plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

7 Clues: convergent Plate boundary • Innermost shell of the earth • Discontinuity between Mantle and core • Discontinuity between crust and Mantle • an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific ocean • The jelly-like layer of earth lying beneath the Lithosphere • the outer hard shell of the earth which is about 100 Km thick

8 Clues: center of Earth, • a violent shaking of Earth’s surface. • is a violent shaking of Earth’s surface. • tectonic process whereby plates move away from each other. • openings in Earth’s crust where lava, gas, and ash can erupt. • describes how the plates move, interact, and change the physical landscape. • ...

7 Clues: location where new ocean crust is formed • boundary where two plates are pulling apart • boundary where two plates are pushing together • location where two or more tectonic plates meet • oceanic lithosphere sinking under another plate • boundary where two plates are sliding past each other • a v-shaped valley on the ocean floor formed at a subduction zone

10 Clues: A valley • Makes transform faults. • Melted rocks. In the mantle. • when two plates slide past each other. • is what causes tectonic plates to move. • Is when two tectonic plates come together. • only plate boundary that doesn't have magma. • makes oceanic trenches, and folded mountains. • Happens when two tectonic plates that move away. • ...

7 Clues: ridge two parallel • A freshwater animal • Broken pieces of the lithosphere • the solid bulk of Earth's interior • chains separated by a central valley. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • an object that's reduced to liquid form by heating

7 Clues: Beneath the lithosphere. • When two plates collide. • In between the crust and the mantle. • Two plates that pull away from each other. • When two plates collide but one falls below the other. • A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other. • A large section of the Earth's lithosphere that moves as a unit.

7 Clues: Detects and records seismic waves • A collection of all continents in one landmass • A ________________ boundary is when two plates slide past each other. • A ______________wave is a vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion • A __________________boundary is where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

10 Clues: zone • plate • ridge • trench • valley • mantle • boundary • boundary • boundary • boundary

13 Clues: device to control temperature • instrument for measuring temperature • rubbing between surfaces to produce heat • flow of heat energy in the forms of waves • pollution, heating of large bodies of water • prediction or possible answer to a question • low of energy between substances in contact • - material used to limit flow of heat energy • ...

20 Clues: That white stuff out • has the same last name as me • Sonys last Generation system • Its the centre of the planet • A rock that formss from magma • Nintendos current handheld system • Plains Once a glacial lake • Drift The break up of pangea • Shield Canadas oldest region • Ejection of lava from an active volcano • ...

21 Clues: study of cells • study of heredity • Variety of life forms • Hollow rock formation • Rock formed from magma • Rock formed from sediment • Rock altered by pressure/heat • Breakdown of rocks into sediment • Tectonics Movement of Earth's crust • Remains or traces of ancient organisms • Naturally occurring inorganic substance • Process of wearing away Earth's surface • ...

20 Clues: underwater mountains • small coral mountains • continent breaks apart • undersea mountain ranges • large areas of stable rock • plates collide with eachother • plates move away from eachother • solid plastic layer of the mantle • solid outer layer of Earth's sphere • explains why and how continents move • single landmass of all the continents • ...

23 Clues: study of earth • study of space • ________ tectonics • study of the oceans • set of connected parts • the inner layer of earth • line of constant elevation • includes all life on earth • Earth's core is made of this • Resouces that can be replinished • study of the atmosphere and weather • Thin rocky outer layer of the earth • untested explanation for phenomenon • ...

20 Clues: Layer that we live on • Ancient Supercontinent • The central layer,solid • Tool used to detect shaking • Very large piece of the crust • A non - specific land feature • Where two tectonic plates meet • The upper mantle and lower crust • Just above the central layer, liquid • When magma pushes out the ocean floor • Landform that spews lava occasionally • ...

15 Clues: located between the mantle and outer core • sudden events that lead to mass extinction • boundary where tectonic plates move toward • extinction events that occur over larger time • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Insturments used to measure and record seismic waves • ...

5 Clues: Tectonics 15 huge rigid plates that move • plate boundary plates move apart in opposite directions • plate boundary plates are pushed together by internal forces • physical, chemical, and biological processes that break down rocks • combination of continental, oceanic crust, and outermost crust of mantle

12 Clues: Spreading • to become somthing • A planet full of life • The bottom of the sea • where certain forces stop • 3 dimentional surface zone • a mountain with a hole full of lava • tall rock made towers that have tips at the top • a path along the pasific ocean with alot of volcanoes • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

12 Clues: breaks in the Earth's crust. • large landmasses in the ocean. • when rock layers buckle and bend. • Earth's thin and rocky surface layer. • tectonics moving parts of Earth's crust. • thick layer of rock around Earth's center. • area of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean • molten rock that breaks through the Earth's surface. • ...

15 Clues: sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...

20 Clues: Layer that we live on • Ancient Supercontinent • The central layer,solid • Tool used to detect shaking • Very large piece of the crust • A non - specific land feature • Where two tectonic plates meet • The upper mantle and lower crust • Just above the central layer, liquid • When magma pushes out the ocean floor • Landform that spews lava occasionally • ...

20 Clues: Flow of change • A stored energy • Energy in motion • measures pressure • Th first law of motion • highest points of waves • measured by Richter scale • caused by plate Tectonics stresses • pushes an object from opposite side • device used in measuring the current • bouncing back of waves as the barriers • any form of disturbances that propagates • ...

21 Clues: study of cells • study of heredity • Variety of life forms • Hollow rock formation • Rock formed from magma • Rock formed from sediment • Rock altered by pressure/heat • Breakdown of rocks into sediment • Breaking down of complex molecules • Tectonics Movement of Earth's crust • Remains or traces of ancient organisms • Naturally occurring inorganic substance • ...

14 Clues: are cracks on Earth's crust. • trench also created at the subduction zone. • force resist movement of lithosphere plates. • fault is a combination of a strike slip and a dip slip. • ridge a mountain system that is formed on the seafloor. • forces act against the driving forces of plate tectonics. • refers to the process of forming mountain and mountain ranges. • ...

16 Clues: The inner most layer of earth • layer of earth between crust and core • plates Things that cause continetal drift • tectonics theory a theory made by Alfred Wegner • core The layer that is in the middle of core and mantle • Means to make something.Crust the furthest layer from the core • ...

11 Clues: Rocks move together • Rocks slide past each other • Rocks move away from each other • This pent up pressure is released as energy • Scale- measures the strength of an earthquake • Scale- measures the intensity of an earthquake • A zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • tectonics- This causes much stress on the rocks • ...

10 Clues: was a supercontinent • the shifting of something. • the process of weathering. • the movement of earth's crust • a single continental landmass. • a solid made up of minerals and hard subtances • a crystalline solid formed through a natural process • persevere remains traces or impressions of a once-living organism. • ...

12 Clues: Spreading • to become somthing • A planet full of life • The bottom of the sea • where certain forces stop • 3 dimentional surface zone • a mountain with a hole full of lava • tall rock made towers that have tips at the top • a path along the pasific ocean with alot of volcanoes • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

12 Clues: Spreading • to become somthing • A planet full of life • The bottom of the sea • where certain forces stop • 3 dimentional surface zone • a mountain with a hole full of lava • tall rock made towers that have tips at the top • a path along the pasific ocean with alot of volcanoes • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

12 Clues: Spreading • to become somthing • A planet full of life • The bottom of the sea • where certain forces stop • 3 dimentional surface zone • a mountain with a hole full of lava • tall rock made towers that have tips at the top • a path along the pasific ocean with alot of volcanoes • a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock. • ...

10 Clues: two plates moving apart • two plates crashing together • type of crust that is mostly land • two plates sliding past each other • type of crust that is mostly water • created the idea of continental drift • created the thought of two plates moving apart • Newer land closer to the middle is caused by ____ • the tectonics plates move because of ___ in the mantle • ...

10 Clues: a large land mass • i.e river, mountain • the super continent • when two plates slide past each other • when two plates push against each other • when two plates move away from each other • proposed the theory of continental drift. • currents in the asthenosphere that causes plate tectonics movement • when two plates push against each other and one goes under the other • ...

20 Clues: Middle layer • Giant continent • Outer most layer • Records seismic waves • Top part of the mantle • Upper part of the mantle • Most dens layer of the Earth • Composition of the inner core • Composition of the outer core • led to Theory of Plate Tectonics • Type of boundary that creates earthquakes • Type of boundary that creates rift valley • ...

20 Clues: Plates moving • if a mineral breaks • how old something is • solid earth materials • has two different layers • a large crack in the earth • LxWxH thats how you find what • the first visible layer on earth • mix of rocks and mineral particles • a disaster caused by plate movement • most of the fresh water in the world • old animals and plants buried in rock • ...

8 Clues: boundary • / Land going into the ground • ridge / An underwater mountain range • trench / Very deep areas in the ocean • / A large supercontinent from long ago • drift / The slow movement of continents • plates / Tectonic plates at the bottom of the ocean • tectonics / The theory that plates move land at the speed that your fingernails grow

15 Clues: Name of the supercontinent • of Fire One major belt of volcanoes • The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • Boundary When plates move away from each other • The transfer of heat through waves/rays of light • Ridges Mountain ranges in the middle of an ocean floor • arc Resulting volcanoes sometime create a string of islands • ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 Clues: molten rock beneath the earth's surface. • the edge where two tectonic plates meet. • a crack in the earth's crust along which movement occurs. • a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • a deep depression in the ocean floor caused by subduction. • a plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

15 Clues: break in Earth's crust • occurs at a divergent oceanic boundary • Drives plate movement on Earth's surface • occurs at divergent continental boundary • The crust and the upper part of the mantle • boundary where plates slide past each other • boundary where plates are moving towards each other • a very deep underwater canyon; location of subduction • ...

20 Clues: eclipse moon’s shadow • eclipse earth’s shadow • the rise and fall of sea levels • has shorter days and longer nights • has longer days and shorter nights • caused by the tilt of earth’s axis • and fall both have equal daytime and night time • ocean trench a deep valley along the ocean floor • boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

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

19 Clues: wave produced by an earthquake • boundary where 2 plates move apart • boundary where 2 plates come together • theory that the continents are moving apart • boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • earthquake wave that travels through the Earth • process of one plate being pulled beneath another • area beneath the surface where an earthquake occurs • ...

13 Clues: The movement of tectonic plates • The scientific study of earthquakes • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano • The layer of the Earth beneath the crust • A type of volcano that erupts explosively • The molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface • The boundary where two tectonic plates meet • A tectonic plate boundary where plates collide • ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Clues: Causes the movement of the Earth's plates • A layer of rock which forms the continents (2 words) • A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins • A chain of volcanos that surround the pacific ocean (3 words) • A plate boundary that makes the plates collide into each other • A plate boundary that makes the plates slide against each other • ...

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

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

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

15 Clues: A giant wave. • A big shake in the ground. • The rising and cooling of liquids. • When two tectonic plates come together. • Long, narrow, depressions on the seafloor. • A large piece of earth sliding off a cliff. • Two tectonic plates sliding past each other. • Earths tectonic plates drive back into the mantle. • When two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Clues: Something that happens when plates jerk apart. • The processes that control the structure of the Earth. • The "puzzle pieces" that the Earth's crust consists of. • A type of boundary where the plates come closer together. • A type of boundary in which plates move away from each other. • The movement of continents and land across the Earth over time. • ...

16 Clues: coming closer together • make a thorough or dramatic change • ridge forms long chains of mountains. • tending to develop different or be different • Breaks in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other • Drift Gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...

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

24 Clues: The Navy Officer who discovered Seafloor Spreading. • This is heat moving through a fluid, also driven by density. • The type of plate boundary that involves two tectonic plates colliding together. • The type of crust that is lighter and less dense when compared to its oceanic counterpart • ...

10 Clues: divergent • when plates move into each other • when plates move past each other • when plates move away from each other • earth shakes when a transform motion happens • a big spike in land made by plates converging • a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift. • ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 Clues: Narrow depressions on the seafloor. • Supercontinent millions of years ago. • Area of seismic activity around the Pacific ocean. • Outer layer that includes the crust & upper mantle • Solid layer of earth between the core and the crust. • Weak, ductile layer situated beneath the lithosphere. • Moving pieces of the lithosphere on Earth's outer layer. • ...

10 Clues: Layer below Earths crust. • Magma that has solidified. • occurs at divergent boundaries. • similar the the word like split • rock that forms at the ocean floor. • formed at the overlap of the two plates. • when two plate techtonics move past each other. • Molten rock from below the surface of the Earth. • When two plate techtonics move towards each other. • ...

10 Clues: pull The force, caused by the sinking of the cold • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide • push a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

13 Clues: 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 • name of the ancient super continent when it was all one landmass. • ...

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

17 Clues: Tiny fossils of microorganisms such as foraminifera or diatoms. • Narrow, elongated cracks or valleys where tectonic plates are diverging. • The process of one tectonic plate sliding beneath another into the mantle. • Fractures in Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved past each other. • ...

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

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

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

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

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