plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics ELABORATE Paper Option 2021-12-02

Plate Tectonics ELABORATE Paper Option crossword puzzle
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  1. mechanical Earth layer containing convection currents that move tectonic plates
  2. occurs when one plate moves under another plate at a convergent boundary
  3. movement of divergent boundaries
  4. boundary where plates move past each other
  5. happens at all boundaries, but mostly at transform boundaries
  6. spreads as new crust forms at a divergent boundary on the ocean floor
  7. happens when two convergent boundaries of the same density collide
  8. movement of transform boundaries
  9. boundary where plates move away from each other
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  1. mechanical Earth layer that is cracked into tectonic plates
  2. boundary where plates move toward each other
  3. happens at divergent and convergent boundaries whenever magma comes to Earth's surface
  4. movement of convergent boundaries
  5. thermal energy transfer method that causes teconic plates to move
  6. formed because Earth's lithosphere is cracked

15 Clues: movement of divergent boundaries • movement of transform boundaries • movement of convergent boundaries • boundary where plates move past each other • boundary where plates move toward each other • formed because Earth's lithosphere is cracked • boundary where plates move away from each other • mechanical Earth layer that is cracked into tectonic plates • ...

Plate tectonics and seafloor spreading 2022-11-06

Plate tectonics and seafloor spreading crossword puzzle
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  1. theory that pieces of the earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  2. one of the clues about seafloor spreading involving the polarity of the earth
  3. a boundary where two plates move apart
  4. the phenomenon that explains how the continents moved into their current positions
  5. layer of hot solid material between the crust and core
  6. boundary that involves plates sliding past one another
  7. volcanoes can form here and it is not on a plate boundary
  8. layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface
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  1. a ridged layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  2. events that can be found on all types of boundaries
  3. process by which oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
  4. boundary where two plates move toward each other
  5. these form when two continental plates collide
  6. the scientist who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading
  7. forms when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate

15 Clues: a boundary where two plates move apart • these form when two continental plates collide • boundary where two plates move toward each other • layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface • events that can be found on all types of boundaries • layer of hot solid material between the crust and core • boundary that involves plates sliding past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics by Jackson Dronkers 2022-11-17

Plate Tectonics by Jackson Dronkers crossword puzzle
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  1. slow, not as hot type of lava
  2. figured out the continental drift theory
  3. lava before it reaches the surface
  4. outer layer of the earth
  5. the middle layer of the earth
  6. a chunk of volcanic rock that's formed when magma forces itself across rock layers
  7. hot, fast moving lava
  8. giant wave that can be caused by earthquakes
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  1. a fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure below the surface then erupts
  2. earthquake after a larger earthquake
  3. magma when it reaches the surface
  4. opening where magma leaves a volcano
  5. the piece of rock that forms makes up the lower half of a fault
  6. inner layer of the earth
  7. shaking that comes from beneath the earth's surface

15 Clues: hot, fast moving lava • outer layer of the earth • inner layer of the earth • slow, not as hot type of lava • the middle layer of the earth • magma when it reaches the surface • lava before it reaches the surface • earthquake after a larger earthquake • opening where magma leaves a volcano • figured out the continental drift theory • giant wave that can be caused by earthquakes • ...

10.1 Volcanoes & Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-09-25

10.1 Volcanoes & Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Volcanism at this type of boundary relies on decompression melting
  2. Long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific
  3. Hot mantle rock rises, the pressure lowers, and then melts
  4. When a mass of very hot rock rises from lower in the mantle
  5. Chain of islands that is an example of intraplate volcanism
  6. Higher temperature needed to melt rock
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  1. This gets squeezed out of oceanic crust during subduction and makes the melting point of rock go down
  2. This type of volcanic arc occurs at convergent plate boundaries and creates volcanoes on land
  3. When this goes up, the melting point goes up
  4. This type of volcanism happens in the middle of a plate and is associated with mantle plumes and hot spots
  5. Volcanism at this type of boundary relies on flux melting and tends to create volcanoes
  6. When the presence of water causes rock to melt
  7. This type of volcanic arc occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces a chain of volcanoes on the ocean floor that rise above the ocean surface
  8. Localized volcanic region in the middle of a plate due to a mantle plume
  9. A complex mixture of partly melted rock, dissolved gases, and water

15 Clues: Higher temperature needed to melt rock • When this goes up, the melting point goes up • When the presence of water causes rock to melt • Long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific • Hot mantle rock rises, the pressure lowers, and then melts • When a mass of very hot rock rises from lower in the mantle • ...

earth 2024-04-12

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

9 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • a group of the same species living in the same place. • extinction events that occur over a longer time period. • hot material rises, cooler materials sink.it drives plate tectonics • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-09-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. continents once together
  2. is broken into 7 large pieces called plates
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  1. lithosphere moves over semi molten
  2. tectonics the theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen plates
  3. waves gives clues about the Earth's interior

5 Clues: continents once together • lithosphere moves over semi molten • is broken into 7 large pieces called plates • waves gives clues about the Earth's interior • tectonics the theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen plates

Nail disorders and disease 2023-09-21

Nail disorders and disease crossword puzzle
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  1. split or brittle nails that also have a series of lengthwise ridge that give a rough appearance to the surface oof the nail plate.
  2. any deformity or disease of the nails
  3. nail, increased crosswise curvature throughout the nail plate caused by an increased curvature of the matrix.
  4. nail. A disorder in which the edges of the mail plate curl around to form the shape of a trumpet or sharp cone at the free edge.
  5. inflation of the matrix of the nail, with shedding of the nail.
  6. the dead colorless tissue attached to the nail plate
  7. nail, a condition in which the eponychia him or other living tissue surrounding the nail plate, become split or torn
  8. nails, I noticed the thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal
  9. lines, visible depressions, running across the width of the natural nail plate
  10. an area where the nail plate cells are formed. This area is composed of matrix cells that make up the nail plate.
  11. Nail fold, folds of normal skin that line, the sides of the nail plate, also known as the sidewall
  12. separation of the nail plate in bed often due to injury or allergic reaction
  13. significant darkening of the fingernails or toenails, may be seen as a black band under or within the nail plate, extending from the base to the free edge.
  14. ingrown nail
  15. a slit or furrow on the side of the nail
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  1. a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
  2. living skin at the base of the nail plate and covering the matrix area
  3. technical term for nail fingers or toes.
  4. a fungal infection of the nail plate
  5. bed portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows towards the free edge
  6. bitten nails
  7. nail, vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate.
  8. hemorrhages, caused by physical trauma or injury to the nail bed.
  9. whitish discoloration found inside the nail plate, usually caused by injury to the nail matrix
  10. plate, a hard keratin plate, on top of and slowly sliding across the nail bed as it grows the most visible and functioning part of the no unit
  11. psoriasis, a non-infectious condition that affects the surface of the nail plate, causing it to appear rough and pitted with reddish spots on the nail bed and onycholysis
  12. edge, the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  13. a slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the finger tip and free edge of the nail plate. It forms a protective barrier and prevents micro organisms from invading and infecting the nail bed.

28 Clues: bitten nails • ingrown nail • a fungal infection of the nail plate • any deformity or disease of the nails • technical term for nail fingers or toes. • a slit or furrow on the side of the nail • the dead colorless tissue attached to the nail plate • a bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail • ...

Earth's Plates Crossword 2021-02-12

Earth's Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Huge pieces pf the crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere) that float on the asthenosphere
  2. The place where two different plates have contact
  3. Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  4. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  5. The boundary between two plates that SLIDE PAST each other
  6. The scientist who established the theory of plate tectonics, continental drift, and pangaea
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  1. The boundary between two plates moving TOWARD each other
  2. The boundary between two plates moving AWAY from each other
  3. A super continent that existed long, long ago

9 Clues: A super continent that existed long, long ago • The place where two different plates have contact • The boundary between two plates moving TOWARD each other • The boundary between two plates that SLIDE PAST each other • The boundary between two plates moving AWAY from each other • The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart • ...

Leanna's crossword 2015-04-30

Leanna's crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  2. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.
  3. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  4. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  5. s 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.
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  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  2. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  3. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  4. sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. Because mid-ocean ridges lie at a higher elevation than the rest of the ocean floor, gravity causes the ridge to push on the lithosphere that lies farther from the ridge.
  5. is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. Plate motion is partly driven by the weight of cold, dense plates sinking into the mantle at trenches.

10 Clues: a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time. • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-02-21

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet we live on
  2. Super continent
  3. Made up of the crust and tiny bit of the upper mantel, also holds the continents and oceans
  4. A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface
  5. In the upper mantel, directly underneath the lithosphere
  6. A region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  7. A period 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era
  8. A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit
  9. A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
  10. The layer in which we live on
  11. A proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation
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  1. Discover of the continental drift
  2. A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
  3. States that the Earth's outer layer is broken into several large slabs
  4. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. The biggest layer in Earth
  6. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  7. We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour
  8. The core right behind the mantel
  9. The molten fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent

20 Clues: Super continent • The planet we live on • The biggest layer in Earth • The layer in which we live on • The core right behind the mantel • Discover of the continental drift • We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour • A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust • A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • ...

Vocabulary Review (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanos) 2013-06-27

Vocabulary Review (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanos) crossword puzzle
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  1. magma that reaches the earth's surface
  2. a plate boundary where plates slide horizontally
  3. the instrument used to record earthquakes
  4. a plate boundary where plates move toward each other
  5. the fastest seismic wave that goes through everything
  6. the name of the rock material that form during an eruption
  7. a movement of the ground caused by plate movement
  8. magma that is light and has feldspar and silica
  9. the sudden return of rock to its normal shape
  10. the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. areas along a fault where few earthquakes happen
  12. a giant ocean wave that forms from an earthquake or eruption under water
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  1. a large circular crater that forms when all the magma leaves a volcano
  2. an area what is volcanically active but not near a plate boundary
  3. the layer of rock underneath the lithosphere
  4. the exact location of an earthquake inside the earth
  5. a plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  6. magma that is dark and has magnesium and iron
  7. a vent/fissure where gases and magma come out from
  8. the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
  9. the theory that explains continent movement
  10. the upper part of earth's crust
  11. the secondary seismic wave that only goes through solids
  12. the strength of an earthquake (ground motion)
  13. liquid (melted) rock produced inside the earth
  14. the name of the slowest seismic waves that cause the most damage

26 Clues: the upper part of earth's crust • magma that reaches the earth's surface • the instrument used to record earthquakes • the theory that explains continent movement • the layer of rock underneath the lithosphere • the amount of damage caused by an earthquake • magma that is dark and has magnesium and iron • the sudden return of rock to its normal shape • ...

Plate Tectonics: and the Earth's Layers 2013-12-16

Plate Tectonics: and the Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. where one plate ends and another begins
  2. erupt and shoot lava
  3. “sphere” composed of magma
  4. pushes through cracks of crust; plates float on top
  5. plates under land
  6. plates under oceans
  7. makes up the earth's crust; sections of lithosphere
  8. caused when plates shift
  9. made when tectonic plates move together
  10. weather conditions in an area
  11. where plates meet
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  1. center layer of the earth
  2. comes before mantle, outer core, and inner core
  3. layer underneath mantle
  4. where two plates move farther apart
  5. comes out of volcanos
  6. underwater mountain range
  7. deep depression caused by subduction
  8. where two plates move together and collide
  9. when one plate is pushed under another
  10. layer underneath crust

21 Clues: plates under land • where plates meet • plates under oceans • erupt and shoot lava • comes out of volcanos • layer underneath crust • layer underneath mantle • caused when plates shift • center layer of the earth • underwater mountain range • “sphere” composed of magma • weather conditions in an area • where two plates move farther apart • deep depression caused by subduction • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
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  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
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  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

6th grade Chpt 1, Plate Tectonics 2022-09-22

6th grade Chpt 1, Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. one of Wegener’s evidence was that ____ of animals were found on different continents today
  2. Wegener looked at maps and thought the continents could fit together like a jigsaw ____
  3. when subduction occurs, it is because one plate is more ___ than the other
  4. __ ___ ___ can form along a convergent boundary
  5. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move in opposite directions from each other with little up and down movement
  6. this fault is a famous one running through California
  7. the thin outer most layer of the earth- the layer on which we live
  8. Hess showed from drilling samples that the further you get from mid-ocean ridges, the ___ the rock is
  9. this part of the earth is solid nickel and iron
  10. many did not believe Wegener because he couldn’t explain how the continents _____
  11. he proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  12. another of Wegener’s evidence was that ___ tracks have been found in Africa and __ fossils in Antarctica
  13. the crust is broken into pieces called ___ ___
  14. the Theory of Plate Tectonics states that the plates are floating and moving along the ___
  15. the upper part of the mantle
  16. the process of one plate moving down under another because it is more dense
  17. because this is so high, the molten material near the core heats and rises
  18. this part of the earth is liquid nickel and iron
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  1. how closely packed particles are in something
  2. this scientist prosed the idea of sea floor spreading
  3. this can form on land at a divergent boundary
  4. Wegener’s supercontinent was called this
  5. this scientist thought all the continents were once together
  6. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move apart
  7. a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet
  8. in the ocean, at divergent boundaries, this land feature forms
  9. Hess saw ___ ___ at mid-ocean ridge sites, they form when molten material cools quickly in water
  10. any place where there is a crack in the crust
  11. the lower part of the mantle
  12. the layer in the Earth that has the most volume- composed of molten rock
  13. Wegener thought all the continents moved apart in a process called __ __
  14. this, in the mantle, is what is causing the plates to move
  15. if the plate densities are similar along a convergent boundary, the ___ many form as they crush together
  16. this evidence for seafloor spreading shows repeating patterns of earth’s magnetic signature in the rocks
  17. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates come together
  18. this technology uses sound waves to map the ocean floor

36 Clues: the lower part of the mantle • the upper part of the mantle • a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet • Wegener’s supercontinent was called this • he proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics • a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move apart • how closely packed particles are in something • this can form on land at a divergent boundary • any place where there is a crack in the crust • ...

Cadeyn B. Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-20

Cadeyn B. Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. hot magma in the Earth moves toward the surface, cools, then sinks again
  2. continental plate converging with continental plate
  3. another word for a fault
  4. caused by transform boundaries
  5. 2 plates that are sliding past each other
  6. formed from Continental-Continental Divergent boundary
  7. oceanic plate converging with oceanic plate
  8. formed from Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent boundary
  9. _______ are found below the ocean
  10. ___________ are found below the continents
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  1. 2 plates moving apart
  2. crust and upper part of the mantle
  3. plastic layer under the lithosphere
  4. pieces of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that have been broken in sections
  5. at every convergent boundary you will get a ________
  6. divergent, transform, convergent
  7. 2 plates colliding
  8. what are volcanoes made of
  9. ________ causes seafloor spreading
  10. _____ and upper mantle make up the lithosphere

20 Clues: 2 plates colliding • 2 plates moving apart • another word for a fault • what are volcanoes made of • caused by transform boundaries • divergent, transform, convergent • _______ are found below the ocean • crust and upper part of the mantle • ________ causes seafloor spreading • plastic layer under the lithosphere • 2 plates that are sliding past each other • ...

FILL ME UP 2023-05-04

FILL ME UP crossword puzzle
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  1. The cycle of heating, rising cooling, and sinking is a ____ current.
  2. Continental plates move on the plastic like layer of the Earth's surface called the _____
  3. Sections of Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are called _____
  4. All continents once might have been connected in a large landmass called _____
  5. The hypothesis that continents move slowly is called continental ______
  6. The theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are in sections that move is called plate _____
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  1. Below Earth's crust is ______
  2. The crust and part of the upper mantle are known as the _______
  3. Hot magma forced upward at mid-ocean ridges produces seafloor ____

9 Clues: Below Earth's crust is ______ • The crust and part of the upper mantle are known as the _______ • Hot magma forced upward at mid-ocean ridges produces seafloor ____ • The cycle of heating, rising cooling, and sinking is a ____ current. • Sections of Earth's crust and part of the upper mantle are called _____ • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle by:Katelyn Roberts 2016-04-10

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle by:Katelyn Roberts crossword puzzle
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  1. Boundary/ 2 plates slip past each other
  2. Tectonics/ Pieces of Earth's Lithosphere are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents
  3. spreading/ adds new material to the sea floor
  4. discovered sea-floor spreading
  5. process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. Drift/ Wegeners idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  7. a fold in the rock that bends upwards
  8. Boundary/ 2 plates come together
  9. amount of space a rock takes up
  10. The point on the surface directly above the point at which the earthquake occurs
  11. a fold in rock that bends downward
  12. Large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
  13. The point beneath Earth' surface at which rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake
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  1. force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  2. Fracture along Earth in which movement occurs
  3. The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  4. measurement of earthquake's strength
  5. force that acts on the crust to change its volume or shape
  6. stress that pushes rock in 2 opposite directions
  7. force within Earth that pulls rock apart; often causing rock to break
  8. Boundary/ 2 plates move apart
  9. Super-continent

22 Clues: Super-continent • Boundary/ 2 plates move apart • discovered sea-floor spreading • amount of space a rock takes up • Boundary/ 2 plates come together • a fold in rock that bends downward • measurement of earthquake's strength • a fold in the rock that bends upwards • Boundary/ 2 plates slip past each other • Fracture along Earth in which movement occurs • ...

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle 2021-06-03

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
  2. Rocks forming due to heat and pressure
  3. One plate going under another plate
  4. Rock Formed from compaction and cementation of sediments
  5. crust the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  6. Rock Formed from the crystallization of magma
  7. The breaking down of rocks
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  9. The process of moving broken rock (sediment) from one place to another
  10. Going in different directions
  11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  12. an important part of something, a characteristic
  13. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic material
  14. Earth's outermost layer.
  15. crust thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
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  1. Valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. ridge The longest underwater mountain chain in the world.
  3. Includes sand, pebbles, bones, and shells
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. coming together
  6. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  7. tectonic A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  8. one thickness above or between other thicknesses
  9. Center of the earth
  10. proof
  11. Layers found in sedimentary rock
  12. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  13. Being forced to the surface
  14. Cycle The process in which rocks undergo change
  15. Rock Formed from heat and pressure
  16. A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

31 Clues: proof • coming together • Center of the earth • Earth's outermost layer. • The breaking down of rocks • Being forced to the surface • A break in the earth's crust • Going in different directions • Layers found in sedimentary rock • Rock Formed from heat and pressure • One plate going under another plate • Rocks forming due to heat and pressure • ...

PLATE TECONICS 2018-03-25

PLATE TECONICS crossword puzzle
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  1. ONE ITEM THAT IS FORMED AT TRANFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
  2. EXAMPLE OF A CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
  3. THEORY THAT STATES THAT ALL CURRENT CONTINENTS WERE ONCE ONE
  4. TWO PLATES MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER
  5. BREAKS IN THE EARTH'S CRUST
  6. AN EXAMPLE OF A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
  7. WHAT IN THE MANTLE CAUSE PLATES TO MOVE ACROSS THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  8. THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH
  9. IS OCEAN CRUST OR CONTINENTAL CRUST THE MOST DENSE
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  1. HE DEVELOPED THE THEORY OF TH CONTINENTAL DRIFT
  2. TWO PLATES MOVING TOWARD EACH OTHER
  3. WHAT TYPE OF VALLEY IS FORMED AT A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
  4. WHEN ANOTHER PLATE IS MORE DENSE THAN ANOTHER, IT WILL SINK BELOW THE OTHER PLATE
  5. THE CRUST IS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES
  6. EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY
  7. PLATES SLIDE PAST EACH OTHER IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS
  8. WHAT THEORY STATES THE EARTH'S CRUST IS SPLIT INTO SEVERAL PLATES THAT SLIDE ACROSS THE SURFACE
  9. ONE ITEM THAT FORMS AT A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
  10. FORMED AT A CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY
  11. HOW MANY TYPES OF PLATE BOUNDARIES ARE THERE

20 Clues: BREAKS IN THE EARTH'S CRUST • THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTH • TWO PLATES MOVING TOWARD EACH OTHER • EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORM PLATE BOUNDARY • FORMED AT A CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY • EXAMPLE OF A CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY • TWO PLATES MOVING AWAY FROM EACH OTHER • THE CRUST IS BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES • AN EXAMPLE OF A DIVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARY • ...

Plate Tectonics By: Caron St. Jean 2013-04-06

Plate Tectonics By: Caron St. Jean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This forms when two convergent plates fold up the land.
  2. ______ plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
  3. ______ can occur when two transform plate boundaries are active.
  4. Converging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
  5. _______ came up with the theory of Pangaea.
  6. The theory that all of the continents were once one piece of land.
  7. What is it called when two plates converge and one goes under the other?
  8. Diverging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
  9. How many plate boundaries are there?
  10. Sea floor ______ is the cause of magnetic patterns on the ocean floor.
Down
  1. When the magma gets full due to subduction it creates _____.
  2. The name of ocean plates.
  3. The United States lies on the _____ American plate.
  4. Transform plate boundaries have the pressure of ______.
  5. Two plates that rub against each other in opposite directions are_____ plate boundaries.
  6. Two plates that push against each other are ______plate boundaries.
  7. When two oceanic plates diverge they cause a ______.
  8. The name of land plates.
  9. Two plates that separate from each other are______ plate boundaries.
  10. What happens between plate boundaries?

20 Clues: The name of land plates. • The name of ocean plates. • How many plate boundaries are there? • What happens between plate boundaries? • _______ came up with the theory of Pangaea. • ______ plates are pieces of the lithosphere. • The United States lies on the _____ American plate. • When two oceanic plates diverge they cause a ______. • ...

Plate Tectonics, Erosion, and Geologic Time 2013-10-21

Plate Tectonics, Erosion, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process by which eroded material is dropped
  2. Process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
  3. The theory that explains how large pieces of the outermost layer, called tectonic plates move and change shape
  4. The path that a stream flows through eroded soil and rock
  5. The measure of a change in elevation over a certain distance
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. Pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding
  9. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
  10. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
  11. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
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  1. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. The amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time
  3. Single landmass that all the continents formed 300 million years ago
  4. An area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
  5. The boundary between land and a body of water
  6. A scale used to divide Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts
  7. The movement of matter due to changes in density; the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter
  8. Materials carried by a stream are called this
  9. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks

20 Clues: The water that is beneath Earth’s surface • Process by which eroded material is dropped • Pieces that the lithosphere is divided into • The boundary between land and a body of water • Materials carried by a stream are called this • The path that a stream flows through eroded soil and rock • The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
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  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

Plate Tectonics By: Chloe and Jack 2014-01-29

Plate Tectonics By: Chloe and Jack crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occurs on land because of divergent boundaries.
  2. Super Continent 250 million years ago.
  3. Two plates colliding can form these.
  4. Where two oceanic plates move apart.
  5. Two plates sliding past each other.
  6. The movement of the Earth's plates.
  7. Year Alfred Wegener introduced his theory.
  8. Scientists use these in rocks to prove Pangaea.
  9. A ridge where two oceanic plates move apart is called a..
  10. Boundary where two plates are moving in opposite directions.
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  1. A major fault in California.
  2. The USUAL highest number of inches a continent moves every year.
  3. Boundary where two plates collide.
  4. Theory about the moving continents.
  5. Wegener's theory wasn't believed because there was no...
  6. Boundary where two plates are sliding past each other.
  7. How many plates there are.
  8. Continents sit on these.
  9. Trenches occur at this zone.
  10. Fossils found here match up with South American fossils.

20 Clues: Continents sit on these. • How many plates there are. • A major fault in California. • Trenches occur at this zone. • Boundary where two plates collide. • Theory about the moving continents. • Two plates sliding past each other. • The movement of the Earth's plates. • Two plates colliding can form these. • Where two oceanic plates move apart. • ...

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics 2024-02-09

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the continents move away from each other
  2. the mechanical property below the lithosphere lower mantle
  3. when a trench is formed and volcanos
  4. when plates pull away from each other
  5. the center of the earth 33%
  6. the theory that Alfred Wegner first thought of but nobody believed him
  7. lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere
  8. when 2 plates are colliding side by side
  9. the innermost layer of the earths mechanical layer
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  1. when 2 plates are pushing on each other causing mountains
  2. the layer of the earth that is solid due to pressure
  3. the thickest layer of the earth 66%
  4. an example of this is the san andreas ______ which is a transform boundary
  5. this happens at the mid Atlantic ridge when new seafloor is made
  6. the part of the earth that is made of liquid
  7. when to plates collide
  8. the thinnest layer of the earth 1%
  9. the earth is _______ up of many things
  10. the outermost mechanical property
  11. they move about 2cm per year

20 Clues: when to plates collide • the center of the earth 33% • they move about 2cm per year • the outermost mechanical property • the thinnest layer of the earth 1% • the thickest layer of the earth 66% • when a trench is formed and volcanos • when plates pull away from each other • the earth is _______ up of many things • lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere • ...

Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05

Lesson 4 Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
  2. Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
  3. Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
  4. Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
  5. Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
  6. Continental province that covers basement rock
  7. Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
  8. Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic
  9. First section of the continent that is below the waterline
  10. The layer of the earth we live on
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  1. Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
  2. Continental province that is ancient rock
  3. Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
  4. When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
  5. The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
  6. Plates that move away from each other
  7. The layer of the earth in the center
  8. Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
  9. Continental province that is mainly mountains

19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...

Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05

Lesson 4 Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continental province that is ancient rock
  2. Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
  3. When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
  4. Continental province that is mainly mountains
  5. Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
  6. Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
  7. Plates that move away from each other
  8. Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
  9. The layer of the earth we live on
  10. Continental province that covers basement rock
  11. Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
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  1. Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
  2. The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
  3. First section of the continent that is below the waterline
  4. Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
  5. Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
  6. The layer of the earth in the center
  7. Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
  8. Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic

19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...

Unit One Vocabulary 2020-10-19

Unit One Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those positioned here have more mild or temperate weather
  2. of Fire an area in the Pacific with heightened volcanic activity
  3. lines that run east and west and measure above and below the Equator
  4. those with higher ____ tend to have colder temperatures and less vegetation
  5. tectonics explain how the continents have drifted apart over time
  6. spring and fall
  7. those positioned here have hot and humid weather conditions
  8. Rose helps determine north, south, east, and west
  9. based on weather and climate with distinct vegetation
  10. those positioned in these latitudes have colder weather
  11. show how humans and environment interact
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  1. a map depicting a particular event or trend in the past
  2. the journey of the Earth's orbit around the sun
  3. Southern, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian
  4. underwater earthquakes generate this massive wave
  5. the movement of weathered materials such as soil, sand and gravel
  6. a type of map that shows products of a particular area, country, or region
  7. a map that shows rivers, mountains, valleys, and other geographical features
  8. winter and summer

19 Clues: spring and fall • winter and summer • show how humans and environment interact • Southern, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian • the journey of the Earth's orbit around the sun • underwater earthquakes generate this massive wave • Rose helps determine north, south, east, and west • based on weather and climate with distinct vegetation • ...

Shaping the Earth - Vocabulary 2022-02-23

Shaping the Earth - Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics a scientific theory that the Earth's surface is made of very large sections, called plates, that move very slowly
  2. when rocks break down into smaller pieces
  3. a break (crack) in the Earth’s crust
  4. the remains or impression of a living thing
  5. the matter (or weathered material) that settles to the bottom of a liquid such as a lake or ocean
  6. the packing together of sediments by the weight of the material above
  7. drift the very slow movement of the continents on the surface of the Earth
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  1. molten material beneath the earth’s crust
  2. amount of space that an object or substance (like water) occupies
  3. when sediments are set down in a new place
  4. currents the transfer of heat by movement in a gas or liquid
  5. plates large sections within the earth’s crust which can move
  6. the moving of weathered (broken down) material
  7. an inclined portion (steepness) of the ground

14 Clues: a break (crack) in the Earth’s crust • molten material beneath the earth’s crust • when rocks break down into smaller pieces • when sediments are set down in a new place • the remains or impression of a living thing • an inclined portion (steepness) of the ground • the moving of weathered (broken down) material • ...

vocab #2 2022-09-12

vocab #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
  3. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  4. The thin and solid outer layer of earth above the mantle
  5. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  7. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  8. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  9. The location within earth fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  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 system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
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  1. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  2. 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.
  3. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  5. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. The theory that 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
  8. is The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
  9. The central part of earth below the mantle
  10. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  11. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  13. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.

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

SES2 Earth Systems Vocabulary 2023-02-15

SES2 Earth Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  2. the central part of the earth
  3. a gradual sinking to a lower level
  4. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
  5. the outer layer of the earth
  6. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the trassic period when it split into laurasia and gondwanaland
  7. the branch of geology that studies rocks and land forms
  8. an instrument for measuring movements of the ground
  9. a stress that produces an elongation of a physical body
  10. relating to or associated with heat
  11. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
  12. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
  13. alter the shape of (something) by stress
  14. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  15. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  16. Drift the gradual movement of very large land masses
  17. the formation of crystals
  18. the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
  19. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  20. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tetonic theory) broke up later into india and austrailia and africa and south america and antartica
  21. Scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake or the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
  22. a crack in the earth's crust
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  1. floor the bottom of a sea or ocean
  2. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into north america and europe and asia
  3. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  4. Fault a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
  5. the exertion of force to a surface
  6. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  7. Fault a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
  8. an increase in the density of something
  9. the accumulation of matter deposited by some natural process
  10. a rigid layer of the earth's crust
  11. Tectonics the movement or study of the movement of the earth's crust
  12. Fault an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
  13. molten rock in the earth's crust
  14. a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
  15. the amount per unit size
  16. the lower layer of the crust
  17. the part of the earth consisting of the crust and mantle
  18. Shelf the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  19. vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  20. Valley a valley with steep sides
  21. Movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust

43 Clues: the amount per unit size • the formation of crystals • the outer layer of the earth • the lower layer of the crust • a crack in the earth's crust • the central part of the earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • floor the bottom of a sea or ocean • the exertion of force to a surface • a gradual sinking to a lower level • a rigid layer of the earth's crust • ...

study guide By Nick, Korey, and Max 2015-02-03

study guide By Nick, Korey, and Max crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pull is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  2. current a current in a fluid that results from convection.
Down
  1. plume a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament
  2. pull sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics

4 Clues: current a current in a fluid that results from convection. • pull sliding plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • pull is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

24 Biggest Episodes on Earth 2021-12-02

24 Biggest Episodes on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth
  2. worst mass extinction
  3. animals in fossil record who first started sharing DNA between two organisms for offspring
  4. force that pulled matter together to create Earth
  5. first continent formed when plate tectonics began
  6. type of animals that ruled Earth after the extinction of dinosaurs
  7. earliest form of life
  8. extinction that wiped out 80% of life but made it possible for dinosaurs to rule afterwards
  9. these types of animals flourished in the oceans after the Ordovician Silurian mass extinction
  10. animal that modern birds are based on
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  1. when Eukaryotes started to to harness different forms of energy by eating these bacteria
  2. the earliest form of photosynthesis did not free up this element
  3. flowers first appeared on Earth when these massive creatures were alive
  4. the famous super continent
  5. did plants or animals appear on land first
  6. type of organism that appeared on land after plants
  7. time era where many animals started to appear
  8. when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere
  9. first complex organisms deriving from the frozen Earth 200 million years ago

19 Clues: worst mass extinction • earliest form of life • the famous super continent • animal that modern birds are based on • did plants or animals appear on land first • time era where many animals started to appear • when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere • ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth • force that pulled matter together to create Earth • ...

Chapter 10 Crossword 2013-05-16

Chapter 10 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
  2. spreading- it is the process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards
  3. tectonics- it is the theory that the Earth’s crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the asthenosphere
  4. it is a layer of ‘plastic’ semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  5. it is the crust that forms the ocean floor
  6. it is the crust that forms the continents
  7. waves- it is the shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  8. it is between the Earth's core and crust and is hot but not as hot as the core
  9. boundary- it is where plates are colliding with each other
  10. it is the centre of the Earth and is very hot
  11. boundary- it is where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  12. it is when oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oceanic plate then sinks below the continental plate
  13. it is a line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the Earths surface
  14. it is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  15. it is a huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
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  1. it is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  2. isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  3. it is patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
  4. drift- it is the separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
  5. it is a longitudinal seismic wave that travels fast through the Earth
  6. it is an instrument that detects the seismic waves from an earthquake
  7. it is molten rock below the Earth’s surface
  8. it is the crust of the upper mantle of the Earth
  9. it is a transverse seismic wave that travels through the Earth
  10. it is a deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  11. it is the process of determining an approximate age for an artefact
  12. it is determining the relative order of past events, without determining the age
  13. it is a place where extremely hot material form inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  14. it is the rapid movement of the ground, usually back and forth and up and down in a wave motion due to the movement of tectonic plates
  15. boundary- it is where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  16. it is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth’s surface

31 Clues: it is the crust that forms the continents • it is the crust that forms the ocean floor • it is molten rock below the Earth’s surface • it is the centre of the Earth and is very hot • it is the crust of the upper mantle of the Earth • boundary- it is where plates are colliding with each other • it is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth’s surface • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Plate tectonic Puzzle 2022-03-08

Plate tectonic Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate name for Africa
  2. formed by a divergent plate boundary
  3. circulation of material caused by difference in temperature and density
  4. tectonic plates past each other
  5. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge with force
  6. plate name for Europe
  7. plates move apart
  8. plate name for South America
  9. when a slab sinks and it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  10. plate name for Australia
  11. where tectonic plates are located
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  1. denser plate sinks below the other plate
  2. formed by a convergent boundary
  3. caused by a convergent boundary
  4. caused by a transform boundary
  5. plates come together
  6. plate name for North America
  7. rigid slabs of rock or plates
  8. least dense layer

19 Clues: least dense layer • plates move apart • plates come together • plate name for Africa • plate name for Europe • plate name for Australia • plate name for North America • plate name for South America • rigid slabs of rock or plates • caused by a transform boundary • formed by a convergent boundary • caused by a convergent boundary • tectonic plates past each other • ...

Science Crossword-Word Search 2015-04-07

Science Crossword-Word Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the idea of giant plates of rock moving slowly across earth's surface
  2. point on earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  3. point underground where the faulting of an earthquake occurs
  4. shell formed from earth's solid upper mantle and crust
  5. block mountains mountains that form along fault line where blocks of rock fall, are thrust up,or slide
  6. melted rock below earth's surface
  7. thick layer of earth's structure, just below earth's crust
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  1. earth's innermost structure
  2. mountain a mountain that forms when magma pushes up on earth's crust but does not break through
  3. violent shaking of earth's crust
  4. the thin, rocky outer layer of earth that makes up the continents and the ocean floor
  5. crack in earth's crust along which movement takes place
  6. the physical remains or trace of a plant or animal that lived long ago
  7. waves waves sent through earth's crust during earthquakes
  8. mountains mountains that form where two plates collide and force layers of rock into folds

15 Clues: earth's innermost structure • violent shaking of earth's crust • melted rock below earth's surface • shell formed from earth's solid upper mantle and crust • crack in earth's crust along which movement takes place • waves waves sent through earth's crust during earthquakes • thick layer of earth's structure, just below earth's crust • ...

Nails 2013-10-31

Nails crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nail __ is about 1/10" a month.
  2. Thick layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of the nail plate.
  3. Fold of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
  4. Toe __ nails are thicker and harder.
  5. Healthy nail should be whitish and.
  6. Hard protective plate of the nail-made of keratin.
  7. Thin layer of tissue between nail plate and nail bed.
  8. There are __ various types of nail shapes.
  9. All anatomical parts of the fingernail necessary to produce the natural nail plate.
  10. Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed.
  11. Take 9 months to 1 year to grow back.
  12. Tough fibrous tissue-connects bones.
Down
  1. Helps nails grow.
  2. Nail care brings interest because of the many creative__ they present.
  3. Slit or furrow on the sides of the nail.
  4. Area where nail is formed.
  5. Technical term for nail of the fingers or toes.
  6. Infection, disease, a_____ can cause the nail plate to change.
  7. Portion of the skin that the nail plate sits on.
  8. Extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  9. Whitish, half moon shape at the base of the nail plate.
  10. Area under the nail plate color.
  11. Take 4 to 6 months to grow back.
  12. Living skin at the base of nail plate-covers matrix area.
  13. Dead tissue that tightly adheres to the nail plate.

25 Clues: Helps nails grow. • Area where nail is formed. • Area under the nail plate color. • Take 4 to 6 months to grow back. • The nail __ is about 1/10" a month. • Healthy nail should be whitish and. • Toe __ nails are thicker and harder. • Tough fibrous tissue-connects bones. • Take 9 months to 1 year to grow back. • Slit or furrow on the sides of the nail. • ...

Tectonic plates crossword 2022-10-27

Tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundary where two plates rub against eachother
  2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths outer layer
  3. an under-water mountain range formed at divergent plate boundaries
  4. how often or fast something happens such as the pace of plate movement
  5. magma,gas,and ash pushed out of a landform formed near plate boundaries
  6. a diagram or model that shows what something looks like from the middle
  7. the slow process of land pulling apart caused by plate movement
  8. an island formed by magma being pushed up to the surface from a divergent plate
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of the earth caused by plate movement
  2. the earths outer most and thinnest layer
  3. a repeating process that occurs often such as plate movement
  4. one of the large sections of rock that make up the earths crust
  5. a long,deep indentation in the ocean floor formed at a convergent plate boundary
  6. two plates moving towards each other
  7. two plates moving away from each other
  8. hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth
  9. a feature formed on the surface of the earth due to a geologic process
  10. the process of an ocean plate running into a convergent plate and going underneath
  11. hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface
  12. past forms of life that is kept in place within rock
  13. a large continuous area of land on earths surface

21 Clues: two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • the earths outer most and thinnest layer • hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface • a large continuous area of land on earths surface • hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth • past forms of life that is kept in place within rock • ...

Earth Science 2017-01-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the edge of a plate
  2. plate boundary in which the plates move toward each other
  3. continental margin far from a plate boundary
  4. rigid layer composed of rust and upper mantle
  5. solid outer layer of the earth
  6. zone where one plate moves under another plate
  7. level ocean floor
  8. plastic layer in the upper mantle
  9. The earth's lithosphere is composed of 8 large (and many small) _____.
Down
  1. melted rock from the mantle
  2. molten inner layer of the earth
  3. shallow seafloor surrounding continents
  4. underwater mountain range
  5. narrow deep ocean floor
  6. weather patterns of the ancient past
  7. plume of rising magma not on a plate boundary
  8. plate boundary in which the plates move away from each other
  9. solid center of the earth
  10. hot, deformable layer of the earth
  11. continental margin on a plate boundary
  12. plate boundary in which the plates move horizontally along the boundary
  13. Meteorologist who first proposed continental drift theory

22 Clues: level ocean floor • the edge of a plate • narrow deep ocean floor • underwater mountain range • solid center of the earth • melted rock from the mantle • solid outer layer of the earth • molten inner layer of the earth • plastic layer in the upper mantle • hot, deformable layer of the earth • weather patterns of the ancient past • continental margin on a plate boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-12-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Range
  2. Has a flat top and located in southern Nye County, Nevada
  3. A large area with trees and plants lots of them are located in U.S
Down
  1. Has sloping sides and located in Monument Valley, Arizona
  2. Erupts lava and located in Hawaii

5 Clues: Range • Erupts lava and located in Hawaii • Has sloping sides and located in Monument Valley, Arizona • Has a flat top and located in southern Nye County, Nevada • A large area with trees and plants lots of them are located in U.S

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates sliding past each other
  2. Plates moving away from each other
  3. This is caused by seafloor spreading where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. Plates moving towards each other
  2. when two plates hit one another, it can cause this event.

5 Clues: Plates sliding past each other • Plates moving towards each other • Plates moving away from each other • when two plates hit one another, it can cause this event. • This is caused by seafloor spreading where two plates move away from each other

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge An underwater mountain range
  2. spreading
Down
  1. Wegener's idea that the plates move slowly over time
  2. The supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  3. Any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock

5 Clues: spreading • ridge An underwater mountain range • Any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock • Wegener's idea that the plates move slowly over time • The supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the collision of two plates.
  2. when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate
  3. two plates that are sliding past eachother.
Down
  1. a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements.
  2. two plates that move apart or rift.

5 Clues: the collision of two plates. • two plates that move apart or rift. • two plates that are sliding past eachother. • a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements. • when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is molten rock
  2. two tectonic plates moving away
Down
  1. Two plates slide past eachother
  2. occurs at divergent boundary
  3. two tectonic plates coming together

5 Clues: Is molten rock • occurs at divergent boundary • Two plates slide past eachother • two tectonic plates moving away • two tectonic plates coming together

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a liquid layer of iron and nickel
  2. ground vibration naturally from earth
  3. a solid mass of iron and nickel
Down
  1. type of boundary between 2 colliding plates
  2. a round blue and green globe

5 Clues: a round blue and green globe • a solid mass of iron and nickel • a liquid layer of iron and nickel • ground vibration naturally from earth • type of boundary between 2 colliding plates

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent
  2. A type of valley
  3. hot rocks
Down
  1. when magma hits the ground
  2. when two plates hit each

5 Clues: hot rocks • supercontinent • A type of valley • when two plates hit each • when magma hits the ground

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent
  2. A type of valley
  3. hot rocks
Down
  1. when magma hits the ground
  2. when two plates hit each

5 Clues: hot rocks • supercontinent • A type of valley • when two plates hit each • when magma hits the ground

plate tectonics 2024-09-12

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move away from each other
  2. a molten rock that comes out of a volcano
  3. the thing that forms after the plates move away
Down
  1. plates that come together
  2. plates that rub against each other

5 Clues: plates that come together • plates that rub against each other • plates that move away from each other • a molten rock that comes out of a volcano • the thing that forms after the plates move away

Earth's Interior Vocab Choiceboard 2022-09-16

Earth's Interior Vocab Choiceboard crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A block of lithosphere that consists of crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. A system of ideas that explains many observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  4. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  5. The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  6. The solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and upper part of the mantle
  7. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. The bending, tilting, and breaking of earth’s crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  10. The layer of rock between the earth’s crust and core
  11. 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
  12. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transformer by the movement taking place between the plates
  13. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  14. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
Down
  1. 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
  2. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. The theory that earth’s outer layer is made up of large moving pieces called tectonic plates; theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  5. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  6. A thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
  7. process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) 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 center part of earth below the mantle
  9. The sudden return of elasticity deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  10. The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point or focus

24 Clues: The center part of earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the earth’s crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • A thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elasticity deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Lesson 4 Geography 2018-10-05

Lesson 4 Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Section of continent that is like a sandbar with sediment
  2. Continental province that is low lying filled with sediment
  3. Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field
  4. The layer of the earth we live on
  5. Plates that move away from each other
  6. Point which seismic waves change significantly when moving through a substance
  7. The part of a continent that is the ocean floor
  8. Part of the continent that is a steeper drop off than the shelf
  9. First section of the continent that is below the waterline
  10. Portion of the Mantle that includes tectonic plates
  11. Continental province that is mainly mountains
Down
  1. Continental province that is ancient rock
  2. Model of plate tectonics that allows for universal flood
  3. When 2 plates push against each other,heavier one sinks beneath the lighter one
  4. Portion of the Mantle containing Magma
  5. Mantle the layer of earth below the crust
  6. Plates that move beside each other going in opposite directions like traffic
  7. The layer of the earth in the center
  8. Continental province that covers basement rock

19 Clues: The layer of the earth we live on • The layer of the earth in the center • Plates that move away from each other • Portion of the Mantle containing Magma • Continental province that is ancient rock • Mantle the layer of earth below the crust • Layer responsible for earth's magnetic field • Continental province that is mainly mountains • ...

24 Biggest Episodes Earth 2021-12-02

24 Biggest Episodes Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth
  2. worst mass extinction
  3. animals in fossil record who first started sharing DNA between two organisms for offspring
  4. force that pulled matter together to create Earth
  5. first continent formed when plate tectonics began
  6. type of animals that ruled Earth after the extinction of dinosaurs
  7. earliest form of life
  8. extinction that wiped out 80% of life but made it possible for dinosaurs to rule afterwards
  9. these types of animals flourished in the oceans after the Ordovician Silurian mass extinction
  10. animal that modern birds are based on
Down
  1. when Eukaryotes started to to harness different forms of energy by eating these bacteria
  2. the earliest form of photosynthesis did not free up this element
  3. flowers first appeared on Earth when these massive creatures were alive
  4. the famous super continent
  5. did plants or animals appear on land first
  6. type of organism that appeared on land after plants
  7. time era where many animals started to appear
  8. when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere
  9. first complex organisms deriving from the frozen Earth 200 million years ago

19 Clues: worst mass extinction • earliest form of life • the famous super continent • animal that modern birds are based on • did plants or animals appear on land first • time era where many animals started to appear • when oxygen started to form in the atmosphere • ice age where reptiles started to appear on Earth • force that pulled matter together to create Earth • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located directly below the crust
  2. the way earths plates move
  3. the crust that holds the oceans
  4. movement of the continents
  5. the sphere that holds our continents and oceans
  6. a scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
  7. the planet that we live on
  8. super continent
  9. the layer of the earth we live on
  10. an extremely hot solid sphere at the center of the earth
  11. when two plates run into each other
  12. mount Everest is a ________
Down
  1. is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
  2. the zone when the old oceanic crust goes back into the mantel
  3. when two plates go away from each other
  4. a zone in the upper mantel directly below the lithosphere
  5. they hold the continents and oceans
  6. holds the continents
  7. mostly made out of iron and nickel just before the inner core
  8. when two plates rub up against each other

20 Clues: super continent • holds the continents • the way earths plates move • movement of the continents • the planet that we live on • mount Everest is a ________ • the crust that holds the oceans • located directly below the crust • the layer of the earth we live on • they hold the continents and oceans • when two plates run into each other • when two plates go away from each other • ...

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics 2024-02-09

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the continents move away from each other
  2. the mechanical property below the lithosphere lower mantle
  3. when a trench is formed and volcanos
  4. when plates pull away from each other
  5. the center of the earth 33%
  6. the theory that Alfred Wegner first thought of but nobody believed him
  7. lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere
  8. when 2 plates are colliding side by side
  9. the innermost layer of the earths mechanical layer
Down
  1. when 2 plates are pushing on each other causing mountains
  2. the layer of the earth that is solid due to pressure
  3. the thickest layer of the earth 66%
  4. an example of this is the san andreas ______ which is a transform boundary
  5. this happens at the mid Atlantic ridge when new seafloor is made
  6. the part of the earth that is made of liquid
  7. when to plates collide
  8. the thinnest layer of the earth 1%
  9. the earth is _______ up of many things
  10. the outermost mechanical property
  11. they move about 2cm per year

20 Clues: when to plates collide • the center of the earth 33% • they move about 2cm per year • the outermost mechanical property • the thinnest layer of the earth 1% • the thickest layer of the earth 66% • when a trench is formed and volcanos • when plates pull away from each other • the earth is _______ up of many things • lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere • ...

Tectonic plates crossword 2022-10-27

Tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundary where two plates rub against eachother
  2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths outer layer
  3. an under-water mountain range formed at divergent plate boundaries
  4. how often or fast something happens such as the pace of plate movement
  5. magma,gas,and ash pushed out of a landform formed near plate boundaries
  6. a diagram or model that shows what something looks like from the middle
  7. the slow process of land pulling apart caused by plate movement
  8. an island formed by magma being pushed up to the surface from a divergent plate
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of the earth caused by plate movement
  2. the earths outer most and thinnest layer
  3. a repeating process that occurs often such as plate movement
  4. one of the large sections of rock that make up the earths crust
  5. a long,deep indentation in the ocean floor formed at a convergent plate boundary
  6. two plates moving towards each other
  7. two plates moving away from each other
  8. hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth
  9. a feature formed on the surface of the earth due to a geologic process
  10. the process of an ocean plate running into a convergent plate and going underneath
  11. hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface
  12. past forms of life that is kept in place within rock
  13. a large continuous area of land on earths surface

21 Clues: two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • the earths outer most and thinnest layer • hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface • a large continuous area of land on earths surface • hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth • past forms of life that is kept in place within rock • ...

Crossword- Science Terms 2021-06-02

Crossword- Science Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic
  2. rocky
  3. Convulsion
  4. fragments
  5. depression
  6. Rifts
  7. Carbonated
  8. Map
  9. replenishment
Down
  1. Sediments
  2. foundation
  3. fine-grained
  4. wave
  5. Molten
  6. upward
  7. seafloor
  8. pressure/heat
  9. plates

18 Clues: Map • wave • rocky • Rifts • Molten • upward • plates • volcanic • seafloor • Sediments • fragments • foundation • Convulsion • depression • Carbonated • fine-grained • pressure/heat • replenishment

Science 6 Ch. 1 2014-10-02

Science 6 Ch. 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates is called the theory of plate _________
  2. _________ happen when the rocks along the plate boundaries shift suddenly and release their stored energy
  3. An earthquake, volcano, or landslide occurring under or near the ocean can cause a series of giant waves called ________
  4. The part of the earth is made up of the crust and the upper area of the mantle
  5. ________ waves flow out from the focus in all directions, similar to the ripples caused when a pebble is tossed into a pond
Down
  1. Waves of energy are send out from the ________, or beginning point of the earthquake under the surface
  2. Scientists who study the movement of the earth are called _____
  3. Scientists believe that _________ was a single large landmass on the earth at one time
  4. A _______ is the machine used to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth
  5. Volcanoes produce _____ rocks as magma and lava cool and harden

10 Clues: Scientists who study the movement of the earth are called _____ • Volcanoes produce _____ rocks as magma and lava cool and harden • The part of the earth is made up of the crust and the upper area of the mantle • A _______ is the machine used to detect, time, and measure the movements of the earth • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-02-02

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
  2. oceanic-Continental
  3. are made by Transform plates
Down
  1. 2 plates move away from each other
  2. 2 plates move into each other
  3. are made from convergent

6 Clues: oceanic-Continental • are made from convergent • are made by Transform plates • 2 plates move into each other • 2 plates move away from each other • 2 plates slide horizontally past each other

Plate tectonics 2022-02-02

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates slide horizontally past each other
  2. oceanic-Continental
  3. are made by Transform plates
Down
  1. 2 plates move away from each other
  2. 2 plates move into each other
  3. are made from convergent

6 Clues: oceanic-Continental • are made from convergent • are made by Transform plates • 2 plates move into each other • 2 plates move away from each other • 2 plates slide horizontally past each other

Plate Tectonics 2014-04-28

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Has a trunk
  3. Man's best friend
Down
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Flying mammal

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

PLATE TECTONICS 2012-12-17

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ORGANIZATION OF EARTH
  2. CAUSES CONVECTION CURRENTS
  3. HOW IS THE MANTLE EFFECTED
Down
  1. SEA FLOOR SPREADING RELATE TO CONTIENTIAL DRIFT
  2. THEORY OF CONTIENTIAL DRIFT
  3. ORGANIZATION OF EARTH
  4. ORGANIZATION OF EARTH
  5. THEORY OF CONTIENTIAL DRIFT

8 Clues: ORGANIZATION OF EARTH • ORGANIZATION OF EARTH • ORGANIZATION OF EARTH • CAUSES CONVECTION CURRENTS • HOW IS THE MANTLE EFFECTED • THEORY OF CONTIENTIAL DRIFT • THEORY OF CONTIENTIAL DRIFT • SEA FLOOR SPREADING RELATE TO CONTIENTIAL DRIFT

Plate Tectonics 2023-02-07

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. oozes out of divergent plates
  3. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when two crusts slide into each other

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The upward movement of warm air
  2. When two plates collide
  3. One point in time were all the continents made one big continent
Down
  1. A German scientist who made up the theory of the continental drift
  2. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma

5 Clues: When two plates collide • The upward movement of warm air • One point in time were all the continents made one big continent • A German scientist who made up the theory of the continental drift • The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma

Plate Tectonics 2022-10-31

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
  2. when two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
  3. when two tectonic plates slide past each other
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. valleys that occur at divergent boundaries

5 Clues: valleys that occur at divergent boundaries • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • when two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust

plate tectonics 2022-10-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock inside the mantle
  2. volcano that scientists believe will not erupt again
  3. boundary where plates move away from each other
  4. layer of earth
Down
  1. layer of earth's surface
  2. boundary where plates move towards each other

6 Clues: layer of earth • rock inside the mantle • layer of earth's surface • boundary where plates move towards each other • boundary where plates move away from each other • volcano that scientists believe will not erupt again

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two tectonic plates colide
  2. molten rock
Down
  1. when plates slide past eachother
  2. when two tectonis plates go away from eachother
  3. When magma and rock goes in a cycle throguhout the mantle

5 Clues: molten rock • when two tectonic plates colide • when plates slide past eachother • when two tectonis plates go away from eachother • When magma and rock goes in a cycle throguhout the mantle

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent
  2. A type of valley
  3. hot rocks
Down
  1. when magma hits the ground
  2. when two plates hit each

5 Clues: hot rocks • supercontinent • A type of valley • when two plates hit each • when magma hits the ground

plate tectonics 2024-05-10

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. theory that the Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle) is divided into a number of large, plate like sections that move as distinct masses.
Down
  1. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
  2. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  3. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  4. moving away from what is expected

5 Clues: moving away from what is expected • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another • ...

Earth Science 2017-01-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock from the mantle
  2. narrow deep ocean floor
  3. underwater mountain range
  4. zone where one plate moves under another plate
  5. level ocean floor
  6. plastic layer in the upper mantle
  7. rigid layer composed of rust and upper mantle
  8. plate boundary in which the plates move horizontally along the boundary
  9. the edge of a plate
  10. solid center of the earth
  11. hot, deformable layer of the earth
  12. plate boundary in which the plates move toward each other
  13. continental margin far from a plate boundary
Down
  1. The earth's lithosphere is composed of 8 large (and many small) _____.
  2. shallow seafloor surrounding continents
  3. plate boundary in which the plates move away from each other
  4. plume of rising magma not on a plate boundary
  5. molten inner layer of the earth
  6. weather patterns of the ancient past
  7. solid outer layer of the earth
  8. Meteorologist who first proposed continental drift theory
  9. continental margin on a plate boundary

22 Clues: level ocean floor • the edge of a plate • narrow deep ocean floor • underwater mountain range • solid center of the earth • melted rock from the mantle • solid outer layer of the earth • molten inner layer of the earth • plastic layer in the upper mantle • hot, deformable layer of the earth • weather patterns of the ancient past • continental margin on a plate boundary • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Plate 2013-12-02

Plate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an unattractive feature in a piece of work or in a persons character
  2. A German polar researcher
  3. process where new ocean floor is created as molten material from earths mantle
  4. A long active submarine ridge system
  5. A fault which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction
  6. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  7. linear shaped lowland between several highland created by the action of geological fault
  8. upper layer of earths mantle
  9. A geologist and united states navy officer in world war 2
  10. cover with a thin coating or film of different metalv
  11. extinct small aquatic reptile of the early Permian period
Down
  1. scientific theory that describes the large scale motions of earths lithosphere
  2. a hypothetical continent
  3. visual representation of earths magnetic polarity over a time period
  4. ridged outer part of earth
  5. A theory exclaiming the structure of earths crust
  6. conservation plate boundary
  7. largest and best known genus of the extinct order of seed ferns
  8. clothe in or as if in a mantle; cloak or envelop
  9. original supercontinent

20 Clues: original supercontinent • a hypothetical continent • A German polar researcher • ridged outer part of earth • conservation plate boundary • upper layer of earths mantle • A long active submarine ridge system • clothe in or as if in a mantle; cloak or envelop • A theory exclaiming the structure of earths crust • a current in a fluid that results from convection • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-02-21

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. Super continent
  3. Made up of the crust and tiny bit of the upper mantel, also holds the continents and oceans
  4. A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface
  5. In the upper mantel, directly underneath the lithosphere
  6. A region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  7. A period 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era
  8. A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit
  9. A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
  10. The layer in which we live on
  11. A proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation
Down
  1. Discover of the continental drift
  2. A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
  3. States that the Earth's outer layer is broken into several large slabs
  4. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. The biggest layer in Earth
  6. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  7. We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour
  8. The core right behind the mantel
  9. The molten fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent

20 Clues: Super continent • The planet we live on • The biggest layer in Earth • The layer in which we live on • The core right behind the mantel • Discover of the continental drift • We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour • A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust • A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what mount Everest is
  2. when two plates go away from each other
  3. super continent
  4. the zone when the old oceanic crust goes back into the mantle
  5. the sphere that holds the continents and ocean
  6. the planet we live on
  7. the shifting of earths plates
  8. the hottest layer of earth
  9. the sphere beneath the lithosphere
  10. the biggest layer of earth
Down
  1. mount st.helen erupted that makes it a _______
  2. the layer before the inner core
  3. when two plates rub up against each other
  4. the crust of the ocean
  5. the crust under the continents
  6. is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
  7. the layer of earth we live on
  8. when two plates run into each other
  9. a scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
  10. drift the movement of the continents over the lithosphere

20 Clues: super continent • what mount Everest is • the planet we live on • the crust of the ocean • the hottest layer of earth • the biggest layer of earth • the layer of earth we live on • the shifting of earths plates • the crust under the continents • the layer before the inner core • the sphere beneath the lithosphere • when two plates run into each other • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
Down
  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword 2021-10-17

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the seafloor.
  2. A field produced by a magnetic object that exerts a force on other magnetic materials or moving electrical charges.
  3. Primary waves; arrive first at a seismograph
  4. A line of volcanoes on a continent resulting from subduction beneath the continent.
  5. The cycle in which the continents join into one supercontinent and then move apart to join together at the other side of the planet as another supercontinent.
  6. The innermost, densest layer of a celestial body
  7. An instrument that measures the magnetic field intensity.
  8. A magnetic mineral that takes on Earth's magnetic polarity as it crystallizes.
  9. The layer of solid, brittle rock that makes up the Earth's surface; the crust and the uppermost mantle.
  10. The movement of material due to differences in temperature.
  11. A deep gash in the seafloor; the deepest places on Earth.
  12. The rocky outer layer of the Earth's surface.
  13. Secondary waves; arrive second at a seismograph.
  14. A circular pattern of warm material rising and cool material sinking.
  15. A divergent plate boundary that breaks up a continent.
  16. An enormous body of granitic rock.
  17. The path on the globe showing where the magnetic pole appeared to move over time.
  18. Fragments of planetary bodies such as moons, planets, asteroids, and comets that strike Earth.
  19. Very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor
  20. A location where two lithospheric plates come together.
  21. The area where two lithospheric plates come together and one sinks beneath the other.
  22. A location where two lithospheric plates spread apart.
  23. The crust that makes up the continents; thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Down
  1. The crust that underlies the oceans; thinner and denser than continental crust.
  2. A location where two plates come together.
  3. The theory that the Earth's surface is divided into lithospheric plates that move on the planet's surface.
  4. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past one another.
  5. Also called earthquake waves. Seismic waves transport the energy released during an earthquake. Seismic waves give scientists information on Earth's interior.
  6. An earthquake fault; one plate slides past another.
  7. The early 20th century hypothesis that the continents move about on Earth's surface.
  8. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.
  9. The process in which energy moves from a location of higher temperature to a location of lower temperature as heat.
  10. The direction of the Earth's magnetic field.
  11. The mechanism for moving continents. The formation of new seafloor at spreading ridges pushes lithospheric plates on the Earth's surface.
  12. A slab of Earth's lithosphere that can move around on the planet's surface.
  13. The sinking of one lithospheric plate beneath another.
  14. A line of ocean island volcanoes resulting from subduction beneath oceanic lithosphere.
  15. Geologic activity that takes place away from plate boundaries.
  16. A plume of hot material that rises through the mantle and can cause volcanoes.
  17. The middle layer of the Earth; made of hot rock that circulates by convection.

40 Clues: An enormous body of granitic rock. • A location where two plates come together. • Primary waves; arrive first at a seismograph • The direction of the Earth's magnetic field. • The rocky outer layer of the Earth's surface. • The innermost, densest layer of a celestial body • Secondary waves; arrive second at a seismograph. • ...

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics 2019-10-16

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freshwater reptile fossils found in South America and Africa
  2. rocks formed when molten lava hardens quickly after an eruption underwater
  3. continents moving slowly across Earths surface
  4. mirrored pattern on both of the sides of the mid-ocean ridge that spread apart
  5. any trace of an ancient living organism that's preserved in rock
  6. plates colliding into one another
  7. oceanic crust bending downward allowing part of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle
  8. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to continental takes place
  9. plates moving away from one another
  10. ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  11. fern like fossil found in South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia
  12. plates sliding past one another
  13. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to oceanic takes place
  14. device that used waves to measure distance to an object
Down
  1. seams forming mountain ranges that rise up from the ocean floor
  2. famous examples of a transform boundary
  3. scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea
  4. adding materials to the ocean floor forming a crack in the ocean
  5. freshwater reptile fossils found in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and India
  6. name of the super continent

20 Clues: name of the super continent • plates sliding past one another • plates colliding into one another • plates moving away from one another • famous examples of a transform boundary • scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea • continents moving slowly across Earths surface • device that used waves to measure distance to an object • ...

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics 2019-10-14

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea
  2. rocks formed when molten lava hardens quickly after an eruption underwater
  3. freshwater reptile fossils found in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and India
  4. plates moving away from one another
  5. name of the super continent
  6. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to continental takes place
  7. famous examples of a transform boundary
  8. mirrored pattern on both of the sides of the mid-ocean ridge that spread apart
  9. oceanic crust bending downward allowing part of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle
  10. freshwater reptile fossils found in South America and Africa
Down
  1. ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  2. fern like fossil found in South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia
  3. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to oceanic takes place
  4. plates sliding past one another
  5. plates colliding into one another
  6. adding materials to the ocean floor forming a crack in the ocean
  7. seams forming mountain ranges that rise up from the ocean floor
  8. continents moving slowly across Earths surface
  9. device that used waves to measure distance to an object
  10. any trace of an ancient living organism that's preserved in rock

20 Clues: name of the super continent • plates sliding past one another • plates colliding into one another • plates moving away from one another • famous examples of a transform boundary • scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea • continents moving slowly across Earths surface • device that used waves to measure distance to an object • ...

8.9 A Vocabulary-Plate Tectonics/Topography 2023-02-03

8.9 A Vocabulary-Plate Tectonics/Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. physical features of Earth's surface
  2. the study of different types of Earth science, can be inside out outside Earth, atmosphere, weather, and more
  3. thicker line on topography maps, usually every 5th contour line
  4. Tectonic plate that are under land masses
  5. study of shape on Earth's surface and its physical features, includes their elevations
  6. Tectonic Plates that are at the sea floor, not under land
  7. Circular movement in the asthenosphere that moves the lithosphere, causing transform, convection, and diverging
  8. process where water, ice wind, or gravity takes and moves sediments
  9. huge pieces of lithosphere slowing moving on the asthenosphere, consisting of crusts and the uppermost part of the mantle
  10. A mountain system in the seafloor caused by divergent boundaries
  11. mechanical/chemical process that breaks sediment into smaller pieces
  12. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
Down
  1. 2nd theory describing the history of Earth's surface, saying the lithosphere is divided into plates that are ontop of the asthenosphere moving, developed by Dan McKenzie
  2. the 1st theory describing history of Earth's surface saying that all the continents were once joined together as a supercontinent and drifted apart, deeloped by Alfred Wegener
  3. distance above the sea level
  4. difference in the elevation on topography maps between two contour lines
  5. line on a topographic map connecting to points with same elevation, showing shape of landforms
  6. images or photos of certain areas on Earth taken from space
  7. a map showing elevation and shapes of the surface using contour lines
  8. fragments of weathered sediment that was eroded and placed into a new place by wind, water, ice, or gravity

20 Clues: distance above the sea level • physical features of Earth's surface • Tectonic plate that are under land masses • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • Tectonic Plates that are at the sea floor, not under land • images or photos of certain areas on Earth taken from space • thicker line on topography maps, usually every 5th contour line • ...

science 2016-06-14

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary: the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. boundary: the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. the sinking of regions of the earth’s crust to lower elevation
  5. floor spreading: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rise toward the surface and solidify
  6. the rising of regions of the earth’s crust to higher elevations
  7. the central part of the earth below the mantle
  8. the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle
  9. the bending of rock layers due to stress
Down
  1. drift: the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. boundary: the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  3. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core
  6. tectonics: the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  7. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  8. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slide relative to another
  10. plate: a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the earth below the mantle • the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

Large Scale Geology: Plate Tectonics 2018-02-22

Large Scale Geology: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rigid layer of Earth made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  2. Break in rock caused by shear forces, where rocks move past each other without much vertical movement
  3. Break in rock caused by tension forces, where rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface
  4. Current in Earth’s mantle that transfers heat in Earth’s interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
  5. A large section of Earth’s oceanic or continental crust and rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere
  6. Vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault
Down
  1. Large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together
  2. Theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around on a plasticlike layer of the mantle
  3. Wave generated by an earthquake
  4. Surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break
  5. Hess’s theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
  6. Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart and drifted slowly to their current positions
  7. Break in rock caused by compressive forces, where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surface
  8. Plasticlike layer of Earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around

14 Clues: Wave generated by an earthquake • Vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault • Rigid layer of Earth made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle • Surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break • Large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together • ...

Plate Tectonics and Continental drift 2021-10-31

Plate Tectonics and Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. similar_______ found on different continents supported the theory of continental drift
  2. theory that all of the continents were once a large landmass and have slowly moved to their current location
  3. ________current movement of matter resulting in differences in density
  4. this boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another
  5. thinnest, least dense compositional layer
  6. block of lithosphere that consists of crust and outermost part mantle
Down
  1. structural layer in which tectonic plates are found
  2. this boundary occurs when tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  3. layer that convection currents occur in
  4. this boundary results when tectonic plates collide
  5. Last name of the scientist responsible for continental drift theory
  6. name of the supercontinent
  7. a type of climatic evidence created by tropical plants
  8. matching ___________ _________ and rock age was another piece of evidence

14 Clues: name of the supercontinent • layer that convection currents occur in • thinnest, least dense compositional layer • this boundary results when tectonic plates collide • structural layer in which tectonic plates are found • a type of climatic evidence created by tropical plants • this boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

Plate Tectonics and Continental drift 2021-10-31

Plate Tectonics and Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. similar_______ found on different continents supported the theory of continental drift
  2. theory that all of the continents were once a large landmass and have slowly moved to their current location
  3. ________current movement of matter resulting in differences in density
  4. this boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another
  5. thinnest, least dense compositional layer
  6. block of lithosphere that consists of crust and outermost part mantle
Down
  1. structural layer in which tectonic plates are found
  2. this boundary occurs when tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  3. layer that convection currents occur in
  4. this boundary results when tectonic plates collide
  5. Last name of the scientist responsible for continental drift theory
  6. name of the supercontinent
  7. a type of climatic evidence created by tropical plants
  8. matching ___________ _________ and rock age was another piece of evidence

14 Clues: name of the supercontinent • layer that convection currents occur in • thinnest, least dense compositional layer • this boundary results when tectonic plates collide • structural layer in which tectonic plates are found • a type of climatic evidence created by tropical plants • this boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another • ...

Module 13: Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-11-16

Module 13: Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's rigid outer shell
  2. forms large landmasses, older than oceanic crust
  3. huge pieces of crust and rigid upper mantle that fit together at their edges to cover Earth's surface
  4. the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another, cooled material sinks and warm material rises
  5. the theory that explains how new oceanic crust forms at ocean ridges, slowly moves away from ocean ridges, and is destroyed in deep sea trenches
  6. a region where two tectonic plates are moving apart
Down
  1. a hypothesis that Earth's continents had once been joined as a single landmass that broke apart and sent the continents adrift
  2. beneath the ocean floor, less than 200 million years old
  3. a region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other
  4. The layer below the mantle with temperatures as high as 7000 Celciuc
  5. The layer below the crust with temperatures from 100 to 4000 Celcius
  6. the name for the supercontinent meaning "all the earth" in Greek
  7. when two plates collide and the denser plate eventually descends below the less-dense plate
  8. a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other

14 Clues: Earth's rigid outer shell • forms large landmasses, older than oceanic crust • a region where two tectonic plates are moving apart • beneath the ocean floor, less than 200 million years old • a region where two plates slide horizontally past each other • a region where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are the result of plate pushing towards each other
  2. The result of a underwater earthquake
  3. This happens when plates break apart and move
Down
  1. Scientists who study the earth
  2. These plates are found on what part of the earth?

5 Clues: Scientists who study the earth • The result of a underwater earthquake • This happens when plates break apart and move • These plates are found on what part of the earth? • These are the result of plate pushing towards each other

plate tectonics 2014-03-26

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Has a trunk
  3. Man's best friend
Down
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Flying mammal

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Plate Tectonics 2020-02-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a section of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that floats on the soft, hot rock of the mantle
  2. a very deep, wide valley that forms on the ocean floor at a subduction zone
  3. a break in the Earth’s crust
Down
  1. the slow up-and-down movement of the hot, soft rock within the Earth’s mantle
  2. a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other

5 Clues: a break in the Earth’s crust • a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other • a very deep, wide valley that forms on the ocean floor at a subduction zone • the slow up-and-down movement of the hot, soft rock within the Earth’s mantle • a section of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that floats on the soft, hot rock of the mantle

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock
  2. boundary When two plates overlap
Down
  1. boundary two plates moving the opposite direction
  2. boundary two plates grinding past each other
  3. a crack, break, or gap

5 Clues: Molten rock • a crack, break, or gap • boundary When two plates overlap • boundary two plates grinding past each other • boundary two plates moving the opposite direction

plate tectonics 2021-04-22

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock
  2. two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
Down
  1. there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite direction
  2. when two plate slide past each other
  3. when something moves away from something creating a rift

5 Clues: molten rock • when two plate slide past each other • when something moves away from something creating a rift • two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite direction

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.
  2. -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
Down
  1. a substance is its mass per unit volume.
  2. -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer.
  3. -All the earth

5 Clues: -All the earth • -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer. • a substance is its mass per unit volume. • -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • -the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.