plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2018-02-06

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates move away from each other, it is called?
  2. What type of boundary is this: two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  3. When magma rises through the lithosphere to the bottom of the ocean and forms a undersea volcano which eventually rises to the surface of the Earth, creating a volcanic island.
  4. Conventional currents flow in the mantle, and a product of this is Earth's magnetic field. What is this idea called?
  5. The idea that the continents moved (and still are moving) away from one another slowly.
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  1. What is it called when two tectonic plates run head on and one goes beneath the other.
  2. When one edge of a tectonic plate goes beneath another, sinking into the mantle.
  3. The process in which magma rises, cools, and moves along the ocean floor. The newest rock being right by the mid-ocean ridge, and the rock becoming older as you go farther from the mid-ocean ridge.
  4. Something which is formed when Earth's lithosphere pulls apart.
  5. The idea that the lithosphere is split up into large, moving plates (consisting of both continental and oceanic crust).
  6. This is formed where one tectonic plate goes under another. They are also the deepest parts of the ocean.
  7. A chain of underwater volcanoes that forms when two plates more away from each other.

12 Clues: Something which is formed when Earth's lithosphere pulls apart. • When two tectonic plates move away from each other, it is called? • What type of boundary is this: two tectonic plates slide past each other. • When one edge of a tectonic plate goes beneath another, sinking into the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-12-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An American hotspot
  2. A very dense and valuable mineral that forms from magma.
  3. State with the most volcanoes
  4. Causes a tectonic plate to melt.
  5. The name of the fault in California that moves and causes many earthquakes.
  6. How many oceans surrounded Pangaea?
  7. ____ point five was the largest magnitude earthquake ever recorded.
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  1. A valuable gem often found in volcanic tubes.
  2. The name of the plate we live on.
  3. What intrusive igneous rocks are before they turn into rocks.
  4. The name of the country on the midocean ridge in the Atlantic (grows every year)
  5. The largest earthquake ever recorded was on this continent.

12 Clues: An American hotspot • State with the most volcanoes • Causes a tectonic plate to melt. • The name of the plate we live on. • How many oceans surrounded Pangaea? • A valuable gem often found in volcanic tubes. • A very dense and valuable mineral that forms from magma. • The largest earthquake ever recorded was on this continent. • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2025-11-14

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ripping apart plates
  2. constantly shifting things under Earth's surface
  3. when the earth shakes/quakes
  4. when plates "fold" instead of break
  5. move
  6. colliding plates
Down
  1. opposite of safe
  2. come apart
  3. magma-filled mountain
  4. a long and narrow excavation in the ground
  5. dangerous weather
  6. big dangerous wave

12 Clues: move • come apart • opposite of safe • colliding plates • dangerous weather • big dangerous wave • ripping apart plates • magma-filled mountain • when the earth shakes/quakes • when plates "fold" instead of break • a long and narrow excavation in the ground • constantly shifting things under Earth's surface

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-12-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A geological area where two tectonic plates collide and one plate is forced underneath the other and sinks into the Earth's mantle
  2. German meteorologist and geophysicist famous for proposing the theory of continental drift
  3. A current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. Supercontinent that existed from the late Paleozoic to the early Mesozoic eras (around 335 to 175 million years ago)
  5. The formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  6. Pioneering Canadian geophysicist crucial to developing plate tectonics theory
  7. A pivotal American geologist, known for proposing the theory of seafloor spreading
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  1. Theory which explains that Earth's outer shell (lithosphere) is broken into large, rigid pieces called tectonic plates that slowly move
  2. Where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, grinding sideways along faults
  3. Where two tectonic plates collide
  4. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart
  5. The theory that Earth's continents slowly move across the planet's surface over geological time

12 Clues: Where two tectonic plates collide • A current in a fluid that results from convection. • A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move apart • Pioneering Canadian geophysicist crucial to developing plate tectonics theory • A pivotal American geologist, known for proposing the theory of seafloor spreading • ...

Geology 2022-02-10

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

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

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-10

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The sphere that involves the rock cycle and all of our studies of plate tectonics.
  2. Plate, large plates of lithosphere.
  3. The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  4. Gibbous, More than half of the illuminated part of the moon is seen.
  5. The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth.
  6. The largest layer of the Earth.
  7. Plate Boundaries, When two plates meet and slip/grind alongside one another. This often causes earthquakes.
  8. A sea of gases that support and protect the entire biosphere.
  9. The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
  10. The lowest region of the atmosphere.
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  1. The part of Earth in which living things interact with nonliving things.
  2. Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  3. A gas made up of oxygen molecules that each have 3 oxygen atoms.
  4. Quarter, You can see exactly half of the illuminated part of the moon.
  5. Boundaries, Boundary between two plates that are moving apart or rifting.
  6. moon, Less than half of the illuminated part moon can be seen.
  7. line, A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  8. Contains all of the Earth’s water.
  9. Moon, You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon.
  10. The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere.

20 Clues: The largest layer of the Earth. • Contains all of the Earth’s water. • Plate, large plates of lithosphere. • The lowest region of the atmosphere. • The outermost layer of the atmosphere. • The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth. • The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere. • Moon, You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon. • ...

Earthquakes 2020-04-19

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. plate A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
  2. act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.
  3. an intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly.
  4. plate boundaries are locations where phosphoric plates are moving towards one another.
  5. an earthquake or other violent or major movement of the earth's crust.
  6. an unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person's character.
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. lithosphere comprises a number of plates"
  3. plate are places where plates slide sideways past each other. At transform boundaries lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed.
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  5. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithosphere plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.

11 Clues: lithosphere comprises a number of plates" • an earthquake or other violent or major movement of the earth's crust. • act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed. • an intense suppressed emotion or situation liable to burst out suddenly. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-10

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The sphere that involves the rock cycle and all of our studies of plate tectonics.
  2. line A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  3. Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  4. Quarter You can see exactly half of the illuminated part of the moon.
  5. Moon You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon.
  6. The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
  7. A gas made up of oxygen molecules that each have 3 oxygen atoms.
  8. Contains all of the Earth’s water.
  9. The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere.
  10. Gibbous More than half of the illuminated part of the moon is seen.
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  1. Plate large plates of lithosphere.
  2. Plate Boundaries When two plates meet and slip/grind alongside one another. This often causes earthquakes.
  3. The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth.
  4. The largest layer of the Earth.
  5. The part of Earth in which living things interact with nonliving things.
  6. moon Less than half of the illuminated part moon can be seen.
  7. The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  8. A sea of gases that support and protect the entire biosphere.
  9. The lowest region of the atmosphere.
  10. Boundaries Boundary between two plates that are moving apart or rifting.

20 Clues: The largest layer of the Earth. • Plate large plates of lithosphere. • Contains all of the Earth’s water. • The lowest region of the atmosphere. • The outermost layer of the atmosphere. • The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth. • The second major layer of Earth's atmosphere. • Moon You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon. • ...

Geosphere Project 2021-09-28

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

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

earth science 2024-03-13

earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonics: Theory explaining Earth's crustal movement, causing earthquakes, volcanic activity.
  2. Study of celestial objects, phenomena beyond Earth's atmosphere, including stars, planets, galaxies.
  3. Preserved remains of ancient life forms, provide insights into Earth's history.
  4. Daily atmospheric conditions, temperature, precipitation, wind.
  5. Gaseous envelope surrounding Earth, crucial for life, weather systems.
  6. Long-term weather patterns, influenced by factors like latitude, altitude, ocean currents.
  7. Geological process wearing down rocks, soil, landforms, by natural forces.
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  1. Vents in Earth's crust, erupting molten rock, ash, gases, shaping landscapes.
  2. Sudden ground shaking, caused by tectonic plate movement, release stored energy.
  3. Vast bodies of saltwater, vital for climate, ecosystems, Earth's water cycle.
  4. Composed of minerals, form Earth's crust.
  5. Natural, defined composition, crystalline structure.

12 Clues: Composed of minerals, form Earth's crust. • Natural, defined composition, crystalline structure. • Daily atmospheric conditions, temperature, precipitation, wind. • Gaseous envelope surrounding Earth, crucial for life, weather systems. • Geological process wearing down rocks, soil, landforms, by natural forces. • ...

Geologic Time 2024-04-23

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

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

APES Vocab 2023-02-08

APES Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plants using sunlight to make food
  2. the total weight of organisms
  3. shifting of plate tectonics
  4. generating electricity from flowing water
  5. the process of earth materials being worn away
  6. supply of water to help grow crops
  7. reducing severity
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  1. interaction between two different organisms
  2. the variety of life in an ecosystem
  3. the weather conditions in an area
  4. causing damage to farmland
  5. clearing a wide area of trees
  6. eruption of molten rock from the inside of the earth to the surface
  7. fertile land becomes dry

14 Clues: reducing severity • fertile land becomes dry • causing damage to farmland • shifting of plate tectonics • clearing a wide area of trees • the total weight of organisms • the weather conditions in an area • plants using sunlight to make food • supply of water to help grow crops • the variety of life in an ecosystem • generating electricity from flowing water • ...

plate tectonics 2022-05-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when an earthquake happens under water
  2. when two plates collide
  3. a place between where the plates will collide
  4. when two plates slide past each other
  5. when two plates collide under water
Down
  1. a plate not on a table
  2. when two tectonic plates collide with each other
  3. when two plates move opposite of each other

8 Clues: a plate not on a table • when two plates collide • when two plates collide under water • when an earthquake happens under water • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates move opposite of each other • a place between where the plates will collide • when two tectonic plates collide with each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scientists associated with studying planet Earth
  2. deep underwater canyons in the ocean
  3. Earth’s Rocky outer layer
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  1. Broken up sections of a lithosphere
  2. Process which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench
  3. device that bounces sound waves off of water objects
  4. The 7 great land masses on Earth
  5. Remains of an ancient organism

8 Clues: Earth’s Rocky outer layer • Remains of an ancient organism • The 7 great land masses on Earth • Broken up sections of a lithosphere • deep underwater canyons in the ocean • Scientists associated with studying planet Earth • device that bounces sound waves off of water objects • Process which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault
  2. Earth is made out 10-12 big ones and around 20 smaller ones
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. when two tectonic plates come together
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  1. an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from upwelling magma
  2. causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere, which will slide past one another
  3. the planet we live on
  4. The supercontinent that was torn apart because of the movement in plate tectonics

8 Clues: the planet we live on • when two tectonic plates come together • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • Earth is made out 10-12 big ones and around 20 smaller ones • when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault • The supercontinent that was torn apart because of the movement in plate tectonics • ...

plate tectonics 2023-01-06

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transferring particles
  2. mantle rises forms magma
  3. movement of a fluid caused by different temperatures
Down
  1. a process of how the ocean crust sinks
  2. transfer thermal energy
  3. mass
  4. underwater mountain chains
  5. Hess researched sea floor

8 Clues: mass • transferring particles • transfer thermal energy • mantle rises forms magma • Hess researched sea floor • underwater mountain chains • a process of how the ocean crust sinks • movement of a fluid caused by different temperatures

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a current in a fluid that causes convection
  2. the act of one plate subducting under another
  3. two plates drifting past one another
  4. two plates divide
  5. Alfred Wegener's CDT + Harry Hess's seafloor spreading theory
Down
  1. two plates collide
  2. occur at divergent boundaries
  3. molten rock; hot liquid in the mantle

8 Clues: two plates divide • two plates collide • occur at divergent boundaries • two plates drifting past one another • molten rock; hot liquid in the mantle • a current in a fluid that causes convection • the act of one plate subducting under another • Alfred Wegener's CDT + Harry Hess's seafloor spreading theory

Plate Tectonics 2023-05-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a denser plate goes under a less dense plate
  2. plates slide past one another
  3. Form when two plates of the same density converge
  4. plates move together
Down
  1. Divergent plates make rift valleys, and _______ basins
  2. Can be made from divergent boundaries or convergent boundaries that have subduction
  3. plates spread apart
  4. Result of a transform boundary

8 Clues: plates spread apart • plates move together • plates slide past one another • Result of a transform boundary • When a denser plate goes under a less dense plate • Form when two plates of the same density converge • Divergent plates make rift valleys, and _______ basins • Can be made from divergent boundaries or convergent boundaries that have subduction

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No new plate material is made and no plate material is destroyed at these boundaries
  2. When plates come together (or converge) at the trenches, they form a _______ boundary
  3. The super land mass. How the continents looked 200 million years ago
  4. Plates fit together like a...
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  1. The topmost solid part of Earth. Made up of several different plates. Plates usually contain both oceanic and continental crust.
  2. The word that refers to the branch of geology that deals with the movements that shape Earth’s crust
  3. These boundaries are called constructive boundaries.
  4. Plates are part of Earth’s crust that are _________ shaped and moving

8 Clues: Plates fit together like a... • These boundaries are called constructive boundaries. • The super land mass. How the continents looked 200 million years ago • Plates are part of Earth’s crust that are _________ shaped and moving • No new plate material is made and no plate material is destroyed at these boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's ______________ is broken into tectonic plates
  2. area where one plate slides under another
  3. long past plants and animals that serve as evidence of continental drift
  4. two plates move toward each other
  5. long, tall mountain in the middle of the ocean
Down
  1. two plates move apart
  2. hypothesis that continents are in constant motion
  3. landform where magma erupts

8 Clues: two plates move apart • landform where magma erupts • two plates move toward each other • area where one plate slides under another • long, tall mountain in the middle of the ocean • hypothesis that continents are in constant motion • Earth's ______________ is broken into tectonic plates • long past plants and animals that serve as evidence of continental drift

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the continents connected together as a supercontinent
  2. Earth's continents were once joined together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. Then a force pulled them away from each other
  3. a scientific theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates
  4. a scientist who examines rocks to find out about Earth's history and structure
  5. deep cracks in Earth's crust
Down
  1. as the ocean floor grows wider, the continents move farther apart
  2. is a squeezing or a pushing together of the crust
  3. when one plate rubs past another plate

8 Clues: deep cracks in Earth's crust • when one plate rubs past another plate • is a squeezing or a pushing together of the crust • all the continents connected together as a supercontinent • a scientific theory that Earth's crust is made of moving plates • as the ocean floor grows wider, the continents move farther apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
  4. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  5. A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other.

8 Clues: A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother. • A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
Down
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother.
  4. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  5. A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other.

8 Clues: A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother. • A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-12-04

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. — molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. — rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle.
  3. — a rigid section of Earth’s crust.
  4. — type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  5. — deep linear feature formed at subduction zones.
Down
  1. — the layer beneath the lithosphere where convection occurs.
  2. — a mid-ocean structure formed at divergent boundaries.
  3. Tectonics — theory explaining movement of Earth’s plates.
  4. — boundary where plates slide past each other.

9 Clues: — a rigid section of Earth’s crust. • — molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • — boundary where plates slide past each other. • — deep linear feature formed at subduction zones. • — rising and sinking of heated material in the mantle. • — a mid-ocean structure formed at divergent boundaries. • — type of boundary where plates move toward each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-12-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spot San Andreas Fault
  2. boundary Location where two plates move apart
  3. plate Ocean
  4. plate land
Down
  1. imprints of ancient plants or animals preserved in rock.
  2. Wegener who Thought that the Continents fit
  3. boundary Location where two plates hit each other
  4. spreading New rock forms, mid sea ridge

8 Clues: plate Ocean • plate land • spot San Andreas Fault • Wegener who Thought that the Continents fit • spreading New rock forms, mid sea ridge • boundary Location where two plates move apart • boundary Location where two plates hit each other • imprints of ancient plants or animals preserved in rock.

Volcano-Earthquakes 2016-12-08

Volcano-Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Arc String of islands
  2. Weak spot in the crust where molten material comes to the surface.
  3. scale A way to classify earthquakes
  4. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  5. of Fire Volcanic belt formed by many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean
  6. eruptions flow easily, dark colored, oozes quietly from the vent and flows for many kilometers.
  7. eruptions light colored, thick and sticky, builds up in the volcano’s pipe until there is enough
  8. bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano
  9. Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
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  1. Flow Are covered by lava as it comes out of the volcano
  2. Boundary Plates push away
  3. spot area where material from deep within the mantle rises and then melts, forming magma.
  4. molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle.
  5. Boundary Plate come together
  6. Long tube in the ground that connects the magma chamber to Earth’s surface
  7. An opening where molten rock and gas leave the volcano
  8. Andreas Fault separates Pacific plate from the North American plate
  9. Tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  10. Crust the thin part of the earth's crust that is underneath the ocean basins

19 Clues: Arc String of islands • Boundary Plates push away • Boundary Plate come together • scale A way to classify earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • An opening where molten rock and gas leave the volcano • bowl-shaped area that may form at the top of a volcano • Flow Are covered by lava as it comes out of the volcano • ...

vocab words 2025-10-02

vocab words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maps
  2. map
  3. Lines
  4. Tectonics
Down
  1. Processes
  2. Processes
  3. Map
  4. Processes

8 Clues: map • Map • maps • Lines • Processes • Processes • Processes • Tectonics

Zach Bombs 2015-05-01

Zach Bombs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks.
  2. An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  3. The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  4. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  5. A theory in geology 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.
  6. A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  7. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
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  1. A line connecting points to the same time or equal times.
  2. The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.
  3. A type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
  4. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. A large elongated depression with steep walls.
  6. Supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  7. An actively deforming region where two tectonic plates move toward one another and collide.
  8. A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges.

15 Clues: A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges. • A large elongated depression with steep walls. • A line connecting points to the same time or equal times. • A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • The movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other. • The branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks. • ...

Cami's science puzzle 2016-10-03

Cami's science puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  2. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core
  3. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  4. - The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. A device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
  6. drift- The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth’s surface.
  7. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move past eachccc other in opposite directions.
Down
  1. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to Today’s continents,
  2. current- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  3. A rigid layer make up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  4. Tectonics- The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  5. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  6. - The transfer of energy through space
  7. waves- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
  8. spreading- The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor.

15 Clues: - The transfer of energy through space • - The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth’s crust and core • Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Earth's Moving Surface 2025-11-20

Earth's Moving Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Weathering
  2. Boundaries
  3. Boundaries
Down
  1. Ocean Ridge
  2. Wasting
  3. Tectonics
  4. Weathering
  5. Boundaries

8 Clues: Wasting • Tectonics • Weathering • Weathering • Boundaries • Boundaries • Boundaries • Ocean Ridge

Science vocab 2023-02-15

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

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

Plate motion crossword 2024-10-15

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench
  2. ocean ridge
  3. tectonics
Down
  1. boundary
  2. drift

5 Clues: drift • trench • boundary • tectonics • ocean ridge

Geosphere Project 2021-09-28

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2014-01-22

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one plate goes under the other
  2. the study of lithosphere
  3. is when all the continents where connected
  4. theory that the continents where connected
  5. where the plates are spreading apart
Down
  1. Harry Hess came up with this theory
  2. relative motion that is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction
  3. the plates are closing together

8 Clues: the study of lithosphere • one plate goes under the other • the plates are closing together • Harry Hess came up with this theory • where the plates are spreading apart • is when all the continents where connected • theory that the continents where connected • relative motion that is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction

Plate Tectonics 2014-06-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. erupts
  2. makes your hair curly
  3. hot liquid
  4. people climb
  5. sit-ups improve
Down
  1. responsible for tides
  2. when two plates collide
  3. a massive wave

8 Clues: erupts • hot liquid • people climb • a massive wave • sit-ups improve • responsible for tides • makes your hair curly • when two plates collide

Plate Tectonics 2014-06-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. responsible for tides
  2. sit-ups improve
  3. when two plates collide
  4. erupts
Down
  1. people climb
  2. makes your hair curly
  3. a massive wave
  4. hot liquid

8 Clues: erupts • hot liquid • people climb • a massive wave • sit-ups improve • responsible for tides • makes your hair curly • when two plates collide

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. VERY THIN AND COOL COMPARED TO THE OTHER 3 LAYERS OF THE EARTH
  2. THIS BOUNDARIE OCCURS WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE APART FROM EACH OTHER
  3. WHAT ARE EARTHWQUAKES MEASURED ON?
  4. PLATES MOVING IN ANY DIRECTION CAN CAUSE ________
Down
  1. HOW MANTLE ‘FLOWS’
  2. ROCKS FORMED BY THE COOLING OF MOLTEN ROCK CALLED MAGMA
  3. WHEN ONE CONVERGENT BOUNDARY MOVES THE OTHER IT'S CALLED A _________ _____
  4. THE LARGEST LAYER OF THE EARTH

8 Clues: HOW MANTLE ‘FLOWS’ • THE LARGEST LAYER OF THE EARTH • WHAT ARE EARTHWQUAKES MEASURED ON? • PLATES MOVING IN ANY DIRECTION CAN CAUSE ________ • ROCKS FORMED BY THE COOLING OF MOLTEN ROCK CALLED MAGMA • VERY THIN AND COOL COMPARED TO THE OTHER 3 LAYERS OF THE EARTH • THIS BOUNDARIE OCCURS WHEN TWO PLATES SLIDE APART FROM EACH OTHER • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother.
Down
  1. A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. A section of the lithosphere that slowly moves over the asthenosphere, carrying pieces of continental and oceanic crust.
  5. A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other.

8 Clues: A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother. • A well- tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • A break in Earth’s crust where masses of rock slip past each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-04-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most dense inner layer of the Earth.
  2. The layer of the Earth responsible for creating its magnetic field.
  3. form where two oceanic plates are diverging.
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. the theory that the continents are moving on top of large pieces of the Earth's crust.
  2. Gradual destruction by wind, water, and other natural elements.
  3. an area NOT around a plate boundary where the mantle seeps up through the crust.
  4. Thinnest layer of the Earth.

8 Clues: Thinnest layer of the Earth. • Thickest layer of the Earth. • Most dense inner layer of the Earth. • form where two oceanic plates are diverging. • Gradual destruction by wind, water, and other natural elements. • The layer of the Earth responsible for creating its magnetic field. • an area NOT around a plate boundary where the mantle seeps up through the crust. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force pushing on a surface
  2. heat transfer by the move meant of a heated fluid
  3. a measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance
  4. breaks in earths crust where rocks slipped past each other
Down
  1. a dense ball of solid material
  2. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  3. scientists who study the forces that make planet earth
  4. solid layer of hot rock

8 Clues: solid layer of hot rock • a dense ball of solid material • the force pushing on a surface • heat transfer by the move meant of a heated fluid • scientists who study the forces that make planet earth • breaks in earths crust where rocks slipped past each other • a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-10-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist who theorized about continetal drift
  2. Giant slabs of crust that can move over time
  3. A natural event that can happen when 2 plates slide past each other
  4. The boundary type that happens when 2 plates separate
Down
  1. Ancient organisms that are preserved in rock
  2. The boundary type that happens when 2 plate collide
  3. The boundary type that happens when 2 plates slide against each other
  4. The name of all the continents put together

8 Clues: The name of all the continents put together • Ancient organisms that are preserved in rock • Giant slabs of crust that can move over time • The scientist who theorized about continetal drift • The boundary type that happens when 2 plate collide • The boundary type that happens when 2 plates separate • ...

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

Unit 5: Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, & Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth
  2. The direction that water always flows
  3. The movement of heat energy within the mantle
  4. Where two oceanic tectonic plates move apart from each other, forming an uplifted line of new crust on the ocean floor.
  5. When one tectonic plate is pulled underneath another moving overtop
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move towards each other
  7. An area where molten crust material rises to the Earth's surface to form a volcano, like Hawaii
  8. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  9. The breaking down of rock material into smaller pieces
  10. The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth
  11. Region of the Earth from the middle-mantle to the upper-mantle
  12. Evidence used to prove the theory of continental drift
  13. Divergent plate boundary on land where new crust collapses as plates move apart
  14. The semisolid layer of the Earth where convection currents drive plate tectonics
  15. When two oceanic plates diverge away from each other, forming the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Down
  1. The placement of broken down rock material into a new location from its origin
  2. Dangerous events that occur due to sudden shifts in the Earth crust and tectonic plates
  3. Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary
  4. Theory that describes how the continents drift over the Earth's mantle
  5. Surface features of the earth created by the movement of tectonic plates
  6. Scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
  7. Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle
  8. Ancient supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  9. The outermost layer of the Earth
  10. Theory developed by Alfred Wegener describing the changing surface land of the Earth
  11. when layers of rocks and sediment are deposited on top of each other, the older layers are deeper and the younger layers are nearer to the surface
  12. The movement of broken down of rock material
  13. Openings in the Earth's crust where magma makes its way to the surface
  14. Plate boundary where two plates slip and slide past each other

29 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth • The direction that water always flows • The solid iron-nickel center of the Earth • The movement of broken down of rock material • The movement of heat energy within the mantle • The completely liquid iron layer of the Earth • Crustal feature formed by a transform plate boundary • Region of the Earth from the crust to the upper-mantle • ...

Y9 Chemistry ASB 2014-06-22

Y9 Chemistry ASB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the metal found in table salt
  2. ph 7
  3. pH greater than 7
  4. metal used to make aircraft
  5. radioactive substance discovered by Marie Curie
  6. symbol Au
  7. pH less than 7
  8. created the theory of plate tectonics
  9. made by complete combustion
  10. the liquid part of a solution
Down
  1. the solid part of a solution
  2. used to 'stick' bricks together
  3. a mixture of oil and water
  4. made by incomplete combustion
  5. a chemical that halls oil and water mix
  6. used to test if a gas is carbon dioxide
  7. the element found in most bleaches
  8. the method used to make very pure copper
  9. the gas needed for iron to rust
  10. one of the ingredients of concrete

20 Clues: ph 7 • symbol Au • pH less than 7 • pH greater than 7 • a mixture of oil and water • metal used to make aircraft • made by complete combustion • the solid part of a solution • the metal found in table salt • made by incomplete combustion • the liquid part of a solution • used to 'stick' bricks together • the gas needed for iron to rust • the element found in most bleaches • ...

8th Earth Science 1st Qtr Bonus Chapters NOS-2 2015-10-13

8th Earth Science 1st Qtr Bonus Chapters NOS-2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres
  2. land
  3. factor having more than one value
  4. map coastal waters
  5. exploration of natural events
  6. measures wind speed
  7. crust and uppermost mantle
  8. relates distances
  9. distortion near the poles
  10. plate tectonics
  11. what will happen next in a sequence
  12. using a set of skills to test ideas
  13. low relief and elevation
Down
  1. low relief and high elevation
  2. densest layer of Earth
  3. distance above sea level
  4. little distortion where the globe is touched
  5. cloud of dust and gas
  6. middle number in a data set
  7. plastic like layer
  8. model of the Earth
  9. use common sense
  10. divides Earth into east and west halves
  11. landscape

24 Clues: land • landscape • plate tectonics • use common sense • relates distances • map coastal waters • plastic like layer • model of the Earth • measures wind speed • cloud of dust and gas • densest layer of Earth • distance above sea level • low relief and elevation • distortion near the poles • crust and uppermost mantle • middle number in a data set • low relief and high elevation • ...

8th Grade Academic Competition 2013-01-17

8th Grade Academic Competition crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates slide past each other
  2. Efficient production of large numbers of identical goods
  3. When plates move away from each other
  4. Continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  5. Workers refuse to work until employers meet their demands
  6. Period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production
  7. A large section of Earth’s oceanic or continental crust and rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere
  8. Current in Earth’s mantle that transfer heat in Earth’s interior and is the driving force for the plate tectonics
  9. When one plate goes underneath another
Down
  1. Theory that the Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle
  2. All land
  3. Theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridge
  4. Groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions
  5. Strategy of hiring families and dividing factory work into simple tasks
  6. Cloth items
  7. Parts of a machine that are identical
  8. Based on water powered mills that employed young unmarried girls from local farms
  9. When plates collide with each other
  10. The tools used to produce items or to do work

19 Clues: All land • Cloth items • When plates slide past each other • When plates collide with each other • When plates move away from each other • Parts of a machine that are identical • When one plate goes underneath another • The tools used to produce items or to do work • Groups that tried to improve pay and working conditions • ...

restless earth vocabulary crossword 2024-04-12

restless earth vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates slide pass each other it causes earthquakes
  2. formed as a result of high temperature and pressed deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  5. large, rigid pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. located between the mantle and outer core
  8. extinction events that occur over a long period of time
Down
  1. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  2. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  3. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. deep, elingated depressins in the ocean, other associated with the subduction zone
  5. fractured or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  6. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  7. a group of the same species living in the same area
  8. cycles hot material rises, cool materials sink. drives plate tectonics.
  9. formed at plate boundries usally when plates collide
  10. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle and is divided into tectonic plates
  11. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises

19 Clues: located between the mantle and outer core • sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens • plates slide pass each other it causes earthquakes • fractured or zones of weakness in the earths crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • formed at plate boundries usally when plates collide • ...

Plate Boundaries and Tectonics 2020-12-06

Plate Boundaries and Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide past each other
  2. moves the plate , intense heat from the earth's core
  3. a continious mass of land with long width and height on the oceanfloor
  4. the inside layer the most dense
  5. rigid sections of the lithosphere that moves as a unit
  6. two plates move toward each other
  7. the thick part of the earth's crust, not located under the ocean
  8. a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction
  9. two plates moving away from eaach other and mostly occur at the mid-ocean ridge
  10. a break in a rock along which movement has occured
Down
  1. is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
  2. a supercontinent broke apart and the continents drifted to their present posistions
  3. the middle layer more dense than the crust compose
  4. describe the rising spread and sinking of gas liquid or molten material
  5. the thin part of the earth's crust located under the ocean
  6. the top layer , the least dense layer , composed of the continental and oceanic crust
  7. is the process by which less dense material rises and more dense material sinks typically driven by temperature
  8. a mass of molten rock formed a depth including dissolved gasses and crystals

18 Clues: the inside layer the most dense • two plates slide past each other • two plates move toward each other • the middle layer more dense than the crust compose • a break in a rock along which movement has occured • a depression in the seafloor produced by subduction • moves the plate , intense heat from the earth's core • ...

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2025-01-07

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An example of an underwater ridge formed by a divergent boundary.
  2. A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction.
  3. A sudden shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by plate motion.
  4. An underwater mountain ridge formed by two plates moving away from each other.
  5. An example of a mountain range that was formed by two continental plates colliding.
  6. A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust.
  7. An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes.
  8. A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle.
  9. Where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust.
  10. Where two tectonic plates move towards each other, often forming mountains.
  11. An area where one plate moves under another, creating deep ocean trenches.
Down
  1. A deep valley caused by the movement of two continental plates moving away from each other.
  2. Where two plates slide past each other in opposite directions, causing earthquakes.
  3. The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction.
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth. Floats on top of the asthenosphere. Also called the crust.
  5. An example of a mountain range that was formed by an oceanic plate and a continental plate colliding.
  6. A well-known transform boundary that causes frequent earthquakes.
  7. A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary.

18 Clues: A large, moving section of the Earth’s crust. • A deep underwater canyon formed by subduction. • An opening in the Earth’s crust where magma escapes. • The deepest ocean trench. It was formed by subduction. • A semi-solid layer of the Earth. Also called the mantle. • A chain of volcanic activity formed at a convergent boundary. • ...

Geothermal Challenge 2023-02-16

Geothermal Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thermal energy from the ground
  2. A way we use Geothermal energy
  3. The first person to make energy from heat underground
  4. springs Pool of boiling water
  5. Molten rock on the surface
  6. Molten rock inside the earth
  7. A hiker that ran into a steam valley
Down
  1. The number 1 country using
  2. A natural disaster that starts when to plate tectonics
  3. Energy that is able to replenish itself
  4. Destructive land structures

11 Clues: The number 1 country using • Molten rock on the surface • Destructive land structures • Molten rock inside the earth • springs Pool of boiling water • thermal energy from the ground • A way we use Geothermal energy • A hiker that ran into a steam valley • Energy that is able to replenish itself • The first person to make energy from heat underground • ...

Crossword 2023-04-26

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The rocky part of Earth
  2. like plastic putty
  3. - The layer of the Earth that lied below the
  4. - Two tectonic plates where the plates
  5. - Melted especially by heat
Down
  1. Tectonics - The crust which is broken into large
  2. - The outer layer of the Earth
  3. - Condition of solid that allows it to
  4. away from each other
  5. - Continents on Earth that were once called
  6. - A way in which heat travels

11 Clues: like plastic putty • away from each other • - The rocky part of Earth • - Melted especially by heat • - A way in which heat travels • - The outer layer of the Earth • - Condition of solid that allows it to • - Two tectonic plates where the plates • - Continents on Earth that were once called • - The layer of the Earth that lied below the • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one tectonic plate goes underneath another plate
  2. currents in the _________ cause the tectonic plates to move
  3. Process that causes tectonic plates to move
  4. Tectonic plates that move towards each other
Down
  1. divergent plates underneath the ocean cause this
  2. two converging continental plates for this geological feature
  3. These geological features form when one tectonic plate subducts under another plate
  4. Tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. A __________ is formed at a subduction zone
  6. This feature is found on continents at a divergent boundary
  7. famous transform boundary in California
  8. 2 tectonic plates sliding by each other

12 Clues: famous transform boundary in California • 2 tectonic plates sliding by each other • A __________ is formed at a subduction zone • Process that causes tectonic plates to move • Tectonic plates that move towards each other • divergent plates underneath the ocean cause this • Tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates are sliding alongside each other
  2. The NOT SPICY cucumber, vinegar soaked
  3. A 1912 theory with no evidence
  4. When two plates are moving away from each other
  5. The theory that tectonic plates are moving
  6. How tightly a material is packed
Down
  1. When a substance heats so that it rises, spreads, cools and sinks, creating a current
  2. When one plate slides underneath another plate
  3. Panini
  4. When two plates are moving toward each other
  5. He dies at 50 in Greenland
  6. Mucho Grande rodent

12 Clues: Panini • Mucho Grande rodent • He dies at 50 in Greenland • A 1912 theory with no evidence • How tightly a material is packed • The NOT SPICY cucumber, vinegar soaked • The theory that tectonic plates are moving • When two plates are moving toward each other • When one plate slides underneath another plate • When two plates are moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-03-04

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slow process of wearing down landscapes by wind, rain and ice
  2. a boundary where two plates are moving apart
  3. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  4. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges
  5. a mixture of molten rock and gases that is below the Earth's surface
Down
  1. a thick plate containing a continent
  2. the process where a tectonic plate sinks below another tectonic plate
  3. cracks in the crust between tectonic plates
  4. a boundary where two plates slide by each other
  5. a boundary where two plates collide
  6. molten rock which has come out of the Earth usually at a volcano
  7. a thin plate which is covered by oceans

12 Clues: a boundary where two plates collide • a thick plate containing a continent • a thin plate which is covered by oceans • cracks in the crust between tectonic plates • a boundary where two plates are moving apart • a boundary where two plates slide by each other • molten rock which has come out of the Earth usually at a volcano • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-10-29

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area where one tectonic plate goes under another and sinks into the mantle, often creating volcanoes and earthquakes.
  2. The thin, outer layer of the Earth where we live; it includes both the land and ocean floor.
  3. The very center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel, and is extremely hot.
  4. A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other, often forming new land, like at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. A crack or break in the Earth's crust where movement happens, often leading to earthquakes.
Down
  1. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  2. The thick layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core; it is solid but can flow slowly over time.
  3. A huge ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  4. A spot where two tectonic plates push toward each other, which can create mountains or deep ocean trenches.
  5. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of tectonic plates.
  6. An opening in the Earth’s surface where lava, ash, and gases can escape from below, often found near tectonic plate boundaries.
  7. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all of Earth's land was joined together in one big landmass.

12 Clues: A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement of tectonic plates. • A huge ocean wave usually caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption. • A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes. • The very center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel, and is extremely hot. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-11-13

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shake of the ground because of Earth's crust movement.
  2. A sunken landform.
  3. Huge crack down the Earth's surface.
  4. Underwater mountains formed when tectonic plates pull apart making new magma.
  5. Cracks in the ocean floor where heated water escapes.
  6. Powerful, huge waves created by an underwater earthquake.
  7. One tectonic plate goes under another, sinking to the Mantle.
Down
  1. A zone round the ocean where earthquakes and volcanoes happen frequently.
  2. Volcanic islands formed when two ocean plates converge.
  3. A lowland between mountains where tectonic plates are pulled apart.
  4. Mountains formed by tectonic plates colliding.
  5. A depression in the ocean floor

12 Clues: A sunken landform. • A depression in the ocean floor • Huge crack down the Earth's surface. • Mountains formed by tectonic plates colliding. • Cracks in the ocean floor where heated water escapes. • Volcanic islands formed when two ocean plates converge. • Powerful, huge waves created by an underwater earthquake. • ...

Earth's Moving Surface 2025-11-20

Earth's Moving Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundaries
  2. Weathering
  3. Boundaries
  4. Tectonics
Down
  1. Weathering
  2. Wasting
  3. Boundaries
  4. Ocean Ridge

8 Clues: Wasting • Tectonics • Weathering • Boundaries • Boundaries • Weathering • Boundaries • Ocean Ridge

Catastrophic events 2021-05-14

Catastrophic events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a storm in deserts
  2. a storm of snow and ice
  3. a storm that forms over warm waters
  4. a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm
  5. high waters
Down
  1. a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean
  2. a loss of water over a long period of time
  3. an eruption
  4. a funnel for swirling winds
  5. a shift in the plate tectonics

10 Clues: an eruption • high waters • a storm in deserts • a storm of snow and ice • a funnel for swirling winds • a shift in the plate tectonics • a storm that forms over warm waters • a loss of water over a long period of time • a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm • a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean

Mountains 2022-11-20

Mountains crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the tallest mountain in the world
  2. it is not only a mountain, but a volcano in Japan
  3. the tallest mountains are found here
  4. mountains are measured from above ___ level
  5. multiple mountains close together
  6. the top of a mountain
Down
  1. Africa's tallest mountain
  2. plate tectonics converge together making this
  3. mountains that are frozen forever
  4. Is home to the tallest mountain

10 Clues: the top of a mountain • Africa's tallest mountain • Is home to the tallest mountain • the tallest mountain in the world • mountains that are frozen forever • multiple mountains close together • the tallest mountains are found here • mountains are measured from above ___ level • plate tectonics converge together making this • it is not only a mountain, but a volcano in Japan

Journey to the Center of the Earth crossword puzzle 2017-02-21

Journey to the Center of the Earth crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rock that makes up much of the ocean floor.
  2. core: Innermost region of the earth.
  3. Where the edges of the plates meet.
  4. The transfer of heat by the movement of a heated fluid.
  5. Soft layer of rock in the mantle.
  6. Layer of crust and upper part of mantle.
  7. crust: Type of crust that make up the continents.
  8. outermost layer of Earth.
Down
  1. core: Layer of Eart made of iron and nickel that is liquid.
  2. The transfer of energy through empty space.
  3. boundary: type of boundary where plates are moving apart.
  4. wave: A wave produced by an earthquake.
  5. Large landmass occurring about 250 million years ago.
  6. zone: Area where one plate sinks below another.
  7. Fossilized fern.
  8. crust: Type of crust found under the oceans.
  9. tectonics: Scientific theory that says that plates are in slow constant motion.
  10. waves: This type of wave does not pass through liquid.
  11. Wegener: German scientist who came up with continental drift idea.
  12. Valley: A deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary.

20 Clues: Fossilized fern. • outermost layer of Earth. • Soft layer of rock in the mantle. • Where the edges of the plates meet. • core: Innermost region of the earth. • wave: A wave produced by an earthquake. • Layer of crust and upper part of mantle. • The transfer of energy through empty space. • crust: Type of crust found under the oceans. • ...

Set 1 Vocab 2025-04-02

Set 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another
  2. plates: massive, irregularly shaped slabs of solid rock, composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  3. Spreading: A geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges
  4. Wegener: He is best known for proposing the theory of continental drift, suggesting that Earth's continents were once joined in a single supercontinent called Pangaea
  5. Forces: Those that build up or create new landforms
  6. of Continental Drift: This theory describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
  7. The view that the continents and oceans have always been generally as they are today
  8. Boundary: When two plates come together
  9. a mechanically weak, ductile region of the upper mantle beneath the lithosphere
  10. forces: natural processes that contribute to the continuous change in the Earth's surface topography
Down
  1. of Fire: a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  2. tectonics: the scientific theory that the Earth's lithosphere is composed of large, moving plates, causing phenomena like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building
  3. Boundary: a type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  4. The solid, outer part of Earth
  5. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  7. Valley: A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  8. composition: consists of a solid inner core, a liquid outer core, a solid mantle, and a solid crust, with the outer layer being the lithosphere
  9. Boundary: When two tectonic plates move apart

19 Clues: The solid, outer part of Earth • Boundary: When two plates come together • Boundary: When two tectonic plates move apart • Forces: Those that build up or create new landforms • Valley: A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart • of Fire: a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mid-ocean valley
  2. molten rock
  3. where two plate tectonics come together
Down
  1. two plate slide past each other
  2. two plates separating

5 Clues: molten rock • mid-ocean valley • two plates separating • two plate slide past each other • where two plate tectonics come together

Unit 7 2022-03-20

Unit 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thicker part of Earth's crust that forms large land masses
  2. Two plates moving apart
  3. process where one plate slides under another
  4. Thinner part of Earth's crust that lies beneath ocean basins
Down
  1. Two plates coming together
  2. Distinct sections of the lithosphere which make up the outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates.
  4. Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions

8 Clues: Two plates moving apart • Two plates coming together • process where one plate slides under another • Two plates sliding past each other in opposite directions • Thicker part of Earth's crust that forms large land masses • Thinner part of Earth's crust that lies beneath ocean basins • Study of the movement of large masses of rock, known as plates. • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-10-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  2. The planet we live on
  3. When two plates move together
Down
  1. There are 12 on earth
  2. The name of the puzzle
  3. when two plates are moving apart from each other
  4. these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates

7 Clues: There are 12 on earth • The planet we live on • The name of the puzzle • When two plates move together • when two plates are moving apart from each other • The person who invented the theory of plate tectonics • these happen often at a divergent boundary when the mantle is coming up between two plates

Plate Motion 2025-11-06

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The top part of the Earth that is thin and solid.
  2. The place where two plates meet.
  3. A long, deep indentation.
  4. What is created by divergent plates moving apart.
  5. Moving toward the same place.
  6. The semi-fluid part of Earth’s layers, located right underneath the lithosphere.
  7. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  8. How often or fast something happens.
  9. One of the continents that the Mesosaurus fossils were found on.
Down
  1. The force that moves Earth’s plates.
  2. What Earth’s outer layer is made out of under the ocean and land.
  3. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates.
  4. To examine in detail for a purpose.
  5. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  6. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface.
  7. The very center of the Earth, made of iron
  8. Moving apart in different directions
  9. The very outer layer of the Earth.
  10. What scientist Alfred Wegener named the supercontinent that was here long ago.
  11. The dinosaur fossil that was found on both South America and Africa because of plate tectonics.

20 Clues: A long, deep indentation. • Moving toward the same place. • The place where two plates meet. • The very outer layer of the Earth. • To examine in detail for a purpose. • The force that moves Earth’s plates. • Moving apart in different directions • How often or fast something happens. • The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface. • The very center of the Earth, made of iron • ...

Plate Motion 2025-11-06

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The top part of the Earth that is thin and solid.
  2. The force that moves Earth’s plates.
  3. A long, deep indentation.
  4. What Earth’s outer layer is made out of under the ocean and land.
  5. What scientist Alfred Wegener named the supercontinent that was here long ago.
  6. What is created by divergent plates moving apart.
  7. The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface.
  8. The layer of soft, solid rock underneath Earth’s plates.
  9. How often or fast something happens.
  10. The very center of the Earth, made of iron
  11. The very outer layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. The semi-fluid part of Earth’s layers, located right underneath the lithosphere.
  2. The place where two plates meet.
  3. Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
  4. To examine in detail for a purpose.
  5. One of the very large sections of hard, solid rock that make up Earth’s outer layer.
  6. Moving toward the same place.
  7. Moving apart in different directions
  8. The dinosaur fossil that was found on both South America and Africa because of plate tectonics.
  9. One of the continents that the Mesosaurus fossils were found on.

20 Clues: A long, deep indentation. • Moving toward the same place. • The place where two plates meet. • The very outer layer of the Earth. • To examine in detail for a purpose. • The force that moves Earth’s plates. • Moving apart in different directions • How often or fast something happens. • The sudden shaking of Earth’s surface. • The very center of the Earth, made of iron • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-06-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure, distinct from the liquid outer core
  2. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
  3. credited as the first to develop a theory of plate tectonics
  4. a current in a fluid that results from convection
Down
  1. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by a crust. Mantles are made of rock or ices
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  3. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. Earth's crust is generally divided into older, thicker continental crust and younger, denser oceanic crust
  4. core a fluid layer about 2,400 km thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle
  5. new crustal material is formed at oceanic ridges and spreads outward at a rate of several centimetres per year
  6. suggested that new ocean crust was formed along mid-oceanic ridges
  7. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere
  8. a pattern of magnetic anomalies running in parallel stripes and virtually symmetrically on either side of the ridge

12 Clues: a current in a fluid that results from convection • credited as the first to develop a theory of plate tectonics • suggested that new ocean crust was formed along mid-oceanic ridges • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-03-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A man who said the continents were moving and died at 50 in Greenland(Which is NOT very green)
  2. When one plate slides under another
  3. A large rodent that is similar to the Guinea Pig
  4. When two plates are moving toward each other
  5. When two plates are moving away from one another
  6. A food that is made with bread, sauces, meats and veggies
Down
  1. The overlooked theory presented by Alfred_______.
  2. When two plates slide alongside each other
  3. The theory that the plates are moving on the asthenosphere
  4. How tightly the molecules of an object are packed
  5. When a substance is heated, rises, expands cools and sinks repeatedly
  6. A deranged cucumber

12 Clues: A deranged cucumber • When one plate slides under another • When two plates slide alongside each other • When two plates are moving toward each other • A large rodent that is similar to the Guinea Pig • When two plates are moving away from one another • The overlooked theory presented by Alfred_______. • How tightly the molecules of an object are packed • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2024-11-06

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This can be created at a Subduction zone
  2. A boundary where two plates push away from each other
  3. Where a denser tectonic plate goes under a less dense plate
  4. Layer of Crust under the Oceans
  5. a boundary where two plates slide against each other
  6. The border betweem two tectonic plates
  7. Caused when two plates interact at a transform boundary
Down
  1. A boundary where two plates push towards each other
  2. Several large pieces of the crust (Lithosphere) that hold the continents and oceans and are slowly but constantly moving around the earth.( Worksheet attached to this assignment)
  3. Where two plates collide to create mountains
  4. Layer of Crust under the Continents
  5. The area created when two plates push away from each other

12 Clues: Layer of Crust under the Oceans • Layer of Crust under the Continents • The border betweem two tectonic plates • This can be created at a Subduction zone • Where two plates collide to create mountains • A boundary where two plates push towards each other • a boundary where two plates slide against each other • A boundary where two plates push away from each other • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2025-03-25

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary When two plates move toward each other
  2. plates There are seven of these
  3. Is formed when subduction occurs
  4. boundary Where two plates move away
  5. Is caused by divergent boundaries
  6. Causes volcanoes to erupt
Down
  1. When a plate goes under another plate
  2. is what causes tectonic plates to move
  3. Ocean trench Is caused by convergent boundaries
  4. Is caused by divergentivrgent boundaries
  5. is caused by transform boundaries
  6. boundary When two plates slide past each other

12 Clues: Causes volcanoes to erupt • plates There are seven of these • Is formed when subduction occurs • is caused by transform boundaries • Is caused by divergent boundaries • boundary Where two plates move away • When a plate goes under another plate • is what causes tectonic plates to move • Is caused by divergentivrgent boundaries • boundary When two plates slide past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025-06-26

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crack in Earth’s crust
  2. Underwater mountain feature from seafloor spreading
  3. Mantle movement that drives plate motion
  4. Plates slide past each other
  5. Boundary where plates collide
  6. Feature created by magma rising between separating oceanic plates
Down
  1. Earth’s outer rigid layer
  2. Process where one plate sinks under another
  3. Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones
  4. Boundary where plates move away from each other
  5. Result of sudden plate movement
  6. Landform from rising magma

12 Clues: Crack in Earth’s crust • Earth’s outer rigid layer • Landform from rising magma • Plates slide past each other • Boundary where plates collide • Result of sudden plate movement • Mantle movement that drives plate motion • Process where one plate sinks under another • Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones • Boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2025-06-26

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates slide past each other
  2. The famous example of continental-continental convergent plate boundary
  3. Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones
  4. Boundary where plates move away from each other
  5. Earth’s outer rigid layer. In between of crust and mantle
  6. Boundary where plates collide
Down
  1. Range Series of mountains
  2. Landform under divergent plate boundary
  3. Fluid like structure
  4. Process where one plate sinks under another or overlapping plates
  5. Spreading The process of separation of plates and formation of new crust.
  6. Mantle movement that drives plate motion. It causes the asthenosphere to move.

12 Clues: Fluid like structure • Plates slide past each other • Range Series of mountains • Boundary where plates collide • Landform under divergent plate boundary • Deep ocean feature formed at subduction zones • Boundary where plates move away from each other • Earth’s outer rigid layer. In between of crust and mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-03-03

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the tecnology invented in the 1950s and 60s that helped give evidence of continental drift theroy
  2. a ring of volcanoes around the Pacific plate
  3. the pieces of the lithosphere that drift around
  4. the number of miles thick the average tectonic plate is
  5. the theroy that says that tectonic plates drift
Down
  1. the process of a fluid moving up and down due to heat
  2. the supercontinent that our current continents come from
  3. the layer of earth we live on
  4. the supercontinent composed of Europe and Asia
  5. the crust and upper mantle
  6. the layer of Earth that causes tectonic plates to move
  7. the area of a tectonic plate above water

12 Clues: the crust and upper mantle • the layer of earth we live on • the area of a tectonic plate above water • a ring of volcanoes around the Pacific plate • the supercontinent composed of Europe and Asia • the pieces of the lithosphere that drift around • the theroy that says that tectonic plates drift • the process of a fluid moving up and down due to heat • ...

Human Dependence on Natural Resources 2025-05-23

Human Dependence on Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soil and rock layers
  2. a planet
  3. The sum of all
  4. in its abundance in the environment; if it is
  5. intervention
  6. The layer of gas
  7. Resource A source or
  8. is held in place by
  9. can be used
  10. then the organisms that need it cannot
  11. Resource Something that is needed by organisms and is not
  12. power to
Down
  1. Process Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface,
  2. Water that collects in cracks and pores in
  3. matter on
  4. of energy
  5. Resources Resources that exist in the environment without
  6. Replaceable by natural means in a short period of
  7. people’s
  8. Not replaceable by natural means within a short
  9. of time
  10. as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  11. generate

23 Clues: of time • a planet • people’s • generate • power to • matter on • of energy • can be used • intervention • The sum of all • The layer of gas • is held in place by • soil and rock layers • Resource A source or • then the organisms that need it cannot • Water that collects in cracks and pores in • as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics • in its abundance in the environment; if it is • ...

Waves and Tsunamis 2024-05-02

Waves and Tsunamis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the very top of a wave
  2. what are rough waves
  3. the very bottom of the wave
  4. what makes a tsunami higher
  5. what is it call when there are extreme cases of positive interference
Down
  1. what do waves do
  2. what can drive waves
  3. what makes tsunamis different
  4. tectonics the cause of earthquakes
  5. when waves travel in different directions and meet

10 Clues: what do waves do • what can drive waves • what are rough waves • the very top of a wave • the very bottom of the wave • what makes a tsunami higher • what makes tsunamis different • tectonics the cause of earthquakes • when waves travel in different directions and meet • what is it call when there are extreme cases of positive interference

Rocky Bottom 2021-11-29

Rocky Bottom crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a rock formed by sediments
  2. matter that settles to the bottom of liquid
  3. to be liquified by heat
  4. relating to the forming of the earth’s crust
  5. earth’s center
  6. continuous physical force
  7. fireball earth
  8. a rock formed by heat and pressure
  9. mountains formed by magma
Down
  1. a discontinuity in the crust
  2. the transportation of materials by wind water or ice
  3. photosynthetic life begins
  4. the remains of prehistoric things
  5. the layer between earth’s crust and the outer core
  6. hot semifluid material within or beneath the earth’s crust
  7. a rock solidified from lava/magma
  8. layers of rocks below the ground
  9. the outermost layer of a planet
  10. plate tectonics begin
  11. visible life appears

20 Clues: earth’s center • fireball earth • visible life appears • plate tectonics begin • to be liquified by heat • continuous physical force • mountains formed by magma • photosynthetic life begins • a rock formed by sediments • a discontinuity in the crust • the outermost layer of a planet • layers of rocks below the ground • the remains of prehistoric things • ...

Dynamic Earht 2018-04-18

Dynamic Earht crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake
  2. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward.
  3. boundaries-A linear feature that exist between two tectonic plates.
  4. an extended break in marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity.
  5. ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  6. map-A map that show the altitude of the surface using contour lines.
  7. record produced by a seismograph.
Down
  1. seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave
  2. boundaries-The boundary of a plate and a common hot spot for earthquakes and other Earth related disasters.
  3. core-A layer of Earth that is 2,400 km thick and made of iron and nickel.
  4. analysis-The analysis of quantities that dimensions must be in terms of the same fundamental quantities.
  5. boundaries-A place were plates slide by each other and rocks are neither created are destroyed.
  6. currents-A current that results from convections.
  7. mantle- The upper portion of the Mantle that forms the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  8. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward.

15 Clues: record produced by a seismograph. • seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave • currents-A current that results from convections. • A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward. • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward. • ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift
Down
  1. Ridge
  2. Valley
  3. Core
  4. Core
  5. Tectonics

6 Clues: Core • Core • Ridge • drift • Valley • Tectonics

cruz 2023-02-16

cruz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers
  2. Rock
Down
  1. Rock
  2. Rock
  3. Tectonics
  4. cycle
  5. Core, Inner Core

7 Clues: Rock • Rock • Rock • cycle • layers • Tectonics • Core, Inner Core

cruz 2023-02-16

cruz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers
  2. Rock
Down
  1. Rock
  2. Rock
  3. Tectonics
  4. cycle
  5. Core, Inner Core

7 Clues: Rock • Rock • Rock • cycle • layers • Tectonics • Core, Inner Core

cruz 2023-02-16

cruz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core, Inner Core
  2. layers
  3. Tectonics
  4. cycle
Down
  1. Rock
  2. Rock
  3. Rock
  4. cycle

8 Clues: Rock • Rock • Rock • cycle • cycle • layers • Tectonics • Core, Inner Core

Science 2024-11-21

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary
  2. boundary
  3. of plate tectonics
  4. core
Down
  1. currents
  2. boundary
  3. core
  4. basin

8 Clues: core • core • basin • boundary • currents • boundary • boundary • of plate tectonics

Catastrophic events 2021-05-14

Catastrophic events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an eruption
  2. a storm in deserts
  3. a loss of water over a long period of time
  4. a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean
  5. a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm
  6. a storm of snow and ice
Down
  1. a storm that forms over warm waters
  2. high waters
  3. a shift in the plate tectonics
  4. a funnel for swirling winds

10 Clues: high waters • an eruption • a storm in deserts • a storm of snow and ice • a funnel for swirling winds • a shift in the plate tectonics • a storm that forms over warm waters • a loss of water over a long period of time • a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm • a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean

Catastrophic events 2021-05-14

Catastrophic events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a storm in deserts
  2. a storm of snow and ice
  3. a storm that forms over warm waters
  4. a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm
  5. high waters
Down
  1. a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean
  2. a loss of water over a long period of time
  3. an eruption
  4. a funnel for swirling winds
  5. a shift in the plate tectonics

10 Clues: an eruption • high waters • a storm in deserts • a storm of snow and ice • a funnel for swirling winds • a shift in the plate tectonics • a storm that forms over warm waters • a loss of water over a long period of time • a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm • a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean

Earth science 2021-06-02

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a part of an atom with neutral charge
  2. a celestial body that orbits a sun
  3. rain, when gas emissions combine with water
  4. zero, lowest temperature possible
  5. tectonics, the movement of the earth's crust
  6. fission, when two atoms fuse together
  7. the patha celestial body follows
  8. lets gas and liquid through it
Down
  1. living object that can function on its own
  2. a celestial body made of rock
  3. rock, a rock formed by clay
  4. hole, the result after a star collapses
  5. erosion by friction
  6. someone who studies planets and space
  7. a cloud of dust in space

15 Clues: erosion by friction • a cloud of dust in space • rock, a rock formed by clay • a celestial body made of rock • lets gas and liquid through it • the patha celestial body follows • a celestial body that orbits a sun • zero, lowest temperature possible • a part of an atom with neutral charge • someone who studies planets and space • fission, when two atoms fuse together • ...

Earthquakes and Seismic Waves 2022-10-24

Earthquakes and Seismic Waves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks move together
  2. Measures the intensity/Severity of an E.Q.
  3. Rocks move away from each other
  4. The Waves that control an E.Q.
  5. Measures the strength/magnitude of an E.Q.
  6. directly above the focus on the surface
Down
  1. Rocks slide past each other
  2. Large pieces of crust
  3. Measures energy released in an E.Q
  4. First wave to arrive at a seismic station
  5. where the earthquake originates
  6. Second wave to arrive
  7. Pressure along a fault line being released
  8. An instrument to record/measure earthquakes
  9. What happens after an E.Q

15 Clues: Rocks move together • Large pieces of crust • Second wave to arrive • What happens after an E.Q • Rocks slide past each other • The Waves that control an E.Q. • where the earthquake originates • Rocks move away from each other • Measures energy released in an E.Q • directly above the focus on the surface • First wave to arrive at a seismic station • ...

Dynamic Earh 2018-04-18

Dynamic Earh crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundaries-A place were plates slide by each other and rocks are neither created are destroyed.
  2. core-A layer of Earth that is 2,400 km thick and made of iron and nickel.
  3. boundaries-The boundary of a plate and a common hot spot for earthquakes and other Earth related disasters.
  4. record produced by a seismograph.
  5. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward.
  6. wave-A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake
  7. currents-A current that results from convections.
Down
  1. extended break in marked by the relative displacement and discontinuity.
  2. fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward.
  3. boundaries-A linear feature that exist between two tectonic plates.
  4. map-A map that show the altitude of the surface using contour lines.
  5. analysis-The analysis of quantities that dimensions must be in terms of the same fundamental quantities.
  6. mantle- The upper portion of the Mantle that forms the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  7. wave-A seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave
  8. ridges-An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics.

15 Clues: record produced by a seismograph. • currents-A current that results from convections. • wave-A seismic wave and more elastic than a P wave • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved upward. • fault-A fault were a hanging wall is moved downward. • wave-A seismic wave and the first sign of an earthquake • ...

Kahle Swartzfager 2025-04-29

Kahle Swartzfager crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hot and cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano.
  2. Being warn by long exposure to the Atmesphere.
  3. Lies between earths dense supper head core.
  4. core surrounds the inner core of earth.
  5. Wegner scientist who explained the idea of continental drift.
  6. All continents existed as one Super Continent.
  7. Molten Rock in the earth.
  8. a natural feature of land surface.
  9. currents Drives the movement of the Earth's ridged tectonics.
  10. one of the 7 divisions of land on the land of the globe
Down
  1. Tectonics Large slabs of rock that devide Earth's crust.
  2. A sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  3. The Outer Most shell Of a planet
  4. drift The gradule moving of continents a crost the earths surface.
  5. 200 million yrs ago antarica was united with south america africa, India, & Austrailia in a single continent
  6. Flow A dense fast moving flow.
  7. boundaries The edges where 2 plates meet.
  8. core a hot dense ball of mostly iron in the center of Earth."758 Miles Thick"
  9. an opening in a plants moon or crust through which molded rock hot gases & other materials Erupt.
  10. A gradual Destruction By when water & other natural agents.

20 Clues: Molten Rock in the earth. • Flow A dense fast moving flow. • The Outer Most shell Of a planet • a natural feature of land surface. • A sudden violent shaking of the ground. • core surrounds the inner core of earth. • boundaries The edges where 2 plates meet. • Lies between earths dense supper head core. • Being warn by long exposure to the Atmesphere. • ...

study 2025-10-03

study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people’s
  2. generate
  3. of energy
  4. power to
  5. as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  6. The sum of all
  7. of time
  8. then the organisms that need it cannot
  9. soil and rock layers
  10. Resources Resources that exist in the environment without
  11. Replaceable by natural means in a short period of
  12. can be used
  13. Resource Something that is needed by organisms and is not
Down
  1. Resource A source or
  2. a layer of gas surrounding a planet
  3. matter on
  4. Process Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface,
  5. Water that collects in cracks and pores in
  6. Not replaceable by natural means within a short
  7. in its abundance in the environment; if it is
  8. intervention

21 Clues: of time • people’s • generate • power to • of energy • matter on • can be used • intervention • The sum of all • Resource A source or • soil and rock layers • a layer of gas surrounding a planet • then the organisms that need it cannot • Water that collects in cracks and pores in • as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics • in its abundance in the environment; if it is • ...

Geography Vocab 2023-12-07

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

20 Clues: The innermost part of the earth • the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior • measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • valley an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart. • ...

andy 2025-05-29

andy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One plate moves beneath another
  2. Rock type formed under pressure and heat
  3. Rock type formed from cooled magma or lava
  4. Spot where earthquake starts underground
  5. Molten rock erupted onto the surface
  6. A break in the Earth's crust where movement occurs
  7. Rigid outer part of Earth (crust + upper mantle)
  8. Earth's outermost solid layer
  9. Process where rocks change type in cycle
  10. Mountain that erupts molten material
  11. Cycle involving creation/destruction of crust
  12. Theory explaining plate movement
  13. Circular movement of material in mantle
  14. Boundary where plates slide past each other
  15. Layer beneath the crust composed of silicate rocks
  16. Rock type formed from sediment compaction
  17. Point on surface directly above earthquake focus
  18. Heat transfer driving plate tectonics
  19. Boundary where plates move apart
  20. Soft layer allowing plate movement
  21. Instrument to detect earthquake waves
  22. Boundary where plates collide
Down
  1. Mid-ocean ridge is example of this boundary
  2. Fracture zone example of this boundary
  3. A rigid segment of Earth's lithosphere
  4. Semi-fluid layer under the lithosphere
  5. Large landform formed by volcanic activity
  6. Place where two plates meet
  7. Slow movement of continents over time
  8. Related to earthquakes or vibrations
  9. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  10. Caused by movement along a fault line
  11. Huge sea wave caused by underwater disturbance
  12. Scale measuring earthquake magnitude
  13. Energy released by shifting plates
  14. Boundary where crust is neither created nor destroyed
  15. Central part of the Earth
  16. Deep ocean trench example of this boundary
  17. Release of magma, ash, and gas
  18. Supercontinent from 300 million years ago

40 Clues: Central part of the Earth • Place where two plates meet • Earth's outermost solid layer • Boundary where plates collide • Release of magma, ash, and gas • One plate moves beneath another • Theory explaining plate movement • Boundary where plates move apart • Energy released by shifting plates • Soft layer allowing plate movement • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface • ...

Tectonic Plates 2014-05-22

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that are under continents
  2. Convergent plates cause ________ ranges
  3. Two plates that push up against each other
  4. The place where 2 plates meet
  5. Tectonic plates travel very...
Down
  1. Tectonic plates are the top layer of the Earth's...
  2. Plate tectonics is the reason for the movement of the...
  3. Plates that move across each other
  4. Plates that move away from each other
  5. Liquid rock
  6. Plates that are under the ocean
  7. People who study tectonic plates

12 Clues: Liquid rock • The place where 2 plates meet • Tectonic plates travel very... • Plates that are under the ocean • Plates that are under continents • People who study tectonic plates • Plates that move across each other • Plates that move away from each other • Convergent plates cause ________ ranges • Two plates that push up against each other • ...

Extra credit 2023-01-30

Extra credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a magma launches out of a volcano
  2. wind and water destroying rocks
  3. scale to measure time
  4. the process of building things
Down
  1. the creation of mountains
  2. A scale to measure the effected area
  3. the process of destroying things
  4. mud, rocks and other debris falling off a hill
  5. when two plate tectonics collide

9 Clues: scale to measure time • the creation of mountains • the process of building things • wind and water destroying rocks • the process of destroying things • when two plate tectonics collide • A scale to measure the effected area • When a magma launches out of a volcano • mud, rocks and other debris falling off a hill

Science Terms Crossword 2022-03-28

Science Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with this force.(two words)
  2. The theory that earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock that move.(two words)
  3. A theory that suggested that continents are in constant motion.(two words)
  4. This refers to grain size and how the grains are arranged.
  5. The results when uneven pressures cause flat minerals to line up.
  6. Rock and mineral fragments that are loose or suspended in water.
  7. This pulls on the rest of the plate with this force.(two words)
  8. Molten rock that erupts onto earth's surface.
  9. A state in which magnetized objects will orient themselves to point to the north.(two words)
Down
  1. The process of laying down sediment in a new location.
  2. The process through which sediment turns into rock.
  3. The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge.(two words)
  4. a state in which magnetized objects would reverse direction and orients to point to the south.(two words)
  5. The process that loves large amounts of rock up to earths surface.
  6. The individual parts in a rock.
  7. The cold and rigid outermost rock layers.
  8. Molten rock when it is inside earth.
  9. The denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate in this process.
  10. The theory that all continents were once a supercontinent.
  11. This is a naturally occuring solid mixture composed of minerals and other things.

20 Clues: The individual parts in a rock. • Molten rock when it is inside earth. • The cold and rigid outermost rock layers. • Molten rock that erupts onto earth's surface. • The process through which sediment turns into rock. • The process of laying down sediment in a new location. • This refers to grain size and how the grains are arranged. • ...

Geography Vocab 2023-12-07

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

20 Clues: The innermost part of the earth • the mostly solid bulk of Earths interior • measure of the magnitude of an earthquake • a steep conical hill of loose pyroclastic fragments • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • valley an area where the earth's crust is splitting apart. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2024-01-22

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics
  2. the boundary where the tectonic plates are sliding past each other.
  3. the boundry between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. The theory that pieces of Earth's outer crust are in constant motion.
Down
  1. plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
  2. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  3. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core off the Earth.
  4. Area at a convergent boundary when one plate moves under another plate
  5. process that creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges and destroys older crust at deep sea trenches
  6. Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading
  7. the man who investigated continental drift after finding fossils on opposite sides of oceans.
  8. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.

12 Clues: Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading • Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics • plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains • the boundary where the tectonic plates are sliding past each other. • The theory that pieces of Earth's outer crust are in constant motion. • ...

Earthquakes and Seismic Waves 2022-10-24

Earthquakes and Seismic Waves crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks move together
  2. Measures the intensity/Severity of an E.Q.
  3. Rocks move away from each other
  4. The Waves that control an E.Q.
  5. Measures the strength/magnitude of an E.Q.
  6. directly above the focus on the surface
Down
  1. Rocks slide past each other
  2. Large pieces of crust
  3. Measures energy released in an E.Q
  4. First wave to arrive at a seismic station
  5. where the earthquake originates
  6. Second wave to arrive
  7. Pressure along a fault line being released
  8. An instrument to record/measure earthquakes
  9. What happens after an E.Q

15 Clues: Rocks move together • Large pieces of crust • Second wave to arrive • What happens after an E.Q • Rocks slide past each other • The Waves that control an E.Q. • where the earthquake originates • Rocks move away from each other • Measures energy released in an E.Q • directly above the focus on the surface • First wave to arrive at a seismic station • ...

Joseph Illan 2022-04-29

Joseph Illan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continent move
  2. matter that goes to the bottom of a liquid
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics
  4. formed by solidification of magma
  5. to change a thing into a different thing
Down
  1. small and large landform
  2. moving or extending in different directions
  3. rock transformation by heat
  4. Rock that is formed and leaves liquid

9 Clues: continent move • small and large landform • rock transformation by heat • formed by solidification of magma • Rock that is formed and leaves liquid • the action or process in plate tectonics • to change a thing into a different thing • matter that goes to the bottom of a liquid • moving or extending in different directions

Joseph Illan 2022-04-29

Joseph Illan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continent move
  2. matter that goes to the bottom of a liquid
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics
  4. formed by solidification of magma
  5. to change a thing into a different thing
Down
  1. small and large landform
  2. moving or extending in different directions
  3. rock transformation by heat
  4. Rock that is formed and leaves liquid

9 Clues: continent move • small and large landform • rock transformation by heat • formed by solidification of magma • Rock that is formed and leaves liquid • the action or process in plate tectonics • to change a thing into a different thing • matter that goes to the bottom of a liquid • moving or extending in different directions

Catastrophic events 2021-05-14

Catastrophic events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a storm of snow and ice
  2. a shift in the plate tectonics
  3. a storm that forms over warm waters
  4. a funnel for swirling winds
  5. high waters
Down
  1. an eruption
  2. a loss of water over a long period of time
  3. a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean
  4. a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm
  5. a storm in deserts

10 Clues: an eruption • high waters • a storm in deserts • a storm of snow and ice • a funnel for swirling winds • a shift in the plate tectonics • a storm that forms over warm waters • a loss of water over a long period of time • a collapse of an underwater aquifer or chasm • a large wave caused by earthquakes in the ocean

Landforms Crossword 2016-06-17

Landforms Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is how many major plates are on Earth
  2. The Seven _________ are the tallest mountains of each continent
  3. the country where the largest volcanic eruption happened
  4. liquid rock inside a volcano
  5. a waterfall in Africa
  6. Australia's most famous natural wonder
  7. plates can cause this natural disaster
  8. an area of Earth where most volcanoes are
  9. a giant wave
  10. the largest volcanic eruption in history
Down
  1. ________ lines make up the boundaries of the plates
  2. highest mountain on earth
  3. plate ___________
  4. this polar region has penguins
  5. a great harbor is located here
  6. a natural light show
  7. the tallest mountain in Africa
  8. how many natural wonders are there?

18 Clues: a giant wave • plate ___________ • a natural light show • a waterfall in Africa • highest mountain on earth • liquid rock inside a volcano • this polar region has penguins • a great harbor is located here • the tallest mountain in Africa • how many natural wonders are there? • Australia's most famous natural wonder • plates can cause this natural disaster • ...