plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Landforms Crossword 2016-06-17

Landforms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

Earth Science 2022-06-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented an improved telescope to observe and describe things in the solar system
  2. The heat transfer with a gas or liquid
  3. Earth going around the sun
  4. Water vaporizing into a gas
  5. Discovered that there is universe beyond the Milky Way
  6. Created geology
  7. Discovered plate tectonics
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  1. The measurement east or west
  2. Elevation above sea level
  3. The study of rocks
  4. The tool to measure air pressure
  5. The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
  6. Plenty supply of something
  7. The most solid layer of the Earth
  8. Discovered that the sun is in the center of the universe

15 Clues: Created geology • The study of rocks • Elevation above sea level • Earth going around the sun • Plenty supply of something • Discovered plate tectonics • Water vaporizing into a gas • The measurement east or west • The tool to measure air pressure • The most solid layer of the Earth • The heat transfer with a gas or liquid • The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves • ...

Geology Rocks 2025-02-28

Geology Rocks crossword puzzle
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  1. Teaches the lab components of EARTH 121 and 122
  2. A red hot liquid that lies BELOW Earth's surface
  3. UW Prof who LOVES zircons
  4. Curator of the UW Earth Museum
  5. Metamorphic mineral, also January's birthstone
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  1. Mount ______, a stratovolcano responsible for the destruction of Pompeii
  2. Scientist who proposed plate tectonics
  3. Famous female paleontologist
  4. Mining company _____ Eagle

9 Clues: UW Prof who LOVES zircons • Mining company _____ Eagle • Famous female paleontologist • Curator of the UW Earth Museum • Scientist who proposed plate tectonics • Metamorphic mineral, also January's birthstone • Teaches the lab components of EARTH 121 and 122 • A red hot liquid that lies BELOW Earth's surface • ...

Science Crossword 2025-07-09

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. These results from the upwarping of tectonic plates and are not accompanied by the collision of plate boundaries
  2. This occurs when two plates slide toward each other and form either a subduction zone or an organic belt
  3. This occurs between two colliding plates
  4. These structures are constructed from accumulated lava flows, pyroclasts, and other igneous rocks that piled up over time
  5. This occurs when two plates move away from each other creating a gap or rift between them
  6. This acts against the driving forces of plate tectonics
  7. These do not form because of Earth's internal activity but because of rock erosion or weathering
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  1. These are formed through plate convergence
  2. This is caused by the rising of heat from the core toward the mantle
  3. The force that resists all forces associated with plate movement in subducting zones
  4. These are formed by tensional forces and uplifted large blocks of crust that are caused by the movement of normal faults
  5. This occurs when the plates slide against each other in opposite directions
  6. This either pushes tectonic plates toward one another or pulls them apart
  7. This resists the movement of lithospheric plates

14 Clues: This occurs between two colliding plates • These are formed through plate convergence • This resists the movement of lithospheric plates • This acts against the driving forces of plate tectonics • This is caused by the rising of heat from the core toward the mantle • This either pushes tectonic plates toward one another or pulls them apart • ...

Landforms Crossword 2016-06-17

Landforms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

Earth Science Review #2 2022-05-16

Earth Science Review #2 crossword puzzle
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  1. instrument that measures air pressure
  2. layers below are older than layers on top
  3. boundary where the plates are moving apart
  4. rock formed from compacted or other rocks
  5. compression wave
  6. chem weathering with rounded edges
  7. downslope movement of rock
  8. wave that shakes particles perpendicular
  9. processes have shaped the Earth in past
  10. plate tectonics to make new ocean floor
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  1. boundary where plates are moving together
  2. break up of rock by expansion freezing water
  3. rock formed from crystallization of magma
  4. location directly above the focus
  5. rock formed from heat and pressure
  6. physical disintegration of rock
  7. the record made by seismograph
  8. instrument that records seismic eaves

18 Clues: compression wave • downslope movement of rock • the record made by seismograph • physical disintegration of rock • location directly above the focus • rock formed from heat and pressure • chem weathering with rounded edges • instrument that measures air pressure • instrument that records seismic eaves • processes have shaped the Earth in past • ...

Earth science 2021-06-02

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

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 • zero, lowest temperature possible • a celestial body that orbits a sun • someone who studies planets and space • fission, when two atoms fuse together • a part of an atom with neutral charge • ...

Science Unit 3 Vocabulary 2020-11-19

Science Unit 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  3. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  4. the region where two tectonic plates are in contact
  5. thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
  8. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  9. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  10. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere
  11. A solid, thin outermost layer of Earth
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  1. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  2. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core
  4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  5. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  6. A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago
  7. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  8. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

20 Clues: A solid, thin outermost layer of Earth • the region where two tectonic plates are in contact • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates • thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • ...

Vocabulary Words 2022-02-09

Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
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  1. long,narrow depressions on the seafloor
  2. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  3. the quantity of matter in a physical body
  4. the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  5. a map intermediate between a general map and a plan on a scale large enough to show roads,plans of towns
  6. quantity of three-dimensional space
  7. mass of a unit volume of material substance
  8. the action or process of conveying
  9. sound navigation and ranging
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  1. the rate at which electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit
  2. a geologic in which tentonic plates
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics of edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  4. one the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
  5. the preserved remains,or traces of remains, of ancient organisms
  6. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth ´ s interior

15 Clues: sound navigation and ranging • the action or process of conveying • a geologic in which tentonic plates • quantity of three-dimensional space • long,narrow depressions on the seafloor • the quantity of matter in a physical body • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth ´ s interior • mass of a unit volume of material substance • the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword d 2020-09-03

Plate Tectonics Crossword d crossword puzzle
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  1. Water released from the subducting slab causes the overlying mantle to partially melt, forming magma that sustains the Cascade Range of volcanoes (black triangles). The crust is the outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide
  2. the edges of tectonic plates.
  3. The portion of the Eath's crust that primarily contains granit, is less dense that oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick
  4. The Himalayas are bordered to the northwest by the mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram and to the north by the high and vast Plateau of Tibet. The width of the Himalayas from south to north varies between 125 and 250 miles (200 and 400 km).
  5. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  6. Sections of the Earth's Crust that move due to convection currents
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  1. divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
  2. Places where tectonic plates slide along beside one another as they move
  3. Places where plates are pulling apart
  4. Places where tectonic plates are coming together
  5. The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  6. one plate moves under the other- create trench/mountains
  7. A major geological fault in California formed by a sliding transform boundary.
  8. a series of connected mountains
  9. sudden movements of Earth's crust followed by a series of shocks
  10. Earth's Crust located under the ocean
  11. A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean

17 Clues: the edges of tectonic plates. • a series of connected mountains • Places where plates are pulling apart • Earth's Crust located under the ocean • Places where tectonic plates are coming together • A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean • divergent boundary in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean • one plate moves under the other- create trench/mountains • ...

Plate Tectonics Revision crossword 2022-10-09

Plate Tectonics Revision crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. These mountains formed in South America because of plate collision
  2. A country in the Atlantic Ocean that formed because of separating plates
  3. The boundary when two plates slide past each other
  4. This is the plate that Ireland is on
  5. This natural disaster can happen at plate boundaries
  6. These circular currents happen in the mantle
  7. This plate is colliding with the South American plate
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  1. Molten rock
  2. The boundary when two plates separate
  3. This can form when plates collide or separate
  4. The largest of the layers of the earth
  5. This type of plate is mostly made up of land
  6. The boundary when two plates collide
  7. Continental _________ is the movement of the plates and continents over millions of years
  8. A large section of the earth's crust
  9. This type of plate is covered in water
  10. The outer layer of the earth

17 Clues: Molten rock • The outer layer of the earth • The boundary when two plates collide • A large section of the earth's crust • This is the plate that Ireland is on • The boundary when two plates separate • The largest of the layers of the earth • This type of plate is covered in water • This type of plate is mostly made up of land • These circular currents happen in the mantle • ...

Menu 2023-02-16

Menu crossword puzzle
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  1. layers
  2. Rock
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  1. Rock
  2. Rock
  3. Tectonics
  4. cycle
  5. Core, Inner Core

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

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features 2021-11-03

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features crossword puzzle
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  3. an enormous submarine mountain chain that extends down the axis of the Atlantic
  4. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  5. formed by divergent plate boundaries, located along mid-ocean ridges
  6. earth before the drift
  7. gradual movement of continents across the earths surface over time
  8. an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
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  1. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
  2. a small tear in the ocean floor especially at or near a mid-ocean ridge
  3. scientific theory that explains major landforms
  4. oceanic lithosphere being recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
  5. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  6. German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist
  7. places where plates slide sideways past each other

15 Clues: earth before the drift • long, narrow depressions on the seafloor • scientific theory that explains major landforms • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • places where plates slide sideways past each other • German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist • an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics • ...

Earth's Origin Vocabulary Crossword 2023-02-22

Earth's Origin Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First vocab term on page 215
  2. division of geological time into which eras are subdivided
  3. Hot layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust
  4. outermost part of the geosphere made up of the crust and mantle, "sphere of stone"
  5. Incredibly hot metal layer at the center, beneath the Earth's mantle
  6. breaking down or chemically changing rocks and minerals
  7. Distinctive fossils used to compare the relative ages of fossils
  8. Placing rocks in chronological order, determining the age of a fossil
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  1. Time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
  2. last name of the teacher of this class
  3. something you spend most of your time on, you might be using it right now
  4. Geological processes, like earthquakes, resulting from plate movement
  5. timeline used to represent Earth's history
  6. Earth's thin and solid outer skin
  7. major division of geologic time

15 Clues: First vocab term on page 215 • major division of geologic time • Earth's thin and solid outer skin • last name of the teacher of this class • timeline used to represent Earth's history • Hot layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust • breaking down or chemically changing rocks and minerals • division of geological time into which eras are subdivided • ...

The layers of the earth 2022-11-02

The layers of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. responsible for driving plate tectonics motion
  2. The thinnest layer of the earth
  3. The most hottest layer
  4. is constantly being destroyed
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  1. lies above sea level
  2. The largest layer of the earth
  3. The liquid layer of the earth
  4. The crust that protects the earth

8 Clues: lies above sea level • The most hottest layer • The liquid layer of the earth • is constantly being destroyed • The largest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • The crust that protects the earth • responsible for driving plate tectonics motion

Muhammad Ahmad 2022-04-29

Muhammad Ahmad crossword puzzle
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  1. When plates move towards each other
  2. the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  3. pertaining to or characterized by change of form, or metamorphosis
  4. Having soldidied from lava or Manama
  5. that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air
  6. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
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  1. movement of continent, the eruption of volcanoes and other changes
  2. Change a thing into a different thing
  3. Extending in different direction.
  4. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

10 Clues: Extending in different direction. • When plates move towards each other • Having soldidied from lava or Manama • Change a thing into a different thing • the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid • that has formed from sediment deposited by water or air • movement of continent, the eruption of volcanoes and other changes • ...

Earth's Moving Plates 2025-11-10

Earth's Moving Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Plate___________ is a model that explains the movement of the lithosphere
  2. High to ____
  3. Continents or parts of continents are carried slowly toward or away.
  4. Animal that is on the blue flag
  5. Deep Vally
  6. If independent then ______________
  7. The bending upward of Earth's Crust
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  1. A current that is very slop up and down in the mantle.
  2. Solid outer layer of Earth
  3. Roy G _____
  4. A type of spreading that is under the ocean where new lithosphere is created
  5. A long row of sharp mountains.
  6. A break in Earth's crust.
  7. A section of the lithosphere
  8. University where Cazin graduated from.

15 Clues: Deep Vally • Roy G _____ • High to ____ • A break in Earth's crust. • Solid outer layer of Earth • A section of the lithosphere • A long row of sharp mountains. • Animal that is on the blue flag • If independent then ______________ • The bending upward of Earth's Crust • University where Cazin graduated from. • A current that is very slop up and down in the mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. - The ring of fire borders the _______ plate.
  2. - the place you go to check out books
  3. - An app used to create short videos for entertainment.
  4. - This boundary is when plates move away from each other.
  5. - This occurs when plates shift suddenly and energy is released resulting in shaking of the crust.
  6. - This forms at convergent boundaries when the plates converge and push upward.
  7. - you are sitting in this right now
  8. - This boundary is when plates slide past each other.
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  1. - Midway's school mascot.
  2. - this boundary is when plates move toward each other.
  3. - The cell phone that apple makes
  4. - This character of a popular tv show lives in a pineapple under the sea.
  5. - The dense oceanic crust sinks below the less dense oceanic crust when plates converge.
  6. - These are all along the ring of fire. They form at convergent boundaries where subduction occurs.
  7. - ___________ crust is more dense than continental crust.
  8. - __________ plates are pieces of the lithosphere that move and cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains to form
  9. - The _________ American plate is the tectonic plate we live on.

17 Clues: - Midway's school mascot. • - The cell phone that apple makes • - you are sitting in this right now • - the place you go to check out books • - The ring of fire borders the _______ plate. • - This boundary is when plates slide past each other. • - this boundary is when plates move toward each other. • - An app used to create short videos for entertainment. • ...

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate , divide )
  3. occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other & sinks into the mantle
  4. spreading the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidfles
  5. boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision)
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  1. drift hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to the present location
  2. boundary-boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
  3. the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together
  4. places where tectonic plates meet
  5. of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape

10 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere • the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together • of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision) • ...

Vocab Words Science 2025-11-20

Vocab Words Science crossword puzzle
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  1. a circulating flow of material within a fluid,these currents are a fundamental process that drives large-scale geological events like plate tectonics
  2. a group or chain of mountains that are closely connected, often formed by similar geological processes like tectonic forces
  3. a deep, narrow depression in the Earth's surface formed by subduction at convergent plate boundaries
  4. a type of tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide horizontally past each other, causing earthquakes but not the creation or destruction of the lithosphere
  5. the zone where two tectonic plates meet
  6. tectonic plate boundary where two plates pull apart from each other, creating new crust as magma rises to fill the gap
  7. a continuous underwater mountain range, formed at a divergent tectonic plate boundary where magma rises to create new oceanic crust
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  1. a long, narrow depression in the Earth's crust formed by tectonic plates pulling apart at a divergent boundary
  2. a type of convergent plate boundary where one tectonic plate slides beneath another and sinks into the Earth's mantle
  3. where two tectonic plates collide, causing geological events like earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain formation

10 Clues: the zone where two tectonic plates meet • a deep, narrow depression in the Earth's surface formed by subduction at convergent plate boundaries • a long, narrow depression in the Earth's crust formed by tectonic plates pulling apart at a divergent boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-12

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Movement of plates
  2. Shaking of the ground
  3. Innermost layer of the Earth
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  1. Outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Earth's crust and upper mantle
  3. Segments of the Lithosphere
  4. Vent in the Earth's crust for eruption

7 Clues: Movement of plates • Shaking of the ground • Segments of the Lithosphere • Outermost layer of the Earth • Innermost layer of the Earth • Earth's crust and upper mantle • Vent in the Earth's crust for eruption

Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics 2025-03-25

Chapter 9 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. place where seafloor spreading takes place
  2. used to determine the location of the magnetic poles
  3. heating and cooling of fluid, changes in fluid’s density
  4. heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching
  5. breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  6. continually adds new material to the ocean floor along a mid-ocean ridge
  7. heat transfer by movements within a fluid (liquid/gas)
  8. continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface
  9. place where 2 plates come together
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  1. place where 2 plates move apart
  2. occurs when one oceanic plate is forced down into the mantle beneath a second plate
  3. transfer of energy through space
  4. spot is a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma
  5. plates fit together along cracks in the lithosphere
  6. any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  7. Place where 2 plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
  8. existed 300 million years ago super continent

17 Clues: place where 2 plates move apart • transfer of energy through space • place where 2 plates come together • place where seafloor spreading takes place • continents slowly moved over Earth’s surface • existed 300 million years ago super continent • plates fit together along cracks in the lithosphere • used to determine the location of the magnetic poles • ...

Earth's Internal Heat Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-17

Earth's Internal Heat Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. – Heat transfer through solid materials, key in the crust.
  2. – A surface feature that releases heat from magma.
  3. – Heat generated by tectonic plate movements.
  4. – Heat transfer that doesn't need a medium, less significant inside Earth.
  5. – The Earth's outermost layer, which traps internal heat.
  6. - Energy derived from the heat within the Earth.
  7. – A region where heat from deep within the Earth causes volcanic activity.
  8. – Heat left over from the Earth's formation.
  9. – The rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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  1. – Relating to hot water or steam from Earth's interior.
  2. - Heat transfer through fluid motion in Earth's mantle
  3. – Process where one tectonic plate moves under another, driving heat into the mantle.
  4. – The layer between the Earth's crust and core.
  5. – The Earth's innermost layer, generating most internal heat.
  6. – The study of Earth's structure and the movement of plates, which generates heat.

15 Clues: – Heat left over from the Earth's formation. • – Heat generated by tectonic plate movements. • – The layer between the Earth's crust and core. • - Energy derived from the heat within the Earth. • – A surface feature that releases heat from magma. • - Heat transfer through fluid motion in Earth's mantle • – Relating to hot water or steam from Earth's interior. • ...

A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On 2014-04-22

A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On crossword puzzle
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  1. Study of seismic waves generated by earthquakes
  2. Zones commonly found in Japan and Aleutians
  3. Introduced a physics based measure of earthquake size
  4. Boundaries where fault lines slide past each other
  5. Ridge where crustal plates are spread apart
  6. Proposed an 'elastic rebound' theory for the origin of earthquakes
  7. The measurement of the intensity of an earthquake
  8. Builds the first time recording seismograph
  9. Plates are spreading apart
  10. A single landmass
  11. Discovered the earth's solid inner core in 1936
  12. Irish engineer that studied earthquake damage in Naples
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  1. Identifies velocity boundary between earth's crust and mantle
  2. Published the first travel-time tables for earthquakes
  3. Instruments used to measure the intensity of an earthquake
  4. A scientific theory that describes the large scale motion of the Earth's lithosphere
  5. Due to the gravitational force the Moon and Sun exert on the crust of the Earth
  6. Plate motion driven by local convection currents that exert a downward pull on plates in subduction zones at ocean trenches.
  7. Plate motion driven by friction between the convection currents in the asthenosphere and the more rigid overlying lithosphere.
  8. The result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.
  9. Identified P-, S- and surface waves in earthquake records
  10. Developed first seismometer
  11. Developed first electromagnetic seismograph
  12. The line of intersection between the fault plane and the Earth's surface

24 Clues: A single landmass • Plates are spreading apart • Developed first seismometer • Zones commonly found in Japan and Aleutians • Ridge where crustal plates are spread apart • Builds the first time recording seismograph • Developed first electromagnetic seismograph • Study of seismic waves generated by earthquakes • Discovered the earth's solid inner core in 1936 • ...

Earth Systems TCAP Vocab Game 2024-04-12

Earth Systems TCAP Vocab Game crossword puzzle
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  1. sudden events that lead to mass extinction
  2. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  3. tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. causes earthquakes
  4. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  6. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  9. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  10. located between the mantle and outer core
  11. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  12. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth
  13. an opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  14. a group of the same species living in the same area
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  1. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic pull apart and magma rises
  3. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. Drives plate tectonics
  5. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  6. large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  7. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

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

Plate Tectonics MAP Review 2023-04-19

Plate Tectonics MAP Review crossword puzzle
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  1. plates separate at this type of boundary.
  2. broken into plates that move.
  3. The name of the supercontinent thought to have existed before all of the plates separated.
  4. is divided into plates that slide around on top of the slowly moving mesosphere
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  1. occurs at divergent plate boundaries which subsequently create mid-ocean ridges.
  2. plates collide at this type of boundary.
  3. Seafloor spreading helps explain continental drift in the theory of ______ tectonics.
  4. Similar plant and animal fossils on the shores of distant _______.
  5. plates slide past each other at this type of boundary.
  6. the continents all seem to fit together like a

10 Clues: broken into plates that move. • plates collide at this type of boundary. • plates separate at this type of boundary. • the continents all seem to fit together like a • plates slide past each other at this type of boundary. • Similar plant and animal fossils on the shores of distant _______. • ...

Pangea & Contiental Drift 2022-12-01

Pangea & Contiental Drift crossword puzzle
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  1. – A supercontinent
  2. – Using your past knowledge and available facts to try and predict what might happen or come up with an explanation
  3. Records – The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods
  4. – When two plates collide
  5. Drift – Describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time.
  6. Spreading – The formation of the new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of the magma at mid-ocean ridges
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  1. – The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. Tectonics - Theory dealing with the earth’s dynamics of earth’s lithosphere and mantle to explain the change in continents over time
  3. – One plate going under another
  4. – device that measures movements of the ground
  5. – When two plates separate
  6. – Study of earth science
  7. – When two plates slide

13 Clues: – A supercontinent • – When two plates slide • – Study of earth science • – When two plates collide • – When two plates separate • – One plate going under another • – device that measures movements of the ground • – The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • Records – The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods • ...

Chapter 5 - Plate Tectonic 2023-02-13

Chapter 5 - Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. molten rock that is underground
  2. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
  3. long chain of oceanic islands with intense volcanic and seismic activity and orogenic processes
  4. the geologically altered remains of a once-living organism and/or its behaviour
  5. current, heat transfer involving the movement of energy and heat from one place to another
  6. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. when two plates come together
  8. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  9. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  10. heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water
  11. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
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  1. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  2. a path along the Pacific Ocean with active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  3. magma emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface
  4. heat energy is transmitted through collisions between atoms or molecules
  5. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  6. plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  7. a scientific theorymajor landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  8. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava ash and gases erupt
  9. a small area with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  10. the quantity of something per unit volume unit area or unit length

21 Clues: when two plates come together • molten rock that is underground • large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • magma emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface • places where plates slide sideways past each other • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • the quantity of something per unit volume unit area or unit length • ...

Earth Structure Vocabulary Review 2023-02-16

Earth Structure Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of sediments being placed in a new location from its original placement.
  2. The movement of sediments from one location to another location.
  3. A break in earth's crust.
  4. A boundary type where two plates slide past one another. Causing Earthquakes.
  5. A boundary where two plates collide into one another.
  6. The process of rotating crops each year to preserve the nutrients in the soil.
  7. The remains of animals and plants.
  8. Layer of Earth made of solid iron and nickel.
  9. Growing of crops without tilling the soil to prevent erosion.
  10. Earth's outermost layer.
  11. Rigid layer made of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust.
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  1. The movement of one plate going under another tectonic plate.
  2. The process that breaks rock down into sediments.
  3. Soft layer of mantle that tectonic plates float on.
  4. The rock that was weathered to become the soil.
  5. Responsibility of maintaining the health of the lithosphere for human usage.
  6. Plowing the soil on the curve or slope of a hill.
  7. Theory stating that the continents were once one large land mass and seperated into the continents that we have today.
  8. Layer of Earth made of molten iron and nickel.
  9. A boundary type where two plates move away from one another.
  10. The layer responsible for the movement of plate tectonics.

21 Clues: Earth's outermost layer. • A break in earth's crust. • The remains of animals and plants. • Layer of Earth made of solid iron and nickel. • Layer of Earth made of molten iron and nickel. • The rock that was weathered to become the soil. • The process that breaks rock down into sediments. • Plowing the soil on the curve or slope of a hill. • ...

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2020-12-16

Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Plate, Large pieces of land that connect together on Earth’s outer shell.
  2. The lowest region of the atmosphere.
  3. The layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere.
  4. Contains all of the Earth’s water.
  5. A layer of gas that blocks harmful ultraviolet rays.
  6. The largest layer of the Earth.
  7. The part of Earth in which living things interact with nonliving things.
  8. Plate Boundaries, When two plates meet and slip/grind alongside one another.
  9. Process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle.
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  1. line, A line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault.
  2. The sphere that involves the rock cycle and all of our studies of plate tectonics.
  3. A sea of gases that support and protect the entire biosphere.
  4. The outermost layer of the atmosphere.
  5. Quarter, You can see exactly half of the illuminated part of the moon.
  6. Gibbous, More than half of the illuminated part of the moon is seen.
  7. The second layer of Earth's atmosphere.
  8. Boundaries, Boundary between two plates that are moving apart or rifting.
  9. boundary, When two or more tectonic plates collide and eventually one slides under the other.
  10. The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth.
  11. Moon, You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon.

20 Clues: The largest layer of the Earth. • Contains all of the Earth’s water. • The lowest region of the atmosphere. • The outermost layer of the atmosphere. • The second layer of Earth's atmosphere. • The rigid, rocky outer surface of the Earth. • A layer of gas that blocks harmful ultraviolet rays. • Moon, You can see the entire illuminated side of the moon. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2021-04-22

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Wegener’s 3 pieces of evidence to support continental drift – _________, Fossils, and climate
  2. an organism preserved in rock
  3. a large, broken section of Earth’s lithosphere
  4. <— —>
  5. most scientists __________ his theory because he was unable to prove the driving force causing the movement of the continents
  6. convection currents act as giant “________” and drive the movement of Earth’s plates
  7. the continuous heating and cooling of magma in the mantle creates _________ currents
  8. _______ and South America look as though they could fit together like puzzle pieces
  9. scientists believe convection ________ within the Earth’s mantle are slowly causing the plates to move
  10. scientists estimate that most of Earth’s plates move at a rate of 2.5 _________ per year
  11. a theory that states that the continents are slowly moving or “drifting” to new locations
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  1. there are _____ main types of crust that cover Earth’s surface
  2. an extinct fern-like plant whose fossil remains have been found on several continents separated by large distances
  3. German scientist and meteorologist
  4. plate _________ is a location where 2 tectonic plates meet
  5. plate _________ is a theory that the Earth’s lithosphere is broken into plates that move slowly over time
  6. ________ boundaries is a location where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
  7. Wegener’s 3 pieces of evidence to support continental drift – Landforms, _______, and climate
  8. all of Earth’s continents joined together as one giant landmass
  9. —> <—

20 Clues: <— —> • —> <— • an organism preserved in rock • German scientist and meteorologist • a large, broken section of Earth’s lithosphere • plate _________ is a location where 2 tectonic plates meet • there are _____ main types of crust that cover Earth’s surface • all of Earth’s continents joined together as one giant landmass • ...

Earth's Systems puzzle 2024-04-12

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

20 Clues: Sudden events that led to mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instrument used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide. • ...

Science Choiceboard 2024-04-12

Science Choiceboard crossword puzzle
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  1. Where tectonic plates slide pass each other
  2. Large, rigid pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along the plate boundaries
  3. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. Fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust
  8. new oceanic crustis formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. An opening in earths crust through when molten rock is pushed out and creates a new rock
  10. Hot material rises, cooler material sinks. It dives plate tectonics
  11. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one land mass
  12. Deep, elongated depessions in the ocean
  13. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
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  1. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. formed by plate countries usually when plates collide
  4. Tectonic plates that move toward each other
  5. Extinction events that occur over a long lime period
  6. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where the convection currents happen
  7. A group of the same species living in the same area
  8. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

21 Clues: Deep, elongated depessions in the ocean • tectonic plates move away from each other • Where tectonic plates slide pass each other • Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Tectonic plates that move toward each other • located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  4. tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountain and volcanoes
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  7. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes
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  1. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  2. hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  4. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  5. sudden events that led to mass extinction
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area
  7. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  10. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  11. formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide

18 Clues: sudden events that led to mass extinction • formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • located between the mantle and the outer core • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

restless earth vocab 2024-04-12

restless earth vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of the same species living in the same area
  2. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  3. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. Spreading new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  5. formed as a result of high tempature and a pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  6. located between the mantle and the outer core
  7. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  8. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms new mountains and volcanoes
  10. Large, rigid pieces of the earth´s lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
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  1. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  2. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. tectonic move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  4. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  5. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  6. hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  7. where tectonic slide past each other. Causes earthquakes
  8. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass

18 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle 2024-03-26

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate , divide )
  3. occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other & sinks into the mantle
  4. spreading the process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidfles
  5. boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision)
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  1. drift hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to the present location
  2. boundary-boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
  3. the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together
  4. places where tectonic plates meet
  5. of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape

10 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • plate the broken up pieces of the lithosphere • the land mass that existed when all continents were joined together • of plate tectonics- theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • boundary- boundary formed by collision of 2 plates ( collide, crash, collision) • ...

Test Crossword 2022-12-12

Test Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. friend or companion, usually negative connotation
  2. my_____, adolescent male slang, referring to close friends
  3. ______ tectonics, 7th grade science,think volcanoes
  4. the ____, dwayne johnson
  5. word for redhead, think carrot-top
  6. Nike shoe, c. 1973?
  7. ________ system, think medieval times, usually run by a knight or lord
  8. worldly event happening right now, in qatar
  9. Song by eminem, addressed to his daughter Haily
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  1. Holy land, under siege during the crusades
  2. has penguins?
  3. horse-like, in the wild
  4. talking aimlessly, slang
  5. towards a scapegoat
  6. well known on the internet as the worst state, as a meme
  7. reason for rating a move R,meaning violence usually

16 Clues: has penguins? • Nike shoe, c. 1973? • towards a scapegoat • horse-like, in the wild • the ____, dwayne johnson • talking aimlessly, slang • word for redhead, think carrot-top • Holy land, under siege during the crusades • worldly event happening right now, in qatar • Song by eminem, addressed to his daughter Haily • friend or companion, usually negative connotation • ...

6th Grade Tectonic Plates Vocab 2025-05-05

6th Grade Tectonic Plates Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A type of plate boundary where two plates move toward each other, causing mountains, earthquakes, or volcanic activity.
  2. The very center of Earth, made of iron and nickel, with two parts: the outer core (liquid) and the inner core (solid).
  3. The outer layer of Earth, made of solid rock, including the crust and upper part of the mantle.
  4. A large opening in the Earth's surface where melted rock, ash, and gases escape.
  5. The movement in the mantle caused by heat from the Earth's core, helping to move tectonic plates.
  6. The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all the continents were joined together.
  7. The Earth's outer layer, made of solid rock. It's the thinnest layer of the Earth.
  8. A type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  9. A crack in the Earth's surface where plates move or slide past each other. Earthquakes can happen along faults.
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  1. Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere.
  2. A layer of the Earth beneath the lithosphere that is soft and flows slowly, allowing the lithosphere to move on top of it.
  3. The remains or traces of ancient plants or animals, which provide evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
  4. The process where new oceanic crust is created as two plates move apart at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. A type of plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, creating new crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  6. A sudden shaking or movement of Earth's surface caused by the release of energy along a fault or plate boundary.
  7. The thick layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust that can flow slowly.
  8. The place where one tectonic plate is pushed under another plate, often causing earthquakes and volcanoes.

17 Clues: The thick layer of rock beneath the Earth's crust that can flow slowly. • Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move on top of the asthenosphere. • A large opening in the Earth's surface where melted rock, ash, and gases escape. • The Earth's outer layer, made of solid rock. It's the thinnest layer of the Earth. • ...

Vocabulary Words 2022-02-09

Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
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  1. long,narrow depressions on the seafloor
  2. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  3. the quantity of matter in a physical body
  4. the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  5. a map intermediate between a general map and a plan on a scale large enough to show roads,plans of towns
  6. quantity of three-dimensional space
  7. mass of a unit volume of material substance
  8. the action or process of conveying
  9. sound navigation and ranging
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  1. the rate at which electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit
  2. a geologic in which tentonic plates
  3. the action or process in plate tectonics of edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  4. one the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
  5. the preserved remains,or traces of remains, of ancient organisms
  6. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth ´ s interior

15 Clues: sound navigation and ranging • the action or process of conveying • a geologic in which tentonic plates • quantity of three-dimensional space • long,narrow depressions on the seafloor • the quantity of matter in a physical body • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth ´ s interior • mass of a unit volume of material substance • the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth • ...

Nate Libby 2015-05-01

Nate Libby crossword puzzle
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  1. is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  2. measurement instruments used for two general purposes: to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  3. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  4. , is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  5. is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  6. Ridge push or sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  7. is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other
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  1. is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal
  2. portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  3. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle,
  5. a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault.
  6. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  7. he process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  8. a supercontinent

15 Clues: a supercontinent • is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other • is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal • Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, • portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

Changing Earth's Surface 2019-05-05

Changing Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
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  1. creates a large depression in the center of the volcanic
  2. process of laying down eroded mineral in new location.
  3. is the repture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
  4. the squeezing force at a convergent boundary
  5. the process of breaking rocks into small pices without changing the compostion of the rocks
  6. where two plates move apart from each other
  7. long streams of molten rocks
  8. refers to the processes that breaks down rockss, changing Earth's surface over time
  9. ash small pieces of lava
  10. the minerals and small pices of rocks
  11. where two plates move from toward each other
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  1. the area where one plate slides under another
  2. the pulling force at a divergent boundary
  3. the mountains that forms as this lava builds up and cools
  4. the process of changing the compostion of rocks and minerals by exposure to water and the atmosphere
  5. states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface
  6. the hypothesis that continents move
  7. the surface along which the crust moves
  8. where plates slide horizontally past each other
  9. locations wheree volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
  10. the side-by-side dragging force at transform boundaries
  11. is the moving of waethered material, or sediment, from one location to another

22 Clues: ash small pieces of lava • long streams of molten rocks • the hypothesis that continents move • the minerals and small pices of rocks • the surface along which the crust moves • the pulling force at a divergent boundary • where two plates move apart from each other • the squeezing force at a convergent boundary • where two plates move from toward each other • ...

Crossword 2024-02-20

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. describes the processes through which the three main rock types
  2. weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle
  3. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  4. the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth's crust
  5. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  6. types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at Earth's surface
  7. most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  8. the deformation of a material from stress
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  1. geologic structure that is formed by layers or beds of rock being bent or folded
  2. the usual process at work at divergent plate boundaries, leading to the creation of new ocean floor
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth
  4. Drift the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  5. formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock
  6. the study of ancient pole positions
  7. planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock
  8. started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous,
  9. long chains of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries
  10. boundary when two plates come together
  11. boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  12. action of distorting

20 Clues: action of distorting • the rigid outer part of the earth • the study of ancient pole positions • boundary when two plates come together • the deformation of a material from stress • most extensive chain of mountains on Earth • weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle • places where plates slide sideways past each other • ...

Earth's Systems puzzle 2024-04-12

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

20 Clues: Sudden events that led to mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instrument used to measure and record seismic waves • Formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide. • ...

Earth Systems TCAP Vocab Game 2024-04-12

Earth Systems TCAP Vocab Game crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sudden events that lead to mass extinction
  2. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  3. tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. causes earthquakes
  4. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  6. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  9. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  10. located between the mantle and outer core
  11. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  12. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth
  13. an opening in Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  14. a group of the same species living in the same area
Down
  1. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic pull apart and magma rises
  3. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. Drives plate tectonics
  5. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  6. large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  7. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

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

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  4. tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountain and volcanoes
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  7. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes
Down
  1. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  2. hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  4. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  5. sudden events that led to mass extinction
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area
  7. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  10. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  11. formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide

18 Clues: sudden events that led to mass extinction • formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • located between the mantle and the outer core • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  2. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  3. formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  4. tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountain and volcanoes
  5. located between the mantle and the outer core
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  7. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes
Down
  1. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  2. hot materials rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
  3. Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  4. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  5. sudden events that led to mass extinction
  6. a group of the same species living in the same area
  7. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  10. Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  11. formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide

18 Clues: sudden events that led to mass extinction • formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • located between the mantle and the outer core • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed a plate boundaries usually when plates collide • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Pangea & Contiental Drift 2022-12-01

Pangea & Contiental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supercontinent
  2. Using your past knowledge and available facts to try and predict what might happen or come up with an explanation
  3. Records – The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods
  4. When two plates collide
  5. Drift Describes one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time.
  6. Spreading – The formation of the new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of the magma at mid-ocean ridges
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  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. Tectonics Theory dealing with the earth’s dynamics of earth’s lithosphere and mantle to explain the change in continents over time
  3. One plate going under another
  4. device that measures movements of the ground
  5. When two plates separate
  6. Study of earth science
  7. When two plates slide

13 Clues: A supercontinent • When two plates slide • Study of earth science • When two plates collide • When two plates separate • One plate going under another • device that measures movements of the ground • The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • Records – The remains or imprints of organisms from earlier geological periods • ...

Changing Earth's Surface 2019-05-05

Changing Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Weathering/ the process of breaking rocks into small pices without changing the compostion of the rocks
  2. the minerals and small pices of rocks
  3. Ridges/ the mountains that forms as this lava builds up and cools
  4. refers to the processes that breaks down rockss, changing Earth's surface over time
  5. Spot/ locations wheree volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
  6. is the moving of waethered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  7. Drift/ the hypothesis that continents move
  8. the side-by-side dragging force at transform boundaries
  9. Tectonics/ states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface
  10. creates a large depression in the center of the volcanic
  11. Boundary/ where two plates move from toward each other
  12. Zone/ the area where one plate slides under another
Down
  1. process of laying down eroded mineral in new location.
  2. the pulling force at a divergent boundary
  3. Flows/ long streams of molten rocks
  4. Weathering/ the process of changing the compostion of rocks and minerals by exposure to water and the atmosphere
  5. is the repture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
  6. Ash/ small pieces of lava
  7. the surface along which the crust moves
  8. the squeezing force at a convergent boundary
  9. Boundary/ where plates slide horizontally past each other
  10. Boundary/ where two plates move apart from each other

22 Clues: Ash/ small pieces of lava • Flows/ long streams of molten rocks • the minerals and small pices of rocks • the surface along which the crust moves • the pulling force at a divergent boundary • Drift/ the hypothesis that continents move • the squeezing force at a convergent boundary • Zone/ the area where one plate slides under another • ...

zkovelman@jlastudents.org 2024-01-16

zkovelman@jlastudents.org crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Long deep ditch on the seafloor
  2. process where sediments and other materials are added together to "build"
  3. Plate boundary where two lithospheric plates collide and destroy.
  4. Rupture in the crust that has magma inside and erupts hot lava.
  5. Naturally occurring, inorganic solid substance having a specific chemical composition and characteristic crystalline structure, color, and hardness.
  6. cooled lava under the earth's surface.
  7. when the earth shakes
  8. process when bits of rock get broken down into small pieces.
  9. Crust and upper part of the mantle
  10. a type of rock made by cooled magma, which is molten rock melted from pressure and heat under earths crust.
  11. Plate bound
  12. Plate tectonics that go in opposite directions
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  1. type of volcano with deep cracks, when under tension they pull apart and lava comes out.
  2. the process when sediments turn into rocks
  3. a type of rock formed by small sediments cementing together.
  4. Upper layer of earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, very weak
  5. movement of sediments from one place to another
  6. Cracks in the earths crust
  7. the substance that comes out of volcanoes, the stage before magma cools is called...
  8. Outermost layer of the earth
  9. volcano and earthquake activity
  10. a type of rock formed by any type of existing rock, in which minerals are changed in structure of composition by pressure and heat.

22 Clues: Plate bound • when the earth shakes • Cracks in the earths crust • Outermost layer of the earth • Long deep ditch on the seafloor • volcano and earthquake activity • Crust and upper part of the mantle • cooled lava under the earth's surface. • the process when sediments turn into rocks • Plate tectonics that go in opposite directions • ...

Earth's systems puzzle 2024-04-15

Earth's systems puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed from when lava or magma cools and hardens
  2. sudden events that led to mass extinction
  3. hot material rises, cool material sinks. It drives plate tectonics
  4. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  5. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, an is divided into tectonic plates
  6. deep, elongated depressions
  7. where tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes
  8. name of the ancient super-continent when it was all one land mass
  9. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle and the outer core.
Down
  1. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  2. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  3. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  5. large, rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  8. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  9. an opening in the earths crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  10. a group of the same species living in the same area
  11. fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust

20 Clues: deep, elongated depressions • sudden events that led to mass extinction • fractures or zones of weakness in the earths crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • rock formed from when lava or magma cools and hardens • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

L3 vocab 2024-02-09

L3 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bondary A transform fault or transform boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. It ends abruptly where it connects to another plate boundary, either another transform, a spreading ridge, or a subduction zone.
  2. The lithosphere is the rigid, outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle, the topmost portion of the upper mantle that behaves elastically on time scales of up to thousands of years or more.
  3. tectonics Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago. The model builds on the concept of continental drift, an idea developed during the first decades of the 20th century.
  4. boundary A convergent boundary is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be defined by a plane where many earthquakes occur, called the Wadati–Benioff zone.
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  1. In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object.a It has dimension of an length with SI unit of metre.
  2. The asthenosphere is the mechanically weak and ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere, at a depth between ~80 and 200 km below the surface, and extends as deep as 700 km. However, the lower boundary of the asthenosphere is not well defined.
  3. boundary In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts, which eventually become rift valleys.

7 Clues: In physics and continuum mechanics, deformation is the change in the shape or size of an object.a It has dimension of an length with SI unit of metre. • ...

lexy's friggen crossword puzzle 2015-04-30

lexy's friggen crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwellings that accompany seafloor spreading.
  2. a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction.
  3. movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  4. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  5. a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.
  6. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  7. change in the Earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south and vise versa
Down
  1. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  2. Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core. The plates act like a hard and rigid shell compared to Earth's mantle.
  3. line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time.slope of the line is related to the age of the rock or mineral suite
  4. an instrument for measuring the intensity of a magnetic field, especially the earth's magnetic field.
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
  7. pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight.
  8. process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture (subduction zone) of two plates.

15 Clues: movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates. • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • pulling force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight. • ...

Crust Movement Vocabulary 2024-01-19

Crust Movement Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the stress produced by two tectonic plates sliding past each other horizontally
  2. a deep underwater valley
  3. the theory that the continents can move apart from each other and have done so in the past
  4. the landmass below a fault
  5. the process of mountain formation
  6. the stress produced by two tectonic plates coming together
  7. the bending of rock layers from stress in the earth's crust
  8. the point at which one tectonic plate meets another
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  1. the stress produced by two tectonic plates moving apart
  2. the landmass above a fault
  3. a change in the shape or volume of rocks
  4. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere is formed at an oceanic ridge as older materials are pulled away from the ridge
  5. the process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another tectonic plate
  6. the study of the movement and changes in the rocks that make up the earth's crust
  7. a mountain chain that forms on the ocean floor where tectonic plates pull apart
  8. the breaking of the earth's crust and the sliding of the blocks of crust along the break
  9. the equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a flow of rock material in the asthenosphere
  10. a large area of flat-topped rock high above sea level

18 Clues: a deep underwater valley • the landmass above a fault • the landmass below a fault • the process of mountain formation • a change in the shape or volume of rocks • the point at which one tectonic plate meets another • a large area of flat-topped rock high above sea level • the stress produced by two tectonic plates moving apart • ...

Vocab 2024-04-12

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  3. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  4. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  5. large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  6. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  8. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  9. where tectonic plates SLIDE past each other. Causes earthquakes
  10. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates slide pull apart and magma rises
  11. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed
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  1. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  2. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it dives plate tectonics
  3. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  4. a group of the same species living in the same time
  5. the semi- fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  6. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  7. located between the mantle and the outer core

18 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same time • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Earthquakes 2012-01-19

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likeliness that something will happen
  2. Small units of measurements
  3. Related to the absence of earthquakes
  4. The point on the surface of the Earth at the center of the Earthquake.
  5. Vibrations traveling through the Earth's Crust.
  6. Keeping from harm
  7. An instrument used to measure the strength of earthquakes
  8. Easily noticed
  9. The size of something
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  1. Tools for precise and careful work
  2. Objects that revolve around the Earth
  3. Possibility
  4. A rapid movement back and force
  5. Scientists who study Earthquakes
  6. Large in amount
  7. Things that happen
  8. Tectonics A theory that says the Earth's crust is broken into moving plates.
  9. Scale A scale for showing the strength of earthquakes.
  10. A line that marks separation

19 Clues: Possibility • Easily noticed • Large in amount • Keeping from harm • Things that happen • The size of something • Small units of measurements • A line that marks separation • A rapid movement back and force • Scientists who study Earthquakes • Tools for precise and careful work • Likeliness that something will happen • Objects that revolve around the Earth • ...

Earth Science 2023-12-08

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma that is thick, will not flow easily, and has a great deal of gas
  2. proposed that continents all were once together in a supercontinent
  3. where magma thins the crust and comes closer to the surface
  4. large projectiles thrown through the air
  5. molten rock under Earth's surface
  6. large underground pool of molten rock sitting underneath Earth's surface
  7. large cone-shaped volcano
  8. small pieces of rock, minerals, and volcanic glass created during an eruption
  9. magma that flows easily and does not contain much gas
  10. baby batholith
  11. can create explosive eruptions
  12. an active volcanic region
  13. a large basin like depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano
  14. wide volcanoes with gentle slopes that do not erupt explosively
  15. large hardened magma pool
  16. forms on land when two continental plates diverge
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  1. small cone shaped volcano with steep sides
  2. when an oceanic plate slides under another tectonic plate
  3. colliding
  4. circular basin or depression
  5. molten rock above Earth's surface
  6. sliding
  7. dividing
  8. series of islands that form along a convergent boundary
  9. proposed the theory of plate tectonics
  10. horizontal intrusion
  11. fast-moving current of hot gas and rock that moves away from a volcano
  12. underwater mountain range where plates diverge
  13. vertical intrusion
  14. the large super-continent

30 Clues: sliding • dividing • colliding • baby batholith • vertical intrusion • horizontal intrusion • large cone-shaped volcano • an active volcanic region • the large super-continent • large hardened magma pool • circular basin or depression • can create explosive eruptions • molten rock above Earth's surface • molten rock under Earth's surface • proposed the theory of plate tectonics • ...

Changing Earth's Surface 2019-05-05

Changing Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spot/ locations wheree volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
  2. Weathering/ the process of changing the compostion of rocks and minerals by exposure to water and the atmosphere
  3. the squeezing force at a convergent boundary
  4. Boundary/ where two plates move from toward each other
  5. process of laying down eroded mineral in new location.
  6. Boundary/ where two plates move apart from each other
  7. the surface along which the crust moves
  8. is the repture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
  9. Weathering/ the process of breaking rocks into small pices without changing the compostion of the rocks
  10. the pulling force at a divergent boundary
Down
  1. Ridges/ the mountains that forms as this lava builds up and cools
  2. Boundary/ where plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. Zone/ the area where one plate slides under another
  4. Flows/ long streams of molten rocks
  5. creates a large depression in the center of the volcanic
  6. Drift/ the hypothesis that continents move
  7. refers to the processes that breaks down rockss, changing Earth's surface over time
  8. the minerals and small pices of rocks
  9. the side-by-side dragging force at transform boundaries
  10. Ash/ small pieces of lava
  11. is the moving of waethered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  12. Tectonics/ states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface

22 Clues: Ash/ small pieces of lava • Flows/ long streams of molten rocks • the minerals and small pices of rocks • the surface along which the crust moves • the pulling force at a divergent boundary • Drift/ the hypothesis that continents move • the squeezing force at a convergent boundary • Zone/ the area where one plate slides under another • ...

Changing Earth's Surface 2019-05-05

Changing Earth's Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the pulling force at a divergent boundary
  2. the mountains that forms as this lava builds up and cools
  3. is the repture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
  4. where plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. the process of breaking rocks into small pices without changing the compostion of the rocks
  6. ash small pieces of lava
  7. is the moving of waethered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  8. long streams of molten rocks
Down
  1. the process of changing the compostion of rocks and minerals by exposure to water and the atmosphere
  2. the minerals and small pices of rocks
  3. process of laying down eroded mineral in new location.
  4. the hypothesis that continents move
  5. where two plates move apart from each other
  6. creates a large depression in the center of the volcanic
  7. states that Earth's crust is broken into rigid plates that move slowly over Earth's surface
  8. refers to the processes that breaks down rockss, changing Earth's surface over time
  9. the area where one plate slides under another
  10. the squeezing force at a convergent boundary
  11. where two plates move from toward each other
  12. the side-by-side dragging force at transform boundaries
  13. locations wheree volcanoes form far from plate boundaries
  14. the surface along which the crust moves

22 Clues: ash small pieces of lava • long streams of molten rocks • the hypothesis that continents move • the minerals and small pices of rocks • the surface along which the crust moves • the pulling force at a divergent boundary • where two plates move apart from each other • the squeezing force at a convergent boundary • where two plates move from toward each other • ...

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

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

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

will b 2023-02-08

will b crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sensitive device that detects the shaking of Earth's crust during a Earthquake
  2. the amount of energy released by an Earthquake
  3. a cone fromed from explosive eruptions of hot rocks follwed by a flow a lava, over and over
  4. a steep sided cone that forms from explosive eruptions of hot rocks
  5. hot molten rock below earths surface
  6. rides in the sea floor spreading apart the crust
  7. the central opening in a volcanic area through which magma may escape
  8. a cuplike hollow that froms at the top of the volcano arounf the vent
  9. volcano a wide, gently sloped cone that forms fron flowas of lava
  10. waves a vibration that spreads out away
  11. sliding of a denser ocean platen under another plate when they collide
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  1. A very hot part of Earth's mantle, where magma can melt through a plate moving above it
  2. magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out a vent
  3. rocks form flat
  4. the point where the Earthquake starts as rocks begin to slide past each other
  5. super continent split apart into pieces
  6. the layer beneath Earth's crust
  7. solid rocky surface
  8. a huge crack in Earth's crust at or below the surface
  9. shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an Earthquake
  10. tectonics broken into plates that slide across the mantle
  11. the point on Earth's surface directly above Earth's surface

22 Clues: rocks form flat • solid rocky surface • the layer beneath Earth's crust • hot molten rock below earths surface • super continent split apart into pieces • waves a vibration that spreads out away • the amount of energy released by an Earthquake • rides in the sea floor spreading apart the crust • a huge crack in Earth's crust at or below the surface • ...

Topic 4: Plate Tectonics 2023-12-14

Topic 4: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume.
  2. Magma that reaches Earth’s surface.
  3. An instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake.
  4. Squeezes rock until it bends or breaks.
  5. A wave or series of waves produced by an earthquake or landslide.
  6. A single number geologists use to assign to an earthquake based on the earthquake’s size.
  7. An undersea valley that is the deepest part of the ocean.
  8. A dead volcano that poses very little threat of eruption.
  9. A molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gasses, and water from the mantle.
Down
  1. A structure that forms in Earth’s crust when molten material, or magma, reaches Earth’s surface.
  2. The shaking or trembling that results from plate movement.
  3. The sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle.
  4. Pulls on Earth’s crust, stretching the rock to make it thinner.
  5. A sleeping volcano that poses little threat but could reawaken someday.
  6. A volcano that is currently erupting or erupted recently.
  7. When rock is being pushed in two opposite directions, to the point where it bends or breaks.
  8. A break in the rock of Earth’s crust or mantle.

17 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth’s surface. • Squeezes rock until it bends or breaks. • A break in the rock of Earth’s crust or mantle. • The sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle. • A volcano that is currently erupting or erupted recently. • An undersea valley that is the deepest part of the ocean. • A dead volcano that poses very little threat of eruption. • ...

Continental Drift 2025-08-28

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent that once contained all landmasses
  2. Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  3. Scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis
  4. Remains of ancient plants and animals used as evidence for plate tectonics
Down
  1. The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into moving sections
  2. Chain of mountains formed along the ocean floor where plates move apart
  3. A well-tested explanation supported by evidence
  4. The slow movement of continents across Earth’s surface

8 Clues: A well-tested explanation supported by evidence • The supercontinent that once contained all landmasses • The slow movement of continents across Earth’s surface • Scientist who proposed the continental drift hypothesis • Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into moving sections • ...

lanforms 2019-11-22

lanforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. low land between hills or mountains
  2. flat structure
  3. highest Landform (often made from plate tectonics)
  4. a large snow moving body of ice
  5. a very large hallow place in the ground
Down
  1. a triangle shaped land at the end of a river
  2. opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape
  3. valley with steep sides
  4. high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides
  5. high land above plains
  6. open space in rock structure

11 Clues: flat structure • high land above plains • valley with steep sides • open space in rock structure • a large snow moving body of ice • low land between hills or mountains • a very large hallow place in the ground • a triangle shaped land at the end of a river • high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides • opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape • ...

HOW EARTH WAS MADE 2025-09-10

HOW EARTH WAS MADE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. – A large crater formed after a volcano collapses.
  3. – The thick layer of rock beneath the crust.
  4. of Fire – Volcanic zone around the Pacific Ocean known for frequent eruptions and quakes.
  5. – A famous Indonesian volcano that erupted violently in 1883.
  6. – Natural features of the Earth’s surface like mountains, valleys, or plains.
  7. – Mountains that erupt molten rock and gases.
  8. boundaries – The edges where tectonic plates meet.
  9. zone – Place where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  10. – The hot, dense center of the Earth.
  11. – The planet we live on, home to volcanoes and earthquakes.
  12. – Energy that drives the movement of magma beneath Earth’s crust.
Down
  1. tectonics – The theory explaining the movement of Earth’s plates.
  2. – Describes an extremely destructive natural event.
  3. – Related to Earth’s physical structure and processes.
  4. – Molten rock that flows on the surface after an eruption.
  5. – The Earth’s thin, outermost layer.
  6. – The sudden release of lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.
  7. Ocean – Largest ocean, bordered by the Ring of Fire.
  8. – Shaking of the ground caused by sudden movements of Earth’s crust.

20 Clues: – The Earth’s thin, outermost layer. • – The hot, dense center of the Earth. • – Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface. • – The thick layer of rock beneath the crust. • – Mountains that erupt molten rock and gases. • – A large crater formed after a volcano collapses. • boundaries – The edges where tectonic plates meet. • ...

Unit 4 Vocab 2025-11-05

Unit 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of seismic wave that moves the ground perpendicular
  2. Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth's outer layer is divided into large, moving stubs
  3. Spheroid A 3D shape created by rotating an eclipse around its minor axis, creating a shape that is flattened
  4. An atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light
  5. A measure of mass per unit volume
  6. Effect The apparent deflection of a moving object
  7. Super Continent that existed 200 - 335 Million years ago
  8. Waves Vibrations of energy that travel the Earths layers
  9. A place where the crust is being pulled apart due to the movement of tectonic plates
Down
  1. A type of seismic wave that travels through the Earth's interior, first and fastest wave after an earthquake
  2. The geological process where one tectonic plate moves beneath another plate
  3. A layer of rock, situated between the crust and core
  4. Effect The natural Process when center gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap heat from the sun
  5. Decay The process where an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation to become a more stable nucleus
  6. The transfer of heat through the movement of fluid
  7. A layer of gases surrounding a celestial body, held in by gravity

16 Clues: A measure of mass per unit volume • Effect The apparent deflection of a moving object • The transfer of heat through the movement of fluid • A layer of rock, situated between the crust and core • An atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light • Super Continent that existed 200 - 335 Million years ago • ...

lanforms 2019-11-22

lanforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large snow moving body of ice
  2. high land above plains
  3. highest Landform (often made from plate tectonics)
  4. low land between hills or mountains
  5. valley with steep sides
  6. a very large hallow place in the ground
Down
  1. high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides
  2. open space in rock structure
  3. opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape
  4. a triangle shaped land at the end of a river
  5. flat structure

11 Clues: flat structure • high land above plains • valley with steep sides • open space in rock structure • a large snow moving body of ice • low land between hills or mountains • a very large hallow place in the ground • a triangle shaped land at the end of a river • high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides • opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape • ...

science test practice 2025-06-05

science test practice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of rock
  2. tectonics
  3. movement
Down
  1. found underground from a long time ago
  2. this rock can contain fossils in them
  3. makes cracks

6 Clues: movement • tectonics • makes cracks • a type of rock • this rock can contain fossils in them • found underground from a long time ago

Plate Tectonics Dictionary - Alex Lee 2017-01-04

Plate Tectonics Dictionary - Alex Lee crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  2. The shaking or sudden shock of the ground caused by the movement of the Earth’s outer surface called the crust.
  3. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older materials are pulled away from the ridge.
  4. A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  5. Forms when one tectonic plate slides beneath another plate at a subduction zone.
  6. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced.
  7. The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into enormous slabs, or plates, that are in motion.
  8. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
  9. Where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  10. The portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
Down
  1. A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface.
  2. A device used by semiologists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquakes.
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  4. Convection currents in the mantle that occur because hot rock in the lower part of the mantle is less dense and rises, and cooler rock in the upper part of the mantle cools, becomes denser, and sinks.
  5. Where two tectonic plates move toward each other.
  6. Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus.
  7. The measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
  8. A break in rock along which rock slabs have moved. The shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates can produce a fault, along which earthquakes may occur.

18 Clues: Where two tectonic plates move toward each other. • The measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • Where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • A proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • A weak spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface. • An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2023-09-29

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a subduction zone forms these
  2. had the theory of plate tectonics
  3. these occur at divergent boundaries
  4. when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. the layer below the crust
  6. the tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. this makes the tectonic plates move
  2. when two tectonic plates come together and overlap
  3. a transform boundary makes these
  4. a convergent boundary forms these

10 Clues: the layer below the crust • a subduction zone forms these • a transform boundary makes these • had the theory of plate tectonics • a convergent boundary forms these • this makes the tectonic plates move • these occur at divergent boundaries • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • when two tectonic plates come together and overlap • ...

catastrophic events station lab 2023-04-04

catastrophic events station lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a cavity in the ground
  2. destructive vortexes of violent winds
  3. huge sea wave caused by earthquake
  4. living organisms and nonliving components in the environment
  5. caused by plate tectonics, violent shaking
Down
  1. storms that farm over warm water (hint: florida)
  2. an effect that is permanent
  3. huge explosion of lava
  4. an effect that is temporary
  5. an (___) that causes damage that can be classified by damage caused

10 Clues: huge explosion of lava • a cavity in the ground • an effect that is permanent • an effect that is temporary • huge sea wave caused by earthquake • destructive vortexes of violent winds • caused by plate tectonics, violent shaking • storms that farm over warm water (hint: florida) • living organisms and nonliving components in the environment • ...

Unit 4 Vocab 2025-11-06

Unit 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  2. the apparent deflection of objects moving across the Earth's surface
  3. churning motion resulting from the constant up welling of warm fluid
  4. effect the partial trapping of solar radiation
  5. the splitting of a single tectonic plate into two more tectonic plates
  6. the process used by plants, algae, and some bacteria to convert light energy to chemical energy
Down
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust
  2. a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  3. an elastic wave in earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  4. the 2 main types of seismic body waves produced by earthquakes
  5. tectonics large moving slabs that float on the semi-fluid layer beneath them
  6. a 3d shape that is flattened bat the poles and bulges at the equator
  7. event that occurs when atmospheric molecules are excited by incoming charged particles from the solar wind
  8. the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation
  9. the degree of compactness of a substance
  10. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

16 Clues: the degree of compactness of a substance • effect the partial trapping of solar radiation • a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • the 2 main types of seismic body waves produced by earthquakes • an elastic wave in earth produced by an earthquake or other means • ...

Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics 2021-12-03

Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trench found at approximately 20 degrees north and 150 degrees east
  2. this type of crust is less dense but thicker
  3. the process where one plate sinks under another
  4. type of boundary where two plates collide
  5. made up of the crust and rigid mantle together
  6. solid layer of earth made up of iron and nickel
  7. layer in the earth where convection occurs
  8. tectonic plate made up of only oceanic crust
Down
  1. layer found at a depth of 2000km
  2. layer of the earth that is liquid
  3. process that moves the tectonic plates
  4. boundary that separated the crust and rigid mantle
  5. type of boundary where two plate separate
  6. this type of crust is more dense and thin
  7. location on a tectonic plate where mantle rock is continually rising from deep within earth
  8. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. the Arabian plate shares a convergent boundary with this tectonic plate

17 Clues: layer found at a depth of 2000km • layer of the earth that is liquid • process that moves the tectonic plates • type of boundary where two plate separate • type of boundary where two plates collide • this type of crust is more dense and thin • layer in the earth where convection occurs • this type of crust is less dense but thicker • ...

Friday Review - Plate Tectonics! 2022-10-13

Friday Review - Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust at a convergent boundary
  2. a landform formed by the collision of continental and continental plates
  3. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  4. the solid part of Earth
  5. the currents responsible for plate movement
  6. a crack in the Earth's crust
  7. the layer of the stratosphere that protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation
Down
  1. the landmass that existed approximately 300 million years ago, when all continents were joined as one
  2. the crust and the upper mantle
  3. the strength of an earthquake
  4. the instrument that records earthquake data
  5. the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere
  6. a steep volcano created by high-viscosity lava
  7. the point inside Earth's crust where an earthquake begins
  8. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  9. the plate boundary most responsible for earthquakes
  10. a wider, flatter volcano created by low-viscosity lava

17 Clues: the solid part of Earth • a crack in the Earth's crust • the strength of an earthquake • the crust and the upper mantle • the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere • the instrument that records earthquake data • the currents responsible for plate movement • tectonic plates that move towards each other • a steep volcano created by high-viscosity lava • ...

NERDS 2013-03-31

NERDS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Doctor whose life was saved by the NERDS
  2. Dental device that changed Jackson's life
  3. After Jackson disappointed the NERDS, he decided to do this...
  4. Food that inducted Jackson into the NERDS
  5. The NERDS were sent on these
  6. Who did Jackson pair up with to save the world?
Down
  1. Secret society that Jackson joined.
  2. Dr. Jigsaw caused these around the world
  3. Word that described Jackson before braces
  4. Scientific Theory: Plate ---------
  5. Protagonist of the story.
  6. Evil doctor who threatened the world

12 Clues: Protagonist of the story. • The NERDS were sent on these • Scientific Theory: Plate --------- • Secret society that Jackson joined. • Evil doctor who threatened the world • Doctor whose life was saved by the NERDS • Dr. Jigsaw caused these around the world • Dental device that changed Jackson's life • Word that described Jackson before braces • ...

lanforms 2019-11-22

lanforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape
  2. a triangle shaped land at the end of a river
  3. a large snow moving body of ice
  4. a very large hallow place in the ground
  5. highest Landform (often made from plate tectonics)
  6. high land above plains
Down
  1. high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides
  2. low land between hills or mountains
  3. flat structure
  4. open space in rock structure
  5. valley with steep sides

11 Clues: flat structure • high land above plains • valley with steep sides • open space in rock structure • a large snow moving body of ice • low land between hills or mountains • a very large hallow place in the ground • a triangle shaped land at the end of a river • high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides • opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape • ...

What happens at different types of plate boundaries? 2017-06-02

What happens at different types of plate boundaries? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A pulling force forming trenches
  2. underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. transform boundary in California
  4. Shear stress boundary
Down
  1. A continental-continental boundary that push together
  2. Compressing force forming mountains
  3. Found where subduction is occurring

7 Clues: Shear stress boundary • A pulling force forming trenches • transform boundary in California • Compressing force forming mountains • Found where subduction is occurring • underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics • A continental-continental boundary that push together

Continental drift 2025-02-04

Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading
  2. man that created the theory of continental drift
Down
  1. zone when one plate moves under another making trenches
  2. supercontinent that existed millions of year age
  3. bounderies where plates slide against each other
  4. developed theory of Plate Tectonics

6 Clues: developed theory of Plate Tectonics • proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading • supercontinent that existed millions of year age • bounderies where plates slide against each other • man that created the theory of continental drift • zone when one plate moves under another making trenches

lanforms 2019-11-21

lanforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. flat structure
  2. opening in the earth's crust where lava can escape
  3. high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides
  4. low land between hills or mountains
  5. high land above plains
Down
  1. a triangle shaped land at the end of a river
  2. valley with steep sides
  3. highest Landform (often made from plate tectonics)
  4. a very large hallow place in the ground
  5. a large snow moving body of ice
  6. open space in rock structure

11 Clues: flat structure • high land above plains • valley with steep sides • open space in rock structure • a large snow moving body of ice • low land between hills or mountains • a very large hallow place in the ground • a triangle shaped land at the end of a river • high land mass with sharp drop off on the sides • highest Landform (often made from plate tectonics) • ...

valcano AVAFRANZEN 2023-02-14

valcano AVAFRANZEN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.
  2. An opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes.
  3. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph
  4. a theory in geology lithosphere of earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over a mantle and much of the earths seismic activity occurs at the boundres of these plates.
  5. the point on the earths surface directly above the place that an earthquake occurred
  6. molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface
  7. the place inside earths crust where an earthquake originates
  8. Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface
  9. A vent or fissure in the Earth’s surface through which magma and gases are expelled
Down
  1. Movement of the Earth’s crust that occurs when rocks suddenly break and release stored energy.
  2. Waves A seismic wave that causes particles of rock to move in a back and forth direction.
  3. An instrument that records vibrations in the ground and determines the location and strength of an earthquake.
  4. The study of Earthquakes
  5. tectonics The theory that explains how large pieces of Earth’s outermost layer called tectonic plates move and change shape.
  6. Waves A wave of energy that travels through the Earth, away from an earthquake in all directions.
  7. Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano.
  8. Eruption A geologic hazard in which molten rock- called magma or lava- gases, ash, and other material are released onto Earth’s surface and into the atmosphere.

17 Clues: The study of Earthquakes • Molten rock BELOW the Earth’s surface • molten rock/magma that reaches the earth's surface • Chamber The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano. • the place inside earths crust where an earthquake originates • A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph • ...

Earth History 2021-12-06

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When sediments are deposited in flat, horizontal layers.
  2. Rocks that change due to heat and pressure.
  3. The final way landforms are shaped.
  4. __________ ________ allow rock layers to be correlated by age.
  5. One way landforms are shaped.
  6. ___________ ______ can reveal information about where a rock formed.
  7. Some examples of the word are the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
  8. Lower layers are older than higher layers due to this principle.
  9. Every place on Earth's surface has a unique geological ___________.
  10. Deposited over Earth's surface through wind, water, and/or ice.
  11. Changes rocks to other types of rocks using melting deposition, pressure, and other processes.
Down
  1. Drives plate tectonics.
  2. Allow us to infer events and environments on Earth.
  3. The way things are happening now has happened before and will continue that way.
  4. _______________ time extends from Earth's origin to modern times.
  5. Are formed by plate interactions.
  6. The _________ __________ represents what we know about ancient life.
  7. The relative ages of rocks can be determined by the _____________ of layers.
  8. Another way landforms are shaped.

19 Clues: Drives plate tectonics. • One way landforms are shaped. • Are formed by plate interactions. • Another way landforms are shaped. • The final way landforms are shaped. • Rocks that change due to heat and pressure. • Allow us to infer events and environments on Earth. • When sediments are deposited in flat, horizontal layers. • ...

Tectonic plates 2022-12-16

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves released when plate tectonics move
  2. The area around the pacific plate with lots of volcanic activity
  3. normal faults occur when rocks are
  4. the force causing the continents to move
  5. an ocean getting smaller because of subduction the process when old sea floor goes into the mantle from trenches and gets recycled
  6. a boundary where the plates come together
  7. liquid in the mantle
  8. a boundary where the tectonic plates move away from each other
  9. are like a mountain but sometimes magma will come out
Down
  1. the process in which new ocean crust is created at mid-ocean ridges
  2. is the name of the supercontinent that has over time come apart
  3. the fault line under Missouri
  4. Old ocean floor gets destroyed in
  5. the one who first discovered the continental drift
  6. The theory that the plates were once a large landmass that has moved to their current locations is known as
  7. a movement of the earth-shaking
  8. an ocean growing because of seafloor spreading
  9. cause volcanos, mountains, and hills to form
  10. a boundary where the plates rub against each other

19 Clues: liquid in the mantle • the fault line under Missouri • a movement of the earth-shaking • Old ocean floor gets destroyed in • normal faults occur when rocks are • waves released when plate tectonics move • the force causing the continents to move • a boundary where the plates come together • cause volcanos, mountains, and hills to form • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plates slide past each other and rub together
  2. Slide past each other
  3. Collide and come together
  4. Slide past each other
Down
  1. Formed by convergent boundary pushing up
  2. Divide and pull apart
  3. Plate _____
  4. Formed by subduction zone in convergent boundary

8 Clues: Plate _____ • Divide and pull apart • Slide past each other • Slide past each other • Collide and come together • Formed by convergent boundary pushing up • Formed by subduction zone in convergent boundary • When plates slide past each other and rub together

Module 2 Vocab 2023-12-05

Module 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. species that affect each other's evolution
  2. plates that slide past each other
  3. living organisms
  4. map with features of the land
  5. the time required for half of something to undergo a process
  6. forces that destroy Earth's features
Down
  1. transfer of heat through heated fluids
  2. boundary plates that collide
  3. dating used on non-living materials
  4. theory on how plates move

10 Clues: living organisms • theory on how plates move • map with features of the land • boundary plates that collide • plates that slide past each other • dating used on non-living materials • forces that destroy Earth's features • transfer of heat through heated fluids • species that affect each other's evolution • the time required for half of something to undergo a process

Kamdyn: V & E 2023-02-14

Kamdyn: V & E crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the
  2. in the surface or a planet
  3. tectonics: a theory in geology: the lithosphere of
  4. on and travel independently over the mantle and
  5. eruption: when a
Down
  1. of these plates
  2. earth is divided into a small number of plates which
  3. erupt
  4. molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a
  5. a fissure in the earth's crust through which
  6. molten rock in the earth's crust

11 Clues: erupt • of these plates • eruption: when a • in the surface or a planet • molten rock in the earth's crust • a fissure in the earth's crust through which • of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the • on and travel independently over the mantle and • molten rock that issues from a volcano or from a • tectonics: a theory in geology: the lithosphere of • ...

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword 2014-11-10

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a boundary in which two plates slide past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere
  2. a destructive plate margin where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate
  3. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  4. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 1000 to 4000 kilometers
Down
  1. the permanent magnetization acquired by rock that can be used to determine the location of the magnetic poles at the time it became magnetized
  2. a boundary in which two plates move together
  3. a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges
  4. It involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge under the pull of gravity
  5. super continent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and form the present landmasses
  6. deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries

10 Clues: a boundary in which two plates move together • deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries • a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges • the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges • ...

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword 2014-11-10

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  2. a destructive plate margin where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate
  3. the permanent magnetization acquired by rock that can be used to determine the location of the magnetic poles at the time it became magnetized
  4. a boundary in which two plates move together
  5. a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges
  6. deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries
Down
  1. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 1000 to 4000 kilometers
  2. It involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge under the pull of gravity
  3. a boundary in which two plates slide past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere
  4. super continent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and form the present landmasses

10 Clues: a boundary in which two plates move together • deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries • a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges • the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges • ...

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword 2014-11-10

Ged Miller Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the permanent magnetization acquired by rock that can be used to determine the location of the magnetic poles at the time it became magnetized
  2. super continent that 200 million years ago began to break apart and form the present landmasses
  3. It involves the oceanic lithosphere sliding down the oceanic ridge under the pull of gravity
  4. a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges
  5. a boundary in which two plates move together
  6. deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries
Down
  1. a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 1000 to 4000 kilometers
  2. a destructive plate margin where oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle beneath a second plate
  3. a boundary in which two plates slide past each other without creating or destroying lithosphere
  4. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges

10 Clues: a boundary in which two plates move together • deep faulted structure found along the axes of divergent plate boundaries • a region where the rigid plates are moving apart,typified by the oceanic ridges • the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges • ...

Tsunamis 2024-03-05

Tsunamis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is at the center of of a plate boundary
  2. tectonics _______ converge to make a tsunami
  3. ocean where did this tsunami occur
Down
  1. what is the natural disaster called?
  2. line what is the line called where plates converge
  3. along with a tsunami converging plates can cause

6 Clues: ocean where did this tsunami occur • what is the natural disaster called? • what is at the center of of a plate boundary • tectonics _______ converge to make a tsunami • along with a tsunami converging plates can cause • line what is the line called where plates converge

Kennedy Mecum 2015-04-30

Kennedy Mecum crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line or curve on a geological map or cross section connecting points of identical age
  2. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  6. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
Down
  1. heory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  2. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. where two tectonic plates side alongside each other.
  4. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  5. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  6. continents moving away from each other
  7. A change in the Earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south, and the magnetic south being aligned with the geographic north.
  8. study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  9. supercontinent that existed long ago

15 Clues: supercontinent that existed long ago • continents moving away from each other • where two tectonic plates side alongside each other. • proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

Plate Tectonics Nail 2021-11-28

Plate Tectonics Nail crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock layers are usually arched downward
  2. An example of a hot spot
  3. Rock layers are usually arched upward
  4. What happens when a fault slips
  5. When all 7 continets came together
  6. The man who proposed seafloor spreading
  7. The amount of force per unit area
Down
  1. The earth is 4.6...... years old
  2. The man proposed the theory of Plate Tectonics

9 Clues: An example of a hot spot • What happens when a fault slips • The earth is 4.6...... years old • The amount of force per unit area • When all 7 continets came together • Rock layers are usually arched upward • Rock layers are usually arched downward • The man who proposed seafloor spreading • The man proposed the theory of Plate Tectonics

Motion 2015-02-28

Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unit of speed
  2. Calculated by distance/time
  3. The slowest substance we observed
  4. The speed of plate tectonics is very _______ motion
Down
  1. The name of the point used to identify motion
  2. The speed of light it very ______ motion
  3. Unit of distance
  4. Reference point for Earth's motion
  5. Described by the changing of distance in relation to another object or place

9 Clues: Unit of speed • Unit of distance • Calculated by distance/time • The slowest substance we observed • Reference point for Earth's motion • The speed of light it very ______ motion • The name of the point used to identify motion • The speed of plate tectonics is very _______ motion • Described by the changing of distance in relation to another object or place

vocab crossword 2023-03-06

vocab crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths thin outer shell broken into big pieces
  2. a current in the fluid that results in convection
  3. the process that destroys old lithosphere
  4. molten natural material which all igneous rocks are from
Down
  1. a rupture in the crust of a planetary
  2. when two plates collide
  3. a long narrow ditch
  4. a break apart through faulting caused by plate tectonics
  5. when two plates slide
  6. when two playes divide

10 Clues: a long narrow ditch • when two plates slide • when two playes divide • when two plates collide • a rupture in the crust of a planetary • the process that destroys old lithosphere • earths thin outer shell broken into big pieces • a current in the fluid that results in convection • a break apart through faulting caused by plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of changing
  2. a plate going under another plate
  3. the largest land rodent
  4. The person who came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  5. The theory that the world is made up of plates
  6. Tending to be different or develop in different direction.
Down
  1. the weight of something compared to its size
  2. a food made usually made of two pieces of bread
  3. Warm air cooling down, sinking, warming back up, rising, and repeat
  4. Relating to convergence
  5. A cucumber that has been soaked in vinegar

11 Clues: the act of changing • the largest land rodent • Relating to convergence • a plate going under another plate • A cucumber that has been soaked in vinegar • the weight of something compared to its size • The theory that the world is made up of plates • a food made usually made of two pieces of bread • Tending to be different or develop in different direction. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-02-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An extended break in a body of rock
  2. The second layer of the earth
  3. Heat transferred through contact with matter
  4. Heat transferring through empty space
  5. a colorful rock found on the crust
  6. super continents
Down
  1. A black volcanic rock
  2. The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
  3. third layer of the earth
  4. the 4 and last layer of the earth
  5. first layer of the earth

11 Clues: super continents • A black volcanic rock • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • Heat transferring through empty space • The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle • Heat transferred through contact with matter

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate Boundaries where plates slide past each other causing faults and earthquakes
  2. Plate Boundaries where plates move towards each other creating mountains, volcanoes, and trenches
  3. Rocks that form when rocks underground are subjected to intense heat and pressure
  4. Plate Boundaries where plates move away from each other, creating rifts
  5. The Upper crust and mantle that is broken up into tectonic plates
Down
  1. zones where the heavier plate goes underneath the less heavy plate.
  2. The plasticky layer beneath the lithosphere that moves tectonic plates
  3. Rocks that form when lava or magma cools
  4. A major event where plates shift rapidly and release stored energy. Can happen at all plate boundaries, but mostly transform boundaries.
  5. Rocks that form when sediments compact and are cemented together
  6. The Theory that all of Earth used to be one big continent

11 Clues: Rocks that form when lava or magma cools • The Theory that all of Earth used to be one big continent • Rocks that form when sediments compact and are cemented together • The Upper crust and mantle that is broken up into tectonic plates • zones where the heavier plate goes underneath the less heavy plate. • ...

Unit 5: Intro to Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-10-18

Unit 5: Intro to Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
  2. The thinnest and coolest layer of the Earth, on which we currently live
  3. Plate ____________: the theory that the Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into parts, called plates, that move on top of the mantle
  4. Molten material that has come out of a volcano
  5. The thickest layer of the Earth, it sits below the crust contains the layer known as the lithosphere
  6. The sudden shaking of the ground along a fault that is the result of movement within the Earth's crust
  7. When a denser, heavier oceanic plate slips below a lighter continental plate, it is called ___________
Down
  1. The name of the landmass that existed when all continents were joined as one
  2. The layer of the Earth that consist of the crust and the upper mantle, it is responsible for the movement of the plates
  3. Inner ___________ the inner most layer of the Earth where temperatures are about as hot as the surface of the sun
  4. Seafloor ______________: the theory that continents are moving apart due to the movement of heat and less dense material along faults in the oceans/seas creating mid-ocean ridges and other under water features.
  5. ________________ currents: the cycle of heating, rising, cooling and sinking which propels plate movement
  6. Molten material inside the Earth
  7. Continental ___________: the hypothesis that states that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations

14 Clues: Molten material inside the Earth • Molten material that has come out of a volcano • A section of the Earth's crust and upper mantle • The thinnest and coolest layer of the Earth, on which we currently live • The name of the landmass that existed when all continents were joined as one • ...

Seafloor Spreading Vocabulary 2023-10-14

Seafloor Spreading Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface; cools slowly to form rocks with larger crystals
  2. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge
  3. A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
  4. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle
  5. A depression of Earth's surface in which an ocean lies
  6. A phenomenon by which magma from Earth's mantle comes up at the mid-ocean ridge and creates new oceanic crust
Down
  1. Molten rock, or magma, that has reached Earth's surface by volcanic action
  2. An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics; the largest single volcanic feature on Earth
  3. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; is either continental (landmasses) or oceanic (ocean floors)
  4. Deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere

10 Clues: A depression of Earth's surface in which an ocean lies • A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other • Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle • Molten rock, or magma, that has reached Earth's surface by volcanic action • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-03-31

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. semisolid located in the upper part of the mantle
  2. Only liquid layer made out of mostly iron and nickel
  3. Go apart
  4. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust
  5. the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. Most dense layer on earth
  3. occurs when two plates collide at a convergent boundary and one plate is beneath the other
  4. Thinnest layer on Earth
  5. Thickest layer
  6. Come together

11 Clues: Go apart • Come together • Thickest layer • Thinnest layer on Earth • Most dense layer on earth • semisolid located in the upper part of the mantle • Only liquid layer made out of mostly iron and nickel • large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust • the rigid outer part of earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-11-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed by Divergent Boundary in Oceanic Crust
  2. Formed by Divergent Boundary in Continental Crust
  3. Pieces of the Earth's crust and upper-most mantle that shift forming the continents
  4. Plates collide
  5. The process of hotter magma in the mantle rising and cooler magma falling
Down
  1. Formed by Convergent Boundary
  2. Plates slide past each other
  3. Plates pull apart
  4. Formed by Divergent Boundary
  5. German scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift
  6. American Geologist who discovered sea floor spreading

11 Clues: Plates collide • Plates pull apart • Plates slide past each other • Formed by Divergent Boundary • Formed by Convergent Boundary • Formed by Divergent Boundary in Oceanic Crust • Formed by Divergent Boundary in Continental Crust • American Geologist who discovered sea floor spreading • German scientist who proposed the theory of Continental Drift • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-02-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An extended break in a body of rock
  2. The second layer of the earth
  3. Heat transferred through contact with matter
  4. Heat transferring through empty space
  5. a colorful rock found on the crust
  6. super continents
Down
  1. A black volcanic rock
  2. The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle
  3. third layer of the earth
  4. the 4 and last layer of the earth
  5. first layer of the earth

11 Clues: super continents • A black volcanic rock • third layer of the earth • first layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • the 4 and last layer of the earth • a colorful rock found on the crust • An extended break in a body of rock • Heat transferring through empty space • The rigid outer part of the crust and mantle • Heat transferred through contact with matter