plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Geology Vocabulary 2024-04-12

Geology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A subdivision of a geologic period
  2. the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth
  3. Tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move
  4. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  5. a crack in the earth's crust, usually along a lithospheric plate boundary
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  1. A unit of geological time into which eras are divided.
  2. core A long cylinder of ice obtained from drilling through icecaps or ice sheets; used to study past climates
  3. A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
  4. dating any method of measuring the age of an object or event in years
  5. the largest division of time

10 Clues: the largest division of time • A subdivision of a geologic period • A unit of geological time into which eras are divided. • Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations • the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth • dating any method of measuring the age of an object or event in years • ...

Techtonic Plates 2023-02-16

Techtonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. There are __________ volcanoes in the ring of fire.
  2. the physical study of the earth and its atmosphere.
  3. The earths surface is cracked into large pieces called _______.
  4. who came up with the theory of the continental drift?
  5. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  6. Distribution of similar ____________ across the continents suggest they were once connected.
  7. At one time all the continents were together this was a supercontinent called ________________.
  8. Earthquakes and volcanoes happen on the ________ of the plates.
  9. Most tectonic plates are made up of contenant and _______.
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  1. maps Plate lines are visible on ________ maps.
  2. Evidence that all the continents were once one super continent is because they fit together like a __________.
  3. Sudden movements of the earth's crust on the fault line.
  4. The idea of continental drift was developed in _________.
  5. A new theory of plate tectonics was developed over _______years ago.
  6. Movements of tectonic plates cause _________________ and volcanoes.
  7. The theory of the continental drift is believed that the continents are __________.
  8. Fractures on rock surfaces that can be seen on a map
  9. Continents can drift by moving slowly on a layer of liquid ________.
  10. A permanent layer of ice covering an extensive area of land.
  11. 90% of all earthquakes happen in the ______________________________.

20 Clues: The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • maps Plate lines are visible on ________ maps. • There are __________ volcanoes in the ring of fire. • the physical study of the earth and its atmosphere. • Fractures on rock surfaces that can be seen on a map • who came up with the theory of the continental drift? • ...

Plate Tectonics and Volcanism 2020-09-02

Plate Tectonics and Volcanism crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of lithospheric plate that is made of heavier basalt and gabbro rocks.
  2. These are massive, irregular slabs of solid rock that covers the surface of the Earth.
  3. It means carpenter or builder.
  4. These are areas or columns where magma rises toward the Earth's surface.
  5. A supercontinent that broke into two smaller supercontinents.
  6. He developed and published the world's first atlas.
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  1. The body of water that separated Laurasia and Gondwanaland.
  2. It is also known as submarine volcanoes.
  3. It refers to the idea that Earth contracted during the cooling process producing the physical features of the planet's surface.
  4. A tectonic plate that is considered as both a primary and secondary plate.
  5. He proposed the Continental Drift Theory.
  6. A supercontinent that existed 1,100 million years ago.
  7. It refers to the equilibrium that exists on the Earth's surface.
  8. A mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of magma.
  9. These are locations on the Earth's surface that have experienced volcanic activities for a long time.

15 Clues: It means carpenter or builder. • It is also known as submarine volcanoes. • He proposed the Continental Drift Theory. • He developed and published the world's first atlas. • A supercontinent that existed 1,100 million years ago. • A mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of magma. • The body of water that separated Laurasia and Gondwanaland. • ...

Theory of Plate Tectonics 2021-10-14

Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. spreading of oceanic crust
  2. fracture in the ground where earthquakes usually occur
  3. moving in different directions
  4. coming together
  5. rigid outer part of the earth
  6. sideways downward movement of a tectonic plate
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  1. mountain with an opening where magma shoots through
  2. valley between highlands
  3. one plate moving up and one moving down
  4. long narrow ditch
  5. breaking off
  6. tectonic plates moving upward together
  7. mountain range in south america
  8. long chain of active volcanic islands
  9. outermost shell of the earth

15 Clues: breaking off • coming together • long narrow ditch • valley between highlands • spreading of oceanic crust • outermost shell of the earth • rigid outer part of the earth • moving in different directions • mountain range in south america • long chain of active volcanic islands • tectonic plates moving upward together • one plate moving up and one moving down • ...

Ch.5 Plate tectonics 2022-01-04

Ch.5 Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. is a mountain that forms in Earth's crust when,molten material or magma reaches the surface.
  2. form long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor.
  3. plates slip past each other.
  4. Heat transfer by the movement of fluid.
  5. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past eachother-form along these boundaries.
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  1. adds more crust to the ocean floor.
  2. plates move apart, or diverge.
  3. an area where material deep within Earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  4. when magma reaches the surface.
  5. crust closer to the a mid-ocean ridge moves away from the ridge and toward a deep ocean trench.
  6. A large landmass or super continent
  7. one major belt of volcanoes
  8. pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley forms.
  9. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  10. is a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance.

15 Clues: one major belt of volcanoes • plates slip past each other. • plates move apart, or diverge. • when magma reaches the surface. • adds more crust to the ocean floor. • A large landmass or super continent • Heat transfer by the movement of fluid. • pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land, a deep valley forms. • form long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten Rock that is found beneath the ground
  2. The area where two plate rub against each other
  3. When one plates goes under another
  4. Where two oceanic plates diverge
  5. Magma that cools quickly
  6. When two continental plates diverge
  7. When two plates rub against each other
  8. Found in subduction zones where plates collide
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  1. A sudden violent shaking of the ground
  2. A mountain that erupts lava and ash
  3. When two plates collide
  4. When two continental plates collide
  5. Magma that cools slowly
  6. A weak-spot in the Earth's crust that lets magma come through
  7. When two plates push apart

15 Clues: When two plates collide • Magma that cools slowly • Magma that cools quickly • When two plates push apart • Where two oceanic plates diverge • When one plates goes under another • A mountain that erupts lava and ash • When two continental plates collide • When two continental plates diverge • A sudden violent shaking of the ground • When two plates rub against each other • ...

Earth's Layers & plate Tectonics 2022-01-10

Earth's Layers & plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's solid outer crust
  2. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  3. raise the level of
  4. oceanic trench area marginal to a continent
  5. moved over geologic time
  6. an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature
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  1. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. When two plates come together
  4. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  5. chain of volcanoes formed above a subducting plate
  6. pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  7. divergent, convergent, and transform plate boundaries
  8. a lot of action
  9. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart

15 Clues: a lot of action • raise the level of • moved over geologic time • Earth's solid outer crust • When two plates come together • an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • oceanic trench area marginal to a continent • pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle • ...

Michaela Medellin 2014-10-29

Michaela Medellin crossword puzzle
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  1. type of viscosity that is slow moving
  2. example of a country with a lot of cinder cones
  3. type of eruption that causes damage and destruction
  4. example of shield volcano
  5. type of volcano that is dome shaped
  6. Scientist think that this planet's core is ______
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  1. eruptions depend on this
  2. type of eruption that does not cause a lot of damage
  3. plate tectonics are slow on this planet
  4. 2nd largest volcano that formed under the pacific ocean
  5. example of a low viscosity substance
  6. gasses trapped in magma like gas in soda
  7. type of viscosity that is fast moving
  8. example of high viscosity

14 Clues: eruptions depend on this • example of shield volcano • example of high viscosity • type of volcano that is dome shaped • example of a low viscosity substance • type of viscosity that is slow moving • type of viscosity that is fast moving • plate tectonics are slow on this planet • gasses trapped in magma like gas in soda • example of a country with a lot of cinder cones • ...

My Crossword 2022-11-15

My Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. rocks formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  2. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperatures.
  3. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.
  4. Made of crust and upper portion of mantle
  5. formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressure.
  6. forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth.
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  1. A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide.
  2. Two plates are moving apart.
  3. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  4. The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance.
  5. Two plates sliding pass each other.
  6. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.

12 Clues: Two plates are moving apart. • Two plates sliding pass each other. • Made of crust and upper portion of mantle • forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth. • A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide. • The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance. • a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth. • ...

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  2. Sudden events that led to a mass a mass extinction.
  3. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  4. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  5. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed.
  6. Extinction Events: Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
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  1. A group of the same species living in the same area.
  2. plates: Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  3. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  4. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  5. Located between the mantle and the outer core.
  6. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.

12 Clues: Located between the mantle and the outer core. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Sudden events that led to a mass a mass extinction. • A group of the same species living in the same area. • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen. • ...

rock cycle/plate tectonics 2021-09-29

rock cycle/plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. layer of earth made of rock and soil.
  2. what was Wegener's hypothesis called.
  3. when the weather breaks down rocks.
  4. rock formed from magma or lava and heat.
  5. the kind of plates that slide together.
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  1. formed by divergent plate boundary's
  2. the kind of plates that move away from each other.
  3. the kind of plates that come together.
  4. where two different plates meet.
  5. transform boundary's are most likely to cause what phenomenon.
  6. rock formed from heat and pressure.
  7. process of rock changing.
  8. rock formed from sediments that come together.
  9. when rocks are moved from one place to another.
  10. when a plate slides under another.

15 Clues: process of rock changing. • where two different plates meet. • when a plate slides under another. • rock formed from heat and pressure. • when the weather breaks down rocks. • formed by divergent plate boundary's • layer of earth made of rock and soil. • what was Wegener's hypothesis called. • the kind of plates that come together. • the kind of plates that slide together. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-26

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. An opening in the Earth's surface, usually found in a mountain, the opening allows gas, hot magma and ash to escape from beneath the Earth's crust
  2. The outermost layer of our planet
  3. Are places where two plates move away from each other
  4. This mostly solid, dense layer makes up the majority of Earth’s interior
  5. A landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain in a limited area.
  6. Earth’s final layer, the inner core is also composed mostly of iron and nickel
  7. Hot, liquefied rock that flows from a volcano or other opening in the surface of Earth
  8. Molten, or hot liquefied, rock located deep below the Earth's surface
  9. The liquid layer, composed of primarily iron-nickel
  10. A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
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  1. are places where two plates meet
  2. A place where two side-by-side plates grind past each other
  3. Is the circular motion that occurs when warmer material rises and replaces cooler material.
  4. The solid, outer layers of Earth
  5. Located beneath the Lithosphere, this layer within the Earth’s Mantle that is composed of denser and weaker material that acts like a lubricant, allowing for the tectonic plates to move

15 Clues: are places where two plates meet • The solid, outer layers of Earth • The outermost layer of our planet • The liquid layer, composed of primarily iron-nickel • Are places where two plates move away from each other • A place where two side-by-side plates grind past each other • Molten, or hot liquefied, rock located deep below the Earth's surface • ...

Plate Tectonics CROSS/SEARCH 2022-04-21

Plate Tectonics CROSS/SEARCH crossword puzzle
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  1. narrow belts of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere.
  2. winds that blow down the mountain (cool, high pressure)towards the valley floor (warm, low pressure)
  3. the rotation of Earth causes moving air and water to appear to turn to the right north of the equator and to the left south of the equator
  4. when hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink
  5. wind system caused by descending cooler more dense air near 30 degrees north and south latitude
  6. cooler, denser air above the land moves over the water, as the warm air over the water rises
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  1. wind system between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude coming from the west
  2. a breeze that blows from the valley floor(high pressure) up towards the top of the mountain (low pressure)
  3. cold, dense air sinks and moves away from the poles
  4. heat is transferred to the air from the surface of Earth by __________________
  5. the movement of air from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure
  6. area along the equator where the heating of the atmosphere causes air to expand and creates as area of little or no wind
  7. cooler, denser air over the water has higher pressure and flows toward the warmer, less dense air over the land
  8. warm less dense air is pushed up and rises in a ______ pressure system
  9. cool dense air sinks to Earth and causes a ______ pressure system

15 Clues: when hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink • cold, dense air sinks and moves away from the poles • cool dense air sinks to Earth and causes a ______ pressure system • warm less dense air is pushed up and rises in a ______ pressure system • narrow belts of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere. • ...

Module 13 Plate Tectonics 2024-01-03

Module 13 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate
  2. huge pieces of Earth's crust that cover its surface and fit together at their edges
  3. imaginary line on a map that shows points of the same age; formed at the same time.
  4. study of Earth's magnetic record using data gathered from iron-bearing minerals in rocks that have recorded the orientation of Earth's magnetic filed at the time of their formation.
  5. ancient landmass made up of all the continents that began to break apart about 200 mya.
  6. tectonic process associated with convection currents in Earth's mantle that occurs when the weight of an elevated ridge pushes an oceanic plate toward subduction zone.
  7. long, narrow depression that forms when continental crust begins to separate at a divergent boundary
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  1. devices used to map the ocean floor that detects small changes in the magnetic field.
  2. place where two of Earth's tectonic plates are moving apart; is associated with volcanism, earthquakes, and high heat flow, and is found primarily on the seafloor.
  3. tectonic process associated with convection currents in Earth's mantle occurs when the weight of a subduction plate pulls the trailing lithosphere into a subduction zone.
  4. when Earth's magnetic field changes polarity between normal and reversed.
  5. Wegner's hypothesis that Earth's continents were joined as a single landmass, called Pangaea, that broke apart about 200mya and slowly moved to their present positions.
  6. the hypothesis that new ocean crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at deep-sea trenches; occurs in a continuous cycle of magma intrusion and spreading
  7. place where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other; is characterized by long faults and shallow earthquakes
  8. place where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other; is associated with trenches, island arcs, and folded mountains

15 Clues: process by which one tectonic plate slips beneath another tectonic plate • when Earth's magnetic field changes polarity between normal and reversed. • huge pieces of Earth's crust that cover its surface and fit together at their edges • imaginary line on a map that shows points of the same age; formed at the same time. • ...

Plate Tectonics Test Review 2024-04-09

Plate Tectonics Test Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The amount of force in a given area
  2. The transfer of heat between materials
  3. The large landmass of continents 300 million years ago
  4. Caused by the movement of liquid iron in the outer core
  5. The layer made up of molten iron
  6. The upper layer of the mantle
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  1. One way scientists study the Earth's interior
  2. The layer of soft rock below the lithosphere
  3. The movement of energy from a warmer are to a colder area
  4. The thinnest layers of the Earth's interior
  5. The transfer of heat by the movement of liquids
  6. The transfer of heat through a given space
  7. The rock making up the continental crust
  8. The layer made up of solid iron and nickel
  9. The rock making up the oceanic crust

15 Clues: The upper layer of the mantle • The layer made up of molten iron • The amount of force in a given area • The rock making up the oceanic crust • The transfer of heat between materials • The rock making up the continental crust • The transfer of heat through a given space • The layer made up of solid iron and nickel • The thinnest layers of the Earth's interior • ...

Plate Tectonics Part 2 2024-05-07

Plate Tectonics Part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Is an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses escape.
  2. An underwater volcanic mountain chain where a new ocean floor is formed.
  3. A theory stating that Earth's crust is broken into huge plates that move and and causes changes at Earth’s surface.
  4. Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates pull apart as result of tension stress.
  6. Rocks formed from compacted sediment.
  7. Margin that builds up or CREATES.
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  1. Rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure.
  2. When a dense oceanic plate sinks below a less dense continental plate and melts and creates volcanoes.
  3. Margin that causes damage or DESTROYS.
  4. Molten rock ON Earth's surface.
  5. A plate boundary where two plates come together as a result of compression stress.
  6. Rocks formed from cooled/solidified molten rock.
  7. A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions as result of shear stress.
  8. Cycle Is a series of processes that create and transform the types of rocks in Earth's crust.

15 Clues: Molten rock ON Earth's surface. • Margin that builds up or CREATES. • Molten rock BELOW Earth's surface. • Rocks formed from compacted sediment. • Margin that causes damage or DESTROYS. • Rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure. • Rocks formed from cooled/solidified molten rock. • An underwater volcanic mountain chain where a new ocean floor is formed. • ...

Dillon Wright. 2015-04-30

Dillon Wright. crossword puzzle
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  1. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal time
  2. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  3. is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. s the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  5. is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  6. also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction. Furthermore, transform faults end abruptly and are connected on both ends to other faults, ridges, or subduction zones.
  7. is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed.
  8. are measurement instruments used for two general purposes: to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  9. valley of mountain ranges
  10. or sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
  11. is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
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  1. or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. As scientists learned more about sea-floor spreading and magnetic reversals, they formed a theory to explain how continents move.
  3. all the continents connected together
  4. is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.

15 Clues: valley of mountain ranges • all the continents connected together • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal time • s the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials. • ...

Earth's Moving Crust 2023-03-03

Earth's Moving Crust crossword puzzle
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  1. A mid-ocean chain of undersea mountains that circle the Earth like the seam of a baseball.
  2. A type of touch volcanic rock that makes up most of the ocean's basins, mid-ocean ridges, and plates.
  3. A crack in the Earth's surface between two divergent plates.
  4. The study of the structure of the Earth's surface.
  5. A mountain peak on the ocean floor that does not reach the surface of the water.
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  1. Plate movement when two plates move away from each other.
  2. Hot, molten rock deep below the Earth's surface.
  3. Plate movement when two plates move toward each other.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  5. The bottom or floor of the ocean.
  6. Huge rock slabs that form the Earth's crust
  7. The bottom of the deep ocean below the continental shelf, usually deeper than 13,000 feet.

12 Clues: The bottom or floor of the ocean. • Huge rock slabs that form the Earth's crust • Hot, molten rock deep below the Earth's surface. • The study of the structure of the Earth's surface. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • Plate movement when two plates move toward each other. • Plate movement when two plates move away from each other. • ...

Types of plate 2014-11-04

Types of plate crossword puzzle
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  1. a theory of how plate tectonics work
  2. the name of when all the continents are formed
  3. things that moved the continents
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  1. the current of techtonic plates
  2. how the earth is structured
  3. edges of the plates
  4. is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other

7 Clues: edges of the plates • how the earth is structured • the current of techtonic plates • things that moved the continents • a theory of how plate tectonics work • the name of when all the continents are formed • is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other

Alfred Wegener 2023-03-16

Alfred Wegener crossword puzzle
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  1. where he died
  2. Country he was highly interested in
  3. Born In
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  1. what theory he discovered
  2. he continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe.
  3. Year Born
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created

7 Clues: Born In • Year Born • where he died • what theory he discovered • Country he was highly interested in • a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created • he continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe.

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-12-03

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Plates that collide
  2. Plates that slide past each other
  3. Harry Hess proposed the theory of
  4. Proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. Plates that spread apart
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  1. Upper layer of Earth's crust, below lithosphere
  2. Under water mountain range
  3. Name of continents when they were one piece
  4. Found on rocks in different continents
  5. Different continents fit together like this

10 Clues: Plates that collide • Plates that spread apart • Under water mountain range • Plates that slide past each other • Harry Hess proposed the theory of • Found on rocks in different continents • Proposed the theory of continental drift • Name of continents when they were one piece • Different continents fit together like this • Upper layer of Earth's crust, below lithosphere

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2021-01-26

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  4. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
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  1. a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle.
  2. the process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.
  3. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface.
  4. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
  5. the process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  6. a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move.

10 Clues: a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced. • a break or crack in Earth's lithosphere along which the rocks move. • the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth's surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2020-05-11

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a large underwater valley formed by subduction
  2. when one plate moves under another
  3. the theory of continental plates moving around on the earth's surface.
  4. boundary two plates moving away from each other
  5. two plates coming together
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  1. word meaning all land
  2. an underwater mountain range formed by a convergent boundary
  3. two plates that slide against each other creating earthquakes
  4. Alfred Weganer's theory
  5. a mid ocean ridge forms when the sea floor grows bigger

10 Clues: word meaning all land • Alfred Weganer's theory • two plates coming together • when one plate moves under another • a large underwater valley formed by subduction • boundary two plates moving away from each other • a mid ocean ridge forms when the sea floor grows bigger • an underwater mountain range formed by a convergent boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2 2021-11-22

Plate Tectonics 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. when two plates slide past each other
  2. plate under Antarctica
  3. when two plates rub together
  4. when two plates come together
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  1. when two plates move away from each other
  2. may create lakes and rivers
  3. what pushes up to form a new crust?
  4. when one plate sinks under the other
  5. magma plume rises up in an area not along a plate boundary
  6. originated theory of continental drift

10 Clues: plate under Antarctica • may create lakes and rivers • when two plates rub together • when two plates come together • what pushes up to form a new crust? • when one plate sinks under the other • when two plates slide past each other • originated theory of continental drift • when two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics - Sam 2022-02-24

Plate Tectonics - Sam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 2nd part of the earth
  2. makes mountains
  3. makes ridges
  4. The 1st part of the earth
Down
  1. makes earthquakes,tsunamis,volcanic eruptions, and landslides
  2. last part of the
  3. the earth's crust is broken up into these
  4. 3rd part of the earth
  5. The earth was this way before
  6. makes earthquakes

10 Clues: makes ridges • makes mountains • last part of the • makes earthquakes • 3rd part of the earth • the 2nd part of the earth • The 1st part of the earth • The earth was this way before • the earth's crust is broken up into these • makes earthquakes,tsunamis,volcanic eruptions, and landslides

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-11-04

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found.
  2. The very slow, creeping motion of Earth's mantle caused by convection currents.
  3. The solid, innermost layer of Earth.
  4. Theory that the crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the mantle.
Down
  1. A fossil that is widespread, has lived over a relatively short period of time and can be used to correlate rock strata.
  2. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart.
  3. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  4. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle.
  5. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth.
  6. The liquid layer that surrounds the inner core.

10 Clues: The solid, innermost layer of Earth. • The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth. • The liquid layer that surrounds the inner core. • The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core. • The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart. • Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2023-02-27

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The least dense part of the crust
  2. When two plates collide
  3. The scientist that discovered Pangaea the super continent
  4. A weakened area in the crust
  5. The name of when our continents where one
Down
  1. The solid layer of the core
  2. The denser part of the crust
  3. When two plates spread apart
  4. When two plates slide past each other
  5. The liquid layer of the core

10 Clues: When two plates collide • The solid layer of the core • The denser part of the crust • When two plates spread apart • A weakened area in the crust • The liquid layer of the core • The least dense part of the crust • When two plates slide past each other • The name of when our continents where one • The scientist that discovered Pangaea the super continent

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary where two plates are coming together
  2. A boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  3. A boundary where two plates are moving away from one another
  4. Large pieces of earth's crust
  5. A geological feature that occurs at divergent boundaries
  6. The location where the more dense of two converging plates slides beneath the other, less dense, plate
Down
  1. molten rock
  2. colliding or coming together
  3. The location where two tectonic plates meet
  4. dividing or moving apart

10 Clues: molten rock • dividing or moving apart • colliding or coming together • Large pieces of earth's crust • The location where two tectonic plates meet • A boundary where two plates are coming together • A boundary where two plates are sliding past one another • A geological feature that occurs at divergent boundaries • ...

Volcano Crossword 2024-03-20

Volcano Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer under the mantle that's convection current causes plate tectonics
  2. An area where superhot mantle leaks through the crust and forms volcanoes
  3. A word used to describe inactive volcanoes
  4. A word used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time
  5. Massive pieces of land that move around over a convection current; whose boundaries form landforms
  6. The loop of volcanoes and earthquakes that surrounds the pacific plate
Down
  1. The index scientists use to explain the danger level of a volcano
  2. The thickness of a liquid
  3. When a volcano explodes under intense pressure
  4. After an eruption there can be earthquakes as a result of this
  5. This often spills out a volcano, and can cover houses and streets
  6. A deadly Mixture of hot ash and toxic gases that flows down a mountain during an eruption

12 Clues: The thickness of a liquid • A word used to describe inactive volcanoes • When a volcano explodes under intense pressure • After an eruption there can be earthquakes as a result of this • A word used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time • The index scientists use to explain the danger level of a volcano • ...

Chap. 17 Plate Tectonics 2022-11-28

Chap. 17 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  2. a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. the weight of the relatively cool, dense subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone
  4. process where two plates collide, the denser plate eventually descends below the other less dense plate
  5. a device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields
  6. huge pieces of crust and rigid upper mantle that fit together at their edges to cover Earth's surface
Down
  1. a process where older portion of the sea-floor sinks, the weight of the uplifted ridge is thought to push the oceanic plate toward the trench formed at the subduction zone
  2. a hypothesis developed by Alfred Wegener that proposed that Earth's continents had once been joined as a single landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift
  3. regions where two tectonic plates are moving apart
  4. is an imaginary line on a map that shows points that have the same age, that is they formed at the same time
  5. happens when the flow in the outer core changes, and Earth's magnetic field changes direction
  6. the theory that explains how new oceanic crust is formed at ocean ridges, slowly moved away from ocean ridges and destroyed at deep ocean trenches
  7. a single landmass that broke apart 200 mya
  8. is the study of history of Earth's magnetic field
  9. a long narrow depression formed when continental crust begins to separate

15 Clues: a single landmass that broke apart 200 mya • two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • is the study of history of Earth's magnetic field • regions where two tectonic plates are moving apart • a device that can detect small changes in magnetic fields • a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Key Words 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics Key Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 200 million years ago the continents formed...
  2. An outer part of the earth that consists of the upper mantle.
  3. An impression of an organism.
  4. When one plate sinks under another.
  5. A long narrow ditch like thing in the ground.
  6. A giant slab of the Earth's Crust.
  7. Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
Down
  1. A part of Earth between the crust and the core.
  2. Something created by a plane cutting perpendicular to it
  3. A feature on Earth's surface that is part of the terrain
  4. A crack, break, or split in something.
  5. A mountain or hill with a crate that holds magma and gases.
  6. The core of Earth
  7. A sudden movement of the ground.
  8. The study of earth's physical structure and substance.

15 Clues: The core of Earth • An impression of an organism. • A sudden movement of the ground. • A giant slab of the Earth's Crust. • When one plate sinks under another. • A crack, break, or split in something. • A long narrow ditch like thing in the ground. • 200 million years ago the continents formed... • A part of Earth between the crust and the core. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was Henry Hess's theory?
  2. where does a more dense plate sinks underneath a less dense plate?
  3. what forms from sediments compacted together?
  4. where do two plates collide?
  5. what forms when rock undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
Down
  1. who made the theory of continental drift?
  2. what forms from rock that is weathered/eroded?
  3. what forms when lava/magma cools?
  4. what was the super continent from 280 million years ago?
  5. where do two plates pull away from? each other?

10 Clues: where do two plates collide? • what was Henry Hess's theory? • what forms when lava/magma cools? • what forms from sediments compacted together? • what forms from rock that is weathered/eroded? • who made the theory of continental drift? • where do two plates pull away from? each other? • what was the super continent from 280 million years ago? • ...

Plate Tectonics Lab 2022-02-11

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries
  2. plates that sit above/in the lithosphere
  3. when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  4. molten rock
  5. when a divergent boundary happens in the sea
Down
  1. when two plates collide and make a mountain
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this
  4. this occurs when a convergent boundary happens on land mass
  5. happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass

10 Clues: molten rock • plates that sit above/in the lithosphere • when two plates move away from each other • when two plates collide and make a mountain • when a divergent boundary happens in the sea • valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries • plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this • happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass • ...

Plate Tectonics Lab 2022-02-11

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries
  2. plates that sit above/in the lithosphere
  3. when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  4. molten rock
  5. when a divergent boundary happens in the sea
Down
  1. when two plates collide and make a mountain
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this
  4. this occurs when a convergent boundary happens on land mass
  5. happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass

10 Clues: molten rock • plates that sit above/in the lithosphere • when two plates move away from each other • when two plates collide and make a mountain • when a divergent boundary happens in the sea • valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries • plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this • happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass • ...

Plate Tectonics 1 2021-11-22

Plate Tectonics 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. amount of techtonic plates
  2. plate under South America
  3. plate under the pacific ocean
Down
  1. plate under Europe and Asia
  2. where plates float
  3. plate under North America
  4. plate under Australia
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. plate under India

10 Clues: super continent • plate under India • where plates float • plate under Australia • plate under North America • plate under South America • amount of techtonic plates • plate under Europe and Asia • thinnest layer of the earth • plate under the pacific ocean

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-08

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates collide together
  2. two plates move apart
  3. when a transform boundary plate breaks
  4. crack in the tectonic plate
  5. the zone where a continental plate and an oceanic plate meet and collide in a certain way
Down
  1. two plates slide past each other
  2. created when a convergent boundary forms
  3. currents in the mantle
  4. plates on earth that can shift around
  5. hot rock underneath the mantle

10 Clues: two plates move apart • currents in the mantle • two plates collide together • crack in the tectonic plate • hot rock underneath the mantle • two plates slide past each other • plates on earth that can shift around • when a transform boundary plate breaks • created when a convergent boundary forms • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-10

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument
  2. :A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  3. : is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock.
Down
  1. :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. : are shear waves that deform the ground perpendicular to their direction of travel, are unable to pass through air and liquids such as water and magma, This is how we know Earth's outer core is molten
  3. :the vibration of the rock is in the direction of propagation. They travel the fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake.
  4. :they can travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth's inner layers, from the focus of an earthquake to distant points on the surface.
  5. :a wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake, volcanic eruption, magma movement, a large landslide, and a large man-made explosion that produces low-frequency acoustic energy.
  6. :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  7. :are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs.

10 Clues: :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument • :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-12-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer in Earth’s interior between the crust and the metallic core
  2. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  3. The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes
  4. Molten rock which originated within the earth
  5. Solid, rocky, outer part of the Earth, ~100 km thick comprising the crust and the solid portion of the mantle
Down
  1. The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth
  2. The breaking up of a fault line along its length into several smaller faults.
  3. the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point
  4. Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed
  5. The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide

10 Clues: Molten rock which originated within the earth • the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point • The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes • The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth • Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed • A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics Theory 2023-05-03

Plate Tectonics Theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name given to the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago before it began to break apart
  2. A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often resulting in subduction and the formation of mountain ranges or volcanic arcs
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often resulting in earthquakes
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart, often leading to the formation of a mid-ocean ridge and seafloor spreading
  5. The hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent and have since moved apart
  6. The layer of Earth beneath the crust, made up of hot, dense rock
Down
  1. The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as two tectonic plates move apart
  2. A long, continuous underwater mountain range that runs through the center of most ocean basins
  3. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that move and interact with each other
  4. The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another and into the mantle

10 Clues: The layer of Earth beneath the crust, made up of hot, dense rock • The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another and into the mantle • A long, continuous underwater mountain range that runs through the center of most ocean basins • The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as two tectonic plates move apart • ...

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crash
  2. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  3. slide past
  4. hot liquid
  5. volcano ring
Down
  1. pull apart
  2. slide under
  3. big wave of water
  4. ground shaking
  5. mountain with lava

10 Clues: crash • pull apart • slide past • hot liquid • slide under • volcano ring • ground shaking • big wave of water • mountain with lava • irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,

plate tectonics vocab 2023-05-08

plate tectonics vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates moving away from eachother
  2. plates slide past each other
  3. convergent plate is more dense than the other
  4. pressure builds up under the less dense plate
Down
  1. ridge made
  2. plates come together, converge and overlap
  3. magma filling a gap to create something
  4. molten rock
  5. plates moving to cause activity
  6. spreading on a landmass

10 Clues: ridge made • molten rock • spreading on a landmass • plates slide past each other • plates moving to cause activity • magma filling a gap to create something • plates come together, converge and overlap • tectonic plates moving away from eachother • convergent plate is more dense than the other • pressure builds up under the less dense plate

Plate Tectonics & Evidences 2023-09-10

Plate Tectonics & Evidences crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a broad region of variable character that may be compressed or extended.
  2. reversals are recorded in ocean floor rocks as the sea floor spreads apart
  3. agglomerate, tuff, and ignimbrite formed by the accumulation at the earth's surface of dust and fragments ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions
  4. It lines up parallel to the Earth’s present magnetic field.
Down
  1. persistent periods of activity ranging from effusive lava flows to explosive eruptions with variable intensity
  2. also called a conservative boundary.
  3. ridge traps sedimentary deposits and is underlain by faulted and highly deformed sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
  4. A tool used for recording symmetrical magnetic field across ridge
  5. lava flows formed by magma erupting from volcanoes at the earth's surface.
  6. an example of a zone of mountains that rose when India collided with the Eurasian continent.

10 Clues: also called a conservative boundary. • It lines up parallel to the Earth’s present magnetic field. • A tool used for recording symmetrical magnetic field across ridge • a broad region of variable character that may be compressed or extended. • lava flows formed by magma erupting from volcanoes at the earth's surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot, liquid rock under Earth's surface.
  2. Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
  3. Water found underground in the spaces and cracks within Earth materials.
  4. Layers of hardened sediment.
  5. A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater.
Down
  1. A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it and collect.
  2. Hot, ligneous Earth's surface.
  3. The innermost part of Earth.
  4. Earth's outermost shell of rocks.
  5. The solid bulk of Earth's interior.

10 Clues: The innermost part of Earth. • Layers of hardened sediment. • Hot, ligneous Earth's surface. • Earth's outermost shell of rocks. • The solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Hot, liquid rock under Earth's surface. • A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater. • Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary where two plates are coming together
  2. A boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  3. A boundary where two plates are moving away from one another
  4. Large pieces of earth's crust
  5. A geological feature that occurs at divergent boundaries
  6. The location where the more dense of two converging plates slides beneath the other, less dense, plate
Down
  1. molten rock
  2. colliding or coming together
  3. The location where two tectonic plates meet
  4. dividing or moving apart

10 Clues: molten rock • dividing or moving apart • colliding or coming together • Large pieces of earth's crust • The location where two tectonic plates meet • A boundary where two plates are coming together • A boundary where two plates are sliding past one another • A geological feature that occurs at divergent boundaries • ...

The Changing Earth 2014-06-04

The Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Molten rock below the Earth's surface
  2. / When oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oceanic plate then sinks below the continental plate
  3. Arc / A chain of islands formed at the edges of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts
  4. Drift / The separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
  5. / An instruments that detects the seismic waves from an earthquakes
  6. Flow / A cloud of ash, rock and gas about 500°C that exists from a volcano like an avalanche
  7. / 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
  8. Wave / The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  9. Stripping / Patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
  10. / The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  12. Ground Station / A receiver and computer that can detect satellite signals and calculate its position on the Earth's surface
  13. / The place below ground where an earthquake starts
  14. Spots / Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  15. Trench / A deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  16. Wave / A longitudinal seismic wave that travels fast through the Earth
Down
  1. / A place where and extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  2. / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  3. Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor
  4. / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  5. / The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
  6. Wave / A seismic wave that travels along the surface of the Earth in the crust
  7. Tectonics / The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the asthenosphere
  8. Crust / The crust that forms the continents
  9. Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other
  10. Boundary / Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  11. Wave / A transverse seismic wave that travels through the Earth
  12. Boundary / Where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  13. Spreading / The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards

29 Clues: / Molten rock below the Earth's surface • Crust / The crust that forms the continents • Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor • / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • / The place below ground where an earthquake starts • Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other • / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crosword 2013-02-05

Plate Tectonics Crosword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that the continents can drift apart
  2. made of solid iron and nickel
  3. an underwater mountain range
  4. one giant super continent
Down
  1. made of liquid iron and nickel
  2. a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges
  3. a boundary that occurs when two plates collide
  4. a boundary that occurs when two plates collide and one slides under the other
  5. a boundary that occurs when two plates separate
  6. influential on the theory of plate tectonics

10 Clues: one giant super continent • an underwater mountain range • made of solid iron and nickel • made of liquid iron and nickel • influential on the theory of plate tectonics • the theory that the continents can drift apart • a boundary that occurs when two plates collide • a boundary that occurs when two plates separate • a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-02-05

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges
  2. a boundary that occurs when two plates slide past each other
  3. an underwater mountain range
  4. a boundary that happens when two plates separate
  5. made of solid iron and nickel
Down
  1. less dense objects rise and more dense objects sink
  2. the theory that the continents can drift apart
  3. influential in the theory of continental drift
  4. a boundary that occurs when two plates collide
  5. Made of liquid iron and nickel

10 Clues: an underwater mountain range • made of solid iron and nickel • Made of liquid iron and nickel • the theory that the continents can drift apart • influential in the theory of continental drift • a boundary that occurs when two plates collide • a boundary that happens when two plates separate • a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges • ...

Plate Tectonics Crosswork 2013-11-25

Plate Tectonics Crosswork crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The word we use to decribe lava before it reaches the surface of the earth
  2. The piece of equipment we use to measure seismic activity
  3. Magma within the mantle is able to move and flow - this is because it is...
  4. Used to describe small material emitted from a volcano (means 'little rocks' in latin)
  5. The type of seismic wave that can only travel through solid layers of the earth
  6. The most viscous type of lava
Down
  1. The words we will NEVER USE to describe a tsunami
  2. A boundary between the crust and mantle which is named after the man who discovered the zone
  3. The least viscous type of lava
  4. The term we use for material emitted from a volcano (e.g. ash, lava bombs)

10 Clues: The most viscous type of lava • The least viscous type of lava • The words we will NEVER USE to describe a tsunami • The piece of equipment we use to measure seismic activity • The word we use to decribe lava before it reaches the surface of the earth • The term we use for material emitted from a volcano (e.g. ash, lava bombs) • ...

Plate Tectonics Project 2017-01-09

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Located right below the lithosphere
  2. Oceanic crust is made of ______
  3. Continental crust is made of ______
  4. These occur at convergent boundaries (example Mt.Saint Helens)
Down
  1. Made of nickel iron and other metals (no space)
  2. The plates are located here
  3. Where oceanic crust is sucked under continental crust (no space)
  4. Earth's only liquid layer (no space)
  5. Earth's thickest layer
  6. Earth's smallest layer

10 Clues: Earth's thickest layer • Earth's smallest layer • The plates are located here • Oceanic crust is made of ______ • Located right below the lithosphere • Continental crust is made of ______ • Earth's only liquid layer (no space) • Made of nickel iron and other metals (no space) • These occur at convergent boundaries (example Mt.Saint Helens) • ...

Plate Tectonics Assignment 2021-03-09

Plate Tectonics Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere
  3. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  5. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock
Down
  1. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
  2. the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. a long, undersea mountain chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center
  4. theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere

10 Clues: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere • the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock • theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere • the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere • the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-03-29

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where tectonic plates converge, the one with thin oceanic crust subducts beneath the one capped by thick continental crust
  2. the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  4. this occurs when plates move towards each other and collide to form mountains
  5. When two tectonic plates move away from each other
Down
  1. The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere called plates, move and change shape
  2. when two tectonic plates slide sideways past each other that cause earthquakes
  3. a geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other
  4. A region deep within the Earth's mantle from which heat rises through the process of convection
  5. supercontinents that formed 300 mya and began to break up beginning 250 mya

10 Clues: When two tectonic plates move away from each other • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • supercontinents that formed 300 mya and began to break up beginning 250 mya • this occurs when plates move towards each other and collide to form mountains • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-11-12

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is housed in the mantle
  2. When there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  3. is when magma comes to fill the gap made by the boundaries on a land mass
  4. when magma comes to fill the gap made by the boundaries on the ocean floor
Down
  1. When two tectonic plates come toward each other or overlap
  2. forms when one convergent plate is denser than another
  3. is another word for sea-floor spreading
  4. is when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. forms when the less dense plate forces magma to come to the crust
  6. is a valley that occurs at divergent boundaries

10 Clues: It is housed in the mantle • is another word for sea-floor spreading • is a valley that occurs at divergent boundaries • is when two tectonic plates slide past each other • forms when one convergent plate is denser than another • When two tectonic plates come toward each other or overlap • When there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-12-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock which originated within the earth
  2. The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes
  3. The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide
  4. The breaking up of a fault line along its length into several smaller faults.
  5. The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth
Down
  1. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  2. the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point
  3. Solid, rocky, outer part of the Earth, ~100 km thick comprising the crust and the solid portion of the mantle
  4. Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed
  5. The layer in Earth’s interior between the crust and the metallic core

10 Clues: Molten rock which originated within the earth • the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point • The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes • The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth • Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed • A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2023-09-19

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a plate moves under the other.
  2. A line of volcanoes that form a ring-like shape.
  3. Plate boundaries that move together.
  4. A current in the Earth's mantle that causes tectonic plates to move.
  5. A ocean covered tectonic plate.
Down
  1. A tectonic plate that holds a continent.
  2. Plate boundaries that move apart.
  3. A large plate that moves around under the ocean and continents.
  4. Plate boundaries that move parallel
  5. A large dip in the crust where divergent plate separate.

10 Clues: A ocean covered tectonic plate. • Plate boundaries that move apart. • When a plate moves under the other. • Plate boundaries that move parallel • Plate boundaries that move together. • A tectonic plate that holds a continent. • A line of volcanoes that form a ring-like shape. • A large dip in the crust where divergent plate separate. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword: 2022-11-28

Plate Tectonics Crossword: crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of major plates there are. (Spelled out)
  2. Supercontinents from before the time of dinosaurs.
  3. Made of primarily granite and is about 25 miles thick.
  4. Made of primarily basalt and is about 5 miles thick.
  5. When plates interact in a violent way shaking the crust.
  6. When one plate sinks under another.
Down
  1. When two plates come together.
  2. The other major continent during the time of the dinosaurs in the south.
  3. An oceanic event caused by plate activity, usually in Japan and Asia.
  4. One of the two continents during the time of the dinosaurs in the north.

10 Clues: When two plates come together. • When one plate sinks under another. • Supercontinents from before the time of dinosaurs. • The amount of major plates there are. (Spelled out) • Made of primarily basalt and is about 5 miles thick. • Made of primarily granite and is about 25 miles thick. • When plates interact in a violent way shaking the crust. • ...

The Plate Tectonics 2023-03-01

The Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift
  2. what divergent boundaries create
  3. The plate we live on
  4. a boundary that pushes away
  5. zone also known as land to ocean
Down
  1. a boundary that slides past
  2. creates mountains
  3. something all boundaries have in common
  4. something made by convergent boundaries
  5. a boundary that pushes forward

10 Clues: creates mountains • The plate we live on • a boundary that slides past • a boundary that pushes away • a boundary that pushes forward • what divergent boundaries create • zone also known as land to ocean • something all boundaries have in common • something made by convergent boundaries • The scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift

plate tectonics project 2023-12-19

plate tectonics project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. form when two plates collide
  2. the person that started the idea of Pangaea
  3. two plates come together
  4. two plates slide past each other
  5. scientific land forms explaining movement
Down
  1. single super continent
  2. tectonic plates move and cause friction
  3. two plates move away from each other
  4. molten rock is coming to the earth's surface
  5. instrument that records earthquakes

10 Clues: single super continent • two plates come together • form when two plates collide • two plates slide past each other • instrument that records earthquakes • two plates move away from each other • tectonic plates move and cause friction • scientific land forms explaining movement • the person that started the idea of Pangaea • molten rock is coming to the earth's surface

Global Enviroments 2014-11-30

Global Enviroments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steep sided bowl with a lake called a tarn
  2. a large landform usually standing 600m high
  3. molten rock beneath the earths surface
  4. the difference in height between the base and the summit of a landform
  5. a theory about earths creation of landforms
  6. high floor above the valley
  7. slope direction
  8. meeting of rive rs
  9. a mountain formed by an eruption of material through the earths crust
Down
  1. seasonal movement up and down mountains to graze animals
  2. buckling
  3. flow of hot volcanic ash cinders and rock
  4. steep-sided flat-floored valley caused by glaciation
  5. earths centre
  6. molten rock that reaches the earths surface
  7. the layer between the earths crust and core

16 Clues: buckling • earths centre • slope direction • meeting of rive rs • high floor above the valley • molten rock beneath the earths surface • flow of hot volcanic ash cinders and rock • steep sided bowl with a lake called a tarn • a large landform usually standing 600m high • a theory about earths creation of landforms • molten rock that reaches the earths surface • ...

Plate Boundaries and Plate Tectonics 2015-08-26

Plate Boundaries and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large wave caused by seismic activity underneath the ocean
  2. When two plates move away from each other forming an oceanic ridge
  3. When two plates grind past each other with limited convergent and divergent activity
  4. Plates from which the earth is built
  5. Continents were once joined forming a super continent
Down
  1. Continuous elevated crest/hill
  2. When two plates move towards each other and collide
  3. When one plate goes underneath another plate and returns to the mantle
  4. Smoke and hot rock pouring out
  5. When two tectonic plates release energy and the earth shakes and moves
  6. A cycle formed by heat moving around in liquid

11 Clues: Continuous elevated crest/hill • Smoke and hot rock pouring out • Plates from which the earth is built • A cycle formed by heat moving around in liquid • When two plates move towards each other and collide • Continents were once joined forming a super continent • A large wave caused by seismic activity underneath the ocean • ...

science 2023-05-18

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust what layer do we live on
  2. what happens when two tectonics plates collide together
  3. name one type of rock
  4. a big mass of water
Down
  1. vent from which magma and other substances erupt to the surface
  2. plate what is one of the plates called
  3. name a rock that starts with m
  4. what is one type of rock

8 Clues: a big mass of water • name one type of rock • what is one type of rock • crust what layer do we live on • name a rock that starts with m • plate what is one of the plates called • what happens when two tectonics plates collide together • vent from which magma and other substances erupt to the surface

Aleesha's Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-01

Aleesha's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Greek word meaning "all the Earth"
  2. magnetic reversing led scientists to the idea of
  3. plate tectonics descending below the edge of another
  4. a long,steep valley between two rifts
  5. measures the mag
Down
  1. a place between two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother
  2. theory of how Earth's continents shift
  3. place where plates slide past eachother
  4. the study of the magnetic record in rocks is called
  5. the process that takes place at convergent boudaries

10 Clues: measures the mag • a long,steep valley between two rifts • theory of how Earth's continents shift • the Greek word meaning "all the Earth" • place where plates slide past eachother • magnetic reversing led scientists to the idea of • the study of the magnetic record in rocks is called • plate tectonics descending below the edge of another • ...

Earth's structures 2023-02-10

Earth's structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transfer of heat energy through solid matter as one particle strikes another
  2. 1400 miles thick
  3. layer of earth between the crust and outer core
  4. brittle outer layer of the earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  5. scientist who studies Earth
  6. solid iron center of the earth's core
Down
  1. hot layer of earth's upper mantle that flows very slowly
  2. cycling of flowing matter as it is heated and cooled
  3. earth's outermost layer
  4. tectonics theory that earth's solid plates move on top of the asthenosphere
  5. liquid metal layer of earth between the inner core and mantle
  6. middle layer and thickest
  7. 750 miles thick

13 Clues: 750 miles thick • 1400 miles thick • earth's outermost layer • middle layer and thickest • scientist who studies Earth • solid iron center of the earth's core • layer of earth between the crust and outer core • cycling of flowing matter as it is heated and cooled • hot layer of earth's upper mantle that flows very slowly • ...

Interior of the Earth 2024-08-08

Interior of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest layer of the Earth.
  2. The layer between the crust and the core.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. CORE, The hottest layer of the Earth.
  5. The material that makes up most of the Earth's core.
  6. The state of matter of the inner core.
Down
  1. The layer where convection currents occur.
  2. The layer below the crust.
  3. CURRENT, The process that drives plate tectonics.
  4. The state of matter of the outer core.

10 Clues: The layer below the crust. • The thickest layer of the Earth. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • The state of matter of the outer core. • The state of matter of the inner core. • CORE, The hottest layer of the Earth. • The layer between the crust and the core. • The layer where convection currents occur. • CURRENT, The process that drives plate tectonics. • ...

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography 2023-01-24

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another moving overtop
  2. Area on a map that marks geographic directions like North
  3. The direction that water always flows
  4. Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
  5. When contour lines are spaced rather far apart on a topo map
  6. The placement of broken down rock material into a new location from its origin
  7. An area where molten crust material rises to the Earth's surface to form a volcano, like Hawaii
  8. The outermost layer of the Earth
  9. Bolded contour lines with elevation markers
  10. Area on a map that marks scale, symbols, trails, rivers, contour intervals, etc.
  11. Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle
  12. The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth
  13. Evidence used to prove the theory of continental drift
  14. The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth
  15. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  16. The semisolid layer of the Earth where convection currents drive plate tectonics
Down
  1. Series of concentric lines on a map marking changes in elevation
  2. Openings in the Earth's crust where magma makes its way to the surface
  3. Ancient supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  4. Where two oceanic tectonic plates move apart from each other, forming an uplifted line of new crust on the ocean floor.
  5. Region of the Earth from the middle-mantle to the upper-mantle
  6. Theory developed by Alfred Wegener describing the changing surface land of the Earth
  7. Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary
  8. Theory that describes how the continents drift over the Earth's mantle
  9. When two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  10. The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces
  11. The difference in elevation between contour lines on a topo map
  12. The movement of heat energy within the mantle
  13. Plate boundary where two plates slip and slide past each other
  14. Representation of land surface features on a map
  15. Dangerous events that occur due to sudden shifts in the Earth crust and tectonic plates
  16. Divergent plate boundary on land where new crust collapses as plates move apart
  17. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  18. The movement of broken down of rock material
  19. When contour lines are spaced very close together on a topo map

35 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • The direction that water always flows • The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth • Bolded contour lines with elevation markers • The movement of broken down of rock material • The movement of heat energy within the mantle • The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth • Representation of land surface features on a map • ...

Earth Structure 2022-02-18

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the ocean is made from
  2. A process that is responsible for holding up large regions of the Earth's crust
  3. Movement of the plate tectonics
  4. Composed of layers
  5. What continents are made from
Down
  1. Crust, Mantle, Core
  2. Suggests that the Earth's surface is not static and solid but moving plates
  3. Ability to float by displacing water equal to its own weight
  4. What do scientist analyze to know what is inside the Earth?
  5. Continental drift theory

10 Clues: Composed of layers • Crust, Mantle, Core • Continental drift theory • what the ocean is made from • What continents are made from • Movement of the plate tectonics • What do scientist analyze to know what is inside the Earth? • Ability to float by displacing water equal to its own weight • Suggests that the Earth's surface is not static and solid but moving plates • ...

Get to Know your School! 2022-09-14

Get to Know your School! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th king of France
  2. what does "C" stand for in CTE?
  3. element Ne
  4. 3rd step of the Scientific Method
  5. Complete the phrase "With ____ you can do anything"
  6. known as the "father of Mexican Independence"
  7. Complete the sentence "Readers to __"
  8. Who is at the Docking Station?
Down
  1. figurative language that gives human qualities to objects (hint: The Giving Tree)
  2. Student of the month in December 2021
  3. 3rd Book Talk benefit "Build Skills"
  4. CTE pathway--first pathway listed (Hint: near Social Studies wall)
  5. first name of the author of The Quiet Place
  6. type of boundary that occurs when plates slide past each other (Hint: Plate Tectonics Poster)
  7. 4th phase of Mitosis
  8. number of fishes in Mr. Teddy's fish tank

16 Clues: element Ne • 16th king of France • 4th phase of Mitosis • Who is at the Docking Station? • what does "C" stand for in CTE? • 3rd step of the Scientific Method • Student of the month in December 2021 • Complete the sentence "Readers to __" • number of fishes in Mr. Teddy's fish tank • 3rd Book Talk benefit "Build Skills" • first name of the author of The Quiet Place • ...

Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2014-11-25

Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading The process of an Ocean trench
  2. The process of the crust sinking downwards
  3. The crust on the ocean floor
  4. trench I deep trench in the ocean floor
  5. tectonics Cracked pieces of crust
  6. Rapid movement of the ground
  7. Molten rock under the earths surface
  8. A huge wave caused by an earthquake
Down
  1. A place where materials from the earths core erupts to the surface
  2. The shaking wave like movement of the ground during an earthquake
  3. The movement of continents across the ocean floor
  4. crust The crust that forms continents
  5. Equipment that detects seismic waves in an earthquake
  6. The starting point of an earthquake
  7. The process of contents breaking apart
  8. Molten rock that has erupted to the earths surface

16 Clues: The crust on the ocean floor • Rapid movement of the ground • tectonics Cracked pieces of crust • The starting point of an earthquake • A huge wave caused by an earthquake • Molten rock under the earths surface • crust The crust that forms continents • The process of contents breaking apart • trench I deep trench in the ocean floor • spreading The process of an Ocean trench • ...

Continental drift theory 2023-10-24

Continental drift theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Records Fossils of similar species found on continents that are now separated by vast oceans, suggesting a connection in the past.
  2. Plates Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that interact with each other at plate boundaries, playing a key role in continental drift.
  3. Tectonics The modern geological theory that explains how tectonic plates move and interact, supporting the idea of continental drift.
  4. Evidence Geological features, such as matching rock layers and mountain ranges, that support the theory of continental drift.
  5. Spreading The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges, supporting the idea of continental drift.
  6. Various pieces of evidence, such as fossil distribution, geological formations, and fit of continents, that support the Continental Drift Theory.
  7. The northern supercontinent in the Continental Drift Theory, which included North America, Europe, and Asia.
  8. Ridge An underwater mountain range running through the Atlantic Ocean, where new oceanic crust is formed, providing evidence for plate movement.
Down
  1. Fixed points of volcanic activity within tectonic plates, which can be used to track plate motion.
  2. Zones Areas where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another, often associated with the consumption of oceanic crust.
  3. The supercontinent that is believed to have existed about 335 million years ago, according to the Continental Drift Theory.
  4. A southern supercontinent proposed by Wegener that included South America, Africa, India, Australia, and Antarctica.
  5. Wegener The German meteorologist and geophysicist who first proposed the Continental Drift Theory in the early 20th century.
  6. Evidence from ancient climates on different continents that supports the idea of continental drift.
  7. Anomalies Patterns of magnetic stripes on the seafloor that provided crucial evidence for the movement of tectonic plates.

15 Clues: Fixed points of volcanic activity within tectonic plates, which can be used to track plate motion. • Evidence from ancient climates on different continents that supports the idea of continental drift. • The northern supercontinent in the Continental Drift Theory, which included North America, Europe, and Asia. • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2022-11-21

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thinnest layer of Earth
  2. When two plates slide past eachother
  3. in between the crust and core
  4. Hottest layer of Earth
  5. Super continent
Down
  1. When plate boundaries come together
  2. Used to measure earthquakes
  3. One of the things convergent boundaries cause
  4. Plate massive and irregular shaped
  5. When plate boundaries go apart from eachother

10 Clues: Super continent • Hottest layer of Earth • Thinnest layer of Earth • Used to measure earthquakes • in between the crust and core • Plate massive and irregular shaped • When plate boundaries come together • When two plates slide past eachother • One of the things convergent boundaries cause • When plate boundaries go apart from eachother

plate tectonics lab 2022-10-14

plate tectonics lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. a mountain with lava that comes out
  3. linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift.
  4. when convergent boundary collide it makes
  5. makes earthquakes
  6. crust that is new
Down
  1. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  2. lava in the ground
  3. makes mountain
  4. crust that isn't new

10 Clues: makes mountain • makes earthquakes • crust that is new • lava in the ground • crust that isn't new • a mountain with lava that comes out • when convergent boundary collide it makes • linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes form (sliding)
  2. gap that formed from a subduction zone
  3. shaking on Earth from shifting plates
  4. valley formed at divergent boundaries
  5. layer of the Earth with convection currents
  6. currents that cause tectonic plates to shift
Down
  1. boundary where two plates drift apart
  2. zone where volcanoes form
  3. semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle
  4. boundary where two plates collide

10 Clues: zone where volcanoes form • boundary where two plates collide • boundary where two plates drift apart • shaking on Earth from shifting plates • valley formed at divergent boundaries • gap that formed from a subduction zone • boundary where earthquakes form (sliding) • layer of the Earth with convection currents • semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle • ...

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crash
  2. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  3. slide past
  4. hot liquid
  5. volcano ring
Down
  1. pull apart
  2. slide under
  3. big wave of water
  4. ground shaking
  5. mountain with lava

10 Clues: crash • pull apart • slide past • hot liquid • slide under • volcano ring • ground shaking • big wave of water • mountain with lava • irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. big wave of water
  2. ground shaking
  3. mountain with lava
  4. crash
  5. slide past
Down
  1. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  2. slide under
  3. pull apart
  4. volcano ring
  5. hot liquid

10 Clues: crash • pull apart • hot liquid • slide past • slide under • volcano ring • ground shaking • big wave of water • mountain with lava • irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ground shaking
  2. pull apart
  3. volcano ring
  4. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  5. big wave of water
  6. hot liquid
Down
  1. slide under
  2. mountain with lava
  3. crash
  4. slide past

10 Clues: crash • pull apart • slide past • hot liquid • slide under • volcano ring • ground shaking • big wave of water • mountain with lava • irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-10-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what causes the plates to move
  2. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  3. this type of boundary causes rift valleys
  4. crust goes under other crust
  5. this type of boundary causes mountains
Down
  1. all continents together
  2. caused by a transform boundary
  3. the San Andreas fault was caused by this boundary
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth
  5. lava comes out the top

10 Clues: lava comes out the top • all continents together • crust goes under other crust • what causes the plates to move • caused by a transform boundary • upper layer of the earth's mantle • the rigid outer part of the earth • this type of boundary causes mountains • this type of boundary causes rift valleys • the San Andreas fault was caused by this boundary

Science Plate Tectonics 2021-03-17

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tremor in the earth
  2. a chain of large masses of land
  3. consists of two plates that slide past each other
  4. consists of two plates that move away, repel from each other
Down
  1. consists of two plates that attract; come together
  2. the theory that earth is divided into multiple plates
  3. landform that is formed by transform boundary and where earthquakes commonly happen
  4. lowland region formed by tectonic plates
  5. molten rock
  6. landform that is formed by convergent boundary and is a mountain where lava erupts

10 Clues: molten rock • a tremor in the earth • a chain of large masses of land • lowland region formed by tectonic plates • consists of two plates that slide past each other • consists of two plates that attract; come together • the theory that earth is divided into multiple plates • consists of two plates that move away, repel from each other • ...

Plate tectonics vocab 2021-11-18

Plate tectonics vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A result of seafloor spreading
  2. The kind of boundary that is sliding by
  3. the area below the plate under the crust
  4. The kind of boundary to be going apart
  5. Liquid lava
  6. Another result of a divergent boundary
Down
  1. A result of a divergent boundary
  2. The surface of the earth
  3. The boundary at which two tectonic plates come together
  4. The result of a convergent boundary

10 Clues: Liquid lava • The surface of the earth • A result of seafloor spreading • A result of a divergent boundary • The result of a convergent boundary • The kind of boundary to be going apart • Another result of a divergent boundary • The kind of boundary that is sliding by • the area below the plate under the crust • The boundary at which two tectonic plates come together

Plate tectonics crossword 2023-01-18

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wave of energy caused by an explosion
  2. the first body wave, p-wave
  3. the second type of body wave, s-wave
  4. the origin of an earthquake
Down
  1. located directly above the focus on the surface of the earth
  2. forces that are parallel by moving in opposite directions
  3. located directly above the focus
  4. waves that travel though the interior of the earth
  5. study of earthquakes and seismic waves
  6. rocks that pull apart from one another

10 Clues: the first body wave, p-wave • the origin of an earthquake • located directly above the focus • the second type of body wave, s-wave • wave of energy caused by an explosion • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • rocks that pull apart from one another • waves that travel though the interior of the earth • forces that are parallel by moving in opposite directions • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-06

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a current in a fluid that results from convection, and heat uses it to travel
  2. Hot liquid substance at the center of earth
  3. A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep
  4. a mountain that is open at the top and has molten hit magma inside it
Down
  1. collides creates mountains
  2. slides past each other creates earthquakes
  3. divides apart creates rifts
  4. one plate sinks under other plate
  5. plates slide past each other and the ground shakes
  6. Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater

10 Clues: collides creates mountains • divides apart creates rifts • one plate sinks under other plate • slides past each other creates earthquakes • Hot liquid substance at the center of earth • A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep • plates slide past each other and the ground shakes • Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater • ...

plate tectonics puzzle 2023-02-28

plate tectonics puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. the third layer of the earth
  3. the inner most layer of the earth
Down
  1. the outer most layer of the earth
  2. two plates growing apart
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. one plate going underneath another plate
  5. the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. two plates sliding past eachother
  7. two plates coming together, closer

10 Clues: two plates growing apart • the third layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the outer most layer of the earth • two plates sliding past eachother • the inner most layer of the earth • two plates coming together, closer • one plate going underneath another plate • the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • ...

plate tectonics puzzle 2023-02-28

plate tectonics puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. the third layer of the earth
  3. the inner most layer of the earth
Down
  1. the outer most layer of the earth
  2. two plates growing apart
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. one plate going underneath another plate
  5. the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. two plates sliding past eachother
  7. two plates coming together, closer

10 Clues: two plates growing apart • the third layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the outer most layer of the earth • two plates sliding past eachother • the inner most layer of the earth • two plates coming together, closer • one plate going underneath another plate • the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-10

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument
  2. :A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  3. : is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock.
Down
  1. :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. : are shear waves that deform the ground perpendicular to their direction of travel, are unable to pass through air and liquids such as water and magma, This is how we know Earth's outer core is molten
  3. :the vibration of the rock is in the direction of propagation. They travel the fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake.
  4. :they can travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth's inner layers, from the focus of an earthquake to distant points on the surface.
  5. :a wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake, volcanic eruption, magma movement, a large landslide, and a large man-made explosion that produces low-frequency acoustic energy.
  6. :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  7. :are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs.

10 Clues: :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument • :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe • ...

Plate Tectonics Project 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what created the Hawaiian island
  2. the boundary that goes away from each other
  3. the boundary that goes torward each other
  4. Famous scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. The number of major plates
  6. Occurs when a continental and oceanic crust collide at a convergent boundary
  7. the boundary that slides past each other
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates
  3. The rate at which plates move per year

10 Clues: the super continent • The number of major plates • what created the Hawaiian island • The rate at which plates move per year • the boundary that slides past each other • the boundary that goes torward each other • the boundary that goes away from each other • The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates • ...

Plate Tectonics Project 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what created the Hawaiian island
  2. the boundary that goes away from each other
  3. the boundary that goes torward each other
  4. Famous scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. The number of major plates
  6. Occurs when a continental and oceanic crust collide at a convergent boundary
  7. the boundary that slides past each other
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates
  3. The rate at which plates move per year

10 Clues: the super continent • The number of major plates • what created the Hawaiian island • The rate at which plates move per year • the boundary that slides past each other • the boundary that goes torward each other • the boundary that goes away from each other • The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates • ...

Science Plate Tectonics 2022-02-02

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates collide
  2. divorce
  3. core solid ball of metal
  4. solid outer section of Earth
  5. core 2nd largest layer
  6. made up continental layer and oceanic layer
Down
  1. the middle of the earth
  2. plates slip sideways each other
  3. the heat that causes the rock to rise to the surface
  4. crust glides over the layer

10 Clues: divorce • plates collide • core 2nd largest layer • the middle of the earth • core solid ball of metal • crust glides over the layer • solid outer section of Earth • plates slip sideways each other • made up continental layer and oceanic layer • the heat that causes the rock to rise to the surface

Plate Tectonics Lab 2023-11-17

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates collide
  2. created at subduction areas
  3. hot substance that rises in the mantle
  4. when one plate overlaps another
  5. when two plates come apart
  6. created at divergent boundaries
Down
  1. natural disaster with transform boundaries
  2. natural disaster with subduction
  3. when two plates slide past each other
  4. gigantic piece of earths crust

10 Clues: when two plates collide • when two plates come apart • created at subduction areas • gigantic piece of earths crust • when one plate overlaps another • created at divergent boundaries • natural disaster with subduction • when two plates slide past each other • hot substance that rises in the mantle • natural disaster with transform boundaries

Bryan Plate Tectonics 2024-02-21

Bryan Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. second layer of the earth.
  2. first layer in the earth.
  3. two plates that move towards each other.
  4. core 3rd layer of the earth.
Down
  1. core last layer in the earth.
  2. two plates go under and over each other.
  3. made by all of the boundry's
  4. dried up lava.
  5. two plates that rub against each other.
  6. super continent.

10 Clues: dried up lava. • super continent. • first layer in the earth. • second layer of the earth. • made by all of the boundry's • core 3rd layer of the earth. • core last layer in the earth. • two plates that rub against each other. • two plates go under and over each other. • two plates that move towards each other.

Geology(Plate Tectonics) 2024-02-01

Geology(Plate Tectonics) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outermost layer of Earth
  2. Solid outer layer
  3. Block of the lithosphere consists of the crust
  4. Strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. Thickest layer of Earth
  6. The hottest part of Earth
Down
  1. Theory that states drift apart from each other
  2. A break in a body of rock
  3. Layer of the mantle that plates move on
  4. Part of core but not the middlemost layer

10 Clues: Solid outer layer • Thickest layer of Earth • Outermost layer of Earth • A break in a body of rock • The hottest part of Earth • Strong, lower part of the mantle • Layer of the mantle that plates move on • Part of core but not the middlemost layer • Theory that states drift apart from each other • Block of the lithosphere consists of the crust

Plate Tectonics Science 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary
  2. This occurs when two plates slide past each other
  3. Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
  4. When to plates of crust collide this occurs
  5. The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting
  6. A break in Earth!s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
Down
  1. it’s made of granite
  2. This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move
  3. The name of the land mass that all the continents were originally together
  4. It’s made of basalt

10 Clues: It’s made of basalt • it’s made of granite • When to plates of crust collide this occurs • Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys • This occurs when two plates slide past each other • this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary • The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting • This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move • ...

Science plate tectonics 2024-01-11

Science plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. seafloorspreading
  2. panthalassa
  3. platetectonics
  4. earthquakes
  5. asthenosphere
Down
  1. ridgepush
  2. fossilevidence
  3. rifting
  4. supercontinentcycle
  5. convergentboundary

10 Clues: rifting • ridgepush • panthalassa • earthquakes • asthenosphere • fossilevidence • platetectonics • seafloorspreading • convergentboundary • supercontinentcycle

Ariana's Crossword 2015-05-01

Ariana's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  2. measurement instruments used to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  3. motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  4. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time.
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  7. the movement of the Earth's continents
  8. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
Down
  1. theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  2. a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  3. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  4. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  7. continuous geographic trench.

15 Clues: continuous geographic trench. • the movement of the Earth's continents • a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

ES Vocab Review 1B 2017-10-18

ES Vocab Review 1B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two ____ plates move apart, new crust is formed
  2. landform created in the ocean by a hotspot
  3. the biggest planet in our solar system
  4. if a boundary has many volcanoes AND earthquakes, it is most likely a ____ boundary
  5. formed when magma melts through a part of the crust, not near a plate boundary
  6. the hottest planet in our solar system
  7. name for the process when one plate is pulled beneath the other
  8. type of convergent boundary formed when two different types of plates collide
  9. the type of variable that is changed by the person doing the experiment
  10. area of low elevation formed at a convergent boundary
Down
  1. the gas giant with retrograde rotation
  2. type of convergent boundary formed when two of the same type of plates collide; forms mountains
  3. the most dense layer of the Earth
  4. the explosion of a star is called a _____
  5. plate tectonics occurs because of convection currents in this layer of the Earth
  6. the layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates are made of
  7. the youngest crust is found near a ___ boundary
  8. an explanation of something that occurs naturally; supported by a lot of evidence/data
  9. area of higher elevation formed at the center of a divergent boundary
  10. the only liquid layer of the Earth
  11. a “belt” of these is located in the space between Mars and Jupiter
  12. type of boundary that causes earthquakes but not volcanoes
  13. the terrestrial planets are more ___ than the gas giants because they are made of rocky materials

23 Clues: the most dense layer of the Earth • the only liquid layer of the Earth • the gas giant with retrograde rotation • the biggest planet in our solar system • the hottest planet in our solar system • the explosion of a star is called a _____ • landform created in the ocean by a hotspot • the youngest crust is found near a ___ boundary • ...

Restless Earth Crosswords 2024-04-12

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

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

Earth Systems TCAP Vocab Game 2024-04-12

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

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

Continental Drift. 2017-03-02

Continental Drift. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake.
  2. Spreading: A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust.
  3. Tectonics: The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that continually moving.
  4. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth
  5. Plate: A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
  6. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another.
  7. Ridge: A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise.
  8. To be reduced from a solid state to a liquid state.
  9. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or place.
  10. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.
  11. Mass: A large continuous piece of land.
  12. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust.
  13. Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos.
Down
  1. Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters.
  2. A fracture in rock where tectonic plates have moved.
  3. Trench: A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  4. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate.
  5. Plates: A large layer of solid rock that covers part of the Earth's surface.
  6. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.
  7. Someone who is specialised in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks.
  8. Crash into each other with violent impact.
  9. The regions of the Earth where living organisms exist.
  10. Shelf: Underwater cliffs between the beach and ocean
  11. Current: The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  12. The centre of the Earth
  13. Valley: A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land.
  14. Floor: The bottom of a sea or ocean
  15. Semi-liquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface.

28 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Floor: The bottom of a sea or ocean • Mass: A large continuous piece of land. • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Crash into each other with violent impact. • Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters. • Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos. • To be reduced from a solid state to a liquid state. • ...

Movement of PLates p. 283-285 2018-01-23

Movement of PLates p. 283-285 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year
  2. specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia
  3. marsupials carry their young in these
  4. the slow movement of continents is called what drift
  5. land mass about 225 million years ago
  6. word for the dozen or so “jigsaw” pieces that move around the surface of the Earth
  7. Theory of plate what states the Earth’s plates move slowly on Earth
Down
  1. These become separated as plates move apart
  2. as animals become separated for long periods of time, this will actually change due to evolution
  3. Dinosaur fossil that has been found in Europe, Africa, and North America
  4. This continent has been isolated by itself for a long period of geologic time
  5. a type of rare animal found in Australia due to long periods of isolation
  6. This can change on a tectonic plate that moves from a northern hemisphere position towards the Equator
  7. this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece

14 Clues: marsupials carry their young in these • land mass about 225 million years ago • These become separated as plates move apart • specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia • on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year • the slow movement of continents is called what drift • this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece • ...

Earth vocab 2024-04-12

Earth vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Located between the mantle and the outer core
  2. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  3. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Sudden events that led to mass extinction
  5. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  6. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  8. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
Down
  1. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. Formed as a result of high temperatures and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  5. A group of the same species living in the same area
  6. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

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

gracies crossword puzzle 2021-06-15

gracies crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the one giant piece of land.
  2. it is very hot
  3. the founded of plate tectonics
  4. we live and walk on this layer
  5. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
Down
  1. best known for the continental drift
  2. the crust floats on this

7 Clues: it is very hot • the crust floats on this • the one giant piece of land. • the founded of plate tectonics • we live and walk on this layer • best known for the continental drift • drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

Tectonic Plates 2023-10-06

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He discoverd plate tectonics.
  2. Made by a transform boundary
  3. This boundary makes volcanos.
Down
  1. When two plates collide.
  2. A super continient.

5 Clues: A super continient. • When two plates collide. • Made by a transform boundary • He discoverd plate tectonics. • This boundary makes volcanos.

Garrett Crossword 2015-04-30

Garrett Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  2. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  3. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  4. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  6. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  7. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
Down
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
  3. 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.
  4. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  5. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. the study of the magnetic record in rocks
  8. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.

15 Clues: the study of the magnetic record in rocks • a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...