plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics & Rocks 2014-12-11

Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics & Rocks crossword puzzle
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  1. _______________ rock is formed from the cementing and compacting of sediments
  2. layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates
  3. ____________ rock is formed from the hardening and cooling of magma/lava
  4. denser plate sinks below less dense plate
  5. ____________________ rock is formed from intense heat and pressure
  6. tectonic plates that move away from each other
  7. subduction zones create _________________
  8. tectonic plates that slide past each other
  9. Transform boundaries create ____________ lines
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  1. _______________ layer of Earth that moves because of plasticity
  2. ________ core is made of solid iron and nickel
  3. The breakdown of rock into sediments is called ________________
  4. new _________, rift valleys & mid ocean ridges are created at divergent boundaries
  5. tectonic plates that move towards each other
  6. convection currents occur in the ______________
  7. ________ core is made of liquid iron and nickel
  8. a convergent boundary can create a _______________

17 Clues: denser plate sinks below less dense plate • subduction zones create _________________ • tectonic plates that slide past each other • tectonic plates that move towards each other • ________ core is made of solid iron and nickel • tectonic plates that move away from each other • Transform boundaries create ____________ lines • ...

Earthquakes 2019-04-04

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
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  1. Measures size of seismic waves during an earthquake.
  2. Scale used to measure the amount of damage caused by earthquakes.
  3. Sudden shockwave caused by plate tectonics being under stress.
  4. Records earth movements.
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  1. A scale on a graph where the numbers increase exponentially.
  2. The region where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  3. Scale that was used to measure the power of earthquakes.
  4. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

8 Clues: Records earth movements. • The region where two or more tectonic plates meet. • Measures size of seismic waves during an earthquake. • Scale that was used to measure the power of earthquakes. • A scale on a graph where the numbers increase exponentially. • Sudden shockwave caused by plate tectonics being under stress. • ...

Fossils and Plate Tectonics 2021-02-26

Fossils and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. fossil used to determine age of rock layer
  2. underwater mountain chain where new oceanic crust is formed
  3. the theory that states the Earth is covered with rocky plates that move
  4. fossils are most often preserved in this type of rock
  5. the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes
  6. plate boundary where plates move away from each other
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  1. scientist that studies fossils
  2. bending of rock layers due to stress
  3. name for the single landmass that broke apart and drifted to the current positions of the continents
  4. plate boundary where plates move towards each other
  5. shells found on mountain tops used as proof the Earth's surface goes through extreme changes over time
  6. hardened tree sap that insect fossils are found in

12 Clues: scientist that studies fossils • bending of rock layers due to stress • fossil used to determine age of rock layer • hardened tree sap that insect fossils are found in • plate boundary where plates move towards each other • fossils are most often preserved in this type of rock • plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-17

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Semi-solid layer between the crust and core.
  2. One plate moves under another; volcanoes are common here.
  3. A place where two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  4. Thinnest type of crust.
  5. Layer under the mantle. Formed of liquid iron and nickel.
  6. Thickest type of crust; makes up the continents
  7. The boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other, creating rift valleys on land, new ocean crusts on sea floors, and mountainous ridges
  8. The outermost part of the Earth, comprising the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  9. Outermost layer of the earth. The continents are found here.
  10. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
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  1. The place where two different plates make contact
  2. The theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  3. The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the the lithosphere; lithospheric plates "float" and move on this layer
  4. Innermost layer of the Earth; solid iron and nickel.
  5. The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean
  6. Technique used to determine how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of a radioactive isotope and its decay products in the rock
  7. Heated mantle material is shown rising from deep inside the mantle, while cooler mantle material sinks

17 Clues: Thinnest type of crust. • The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean • Semi-solid layer between the crust and core. • Thickest type of crust; makes up the continents • The place where two different plates make contact • Innermost layer of the Earth; solid iron and nickel. • A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • ...

green sheet 2023-09-03

green sheet crossword puzzle
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  1. field - The area of magnetic force around a magnet
  2. crust - The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains basalt, is more dense than continental crust, and is about 6 - 7 km thick.
  3. - A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  4. ridge - An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced, a divergent plate boundary.
  5. spreading - The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
  6. trench - a deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle in a process known as subduction.
  7. - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  8. plates - Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
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  1. crust - The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick.
  2. - A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  3. drift - The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  4. - A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
  5. - The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  6. of Plate Tectonics - A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time.
  7. Hess - Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading.
  8. Wegener - A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.

16 Clues: Hess - Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading. • field - The area of magnetic force around a magnet • - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • - A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. • - A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. • ...

Dynamic Earth Crossword 2023-05-19

Dynamic Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The last name of the meteorologist who proposed the "Theory of Plate Tectonics"
  2. The maori name for volcano
  3. Thickest layer of the earth
  4. The maori word for tsunami
  5. These boundaries occur when two plates slide past each other
  6. The point directly above the focus on the earths surface
  7. Natural disaster that can occur after an earthquake
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  1. Instrument used to record seismic waves from earthquakes
  2. The channel or pipe that carries magma from a reservoir or chamber to the vent where it is erupted
  3. The maori name for White Island
  4. Outermost layer of the earth
  5. The ring of what is the region where many earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis occur
  6. The outer layer of the earths's surface

13 Clues: The maori name for volcano • The maori word for tsunami • Thickest layer of the earth • Outermost layer of the earth • The maori name for White Island • The outer layer of the earths's surface • Natural disaster that can occur after an earthquake • Instrument used to record seismic waves from earthquakes • The point directly above the focus on the earths surface • ...

vocab words 2023-09-10

vocab words crossword puzzle
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  1. the process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench
  2. of plate tectonics a theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates
  3. trench a deep valley along the ocean floor
  4. crust is 6-7 km thick
  5. oceanic crust is made up of this
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  1. continental crust is made up of this
  2. ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  3. crust a crust 20-50 km thick

8 Clues: crust is 6-7 km thick • crust a crust 20-50 km thick • oceanic crust is made up of this • continental crust is made up of this • trench a deep valley along the ocean floor • ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • the process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2024-04-19

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star
  2. The largest mountain in the solar system
  3. the classification given to the four innermost planets composed mostly of metals and silicate rocks
  4. The classification given to the four outermost planets which retained large amounts of hydrogen, helium, and other light elements in gas form
  5. the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars
  6. term used to describe venusian tectonics because it is dominated by the rising and sinking of its mantle and crust
  7. source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes
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  1. plate boundary where oceanic crust descends beneath a plate with thicker crust
  2. area under the rocky layer of crust where magma is hotter than surrounding magma
  3. A stream of charged particles radiating outward from the sun at high speed
  4. The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity
  5. The giant canyon on Mars approximately 10 times longer and six times wider than the Grand Canyon
  6. The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies

13 Clues: The largest mountain in the solar system • the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars • The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity • source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes • The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star • ...

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  3. plates- a block of lithosphere tha consists of the crust and the rigid, outer part of the mantle
  4. thin and solid outermost layer
  5. the strong, lower part of the mantle below
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. boundary- the boundary formed by a collsion of two lithosphereic plates
  8. tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move
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  1. the sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  3. and the outer core
  4. central part of the Earth, below the mantle

12 Clues: and the outer core • thin and solid outermost layer • the strong, lower part of the mantle below • central part of the Earth, below the mantle • tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND
  2. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  3. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  4. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  5. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  6. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  7. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  4. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

Climate Change 2023-10-20

Climate Change crossword puzzle
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  1. A warming of the lower atmosphere caused by certain gases
  2. Plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions are _______.
  3. Coal, oil and natural gas are
  4. This greenhouse gas comes from cows
  5. Low amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can cause cooling events called
  6. Carbon dioxide and water vapor are ___________.
  7. Since 1880 Earth's temperature and carbon dioxide levels have been
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  1. These come from Antarctica and look like glass rods and contain air bubbles.
  2. Humans eat too much ______ like cows, pigs and chickens.
  3. Global warming is caused by ____ _____ such as burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees
  4. Scientists learn about Earth's past climates through tree rings, ice cores and
  5. This is a sudden or gradual change in Earth’s climate.
  6. Large __________ eruptions can either or warm Earth
  7. The increase in Earth's average temperature

14 Clues: Coal, oil and natural gas are • This greenhouse gas comes from cows • The increase in Earth's average temperature • Carbon dioxide and water vapor are ___________. • Plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions are _______. • Large __________ eruptions can either or warm Earth • This is a sudden or gradual change in Earth’s climate. • ...

Plate Tectonics crossword Puzzle! 2022-05-25

Plate Tectonics crossword Puzzle! crossword puzzle
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  1. A rupture of the crust fo he earth
  2. Portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite
  3. Earths crust located under the ocean
  4. A major belt of volcanoes
  5. Move away
  6. The place where where two lithosphere plates come together
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  1. A mountain range in Asia
  2. Heat energy transfers between two parts of a fluid of different tempratures
  3. collide
  4. A sudden violent shaking of the ground
  5. Sliding past one another
  6. a long narrow ditch

12 Clues: collide • Move away • a long narrow ditch • A mountain range in Asia • Sliding past one another • A major belt of volcanoes • A rupture of the crust fo he earth • Earths crust located under the ocean • A sudden violent shaking of the ground • The place where where two lithosphere plates come together • Portion of the earths crust that primarily contains granite • ...

1st 9 weeks vocab 2017-04-24

1st 9 weeks vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. process of one plate being pulled beneath another
  2. theory that the continents are moving apart
  3. tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time
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  1. tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean
  2. the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses

5 Clues: theory that the continents are moving apart • process of one plate being pulled beneath another • the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses • tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time • tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean

Natural Systems Crossword 2013-11-04

Natural Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Rock Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
  2. Rock Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
  3. The daily conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and cloud in the atmosphere.
  4. Weather conditions at a certain place or region averaged over a long period of time.
  5. Tectonics The study of plate movements to understand the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
  6. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago
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  1. Glacier A glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice.
  2. zone A large geographical area in which human activities interact with the natural world.
  3. Rock Rock altered by pressure and heat.
  4. Season The average period of the year during in which temperatures are higher than 6 Celsius (the temperature at which plants grow)
  5. Glacier A glacier that moves down from a high valley.
  6. A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains.
  7. Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano.

13 Clues: Rock Rock altered by pressure and heat. • Rock Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Glacier A glacier that moves down from a high valley. • Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano. • Rock Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma • Glacier A glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice. • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2024-04-19

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. The classification given to the four outermost planets which retained large amounts of hydrogen, helium, and other light elements in gas form
  2. The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies
  3. area under the rocky layer of crust where magma is hotter than surrounding magma
  4. plate boundary where oceanic crust descends beneath a plate with thicker crust
  5. A stream of charged particles radiating outward from the sun at high speed
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  1. the classification given to the four innermost planets composed mostly of metals and silicate rocks
  2. The giant canyon on Mars approximately 10 times longer and six times wider than the Grand Canyon
  3. the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars
  4. The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star
  5. The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity
  6. source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes
  7. term used to describe venusian tectonics because it is dominated by the rising and sinking of its mantle and crust
  8. The largest mountain in the solar system

13 Clues: The largest mountain in the solar system • the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars • The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity • source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes • The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star • ...

Earth system and plate tectonics 2023-04-29

Earth system and plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the border between 2 plates
  2. the outmost layer of the Earth that consists of the crusts and the brittle upper mantle
  3. the scientific study of Earthquake and the internal structure of the Earth
  4. pieces that the lithosphere layer broke into
  5. when 2 tectonic plates collide with each other
  6. when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. layer of mainly dense basalt that supports the Earth's oceans
  8. the crust made of land and the extended continental shelf around it.
  9. part of the mantle under lithosphere
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  1. the sphere that contains all of the planet's living organisms and includes the other 3 spheres
  2. when 2 plates collide and 1 plate sinks into the mantle under the other plate
  3. type of current that occurs in the mantle layer
  4. the sphere that is made up of all the water of our planet
  5. the study of the Earth and the rocks that make it up
  6. energy traveling through Earth in the form of a wave
  7. Scientists that study Geology
  8. the sphere that contains all the gases on the Earth's surface

17 Clues: the border between 2 plates • Scientists that study Geology • part of the mantle under lithosphere • pieces that the lithosphere layer broke into • when 2 tectonic plates collide with each other • type of current that occurs in the mantle layer • when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • the study of the Earth and the rocks that make it up • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. the plate that rests just south of South America
  2. a plate that is just west of South America
  3. the plate that is just North America
  4. when two boundaries come together
  5. the plate that rests on Africa as well as under a lot of the Atlantic Ocean
  6. crust under the ocean
  7. the plate that rests under the Antarctic Sea as well as Antarctica
  8. the plate that rests in the Middle East
  9. the plate that sits under India
  10. the plate that is in the Caribbean
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  1. the man who proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. the theory that the continents were once connected as a supercontinent called Pangaea and had drifted apart over millions of years
  3. when two boundaries seperate
  4. crust under the continents
  5. the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate
  6. The plate that rests under the majority of Europe and Asia
  7. the plate that is just South America
  8. a plate just northwest of the U.S, contained within the North American plate
  9. the plate that sits under Australia
  10. when two boundaries slide up against each other
  11. the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean

21 Clues: crust under the ocean • crust under the continents • when two boundaries seperate • the plate that sits under India • when two boundaries come together • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just South America • the plate that is just North America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND
  2. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  3. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  4. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  5. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  6. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  7. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  4. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  2. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  3. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID
  4. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  5. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
  6. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  7. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  4. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  2. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  3. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID
  4. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  5. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
  6. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  7. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  4. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

Vocab day 2 2024-06-14

Vocab day 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. drifting of the land
  2. German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
  3. invisible without a microscope
  4. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle
  5. bizarre fossils whose biological origins were debated until only a few decades ago
  6. another word to call a living creature
  7. earths mega structure of land
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  1. a type of gas that was abundant is early earth history
  2. weather in an area
  3. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  4. the bottom of the sea
  5. phylum of autotrophic gram-negative bacteria that can obtain biological energy via oxygenic photosynthesis
  6. remains of a dead organism preserved over time
  7. cells that have specific structures and functions in the body

14 Clues: weather in an area • drifting of the land • the bottom of the sea • earths mega structure of land • invisible without a microscope • another word to call a living creature • remains of a dead organism preserved over time • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a type of gas that was abundant is early earth history • ...

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab 2024-03-04

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled
  2. under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move and shift
  3. a crack in rock (or the Earth's crust) where movement can happen
  4. where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. plate material containing less dense granite usually underground on our continental land
  6. the movement of bedrock caused by plates getting suck on each other and then roughly moving past each other
  7. point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  8. downward measurement from a surface
  9. where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
Down
  1. where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. the section of the crust between earthquake lines
  3. the measure of the energy released during an earthquake
  4. liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust
  5. the surface of the Earth
  6. how deep, or how far down into the Earth an earthquake is occuring
  7. liquidy rock that flows out of a volcano onto the Earth's surface
  8. plate material containing denser basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean

17 Clues: the surface of the Earth • downward measurement from a surface • where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other • where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other • where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust • ...

Michael Bickett 2015-04-30

Michael Bickett crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  2. pole is near the geographic North Pole and sometimes near the South Pole in Antarctica.
  3. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral
  4. subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge
  5. is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  6. states that Earth's lithosphere is broken into many pieces tectonic plates
  7. The molten magma that rises at a mid-ocean ridge is very hot and heats the rocks around it.
  8. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  9. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries
Down
  1. is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  2. are measurement instruments used for two general purposes
  3. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.

13 Clues: is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries • are measurement instruments used for two general purposes • subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge • a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral • ...

Tectonic Plates Puzzel 2016-05-16

Tectonic Plates Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Record The Layers of rock deposits laid down by volcanoes or weathering that contain a record of Earth's past history.
  2. The rigid outer layer of Earth.
  3. Tectonics The Earth’s lithosphere is composed of seven or eight major plates and many minor plates.
  4. Plate Earth's rigid outer crust that is broken into moving sections or plates.
  5. Formation of rock being broken apart.
  6. Ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic movement.
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  1. Boundary A place where two or more tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.
  2. Drift The gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.
  3. Boundaries A place where two tectonic plates move horizontally in either direction.
  4. Spreading A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  5. Trenches long narrow depressions on the seafloor, they are the deepest parts of the oceans.
  6. Striping At spreading centres, this crust is separated into parallel bands of rock by successive waves of emergent magma.
  7. Boundary A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

13 Clues: The rigid outer layer of Earth. • Formation of rock being broken apart. • Boundary A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic movement. • Plate Earth's rigid outer crust that is broken into moving sections or plates. • ...

layers of the earth 2022-05-16

layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho."
  2. The lower part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic (flowing) properties on which the continents move.
  3. The outermost, rocky layer of the Earth
  4. The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock.
Down
  1. A rocky material that makes up the thickest part of earth's crust not located under the ocean.
  2. The transfer of thermal energy inside the Earth and is the driving force for plate tectonics.
  3. The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel.
  4. The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated.
  5. The outermost layer of Earth's surface which is rocky and solid and includes the rigid part of the upper mantle.

9 Clues: The outermost, rocky layer of the Earth • The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel. • The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho." • The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated. • The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock. • ...

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle 2023-11-17

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy that is transferred by electromagnetic
  2. large piece of land that is pushed up flat
  3. pushes rocks together
  4. When all the plates were combined
  5. molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  6. stretches out rock so it can become thinner in the middle
  7. how much mass of a substance is contained is volume
  8. of fire volcanoes that rims the pacific ocean and is also a major belt
  9. traces of a organism that lived in the past
  10. current liquid that is moving and is caused by differences in the temperature
Down
  1. spot deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  2. transfer the thermal energy from one particle of matter to another particle
  3. transfer of thermal energy
  4. fault footwall goes up and hanging wall goes down
  5. rocks sliding beside eachother
  6. tectonics pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion
  7. breaks the earths crust
  8. change of shape or volume that acts on rocks
  9. weak spot where magma has come to the surface from the crust
  10. valley valley that forms when 2 plates come apart

20 Clues: pushes rocks together • breaks the earths crust • transfer of thermal energy • rocks sliding beside eachother • When all the plates were combined • large piece of land that is pushed up flat • traces of a organism that lived in the past • change of shape or volume that acts on rocks • energy that is transferred by electromagnetic • ...

science 2023-12-07

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain that spits out magma
  2. a hot sticky material in magma
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  5. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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  1. plates that are in the mantle
  2. a device that measures earthquakes
  3. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  4. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  5. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.

11 Clues: plates that are in the mantle • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma • the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago • ...

science 2023-12-07

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain that spits out magma
  2. a hot sticky material in magma
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  5. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. plates that are in the mantle
  2. a device that measures earthquakes
  3. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  4. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  5. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.

11 Clues: plates that are in the mantle • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma • the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago • ...

Chapter 12 Earth Science 2024-02-12

Chapter 12 Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. this type of ridge is a mountain chain on the ocean floor
  2. theory that earth's crust is made up of large sections that move
  3. single landmassfrom which the continents separated
  4. deep crack in the ocean floor
  5. these type of currents have circular motions of gas or liquid as it heats
  6. the inner most layer of the Earth, it is solid because of the pressure
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  1. this layer is mostly liquid and around 2200km thick
  2. last name of the person the came up with the theory of Pangea
  3. large section of Earth's crust that moves
  4. the layer of Earth that surrounds the core
  5. the top layer of the Earth

11 Clues: the top layer of the Earth • deep crack in the ocean floor • large section of Earth's crust that moves • the layer of Earth that surrounds the core • single landmassfrom which the continents separated • this layer is mostly liquid and around 2200km thick • this type of ridge is a mountain chain on the ocean floor • ...

rocks 2016-06-09

rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high amounts of this are caused by layers of rock pushing down
  2. the building up of rock in an area, usually the sea
  3. type of rock made from magma or lava, contains crystals
  4. the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
  5. a rock made by layers of sediment buried on the sea floor
  6. molten rock above the earth's surface
Down
  1. the russian scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  2. the outside layer of the earth
  3. these can be big or small depending on how quickly the rock has cooled
  4. rock created by high temperature and pressure
  5. the movement of weathered rock from one place to another
  6. small grains of rock
  7. the inner part of the earth
  8. the crust is made of several of these plates
  9. molten rock inside the earth

15 Clues: small grains of rock • the inner part of the earth • molten rock inside the earth • the outside layer of the earth • molten rock above the earth's surface • the crust is made of several of these plates • rock created by high temperature and pressure • the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces • the building up of rock in an area, usually the sea • ...

DynamicEarth 2017-10-26

DynamicEarth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sections of the crust move relative to each other.
  2. Plates that slide against each other.
  3. Plates that push away from each other.
  4. Data recorded by a seismograph.
  5. Map that shows the details of Earth.
Down
  1. Underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  2. a fluid layer of earth mostly made of iron and nickel.
  3. Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types.
  4. A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc.
  5. Where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
  6. Wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
  7. Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock.
  8. Currents in fluid.
  9. Where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  10. Wave motion in a solid medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave.

15 Clues: Currents in fluid. • Data recorded by a seismograph. • Map that shows the details of Earth. • Plates that slide against each other. • Plates that push away from each other. • Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock. • A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc. • Sections of the crust move relative to each other. • Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Joshua's Crossword Week of 9/18/17 2017-09-15

Joshua's Crossword Week of 9/18/17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle
  2. a boundary where two plates move apart
  3. a duty or commitment
  4. a young person with a great talent at a certain skill
  5. a boundary where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. break in Earth's where rocks have slipped past each other
  2. an action that is taken to help prevent something bad from happening
  3. not operating normally or properly
  4. a boundary where two plates come together
  5. capable of destroying slowly through a chemical action for example, acid burning through a surface

10 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 • a young person with a great talent at a certain skill • break in Earth's where rocks have slipped past each other • ...

Genna Garratt's Crossword Puzzle 2016-09-26

Genna Garratt's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds
  3. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  4. A boundary where two plates come together
Down
  1. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart
  3. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  5. To preserve a body after death
  6. The god of the dead

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 • Pictures that stand for different words or sounds • A boundary where two plates slip past each other. • A body that has been dried so that it will not decay • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics9o 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics9o crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle 2023-11-17

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy that is transferred by electromagnetic
  2. large piece of land that is pushed up flat
  3. pushes rocks together
  4. When all the plates were combined
  5. molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  6. stretches out rock so it can become thinner in the middle
  7. how much mass of a substance is contained is volume
  8. of fire volcanoes that rims the pacific ocean and is also a major belt
  9. traces of a organism that lived in the past
  10. current liquid that is moving and is caused by differences in the temperature
Down
  1. spot deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  2. transfer the thermal energy from one particle of matter to another particle
  3. transfer of thermal energy
  4. fault footwall goes up and hanging wall goes down
  5. rocks sliding beside eachother
  6. tectonics pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion
  7. breaks the earths crust
  8. change of shape or volume that acts on rocks
  9. weak spot where magma has come to the surface from the crust
  10. valley valley that forms when 2 plates come apart

20 Clues: pushes rocks together • breaks the earths crust • transfer of thermal energy • rocks sliding beside eachother • When all the plates were combined • large piece of land that is pushed up flat • traces of a organism that lived in the past • change of shape or volume that acts on rocks • energy that is transferred by electromagnetic • ...

Rock 2013-05-16

Rock crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot molten rock
  2. the preasured rock
  3. tectonics a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates
Down
  1. rock in the mantle
  2. it happens when volcanoes awake

5 Clues: hot molten rock • rock in the mantle • the preasured rock • it happens when volcanoes awake • tectonics a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates

London's Crossword 9/26/16 -9/30/16 2016-09-26

London's Crossword 9/26/16 -9/30/16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians.
  2. The god of the dead.
  3. To preserve a body after death.
  4. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds.
  5. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks ave slipped past each other.
  6. A boundary where two plates come together.
Down
  1. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  3. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  4. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay.

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 dried so that it will not decay. • ...

9-18-17 2017-09-18

9-18-17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  2. An action that is taken to help prevent something bad from happening.
  3. A boundary where two plates come together.
  4. A duty or commitment.
  5. A young person with great talent at a certain skill.
Down
  1. Not opening normally or properly.
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  3. tectonics The theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. Capable of destroying slowly through a chemical action for example, acid burning through a surface.
  5. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.

10 Clues: A duty or commitment. • Not opening 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. • A young person with great talent at a certain skill. • Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other. • ...

Africa's Geography and Ethnic groups 2021-12-08

Africa's Geography and Ethnic groups crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very oil polluted river that runs through Nigeria.
  2. The areas where two plate tectonics meets and causes lots of earthquakes.
  3. The transition between the desert and savanna The large grassland that covers most of Africa
  4. An ethnic group found in Northern Africa
  5. A vegatative area of Africa that contains the congo river.
  6. An ethnic groups whos language has spread across africa and has became a root in many languages.
  7. The desert that runs through Southern Africa.
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  1. The worlds largest non polar desert
  2. Ethnic group that lives on the East coast of Africa.
  3. Africa's largest lake
  4. A river that is very deep and runs across the rainforest region of Africa.
  5. The sea mosts Arabs live along
  6. The worlds longest river.
  7. A trade barrier in northern africa.
  8. The worlds second tallest mountain

15 Clues: Africa's largest lake • The worlds longest river. • The sea mosts Arabs live along • The worlds second tallest mountain • The worlds largest non polar desert • A trade barrier in northern africa. • An ethnic group found in Northern Africa • The desert that runs through Southern Africa. • Ethnic group that lives on the East coast of Africa. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates a ________.
  4. __________ current
  5. Theory of plate _________.
  6. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.
  7. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
Down
  1. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
  2. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  3. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  4. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  5. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  6. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  7. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  8. Boundary where plates move away from each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Ologies Natural Science with Metz 2023-11-29

Ologies Natural Science with Metz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
  2. study of the geologic features of the ocean floor including plate tectonics of the ocean
  3. study of heredity and inherited traits passed down from generation to generation
  4. study of fish
  5. study of the bones and the disorders and diseases of the skeletal system
  6. Study of ticks, mites, and spiders
  7. study of fungi and yeasts
  8. the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
  9. study of microscopic life forms
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  1. the study of freshwater systems such as lakes, ponds, and rivers
  2. study of blood and blood diseases
  3. study of parasites
  4. study of animals with backbones and everything about them
  5. the study of living things and everything about it
  6. study of earthquakes and seismic waves

15 Clues: study of fish • study of parasites • study of fungi and yeasts • study of microscopic life forms • study of blood and blood diseases • Study of ticks, mites, and spiders • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • the study of living things and everything about it • the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • ...

Puzzle 17 2022-12-10

Puzzle 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In projectors which lenses are used?
  2. Magnetic effect of current gives rise to which force?
  3. Due to which phenomena light rays emerging from a cinema machine spread wide on the screen?
  4. Which metal is used by the jewellers to make gold and platinum ornaments heavier?
  5. What type of a mirror is used in anti-shop-lifting-devices?
  6. Ionic compounds are soluble in:
  7. discovered the magnetic field of current?
  8. Numismatics is the study of:
  9. ----- is the first calculating device?
  10. ------ Wegener given the theory of Plate tectonics?
  11. Khorana Artificial ‘gene’ was created by:
  12. Name the scientist who had discovered that earth revolves round the sun?
Down
  1. Name the instrument that is used to measure Relative Humidity?
  2. The gas emancipating through paddy field is :
  3. Oncology is the study of:
  4. Edmund Becquerel gave the concept of ------ effect
  5. The Chemical evolution of life was proposed by:
  6. The energy of food is measured in:
  7. Which gases are released from the ground, minutes or hours before an earthquake is about to strike?
  8. Ornithology is the study of

20 Clues: Oncology is the study of: • Ornithology is the study of • Numismatics is the study of: • Ionic compounds are soluble in: • The energy of food is measured in: • In projectors which lenses are used? • ----- is the first calculating device? • discovered the magnetic field of current? • Khorana Artificial ‘gene’ was created by: • The gas emancipating through paddy field is : • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates a ________.
  4. __________ current
  5. Theory of plate _________.
  6. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.
  7. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
Down
  1. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
  2. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  3. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  4. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  5. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  6. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  7. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  8. Boundary where plates move away from each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientific study of earthquakes and elastic waves that pass through the earth.
  2. The outermost shell of the earth.
  3. Innermost part of the earth.
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes.
  5. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outermost mantle.
  6. Crust that houses an ocean basin.
  7. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide creating a mountain or subduction zone.
  8. Supercontinent that existed 175 million years ago before breaking apart and forming the continents we know today.
  9. The region of the interior of the earth between the core and the crust.
Down
  1. Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
  2. The upper layer of the earths mantle, below the lithosphere, where convection is though to occur.
  3. Boundary where two tectonic plates divide letting magma fill the pace creating new crust.
  4. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle.
  5. Large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
  6. Crust made up of rock that forms the continents.
  7. A vent in the crust of the earth from which molten rock, ash, and steam are ejected.
  8. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by stress along a geologic fault.
  9. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the earths surface.
  10. Molten rock when it is underground.
  11. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth.

20 Clues: Innermost part of the earth. • The outermost shell of the earth. • Crust that houses an ocean basin. • Molten rock when it is underground. • Crust made up of rock that forms the continents. • Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics. • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle. • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth. • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

We are connected 2014-12-15

We are connected crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region where plate tectonics underlie.
  2. Also called the super continent.
  3. This theory states that the continents a million years ago were connected as one.
  4. Model where the earth and its plates are compared to.
  5. Type of boundary where these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere.
  6. Term that describe the continents that fits together as one.
Down
  1. Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  2. Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another.
  3. Proposed that there is a super continent.
  4. Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart.

10 Clues: Also called the super continent. • Region where plate tectonics underlie. • Proposed that there is a super continent. • Model where the earth and its plates are compared to. • Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart. • Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another. • Term that describe the continents that fits together as one. • ...

K-T boundary 2014-03-27

K-T boundary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered.
  2. higher levels of an element.
  3. this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths.
  4. this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks.
Down
  1. the first bird appered in this period.
  2. tectonics this describes the movement of several large plates that make up the surface of Earth.
  3. this period was where flowering plants
  4. scientists believe that this was the cause of the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era.
  5. the era where K-T boundary begin.
  6. creatures that were the dominant organisms during the Mesozoic era.

10 Clues: higher levels of an element. • the era where K-T boundary begin. • the first bird appered in this period. • this period was where flowering plants • this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths. • this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered. • this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks. • ...

Hannah's Crossword Puzzle 2016-09-26

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

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 dried so that it will not decay • ...

River Bluff vocab 2016-09-27

River Bluff vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. The god of the dead.
  3. A boundary where two plates come together.
  4. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay.
  5. Breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
Down
  1. A boundary where two plates move apart
  2. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds.
  3. TO preserve a body after death.
  4. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  5. tectonics The theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.

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 dried so that it will not decay. • ...

3 2024-01-30

3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device used in seismic damping systems.
  2. The outermost layer of the earth affected by earthquakes.
  3. The severity of earthquake shaking.
  4. The highest point of a wave, including an earthquake wave.
  5. A system of columns and beams that resists lateral and gravity loads.
Down
  1. The study of the earth's structure, including its movement and formation.
  2. The study of motion, important in understanding earthquake impacts.
  3. Points where different parts of a building or structure join, important in earthquake resistance.
  4. The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another.
  5. An instrument that records details of an earthquake.

10 Clues: The severity of earthquake shaking. • A device used in seismic damping systems. • An instrument that records details of an earthquake. • The outermost layer of the earth affected by earthquakes. • The highest point of a wave, including an earthquake wave. • The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another. • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural fuel formed by geological forces from the residue of living organisms
  2. A slab of the earth's crust
  3. The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core
  4. The distance of any point east or west of the Prime Medridian, measured up to 180 degrees
  5. Having to do with geology, the study of the history of the earth found in rocks
  6. A long region with a trench through which a descending tectonic plate is assimilated into the earth's mantle
  7. The shape of the land
  8. A measure of the power of earthquakes
  9. Rock made up of sediment laid down in layers which have grown together
  10. A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or by a volcanic eruption
Down
  1. Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil
  2. Someone who studies earthquakes
  3. A type of sedimentary rock that originates by the evaporation of sea water
  4. Rock changed from its original form into another form through heat and pressure
  5. Rock that has been formed by the solidification of molten material
  6. The distance of any point north or south of the equator, measured up to 90 degrees
  7. The earth's surface directly above the quake-the middle of the quake
  8. The natural and undisturbed plants of a region
  9. To do with earthquakes
  10. The study of forces within the earth that form its surface features such as mountain ranges and ocean basins
  11. Molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock is formed through cooling

21 Clues: The shape of the land • To do with earthquakes • A slab of the earth's crust • Someone who studies earthquakes • A measure of the power of earthquakes • The natural and undisturbed plants of a region • Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil • The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core • ...

Science Thingy 2023-03-02

Science Thingy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
  2. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below
  3. When tectonic plates split apart from eachother
  4. the organic component of soil,
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. A force that causes one part of a material to slide past another.
  7. it's a thin shell that surrounds the entire Earth
  8. a landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain
  9. an opening in the Earth's surface (hot)
  10. caused by the movement of parts of the Earth's crust
  11. a mixture of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth's surface
  12. waves that travel through or over Earth
  13. fertile soil of clay and sand
  14. a long, narrow ditch
Down
  1. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
  2. a large wave caused by movements in Earth's outer layer, or crust,
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. The supercontinent
  5. a force that squeezes something together
  6. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere
  7. a wave that travels along the surface of a medium.
  8. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  9. when heat from a source travels away into the air
  10. the second waves to arrive during an earthquake
  11. a long depression, or ditch, in Earth's surface

25 Clues: The supercontinent • a long, narrow ditch • fertile soil of clay and sand • the organic component of soil, • an opening in the Earth's surface (hot) • waves that travel through or over Earth • a force that squeezes something together • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet. • When tectonic plates split apart from eachother • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

Forces 2024-04-12

Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other usually cause earthquakes
  2. boundaries tectonic plates move towards each other usually forming mountains and volcanoes
  3. A group of the same species living in the same area
  4. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  6. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock alredy existed
  7. includes the crust and upper part of the mantles and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  9. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
Down
  1. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  2. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  3. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. plates Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other and pate boundaries
  5. name of an ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. The semi fluid layer of the mantle where convections currents happen
  7. located between the mantle and the outer core
  8. hot material rises cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics
  9. boundaries tectonic plates move away from each other usually form new crust and rift valleys
  10. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earths crust
  11. deep elongated depressions in the ocean often associated with subduction zones
  12. Forms after a weathering and erosion when sediments compact and sediment

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

K-T Boundary 2014-03-27

K-T Boundary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics this describes the movement of several large plates that make up the surface of Earth.
  2. higher levels of an element.
  3. scientists believe that this was the cause of the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era.
  4. this period was where flowering plants
  5. creatures that were the dominant organisms during the Mesozoic era.
Down
  1. this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered.
  2. the era where K-T boundary begin.
  3. this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths.
  4. this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks.
  5. the first bird appered in this period.

10 Clues: higher levels of an element. • the era where K-T boundary begin. • this period was where flowering plants • the first bird appered in this period. • this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths. • this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered. • this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks. • ...

Earth and Space Pt II: Revenge of the Natural Disasters 2022-05-28

Earth and Space Pt II: Revenge of the Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rock that the oceanic crust is primarily made of
  2. Theory of Plate ______________
  3. His first name is Alfred, and he is the father of continental drift.
  4. A sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  5. The internal part of the seismograph, which may be a pendulum or a mass mounted on a spring
  6. The outermost layer of Earth
Down
  1. Earth's magnetic field, that helps protect Earth from the Sun's harmful solar winds.
  2. The spot on the surface directly (vertical) from the focus.
  3. The origin of an earthquake, often below ground.
  4. The type of scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake

10 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth • Theory of Plate ______________ • A sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The origin of an earthquake, often below ground. • The rock that the oceanic crust is primarily made of • The spot on the surface directly (vertical) from the focus. • The type of scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake • ...

World Cultures Vocabulary 2023-04-25

World Cultures Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate tectonics have caused this area to have many active volcanoes
  2. this is an example of cultural diffusion through trade
  3. Panama is considered an __________.
  4. this is one of the four factors of production, dealing with all the materials needed to make a product
Down
  1. the belief in multiple gods
  2. 40% of Brazil is home to this biome
  3. Seasonal winds that bring the rain to South Asia
  4. this is one possible solution to helping conserve the rainforest
  5. this imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
  6. this type of government restricts the power of the leaders

10 Clues: the belief in multiple gods • 40% of Brazil is home to this biome • Panama is considered an __________. • Seasonal winds that bring the rain to South Asia • this is an example of cultural diffusion through trade • this type of government restricts the power of the leaders • this is one possible solution to helping conserve the rainforest • ...

Earth's Interior 2023-10-16

Earth's Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. Layer that makes up most of the Earth's total volume
  3. Most dense layer of the Earth's interior
  4. Type of crust that is made up of basalt rocks
Down
  1. Type of body waves that can only travel in solids
  2. The thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Most prevalent element in the Earth's crust
  4. The layer of the Earth's interior that is made up of melted iron and nickel
  5. Layer where the tectonics plate float
  6. It has 4 layers: The Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core

10 Clues: Layer where the tectonics plate float • Most dense layer of the Earth's interior • Most prevalent element in the Earth's crust • Type of crust that is made up of basalt rocks • Type of body waves that can only travel in solids • The thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth • Layer that makes up most of the Earth's total volume • ...

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - When two plates slide past each other
  2. currents - The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  3. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,
  4. Boundary - When two plates move together
  5. boundaries- the edges where two plates meet.
  6. Boundary - When two plates move apart.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's
  8. spreading - the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. Core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  10. ocean ridge- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
Down
  1. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  2. - the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
  3. drift - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. - A large landmass
  5. field - a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
  6. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. 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.
  8. Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  9. a planar fracture in rock across which there has been displacement as a result of movement.
  10. single supercontinent that once existed?

20 Clues: - A large landmass • Boundary - When two plates move apart. • - When two plates slide past each other • Boundary - When two plates move together • single supercontinent that once existed? • boundaries- the edges where two plates meet. • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • ...

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - When two plates slide past each other
  2. currents - The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  3. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,
  4. Boundary - When two plates move together
  5. boundaries- the edges where two plates meet.
  6. Boundary - When two plates move apart.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's
  8. spreading - the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. Core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  10. ocean ridge- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
Down
  1. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  2. - the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
  3. drift - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. - A large landmass
  5. field - a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
  6. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. 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.
  8. Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  9. a planar fracture in rock across which there has been displacement as a result of movement.
  10. single supercontinent that once existed?

20 Clues: - A large landmass • Boundary - When two plates move apart. • - When two plates slide past each other • Boundary - When two plates move together • single supercontinent that once existed? • boundaries- the edges where two plates meet. • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who studies earthquakes
  2. To do with earthquakes
  3. Molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock is formed through cooling
  4. The distance of any point east or west of the Prime Medridian, measured up to 180 degrees
  5. The study of forces within the earth that form its surface features such as mountain ranges and ocean basins
  6. The distance of any point north or south of the equator, measured up to 90 degrees
  7. Rock changed from its original form into another form through heat and pressure
  8. The natural and undisturbed plants of a region
  9. Rock that has been formed by the solidification of molten material
  10. A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or by a volcanic eruption
  11. The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core
  12. Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil
Down
  1. A natural fuel formed by geological forces from the residue of living organisms
  2. Rock made up of sediment laid down in layers which have grown together
  3. A long region with a trench through which a descending tectonic plate is assimilated into the earth's mantle
  4. A slab of the earth's crust
  5. A measure of the power of earthquakes
  6. A type of sedimentary rock that originates by the evaporation of sea water
  7. Having to do with geology, the study of the history of the earth found in rocks
  8. The shape of the land
  9. The earth's surface directly above the quake-the middle of the quake

21 Clues: The shape of the land • To do with earthquakes • A slab of the earth's crust • Someone who studies earthquakes • A measure of the power of earthquakes • The natural and undisturbed plants of a region • Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil • The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core • ...

Earth's Systems 2024-04-12

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

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

Restless Earth Vocabulary List 2024-04-12

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

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

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  2. Directly below the epicenter of an earthquake
  3. Another word for margins.
  4. Magma moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  5. Movements of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  6. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the
  7. The strength of an earthquake.
  8. Being pushed apart.
  9. When a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  10. Where the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  11. The surface of the Earth.
  12. margins Where two tectonic plates meet.
  13. waves (2 words) Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  14. Soft, grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  15. The oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  16. A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  17. Molten rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.
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  1. ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  2. When the top of a volcano explodes off.
  3. A type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  4. The name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  5. crust is crushed and folded.
  6. plate What the crust is made of.
  7. Pushed together.
  8. Oceanic plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  9. The continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  10. Where two transform plate boundaries meet.
  11. The layer around the core of molten magma.
  12. Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  13. The rock that continental plates are made of.
  14. To go to the bottom of a liquid.
  15. Molten rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  16. The centre of the Earth.
  17. Huge ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.

34 Clues: Pushed together. • Being pushed apart. • The centre of the Earth. • Another word for margins. • The surface of the Earth. • crust is crushed and folded. • The strength of an earthquake. • plate What the crust is made of. • To go to the bottom of a liquid. • When the top of a volcano explodes off. • margins Where two tectonic plates meet. • ...

TECTONICS 2020-11-03

TECTONICS crossword puzzle
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  1. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. the region of transition from the land to the deep seafloor
  3. a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries.
  4. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. "the movement of ______ plates."
  6. the outermost layer that is found under the oceans.
  7. semi-fluid material below earth's crust that comes out as lava.
  8. a rupture in the crust that allows hot lava to escape to the surface.
  9. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  10. semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
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  1. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock.
  2. a system of ideas intended to explain something
  3. an astronomical body orbiting a star.
  4. the substance of the land surface; soil.
  5. the movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust.
  6. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
  7. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's land.
  8. two plates are moving towards each other
  9. when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.
  10. significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.

20 Clues: "the movement of ______ plates." • an astronomical body orbiting a star. • the substance of the land surface; soil. • two plates are moving towards each other • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • two tectonic plates move away from each other • a system of ideas intended to explain something • a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock. • ...

tectonics 2023-02-03

tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. tectonic plates that lie under surface land mass
  2. study of many different kinds of earth science
  3. long crack where earthquakes usually occur
  4. German meteorologist
  5. when two plates move away from each other
  6. thicker line marking every 5th contour line of a map
  7. plates that are at the bottom of the ocean seafloor spreading across the mid Atlantic
  8. difference between two contour lines
  9. when two plates slide against each other
  10. Super continent
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  1. when two tectonic plates move toward each other
  2. when a denser plate is pushed down
  3. study of earths surface
  4. pictures taken of earth from space
  5. distance above sea level
  6. fragments of weathered rocks are moved and dropped into a new place
  7. process to remove and transport sediments
  8. line on a map that connects points ith the same elevation
  9. map showing the elevation of earth using lines
  10. process that breaks down rocks
  11. natural physical features of earths surface

21 Clues: Super continent • German meteorologist • study of earths surface • distance above sea level • process that breaks down rocks • when a denser plate is pushed down • pictures taken of earth from space • difference between two contour lines • when two plates slide against each other • process to remove and transport sediments • when two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate tectonics Vocab 2021-12-03

Plate tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pieces of crust on the upper mantle
  2. Two plates that collide
  3. Molten rock below the earths crust
  4. One plate that slide under the other
  5. The transfer of heat from one place to another
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  1. Two plates that slide against each other
  2. Two plates that move away from each other
  3. A crack or seperation

8 Clues: A crack or seperation • Two plates that collide • Molten rock below the earths crust • Pieces of crust on the upper mantle • One plate that slide under the other • Two plates that slide against each other • Two plates that move away from each other • The transfer of heat from one place to another

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - when a less dense plate goes under the denser plate
  2. - a mountain that has magma and is caused by a convergent
  3. - hot rock or liquid/lava
  4. - Tectonic plates sliding past each other
  5. - An object splitting or separating from each other​
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  1. - Tectonic plates moving toward each other
  2. - Tectonic moving away from each other
  3. - Shaking in the ground made by transform

8 Clues: - hot rock or liquid/lava • - Tectonic moving away from each other • - Shaking in the ground made by transform • - Tectonic plates sliding past each other • - Tectonic plates moving toward each other • - An object splitting or separating from each other​ • - when a less dense plate goes under the denser plate • - a mountain that has magma and is caused by a convergent

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A theory that explains how pieces of Earth’s surface (plates) move.
  2. A region on Earth’s surface that is broken and where movement occurs
  3. The point on Earth’s surface right above the focus of an Earthquake.
  4. The idea that continents move around on Earth’s surface
  5. The movement of the Earth’s crust resulting from the release of built up potential energy between two stuck tectonic plates
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  1. Think tectonic plates that are made of basalt and form the ocean floor; denser than continental plates
  2. Thick tectonic plates that are made from andesite and granite and form the continents; less dense than oceanic plates.
  3. An ancient huge landmass composed of earlier forms of today’s continents; an ancient supercontinent.

8 Clues: The idea that continents move around on Earth’s surface • A theory that explains how pieces of Earth’s surface (plates) move. • A region on Earth’s surface that is broken and where movement occurs • The point on Earth’s surface right above the focus of an Earthquake. • ...

the plate tectonics 2023-01-19

the plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a supercontinent that form millions of years ago called the continental drift
  3. crust and upper mantle
  4. shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust
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  1. under the lithosphere and is full of convection
  2. the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron
  3. liquid layer of the earth
  4. on top of the outercore and below the crust

8 Clues: crust and upper mantle • liquid layer of the earth • boundary where plates slide past each other • on top of the outercore and below the crust • under the lithosphere and is full of convection • the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron • shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust • ...

science crossword 2022-12-09

science crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When a water bearing rock rapidly transmits water to wells and springs
  2. Any process that happens on Earth such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  3. distinctive part, quality, or characteristics of the earths outer layer
  4. Surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their root and which the farmers turn over in plowing
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  1. major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent plate boundaries
  2. an opening in earths crust through which lava, ash, and gasses erupt
  3. water that collects in cracks and pours in underground soil and rock layers
  4. relating to the whole world
  5. An ordered system of number or indexing that is used as a reference indexing that is used as a reference standard in measurement in which each number corresponds to some physical quantity
  6. The process by which water ice wind and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another

10 Clues: relating to the whole world • an opening in earths crust through which lava, ash, and gasses erupt • When a water bearing rock rapidly transmits water to wells and springs • distinctive part, quality, or characteristics of the earths outer layer • water that collects in cracks and pours in underground soil and rock layers • ...

Marine 2022-09-25

Marine crossword puzzle
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  1. layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  2. theory that considers the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large tectonic plates
  3. a long narrow ditch
  4. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle
  6. shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy
  7. hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time
  8. the property of having poles or being polar
  9. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  10. fissure on the seafloor from which geothermally heated water discharges
  11. fault along a plate boundary where the motion is horizontal
  12. outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  13. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  3. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
  4. outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  5. result of reversals of the Earth's field and seafloor spreading
  6. rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object
  7. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
  9. series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
  10. flat region of the ocean floor

23 Clues: a long narrow ditch • flat region of the ocean floor • outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere • outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • very hot, very dense center of our planet • the property of having poles or being polar • rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2014-01-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. zone area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle
  2. boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  3. boundary place where two plates move together
  4. plasticlike layer of Earth’s surface below the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  5. outermost layer of Earth’s surface
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  1. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  2. rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of
  3. boundary plate boundary that occurs when two plates sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle

8 Clues: outermost layer of Earth’s surface • rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of • boundary place where two plates move together • current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • zone area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle • boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • ...

the plate tectonics 2023-01-19

the plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a supercontinent that form millions of years ago called the continental drift
  3. crust and upper mantle
  4. shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust
Down
  1. under the lithosphere and is full of convection
  2. the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron
  3. liquid layer of the earth
  4. on top of the outercore and below the crust

8 Clues: crust and upper mantle • liquid layer of the earth • boundary where plates slide past each other • on top of the outercore and below the crust • under the lithosphere and is full of convection • the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron • shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust • ...

Vocab Bingo 3 2023-09-21

Vocab Bingo 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. ridge- a range of underwater volcanoes that wrap around the globe
  2. the force applied to a rock nd may cause deformination.
  3. boundary- places where plates slide slideways past eachother.
  4. rock- form when hot molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  5. zone- zones of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  6. tectonics- plates which move slowley over the underlying mantle.
  7. when tectonic processes put stress on a rock and the rock bends instead of breaking.
  8. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field
  9. cycle- how each of the three major rock types form and break down
  10. behaves as if it constits of bloocka floating on the underlying mantel.
  11. floor spreadig- occurs at divergent plate boundaries, as tectonic plates slowly move away.
  12. a solid substance with a fairly well defined chemical composition
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  1. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantel.
  2. boundary-when two plates come together
  3. rock- form around once living oganisms.
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. changing in shape or distorting
  6. boundary- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother
  7. rock- formed in high heat, high pressure
  8. drift- continents move over time
  9. fractures between two blocks of rock
  10. a mountain having a crater through which lava has been created
  11. hardness scale- way to identify minderals
  12. arc- a chain of volcanic islands near the ocean
  13. changing in shape/size resauting from applied forces.

25 Clues: changing in shape or distorting • drift- continents move over time • upper layer of the earth's mantle • fractures between two blocks of rock • boundary-when two plates come together • rock- form around once living oganisms. • rock- formed in high heat, high pressure • hardness scale- way to identify minderals • arc- a chain of volcanic islands near the ocean • ...

Earth's Systems Vocab 2024-04-12

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

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

Elles crossword :) 2017-09-19

Elles crossword :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in
  2. motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantel\
  3. A boundary were to plates come together
Down
  1. A boundary were to plates move apart
  2. Breaks in Earth's crust were rocks have slipped passed each
  3. A boundary were to plates slide past each other

6 Clues: A boundary were to plates move apart • A boundary were to plates come together • A boundary were to plates slide past each other • tectonics theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in • Breaks in Earth's crust were rocks have slipped passed each • motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantel\

Plate Techtonics (Earth Science) 2019-10-25

Plate Techtonics (Earth Science) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate : a segment of Earth's crust that is able to move.
  2. current : the transfer of heat energy in liquids and gases from a warmer region to a cooler region
  3. : the weak, highly viscous, and deformed section of the mantle located below the lithosphere.
  4. of plate tectonics : a branch of geology that studies how the Earth has moved and changed over time.
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  1. fault boundary : the location where two tectonic plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
  2. crust : the section of the Earth's lithosphere that underlying the continents.
  3. : the rocky outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. boundary : the location where two tectonic plates collide or are moving towards each other.
  5. boundary : the location where two tectonic plates move apart or away from each other.
  6. crust : the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere that is found in the ocean.

10 Clues: plate : a segment of Earth's crust that is able to move. • crust : the section of the Earth's lithosphere that underlying the continents. • : the rocky outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle. • crust : the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere that is found in the ocean. • ...

Earth's Interior Vocab 2022-09-16

Earth's Interior Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  2. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  3. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. Any movement of matter that results differences in density; many be vertical
  5. block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  6. Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  7. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  8. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  9. Drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
  10. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  11. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
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  1. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  3. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. The change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  6. Movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  7. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  8. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  9. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  10. The process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth’s magnetic field points
  11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  12. A system of ideas that explains many related observations is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  13. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  14. The central part of Earth below the mantle

25 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • The change in the shape of rock in response to stress • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

PLATE TECTONICS BY FOSTER SELF 2019-11-12

PLATE TECTONICS BY FOSTER SELF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  2. Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  3. Plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  4. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  5. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  6. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  7. Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
Down
  1. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  2. Layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  3. Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  4. Break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  5. Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  6. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. Single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  8. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  9. Deep canyon on the ocean floor

16 Clues: Deep canyon on the ocean floor • Layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics pt. 2 Vocab 2024-03-04

Plate Tectonics pt. 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 things or events happening together or at the same time, but not causing one another
  2. loose earth materials, such as sand, soil, and rocks, found on the surface of the Earth
  3. the process where sediment is pressed together
  4. valuable minerals found in rock layers that are extracted through different processes
  5. how much an area of land is pushed up over time
  6. the process where sediment is moved to a new location
  7. the process where sediments are "glued" together
Down
  1. at type of rock that forms when an existing rock undergoes intense heat and pressure
  2. the time taken for the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  3. a type of rock that formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above
  4. to build up (divergent plate boundary is an example)
  5. the reason something has occurred or is occurring
  6. a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools
  7. to cause damage or destroy (convergent plate boundary is an example)
  8. solid rock found everywhere on the Earth, often under sediments, such as soil, sand, dirt, and broken rocks
  9. the process where rocks are broken down into sediment

16 Clues: the process where sediment is pressed together • how much an area of land is pushed up over time • the process where sediments are "glued" together • the reason something has occurred or is occurring • a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools • to build up (divergent plate boundary is an example) • the process where rocks are broken down into sediment • ...

Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading 2022-01-09

Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is produced. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example.
  2. hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that says that continents were once attached as a single continent Pangea and have since moved apart
  3. solid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel.
  4. evidence for seafloor spreading that shows symmetrical patterns of normal magnetic signatures, and reversed magnetic signatures to either side of the mid-ocean ridge.
  5. this region of the earth includes the crust and the uppermost, rigid mantle. AKA the "plates" of plate tectonics.
  6. the outermost layer of earth. There are two types, continental and oceanic.
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  1. hypothesis proposed by Harry Hess that describes the production of new crust (and the formation of ocean basins) along divergent boundaries called mid-ocean ridges.
  2. type of boundary where two plates slide past one another without converging or diverging. The San Andreas Fault is an example.
  3. a type of plate boundary where to plates are moving towards each other. Crust is recycled back into the mantle, or crumpled
  4. device used to measure magnetic signatures in rocks
  5. plastic-like layer of the upper mantle on top of which the lithospheric plates move
  6. liquid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel - generates earth's magnetic field.
  7. largest layer of earth and region where convection occurs

13 Clues: solid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel. • device used to measure magnetic signatures in rocks • largest layer of earth and region where convection occurs • the outermost layer of earth. There are two types, continental and oceanic. • plastic-like layer of the upper mantle on top of which the lithospheric plates move • ...

continental drift 2022-11-02

continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 7 of the greatest land masses on earth
  2. of Continental Drift - the idea that all of Earth’s continents were once joined together in one supercontinent called Pangaea
  3. Wegner- a german scientist that figured out how plate tectonics move
  4. a fresh water crocodile
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  1. drift- the force that is forcing the continents to move apart from each other
  2. which means shovel reptile
  3. was a woody shrub or tree

7 Clues: a fresh water crocodile • was a woody shrub or tree • which means shovel reptile • 7 of the greatest land masses on earth • Wegner- a german scientist that figured out how plate tectonics move • drift- the force that is forcing the continents to move apart from each other • ...

John Jeffery Geologist Vocabulary 2014-03-03

John Jeffery Geologist Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward.
  2. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  3. A break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other.
  4. hardness scale A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals.
  5. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents.
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  7. rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
  8. Type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
  9. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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  1. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. Fault A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up-or-down motion.
  3. Type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  4. Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward.
  5. Current- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  6. A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth.
  7. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  8. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus.

17 Clues: Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other. • The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. • Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

science vocab 24 words 2022-09-16

science vocab 24 words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on Earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point, or focus
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. The theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  4. The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth's magnetic field points
  5. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  6. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form continents
  7. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
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  1. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in shape of rock in response to stress
  4. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  5. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  6. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  7. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake appears
  8. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  9. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  10. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  11. The process by which one lithosphere plate moved beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  12. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
  13. a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  14. The central part of Earth below the mantle

24 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth • The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Layers of the Earth 2023-01-13

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. 5 to 70 km thick; also known as the surface; where we live
  2. Brittle upper part of crust; contains most of Earth's rocks, feeds plants
  3. Entirely iron; 5200°C; pressurized into a solid
  4. 40km thick; makes up the continents; 200-400°C
  5. 2200km thick; iron and nickel; flows as a liquid; Earth's magnetic field
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  1. Magnesium, iron, silicon; moves heat from the core to planet
  2. Causes continental drift; Earth is the only planet with one
  3. 500-900°C; drives plate tectonics
  4. Volcanic and igneous rock; made of melted mantle, hydrothermal current

9 Clues: 500-900°C; drives plate tectonics • 40km thick; makes up the continents; 200-400°C • Entirely iron; 5200°C; pressurized into a solid • 5 to 70 km thick; also known as the surface; where we live • Causes continental drift; Earth is the only planet with one • Magnesium, iron, silicon; moves heat from the core to planet • ...

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  3. a group of the same species living in the same area
  4. includes crust and upper part of the mantle
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  1. extinction events that occur over a longer period of time
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. formed as a result of high temp. and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already exists
  4. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

9 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • includes crust and upper part of the mantle • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer period of time • ...

earth 2024-04-16

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  2. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  3. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
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  1. a group of the same species living in the same area
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. includes the crust and upper part
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

9 Clues: includes the crust and upper part • sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  2. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.
  3. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  4. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  5. pushed apart.
  6. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  7. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  8. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  9. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  10. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  11. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  12. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  13. strength of an earthquake.
  14. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  15. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  16. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  17. centre of the Earth.
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  1. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  2. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  3. word for margins.
  4. surface of the Earth.
  5. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  6. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  7. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  8. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  9. layer around the core of molten magma.
  10. together.
  11. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  12. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  15. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  16. rock that continental plates are made of.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock which flows from erupting volcanoes. • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  2. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.
  3. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  4. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  5. pushed apart.
  6. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  7. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  8. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  9. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  10. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  11. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  12. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  13. strength of an earthquake.
  14. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  15. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  16. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  17. centre of the Earth.
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  1. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  2. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  3. word for margins.
  4. surface of the Earth.
  5. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  6. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  7. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  8. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  9. layer around the core of molten magma.
  10. together.
  11. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  12. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  15. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  16. rock that continental plates are made of.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock which flows from erupting volcanoes. • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. centre of the Earth.
  2. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  3. pushed apart.
  4. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  5. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  6. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  7. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  8. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  9. together.
  10. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  11. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  12. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  15. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  16. layer around the core of molten magma.
  17. strength of an earthquake.
  18. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  19. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
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  1. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  2. surface of the Earth.
  3. word for margins.
  4. rock that continental plates are made of.
  5. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  6. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  7. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  8. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  9. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  10. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  11. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  12. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  13. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  14. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock that continental plates are made of. • ...

science vocab 2022-09-15

science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the theory that earth’s outer layer is made up of large;the theory explains how plate interact and how those interaction relate to process such as earthquake mountains and buildings
  2. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  4. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  5. the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of the object; force has size and direction
  6. a movement of trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  7. the thin layer and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
  8. the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  9. plate a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid,outermost part of the mantle
  10. current any movements of matter that results from differences in density;may be vertical,circular,or cyclical
  11. drift the hypothesis that a single large landmasses to form the continents,which then drifted to their present locations;the movement of continents
  12. the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake's starting point,or focus
  13. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  14. reversal the process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically;a change in the direction
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  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending,tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust;the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  4. the process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  5. a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  6. a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  7. boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. a boundary between two or more plates
  9. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  10. floor spreading the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies,as older,existing seafloor moves away from the ridges
  11. plate a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

25 Clues: a boundary between two or more plates • the central part of Earth below the mantle • the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move • boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • the thin layer and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle • ...

How Earth Morphs 2014-09-18

How Earth Morphs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partly melted areas that carry electric currents.
  2. The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface
  3. of Fire A combination of upwelling and sinking plates explains the volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean rim.
  4. Earth had one giant land mass.
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  1. Plates that slide past each other at places.
  2. Process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic boundaries moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the Mantle.
  3. Temperature propelled movement once it gets back down to the surface and cools off again, then it will sink back down.
  4. plates They are huge moving slabs that together make up earths surface. They can interact in different ways that collide and can crush against each other.
  5. tectonics Huge masses of rock that rise from deep inside Earth, travel along its surface and then sink back down.
  6. The study of how energy and forces shape earth.
  7. Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg.

11 Clues: Earth had one giant land mass. • Plates that slide past each other at places. • The study of how energy and forces shape earth. • Partly melted areas that carry electric currents. • The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface • Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg. • ...

Fill ME! 2023-05-07

Fill ME! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are when magma (molten rock)rises up from the mantle and is forced to the Earth's surface.
  2. Shearing; contact between two plates that slide horizontally past one another, commonly connecting two mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle.
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  1. Where two plates are moving toward each other.
  2. Trenches it is deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor that are formed at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
  3. Ranges it is typically formed at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other.
  4. It occurs when two tectonic plates move against each other, causing friction and stress to build up in the Earth’s crust.
  5. tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how significant landforms are created due to Earth's underground movements.

8 Clues: Where two plates are moving toward each other. • are when magma (molten rock)rises up from the mantle and is forced to the Earth's surface. • Ranges it is typically formed at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other. • ...

plate tectonics cross word 2020-09-30

plate tectonics cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl
  2. crust the thick part of earths crust that forms large land mass
  3. is the theory that Earths outer crust is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid asthenosphere
  4. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range
  5. crust a thin layer of crust that underline the ocean basins
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  1. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface though geological time
  3. the upper layer of earths mantle
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth
  5. a long narrow ditch

10 Clues: a long narrow ditch • the upper layer of earths mantle • a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl • the rigid outer part of the earth • a long narrow hilltop, mountain range • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • crust a thin layer of crust that underline the ocean basins • crust the thick part of earths crust that forms large land mass • ...

How Earth Morphs 2014-09-18

How Earth Morphs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of how energy and forces shape earth.
  2. Partly melted areas that carry electric currents.
  3. Earth had one giant land mass.
  4. Plates that slide past each other at places.
  5. of Fire; A combination of upwelling and sinking plates explains the volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean rim.
Down
  1. The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface
  2. plates; They are huge moving slabs that together make up earths surface. They can interact in different ways that collide and can crush against each other.
  3. Process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic boundaries moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the Mantle.
  4. Temperature propelled movement once it gets back down to the surface and cools off again, then it will sink back down.
  5. Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg.
  6. tectonics; Huge masses of rock that rise from deep inside Earth, travel along its surface and then sink back down.

11 Clues: Earth had one giant land mass. • Plates that slide past each other at places. • The study of how energy and forces shape earth. • Partly melted areas that carry electric currents. • The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface • Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg. • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

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

11 Clues: ridge formed by plate tectonics • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • Islands is an island of volcanic origin. • trench long depressions on the seafloor. • 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 • Islands formed by eruptions of volcanoes on the ocean floor. • ...