plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

10 Clues: makes mountain • makes earthquakes • crust that is new • lava in the ground • crust that isn't new • a mountain with lava that comes out • when convergent boundary collide it makes • linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift. • ...

10 Clues: zone where volcanoes form • boundary where two plates collide • boundary where two plates drift apart • shaking on Earth from shifting plates • valley formed at divergent boundaries • gap that formed from a subduction zone • boundary where earthquakes form (sliding) • layer of the Earth with convection currents • semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle • ...

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

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: lava comes out the top • all continents together • crust goes under other crust • what causes the plates to move • caused by a transform boundary • upper layer of the earth's mantle • the rigid outer part of the earth • this type of boundary causes mountains • this type of boundary causes rift valleys • the San Andreas fault was caused by this boundary

10 Clues: molten rock • a tremor in the earth • a chain of large masses of land • lowland region formed by tectonic plates • consists of two plates that slide past each other • consists of two plates that attract; come together • the theory that earth is divided into multiple plates • consists of two plates that move away, repel from each other • ...

10 Clues: Liquid lava • The surface of the earth • A result of seafloor spreading • A result of a divergent boundary • The result of a convergent boundary • The kind of boundary to be going apart • Another result of a divergent boundary • The kind of boundary that is sliding by • the area below the plate under the crust • The boundary at which two tectonic plates come together

10 Clues: the first body wave, p-wave • the origin of an earthquake • located directly above the focus • the second type of body wave, s-wave • wave of energy caused by an explosion • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • rocks that pull apart from one another • waves that travel though the interior of the earth • forces that are parallel by moving in opposite directions • ...

10 Clues: collides creates mountains • divides apart creates rifts • one plate sinks under other plate • slides past each other creates earthquakes • Hot liquid substance at the center of earth • A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep • plates slide past each other and the ground shakes • Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater • ...

10 Clues: two plates growing apart • the third layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the outer most layer of the earth • two plates sliding past eachother • the inner most layer of the earth • two plates coming together, closer • one plate going underneath another plate • the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • ...

10 Clues: two plates growing apart • the third layer of the earth • the second layer of the earth • the outer most layer of the earth • two plates sliding past eachother • the inner most layer of the earth • two plates coming together, closer • one plate going underneath another plate • the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • ...

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: one giant super continent • an underwater mountain range • made of solid iron and nickel • made of liquid iron and nickel • influential on the theory of plate tectonics • the theory that the continents can drift apart • a boundary that occurs when two plates collide • a boundary that occurs when two plates separate • a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges • ...

10 Clues: the super continent • The number of major plates • what created the Hawaiian island • The rate at which plates move per year • the boundary that slides past each other • the boundary that goes torward each other • the boundary that goes away from each other • The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates • ...

10 Clues: the super continent • The number of major plates • what created the Hawaiian island • The rate at which plates move per year • the boundary that slides past each other • the boundary that goes torward each other • the boundary that goes away from each other • The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates • ...

10 Clues: divorce • plates collide • core 2nd largest layer • the middle of the earth • core solid ball of metal • crust glides over the layer • solid outer section of Earth • plates slip sideways each other • made up continental layer and oceanic layer • the heat that causes the rock to rise to the surface

10 Clues: when two plates collide • when two plates come apart • created at subduction areas • gigantic piece of earths crust • when one plate overlaps another • created at divergent boundaries • natural disaster with subduction • when two plates slide past each other • hot substance that rises in the mantle • natural disaster with transform boundaries

10 Clues: dried up lava. • super continent. • first layer in the earth. • second layer of the earth. • made by all of the boundry's • core 3rd layer of the earth. • core last layer in the earth. • two plates that rub against each other. • two plates go under and over each other. • two plates that move towards each other.

10 Clues: Solid outer layer • Thickest layer of Earth • Outermost layer of Earth • A break in a body of rock • The hottest part of Earth • Strong, lower part of the mantle • Layer of the mantle that plates move on • Part of core but not the middlemost layer • Theory that states drift apart from each other • Block of the lithosphere consists of the crust

10 Clues: It’s made of basalt • it’s made of granite • When to plates of crust collide this occurs • Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys • This occurs when two plates slide past each other • this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary • The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting • This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move • ...

10 Clues: rifting • ridgepush • panthalassa • earthquakes • asthenosphere • fossilevidence • platetectonics • seafloorspreading • convergentboundary • supercontinentcycle

10 Clues: melted rock on Earth's surface • plates slide against each other • plates moved towards each other • plates move away from each other • the outermost layer of the earth • the solid outer part of the earth • melted rock beneath Earth's surface • the layer of earth between the crust and core • boundary an area where two or more tectonic plates meet • ...

10 Clues: the Earth's crust • slide against each other • both plates come together • move away from each other • the central or innermost portion of the earth • German scientist who believe the continents used to be connected • a large plum of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth • a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by core and above by a crust • ...

15 Clues: valley of mountain ranges • all the continents connected together • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal time • s the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials. • ...

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

7 Clues: Born In • Year Born • where he died • what theory he discovered • Country he was highly interested in • a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created • he continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe.

7 Clues: _____ Plates • The peak of a mountain • Mountain range in South America • Mountain region towards Chinas border • The process in which plate tectonics create mountains • Mountain range located across the eastern side of the US • A long, narrow, elevated path along the top of a mountain

12 Clues: The thickness of a liquid • A word used to describe inactive volcanoes • When a volcano explodes under intense pressure • After an eruption there can be earthquakes as a result of this • A word used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time • The index scientists use to explain the danger level of a volcano • ...

10 Clues: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere • the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock • the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • 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: earths surface • caused by transform • caused by a divergent boundary • when two plates pass each other • feature of a convergent boundary • came up with sea floor spreading • created the continental drift theory • when two plates go toward each other • when two plates go the opposite of each other • when oceanic plates slide under a continental plate

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. • ...

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. • ...

10 Clues: zone where volcanoes form • boundary where two plates collide • boundary where two plates drift apart • shaking on Earth from shifting plates • valley formed at divergent boundaries • gap that formed from a subduction zone • boundary where earthquakes form (sliding) • layer of the Earth with convection currents • semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle • ...

10 Clues: zone where volcanoes form • boundary where two plates collide • boundary where two plates drift apart • shaking on Earth from shifting plates • valley formed at divergent boundaries • gap that formed from a subduction zone • boundary where earthquakes form (sliding) • layer of the Earth with convection currents • semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle • ...

10 Clues: zone where volcanoes form • boundary where two plates collide • boundary where two plates drift apart • shaking on Earth from shifting plates • valley formed at divergent boundaries • gap that formed from a subduction zone • boundary where earthquakes form (sliding) • layer of the Earth with convection currents • semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle • ...

11 Clues: pangeas faverite OG theory • yoooooooooooooooo ? (jimmy) • Plates regretting a break up • one of the best parts of felix from stray kids • what the old creapy man wants to do to children • would anyone interested in sand care for a wich • dont conFORM to soicety and supress being TRANS • plates when they get out of a toxic relationship • ...

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 • ...

29 Clues: / Molten rock below the Earth's surface • Crust / The crust that forms the continents • Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor • / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth • / The place below ground where an earthquake starts • Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other • / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle • ...

16 Clues: buckling • earths centre • slope direction • meeting of rive rs • high floor above the valley • molten rock beneath the earths surface • flow of hot volcanic ash cinders and rock • steep sided bowl with a lake called a tarn • a large landform usually standing 600m high • a theory about earths creation of landforms • molten rock that reaches the earths surface • ...

10 Clues: measures the mag • a long,steep valley between two rifts • theory of how Earth's continents shift • the Greek word meaning "all the Earth" • place where plates slide past eachother • magnetic reversing led scientists to the idea of • the study of the magnetic record in rocks is called • plate tectonics descending below the edge of another • ...

13 Clues: 750 miles thick • 1400 miles thick • earth's outermost layer • middle layer and thickest • scientist who studies Earth • solid iron center of the earth's core • layer of earth between the crust and outer core • cycling of flowing matter as it is heated and cooled • hot layer of earth's upper mantle that flows very slowly • ...

8 Clues: a big mass of water • name one type of rock • what is one type of rock • crust what layer do we live on • name a rock that starts with m • plate what is one of the plates called • what happens when two tectonics plates collide together • vent from which magma and other substances erupt to the surface

9 Clues: force resists movement of lithospheric plates. • act against the driving forces of plate tectonics. • caused by the rising of heat from the core toward the mantle. • is the force that resists all the forces associated with plate movement in subduction zone. • occurs when a heavy plate is pulled into the mantle but resists subduction because of friction. • ...

16 Clues: element Ne • 16th king of France • 4th phase of Mitosis • Who is at the Docking Station? • what does "C" stand for in CTE? • 3rd step of the Scientific Method • Student of the month in December 2021 • Complete the sentence "Readers to __" • number of fishes in Mr. Teddy's fish tank • 3rd Book Talk benefit "Build Skills" • first name of the author of The Quiet Place • ...

16 Clues: The crust on the ocean floor • Rapid movement of the ground • tectonics Cracked pieces of crust • The starting point of an earthquake • A huge wave caused by an earthquake • Molten rock under the earths surface • crust The crust that forms continents • The process of contents breaking apart • trench I deep trench in the ocean floor • spreading The process of an Ocean trench • ...

15 Clues: a hot liquid that comes from the mantle • a mountain range that is found on the ocean floor • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a depression of Earth's surface in which an ocean lies • the process of forming something by forcing or pushing it out • when two tectonic plates move towards each other, sometimes forming mountains • ...

20 Clues: Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface through a volcano or fissure. • Molten rock is located beneath Earth’s surface; it can rise to form lava during volcanic eruptions. • Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy along faults or tectonic plate boundaries. • ...

7 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates pulling apart • where 2 plates are spreading apart • two plates sliding past each other • Most accepted theory in geology. Theory of _________ • Earths surface is divided into plates in different ______ and _______ • The theory of plate tectonics explains ______, mountains, earthquakes, and climate change

14 Clues: ____ is the formation of the new areas of the oceanic crust • the theory of ____ explains the movement of the Earth's plates. • convergent, divergent, and transform are 3 primary types of this • a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • a ____ is long, narrow steep-sided depression into the Earth's crust • ...

14 Clues: a valley • when two plates collide • shaking and movement of the ground • a series of rift valleys underwater • transfer heat through liquids or gases • when a plate sinks under another plate • the border between two tectonic plates • when two plates move away from each other • when plates move sideways against eachother • theory that the continents move from plates moving • ...

14 Clues: Supercontinent • Forms above and near subduction zones. • Elevations along a contour line are ___. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide • A __ valley is caused by divergent continental plates • Caused when two transform plates slide past each other • Type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

14 Clues: Supercontinent • Forms above and near subduction zones. • Elevations along a contour line are ___. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide • A __ valley is caused by divergent continental plates • Caused when two transform plates slide past each other • Type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other • ...

22 Clues: The center part of Earth below the mantle • The boundary between technic plates are colliding • The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • Any movement of matter that results from differences in density • ...

24 Clues: no longer in existence • layers of sedimentary rock • Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • rock In which type of rock do you typically find fossils? • Boundary The boundary formed by the collision of two plates • Earth materials created by weathering and deposited by erosion. • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • ...

28 Clues: The centre of the Earth • Floor: The bottom of a sea or ocean • Mass: A large continuous piece of land. • Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth • Crash into each other with violent impact. • Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters. • Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos. • To be reduced from a solid state to a liquid state. • ...

15 Clues: Fixed points of volcanic activity within tectonic plates, which can be used to track plate motion. • Evidence from ancient climates on different continents that supports the idea of continental drift. • The northern supercontinent in the Continental Drift Theory, which included North America, Europe, and Asia. • ...

15 Clues: continuous geographic trench. • the movement of the Earth's continents • a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

10 Clues: Composed of layers • Crust, Mantle, Core • Continental drift theory • what the ocean is made from • What continents are made from • Movement of the plate tectonics • What do scientist analyze to know what is inside the Earth? • Ability to float by displacing water equal to its own weight • Suggests that the Earth's surface is not static and solid but moving plates • ...

20 Clues: A bend in a stratum of rock. • Related to earthquake or earth vibration. • A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor. • The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon. • A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor. • The exertion of force by one body on the surface of another • Resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust. • ...

21 Clues: along which rocks break and move • caused by breaking rocks along faults. • who studies earthquakes and seismic waves • an earthquake the point beneath Earth's surface • Chamber/The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano • Crater that forms when the ground sinks around a vent • on Earth's surface directly above and earthquakes focus • ...

23 Clues: the most dense layer of the Earth • the only liquid layer of the Earth • the biggest planet in our solar system • the hottest planet in our solar system • the gas giant with retrograde rotation • the explosion of a star is called a _____ • landform created in the ocean by a hotspot • type of boundary that is considered constructive • ...

14 Clues: a material that transmits light • when parallel rays of light hit a smooth surface • lenses that bend light toward a central focal point • lenses that bend light outward away from a focal point • a material that scatters light as the light passes through • colors that when combined in equal amounts produce white light • ...

23 Clues: the most dense layer of the Earth • the only liquid layer of the Earth • the gas giant with retrograde rotation • the biggest planet in our solar system • the hottest planet in our solar system • the explosion of a star is called a _____ • landform created in the ocean by a hotspot • the youngest crust is found near a ___ boundary • ...

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 • 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 • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

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 Earth´s crust. • A group of the same species living in the same area. • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • ...

10 Clues: The layer below the crust. • The thickest layer of the Earth. • The outermost layer of the Earth. • The state of matter of the outer core. • The state of matter of the inner core. • CORE, The hottest layer of the Earth. • The layer between the crust and the core. • The layer where convection currents occur. • CURRENT, The process that drives plate tectonics. • ...

24 Clues: earth'soutermostlayer • A break in the earth's crust • The central part of the earth below the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus • The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core. • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

24 Clues: no longer in existence • layers of sedimentary rock • Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • rock In which type of rock do you typically find fossils? • Boundary The boundary formed by the collision of two plates • Earth materials created by weathering and deposited by erosion. • The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • ...

15 Clues: the study of the magnetic record in rocks • a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

20 Clues: 67 • Earth's continents have moved slowly across the planet's surface • intrusive magma body transforms the surrounding cooler rock into a new • the thicker, less dense layer of Earth's crust that forms the continents • break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics • ...

20 Clues: the study of the Earth • is a graph output by a seismograph • the only astronomical object known to harbor life • rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit • is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes • a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma • is a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal • ...

14 Clues: marsupials carry their young in these • land mass about 225 million years ago • These become separated as plates move apart • specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia • on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year • the slow movement of continents is called what drift • this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece • ...

14 Clues: Sudden events that led to mass extinction • Located between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • 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 • ...

15 Clues: the study of magnetic record on rocks • process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • Places where plates slide past each other • proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its seduction • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times • ...

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizonatally • the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism • ...

14 Clues: the amount of mass in a given space • the transfer of heat with a material • the transfer of energy through space • the transfer of heat by movement of a fluid • the layer of rock that forms Earth's outer surface • the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • a break in the Earth's crust where rocks slip past each other • ...

14 Clues: ____ is the formation of the new areas of the oceanic crust • the theory of ____ explains the movement of the Earth's plates. • convergent, divergent, and transform are 3 primary types of this • a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • a ____ is long, narrow steep-sided depression into the Earth's crust • ...

14 Clues: These occur at every plate boundary • plate boundary where new ocean crust is formed • These volcanic islands formed due to a hot spot • The place where two lithospheric plates interact • Province that provides the majority of the state's coal resources • plate boundary where lithospheric plates slide against one another • ...

14 Clues: Where two plates interact • caused by transform boundaries • Boundary where 2 plates collide • State known for having earthquakes • Created by divergent boundaries on land • boundary where 2 plates are moving apart • type of crust that is thinner & more dense • type of crust that is thicker & less dense • boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • ...

20 Clues: limit • merging • hit with force • upper layer of earth's mantel • is the place where two plates meet • long mountain range on the ocean floor • the crust and upper mantel of the earth • to change in form, appearance of structure • a large natural elevation of the earths surface • a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • ...

20 Clues: subdivision of eras • break in Earth's crust • tiny particles of matter • the breaking down of rocks • the very slow movement of plates • molten material under Earth's surface • piece of rock contained in another rock • the pieces that make up Earth's outer layer • an animal that lives of both land and water • lava that cools and hardens on a rock surface • ...

23 Clues: / where the plates are • / below the lithosphere • / man is the main driver • arc / a line of islands • / between crust and mantle • ridge / where plates move apart • plate / large mobile slab of crust • zone / the dynamic zone of subduction • / vertical movement in the Earth's crust • / the downfolded section of a rift valley • ...

20 Clues: Outer most layer • Slide past each other • To move towards each other • To move away from each other • The thinnest layer of the earth • Is the upper part of the mantle • Is the largest layer of the earth • Is an energy that through the earth • Is an oceanic fault between two plates • Its like plastic below the lithosphere • Dense layer composed of mostly sold iron • ...

20 Clues: rocks that form when magma cools • many volcanoes are located along _______ zones • An example of early stages of island arc are the • Volcanic eruptions can be more powerful than a(n) • Cause of many volcanic eruptions is the movement of • lava flows from an opening in Earth's surface called • Sometimes Earth's solid mantle and crust melt to form • ...

20 Clues: recognize as being • a search of knowledge • with respect to chemistry • use again after processing • a fissure in the earth crust • a rigid layer of the earths crust • a large continuous extent of land • of or relating to or based on geology • characteristic of a stage performance • one of the large landmasses of the earth • a single thickness of some substance or material • ...

23 Clues: a chain of volcanic islands. • where plates slip past one another. • how heat travels through air and space. • how heat transfers when things are touching. • the theory explaining how Earth's plates move. • measure of how much mass there is in a given volume. • a mountain range formed in the middle of some oceans. • Earth's solid outer shell that is broken into pieces. • ...

20 Clues: The outer solid shell of the Earth. • A crack or fracture in the bedrock. • Earth's crust located under the ocean. • Liquid rock below the Earth's surface. • The slow movement of the Earth's materials. • The process of changing shape or distorting. • Are changes that add to the surface of the Earth. • The reason something has occurred or is occurring. • ...

20 Clues: Earths thickest layer. • Layer of earth with the lowest temperature. • Word used to describe the state of the mantle. • Type of plate boundary where two plates collide. • Type of crust that is thick and contains granite. • This is the process of creating new oceanic crust. • Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid. • ...

18 Clues: Older and drier plates. • Dense and young plates. • The length that plates travel a year. • When two plates slide past each other. • Consists of the crust and upper mantle. • The shaking of the surface from the Earth. • Proposed an important earth theory in 1912. • Wark with or form into narrow raised bands. • The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet. • ...

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 • 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 • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

20 Clues: A view from the top • A view from the side • how high something is • The continent we live on • this person named Pangea • This comes out of a volcano • The highest point of something • the lines on a topographic map • The movement of continents over time • The continents fit together like _____ • Pictures of landmarks are taken by this • This was the name of the supercontinent • ...

20 Clues: A broad, flat volcano. • When a volcano is resting • When two plates come together. • The heating and cooling of rock. • A volcano with short, steep sides. • What seismic waves are measured by. • The seismic waves that arrive first. • The man who discovered seafloor spreading. • When two plates move away from each other. • The slowest most destructive seismic waves. • ...

20 Clues: outer most layer • Slide past each other • To move towards each other • To move away from each other • Is the upper part of the mantle • the thinnest layer of the earth • Is the largest layer of the earth • Is an energy that through the earth • is an oceanic fault between two plates • Its like plastic below the lithosphere • Dense layer composed of mostly sold iron • ...

20 Clues: Outer most layer • The thinnest layer of the earth • Is the upper part of the mantle • Plates that Slide past each other • Is the largest layer of the earth • Plates that move towards each other • Is an energy that through the earth • Plates that move away from each other • Is an oceanic fault between two plates • Its like plastic below the lithosphere • ...

20 Clues: Outer most layer • Is the upper part of the mantle • The thinnest layer of the earth • Plates that Slide past each other • Is the largest layer of the earth • Is an energy that through the earth • Plates that move towards each other • Plates that move away from each other • Is an oceanic fault between two plates • Its like plastic below the lithosphere • ...

20 Clues: _________ mantle • _____core, the last layer • this is the third layer of earth • the outermost layer of the earth • flats are a result of this boundary • when magma reaches the earth surface • this is the second layer of the earth • the other type of techtonic plate (ocean) • when the earth "swallows" up the old crust • propoesed the theory of sea floor spreading • ...

24 Clues: Is a large landmass • Dark,fine-grained rock • Breaks in Earths crust • Deep underwater canyons • Dense ball of solid metal • Plates slip past each other • Plates move apart, or diverge • Layer of molten metal materials • made of mostlty iron and nickel • Plates come together,or converge • Any trace of an ancient organism • sections of Earth separated by cracks • ...

33 Clues: a wave produced by an earthquake • break in rock caused by shear forces • break in rock caused by compressive forces • a broad volcano with gently slipping sides • an instrument that records earthquake waves • when oceanic and continental plates collide • measure of the energy released by an earthquake • the worlds most active volcano, located in Hawaii • ...

20 Clues: A pulling force • A squeezing force • Soft layer of the mantle • The bending of rock layers • A break in the Earth's crust • Outermost layer of the Earth • new lithosphere is created here • Solid, dense center of the Earth • Liquid layer of the Earth's core • Theory that continents drift apart • Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • Layer between the crust and the core • ...