bend in rock layers caused by tectonic pressure.
  24. - Type of crust that forms landmasses.
  25. - Boundary where two tectonic plates meet.
  26. - The process where one plate sinks beneath another.
  27. - Region around the Pacific Ocean known for tectonic activity.
  28. - Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface.

50 Clues: - Earth's outermost layer. • - Plates sliding past each other. • - Rigid outer layer of the Earth. • - Movement of Earth along a fault. • - Plates moving towards each other. • - Movement of tectonic plates apart. • - Type of crust that forms landmasses. • - Study of Earth's structural features. • - Type of crust that forms ocean floors. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes new oceanic crust
  2. theory that continents move
  3. sit on top of the asthenosphere
  4. the nature of somethings ingredients
  5. a directed stress that pushed plates together
  6. 33% of the earth
  7. between asthenosphere and the outer core
  8. the largest layer of the earth
  9. when plates collide
  10. when plates spread apart
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  1. the only liquid layer of the earth
  2. cause earthquakes
  3. where plates subduct
  4. when plates slide past each other
  5. earthś hottest layer
  6. earth´s crust
  7. how rocks work under stress
  8. made by Alfred Wegner
  9. the thinnest and outermost layer of the earth
  10. A part of the earths mantle

20 Clues: earth´s crust • 33% of the earth • cause earthquakes • when plates collide • where plates subduct • earthś hottest layer • made by Alfred Wegner • makes new oceanic crust • when plates spread apart • theory that continents move • how rocks work under stress • A part of the earths mantle • the largest layer of the earth • sit on top of the asthenosphere • when plates slide past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-04-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  2. large, rigid pieces of Earth's
  3. two or more lithospheric plates collide
  4. its layered structure, composed of a solid inner core
  5. Found a something
  6. posits that Earth's continents were once joined in a single supercontinent
  7. build up or create landforms
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  1. reshape the Earth's surface
  2. tectonic plate slides beneath another,
  3. he view that everything always exists
  4. supercontinent
  5. hot, partially molten
  6. move apart to make new crust
  7. tectonic plates split apart
  8. a part of the Earth crust
  9. steep sides formed
  10. the theory that Earth's outer shell
  11. made below
  12. seismically and volcanically active zone
  13. tectonic plate margin

20 Clues: made below • supercontinent • Found a something • steep sides formed • hot, partially molten • tectonic plate margin • a part of the Earth crust • reshape the Earth's surface • tectonic plates split apart • move apart to make new crust • build up or create landforms • large, rigid pieces of Earth's • the theory that Earth's outer shell • he view that everything always exists • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  2. 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. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  5. A plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  6. The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  8. A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  9. A break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  2. A deep canyon on the ocean floor
  3. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  7. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  8. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  9. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  10. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago

20 Clues: A deep canyon on the ocean floor • A deep valley where two plates move apart • The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • A soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which old crust re-melts into the mantle.
  2. The law of cross cutting relationships says that __________ are younger than the layers they cut through.
  3. Motion of the Earth's crust occurs here.
  4. The mid-Atlantic _________.
  5. Occurs when two continental plates coll.ide.
  6. Layer of Earth made of melted rock.
  7. This rock forms when igneous rock is subjected to high temperature and pressure.
  8. Type of rock associated with the sea floor.
  9. Area below the lithosphere.
  10. This rock forms from the cementation of sand or organic particles.
Down
  1. This process occurring in the mantle drives plate tectonics.
  2. Earth's crust is broken into _________.
  3. New crust is created at this boundary.
  4. This process breaks down big rocks into sediment.
  5. Occurs when pressure in the Earth's crust brings magma to the surface.
  6. The law of superposition tells us that ________ rocks are always underneath younger rocks.
  7. Earth's crust is this state of matter.
  8. A geologic feature that results from subduction.
  9. These mountains were formed by the collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates.
  10. Plates move ________ from each other at a divergent boundary.
  11. The pacific plate is made of this type of crust.
  12. These mountains were created when continental and oceanic crust converged.
  13. The upper portion of the mantle is called the _______ mantle.
  14. Earthquakes occur along __________ boundaries.
  15. This rock forms from cooled magma.

25 Clues: The mid-Atlantic _________. • Area below the lithosphere. • This rock forms from cooled magma. • Layer of Earth made of melted rock. • New crust is created at this boundary. • Earth's crust is this state of matter. • Earth's crust is broken into _________. • Motion of the Earth's crust occurs here. • Type of rock associated with the sea floor. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the motion of matter resulting from changes in temperature
  2. created at a oceanic-oceanic convergent boundary
  3. created at a divergent boundary when it's on land
  4. where two plates seperate from eachother
  5. produces new oceanic lithosphere
  6. created at a continental-continental convergent boundary
  7. where two plates slide past eachother
  8. molten rock that breaks through the Earths surface
Down
  1. upper layer of earths mantle below the lithosphere
  2. molten rock that is underground
  3. created at a oceanic-continental convergent boundary
  4. where two plates come together.
  5. super continent from millions of years ago
  6. in pacific ocean, many volcanoes
  7. consists of crust and upper part of the mantle
  8. created at a divergent boundary when it's in an ocean plate
  9. outermost shell of Earths layers
  10. happens at a transform boundary
  11. volcanoes can be formed here
  12. occurs when oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle by second plate

20 Clues: volcanoes can be formed here • molten rock that is underground • where two plates come together. • happens at a transform boundary • in pacific ocean, many volcanoes • produces new oceanic lithosphere • outermost shell of Earths layers • where two plates slide past eachother • where two plates seperate from eachother • super continent from millions of years ago • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that the crust is divided into large pieces, or plates that slowly move on top of the mantle
  2. an underwater mountain system formed by tectonic plates; largest single volcanic feature on the earth
  3. the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  4. huge piece of crust that moves slowly on the upper, ductile (soft and bendy) part of the mantle
  5. a depression on Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies
  6. a place where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. a place where 2 tectonic plates come together and collide
  8. A dark colored, extrusive igneous rock usually associated with oceanic crust
  9. the thin, solid, outer most layer of the earth
  10. molten material below the surface of the earth
Down
  1. up to 80 km thick, generally makes up landmasses and is usually considered to be made of granite
  2. molten material that has made it to the surface of the earth
  3. the mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long dead organisms lived and how their bodies were constructed
  4. the part of the mantle that is almost liquid, where convection currents occur
  5. solid layer of earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates
  6. the theory that continents were once connected but have since drifted apart
  7. a phenomenon by which magma from earth’s mantle comes up to the mid-ocean ridge and creates new oceanic crust
  8. the process in which a denser tectonic plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  9. A light colored, intrusive igneous rock usually found on continental crust
  10. 5-10 km thick, generally on the bottom of the ocean floor and is usually considered to be basalt
  11. deep and narrow depression in the sea floor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere

21 Clues: the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust • the thin, solid, outer most layer of the earth • molten material below the surface of the earth • a depression on Earth’s surface in which an ocean lies • a place where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • a place where 2 tectonic plates come together and collide • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an example of a fold mountain formed at a continental-continental convergent plate boundary
  2. Part of the Eart that is in molten state
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth
  4. One of the most famous ocean ridges in the world
  5. The hottest part of the Earth composed of metals
  6. Type of crust that is composed of heavy rock
  7. when two plates slide past one another
  8. When two plates collide
  9. The currents that cause plate movement
  10. The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago
  11. One of the major seven plates of the world
Down
  1. Makes up 80% of the Earth's volume
  2. Molten rock when it's under the earth's surface
  3. Type of plate boundary that separates
  4. Makes up the crust and rigid upper mantle
  5. The process of the heavier plate sinking below the lighter plate into the mantle
  6. Man who proposed Continental Drift
  7. Type of crust that is composed of light rock
  8. Home to the most famous fault line in the world
  9. landform created from a transform plate boundary

20 Clues: When two plates collide • The outermost layer of the Earth • Makes up 80% of the Earth's volume • Man who proposed Continental Drift • Type of plate boundary that separates • when two plates slide past one another • The currents that cause plate movement • Part of the Eart that is in molten state • Makes up the crust and rigid upper mantle • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-11-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an example of a fold mountain formed at a continental-continental convergent plate boundary
  2. Part of the Eart that is in molten state
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth
  4. One of the most famous ocean ridges in the world
  5. The hottest part of the Earth composed of metals
  6. Type of crust that is composed of heavy rock
  7. when two plates slide past one another
  8. When two plates collide
  9. The currents that cause plate movement
  10. The supercontinent that existed over 200 million years ago
  11. One of the major seven plates of the world
Down
  1. Makes up 80% of the Earth's volume
  2. Molten rock when it's under the earth's surface
  3. Type of plate boundary that separates
  4. Makes up the crust and rigid upper mantle
  5. The process of the heavier plate sinking below the lighter plate into the mantle
  6. Man who proposed Continental Drift
  7. Type of crust that is composed of light rock
  8. Home to the most famous fault line in the world
  9. landform created from a transform plate boundary

20 Clues: When two plates collide • The outermost layer of the Earth • Makes up 80% of the Earth's volume • Man who proposed Continental Drift • Type of plate boundary that separates • when two plates slide past one another • The currents that cause plate movement • Part of the Eart that is in molten state • Makes up the crust and rigid upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ state made due to an eruption of a volcano made by plate tectonics
  2. ________ map of the sea floor published in 1977
  3. Plates going underneath each other
  4. Plates sliding past each other
  5. Movements in the Earth’s lithosphere
  6. One of the landforms that Pangea broke into
  7. _____ core made out of liquid metal
  8. made by continental continental convergent boundaries
  9. the layer underneath the lithosphere
  10. The first supercontinent
Down
  1. Plates dividing from each other
  2. _____ core made out of solid metals
  3. Plates colliding into each other
  4. made out of hot dense rock
  5. the second landform that pangea broke into
  6. made by transform boundaries
  7. _______ plates are denser and less thick compared to continental plates
  8. ________ one of the pieces of technology used to make a map of the ocean floor so we could learn about tectonics
  9. __________ plates are less dense and more thick compared to oceanic plates
  10. the most common way to find plate movements

20 Clues: The first supercontinent • made out of hot dense rock • made by transform boundaries • Plates sliding past each other • Plates dividing from each other • Plates colliding into each other • Plates going underneath each other • _____ core made out of solid metals • _____ core made out of liquid metal • Movements in the Earth’s lithosphere • the layer underneath the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading, The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  2. the upper layers of the Earth's mantle
  3. Strength, The ability to withstand the stress of physical forces
  4. Boundary, when two plates come together
  5. the degree of compactness of a substance
  6. A scientist who studies the physical aspects of the Earth
  7. ridge, a continuous range of undersea volcanic mountains
  8. Zone, when tectonic plates meet at a convergent boundary
  9. Crust, the relatively thin part of the Earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
  10. Rapture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava to escape from the Earth's mantle
Down
  1. The results of sudden movement along faults within the earth
  2. Mantle, Very thick layers of rock inside the Earth
  3. Of Fire, The region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean
  4. Boundary, when two plates move away from each other
  5. the lightest rock layer
  6. Boundary, when plates slide sideways past each other
  7. zone, the place where two lithospheric plates come together
  8. Plumes, A Proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle
  9. Thrust sheets of ancient oceanic crust and upper part of the mantle
  10. Wegner, The scientist who discovered Continental Drift

20 Clues: the lightest rock layer • the upper layers of the Earth's mantle • Boundary, when two plates come together • the degree of compactness of a substance • Mantle, Very thick layers of rock inside the Earth • Boundary, when two plates move away from each other • Boundary, when plates slide sideways past each other • Spreading, The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of Earth
  2. When two plates come together
  3. liquid layer made of iron and nickel
  4. Thin shell on the outside of Earth.
  5. Earth's layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  6. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle
  8. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
  9. proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912
  10. quantity per unit volume
Down
  1. His theroy was that sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence with the oldest on the bottom and youngest on the top.
  2. A supercontinent that existed around 310 million years ago
  3. motion is predominantly horizontal
  4. a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface
  5. His theory was that the states were once together, but they were spread apart by the earthquakes and floods
  6. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  7. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  9. region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere
  10. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift

20 Clues: innermost layer of Earth • quantity per unit volume • When two plates come together • motion is predominantly horizontal • Thin shell on the outside of Earth. • liquid layer made of iron and nickel • proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912 • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-27

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convergent boundaries can form underwater _______ ranges.
  2. What is the largest belt of active volcanos and earthquakes in the world?
  3. The zone where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  4. Once magma spills out onto the Earth’s surface it’s called
  5. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
  6. The convection currents cause _______ of the tectonic plates.
  7. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  8. What type of rock makes up continental crust?
  9. The surface along which rocks break and slide past each other.
  10. Scientist that came up with the theory of Pangaea?
Down
  1. What is the upper part of the mantle?
  2. The layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  3. What kind of boundary involves plates moving apart?
  4. This core of the Earth is liquid.
  5. This core is the hottest
  6. The process of hot rock rising, cooling, and then sinking.
  7. What kind of boundary involves plates colliding?
  8. Molten rock inside the Earth
  9. What kind of boundary involves plates moving past each other?
  10. The_____tectonics cause earthquakes and volcanoes

20 Clues: This core is the hottest • Molten rock inside the Earth • This core of the Earth is liquid. • What is the upper part of the mantle? • A sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • What type of rock makes up continental crust? • What kind of boundary involves plates colliding? • The_____tectonics cause earthquakes and volcanoes • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 2022-04-27

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hanging wall goes down the footwall
  2. the center of the earth
  3. surfaces in rocks become curved
  4. third layer of the earth
  5. 2 lithospheric plates come together
  6. upper layer of Earth's mantle
  7. an explosion filled with hot lava
  8. lithosphere under ocean basins
  9. 2 tectonic plates move away
  10. can't travel through solids
  11. records details of earthquakes
  12. two opposite pulling forces
Down
  1. plates move sideways past each other
  2. between the core and crust
  3. famous theory in geology
  4. record produced by seismograph
  5. solid outer part of the Earth
  6. introduced continental drift theory
  7. travels through all layers
  8. fracture in between 2 blocks of rock

20 Clues: the center of the earth • famous theory in geology • third layer of the earth • between the core and crust • travels through all layers • 2 tectonic plates move away • can't travel through solids • two opposite pulling forces • upper layer of Earth's mantle • solid outer part of the Earth • record produced by seismograph • lithosphere under ocean basins • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-04-12

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  2. the amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
  3. the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
  4. the type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  5. states that the Earth's solid outer crust, the lithosphere, is separated into plates that move over the asthenosphere
  6. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge
  7. the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed
  8. the "middle sphere," the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  9. is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  10. the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
Down
  1. where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another.
  2. is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.
  3. a geologist and Navy submarine commander during World War II. Part of his mission had been to study the deepest parts of the ocean floor.
  4. the outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  5. where crust is neither produced nor destroyed as the plates slide horizontally past each other.
  6. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other.
  7. the solid, dense center of the Earth
  8. the thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  9. a German meteorologist, geophysicist and polar researcher. In 1915 he published 'The Origin of Continents and Oceans', which outlined his theory of Continental Drift.
  10. the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle

20 Clues: the solid, dense center of the Earth • the thin, outermost layer of the Earth • the layer of Earth between the crust and the core • is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • the type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed • the central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle • where crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust that carries ocean
  2. a type of volcano that still erupts
  3. when two transform plates' stress breaks and the earth shakes
  4. where two plates rub against each other
  5. gigantic pieces of the earth's crust
  6. when one plate goes under another plate
  7. when lava spews out of a volcano
  8. top layer of earth
Down
  1. something that floats
  2. two plates move in opposite directions
  3. a mountain or hill that has a crater or hole that lava comes out of
  4. when two plates hit each other
  5. crust that carries a continent
  6. a volcano that no longer erupts
  7. where two plates collide
  8. hot fluid within the earth
  9. where seafloor spreading occurs
  10. measurement tool for earthquakes
  11. the hot molton maga that comes out of a volcano
  12. the study of earthquakes

20 Clues: top layer of earth • something that floats • crust that carries ocean • where two plates collide • the study of earthquakes • hot fluid within the earth • when two plates hit each other • crust that carries a continent • a volcano that no longer erupts • where seafloor spreading occurs • measurement tool for earthquakes • when lava spews out of a volcano • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A primary (compressional) earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth, so named because it is the first wave to reach a seismograph station during an earthquake.
  2. Plate Boundary- when two tectonic plates slide past each other in such a way that it does not result in a new landform
  3. a powerful “river” of mud that forms when debris, such as ash from a volcanic eruption, moves into a stream or river.
  4. Plate Boundary- when two continental plates collide causing their edges to crumple and uplift to form mountains.
  5. A large, mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere
  6. Drift- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.
  7. Scale- the scale used to measure the magnitude (size and energy) of an earthquake
  8. Catastrophic Event- a powerful and often dramatic force of nature that changes the earth’s surface and atmosphere.
  9. Volcano- a volcano that forms from alternating eruptions of viscous lava and broken rock. It is steep near the summit (top) and flat toward the base.
  10. Wave- An earthquake wave that travels on or near the surface of earth.
  11. an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake.
  12. occurs when loosely packed, water logged sediments at or near the surface lose their strength in response to an earthquake.
  13. the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate.
  14. A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move
  15. The Earth’s innermost layers, consisting of a liquid iron outer layer and a solid iron-nickel inner layer
  16. a deep gorge formed on the ocean floor when an oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate.
  17. describes objects that break easily when a force is applied to them.
  18. A push or pull on an object.
  19. a scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth as it is recorded in rocks
  20. Mercalli Scale- the most common earthquake intensity scale used in the United States
  21. springs that spout water and steam
  22. Plate Boundary- the place where a continental plate splits and separates as molten rock flows to the surface.
  23. a small, bowl-shaped hole that forms when rock explodes from a volcano during an eruption.
  24. the cool, solid outer shell of the earth that consists of the crust and the ridged, uppermost part of the mantle and is broken into segments.
  25. the shaking of the ground during an earthquake caused by seismic waves.
  26. Rock- a solid earth material that forms when any rock type is changed by the earth’s high temperature and pressure
  27. the layer of the mantle that lies directly below the lithosphere and flows like taffy
  28. mudflow that occurs when rain falls through clouds of ash or when rivers become choked with falling volcanic debris.
  29. the record made by a seismograph; the paper on which earthquake waves are recorded.
  30. Igneous Rock- igneous rock that forms from magma cooling inside the earth
  31. the earth’s outer layer, the coolest and least dense layer of the earth
  32. to make something less severe, intense, or painful.
  33. a naturally occurring mineral containing valuable elements for which it is mined and worked.
  34. a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes or, more rarely, by volcanoes.
  35. Spot- a localized zone of melting in the mantle that is fixed under a plate.
  36. Ridge- A mountain-like landform that develops when plates separate and new oceanic lithosphere forms.
  37. a representation that is used to study objects, ideas, or systems that are too complex, distant, large, or small to study easily firsthand.
  38. Ridge- A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity that runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean floor.
  39. A scientist who study earthquakes
  40. causing damage or injury
  41. A secondary earthquake wave; so named because they travel slower than a primary wave and it is the second wave to reach the seismograph station after an earthquake. It travels through the body of the earth as a series of crests and troughs.
  42. fragmented volcanic material with particles that measure less than 2mm in diameter.
Down
  1. the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released.
  2. Lava- balloonlike mounds that form when lava flows underwater or into the ocean
  3. the measure of the total amount of energy release at the focus point of an earthquake.
  4. Flow- lava that flows quickly over the surface of earth and covers a wide area.
  5. a landform, usually cone-shaped, produced by a collection of erupted material around a vent, or opening, on the surface of the earth and through which gas and erupted materials pass.
  6. made of hot fragments from volcanic material
  7. A measure of the damage done by an earthquake, determined on the basis of the earthquake’s effect on people, structures, and the natural environment.
  8. Spreading- the theory that states a force within the earth drives the ocean floor apart and allows new oceanic crust to form.
  9. a traditional story of historical events that is created to understand the world from the view of the people and their beliefs.
  10. Dome- a bulbous, steep-sided dome that forms at the top of a volcano when thick, relatively “cold” magma emerges from the volcanic opening.
  11. an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake.
  12. blobs of hardened lava
  13. Wave- A wave generated by earthquake vibrations
  14. of Fire- A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity that encircles the Pacific Ocean basin; also called the circum-pacific belt.
  15. Cycle- the process by which earth materials transform from one rock type into another
  16. Seismographic Network- a permanent set of more than 150 sensors that are placed around the world to monitor seismic activity.
  17. Tectonics- A theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates, that float on the asthenosphere, and that the interactions among these plates are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity and form mid-ocean ridges, trenches, mountains, and chains of volcanic islands.
  18. Cell- a circulating flow of air or water resulting from temperature differences; also called a convection current.
  19. long cracks in the earth’s crust where lava gently erupts like a fountain
  20. a large, steep-sided, circular or oval volcanic depression that forms when magma retreats or erupts from a shallow underground magma chamber; with no magma to support the ground above it, the overlying rock collapses.
  21. Rock- a solid earth material that forms when magma or lava cools and crystallizes on or below the earth’s surface.
  22. Igneous Rock- igneous rock formed by lava cooling on the surface of the earth
  23. building up, beneficial
  24. boundary- A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet.
  25. a solid earth material made of various minerals.
  26. Wave- An earthquake waves that travel through the body of earth rather than on its surface
  27. the tendency to resist flowing; a property of liquids.
  28. Rock- a solid earth material composed of compacted and cemented sediments or of particles of various sizes
  29. the layer beneath the asthenosphere that is hot, convected, and on the move.
  30. Time- The time it takes an earthquake wave to travel from the epicenter of a quake to a location on the earth.
  31. the process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water.
  32. the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus point of an earthquake.
  33. magma that has reached the surface of earth
  34. Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault.
  35. describes objects that bend, stretch, or flow when a force is applied to them
  36. hot, molten rock inside the earth.
  37. rough surfaces on a fault line that wear down and become smooth when it ruptures repeatedly.
  38. Time- the time between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a location where an earthquake occurs.
  39. the study of volcanoes
  40. a scientist who studies volcanoes and volcanic phenomena
  41. Hazard- the probability a volcanic eruption will occur in a given geographic area within a specific window of time.
  42. unit of force in the metric system
  43. a naturally formed, inorganic solid composed of one or more elements
  44. Fall- the ejection of volcanic materials into the atmosphere and the settling of these materials over a wide area of the surface of earth.
  45. A force that opposes the motion of objects
  46. Cone Volcano- a small, cone-shaped volcano made of broken rocks or cinders that accumulate around the volcanic vent.
  47. Volcano- a wide, broadly sloping volcano that forms from runny lava. It is the largest type of volcano
  48. a physical feature of the Earth’s surface, such as a mid-ocean ridge, a trench, or a mountain.
  49. layers of ore between layers of rock

91 Clues: blobs of hardened lava • the study of volcanoes • building up, beneficial • causing damage or injury • A push or pull on an object. • A scientist who study earthquakes • springs that spout water and steam • hot, molten rock inside the earth. • unit of force in the metric system • layers of ore between layers of rock • A force that opposes the motion of objects • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long crack in the surface of the Earth. Where earthquakes usually occur. San Andreas Fault.
  2. When two tectonic plates move toards each other and collide. Equal density.
  3. 1st theory describing the history of Earth's surface. States that the continents were once connected and have drifted apart.
  4. When 2 plates slide past each other. Fault lines
  5. Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean.
  6. South America matches up with this continent.
  7. scrapes across rocks where a glacier once was.
  8. Parallel pattern of rock material found at indetical locations across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Reveals rock of the same geological age.
  9. huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere. Consists of crusts and uppermost part of mantle.
  10. The scietist who is generally credited with the continental drift theory.
  11. When two plates move away from each other. Continental = rift valley. Ocean = mid ocean ridge.
Down
  1. When a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate. Occurs at a convergent boundary. Creates volcanoes and trenches.
  2. 2nd theory describing the history of Earth's surface. States that the lithosphere is divided into plates that are moving on top of the asthenosphere.
  3. rock formations, rivers, and lakes appear to match up on different continents due to this piece of evidence.
  4. seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries
  5. The amount of matter in a given space of volume. Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
  6. Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses.
  7. super continent that had most of the land masses before it seperated.
  8. evidence of dead plants and animals
  9. Circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid.

20 Clues: evidence of dead plants and animals • South America matches up with this continent. • scrapes across rocks where a glacier once was. • When 2 plates slide past each other. Fault lines • Tectonic plates that lie under surface land masses. • Tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean. • seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What water does in a river from source to mouth
  2. What happens to an eggshell
  3. What ice does in the sun
  4. What happens to a cookie when you bite it
  5. The outer part of bread
  6. What the sun does in the morning
  7. Force used to close a door
  8. The side of a table
  9. Glowing red stuff from a volcano
  10. What leaves do in autumn.
Down
  1. Dwayne the _____ Johnson
  2. what continents do slowly
  3. The center of an apple
  4. what plates do over millions of years
  5. What happens to wood in fire
  6. What your foot does on ice
  7. What you do to open a drawer
  8. What you feel from the sun
  9. what Earth does in an earthquake
  10. What’s between diverging plates

20 Clues: The side of a table • The center of an apple • The outer part of bread • Dwayne the _____ Johnson • What ice does in the sun • what continents do slowly • What leaves do in autumn. • What your foot does on ice • Force used to close a door • What you feel from the sun • What happens to an eggshell • What happens to wood in fire • What you do to open a drawer • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are matching rock formations in South America and this continent.
  2. This supercontinent existed 250 million years ago.
  3. The Earth's crust is thinnest and densest here.
  4. The thickest layer of the Earth
  5. This describes one plate moving under another plate, often producing volcanoes.
  6. These types of current in the mantle are what makes plates move.
  7. The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of this type of plate boundary.
  8. Continental Drift Theory did not explain how the continents do this.
  9. How many main layers is the interior of the Earth divided into?
  10. Tectonic plates float on top of this.
  11. The rigid part of the Earth including the crust and upper mantle (makes up the plates of the Earth)
  12. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the result of this type of plate boundary.
Down
  1. This describes one plate crashing into another plate and pushes up mountains.
  2. Harry Hess used this to map the bottom of the ocean and discovered the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  3. Rigid but moving pieces of the Earth's surface are called _______ plates.
  4. Who created Continental Drift Theory?
  5. The thinnest layer of the Earth
  6. Fossils of tropical plants were found here.
  7. This type of spreading means the youngest rocks of the ocean floor are at divergent boundaries.
  8. Earthquakes and volcanoes are usually located near the ______ between plates.
  9. The Himalayan mountains are the result of this kind of plate boundary.
  10. These happen when stress builds up at a plate boundary.

22 Clues: The thinnest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • Who created Continental Drift Theory? • Tectonic plates float on top of this. • Fossils of tropical plants were found here. • The Earth's crust is thinnest and densest here. • This supercontinent existed 250 million years ago. • These happen when stress builds up at a plate boundary. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thinner, denser plates that are under the oceans
  2. how volcanic eruptions are measured, Volcanic Explositivity Index
  3. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  4. theory devised by Alfred Wegener that the earth's continents drifted apart from a supercontinent
  5. when an oceanic plate slides beneath a continental plate
  6. the hot, molten rock layer of the earth the tectonic plates are on
  7. rigid outer layer of the earth broken into tectonic plates
  8. the name of the supercontinent in Alfred Wegner’s theory of Continental drift
  9. openings in the earth's crust where molten rock, lava, ash and gasses erupt onto the surface
  10. term used to measure earthquakes
Down
  1. heat from the earth’s core that causes the mantle to rise and lower as it warms and cools, moving the tectonic plates
  2. Plate the smallest tectonic plate
  3. tectonic plates that move away from each other
  4. sudden violent movement of the earth's surface caused by the movement of tectonic plates
  5. linear cracks in volcanoes caused by the earth's crust pulling apart
  6. formed when tectonic plates collide, causing the crust to crumple and fold forming bumps on the surface
  7. thicker, less dense plates that make up the continents
  8. the largest tectonic plate
  9. tectonic plates that slide past each other
  10. a tectonic belt where most volcanoes and earthquakes happen

20 Clues: the largest tectonic plate • term used to measure earthquakes • Plate the smallest tectonic plate • tectonic plates that slide past each other • tectonic plates that move towards each other • tectonic plates that move away from each other • thinner, denser plates that are under the oceans • thicker, less dense plates that make up the continents • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates move toward each other.
  2. The bottom surface of the ocean.
  3. Shaking of the ground due to plate movement.
  4. Type of crust forming landmasses.
  5. The rigid outer layer of Earth.
  6. Boundary where plates move apart.
  7. A large section of Earth’s lithosphere.
  8. The layer beneath Earth’s crust.
  9. A fracture where movement has occurred.
  10. One plate sliding beneath another.
  11. Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
Down
  1. Evidence of seafloor spreading recorded in rocks.
  2. Molten rock that has reached the surface.
  3. Earth’s outermost solid layer.
  4. Mountain formed by eruption of magma.
  5. The semi-fluid layer plates move on.
  6. Elevated area at a divergent boundary.
  7. Deep feature formed at a subduction zone.
  8. Ancient supercontinent that broke apart 200 million years ago.
  9. Type of crust beneath the ocean floor.
  10. The edge where plates meet.
  11. Related to the structure of Earth’s crust.

22 Clues: The edge where plates meet. • Earth’s outermost solid layer. • The rigid outer layer of Earth. • The bottom surface of the ocean. • The layer beneath Earth’s crust. • Type of crust forming landmasses. • Boundary where plates move apart. • One plate sliding beneath another. • The semi-fluid layer plates move on. • Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ocean floor sinks beneath a trench and into the mantle
  2. A large chunk of the lithosphere
  3. Vibrate side to side and up and down. Second to arrive (aftershock)
  4. Evidence of continental drift where some continents that were near the poles had fossils of tropical animals
  5. Slow moving, cool, high viscosity lava
  6. A weak spot in the crust where magma reaches Earth’s surface
  7. A scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake
  8. Bowl shaped area that forms at the top of a volcano
  9. The underwater ridge in between two tectonic plates
  10. A measure of the effects of an earthquake
  11. Compress and expand. First to arrive
  12. Plates slip past each other in opposite directions
  13. The measure of the strength of the earthquake
  14. Evidence from continental drift where SImilar fossils are found in separated lands
  15. The area under the earth where rock breaks
  16. Fast moving, hot, low viscosity lava
Down
  1. Large pieces of rock that come flying down to earth after an explosive eruption
  2. The name of the single landmass proposed by the theory of continental drift
  3. The hanging wall slides down the footwall
  4. A combination. Alternating slow lava flow and explosive eruptions
  5. The measurement of the resistance to flow
  6. The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth’s surface
  7. The theory that all continents were once joined together in a single landmass
  8. The major force responsible for tectonic plate movement
  9. The area on the surface above the focus
  10. Rocks on either side slip past each other
  11. Tectonic plates move away from each other due to new molten rock being formed
  12. Repeated explosive eruptions form steep, cone shaped hill
  13. The pocket under the volcano where the magma collects
  14. Proposed the theory of continental drift
  15. A major volcanic belt formed around the edge of the Pacific Ocean
  16. Plates move apart
  17. The location where two plates interact
  18. A large wave caused by underwater earthquakes displacing water
  19. Lava flows gradually and forms a wide, gently sloping mountain
  20. The hanging wall slides up the footwall
  21. Plates collide
  22. An area where material deep from the mantle rises and breaks through the crust
  23. Evidence for continental drift that shows land features lining up across oceans
  24. A scale that measures the intensity of an Earthquake

40 Clues: Plates collide • Plates move apart • A large chunk of the lithosphere • Compress and expand. First to arrive • Fast moving, hot, low viscosity lava • Slow moving, cool, high viscosity lava • The location where two plates interact • The area on the surface above the focus • The hanging wall slides up the footwall • Proposed the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate tectonics 2025-10-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of crust that is under land and is dense
  2. a type of landmass that is magma filled
  3. a device used to record an earthquakes seismic waves
  4. type of boundary where 2 plates slide past eachother
  5. a border where 2 plates meet
  6. energy waves traveling from an earthquake
  7. a theory stating that the continents drifted apart
  8. innermost part of the earth
  9. an ancient supercontinent containing all earths landmass
  10. earth vibrations caused by plate movement
  11. type of boundary between 2 colliding plates
Down
  1. molten rock
  2. outermost rigid layer of earth containing crust and upper mantle
  3. a piece of earths crust that moves on top the mantle
  4. a cycle of heating rising cooling sinking
  5. where one plate sinks below another plate
  6. a spot in earths mantle where hot magma rises to the surface
  7. a type of boundary between 2 plates that move away from eachother
  8. a break in earths crust from movement
  9. a type of crust that's under the ocean that is thinner than continental crust

20 Clues: molten rock • innermost part of the earth • a border where 2 plates meet • a break in earths crust from movement • a type of landmass that is magma filled • a cycle of heating rising cooling sinking • where one plate sinks below another plate • energy waves traveling from an earthquake • earth vibrations caused by plate movement • type of boundary between 2 colliding plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates pull apart creating new crust
  2. A supercontinent that existed on earths hundred of millions of years ago
  3. Process of two or more things moving towards each other forming a whole
  4. The center innermost layer of the planet
  5. an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth
  6. The act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller.
  7. An event where 2 or more objects come into violent contact or crash with each other
  8. Opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts from beneath the surface forming a mountain shape.
  9. A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  10. Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface
  11. A zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates have moved
Down
  1. A geological process where one tectonic plate slides and sinks beneath each other
  2. Something like a rock that has been changed by exposure to heat, pressure and more.
  3. The geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
  4. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  5. The scientific theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large plates
  6. Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface
  7. The hard outer layer the earth
  8. A theory that Earths continent have drifted across the planets surface
  9. Move apart side ways
  10. Sudden violent shaking of the ground.

21 Clues: Move apart side ways • The hard outer layer the earth • Plates pull apart creating new crust • Sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The center innermost layer of the planet • Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface • A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-11-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic plates move
  2. Liquified hot rock
  3. Sediments being moved away by wind or water
  4. Super-continent from 250M years ago
  5. Plates moving apart
  6. Mountain range cause by Indian and Eurasian plate colliding
  7. Outermost layer of Earth
  8. A deep cavern formed next to oceanic subduction zones
  9. ______________ plates
  10. Rocks made in volcanoes
  11. An opening between two diverging oceanic plates
  12. State of matter of the inner core
  13. Ground shaking
  14. How heat moves through a fluid
  15. A large land mass
  16. Plates coming together
Down
  1. Rocks changed by heat and pressure
  2. Largest continental plate
  3. Person who first suggested tectonic plate theory
  4. Plate subducting under South America
  5. Giant wave caused by earthquakes
  6. Deepest part of the Pacific Ocean
  7. Biological specimen preserved in rock
  8. Plates sliding pat each other
  9. Molten rock escapes the Earth here
  10. Geographic location of an Earthquake
  11. Layer between the core and crust
  12. Continental _________
  13. Area around the pacific
  14. ________ valley. Occurs when two continental plates diverge.
  15. Rocks formed in layers
  16. Thinner, denser crust
  17. Process of one plate sinking under another
  18. Where two plates meet
  19. Rocks being broken down by natural forces
  20. Type of volcano on middle of a plate

36 Clues: Ground shaking • A large land mass • Liquified hot rock • Plates moving apart • Tectonic plates move • Continental _________ • ______________ plates • Thinner, denser crust • Where two plates meet • Rocks formed in layers • Plates coming together • Area around the pacific • Rocks made in volcanoes • Outermost layer of Earth • Largest continental plate • Plates sliding pat each other • ...

SRM 1 / Plate Tectonics 2017-10-22

SRM 1 / Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock inside the earth
  2. A violent shaking of the ground caused by plate tectonics
  3. These large, flat, pieces of the crust rub together to create earthquakes
  4. The layer above the asthenosphere. It is composed of the crust and the hard upper mantle
  5. A large crack in the earth at a plate boundary. They are the results of earthquakes
  6. The rising and falling of material in the asthenosphere, these cause plate tectonics
  7. Earthquakes happen at these types of plate boundaries
  8. This logarithmic scale measures the amount of energy released in an earthquake
Down
  1. This is a qualitative scale that is based on observations; measures the effects and damage of earthquakes
  2. The thin, rocky outer layer of the earth above the mantle
  3. The layer below the lithosphere located in the mid-upper mantle. Convection currents take place here
  4. These are also known as L-Waves; They travel slower than body waves and cause the most damage
  5. Plate __________ are the study of the earth's plates and their movements
  6. The layer below the crust; this layer is the majority of the earth's mass

14 Clues: Molten rock inside the earth • Earthquakes happen at these types of plate boundaries • The thin, rocky outer layer of the earth above the mantle • A violent shaking of the ground caused by plate tectonics • Plate __________ are the study of the earth's plates and their movements • These large, flat, pieces of the crust rub together to create earthquakes • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-01-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of molten iron and nickle that surrounds the inner core of earth
  2. the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching
  3. a break in the earth's crust where masses of rock slip past each other
  4. the layer of hot, solid material between earths crust and core
  5. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid
  8. a plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite direction
  9. a rigid layer made up of the upper most part of the mantle and the crust
  10. the name of the single land mass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
Down
  1. the movement of a fluid caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  2. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  3. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface
  4. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface
  5. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
  6. a undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  7. the region between the inonosphere and the exosphere
  8. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  9. a section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust
  10. the soft layer of mantle on which the lithosphere floats

20 Clues: the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • the region between the inonosphere and the exosphere • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • the soft layer of mantle on which the lithosphere floats • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

plate tectonics 2021-01-13

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. san Andres fault boundary
  2. core solid iron and nicle
  3. seafloor
  4. , middle layer
  5. What type of stress would you find at a subduction zone
  6. fastest wave
  7. land
  8. Which boundary type would you find a ridge on the ocean floor surrounded by rocks of different ages
  9. total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake
  10. the biggest layer of earth
Down
  1. a huge earthquake
  2. second wave
  3. earthquake recorder
  4. the center taller of earth
  5. Wegeners proof
  6. the ring of fire
  7. earthquake energy point
  8. core second hottest layer
  9. what forms islands
  10. they layer we live on
  11. move meant on earths plates

21 Clues: land • seafloor • second wave • fastest wave • Wegeners proof • , middle layer • the ring of fire • a huge earthquake • what forms islands • earthquake recorder • they layer we live on • earthquake energy point • san Andres fault boundary • core solid iron and nicle • core second hottest layer • the center taller of earth • the biggest layer of earth • move meant on earths plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-12-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer part of the earth.
  2. Upper layer of the earths mantle, below the lithosphere.
  3. The solid, outermost layer of the earth, lying above the mantle.
  4. Liquid mix of elements, mostly iron and metal.
  5. drift Gradual movement of the continents.
  6. A large scale that processes affecting the earths crust.
  7. The asthenosphere is also__________________.
  8. Made up of iron and nickle.
  9. Usually caused when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.
  10. A large chunk of crust.
  11. crust The relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins.
  12. boundaries Where plates slide past each other.
Down
  1. This acts like a hard and rigid shell compared to earths mantle.
  2. The movement of the edge of the plate of the earth's crust.
  3. Where two plates are moving apart.
  4. currents A fluid that results from convection.
  5. A super-continent that moved throughout the years.
  6. A major fault separating blocks of the earth's surface.
  7. Where two plates are colliding.
  8. Mountain or hill that explodes.

20 Clues: A large chunk of crust. • Made up of iron and nickle. • The outer part of the earth. • Where two plates are colliding. • Mountain or hill that explodes. • Where two plates are moving apart. • drift Gradual movement of the continents. • The asthenosphere is also__________________. • currents A fluid that results from convection. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-01-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary when tectonic plates spread apart.
  2. proposed the continental drift theory.
  3. a weak spot in the crust where magma comes through the surface.
  4. the fault when the plates are divergent.
  5. the soft part of the mantle which the tectonic plates move.
  6. based on the energy from earthquakes.
  7. the location on the surface directly above the focus.
  8. when two plates collide with each other and the denser one slides under the other.
  9. the solid, rocky, rigid upper part of the mantle.
  10. a massive wave created from earthquakes from the ocean floor.
Down
  1. measures and records earthquake
  2. shaking and sliding of the earths ground caused by masses of rock along a fault.
  3. what can occur at convergent boundaries like the alps.
  4. the hot, thick, bright red stuff that comes out of a volcano.
  5. What boundary forms when two plates collide with each other.
  6. the falut when the plates are convergent.
  7. the boundary when tectonic plates slides against each other.
  8. the thin and most outer layer of the Earth.
  9. deep areas in the ocean created by a subducting plate.
  10. the super continent which contained all the plates together.

20 Clues: measures and records earthquake • based on the energy from earthquakes. • proposed the continental drift theory. • the fault when the plates are divergent. • the falut when the plates are convergent. • the thin and most outer layer of the Earth. • the boundary when tectonic plates spread apart. • the solid, rocky, rigid upper part of the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-03-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of plastic in the lower mantle
  2. A place where extremely hot material from inside Earth erupts at the surface
  3. Name for the crust and the upper mantle together; Earth's tectonic plates
  4. Where plates are sliding parallel to each other, but in opposite directions
  5. A longitudinal seismic wave that that travels fast through earth
  6. A zone where Earth's crust and mantle are being pulled apart
  7. Mountains formed by crust crumpling upwards as plates collide
  8. The focus or middle point of an earthquake
  9. When one plate sinks below another during a collision
  10. The rapid movement of the ground,usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion, due to the movement of tectonic plates
Down
  1. Process of new crust forming at the ocean ridge and spreading
  2. The separating of continents
  3. An instrument that detects the seismic waves form an earthquake
  4. Section of Earth's crust that moves about on earth's surface
  5. The centre of Earth
  6. A deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking down
  7. Layer beneath Earth's crust
  8. Earth's outermost solid layer
  9. Older crust is pushed below new ocean crust and squeezes the plates sideways
  10. A huge wave caused by an earthquake on the sea floor

20 Clues: The centre of Earth • Layer beneath Earth's crust • The separating of continents • Earth's outermost solid layer • A layer of plastic in the lower mantle • The focus or middle point of an earthquake • A huge wave caused by an earthquake on the sea floor • When one plate sinks below another during a collision • Section of Earth's crust that moves about on earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-03-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary Where plates are sliding parallel to each other, but in opposite directions
  2. Trench A deep channel in the ocean floor where crust is sinking down
  3. A zone where Earth's crust and mantle are being pulled apart
  4. mountain Mountains formed by crust crumpling upwards as plates collide
  5. A layer of plastic in the lower mantle
  6. An instrument that detects the seismic waves form an earthquake
  7. Wave A longitudinal seismic wave that that travels fast through earth
  8. Name for the crust and the upper mantle together; Earth's tectonic plates
  9. When one plate sinks below another during a collision
  10. Drift The separating of continents
Down
  1. A huge wave caused by an earthquake on the sea floor
  2. The centre of Earth
  3. The rapid movement of the ground,usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion, due to the movement of tectonic plates
  4. Layer beneath Earth's crust
  5. The focus or middle point of an earthquake
  6. Earth's outermost solid layer
  7. Push Older crust is pushed below new ocean crust and squeezes the plates sideways
  8. A place where extremely hot material from inside Earth erupts at the surface
  9. Spreading Process of new crust forming at the ocean ridge and spreading
  10. Plate Section of Earth's crust that moves about on earth's surface

20 Clues: The centre of Earth • Layer beneath Earth's crust • Earth's outermost solid layer • Drift The separating of continents • A layer of plastic in the lower mantle • The focus or middle point of an earthquake • A huge wave caused by an earthquake on the sea floor • When one plate sinks below another during a collision • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-02-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates collide at a convergent boundary, and one plate is driven beneath the other back into the Earth’s interior
  2. This forms at the place when the plates collide
  3. Which state is the San Andreas fault located in
  4. Close to the mantle
  5. Split apart
  6. Continental Drift ______
  7. Plates slip sideways past each other creating...
  8. Oceanic is mainly made out of this rock
  9. Hard rock that makes up the Continental crust
  10. The _____ is the second layer of the Earth
Down
  1. This crust is very young
  2. Oceanic and Continental and two types of
  3. The top of the mantle
  4. Mountains are created at this type of boundary
  5. Two continental crusts diverge and create a ____ Valley
  6. This crust is very old
  7. The Rift Valley is located in the continent of ______
  8. This mountain range is located in Asia and was created by convergence
  9. Moving sideways causing earthquakes
  10. The most famous transform boundary is the San _______ fault in California

20 Clues: Split apart • Close to the mantle • The top of the mantle • This crust is very old • This crust is very young • Continental Drift ______ • Moving sideways causing earthquakes • Oceanic is mainly made out of this rock • Oceanic and Continental and two types of • The _____ is the second layer of the Earth • Hard rock that makes up the Continental crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-05-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed by subduction when a continental plate and oceanic plate converge
  2. Layer of the Earth that is makes Earth a magnet
  3. A large area of the land on Earth, such as Africa and Europe
  4. Seismic waves that shake the ground back and forth, also known as compressional waves
  5. Where two continental plates converge is called the _________
  6. Seismic waves that occur on the Earth’s surface
  7. The science that deals with nature and earth history
  8. A massive continent, Pangaea is one
  9. Something that records details of earthquakes including force and duration
  10. Place within the Mantle where rocks melt to generate magma under volcanoes
  11. The centre of Earth, the inner most layer
  12. The founder of the continental drift theory Alfred ______
  13. Hot fluid withing and below the Earth’s crust.
  14. Basaltic lava forming very rough and jagged masses
  15. The northern continent after Pangaea split
  16. A process by which water-saturated sediment temporarily loses strength and acts as a fluid
  17. A ______ volcano is composed of one layer of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash
  18. The planet we live on
  19. A fracture between two blocks of hard rock
  20. The point directly above the focus.
  21. When two tectonic plates slide against eachother
  22. If a volcano is inactive but may erupt again it is considered _______
  23. A violent shaking of the ground as a result of movements within the Earth’s crust
  24. Seismic waves that occur in the Earth’s crust and move up and down
  25. Where the seismic waves originate
Down
  1. There are 12 of these that make up the Earth’s surface
  2. Upper layer of the Earth’s mantle, below the lithosphere
  3. A ________ is composed of one layer of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash
  4. A mountain having a vent where lava, rock fragmens, hot vapour and gas will erupt from
  5. A small earthquake that occurs after the main earthquake
  6. If a volcano has no record of every erupting it is considered ________
  7. When two tectonic plates collide together
  8. A numerical scale for measuring the magnitude of an earthquake
  9. The edges were two tectonic plates meet is called _____
  10. Layer of the Earth where convection currents occur
  11. A layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  12. The thinnest and outer most layer of the Earth
  13. When two oceanic plates diverge and the sea floor spreads it creates a ______
  14. The southern continent after Pangaea split
  15. A _______ volcano is steep and has volcanic materials built up around the volcanic vent
  16. When one tectonic plate slides under the other when converging
  17. Tectonic plate that sits underwater and is the thinner plate type
  18. A series of large waves caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
  19. A theory that ecplained how continents shift positions on the Earth’s surface
  20. Hot molten rock erupted from a volcano.
  21. Basaltic lava forming smooth undulating or ropy masses
  22. If a volcano erupts frequently it is considered ______
  23. The size of the volcanoes is measured in this unit
  24. Tectonic plate that sits under land and is the thicker plate
  25. Flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference
  26. When two continental plates diverge and the surface spreads apart they create a _______
  27. When two tectonic plates move away from eachother
  28. A small earthquakes that occurs before the major earthquake
  29. A _______ volcano has shallowly sloping sides, built up over time by flows of lava
  30. The supercontinent believed to have once existed

55 Clues: The planet we live on • Where the seismic waves originate • A massive continent, Pangaea is one • The point directly above the focus. • Hot molten rock erupted from a volcano. • When two tectonic plates collide together • The centre of Earth, the inner most layer • The southern continent after Pangaea split • The northern continent after Pangaea split • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of the earth
  2. a break in the Earth's crust
  3. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  4. layer between the crust and the core
  5. theory that continents drift apart
  6. the bending of rock layers
  7. a pulling force
  8. a region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  9. a squeezing force
  10. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlines the ocean basins
  11. new lithosphere is created here
Down
  1. boundary between two colliding plates
  2. as a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with a force
  3. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  4. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  5. capable of being molded or changing shape without breaking
  6. soft layer of the mantle
  7. outer most, rigid layer of the Earth
  8. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with a force
  9. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  10. the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil or oceans

21 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the earth • a break in the Earth's crust • new lithosphere is created here • theory that continents drift apart • layer between the crust and the core • outer most, rigid layer of the Earth • boundary between two colliding plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-05-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. rupture in the crust that allows hot lava volcanic ash and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. a region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet and one plate moves underneath the other
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. a supercontinent that assembled approximately 335 million years ago
  7. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  8. the movement of fluid that results from convection.
  9. the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists especially the part of the earth above the mantle.
  10. an extended break in a body of rock marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity of strata on either side of a particular surface.
Down
  1. located at the juncture of crustal plates that form the floor of the Atlantic Ocean; it is considered a "slow-spreading" ridge
  2. method of dating rocks by determining the proportions of radioactive isotopes
  3. long narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed or subducts beneath another.
  4. an intensely hot area in the mantle below Earth's crust.
  5. a theory explaining the movement of Earth’s plates over time
  6. where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity, gradually moves away from the ridge
  7. one of the sections of the Earth's lithosphere that is in constant motion
  8. observed that the continents of South America and Africa looked like they would fit together remarkably well—take away the Atlantic Ocean and these two massive landforms would lock neatly together.
  9. sudden and violent shaking of the ground.
  10. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide

20 Clues: sudden and violent shaking of the ground. • places where plates slide sideways past each other. • the movement of fluid that results from convection. • an intensely hot area in the mantle below Earth's crust. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a theory explaining the movement of Earth’s plates over time • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-09-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a tectonic plate slides underneath another one
  2. Theory about earth's crust, in most clues
  3. water,The thin part of the earth’s crust
  4. A process that transfers energy from one place to another.
  5. Proposed more evidence that fully proved a theory about earth’s plates
  6. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. The most extensive chain of mountains on earth
  8. When two tectonic plates come together and collide, Uses both oceanic and continental crust
  9. A fracture between two types of rocks
Down
  1. The edges where two plates meet, There are 3 types of it
  2. Formed by a collision of two continental plates
  3. The movement of plates on earth’s surface over time.
  4. A name of a supercontinent.
  5. When two tectonic plates slide past each other
  6. The evidence that fully proved a theory to be true, Tectonic plates splitting apart
  7. We live on it, Is in large landmasses
  8. an old theory that is now proven wrong due to another theory setting surface.
  9. an area with a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
  10. Proposed an important theory about earth’s plates in 1912 with proper evidence.
  11. Formed by one tectonic plate going under another, Formed using a oceanic plate and a continental plate
  12. comes from the lithosphere, Melted rock, When above the earth’s surface, it changes name

21 Clues: A name of a supercontinent. • We live on it, Is in large landmasses • A fracture between two types of rocks • water,The thin part of the earth’s crust • Theory about earth's crust, in most clues • When two tectonic plates slide past each other • The most extensive chain of mountains on earth • Formed by a collision of two continental plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. seafloor spreading underwater mountain chain
  3. Plate Boundary when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. A plate boundary that exhibits lateral motion
  5. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. hot material moving upward from the Earth's mantle into the crust
  7. Plate Boundary lithospheric plates collide
  8. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it
  9. a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics
  10. long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity
  11. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  12. an area on Earth over a mantle plume
  13. the highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth
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. A supercontinent of the Southern Hemisphere
  3. Magnetic minerals in rocks can lock-in a record of the direction and intensity of the magnetic field when they form
  4. large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  5. A supercontinent of the Northern Hemisphere
  6. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  7. its fluid dynamics!, density differences exist within the molten Earth causing movement between the inner and outer core
  8. long narrow chasms - the deepest parts of the ocean
  9. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock

22 Clues: an area on Earth over a mantle plume • Plate Boundary lithospheric plates collide • A supercontinent of the Southern Hemisphere • A supercontinent of the Northern Hemisphere • seafloor spreading underwater mountain chain • A plate boundary that exhibits lateral motion • long narrow chasms - the deepest parts of the ocean • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates split new land forms
  2. the process that results when magma rises at a mid ocean ridge and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions away from the ridge
  3. large hole formed by the collapse of a volcano's magma chamber.
  4. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground.
  5. plates slide past each other, forming faults and causing earthquakes
  6. plates are pushed apart through mantle convection
  7. In geology, a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium.
  8. Wave like ripples formed in rocks caused by compressional stress that raise the height of rock
  9. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  10. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point (or focus).
  11. The rock that makes up Earth's crust is slightly less dense than the rock in the mantle, so it floats.
  12. plates collide
  13. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary
  14. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago
  15. Zone An area of Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves form a particular earthquake can be detected.
  16. A crack in the Earth's surface where slabs of crust slip past each other
  17. the motion of the continents over time
  18. a seismic water wave
  19. a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent.
  20. magma when it reaches the surface
  21. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past.
  22. mountain that forms as continental crust crumples and bends into folds
  23. a scientific theory describing the large scale motion of earths plates
  24. Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea
  25. S waves are the second-fastest seismic waves and arrive at detection sites right after the P waves come in.
  26. process by which new crust forms at midocean ridges
  27. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
Down
  1. the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
  2. a driving force that cause tectonic plates to move around
  3. the process that results when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a more buoyant plate along a subduction zone , pulling the rest of the plate that trails behind it
  4. changes in shape or size of rock body cause by stress.
  5. fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption
  6. A tracing of an earthquake motion that is recorded by a seismograph.
  7. A measure of the strength of an earthquake.
  8. long line of mountains that were formed at about same time and by same processes
  9. spot an area where
  10. formed when magma pushes up on layers of rocks
  11. P waves are seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction that is parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling.
  12. the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  13. In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior.
  14. wave The energy released by the earthquake travels in all directions from the focus.
  15. Deformation resulting from stress
  16. a molten mixture of rock forming substances,gases, and water from the mantle
  17. Zone A region of numerous, closely spaced faults.
  18. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  19. the process by which supercontinentsform and break apart over time
  20. form as blocks of rock move up or down along normal fault
  21. any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto earth's surface.
  22. a slice of lithosphere that has been added to the margin of a continent during plate collision.
  23. a mountain that forms in earths crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface
  24. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

51 Clues: plates collide • spot an area where • a seismic water wave • plates split new land forms • Deformation resulting from stress • magma when it reaches the surface • the motion of the continents over time • Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea • A measure of the strength of an earthquake. • the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates split new land forms
  2. the process that results when magma rises at a mid ocean ridge and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions away from the ridge
  3. large hole formed by the collapse of a volcano's magma chamber.
  4. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground.
  5. plates slide past each other, forming faults and causing earthquakes
  6. plates are pushed apart through mantle convection
  7. In geology, a seismic wave that travels through the body of a medium.
  8. Wave like ripples formed in rocks caused by compressional stress that raise the height of rock
  9. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  10. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point (or focus).
  11. The rock that makes up Earth's crust is slightly less dense than the rock in the mantle, so it floats.
  12. plates collide
  13. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundary
  14. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago
  15. Zone An area of Earth's surface where no direct seismic waves form a particular earthquake can be detected.
  16. A crack in the Earth's surface where slabs of crust slip past each other
  17. the motion of the continents over time
  18. a seismic water wave
  19. a gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent.
  20. magma when it reaches the surface
  21. Gap An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past.
  22. mountain that forms as continental crust crumples and bends into folds
  23. a scientific theory describing the large scale motion of earths plates
  24. Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea
  25. S waves are the second-fastest seismic waves and arrive at detection sites right after the P waves come in.
  26. process by which new crust forms at midocean ridges
  27. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
Down
  1. the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field
  2. a driving force that cause tectonic plates to move around
  3. the process that results when a dense oceanic plate sinks beneath a more buoyant plate along a subduction zone , pulling the rest of the plate that trails behind it
  4. changes in shape or size of rock body cause by stress.
  5. fragments of rock that form during a volcanic eruption
  6. A tracing of an earthquake motion that is recorded by a seismograph.
  7. A measure of the strength of an earthquake.
  8. long line of mountains that were formed at about same time and by same processes
  9. spot an area where
  10. formed when magma pushes up on layers of rocks
  11. P waves are seismic waves that cause particles of rock to move in a back-and-forth direction that is parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling.
  12. the shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  13. In geology, a seismic wave that travels along the surface of a medium and that has a stronger effect near the surface of the medium than it has in the interior.
  14. wave The energy released by the earthquake travels in all directions from the focus.
  15. Deformation resulting from stress
  16. a molten mixture of rock forming substances,gases, and water from the mantle
  17. Zone A region of numerous, closely spaced faults.
  18. the process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  19. the process by which supercontinentsform and break apart over time
  20. form as blocks of rock move up or down along normal fault
  21. any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto earth's surface.
  22. a slice of lithosphere that has been added to the margin of a continent during plate collision.
  23. a mountain that forms in earths crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface
  24. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.

51 Clues: plates collide • spot an area where • a seismic water wave • plates split new land forms • Deformation resulting from stress • magma when it reaches the surface • the motion of the continents over time • Large ocean that used to surround Pangaea • A measure of the strength of an earthquake. • the study of changes in Earth's magnetic field • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between two colliding tectonic plates
  2. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  3. A break or crack in the Earth's surface
  4. The branch of geology that studies earthquakes
  5. The soft layer of the mantle
  6. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  7. The edges where two plates meet
  8. A crack in the Earth's crust through which gases escape
  9. The boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  10. Type of volcano that is the biggest and has large gentle slopes
  11. Type of volcano that is big, round and shaped like a cauldron
  12. The movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  13. Simplest type of volcano, conical with low, steep sides and often found on sides of other types of volcanoes
  14. The outermost layer of the Earth
  15. Region formed where two plates move apart and can be found on land or the bottom of the sea
  16. The study of the movement of Earth's crust
  17. The theory that continents drift apart
  18. Continental transform fault that extends through California
Down
  1. The science of the history of the Earth as recorded in rocks
  2. the layer between the crust and the core
  3. The boundary where two tectonic plates slide by each other
  4. The process that happens at mid-ocean ridges where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanoes and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. When magma erupts onto the surface it is called this
  6. Volcano that buried the ancient town of Pompeii in Italy
  7. A long, underwater ocean ridge created by divergent boundary
  8. The liquid layer of the Earth's core
  9. This is the region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the mantle
  11. Mountains created where two or more continental plates are pushed together. The Himalayan mountains are an example.
  12. Type of volcano that is large and has steep slopes, also called a composite volcano
  13. A long narrow depression in a surface

31 Clues: The soft layer of the mantle • The edges where two plates meet • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • The outermost layer of the Earth • The liquid layer of the Earth's core • A long narrow depression in a surface • The theory that continents drift apart • A break or crack in the Earth's surface • the layer between the crust and the core • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a supercontinent that formed when Pangea broke in the Triassic time period; other is Laurasia
  2. the first layer of the earth that is 5-100 km thick and made of silicon and oxygen
  3. a time period (65 million years ago), when Gondwanaland broke up into South America and Africa
  4. a supercontinent that formed when Pangea broke in the Triassic time period; other is Gondwanaland
  5. the second layer of the earth that is 2900 km thick and made out of iron, nickel, and magnesium
  6. a time period (200 million years ago), when Pangea split up into two supercontinents: Laurasia & Gondwanaland
  7. a crust type that is a little dense, 30-50 km thick, and mostly made of granite
  8. a time period (225 million years ago), when the supercontinent Pangea existed
  9. a time period (150 million years ago), that was also called The Age of the Dinosaurs
  10. the man who came up with the plate tectonics hypothesis
  11. a plate boundary that happens when plates collide, forming mountains and coastline volcanoes
  12. a plate boundary that happens when plates slide past each other, creating earthquakes and faults
Down
  1. a crust type that is really dense, 5-10 km thick, and mostly made of basalt
  2. a supercontinent that existed 225 million years ago, when all the continents were together
  3. a rocky steep hill that is created when convergent boundaries occur
  4. the center of the earth that is 1200 km thick and made out of iron and nickel; it is hotter than the surface of the sun
  5. a crack in the plates that happen when a transform boundary occurs
  6. a meteorologist who came up with the hypothesis of continental drift
  7. the third layer of the earth that is 2300 km thick and made of iron and nickel
  8. an animal whose fossils were found on two continents separated by an ocean; it helped Alfred Wegener with his continental drift theory
  9. a plate boundary that happens when plates move apart, creating mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys

21 Clues: the man who came up with the plate tectonics hypothesis • a crack in the plates that happen when a transform boundary occurs • a rocky steep hill that is created when convergent boundaries occur • a meteorologist who came up with the hypothesis of continental drift • a crust type that is really dense, 5-10 km thick, and mostly made of basalt • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock underneath the Earth
  2. Alfred ____ first to term Pangaea
  3. A sedimentary rock
  4. South America and _______ were once joined
  5. This word means 'change'
  6. Mid-ocean ______ form when plates move apart
  7. Oceanic & continental ___ float over mantle
  8. Volcanoes spew ____ during an eruption.
  9. Name of your science teacher
  10. Heat & _____ can change a rock
  11. Formed when two plates move towards each other
  12. part of the mantle where plates float on
  13. Diamonds are made up of pure
  14. Outer layer of the Earth is solid rock
  15. The study of the Earth and rocks
  16. Method used to date artifacts
  17. Earth crust and upper mantle form
Down
  1. Supercontinent that formed millions of years ago
  2. Earthquakes and landslides are known as
  3. One of the agents of erosion
  4. Pangaea broke apart 200 ______ years ago
  5. Outer core is ________ rock
  6. Geological hazard occurs when plates move
  7. A fossil key to theory of Plate Tectonics
  8. This type of rock includes basalt
  9. two plates move apart
  10. the breaking down of rocks
  11. plates slide past each other
  12. These currents occur in the mantle
  13. A deep ocean _____ form when plates collide
  14. two plates move towards each other

31 Clues: A sedimentary rock • two plates move apart • This word means 'change' • the breaking down of rocks • Outer core is ________ rock • One of the agents of erosion • Name of your science teacher • plates slide past each other • Diamonds are made up of pure • Method used to date artifacts • Heat & _____ can change a rock • Molten rock underneath the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Land risk
  2. Energy released
  3. Crack
  4. Side
  5. Ocean
  6. Wave caused by earthquake
  7. Falling snow/ice
  8. Instrument that records earthquake details
  9. Hanging wall goes down
  10. Waves that travel along ground surface
  11. Apart
Down
  1. Slide past each other (Fault)
  2. Liquid under volcano
  3. Land
  4. Mud flows down volcano slope
  5. Record of earthquake
  6. Point where earthquake starts
  7. Reaches Earth’s surface
  8. Shaking caused by rock movement under the surface.
  9. Hanging wall goes up

20 Clues: Land • Side • Crack • Ocean • Apart • Land risk • Energy released • Falling snow/ice • Liquid under volcano • Record of earthquake • Hanging wall goes up • Hanging wall goes down • Reaches Earth’s surface • Wave caused by earthquake • Mud flows down volcano slope • Slide past each other (Fault) • Point where earthquake starts • Waves that travel along ground surface • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-21

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. asthenosphere
  2. crust
  3. volcano
  4. mesosphere
  5. divergent
  6. richter
  7. oceanic
  8. lithosphere
  9. lava
  10. continental
Down
  1. wegener
  2. pacificplate
  3. iron
  4. outercore
  5. convergent
  6. normal
  7. granite
  8. earthquakes
  9. fossils
  10. puzzles

20 Clues: iron • lava • crust • normal • wegener • volcano • granite • richter • fossils • oceanic • puzzles • outercore • divergent • convergent • mesosphere • earthquakes • lithosphere • continental • pacificplate • asthenosphere

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates float on this
  2. Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  3. the last name of the person who created the theory of plate tectonics and Pangaea
  4. when the ground violently shakes
  5. when to plates collide and slide beneath eachother.
  6. when rocks break
  7. the block above the fault plane
  8. right above the asthenosphere
  9. the block below the fault plane
  10. Type of Boundary where two plates are pushed against each other.
  11. the youngest layers are at the core of the fold here
  12. a big wave
Down
  1. The process where new ocean floor is added to the existing one
  2. Type of boundary where two plates are being pulled apart.
  3. Supercontinent where all of the continents were joined.
  4. the last name of the person who created the theory of seafloor spreading
  5. the oldest layers are at the core of the fold here
  6. the heat source that drives plates to move
  7. when rocks bend
  8. big form of land

20 Clues: a big wave • when rocks bend • when rocks break • big form of land • tectonic plates float on this • right above the asthenosphere • the block above the fault plane • the block below the fault plane • when the ground violently shakes • the heat source that drives plates to move • the oldest layers are at the core of the fold here • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's _____ is broken into about 19 pieces.
  2. Continents used to look like a giant _____ ____.
  3. Tectonic plates have different size, ____, and thickness
  4. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another.
  5. The bending of rock layers due to stress.
  6. A more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate
  7. Two plates that slide past each other
  8. 300 million years ago all of the continents were combined into one super-continent called _____
  9. PT.2 and _______ per year.
  10. Who discovered the theory of continental drfit
Down
  1. Process where new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and hardens
  2. Formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates, EX: Himalaya Mountains
  3. Which boundary moves in this direction ← →
  4. Zones of geologic activity at the surface of Earth
  5. The _______ (crust and asthenosphere) is cracked and divided into tectonic plates.
  6. Submerged mountain range extended from the Arctic Ocean to beyond the southern tip of Africa. One of the better known Divergent Boundaries
  7. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  8. PT.1 Tectonic plates move around Earth's surface at rates of ______
  9. Vibrations created by an earthquake.
  10. The core is made up of mostly ____

20 Clues: PT.2 and _______ per year. • The core is made up of mostly ____ • Vibrations created by an earthquake. • Two plates that slide past each other • The bending of rock layers due to stress. • Which boundary moves in this direction ← → • The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • Earth's _____ is broken into about 19 pieces. • Who discovered the theory of continental drfit • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where plates have pushed together
  2. the amount of force on a unit
  3. mountains formed when rocks are pushed together
  4. mountains formed when there are many faults
  5. causes land to rise
  6. oldest layers of rock are pushed upward
  7. when rock breaks
  8. when magma rises through cracks in plates
  9. large area of land made up of plates
  10. when a dense plate meets a less dense plate
Down
  1. when force cause plates to shake
  2. what makes up plate tectonics
  3. mountains form from melted rock
  4. when rocks change under stress
  5. currents that slowly move continents
  6. youngest layers of rock are pushed downward
  7. near subduction zone
  8. areas on Earth where hot plumes of magma rise
  9. when rock bends
  10. first person to suggest continental drift

20 Clues: when rock bends • when rock breaks • causes land to rise • near subduction zone • what makes up plate tectonics • the amount of force on a unit • when rocks change under stress • mountains form from melted rock • when force cause plates to shake • where plates have pushed together • currents that slowly move continents • large area of land made up of plates • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-11-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convergent
  2. Mountains
  3. Tsunami
  4. convectioncurrents
  5. Madrid, but new
  6. a quake in the earth
  7. when a spot is hot
  8. Divergent
  9. when continents drift
  10. A fault, backwards
  11. Crusty
Down
  1. seafloor-spreading
  2. you stike, then slip, and a fault
  3. Fault
  4. mid-ocean-ridge
  5. transform
  6. ocean of the pacific
  7. fire ring
  8. pangaea
  9. Trench

20 Clues: Fault • Trench • Crusty • Tsunami • pangaea • Mountains • transform • fire ring • Divergent • Convergent • mid-ocean-ridge • Madrid, but new • seafloor-spreading • convectioncurrents • when a spot is hot • A fault, backwards • ocean of the pacific • a quake in the earth • when continents drift • you stike, then slip, and a fault

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-10

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Heat transferring through empty space
  2. waves made during an earthquake
  3. Heat transferred through contact
  4. when two plates slide past eachother
  5. a mountain with magma in it
  6. A rock mostly found on continents
  7. The second layer of the earth
  8. Inner most layer of Earth
  9. third layer of the earth
  10. happens when two plate pull away from eachother
Down
  1. the tectonic plates shaking when they move
  2. A black rock found on the ocean floor
  3. a part of the crust and upper mantle
  4. the reason why the Pacific is getting smaller
  5. The part the rest on the asthenosphere
  6. An extended break in a body of rock
  7. when two plate collide
  8. super continents
  9. Granite and basalt is one
  10. first layer of the earth

20 Clues: super continents • when two plate collide • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • Granite and basalt is one • Inner most layer of Earth • a mountain with magma in it • The second layer of the earth • waves made during an earthquake • Heat transferred through contact • A rock mostly found on continents • An extended break in a body of rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading, The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  2. the upper layers of the Earth's mantle
  3. Strength, The ability to withstand the stress of physical forces
  4. Boundary, when two plates come together
  5. the degree of compactness of a substance
  6. A scientist who studies the physical aspects of the Earth
  7. ridge, a continuous range of undersea volcanic mountains
  8. Zone, when tectonic plates meet at a convergent boundary
  9. Crust, the relatively thin part of the Earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
  10. Rapture in the Earth's crust that allows hot lava to escape from the Earth's mantle
Down
  1. The results of sudden movement along faults within the earth
  2. Mantle, Very thick layers of rock inside the Earth
  3. Of Fire, The region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean
  4. Boundary, when two plates move away from each other
  5. the lightest rock layer
  6. Boundary, when plates slide sideways past each other
  7. zone, the place where two lithospheric plates come together
  8. Plumes, A Proposed mechanism of convection within the Earth's mantle
  9. Thrust sheets of ancient oceanic crust and upper part of the mantle
  10. Wegner, The scientist who discovered Continental Drift

20 Clues: the lightest rock layer • the upper layers of the Earth's mantle • Boundary, when two plates come together • the degree of compactness of a substance • Mantle, Very thick layers of rock inside the Earth • Boundary, when two plates move away from each other • Boundary, when plates slide sideways past each other • Spreading, The process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what are the huge trenches on Earth's seafloor?
  2. the amount of matter in a given
  3. the layer of rock that forms Earth's outerskin
  4. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface
  5. a boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally is called a...
  6. what is the movement of matter that results from differences in density?
  7. created the Tectonic Plate Theory
  8. what is the outermost rigid layer of Earth?
  9. when two plates move away from each other this is called...
  10. created the Continental Drift
Down
  1. two plates collide they make...
  2. the hypothesis that lithosphere is divided into plates that are moving on top of the asthenosphere
  3. a supercontinent
  4. what is a layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock?
  5. the flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  6. a break in earth's crust along which rocks move
  7. a deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  8. the lithosphere is divided into...
  9. what explains the age and magnetic patterns of sea floor rocks?
  10. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock

20 Clues: a supercontinent • created the Continental Drift • two plates collide they make... • the amount of matter in a given • created the Tectonic Plate Theory • the lithosphere is divided into... • the flow that transfers heat within a fluid • what is the outermost rigid layer of Earth? • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outerskin • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process that deformed Earth’s crust to create major structural features
  2. hypothesis that suggested all present continents existed as a single supercontinent
  3. when igneous rocks melt over a temp range
  4. divergent boundaries that develop within a continent because the landmass is split into two or more smaller segments separated by an ocean basin
  5. oceanic crust is produced at the crest of mid ocean ridges
  6. supercontinent containing all of the existing continents
  7. mountains formed in part by igneous activity associated with the subduction of oceanic lithosphere beneath a continent
  8. boundary in which two plates move together
  9. continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins varying in width from 500 to 5000 km
  10. boundary in which two plates slide past on another without creating or destroying lithosphere
  11. Elevated areas of the seafloor characterized by high heat flow and volcanism
  12. deep canyon like structure
  13. primary driving force for movement of tectonic
  14. a well tested theory proposing that Earths outer shell consist of Individual plates that interact in various ways to produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
Down
  1. chain of volcanic islands generally located a few hundred km from a trench where this is active subduction of one oceanic plate beneath another
  2. Boundary in which two plates move apart, resulting in upwelling of material from the mantle to create new sea floor
  3. German meteorologist and geophysicist
  4. heat is continuously flowing outward from earths interior causing convection in the mantle
  5. elongated depression
  6. narrow depression on the sea floor

20 Clues: elongated depression • deep canyon like structure • narrow depression on the sea floor • German meteorologist and geophysicist • when igneous rocks melt over a temp range • boundary in which two plates move together • primary driving force for movement of tectonic • supercontinent containing all of the existing continents • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-17

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world
  2. the outermost layer of Earth.
  3. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  4. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel
  5. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed
  6. separate
  7. one plate going under another
  8. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel
  9. continents were joined together in one large landmass
  10. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents
Down
  1. the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  2. two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  3. The border between two tectonic plates
  4. when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a
  5. a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  6. collide
  7. molten hot rock
  8. melted rock on Earth’s surface
  9. two plates slide against each other
  10. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust

20 Clues: collide • separate • molten hot rock • the outermost layer of Earth. • one plate going under another • melted rock on Earth’s surface • two plates slide against each other • The border between two tectonic plates • when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a • The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world • continents were joined together in one large landmass • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-17

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide against each other
  2. melted rock on Earth’s surface
  3. separate
  4. a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  5. continents were joined together in one large landmass
  6. two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  7. the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  8. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel
  9. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents
  10. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  11. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel
  12. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world
Down
  1. collide
  2. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed
  3. molten hot rock
  4. An area where oceanic crust and continental crust are colliding
  5. The border between two tectonic plates
  6. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust
  7. one plate going under another
  8. the outermost layer of Earth.
  9. when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a

21 Clues: collide • separate • molten hot rock • one plate going under another • the outermost layer of Earth. • melted rock on Earth’s surface • two plates slide against each other • The border between two tectonic plates • when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a • continents were joined together in one large landmass • The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-12-17

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide against each other
  2. melted rock on Earth’s surface
  3. separate
  4. a slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure
  5. continents were joined together in one large landmass
  6. two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal direction
  7. the solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  8. It is the only liquid layer, a sea of mostly iron and nickel
  9. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents
  10. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart
  11. The innermost layer of the earth, an extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel
  12. The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world
Down
  1. collide
  2. A raised area or mountain range under the oceans formed
  3. molten hot rock
  4. An area where oceanic crust and continental crust are colliding
  5. The border between two tectonic plates
  6. The process that forms new ocean floor and oceanic crust
  7. one plate going under another
  8. the outermost layer of Earth.
  9. when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a

21 Clues: collide • separate • molten hot rock • one plate going under another • the outermost layer of Earth. • melted rock on Earth’s surface • two plates slide against each other • The border between two tectonic plates • when an oceanic plate sinks underneath a • continents were joined together in one large landmass • The type of crust lying under the oceans of the world • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by both divergent and convergent boundaries
  2. caused by earthqakes in the ocean
  3. the most well-known one is in Los anglas
  4. caused by divergent boundary
  5. thickest layer
  6. upper part of the mantle
  7. plates slide past each other
  8. when plates collide with each other
  9. father of plate tectonics
  10. contributes to the Earths magnetic field
Down
  1. when plates interact with each other
  2. oldest type of crust
  3. caused by transform boundaries"don't leave its my fault"
  4. thinnest layer of earth
  5. have been moving slowly for 3.4B years
  6. super contient
  7. where tectonic plates are located
  8. sold innermost layer
  9. youngest type of crust
  10. plates move away from each other

20 Clues: super contient • thickest layer • oldest type of crust • sold innermost layer • youngest type of crust • thinnest layer of earth • upper part of the mantle • father of plate tectonics • caused by divergent boundary • plates slide past each other • plates move away from each other • caused by earthqakes in the ocean • where tectonic plates are located • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change of the magnetic poles
  2. When two tectonic plates move away from one another or diverge
  3. The outermost physical layer of Earth
  4. Changes the chemical makeup of a rock
  5. Two tectonic plates can move past one other in opposite directions
  6. The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  7. Wegner called it the huge landmass or supercontinent
  8. The process by which rock breaks down into smaller pieces or changes in composition
  9. System of ideas that explains many related observations about the natural world
  10. The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a particular area
Down
  1. The procces by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
  2. Lays down rock, sediment, and soil
  3. Procces by which new sea floor forms
  4. States that Earth's surface is made up of giant, moving slabs
  5. Hypothesis that todays's continents were once part of a single landmass
  6. Also called mechanical weathering, the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces
  7. When tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  8. Shows the shape of Earth's surface with lines that represent different elevations
  9. The layer immediately below the lithoshpere
  10. The shape and size of the land features on Earth's surface
  11. Transports rock, sediment, and soil from one place to another

21 Clues: A change of the magnetic poles • Lays down rock, sediment, and soil • Procces by which new sea floor forms • The outermost physical layer of Earth • Changes the chemical makeup of a rock • The bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • The layer immediately below the lithoshpere • Wegner called it the huge landmass or supercontinent • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-01-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both ends folding horizontally
  2. set of cracks that form between two tectonic plates
  3. type of stress when a object is stretched
  4. when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. theory of how the continents moved apart
  6. upward arching folding
  7. bending of rock layers
  8. rising of Earth's surface
  9. a machine that measures the times of seismic waves
  10. places where sea-floor spreading takes place
  11. when Earth's magnetic poles change
  12. thinnest layer of Earth
  13. name of the super continent
  14. theory that the continents were together
  15. system of satellites
  16. made of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
  17. solid layer of Earth's core
Down
  1. type of stress when a object is squeezed
  2. when melted rock rises up to Earth's surfaceand erupts
  3. surface that rocks break and slide past eachother
  4. when two tectonic plates separate
  5. plastic layer of the mantle
  6. when tension causes larger blocks of Earth's crustto drop down on others
  7. center of Earth
  8. type of fault when hanging wall moves up
  9. change of shape of a rock caused by stress
  10. sinking of Earth's crust
  11. process of new oceanic lithosphere forming
  12. when two tectonic plates collide
  13. downward throughlike folds
  14. produced when there's a Earthquake
  15. amount of force
  16. blocks of crust on each side of the fault
  17. type of fault when the hanging wall moves down

34 Clues: center of Earth • amount of force • system of satellites • upward arching folding • bending of rock layers • thinnest layer of Earth • sinking of Earth's crust • rising of Earth's surface • downward throughlike folds • plastic layer of the mantle • name of the super continent • solid layer of Earth's core • both ends folding horizontally • when two tectonic plates collide • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-03-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fissure in the earth's crust through which gases erupt
  2. crash together with violent impact
  3. reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  4. subject to or caused by an earth vibration
  5. a specialist in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks
  6. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  7. a crack in the earth's crust
  8. the chemistry of the earth's crust
  9. a geological process where one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward
  10. molten rock in the earth's crust
Down
  1. the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge
  2. igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface
  3. a branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  4. a grouping of a number of similar things
  5. incapable of or resistant to bending
  6. relating to based on geology
  7. having undergone transformation by pressure, heat, etc.
  8. the longest unit of geological time
  9. relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  10. rock that in its molten form issues from volcanoes

20 Clues: relating to based on geology • a crack in the earth's crust • molten rock in the earth's crust • crash together with violent impact • the chemistry of the earth's crust • the longest unit of geological time • incapable of or resistant to bending • a grouping of a number of similar things • one of the large landmasses of the earth • subject to or caused by an earth vibration • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-02-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where two plates slide by each other
  2. Thin, dense lithospheric plates
  3. Lithospheric plate sinking into the mantle
  4. Boundary where two plates move apart
  5. Top layer of the mantle
  6. A vent in the earths surface where magma and gases erupt
  7. Valley in the ocean created where one lithospheric plate suducts another
  8. Movements within the earth's surface
  9. Long chains of undersea mountains
  10. Layer of earth under the crust
Down
  1. Molten rock that is beneath the earths surface
  2. Supercontinent
  3. Where most earthquakes and volcanoes happen
  4. Lower layer of the mantle
  5. Theory on how the pieces of the earth's surface move
  6. Cooled lava
  7. A break in the earth's crust
  8. Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes
  9. Boundary where two plates come together
  10. Thick, less dense lithospheric plates

20 Clues: Cooled lava • Supercontinent • Top layer of the mantle • Lower layer of the mantle • A break in the earth's crust • Layer of earth under the crust • Thin, dense lithospheric plates • Long chains of undersea mountains • Boundary where two plates move apart • Movements within the earth's surface • Molten rock the erupts from volcanoes • Thick, less dense lithospheric plates • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-04-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capable of being molded or changing shape
  2. hypothesis that continents are in constant motion
  3. magnets that orient themselves to point north
  4. circulation of material caused by differences in temperature and density
  5. mountain range located on the seafloor in the middle of the ocean
  6. where two plates collide
  7. new oceanic crust that forms at a mid-ocean ridge as old oceanic crust moves away
  8. force created by the sinking of a plate, or slab, that pulls on the rest of the plate
  9. ancient supercontinent, composed of land that forms today's continents
  10. cold, rigid outermost rock layer of Earth
Down
  1. sinking of a denser plate below a more buoyant plate at a convergent plate boundary
  2. where two plates slide by each other
  3. theory that Earth's surface is made of rock plates that move with respect to each other
  4. standard; or at a regular pattern
  5. naturally preserved remains, imprints, or traces of organisms
  6. event in which the magnetic field reverses direction
  7. where two plates separate
  8. magnets that orient themselves to point south
  9. force created by rising mantle of ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge
  10. middle layer of Earth;between the crust above and the core below

20 Clues: where two plates collide • where two plates separate • standard; or at a regular pattern • where two plates slide by each other • capable of being molded or changing shape • cold, rigid outermost rock layer of Earth • magnets that orient themselves to point north • magnets that orient themselves to point south • hypothesis that continents are in constant motion • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-12-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic _______ collide they can cause earthquakes.
  2. The area where two plates collide and one goes beneath the other and is destroyed.
  3. These are mainly formed from transform boundaries.
  4. Formed from Cementation and Compaction
  5. A crack in the earth, found at subduction zones.
  6. The Earth’s lithosphere is broken up into many _____________.
  7. Melted rock above ground.
  8. An action that occurs at all boundaries.
  9. This can cause subduction zones.
  10. This is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. Formed from cooling magma.
  2. Two plates moving apart makes a ______ boundary.
  3. The _____ is denser than the continental plates.
  4. The less dense plate.
  5. This is the thickest layer of the Earth.
  6. The first hundred kilometers of the Earth is called ______.
  7. Formed from heat and pressure.
  8. A formation where two plates fold
  9. Spews ash and magma.
  10. Earthquakes and faults are mainly made at this boundary.

20 Clues: Spews ash and magma. • The less dense plate. • Melted rock above ground. • Formed from cooling magma. • Formed from heat and pressure. • This can cause subduction zones. • A formation where two plates fold • Formed from Cementation and Compaction • This is the thickest layer of the Earth. • An action that occurs at all boundaries. • This is the thinnest layer of the Earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  4. A book published by Alfred Wegener.
  5. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  6. A supercontinent or single landmass.
  7. Another reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  8. Mid-Ocean ridges that are continually adding new material to the ocean floor.
  9. German scientist who became curious about why some continents look as though they could fit together.
  10. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
Down
  1. The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other.
  4. The theory that the continents slowly drifted over Earth's surface.
  5. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  6. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  7. Reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  8. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  9. A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  10. Mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors.

20 Clues: A book published by Alfred Wegener. • A supercontinent or single landmass. • A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other. • The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.
  2. A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago.
  3. The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s.
  4. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  5. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other.
  8. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  9. A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move.
  10. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  11. German scientist who became curious about why some continents look as though they could fit together.
  12. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
Down
  1. A book published by Alfred Wegener.
  2. Mid-Ocean ridges that are continually adding new material to the ocean floor.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  4. A supercontinent or single landmass.
  5. Mountain ranges that run along the middle of some ocean floors.
  6. A deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  7. The theory that the continents slowly drifted over Earth's surface.
  8. Another reptile fossil that has been found in places now separated by oceans.

20 Clues: A book published by Alfred Wegener. • A supercontinent or single landmass. • A break in Earth's crust along which rocks move. • A fernlike plant that lived 250 million years ago. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where to plates move toward each other. • The way scientists mapped mid-ocean ridges in the mid-1900s. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2018-02-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction
  2. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  3. Happens at subduction zones where one plate is pulled down into the mantle
  4. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  5. Outermost layer of a planet
  6. The process that results when magma rises at a mid-ocean ridge and pushes oceanic plates in two different directions away from the ridge
  7. Hypothesis which suggests that the continents are in constant motion
  8. Mountain range on the ocean floor, formed by magma at divergent plate boundaries
  9. The boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  10. Supercontinent
  11. Heat is higher up, cold sinks
  12. When one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
Down
  1. Second to last layer of the Earth
  2. Innermost part of a core
  3. The boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  4. When magnetized objects reverse direction and orient themselves to point south
  5. The person who proposed that continents move
  6. Part of the Earth between the core and the crust
  7. Earth's surface is divided into large pieces of rigid rock which move over Earth's hot and semi-plastic mantle
  8. When magnetized objects orient themselves to point north

20 Clues: Supercontinent • Innermost part of a core • Outermost layer of a planet • Heat is higher up, cold sinks • Second to last layer of the Earth • The person who proposed that continents move • Part of the Earth between the core and the crust • When magnetized objects orient themselves to point north • An event that causes a magnetic field to reverse direction • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-07-23

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a rock with movement
  2. concentration of heat in the mantle
  3. device for recording waves
  4. a break in a rock without movement
  5. outer portion of the earth
  6. two plates slide past
  7. science that study the earth
  8. central part of the earth
  9. chain of volcanoes
  10. denser and thin crust
  11. group of mountains
  12. less dense and thicker crust
  13. The outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  14. two plates move apart
  15. first type of seismic wave
  16. center point of the earthquake
Down
  1. part of the earth between the core and the the crust
  2. shaking of the surface of the Earth
  3. process or the bending of crust towards mantle
  4. consolidated mixture of minerals
  5. method uses distance to locate epicenter
  6. theory as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly
  7. upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  8. central valley on an ocean floor
  9. geologic feature in convergent
  10. A long, narrow valley lying between two normal geologic faults
  11. two plates collide
  12. second type of seismic wave
  13. molten rock
  14. depression in the seafloor produced by subduction
  15. transfer of energy that travels through a medium

31 Clues: molten rock • chain of volcanoes • two plates collide • group of mountains • two plates slide past • denser and thin crust • two plates move apart • central part of the earth • device for recording waves • outer portion of the earth • first type of seismic wave • second type of seismic wave • science that study the earth • less dense and thicker crust • geologic feature in convergent • ...

Plate Tectonics 2017-10-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent that formed about 200 million years ago.
  2. The crust is ________ dense farther from the mid- ocean ridge.
  3. ______ dense materials rise.
  4. Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor.
  5. Energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion.
  6. Where does oceanic crust bend downward in the ocean floor?
  7. This part of the Earth contains our crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  8. This boundary divides.
  9. The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years.
  10. What landform is made when two continental plates collide?
Down
  1. These are created when magma cools immediately once erupted from the ridge.
  2. The _______ has convection currents which cause continental drift.
  3. A break in the Earth's crust.
  4. ________ theorized the continents moved.
  5. The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  6. Subduction and seafloor spreading act like a ______.
  7. Movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down.
  8. Changes in what affect the ocean floor?
  9. This boundary slides.
  10. What did scientists use to map out the sea floor?

20 Clues: This boundary slides. • This boundary divides. • ______ dense materials rise. • A break in the Earth's crust. • Changes in what affect the ocean floor? • ________ theorized the continents moved. • Stitched looking mountain ranges on the seafloor. • What did scientists use to map out the sea floor? • The ocean floor is brand new every 200 _____ years. • ...