plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle 2012-09-22

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
  2. the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, that behaves as a strong layer
  3. forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented
  4. molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface
  5. two plates grind past each other without harming the lithosphere
  6. and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
  7. a surface feature in the sea floor produced by a descending plate during subduction
  8. weathered earth materials
  9. a fault along which the movement is horizontal and and parallel to the trend of the fault
  10. the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
  11. a result in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below
Down
  1. interactions among earth's water, air, and land that can cause rocks to change from one type to another
  2. forms when magma cools and hardens underneath earth's surface or as a result from a volcanic eruption
  3. a theory that proposes earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various
  4. two plates move together
  5. in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by air, water, and living things
  6. a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15°
  7. a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat
  8. process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere
  9. two plates move apart
  10. magma that reaches earth's surface
  11. destructive plate margins where the oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle

22 Clues: two plates move apart • two plates move together • weathered earth materials • magma that reaches earth's surface • molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface • forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented • a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat • a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15° • ...

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle 2012-09-22

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere
  2. magma that reaches earth's surface
  3. interactions among earth's water, air, and land that can cause rocks to change from one type to another
  4. any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
  5. the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
  6. destructive plate margins where the oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle
  7. two plates grind past each other without harming the lithosphere
  8. the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, that behaves as a strong layer
  9. forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented
  10. molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface
  11. weathered earth materials
  12. a result in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below
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  1. forms when magma cools and hardens underneath earth's surface or as a result from a volcanic eruption
  2. a theory that proposes earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various
  3. two plates move together
  4. a surface feature in the sea floor produced by a descending plate during subduction
  5. a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15°
  6. a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat
  7. in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by air, water, and living things
  8. a fault along which the movement is horizontal and and parallel to the trend of the fault
  9. two plates move apart
  10. and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself

22 Clues: two plates move apart • two plates move together • weathered earth materials • magma that reaches earth's surface • molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface • forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented • a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat • process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle 2012-09-22

Plate Tectonic/Rock Cycle Crossward Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. destructive plate margins where the oceanic crust is being pushed down into the mantle
  2. a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat
  3. process in which plate tectonics form a new oceanic lithosphere
  4. two plates move together
  5. interactions among earth's water, air, and land that can cause rocks to change from one type to another
  6. a fault along which the movement is horizontal and and parallel to the trend of the fault
  7. the uppermost mantle, along with the overlying crust, that behaves as a strong layer
  8. two plates move apart
  9. forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented
  10. in which rocks are physically or chemically broken down by air, water, and living things
  11. magma that reaches earth's surface
  12. forms when magma cools and hardens underneath earth's surface or as a result from a volcanic eruption
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  1. a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15°
  2. two plates grind past each other without harming the lithosphere
  3. the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
  4. a result in which the material above the fault plane moves up in relation to the material below
  5. any solid mass of mineral or mineral-like matter that occurs naturally as part of our planet
  6. weathered earth materials
  7. a theory that proposes earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various
  8. and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
  9. molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface
  10. a surface feature in the sea floor produced by a descending plate during subduction

22 Clues: two plates move apart • two plates move together • weathered earth materials • magma that reaches earth's surface • molten material that forms deep beneath earth's surface • forms when sediment is eventually compacted and cemented • a sedimentary rock that goes under extreme pressure and heat • a reverse fault with a dip less than 45°, normally about 10-15° • ...

Rocks and Plate tectonics 2021-09-29

Rocks and Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where rocks change from one another
  2. When plates move apart igneous Forms from magma or lava
  3. When two plates slide past each other weathering Breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. When plates come together
  5. Made from heat and pressure
Down
  1. When rocks are dropped off
  2. Forms from a transform boundary
  3. When one plate goes under another
  4. Magma that reaches the earth's surface
  5. Forms when two continental plates come together
  6. Fossils can be found in this rock
  7. When rocks are moved from one place to another
  8. Molten rock beneath the earth's surface

13 Clues: When plates come together • When rocks are dropped off • Made from heat and pressure • Forms from a transform boundary • When one plate goes under another • Fossils can be found in this rock • Where rocks change from one another • Magma that reaches the earth's surface • Molten rock beneath the earth's surface • When rocks are moved from one place to another • ...

Science Unit 2 2022-02-18

Science Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small piece meant to show what the whole is like
  2. rock formed from molten material
  3. the geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics
Down
  1. Energy from the sun caused this
  2. Rock formed from sediment
  3. this rock was once igneous or sedimentary rock
  4. anything that has mass or takes up space

7 Clues: Rock formed from sediment • Energy from the sun caused this • rock formed from molten material • anything that has mass or takes up space • this rock was once igneous or sedimentary rock • a small piece meant to show what the whole is like • the geologic uplift of Earth's surface that is attributed to plate tectonics

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2024-02-22

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  2. the amount of earths layers
  3. where plates move apart
  4. the only liquid layer of earth
  5. second layer of earth
  6. what the inner core is mostly made of
  7. whats along the pacific ocean
  8. the amount of locations you need marked for an earthquake
  9. mixture of molten and semi-molten rock
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  1. convergent, divergent, and transform
  2. third layer of earth
  3. openings, or vents where lava, tephra (small rocks) and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  4. outermost layer of earth
  5. hot plumes rise upward, forming volcanoes on the overlying crust
  6. where plates move sideways in relation to each other
  7. where plates move into one another
  8. small rocks
  9. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  10. powdery residue left after the burning of a substance

19 Clues: small rocks • third layer of earth • second layer of earth • where plates move apart • outermost layer of earth • the amount of earths layers • whats along the pacific ocean • the only liquid layer of earth • where plates move into one another • convergent, divergent, and transform • what the inner core is mostly made of • mixture of molten and semi-molten rock • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-03

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of boundary where the plates come closer together.
  2. Something that happens when plates jerk apart.
  3. The "puzzle pieces" that the Earth's crust consists of.
  4. (Two word phrase separated with -)The movement of continents and land across the Earth over time.
  5. (Two word phrase separated with -) A zone in the Earth's mantle where crust from a plate is melted into molten rock.
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  1. A land feature made when plates move under each other, usually a dense and thin oceanic plate.
  2. The outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle.
  3. A type of boundary in which plates move away from each other.
  4. A land feature that is made by plates moving into each other.
  5. The processes that control the structure of the Earth.

10 Clues: Something that happens when plates jerk apart. • The processes that control the structure of the Earth. • The "puzzle pieces" that the Earth's crust consists of. • A type of boundary where the plates come closer together. • A type of boundary in which plates move away from each other. • A land feature that is made by plates moving into each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-06-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tend to meet at a point
  2. sudden violent shaking in the ground
  3. breaking down or dissolving of rocks
  4. molten rock
Down
  1. going in different directions; separating
  2. the cycle that rocks go through
  3. steep depressions in the ocean
  4. rupture in the earth that lave escapes from
  5. a Japanese word meaning harbour wave

9 Clues: molten rock • tend to meet at a point • steep depressions in the ocean • the cycle that rocks go through • sudden violent shaking in the ground • a Japanese word meaning harbour wave • breaking down or dissolving of rocks • going in different directions; separating • rupture in the earth that lave escapes from

Science Plate Tectonics 2021-10-08

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. can occur at divergent boundaries
  2. when two tectonic plates move away from each other in opposite directions
  3. a mountain that is filled with lava
  4. when one tectonic plate is more dense than the other this forms
Down
  1. when an oceanic plate is pushed into the mantle by a continental plate
  2. when magma comes up from and fills a gap in the ocean
  3. when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  4. valley when magma comes up from and fills a gap on land
  5. molten rock that is in the mantle
  6. when two tectonic plates come together and overlap

10 Clues: can occur at divergent boundaries • molten rock that is in the mantle • a mountain that is filled with lava • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • when two tectonic plates come together and overlap • when magma comes up from and fills a gap in the ocean • valley when magma comes up from and fills a gap on land • ...

plate tectonics (all words that are part of plate tectonics) 2023-03-24

plate tectonics (all words that are part of plate tectonics) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tectonic plate associated with Africa
  2. when the ground shakes
  3. this plate boundary rips away from another
  4. a plate under South America
  5. something that explodes with lava
  6. a very cold tectonic plate
  7. a plate associated with Australian
  8. when two plates slide against each other
  9. when two plates go away from each other
  10. gigantic plates
  11. two plates that go together
Down
  1. a mix between Europe and Asian plate
  2. a plate under North America
  3. two plates collide
  4. a plate under the pacific ocean and america
  5. two plates slid against each other

16 Clues: gigantic plates • two plates collide • when the ground shakes • a very cold tectonic plate • a plate under North America • a plate under South America • two plates that go together • something that explodes with lava • two plates slid against each other • a plate associated with Australian • a mix between Europe and Asian plate • a tectonic plate associated with Africa • ...

earthquake 2019-11-06

earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Surface the outermost level of the land or sea.
  2. a line on a rock surface.
Down
  1. strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
  2. Waves a sharp change of pressure in a narrow region traveling through a medium, especially air, caused by an explosion or by a body moving faster than sound.
  3. Tectonics plate which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  4. the point on the earth's surface.

6 Clues: a line on a rock surface. • the point on the earth's surface. • Surface the outermost level of the land or sea. • Tectonics plate which move slowly over the underlying mantle. • strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement. • ...

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics 2022-01-19

Earth Structure & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An element found in both the inner and outer core
  2. Is about 1,800 miles thick
  3. Malleable semiliquid directly underneath the lithosphere
  4. Made up of crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
  5. The only liquid layer
  6. Evidence that supports continental drift
  7. Supercontinent was called ___ meaning "All the earth"
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  1. The German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. 1,800-3,200 miles thick below the surface
  3. Scientists who study seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
  4. an extremely hot, solid sphere 750 miles in diameter
  5. Pangaea broke up into two landmasses, one of which is __ in the NORTH
  6. Pangaea broke up into two landmasses, one of which is __ in the SOUTH
  7. Hard and rigid, only a few miles thick

14 Clues: The only liquid layer • Is about 1,800 miles thick • Hard and rigid, only a few miles thick • Evidence that supports continental drift • 1,800-3,200 miles thick below the surface • An element found in both the inner and outer core • Made up of crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle • an extremely hot, solid sphere 750 miles in diameter • ...

vocabulary crossword 2024-03-26

vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide,scrape)
  2. of plate tectonics theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape
Down
  1. places where tectonic plates meet
  2. plates the broken up places of the litosphere
  3. of fire ring of volcanoes around the pacific plate

5 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • plates the broken up places of the litosphere • of fire ring of volcanoes around the pacific plate • of plate tectonics theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • boundary boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide,scrape)

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-29

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of
  2. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. Two plates moving away from each other
  4. To change into something new
  5. Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles
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  1. Coming closer together
  2. Rock formed when magma cools down
  3. A theory that scientists use to explain the movement of continents, the eruption of volcanoes, and other changes or events in the earth's geology
  4. Rocks formed on earths surface and is made of sediments
  5. Rocks formed when heat and pressure is applied

10 Clues: Coming closer together • To change into something new • Rock formed when magma cools down • Two plates moving away from each other • Rocks formed when heat and pressure is applied • Rocks formed on earths surface and is made of sediments • The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...

Aging and Plate tectonics 2023-02-02

Aging and Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Time it takes for half of the isotopes to decay
  2. Youngest layer is at the top, old at bottom
  3. A freshwater crocodile from 280 million years ago
  4. An estimate of something's age
  5. Remains of a plant eater from 250 million years ago
  6. Main continuous expanse of land
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  1. Remains of a woody shrub from 299 million years ago
  2. Proposed the theory of Continental Drift
  3. Earths continents moving/drifting
  4. Name of the supercontinent
  5. Same fossils found in all the same strata
  6. Remains of preserved organisms
  7. The exact age of something

13 Clues: Name of the supercontinent • The exact age of something • Remains of preserved organisms • An estimate of something's age • Main continuous expanse of land • Earths continents moving/drifting • Proposed the theory of Continental Drift • Same fossils found in all the same strata • Youngest layer is at the top, old at bottom • Time it takes for half of the isotopes to decay • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2020-11-30

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The central or innermost portion of the Earth
  2. deposits, Evidence that Africa was once cold
  3. Wegener, is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
  4. current, The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is
  5. waves, Move faster through denser or move rigid materials
  6. Reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
  7. Forms from the mantle and its recycled back into the mantle
  8. Center of an earthquake
  9. convection., Possible causes of plate movements are
  10. where one plate moves under another
  11. drift, Slow movement of continents
  12. crust, is the crust that is ender the world
  13. the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  14. is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic
  15. lithosphere, Divided into several parts
  16. push, Possible causes of plate movements are
  17. Occur at all three types of boundaries
  18. spot, a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  19. are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
  20. spreading, The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
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  1. is a record written by a seismograph
  2. range, Series of mountains
  3. Form mostly at converging and diverging plate boundaries
  4. ridge, is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  5. is a layer inside a planetary body
  6. boundary, type of boundary do plates moves away from each other
  7. is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
  8. form the longest mountain ranges on the earth
  9. Andreas Fault, It is one of the most famous transform fault
  10. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it
  11. Island arc, a chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench
  12. trenches, narrow basins which extend 8-11 km below sea level
  13. is the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges
  14. boundary, Two plates sliding past each other
  15. wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction
  16. boundary, Mountains are formed at
  17. pull, Possible causes of plate movements are
  18. is the mineral that's a major component or continental crust
  19. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  20. is the outermost layer of a planet
  21. plumes, is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle
  22. Hess, The seafloor spreading theory was proposed by

42 Clues: Center of an earthquake • range, Series of mountains • boundary, Mountains are formed at • is a layer inside a planetary body • drift, Slow movement of continents • is the outermost layer of a planet • where one plate moves under another • is a record written by a seismograph • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Occur at all three types of boundaries • ...

Types of Plates 2014-11-04

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

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

plate tectonics,mountains,volcanoes and earthquakes 2020-10-15

plate tectonics,mountains,volcanoes and earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the result of a distorting process
  2. formed by blocks of rock uplifted from normal faults
  3. two or more of Earth's tectonic plates are pushed together
  4. the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field
  5. change in shape and size of elastic, plastic, and fluid materials
  6. sliding plate force is a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics
  7. periodic aggregation and dispersal of Earth's continental crust
  8. assembled from earlier continental units approximately 335 million years ago
  9. a record produced by a seismograph
  10. fault known to produce significant earthquakes that has not slipped in an unusually long time
  11. another name for a cloud of ash, lava
  12. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  13. movement of the mantle as it transfers heat from the white-hot core to the brittle lithosphere
  14. the great size or extent of something
  15. a fault-bounded area or region with a distinctive stratigraphy, structure, and geological history
  16. elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or explosions
  17. a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  18. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction
  19. an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  20. the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth's crust
  21. area on Earth over a mantle plume or an area under the rocky outer layer of Earth
  22. seismic seismic wave that is trapped near the surface of the earth
  23. activity or phenomena.
  24. represents the electrical depolarization of the atria of the heart
  25. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  26. return of elastically deformed rock to its original shape
  27. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  28. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
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  1. large volcanic crater, especially one formed by a major eruption
  2. the shallow water area found in proximity to continents
  3. fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
  4. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide
  5. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  6. the measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.
  7. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust
  8. force exerted by a cold, dense oceanic plate plunging into the mantle due to its own weight
  9. sedimentary rocks warped upward to form a roughly circular shape
  10. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  11. hot fluid material below the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling
  12. force per unit area within materials that arises from externally applied forces
  13. hot molten rock erupted from a volcano, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  14. a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth
  15. a soft, light permanent wave designed to give the hair fullness
  16. area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves
  17. earth movement resulting from the horizontal compression of rock layers by internal forces
  18. the center of interest or activity.
  19. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  20. shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
  21. occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created
  22. a line of mountains connected by high ground
  23. was the superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea
  24. form fissures, cracks, or breaks, especially through large-scale faulting;

52 Clues: activity or phenomena. • the result of a distorting process • a record produced by a seismograph • the center of interest or activity. • another name for a cloud of ash, lava • the great size or extent of something • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • a line of mountains connected by high ground • places where plates slide sideways past each other • ...

nevaeh science 2019-03-18

nevaeh science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain or hill typically cone shape
  2. and sudden shake in the ground
  3. is the part of the earth between the core and the crust
  4. the upper layer of earths mantle
  5. Tectonics Theory the lithospere of earth is divided into small number of plates which float
  6. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
Down
  1. Drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface
  2. inner most part of the earth
  3. a rock formation can be broken
  4. the rigid outer part of earth
  5. the outer layer of earth
  6. hot fluid or semi fluid material below or within the earths crust

12 Clues: the outer layer of earth • inner most part of the earth • the rigid outer part of earth • a rock formation can be broken • and sudden shake in the ground • the upper layer of earths mantle • a mountain or hill typically cone shape • is the part of the earth between the core and the crust • an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes • ...

week 6 2017-09-18

week 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A young person with a great talent at a certain skill.
  2. Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  3. action that is taken to help prevent something bad from
  4. Capable of destroying slowly through a chemical action for example acid burning through a surface.
  5. A duty or commitment.
  6. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
Down
  1. and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. Not operating normally or properly.
  3. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  4. A boundary where two plates come together.
  5. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant

11 Clues: A duty or commitment. • Not operating normally or properly. • A boundary where two plates move apart. • A boundary where two plates come together. • A boundary where two plates slip past each other. • and being moved by convection currents in the mantle. • A young person with a great talent at a certain skill. • action that is taken to help prevent something bad from • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2023-01-09

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  2. The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  3. core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth Convergent boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
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  1. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  2. Drift Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  3. ridge The undersea mountain mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. currents Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. of Plate Tectonics Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion,driven by convection currents in the mantle

9 Clues: core Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • The name of the single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago • currents Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere • spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor • ...

Benjerman Cardenas 2022-05-05

Benjerman Cardenas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed at or near Earth's surface by the accumulation and lithification of sediment.
  2. relating to or involving volcanic processes.
  3. drift: Continental drift is the hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.
  4. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs.
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  1. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  2. denoting or relating to rock that has undergone transformation by heat, pressure, or other natural agencies, e.g. in the folding of strata or the nearby intrusion of igneous rocks.
  3. tending to be different or develop in different directions.
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  5. make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
  6. tectonics: a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.

10 Clues: relating to or involving volcanic processes. • matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; dregs. • tending to be different or develop in different directions. • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of. • ...

A.Dacruz 2023-02-01

A.Dacruz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock.
  2. Spot the hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  3. waves These are waves that travel through earthquakes and explosions
  4. molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  5. Planetary layers separate due to differing densities.
  6. Largest part of the earth on the inside.
  7. composed of silicon and oxygen common in the continental crust
  8. tectonics the movement of plates underneath the Earth
  9. The innermost layer of the Earth.
  10. Made of silicon, oxygen, iron, and aluminum, this is produced by volcanoes.
Down
  1. The region around the Earth filled with its magnetic field
  2. wind the energy from the sun that alters the earth’s magnetosphere
  3. Rocks produced by high temperatures.
  4. The outer layer of the earth.
  5. 100 meters
  6. two boundaries converge together
  7. When two plates move in opposite directions
  8. Allen belts a part of earth’s dynamic magnetic energy

18 Clues: 100 meters • The outer layer of the earth. • two boundaries converge together • The innermost layer of the Earth. • Rocks produced by high temperatures. • molten rock crystallizes and solidifies • Largest part of the earth on the inside. • When two plates move in opposite directions • A rock that is a fragment of an Igneous rock. • ...

Cross word Science 2021-06-14

Cross word Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the earth and solid rock
  2. the thickest part of the earth
  3. am mountan that withholds lava
  4. a plate in the lithosphere that makes movements
  5. something that pushes rock underwater with magma
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  1. when the seafloor is spreading apart by tectonics
  2. when plates move back and forth making a rumbling in the ground
  3. when the continents are pushed apart
  4. scientists made this word up and is located between the crust and mantle
  5. thinnest part of earth where we live
  6. the part of the earth that spins in the middle of the earth
  7. 200 million years ago when the land was connected

12 Clues: the thickest part of the earth • am mountan that withholds lava • when the continents are pushed apart • thinnest part of earth where we live • the study of the earth and solid rock • a plate in the lithosphere that makes movements • something that pushes rock underwater with magma • when the seafloor is spreading apart by tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries 2024-04-29

Plate Tectonics and Plate Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide
  2. Occurs at a transform boundary. Its magnitude is recorded on a Richter scale.
  3. Is created at a transform boundary (San Andreas ______).
  4. When two plates of different densities collide, causing the denser one to get pushed under the other (creates volcanoes).
  5. Is formed at a divergent boundary in between two Oceanic plates.
  6. Boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other (creates rifts)
Down
  1. The layer below the lithosphere.
  2. There are two types of _______. Continental and Oceanic.
  3. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other
  4. The convection currents that move tectonic plates are located in this layer of the Earth.

10 Clues: The layer below the lithosphere. • Boundary where two tectonic plates collide • There are two types of _______. Continental and Oceanic. • Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other • Is created at a transform boundary (San Andreas ______). • Is formed at a divergent boundary in between two Oceanic plates. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2021-10-26

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one convergent plate slides under the other
  2. created when sea-floor spreads
  3. liquid rock
  4. plates slide past each other
  5. gap between divergent boundaries
Down
  1. an opening in Earth's crust that oozes out magma
  2. plates collide together
  3. a valley of a landform that is made from divergent plates
  4. plates pull apart

9 Clues: liquid rock • plates pull apart • plates collide together • plates slide past each other • created when sea-floor spreads • gap between divergent boundaries • an opening in Earth's crust that oozes out magma • when one convergent plate slides under the other • a valley of a landform that is made from divergent plates

PLATE TECTONICS 1 2021-08-27

PLATE TECTONICS 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE NAME OF THE SUPER-CONTINENT THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL LANDMASS ON EARTH.
  2. -------- PLATES MAKE UP THE CRUST OF THE EARTH.
  3. OCEANIC ------ ARE WHERE NEW CRUST IS FORMED UNDER THE OCEANS.
  4. THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT FIRST THOUGHT OF THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT.
  5. THE NAME GIVEN TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE SEMI-MOLTEN MATERIAL IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE.
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  1. THE THICK PORRIDGE-LIKE MATERIAL THAT THE CRUST FLOATS ON.
  2. CONVECTION -------- ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINENTAL DRIFT.
  3. --------- PLATES ARE WHAT ALL THE LAND MASSES MOVE ON.
  4. THE SOLID, VERY INNER PART OF THE EARTH.

9 Clues: THE SOLID, VERY INNER PART OF THE EARTH. • -------- PLATES MAKE UP THE CRUST OF THE EARTH. • --------- PLATES ARE WHAT ALL THE LAND MASSES MOVE ON. • THE THICK PORRIDGE-LIKE MATERIAL THAT THE CRUST FLOATS ON. • CONVECTION -------- ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTINENTAL DRIFT. • OCEANIC ------ ARE WHERE NEW CRUST IS FORMED UNDER THE OCEANS. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Things like mountains or rivers
  2. Lava that has come up from underground
  3. A sudden shift or violent shaking of the ground
  4. 2 tectonic plates that hit each other and either subduct or make mountains
Down
  1. A crack or split in between two plates
  2. A tectonic plate that grinds another
  3. A tectonic plate that moves away from another
  4. A continuous range of undersea volcanic mountains
  5. A zone where one plate goes under another

9 Clues: Things like mountains or rivers • A tectonic plate that grinds another • A crack or split in between two plates • Lava that has come up from underground • A zone where one plate goes under another • A tectonic plate that moves away from another • A sudden shift or violent shaking of the ground • A continuous range of undersea volcanic mountains • ...

Outer Space 2023-04-27

Outer Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Known for its rings and moons
  2. source of solar radiation, gives Earth a day and night cycle
  3. Planet that is rotating on its east/west axis, instead of North/South
  4. System Has all of the planets, moon, stars, and the sun
  5. closest planet to the Sun, has a year of 86 Earth days
  6. was recently determined to not be a planet
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  1. gas planet, second from the Sun
  2. also known as the Red Planet
  3. Largest planet with massive storms, giant red spot
  4. sources of light and heat energy in the solar system
  5. orbits the Earth, goes through moon phases
  6. Blue planet full of methane gas
  7. only known planet with plate tectonics and organic life

13 Clues: also known as the Red Planet • Known for its rings and moons • gas planet, second from the Sun • Blue planet full of methane gas • orbits the Earth, goes through moon phases • was recently determined to not be a planet • Largest planet with massive storms, giant red spot • sources of light and heat energy in the solar system • ...

Plate Tectonics Bellringer - #1 2018-07-02

Plate Tectonics Bellringer - #1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that has erupted to the Earth's surface.
  2. A rupture in the crust of the Earth that allows hot lava to escape from a magma chamber below the surface
  3. A tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other.
  4. A break in Earth's crust where movement of rock occurs
  5. A tectonic process that results when one plate overrides another and forces it down into Earth's mantle
  6. The upper layer of Earth's interior, including the crust and the upper mantle
Down
  1. Molten rock below the surface of the Earth
  2. Mid-ocean ____________ are areas of seafloor spreading and crust formation
  3. A tectonic process whereby plates move toward each other
  4. A fault when one plate slips suddenly and violently past another
  5. The thick, dense layer of rock between Earth's crust and its core
  6. The uppermost division of the solid earth.
  7. Large movable segments of the lithosphere

13 Clues: Large movable segments of the lithosphere • Molten rock below the surface of the Earth • The uppermost division of the solid earth. • Molten rock that has erupted to the Earth's surface. • A break in Earth's crust where movement of rock occurs • A tectonic process whereby plates move toward each other • A tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other. • ...

Earth's Crust - Plate Tectonics 2024-06-03

Earth's Crust - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake
  2. A type of mountain that can erupt and produce lava
  3. An instrument for detecting and measuring earthquakes
  4. Two plates moving towards each other
  5. When the surface of the Earth shakes
  6. Surface layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. Two plates moving away from each other.
  2. central part of the Earth.
  3. A large section of the Earth's crust
  4. Two plates sliding against each other
  5. Second layer of the Earth from the center.
  6. one plate is pushed under another
  7. Third layer of the Earth from the center

13 Clues: central part of the Earth. • Surface layer of the Earth. • one plate is pushed under another • A large section of the Earth's crust • Two plates moving towards each other • When the surface of the Earth shakes • Two plates sliding against each other • Two plates moving away from each other. • Third layer of the Earth from the center • ...

Social Studies-Unit 1 2015-01-24

Social Studies-Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Power/Electricity made from flowing water in rivers
  2. plain where only grasses ad mosses can grow
  3. method of supplying dry land with water on both sides
  4. way a country's people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
  5. that falls to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow
  6. urban area formed by several cities
  7. or stream that flows into a larger river
  8. Resources/Material found in nature that can be replaced, such as forests
  9. flat area covered with water
  10. portion of water or air that flows continuously in approximately the same path
  11. of available goods and services
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  1. storm with very strong winds and heavy rain
  2. snowstorm with very strong winds
  3. earth wall that farmers build to keep water from overflowing over the land
  4. Plate/Huge slabs of rocks or moving plates
  5. Climate/Mild weather that is either too hot nor too cold, with changing seasons
  6. or rolling land covered with grass
  7. that is deep enough and wide enough for ships to steer through
  8. Plate/Underground water that is close to land surface
  9. period of little or no rainfall
  10. Divide/Imaginary line made of high points in the Rockies from the where our nations rivers flow east or west

21 Clues: flat area covered with water • period of little or no rainfall • of available goods and services • snowstorm with very strong winds • or rolling land covered with grass • urban area formed by several cities • or stream that flows into a larger river • Plate/Huge slabs of rocks or moving plates • storm with very strong winds and heavy rain • ...

pippa 2019-03-18

pippa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface
  2. the upper layer of earths mantle
  3. the outer layer of earth
  4. a rock formation can be broken
  5. inner most part of the earth
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  1. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  2. Tectonics Theory the lithospere of earth is divided into small number of plates which float
  3. hot fluid or semi fluid material below or within the earths crust
  4. is the part of the earth between the core and the crust
  5. the rigid outer part of earth
  6. a mountain or hill typically cone shape
  7. and sudden shake in the ground

12 Clues: the outer layer of earth • inner most part of the earth • the rigid outer part of earth • and sudden shake in the ground • a rock formation can be broken • the upper layer of earths mantle • a mountain or hill typically cone shape • is the part of the earth between the core and the crust • an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes • ...

Science Vocab 2024-04-23

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The theory that Earth's outer shell consists of moving plates.
  2. The force that attracts objects toward each other.
  3. The breaking down of rocks by weather and environmental factors.
  4. The natural environment where an organism lives.
  5. A community of interacting organisms and their environment.
  6. A characteristic that helps an organism survive.
Down
  1. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  2. A living thing that carries out life processes.
  3. The ability to do work or cause change.
  4. A push or pull acting on an object.
  5. Change A change in matter's form without altering its chemical makeup.
  6. Change A change that forms new substances with different properties.

12 Clues: A push or pull acting on an object. • The ability to do work or cause change. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • A living thing that carries out life processes. • The natural environment where an organism lives. • A characteristic that helps an organism survive. • The force that attracts objects toward each other. • ...

Severe Weather Crossword Puzzle 2020-03-31

Severe Weather Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid form of precipitation from the atmosphere
  2. frozen rain pellets
  3. a large group of rotating winds with low pressure
  4. a super gigantic wave of water that is caused by plate tectonics or earthquakes
  5. a long period of time with little to no water
  6. frozen water vapor that turns into flakes
  7. movement of air currents in one direction
Down
  1. a tropical rotating storm with strong winds that spins in a spiral
  2. a moving destructive funnel-shaped cloud
  3. a severe storm with lots of snow and winds
  4. any water or frozen liquid that forms in the atmosphere
  5. frozen water
  6. violence in the atmosphere with winds, rain, thunder or lightning
  7. a big amount of water that flows over dry land

14 Clues: frozen water • frozen rain pellets • a moving destructive funnel-shaped cloud • frozen water vapor that turns into flakes • movement of air currents in one direction • a severe storm with lots of snow and winds • a long period of time with little to no water • a big amount of water that flows over dry land • liquid form of precipitation from the atmosphere • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

vocab terms 2014-01-19

vocab terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge: an underwater mountain system .
  2. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  3. of plate tectonics: a theory that says that continents are separated.
  4. land that has been elevated by folding.
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  1. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
  2. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  3. waves passing through earth.
  4. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  5. basin: A geological basin found in the sea.
  6. floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge: an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin: A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

9/27/16 2016-09-27

9/27/16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. to preserve a body after death
  3. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  4. a body that has been tried so that it will not decay
  5. pictures that stand for different words or sounds
  6. a boundary where two plates move apart
  7. a boundary where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved convection currents in the mantle.
  2. the god of the dead
  3. a boundary where two plates come together.

10 Clues: the god of the dead • to preserve a body after death • a boundary where two plates move apart • a boundary where two plates come together. • a paper like material created by the Egyptians • a boundary where two plates slip past each other • pictures that stand for different words or sounds • a body that has been tried so that it will not decay • ...

Ecosystem and Environment Quiz 2023-09-05

Ecosystem and Environment Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the highest gas in air
  2. top layer of Earth
  3. mineral that Earth core made of
  4. the tickest layer of Earth
  5. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
  6. it forms by convergent plate tectonics
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  1. organisms found in the ecosystem
  2. mineral that Earth core made of and this element can be used for dental braces
  3. non-living factor in the ecosystem such as air, water, soil etc
  4. the ecosystem that a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic

10 Clues: top layer of Earth • the highest gas in air • the tickest layer of Earth • mineral that Earth core made of • organisms found in the ecosystem • it forms by convergent plate tectonics • non-living factor in the ecosystem such as air, water, soil etc • an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2015-12-01

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A number of rigid, but moving, pieces of the Earths surface.
  2. The outer shell of Earth that extends to a depth of 100 km.
  3. Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates come together.
Down
  1. States that youngest rocks of the ocean floor are at diverging boundaries, moving outward.
  2. Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates move apart.
  3. Theory of the formation and movement of the plates that cover the Earth's surface.
  4. The theory that all continents are fragments of Pangaea now drifting apart.
  5. The partially melted layer of the mantle that underlies the lithosphere.
  6. Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates slide past each other.

9 Clues: Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates move apart. • The outer shell of Earth that extends to a depth of 100 km. • Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates come together. • A number of rigid, but moving, pieces of the Earths surface. • Forms when two (Crustal) Lithospheric plates slide past each other. • ...

PLATE TECTONICS 1 2021-08-17

PLATE TECTONICS 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF LAND MASSES APART FROM EACH OTHER.
  2. THE PART OF THE EARTH THAT IS SEMI-LIQUID ON WHICH THE CRUST "FLOATS".
  3. THE NAME GIVEN TO THE VERY INNER PART OF THE EARTH.
  4. OCEANIC ------ FOUND UNDER THE OCEANS WHERE NEW OCEAN FLOORS ARE FORMED.
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  1. CONVECTION -------- FOUND IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE.
  2. THE ORIGINAL LARGE LANDMASS FROM WHERE ALL OF TODAY'S CONTINENTS BROKE APART.
  3. THE NAME GIVEN TO THE OUTSIDE LAYER OF THE EARTH ON WHICH WE LIVE.
  4. --------- PLATES MAKE UP THE CRUST OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
  5. A GERMAN WHO PROPOSED THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT.

9 Clues: CONVECTION -------- FOUND IN THE EARTH'S MANTLE. • THE NAME GIVEN TO THE VERY INNER PART OF THE EARTH. • A GERMAN WHO PROPOSED THE THEORY OF CONTINENTAL DRIFT. • THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF LAND MASSES APART FROM EACH OTHER. • --------- PLATES MAKE UP THE CRUST OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE. • THE NAME GIVEN TO THE OUTSIDE LAYER OF THE EARTH ON WHICH WE LIVE. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2021-10-26

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates slide past each other
  2. an opening in Earth's crust that oozes out magma
  3. plates collide together
  4. created when sea-floor spreads
  5. when one convergent plate slides under the other
Down
  1. a valley of a landform that is made from divergent plates
  2. liquid rock
  3. gap between divergent boundaries
  4. plates pull apart

9 Clues: liquid rock • plates pull apart • plates collide together • plates slide past each other • created when sea-floor spreads • gap between divergent boundaries • an opening in Earth's crust that oozes out magma • when one convergent plate slides under the other • a valley of a landform that is made from divergent plates

Plate Tectonics 2020-04-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone where tectonic plates meet on Earth's crust
  2. crust thin crust that is under the ocean
  3. crust thick crust that forms large landmasses
  4. boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
Down
  1. boundary when one plate slides under another one
  2. plates slide past each other
  3. boundary 2 plates collide with each other
  4. boundary where 2 plates slide past each other

8 Clues: plates slide past each other • boundary 2 plates collide with each other • crust thin crust that is under the ocean • boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • crust thick crust that forms large landmasses • boundary when one plate slides under another one • boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-01-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where our world is located
  2. the amount per unit size.
  3. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas.
  4. what we live on
  5. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another.
Down
  1. Plates under the world that move
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

7 Clues: what we live on • the amount per unit size. • Where our world is located • Plates under the world that move • movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another. • transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas. • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Valley
  2. Ridge System
  3. floor Spreading
Down
  1. shelf
  2. processes
  3. zones

6 Clues: shelf • zones • Valley • processes • Ridge System • floor Spreading

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot lava that is stored in the mantle
  2. two plates that moe away from each other
  3. is formed when 2 plates overlap
Down
  1. two plate that move together and over lap
  2. when 2 plates slide past each other
  3. the thinnest layer of the earth

6 Clues: the thinnest layer of the earth • is formed when 2 plates overlap • when 2 plates slide past each other • hot lava that is stored in the mantle • two plates that moe away from each other • two plate that move together and over lap

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary When plates come together
  2. A gap or hole
  3. Moulten rock that is below the crust
Down
  1. boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  2. boundary Places where plates slide sideways past each other
  3. Occur at divergent bounders

6 Clues: A gap or hole • Occur at divergent bounders • boundary When plates come together • Moulten rock that is below the crust • boundary Places where plates slide sideways past each other • boundary Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

Plate Tectonics 2024-05-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates moving away from each other
  2. Ring of Fire
  3. A sudden shake of the earth
Down
  1. PLates sliding past each other
  2. Caused by Continental - Continental converging
  3. Two plates pushing into each other

6 Clues: Ring of Fire • A sudden shake of the earth • PLates sliding past each other • Two plates pushing into each other • Two plates moving away from each other • Caused by Continental - Continental converging

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes & Earthquakes 2023-12-08

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes & Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic mudflow
  2. theory of moving plates
  3. fastest seismic waves and can move through solid, liquid, or gas
  4. thinner denser crust
  5. type of volcano made with less viscous magma
Down
  1. when a plate moves under another plate
  2. composition of the core
  3. measures the magnitude of an earthquake
  4. name for belt of tectonically active place around the Pacific Ocean
  5. plate boundary that is moving away from each other
  6. real name of volcanic ash
  7. point of origin of an earthquake
  8. between the crust and the outer core

13 Clues: volcanic mudflow • thinner denser crust • composition of the core • theory of moving plates • real name of volcanic ash • point of origin of an earthquake • between the crust and the outer core • when a plate moves under another plate • measures the magnitude of an earthquake • type of volcano made with less viscous magma • plate boundary that is moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics By:Emy Turner 2024-01-19

Plate Tectonics By:Emy Turner crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an opening in a planet or moon's crust
  2. chamber a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface
  3. often ejected with great force, can travel significant distances from the volcano before solidifying
  4. Propagation of mechanical energy through the earth's layers
  5. any sudden shaking of the ground
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  1. the passage way that magma travels to reach the surface
  2. a hard, dark, glass like volcanic rock
  3. A flat piece of rock formed when magma hardens in a crack in a volcano
  4. funnel-shaped depression that usually lies directly above the vent\
  5. the movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope
  6. The geographic location and depth where the earthquake starts
  7. the place at the Earth's surface where lava flows
  8. Line along which two sections of rock can move against each other

13 Clues: any sudden shaking of the ground • an opening in a planet or moon's crust • a hard, dark, glass like volcanic rock • the place at the Earth's surface where lava flows • the passage way that magma travels to reach the surface • chamber a large pool of liquid rock beneath the surface • Propagation of mechanical energy through the earth's layers • ...

Plate tectonics and Earthquakes 2023-10-18

Plate tectonics and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When rocks experience tension pulling them apart. Creating a hanging wall which is a block of rock that lies above a footwall, rock that lies below. The Hanging wall decrease in height will the footwall increases in height.
  2. The force applied on the Transform plate boundary. Stress pushes a mass of rock two directions.
  3. When two plates move away from each other. This pushes the plates away from each other.
  4. When two plates come together. The more dense plate subducts underneath.
  5. When rocks experience a shearing against each other as the slip past each other sideways, with little up or down motion.
  6. When enough stress builds up in a rock, the rock breaks creating a ___________.
  7. A German meteorologist proposed the idea of of the Supercontinent Pangea. This developed the theory of Continental Drift
Down
  1. The force applied on Convergent plate boundary. Squeezes rock until folds or breaks.
  2. When rocks experience compression pushing them together. Creating a reverse function of the normal fault in which the hanging wall increases in height and footwall decreases in height.
  3. The force applied on the divergent plate boundary. Pulls on the crust stretching the rock so that it becomes thinner in the middle.
  4. When two plates slide past each other.
  5. When Earth's outermost layer, or Lithosphere made up of the crust and upper mantle is broken into rocky plates
  6. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.

13 Clues: When two plates slide past each other. • When two plates come together. The more dense plate subducts underneath. • When enough stress builds up in a rock, the rock breaks creating a ___________. • The force applied on Convergent plate boundary. Squeezes rock until folds or breaks. • ...

aliyah merrick's crossword puzzle 2014-01-19

aliyah merrick's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an underwater mountain system .
  2. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  3. waves passing through earth.
  4. of plate tectonics a theory that says that continents are separated.
  5. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
Down
  1. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  2. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  3. floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
  4. land that has been elevated by folding.
  5. basin A geological basin found in the sea.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

Kendall's Awesome Pawsome crossword 2016-09-26

Kendall's Awesome Pawsome crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians.
  2. A body that had been dried out so it will not decay.
  3. To preserve a body after death.
  4. Pictures that sound for different words or sounds.
  5. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
Down
  1. tectonics The theory that Earths lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  3. The got of death.
  4. Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  5. Where two plates come together.

10 Clues: The got of death. • To preserve a body after death. • Where two plates come together. • A boundary where two plates move apart. • A paper like material created by the Egyptians. • A boundary where two plates slip past each other. • Pictures that sound for different words or sounds. • A body that had been dried out so it will not decay. • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

M2 Summative Project Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-06

M2 Summative Project Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The science of determining the relative order of past events or objects, without necessarily determining their absolute age.
  2. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and results of the interactions of rigid plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. The time taken for the isotope to decrease into to half its original value; It doesn't disappear but rather decays into a different isotope.
  4. The close relationship of two or more factors that cause them to impact how each other change over time.
  5. The presence of oxygen.
  6. A region of the Earth's crust where tectonic plates meet with the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  7. The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  8. The branch of science studying the magnetism in rocks that was caused by the earth's magnetic field.
  9. The process by which the nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation.
  10. The true age of a rock or fossil.
Down
  1. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  2. A tectonic boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion.
  3. The branch of science studying earthquakes.
  4. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
  5. The absence of oxygen.
  6. Non-living factor such as soil, weather, and amount of water and acidity.
  7. Different forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei.
  8. Waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, large landslides and large man-made explosions that give out low-frequency acoustic energy.
  9. Living factor such as bacteria, plants, and animals.
  10. A meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground.

20 Clues: The absence of oxygen. • The presence of oxygen. • The true age of a rock or fossil. • The branch of science studying earthquakes. • Living factor such as bacteria, plants, and animals. • A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other. • Non-living factor such as soil, weather, and amount of water and acidity. • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-02-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what forms at the divergent boundary
  2. one goes up and the other goes down
  3. overlapping
Down
  1. one goes beneath and the other goes above
  2. moving away
  3. what moves the plates

6 Clues: moving away • overlapping • what moves the plates • one goes up and the other goes down • what forms at the divergent boundary • one goes beneath and the other goes above

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Drift Alfred Wegner came up with this theory
  3. Flying mammal
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Man's best friend
  3. Large marsupial

6 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Drift Alfred Wegner came up with this theory

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the wave of energy caused by earthquakes
  2. when two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. the study of earthquakes
  2. the tendency of hot material to rise
  3. when plates slide sideways against each other
  4. the collision of plates

6 Clues: the collision of plates • the study of earthquakes • the tendency of hot material to rise • the wave of energy caused by earthquakes • when two plates move away from each other • when plates slide sideways against each other

PLATE TECTONICS 2021-09-14

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth
  2. situated inside the earth at a depth of about 2900 kilometres below the surface
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth
  4. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth
  2. a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  3. wave that travel along the surface of solids

7 Clues: the rigid outer part of the earth • the rigid outer part of the earth • wave that travel along the surface of solids • the boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth • a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core • an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means • ...

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot lava that is stored in the mantle
  2. two plates that moe away from each other
  3. is formed when 2 plates overlap
Down
  1. two plate that move together and over lap
  2. when 2 plates slide past each other
  3. the thinnest layer of the earth

6 Clues: the thinnest layer of the earth • is formed when 2 plates overlap • when 2 plates slide past each other • hot lava that is stored in the mantle • two plates that moe away from each other • two plate that move together and over lap

Plate tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates that move together and overlap
  2. hot lava that is stored in the manlte.
  3. two plates that move away from each other
  4. the thinnest layer of the earth
Down
  1. when 2 plates slide past each other.
  2. is formed when 2 plates overlap

6 Clues: the thinnest layer of the earth • is formed when 2 plates overlap • when 2 plates slide past each other. • hot lava that is stored in the manlte. • two plates that move together and overlap • two plates that move away from each other

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tetiniocs plates slide past eachother in the mantle
  2. When two tectiniocs plates move away from eachother
  3. When there is a gap in between two tectiniocs plates
Down
  1. The molten rock and below the crust
  2. When two tetiniocs plates move closeer and soon collide
  3. occur at divergent boundiaries

6 Clues: occur at divergent boundiaries • The molten rock and below the crust • When two tectiniocs plates move away from eachother • When there is a gap in between two tectiniocs plates • When two tetiniocs plates move closeer and soon collide • When two tetiniocs plates slide past eachother in the mantle

Plate Tectonics 2024-04-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that the continents are slowly drifting across the Earth.
  2. the name of the supercontinent made up of all of the current continents, before they separated.
Down
  1. ridges formed from the separation of oceanic plates and the magma seeping between them.
  2. the last name of the scientist who proposed the idea of Pangea and continental drift.
  3. Wegener used these as evidence for Pangea. He chose samples that could not fly or swim great distances.
  4. samples of seafloor rock got _________ as you approach a mid ocean ridge.

6 Clues: the idea that the continents are slowly drifting across the Earth. • samples of seafloor rock got _________ as you approach a mid ocean ridge. • the last name of the scientist who proposed the idea of Pangea and continental drift. • ridges formed from the separation of oceanic plates and the magma seeping between them. • ...

Lesson 2 Our planet Earth 2021-09-02

Lesson 2 Our planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A point at which,everywhere on Earth,days and nights are nearly equal in length
  2. tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust
  3. A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other
  4. to support
Down
  1. part of a whole
  2. the process of depositing,or dropping,eroded material
  3. is a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
  4. seams of Earth's crust
  5. molten rock
  6. a process in which water,ice,or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else

10 Clues: to support • molten rock • part of a whole • seams of Earth's crust • is a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces • the process of depositing,or dropping,eroded material • tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust • A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other • ...

Rock Cycle & Continental Drift 2023-05-18

Rock Cycle & Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock that is underground
  2. plate _ is the idea that the Earth's crust is made of plates
  3. the name of the supercontinent before the current continents drifted to where they are
  4. molten rock that is above ground
Down
  1. when pieces of sediment are pressed together
  2. type of rock that is formed by high heat and pressure
  3. the outer layer of Earth that is broke up into plates
  4. type of rock that is formed by pressure, may contain fossils
  5. type of rock that forms from magma or lava
  6. the layer of Earth under the crust

10 Clues: molten rock that is underground • molten rock that is above ground • the layer of Earth under the crust • type of rock that forms from magma or lava • when pieces of sediment are pressed together • type of rock that is formed by high heat and pressure • the outer layer of Earth that is broke up into plates • type of rock that is formed by pressure, may contain fossils • ...

samantha melanson 2014-01-20

samantha melanson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an underwater mountain system .
  2. waves passing through earth.
  3. floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
  4. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  5. basin A geological basin found in the sea.
Down
  1. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
  2. land that has been elevated by folding.
  3. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  4. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  5. of plate tectonics a theory that says that continents are separated.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

Science ocean floor 2023-04-12

Science ocean floor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deep dark hole.
  2. A rift valley is a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  3. the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor.
  4. A fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water is released
  5. A large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offshore from a continent, at depths of 13,000-20,000 feet
  6. The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor
Down
  1. A long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone
  2. he area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean
  3. Formed by a build up of cooled lava, breaks the surface of the ocean
  4. An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  5. an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity

11 Clues: deep dark hole. • an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity • An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • Formed by a build up of cooled lava, breaks the surface of the ocean • A fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water is released • ...

Grade Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-25

Grade Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. species together and abiotic factors
  2. movement of carbon through biotic and abiotic factors
  3. level of earth's mantle
  4. of one species
  5. of weathering where sediment is worn away and carried through natural processes
  6. movement of nitroge through biotic and abiotic factors
  7. species put together
  8. long-term relationship between organisms (commensalism, parasitism, mutualism)
  9. organisms compete for resources in the same environment
  10. waves/energy that comes in different types of waves which cause plate tectonics
  11. development environment
  12. eroded sediment is transported away and settles
  13. a second meaning to a word
  14. notation/regular large numbers of exponents
  15. programming interface
  16. level/level in foot chain (primary, secondary, tertiary, producer)
  17. Carta/documents created in 1200's that limits the tyrannical King Henry III rights that inspired the Constitution
  18. plot- uses minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum
  19. boundary when plates move together
  20. boundaries/convergent, sivergent, transform
  21. layer of earth
  22. wedging/when water can brek rock through freezing and melting
  23. levels of complexity
  24. spots/an area of earth where the mantle is very very hot and can cause a mantle plume causing ilands to form
  25. main rivers/named after dragons
  26. ecosystem of planet earth
  27. number/total number of electron, protons, and neutrons
  28. with an o and is a synonym of flamboyant
  29. drift/ when the seafloor spread, two continents move away from each other
Down
  1. boundary when plates slide past each other
  2. of weathering where friction wears away sediment
  3. a bad connotation
  4. notation/to abbreviate large number with a of 0's
  5. boundary when plates move apart
  6. formed after reaction
  7. Luther/humanist who created Lutheranism
  8. symbol/ abbreviation of an element
  9. equation/an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph.
  10. that sound the same but have different meanings
  11. causing a reaction
  12. animal hunts, kills, and eats prey
  13. words are spelled the same but have different meanings
  14. ecosystems with similar climate
  15. layer of Earth
  16. number/ number of protons
  17. words are opposite but put together
  18. organism
  19. me

48 Clues: me • organism • of one species • layer of Earth • layer of earth • a bad connotation • causing a reaction • species put together • levels of complexity • formed after reaction • programming interface • level of earth's mantle • development environment • number/ number of protons • ecosystem of planet earth • a second meaning to a word • boundary when plates move apart • ...

The Canadian Shield 2018-09-23

The Canadian Shield crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 4 main minerals found in the Canadian Shield are Zinc, iron,_____ and lead
  2. It is the _____ region in Canada
  3. The Canadian Shield is known for this
  4. Rivers on the Canadian Shield are used to produce_____
  5. The Canadian Shield extends over eastern,_____ , and central Canada
  6. The Canadian Shield is rich in _____
  7. The Canadian Shield is shaped like this
Down
  1. The Canadian Shield formed _____ billion years ago
  2. The Canadian Shield is one of Canada’s most important sources of _____
  3. Curves around this saltwater
  4. There are 7 of them and the Canadian shield is one of them
  5. The Canadian Shield formed through processes such as plate tectonics, erosion and _____
  6. The Canadian Shield is also called _____
  7. Some of the worlds oldest rocks are located near this lake
  8. The Canadian Shield covers _____ of Canada

15 Clues: Curves around this saltwater • It is the _____ region in Canada • The Canadian Shield is rich in _____ • The Canadian Shield is known for this • The Canadian Shield is shaped like this • The Canadian Shield is also called _____ • The Canadian Shield covers _____ of Canada • The Canadian Shield formed _____ billion years ago • ...

Earth Week FUN! 2024-09-09

Earth Week FUN! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Large body of saltwater (6 letters).
  2. - The process of volcanic material being expelled (11 letters).
  3. - Underground reservoir of water (9 letters).
  4. - The study of earthquakes (9 letters).
  5. - The layer of Earth where tectonic plates move (6 letters).
  6. - A stable part of the continental crust (7 letters).
  7. - Related to earthquakes (7 letters).
Down
  1. - A large mass of ice moving slowly over land (7 letters).
  2. - Study of water (10 letters).
  3. - The process by which rocks break down (6 letters).
  4. - Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface (4 letters).
  5. TECTONICS - Large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere (14 letters).
  6. - The solid outer layer of the Earth (7 letters).
  7. - Sudden shaking of the ground (9 letters).
  8. - The upper layer of earth in which plants grow (4 letters).

15 Clues: - Study of water (10 letters). • - Related to earthquakes (7 letters). • - Large body of saltwater (6 letters). • - The study of earthquakes (9 letters). • - Sudden shaking of the ground (9 letters). • - Underground reservoir of water (9 letters). • - The solid outer layer of the Earth (7 letters). • - The process by which rocks break down (6 letters). • ...

Earth 2024-03-26

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of plate movement
  2. The San Andreas Fault
  3. Mountains Caused by convergent plate movements
  4. Planets Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune are known as
  5. These longitudinal waves can travel through solids and liquids
  6. years The approximate age of Earth
  7. Tilt of earth's axis
  8. The theorized source of water on earth
  9. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  10. The only planet with liquid water on the surface
  11. The process by which life produced oxygen
  12. The month in which the northern hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight
  13. The supercontinent that was present 200 million years ago
  14. The layer of Earths atmosphere immediately before space
  15. Filters the sun's UV from hitting earth
  16. Sun is directly over this point during equinox
  17. The point in a planets orbit farthest from the sun
  18. Once considered a planet
  19. The chemical that destory the Ozone layer
  20. Can only travel through solids and not liquids
  21. The instrument that records and measures seismic activity
  22. The actual name for northern lights
  23. and nickel The primary metals found in the core
  24. The study of seismic waves
Down
  1. The point in a planets orbit in which it is closest to the Sun and traveling at the greatest speed
  2. The planet with the largest most visible rings
  3. Giant wave caused by an earthquake
  4. What are the higher frequency radio waves
  5. The hottest planet in the solar system
  6. The largest planet in the solar system
  7. Ignoring the sun, the closest star to earth is
  8. The layer of Earths atmosphere that contains the Ozone layer
  9. The time for 1 rotation of earth
  10. Closest celestial object to earth
  11. The reason no rocks date older than 4 billion years
  12. Events that are the source of Seismic waves
  13. 26000 year wobble of earth's rotation axis
  14. The chemical formula for breathable oxygen
  15. Planet closest to the Sun
  16. Our current north star
  17. Planets Mercury,Venus,Earth,and Mars are called what
  18. The month in which the Earth is closest to the Sun
  19. The average distance a plate moves in a year
  20. The distance from Earth to the sun
  21. The Only star in our solar system
  22. The chemical formula for the Ozone layer

46 Clues: Mid-Atlantic Ridge • Tilt of earth's axis • The San Andreas Fault • Our current north star • Once considered a planet • Planet closest to the Sun • The study of seismic waves • The study of plate movement • The time for 1 rotation of earth • Closest celestial object to earth • The Only star in our solar system • Giant wave caused by an earthquake • The distance from Earth to the sun • ...

Plates Tectonics 2015-09-13

Plates Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where magma from the mantle continually breaks through the crust.
  2. theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates
  3. formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary.
  4. earths crust located under the ocean.
  5. Places where the sea floor is forced under continental plates.
  6. The super-continent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago.
  7. Places where new sea floor is being created.
  8. feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  9. The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  10. formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard.
Down
  1. Separates the crust and the mantle.
  2. tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. Places where plates slide past each other are called transform boundaries.
  4. earths crust made of land.
  5. convection in earth's mantle could push and pull continents , creating new oceanic crust(lead to plate tectonics)
  6. Scientist that proposed that all of the continents were once part of a large super-continent (Pangea).
  7. theory that explains how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
  8. Section of the Earth below the crust.
  9. The solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  10. a chain of volcanoes formed above a sub ducting plate in an arc shape.

20 Clues: earths crust made of land. • Separates the crust and the mantle. • earths crust located under the ocean. • Section of the Earth below the crust. • Places where new sea floor is being created. • formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary. • formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2019-05-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake.
  2. An opening in a weak part of the Earth’s crust in which lava, steam, gases or ash is ejected
  3. A type of rock formed from cooled magma.
  4. Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma.
  5. The instrument used to record earthquakes.
  6. A type of rock which is formed by the compaction and cementation of sediments.
  7. A type of volcano which has steep sides and sticky, high viscosity lava.
  8. The name for the scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
  9. thickest internal layer of the Earth.
  10. core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth.
  11. tectonics, The theory that the crust is split into several plates which move due to mantle convection currents.
Down
  1. chamber, The name of the reservoir of magma within the earth's crust beneath a volcano.
  2. Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust.
  3. A type of rock that forms due to high pressures and temperatures.
  4. Sedimentary rocks often have a lot of ______________.
  5. A type of weathering that is caused by animals or plants.
  6. The type of plate boundary found near the North Island.
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originated.
  8. A volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so at some point is known as ___________________.
  9. A volcano which has erupted recently or is currently erupting.

20 Clues: thickest internal layer of the Earth. • A type of rock formed from cooled magma. • Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust. • The instrument used to record earthquakes. • Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma. • core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth. • waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake. • ...

Earth's system Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth's system Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  2. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  3. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  4. extinction event that occur over a long time period.
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. large, rigid peices of the Earth's Lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  7. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  8. and opening in the Earth's through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  9. where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquakes.
  10. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  11. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  12. located between the mantle where convection currents happen
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  1. tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  4. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  5. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. hot material rises, cooler material sinks. It drives plat tectonics
  7. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  8. sudden events that led to a mass extinction

20 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • extinction event that occur over a long time period. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • a group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

plate tectonics and continental drift 2023-03-02

plate tectonics and continental drift crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of rock that forms earths outer core
  2. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock for up to millions of years
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother
  4. a plate boundary where 2 plates move towards eachother
  5. A break or crack in the earths lithosphere along which the rocks move
  6. a plate boundary where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core
  8. the hypothesis that the continents have slowly moved across earths surface
  9. the theory that pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  10. a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
Down
  1. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  2. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  3. a layer of molten lava and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
  4. A deep valley that forms where 2 plates move apart
  5. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  6. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to todays continents
  7. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

18 Clues: the layer of rock that forms earths outer core • A deep valley that forms where 2 plates move apart • a plate boundary where 2 plates move towards eachother • a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle • a plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2022-12-08

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the first layer of the Earth
  2. plastic layer within the mantle and comes after the lithosphere
  3. plates that slide past each other and create faults
  4. an enormous split in the Earth's crust that could potentially cause a rift valley
  5. when plates separate they are
  6. result of oceanic and contiental crust converging
  7. when heat rises to the surface and sinks as it cools
  8. crust that is based on the ocean
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  1. the person who contributed to the continental drift theory
  2. plates that come together
  3. when there is a rapid release of energy from plates separating, colliding, or sliding past each other along a plate boundary
  4. evidence that states that the same types of fossils on continents that are now separated by vast oceans
  5. this crust converges to make mountains
  6. liquid that rises when plates diverge, think of the ocean
  7. the most dense and hottest part of the Earth's Layers
  8. evidence that states rocks that are made of similar substances and mountains are present on continents that are now far apart
  9. the San Andreas Fault is located in
  10. a result of transform boundaries

18 Clues: plates that come together • the first layer of the Earth • when plates separate they are • a result of transform boundaries • crust that is based on the ocean • the San Andreas Fault is located in • this crust converges to make mountains • result of oceanic and contiental crust converging • plates that slide past each other and create faults • ...

Plate tectonics and volcanoes review 2022-04-20

Plate tectonics and volcanoes review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divergent boundary in the ocean where new crust is created and sea floor spreads
  2. a steep-sided volcano
  3. moving pieces of crust
  4. the emission of volcanic products such as lava, ash, and gases from a volcano.
  5. a large volcanic crater
  6. plates move past one another
  7. Thick crust, land
  8. a broad, dome-shaped volcano
  9. small solid particles that are emitted from a volcano during an eruption into the atmosphere.
Down
  1. vents through which lava and gases erupt.
  2. more dense plate pushes into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  3. melted Earth beneath the surface.
  4. Boundary where plates move apart
  5. Where magma is stored beneath the surface.
  6. boundary where plates move towards each other
  7. Thin crust under water
  8. semi-solid, thick, very hot layer beneath the crust.
  9. melted rock on Earth's surface

18 Clues: Thick crust, land • a steep-sided volcano • moving pieces of crust • Thin crust under water • a large volcanic crater • plates move past one another • a broad, dome-shaped volcano • melted rock on Earth's surface • Boundary where plates move apart • melted Earth beneath the surface. • vents through which lava and gases erupt. • Where magma is stored beneath the surface. • ...

Wegner & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-27

Wegner & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates slide past each other
  2. the theory that states that the continents used to be together in a supercontinent and have drifted apart over time is the Theory of...
  3. Two plates drifting away from each other
  4. these two land formations occur at a subduction zone.
  5. occurs when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate
  6. Wegner noticed that Mountain ranges of different areas had sediment layers that were the same ______
  7. The scientist that discovered sea-floor spreading
  8. occurs at a transform boundary
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  1. This was a type of evidence that Wegner proposed using the remains of plant and animal species from different continents
  2. No one in the scientific community believe Wegner's Theory because he could not prove how the plated ________ apart.
  3. occur when two oceanic plates diverge
  4. Two plates colliding towards each other
  5. a large subduction zone that causes a chain of volcanoes in an area is called The ____ ___ ____.
  6. occur when two continental plates converge
  7. occurs when two continental plates diverge
  8. this evidence was left behind by glaciers
  9. The scientist that came up with the Theory of Continental Drift
  10. Wegner noticed that the coastlines of South American and Africa fit together like a...

18 Clues: occurs at a transform boundary • When two plates slide past each other • occur when two oceanic plates diverge • Two plates colliding towards each other • Two plates drifting away from each other • this evidence was left behind by glaciers • occur when two continental plates converge • occurs when two continental plates diverge • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-10-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. qruthu qwhurtpq
  2. qwrout
  3. uo;
Down
  1. iwrthuir;qt
  2. qutp43q
  3. qwjirj

6 Clues: uo; • qwrout • qwjirj • qutp43q • iwrthuir;qt • qruthu qwhurtpq

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-29

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic super cycle plates move together then spread apart
  2. 2 plates brush each other
  3. drift plate moving due to different forces
Down
  1. earths crust broken into different sections
  2. 2 plates move towards each other and the denser plate goes under
  3. 2 plates move apart

6 Clues: 2 plates move apart • 2 plates brush each other • drift plate moving due to different forces • earths crust broken into different sections • tectonic super cycle plates move together then spread apart • 2 plates move towards each other and the denser plate goes under

Plate tectonics 2017-11-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inner layer
  2. sinks into mantle
  3. molten interior
Down
  1. slab of rocks
  2. thin layer
  3. vent or hole

6 Clues: thin layer • inner layer • vent or hole • slab of rocks • molten interior • sinks into mantle

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Valleys
  2. Convergent
  3. Boundary that slide past
Down
  1. Boundary that is apart
  2. Range Divergent
  3. Boundary that collides

6 Clues: Valleys • Convergent • Range Divergent • Boundary that is apart • Boundary that collides • Boundary that slide past

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Valleys
  2. Convergent
  3. Boundary that slide past
Down
  1. Boundary that is apart
  2. Range Divergent
  3. Boundary that collides

6 Clues: Valleys • Convergent • Range Divergent • Boundary that is apart • Boundary that collides • Boundary that slide past

Plate tectonics 2023-02-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who came up with the Continental drift theory
  2. what causes plate tectonic to move
Down
  1. Theory that all of earth's surface was once connected but has drifted apart
  2. supercontinental that existed many years ago
  3. Pieces of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere
  4. theory that lithosphere is divided into pieces moving on the asthenosphere

6 Clues: what causes plate tectonic to move • supercontinental that existed many years ago • Who came up with the Continental drift theory • Pieces of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere • theory that lithosphere is divided into pieces moving on the asthenosphere • Theory that all of earth's surface was once connected but has drifted apart

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1st theory describing the history of the Earth's surface.
  2. Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere.
  3. Circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the rising of cooler, denser fluid.
  4. The amount of matter in a given space or volume.
Down
  1. 2nd theory describing the history of the Earth's surface.
  2. Supercontinent that incorporated most all of the landmasses on Earth.

6 Clues: The amount of matter in a given space or volume. • 2nd theory describing the history of the Earth's surface. • 1st theory describing the history of the Earth's surface. • Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere. • Supercontinent that incorporated most all of the landmasses on Earth. • ...

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. housed in the mantle
  2. Boundary two plates moving away from eachother
  3. peices of the earth's crust.
Down
  1. boundary slide past eachother
  2. Tectonic plates overlap eachother
  3. a crack in something

6 Clues: housed in the mantle • a crack in something • peices of the earth's crust. • boundary slide past eachother • Tectonic plates overlap eachother • Boundary two plates moving away from eachother

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is formed when crustal plates collide.
  2. When plates neither move away or toward other but simply slide past each other, this is known as _________ boundaries.
  3. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago.
Down
  1. Plate_______ is the study of crustal plates.
  2. When plates move away from each other, this is known as _________ boundaries.
  3. When plates move toward each other, this is known as ________ boundaries.

6 Clues: This is formed when crustal plates collide. • Plate_______ is the study of crustal plates. • A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago. • When plates move toward each other, this is known as ________ boundaries. • When plates move away from each other, this is known as _________ boundaries. • ...

Earth Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-28

Earth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. sediment deposited by air/water
  2. caused by weathering or erosion
  3. movement when 2 tectonic plates pull from each other
  4. is formed by heat and extreme pressure
  5. movement that goes under into the mantle layer
Down
  1. formed by melting and cooling
  2. massive uneven rock above the oceanic crust continentaldrift land that drifts on Earths crust over time convergent a movement that causes earthquakes
  3. movement when 2 plate tectonics move the opposite way

8 Clues: formed by melting and cooling • sediment deposited by air/water • caused by weathering or erosion • is formed by heat and extreme pressure • movement that goes under into the mantle layer • movement when 2 tectonic plates pull from each other • movement when 2 plate tectonics move the opposite way • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

Scie A 2023-12-07

Scie A crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
  2. Energy associated with an object's motion
  3. Tectonics Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
  4. Movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane
  5. Motion Concept of an object moving indefinitely without external energy
  6. Production and emission of light by living organisms
Down
  1. Subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom
  2. Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles
  3. Fourth state of matter with high energy and ionized particles
  4. Tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion

10 Clues: Energy associated with an object's motion • Subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom • Production and emission of light by living organisms • Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles • Movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane • Fourth state of matter with high energy and ionized particles • ...

codi 2015-04-30

codi crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.
  2. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  3. a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  4. an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  6. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  8. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
Down
  1. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  2. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  5. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  6. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  7. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...

Kimberly Mckeown 2015-04-30

Kimberly Mckeown crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  2. the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials
  3. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  4. a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  5. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  6. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. 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.
Down
  1. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  3. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  4. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  5. 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.
  6. the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge
  7. actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  8. a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...

Vocabulary of The Year 2016-03-04

Vocabulary of The Year crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Ridge A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  3. Ocean Trenches A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  4. boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  5. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  7. boundary place where two plates move together
Down
  1. Spreading Seafloor spreading is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  2. The destructive process in which water or wind loosen and carry away fragments of rock
  3. boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  4. plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
  5. drift hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  6. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  7. sections of the lithosphere

14 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • boundary place where two plates move together • current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere • boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint 2013-03-11

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust
  2. tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement
  3. a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
  4. a vast dry piece of land
  5. large areas of almost flat land
Down
  1. a large flowing body of water
  2. large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth
  3. a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds

8 Clues: a vast dry piece of land • a large flowing body of water • large areas of almost flat land • tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement • large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth • a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust • a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean • a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds