plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-11-12

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. It is housed in the mantle
  2. When there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other
  3. is when magma comes to fill the gap made by the boundaries on a land mass
  4. when magma comes to fill the gap made by the boundaries on the ocean floor
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  1. When two tectonic plates come toward each other or overlap
  2. forms when one convergent plate is denser than another
  3. is another word for sea-floor spreading
  4. is when two tectonic plates slide past each other
  5. forms when the less dense plate forces magma to come to the crust
  6. is a valley that occurs at divergent boundaries

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-12-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock which originated within the earth
  2. The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes
  3. The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide
  4. The breaking up of a fault line along its length into several smaller faults.
  5. The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth
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  1. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  2. the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point
  3. Solid, rocky, outer part of the Earth, ~100 km thick comprising the crust and the solid portion of the mantle
  4. Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed
  5. The layer in Earth’s interior between the crust and the metallic core

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

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2023-09-19

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. When a plate moves under the other.
  2. A line of volcanoes that form a ring-like shape.
  3. Plate boundaries that move together.
  4. A current in the Earth's mantle that causes tectonic plates to move.
  5. A ocean covered tectonic plate.
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  1. A tectonic plate that holds a continent.
  2. Plate boundaries that move apart.
  3. A large plate that moves around under the ocean and continents.
  4. Plate boundaries that move parallel
  5. A large dip in the crust where divergent plate separate.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword: 2022-11-28

Plate Tectonics Crossword: crossword puzzle
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  1. The amount of major plates there are. (Spelled out)
  2. Supercontinents from before the time of dinosaurs.
  3. Made of primarily granite and is about 25 miles thick.
  4. Made of primarily basalt and is about 5 miles thick.
  5. When plates interact in a violent way shaking the crust.
  6. When one plate sinks under another.
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  1. When two plates come together.
  2. The other major continent during the time of the dinosaurs in the south.
  3. An oceanic event caused by plate activity, usually in Japan and Asia.
  4. One of the two continents during the time of the dinosaurs in the north.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2026-01-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates of different densities collide, moving one under another
  2. A geological event that occurs in transform boundaries
  3. The theory that the crust of the continents were divided into peices
  4. When two plates slide against eachother
  5. When two plates collide
  6. A geological event created by convergent boundaries
  7. The scientist who created the continental drift theory
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  1. When two plates divide
  2. A law that states younger rock layers sit above older layers
  3. The theory that all the continents moved away from one another

10 Clues: When two plates divide • When two plates collide • When two plates slide against eachother • A geological event created by convergent boundaries • A geological event that occurs in transform boundaries • The scientist who created the continental drift theory • A law that states younger rock layers sit above older layers • ...

Techtonic Plates 2023-02-16

Techtonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. There are __________ volcanoes in the ring of fire.
  2. the physical study of the earth and its atmosphere.
  3. The earths surface is cracked into large pieces called _______.
  4. who came up with the theory of the continental drift?
  5. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  6. Distribution of similar ____________ across the continents suggest they were once connected.
  7. At one time all the continents were together this was a supercontinent called ________________.
  8. Earthquakes and volcanoes happen on the ________ of the plates.
  9. Most tectonic plates are made up of contenant and _______.
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  1. maps Plate lines are visible on ________ maps.
  2. Evidence that all the continents were once one super continent is because they fit together like a __________.
  3. Sudden movements of the earth's crust on the fault line.
  4. The idea of continental drift was developed in _________.
  5. A new theory of plate tectonics was developed over _______years ago.
  6. Movements of tectonic plates cause _________________ and volcanoes.
  7. The theory of the continental drift is believed that the continents are __________.
  8. Fractures on rock surfaces that can be seen on a map
  9. Continents can drift by moving slowly on a layer of liquid ________.
  10. A permanent layer of ice covering an extensive area of land.
  11. 90% of all earthquakes happen in the ______________________________.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. what was Henry Hess's theory?
  2. where does a more dense plate sinks underneath a less dense plate?
  3. what forms from sediments compacted together?
  4. where do two plates collide?
  5. what forms when rock undergoes lots of heat and pressure?
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  1. who made the theory of continental drift?
  2. what forms from rock that is weathered/eroded?
  3. what forms when lava/magma cools?
  4. what was the super continent from 280 million years ago?
  5. where do two plates pull away from? each other?

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

Plate Tectonics Lab 2022-02-11

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
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  1. valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries
  2. plates that sit above/in the lithosphere
  3. when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  4. molten rock
  5. when a divergent boundary happens in the sea
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  1. when two plates collide and make a mountain
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this
  4. this occurs when a convergent boundary happens on land mass
  5. happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass

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

Plate Tectonics Lab 2022-02-11

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
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  1. valleys that occur due to convergent boundaries
  2. plates that sit above/in the lithosphere
  3. when two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
  4. molten rock
  5. when a divergent boundary happens in the sea
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  1. when two plates collide and make a mountain
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. plate tectonics slide past each other and cause this
  4. this occurs when a convergent boundary happens on land mass
  5. happens when a divergent boundary happens on land mass

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

Plate Tectonics 1 2021-11-22

Plate Tectonics 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. amount of techtonic plates
  2. plate under South America
  3. plate under the pacific ocean
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  1. plate under Europe and Asia
  2. where plates float
  3. plate under North America
  4. plate under Australia
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. super continent
  7. plate under India

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-08

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. two plates collide together
  2. two plates move apart
  3. when a transform boundary plate breaks
  4. crack in the tectonic plate
  5. the zone where a continental plate and an oceanic plate meet and collide in a certain way
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  1. two plates slide past each other
  2. created when a convergent boundary forms
  3. currents in the mantle
  4. plates on earth that can shift around
  5. hot rock underneath the mantle

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-10

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument
  2. :A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  3. : is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock.
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  1. :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. : are shear waves that deform the ground perpendicular to their direction of travel, are unable to pass through air and liquids such as water and magma, This is how we know Earth's outer core is molten
  3. :the vibration of the rock is in the direction of propagation. They travel the fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake.
  4. :they can travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth's inner layers, from the focus of an earthquake to distant points on the surface.
  5. :a wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake, volcanic eruption, magma movement, a large landslide, and a large man-made explosion that produces low-frequency acoustic energy.
  6. :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  7. :are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-12-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The layer in Earth’s interior between the crust and the metallic core
  2. A number that characterizes the relative size of an earthquake
  3. The geographic and historical distribution of earthquakes
  4. Molten rock which originated within the earth
  5. Solid, rocky, outer part of the Earth, ~100 km thick comprising the crust and the solid portion of the mantle
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  1. The sudden fracture and movement of rocks inside the Earth
  2. The breaking up of a fault line along its length into several smaller faults.
  3. the maximum disturbance or distance from a constant point
  4. Describes a fault on which no earthquakes have been observed
  5. The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide

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

Plate Tectonics Theory 2023-05-03

Plate Tectonics Theory crossword puzzle
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  1. The name given to the supercontinent that existed about 200 million years ago before it began to break apart
  2. A boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often resulting in subduction and the formation of mountain ranges or volcanic arcs
  3. A boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often resulting in earthquakes
  4. A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart, often leading to the formation of a mid-ocean ridge and seafloor spreading
  5. The hypothesis that the continents were once joined together in a single supercontinent and have since moved apart
  6. The layer of Earth beneath the crust, made up of hot, dense rock
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  1. The process by which new oceanic crust is created at mid-ocean ridges as two tectonic plates move apart
  2. A long, continuous underwater mountain range that runs through the center of most ocean basins
  3. The theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that move and interact with each other
  4. The process by which one tectonic plate is forced under another and into the mantle

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

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. crash
  2. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  3. slide past
  4. hot liquid
  5. volcano ring
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  1. pull apart
  2. slide under
  3. big wave of water
  4. ground shaking
  5. mountain with lava

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

plate tectonics vocab 2023-05-08

plate tectonics vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. tectonic plates moving away from eachother
  2. plates slide past each other
  3. convergent plate is more dense than the other
  4. pressure builds up under the less dense plate
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  1. ridge made
  2. plates come together, converge and overlap
  3. magma filling a gap to create something
  4. molten rock
  5. plates moving to cause activity
  6. spreading on a landmass

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

Plate Tectonics & Evidences 2023-09-10

Plate Tectonics & Evidences crossword puzzle
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  1. a broad region of variable character that may be compressed or extended.
  2. reversals are recorded in ocean floor rocks as the sea floor spreads apart
  3. agglomerate, tuff, and ignimbrite formed by the accumulation at the earth's surface of dust and fragments ejected by explosive volcanic eruptions
  4. It lines up parallel to the Earth’s present magnetic field.
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  1. persistent periods of activity ranging from effusive lava flows to explosive eruptions with variable intensity
  2. also called a conservative boundary.
  3. ridge traps sedimentary deposits and is underlain by faulted and highly deformed sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
  4. A tool used for recording symmetrical magnetic field across ridge
  5. lava flows formed by magma erupting from volcanoes at the earth's surface.
  6. an example of a zone of mountains that rose when India collided with the Eurasian continent.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-02-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Hot, liquid rock under Earth's surface.
  2. Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
  3. Water found underground in the spaces and cracks within Earth materials.
  4. Layers of hardened sediment.
  5. A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater.
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  1. A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through it and collect.
  2. Hot, ligneous Earth's surface.
  3. The innermost part of Earth.
  4. Earth's outermost shell of rocks.
  5. The solid bulk of Earth's interior.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-02-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A boundary where two plates are coming together
  2. A boundary where two plates are sliding past one another
  3. A boundary where two plates are moving away from one another
  4. Large pieces of earth's crust
  5. A geological feature that occurs at divergent boundaries
  6. The location where the more dense of two converging plates slides beneath the other, less dense, plate
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  1. molten rock
  2. colliding or coming together
  3. The location where two tectonic plates meet
  4. dividing or moving apart

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-05-09

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The slow, movement of continents across Earth's surface.
  2. Outer layer that includes the crust & upper mantle
  3. Weak, ductile layer situated beneath the lithosphere.
  4. Condition where solids are allowed to flow or change shape.
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  1. Area of seismic activity around the Pacific ocean.
  2. Moving pieces of the lithosphere on Earth's outer layer.
  3. Solid layer of earth between the core and the crust.
  4. Narrow depressions on the seafloor.
  5. Supercontinent millions of years ago.
  6. Process in which hot material rises as cooler materials sink.

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

Plate tectonics crossword 2025-10-21

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. when two plate techtonics move away from each other.
  2. formed at the overlap of the two plates.
  3. similar the the word like split
  4. rock that forms at the ocean floor.
  5. when two plate techtonics move past each other.
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  1. occurs at divergent boundaries.
  2. When two plate techtonics move towards each other.
  3. Magma that has solidified.
  4. Layer below Earths crust.
  5. Molten rock from below the surface of the Earth.

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

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-03

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

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

plates 2022-02-02

plates crossword puzzle
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  1. divergent
  2. an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  3. a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  4. when plates move past each other
  5. earth shakes when a transform motion happens
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  1. when plates move away from each other
  2. when plates move into each other
  3. a big spike in land made by plates converging
  4. an elevated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between two diverging tectonic plates where new crust forms from up welling magma.
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.

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

Geology Vocabulary 2024-04-12

Geology Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A subdivision of a geologic period
  2. the study of the origin, history, and structure of Earth
  3. Tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move
  4. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  5. a crack in the earth's crust, usually along a lithospheric plate boundary
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  1. A unit of geological time into which eras are divided.
  2. core A long cylinder of ice obtained from drilling through icecaps or ice sheets; used to study past climates
  3. A long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic
  4. dating any method of measuring the age of an object or event in years
  5. the largest division of time

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

Name: __________________________________________ Period: __________ Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle (answers found in the plate tectonics reading packet or in your notes) 2025-03-18

Name: __________________________________________ Period: __________ Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle (answers found in the plate tectonics reading packet or in your notes) crossword puzzle
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  1. This chain of volcanoes is a common result when two oceanic plates collide together at a convergent boundary.
  2. This very familiar structure forms when magma pushes its way up from the mantle, occasionally erupting and causing lava to spill out onto the land.
  3. The deepest parts of the ocean floor, these occur in the subduction zone when an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate or when two oceanic plates collide.
  4. This is heat moving through a fluid, also driven by density.
  5. The name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago when all of the Earth’s landmasses were one.
  6. The Navy Officer who discovered Seafloor Spreading.
  7. The lithosphere is broke into chunks called _____________ that slowly move around on top of the asthenosphere.
  8. The type of plate boundary that involves two tectonic plates grinding past each other, not hitting head on or moving apart.
  9. This landform is a common result of two continental plates colliding together at a convergent boundary.
  10. Alfred Wegener had a _______________ of how continents moved. The reason that it was not a theory is because he could not provide a mechanism.
  11. ___________________ is the process of the ocean getting wider at the mid-ocean ridges as magma rises up and cools to form new crust, pushing the older crust further away.
  12. This meteorologist and arctic explorer developed the hypothesis of continental drift and spent his life looking for the mechanisms that drove it.
  13. The name of the theory that describes the movements and collisions of the lithosphere’s plates as they float around.
  14. The name of the layer of the mantle that is fluid enough for the solid lithosphere (the layer just above it) to float around on it.
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  1. The type of plate boundary that involves two tectonic plates moving apart from each other.
  2. The type of plate boundary that involves two tectonic plates colliding together.
  3. Alfred Wegener’s hypothesis which states that the continents used to all be joined together but that they have drifted apart over time to where they are today.
  4. An underwater mountain range commonly found at divergent plate boundaries. These are the locations where seafloor spreading takes place.
  5. The name of the area where one tectonic plate gets pulled down underneath another in convergent plate boundaries.
  6. The type of crust that is lighter and less dense when compared to its oceanic counterpart
  7. The layer of Earth that the “plates” are made of. It includes the crust and the solid top portion of the mantle.
  8. This technology uses sound waves to map out an underwater surface or to detect underwater objects and was very important in the discovery of mid-ocean ridges.
  9. A force that holds objects together and keeps us from floating away. One of the driving forces of plate tectonics.
  10. This event is a common occurrence at all types of plate boundaries, caused by the sudden release of a buildup of energy in the rocks at plate boundaries.

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

Science 2021-10-13

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. in early geologic time, a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  3. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  5. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  6. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
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  1. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat.
  2. push a proposed driving force for plate motion in plate tectonics
  3. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  4. pull The force, caused by the sinking of the cold

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

choice board vocab 2025-04-07

choice board vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  2. located between the mantle and the outer core
  3. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  4. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  5. fractures or zones of weakness in the earth's crust
  6. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. a group of the same species living in the same area
  8. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics
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  1. name of the ancient super continent when it was all one landmass.
  2. large, rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  3. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  4. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  5. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that had already existed

13 Clues: located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • fractures or zones of weakness in the earth's crust • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • name of the ancient super continent when it was all one landmass. • ...

Michaela Medellin 2014-10-29

Michaela Medellin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of viscosity that is slow moving
  2. example of a country with a lot of cinder cones
  3. type of eruption that causes damage and destruction
  4. example of shield volcano
  5. type of volcano that is dome shaped
  6. Scientist think that this planet's core is ______
Down
  1. eruptions depend on this
  2. type of eruption that does not cause a lot of damage
  3. plate tectonics are slow on this planet
  4. 2nd largest volcano that formed under the pacific ocean
  5. example of a low viscosity substance
  6. gasses trapped in magma like gas in soda
  7. type of viscosity that is fast moving
  8. example of high viscosity

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

Plate Boundaries and Plate Tectonics 2015-08-26

Plate Boundaries and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large wave caused by seismic activity underneath the ocean
  2. When two plates move away from each other forming an oceanic ridge
  3. When two plates grind past each other with limited convergent and divergent activity
  4. Plates from which the earth is built
  5. Continents were once joined forming a super continent
Down
  1. Continuous elevated crest/hill
  2. When two plates move towards each other and collide
  3. When one plate goes underneath another plate and returns to the mantle
  4. Smoke and hot rock pouring out
  5. When two tectonic plates release energy and the earth shakes and moves
  6. A cycle formed by heat moving around in liquid

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

... 2025-09-10

... crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Narrow, elongated cracks or valleys where tectonic plates are diverging.
  2. anomalies: Variations in Earth's magnetic field caused by differences in the magnetization of rocks on the ocean floor.
  3. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean floor, usually associated with subduction zones.
  4. sediment: Sediment derived from the breakdown of continental rocks, transported to the ocean.
  5. spreading: The process where new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges and moves outward.
  6. drift: The gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface over geological time.
  7. plates: Large, rigid pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.
  8. dating: A method of determining the age of ancient organic materials based on their carbon isotope content.
Down
  1. tectonics: The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
  2. sediment: Sediment composed mainly of biological remains of marine organisms.
  3. Fractures in Earth's crust where blocks of land have moved past each other.
  4. ridge: An underwater mountain range formed at divergent tectonic plate boundaries.
  5. Tiny fossils of microorganisms such as foraminifera or diatoms.
  6. The breakdown of rocks at Earth's surface through physical, chemical, or biological processes.
  7. ooze: A biogenous sediment rich in silica from the shells of microscopic marine organisms.
  8. The process of one tectonic plate sliding beneath another into the mantle.
  9. ooze: A type of biogenous sediment composed mainly of calcium carbonate from the shells of marine organisms.

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

Chapter 1 and 2 (pages 19-42) Key Terms 2026-02-04

Chapter 1 and 2 (pages 19-42) Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (Page 41) Rock that was once broken apart but has been melted together through heat and compaction
  2. (Page 32) Landform _________, events like tsunamis, earthquakes, or natural events caused by the earth
  3. (Page 35) Plate ____________ is the theory of the world being broken up into different segments of earth
  4. (Page 28) Type of settlement pattern where houses and people live far away from one another
  5. (Page 41) Sediments need ___________ to be turned into metamorphic rock
  6. (Page 42) Rock created by sedimentary rock melting and experiencing huge pressure
  7. (Page 40) Sedimentary rock that is buried underground eventually experiences ___________ and becomes metamorphic rock
  8. (Page 25) ____________ Ecumene, when urban areas are broken up by physical areas
  9. (Page 38) A type of tectonic plate that is primarily on the land
  10. (Page 26) Rural/small towns are currently
  11. (Page 21) The acronym for Canadian Metropolitan Area
  12. (Page 28) The word used for country areas where there are less people per square kilometre
  13. (Page 26) Many people are leaving small towns in Canada due to poor ____ opportunities, so they go to the cities
  14. (Page 19) Alongside the word "population" it means the amount of people in a particular area of space
  15. (Page 40) This pures out of the earth's crust through volcanic eruptions and created igneous rock
  16. (Page 37) Mid-Atlantic ________ is the most famous example of this but there are many around the world at divergent tectonic plates
  17. (Page 28) Type of settlement pattern that follows a line like along a railroad or highway or river
  18. (Page 37) When two plates move towards one another
Down
  1. (Page 40) Igneous rocks formed by exposure to the earth's surface are called
  2. (Page 40) Sedimentary and Metamorphic rock need this to be created, but it is not good for small children
  3. (Page 39) When two plates rub alongside eachother
  4. (Page 25) _________ Ecumene, when urban areas continue with no break or gaps
  5. (Page 40) The _____ Cycle is caused by and impacts plate tectonics and supposedly creates mountains
  6. (Page 41) Igneous rock is worn down through weathering and _____________ which creates sediments
  7. (Page 40) When exposed to this children often cry, but sedimentary rocks will melt
  8. (Page 31) The word used to describe when a city or settlement grows beyond its bounds/limits and begins taking over farm/wild land
  9. (Page 37) When two plates move away from one another
  10. (Page 25) A fancy geography word for inhabited area
  11. (Page 40) Rock created by magma moving to the surface and hardening due to the air
  12. (Page 38) A type of tectonic plate that is primarily in the ocean
  13. (Page 37) The process of one tectonic plate being pulled under the other
  14. (Page 31) The biggest type of land under threat from urban sprawl
  15. (Page 28) Type of settlement pattern where people are nucleated in patches around on central industry
  16. (Page 28) ________ System is used in most of Canada to plot land in a grid formation?
  17. (Page 34) The most recent ice age and current period of earth's history according to secular historians

35 Clues: (Page 26) Rural/small towns are currently • (Page 39) When two plates rub alongside eachother • (Page 37) When two plates move towards one another • (Page 25) A fancy geography word for inhabited area • (Page 37) When two plates move away from one another • (Page 21) The acronym for Canadian Metropolitan Area • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle 2022-11-21

Plate Tectonics Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thinnest layer of Earth
  2. When two plates slide past eachother
  3. in between the crust and core
  4. Hottest layer of Earth
  5. Super continent
Down
  1. When plate boundaries come together
  2. Used to measure earthquakes
  3. One of the things convergent boundaries cause
  4. Plate massive and irregular shaped
  5. When plate boundaries go apart from eachother

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

plate tectonics lab 2022-10-14

plate tectonics lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. a mountain with lava that comes out
  3. linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift.
  4. when convergent boundary collide it makes
  5. makes earthquakes
  6. crust that is new
Down
  1. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  2. lava in the ground
  3. makes mountain
  4. crust that isn't new

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes form (sliding)
  2. gap that formed from a subduction zone
  3. shaking on Earth from shifting plates
  4. valley formed at divergent boundaries
  5. layer of the Earth with convection currents
  6. currents that cause tectonic plates to shift
Down
  1. boundary where two plates drift apart
  2. zone where volcanoes form
  3. semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle
  4. boundary where two plates collide

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

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crash
  2. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  3. slide past
  4. hot liquid
  5. volcano ring
Down
  1. pull apart
  2. slide under
  3. big wave of water
  4. ground shaking
  5. mountain with lava

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

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. big wave of water
  2. ground shaking
  3. mountain with lava
  4. crash
  5. slide past
Down
  1. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  2. slide under
  3. pull apart
  4. volcano ring
  5. hot liquid

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

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics 2020-09-30

Elaborate: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ground shaking
  2. pull apart
  3. volcano ring
  4. irregularly shaped slab of solid rock,
  5. big wave of water
  6. hot liquid
Down
  1. slide under
  2. mountain with lava
  3. crash
  4. slide past

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-10-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what causes the plates to move
  2. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  3. this type of boundary causes rift valleys
  4. crust goes under other crust
  5. this type of boundary causes mountains
Down
  1. all continents together
  2. caused by a transform boundary
  3. the San Andreas fault was caused by this boundary
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth
  5. lava comes out the top

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

Science Plate Tectonics 2021-03-17

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a tremor in the earth
  2. a chain of large masses of land
  3. consists of two plates that slide past each other
  4. consists of two plates that move away, repel from each other
Down
  1. consists of two plates that attract; come together
  2. the theory that earth is divided into multiple plates
  3. landform that is formed by transform boundary and where earthquakes commonly happen
  4. lowland region formed by tectonic plates
  5. molten rock
  6. landform that is formed by convergent boundary and is a mountain where lava erupts

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

Plate tectonics vocab 2021-11-18

Plate tectonics vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A result of seafloor spreading
  2. The kind of boundary that is sliding by
  3. the area below the plate under the crust
  4. The kind of boundary to be going apart
  5. Liquid lava
  6. Another result of a divergent boundary
Down
  1. A result of a divergent boundary
  2. The surface of the earth
  3. The boundary at which two tectonic plates come together
  4. The result of a convergent boundary

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

Plate tectonics crossword 2023-01-18

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wave of energy caused by an explosion
  2. the first body wave, p-wave
  3. the second type of body wave, s-wave
  4. the origin of an earthquake
Down
  1. located directly above the focus on the surface of the earth
  2. forces that are parallel by moving in opposite directions
  3. located directly above the focus
  4. waves that travel though the interior of the earth
  5. study of earthquakes and seismic waves
  6. rocks that pull apart from one another

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-06

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a current in a fluid that results from convection, and heat uses it to travel
  2. Hot liquid substance at the center of earth
  3. A long whole in the ground that is wide and deep
  4. a mountain that is open at the top and has molten hit magma inside it
Down
  1. collides creates mountains
  2. slides past each other creates earthquakes
  3. divides apart creates rifts
  4. one plate sinks under other plate
  5. plates slide past each other and the ground shakes
  6. Magma creates it when coming out of the earth underwater

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

plate tectonics puzzle 2023-02-28

plate tectonics puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. the third layer of the earth
  3. the inner most layer of the earth
Down
  1. the outer most layer of the earth
  2. two plates growing apart
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. one plate going underneath another plate
  5. the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. two plates sliding past eachother
  7. two plates coming together, closer

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

plate tectonics puzzle 2023-02-28

plate tectonics puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  2. the third layer of the earth
  3. the inner most layer of the earth
Down
  1. the outer most layer of the earth
  2. two plates growing apart
  3. the second layer of the earth
  4. one plate going underneath another plate
  5. the scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  6. two plates sliding past eachother
  7. two plates coming together, closer

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-03-10

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : is the recording of the ground shaking at the specific location of the instrument
  2. :A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  3. : is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake, in the same area of the main shock, caused as the displaced crust adjusts to the effects of the main shock.
Down
  1. :the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. : are shear waves that deform the ground perpendicular to their direction of travel, are unable to pass through air and liquids such as water and magma, This is how we know Earth's outer core is molten
  3. :the vibration of the rock is in the direction of propagation. They travel the fastest and are the first to arrive from the earthquake.
  4. :they can travel through the interior of a body such as the Earth's inner layers, from the focus of an earthquake to distant points on the surface.
  5. :a wave of acoustic energy that travels through the Earth or another planetary body. It can result from an earthquake, volcanic eruption, magma movement, a large landslide, and a large man-made explosion that produces low-frequency acoustic energy.
  6. :the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  7. :are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs.

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

Plate Tectonics Crosword 2013-02-05

Plate Tectonics Crosword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the theory that the continents can drift apart
  2. made of solid iron and nickel
  3. an underwater mountain range
  4. one giant super continent
Down
  1. made of liquid iron and nickel
  2. a process where new oceanic earth forms at ridges
  3. a boundary that occurs when two plates collide
  4. a boundary that occurs when two plates collide and one slides under the other
  5. a boundary that occurs when two plates separate
  6. influential on the theory of plate tectonics

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

Plate Tectonics Project 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what created the Hawaiian island
  2. the boundary that goes away from each other
  3. the boundary that goes torward each other
  4. Famous scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. The number of major plates
  6. Occurs when a continental and oceanic crust collide at a convergent boundary
  7. the boundary that slides past each other
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates
  3. The rate at which plates move per year

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

Plate Tectonics Project 2022-02-28

Plate Tectonics Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what created the Hawaiian island
  2. the boundary that goes away from each other
  3. the boundary that goes torward each other
  4. Famous scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  5. The number of major plates
  6. Occurs when a continental and oceanic crust collide at a convergent boundary
  7. the boundary that slides past each other
Down
  1. the super continent
  2. The type of current in the asthenosphere that moves plates
  3. The rate at which plates move per year

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

Science Plate Tectonics 2022-02-02

Science Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates collide
  2. divorce
  3. core solid ball of metal
  4. solid outer section of Earth
  5. core 2nd largest layer
  6. made up continental layer and oceanic layer
Down
  1. the middle of the earth
  2. plates slip sideways each other
  3. the heat that causes the rock to rise to the surface
  4. crust glides over the layer

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

Plate Tectonics Lab 2023-11-17

Plate Tectonics Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two plates collide
  2. created at subduction areas
  3. hot substance that rises in the mantle
  4. when one plate overlaps another
  5. when two plates come apart
  6. created at divergent boundaries
Down
  1. natural disaster with transform boundaries
  2. natural disaster with subduction
  3. when two plates slide past each other
  4. gigantic piece of earths crust

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

Bryan Plate Tectonics 2024-02-21

Bryan Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. second layer of the earth.
  2. first layer in the earth.
  3. two plates that move towards each other.
  4. core 3rd layer of the earth.
Down
  1. core last layer in the earth.
  2. two plates go under and over each other.
  3. made by all of the boundry's
  4. dried up lava.
  5. two plates that rub against each other.
  6. super continent.

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

Geology(Plate Tectonics) 2024-02-01

Geology(Plate Tectonics) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outermost layer of Earth
  2. Solid outer layer
  3. Block of the lithosphere consists of the crust
  4. Strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. Thickest layer of Earth
  6. The hottest part of Earth
Down
  1. Theory that states drift apart from each other
  2. A break in a body of rock
  3. Layer of the mantle that plates move on
  4. Part of core but not the middlemost layer

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

Plate Tectonics Science 2024-01-24

Plate Tectonics Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this happens underwater during a Divergent Boundary
  2. This occurs when two plates slide past each other
  3. Often makes mid-ocean ridges and rift valleys
  4. When to plates of crust collide this occurs
  5. The separated areas of the mantle that are drifting
  6. A break in Earth!s crust where masses of rock slip past each other
Down
  1. it’s made of granite
  2. This happens under the Crust and causes the plates to move
  3. The name of the land mass that all the continents were originally together
  4. It’s made of basalt

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

Science plate tectonics 2024-01-11

Science plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. seafloorspreading
  2. panthalassa
  3. platetectonics
  4. earthquakes
  5. asthenosphere
Down
  1. ridgepush
  2. fossilevidence
  3. rifting
  4. supercontinentcycle
  5. convergentboundary

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

PLate tectonics vocab 2025-02-20

PLate tectonics vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock on Earth's surface
  2. plates slide against each other
  3. the layer of earth between the crust and core
  4. plates moved towards each other
  5. the solid outer part of the earth
  6. the outermost layer of the earth
Down
  1. boundary an area where two or more tectonic plates meet
  2. the scientific theory that the earths continents are moving
  3. melted rock beneath Earth's surface
  4. plates move away from each other

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

Plate Tectonics & Pangea 2024-11-12

Plate Tectonics & Pangea crossword puzzle
Across
  1. German scientist who believe the continents used to be connected
  2. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  3. slide against each other
  4. both plates come together
  5. move away from each other
Down
  1. the Earth's crust
  2. a volcanic center that has had an eruption of magnitude 8 on the volcano explosivity
  3. the central or innermost portion of the earth
  4. a large plum of hot mantle material rising from deep within the earth
  5. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by core and above by a crust

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

My Crossword 2022-11-15

My Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocks formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  2. the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperatures.
  3. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.
  4. Made of crust and upper portion of mantle
  5. formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressure.
  6. forms when magma is trapped deep inside the Earth.
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  1. A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide.
  2. Two plates are moving apart.
  3. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  4. The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance.
  5. Two plates sliding pass each other.
  6. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.

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

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  2. Sudden events that led to a mass a mass extinction.
  3. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  4. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  5. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed.
  6. Extinction Events: Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
Down
  1. A group of the same species living in the same area.
  2. plates: Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  3. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  4. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  5. Located between the mantle and the outer core.
  6. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.

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

Chapter 5 Science 2026-02-20

Chapter 5 Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theoretical stack of rock layers that documents the history of the Earth.
  2. The study of the large-scale motion and deformation of Earth's lithosphere.
  3. A massive landmass, such as Rodinia or Pangea, that contains most of Earth's continental crust.
  4. The prevailing model for the formation of the solar system from a cloud of dust and gas.
  5. The rule stating that in an undisturbed sequence, the oldest rocks are at the bottom.
  6. The most recent "all-earth" supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  7. A single layer of sedimentary rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics.
  8. Molten rock stored beneath the Earth's surface before it becomes lava.
Down
  1. Alfred Wegener’s early 20th-century hypothesis that landmasses move across the globe.
  2. A rapid-motion version of plate movement proposed to have occurred during a massive geological event.
  3. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. The process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock that makes up the Earth's outer shell.
  6. A term relating to a great flood, often used in geological contexts regarding flood-deposited sediment.

14 Clues: The process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges. • Molten rock stored beneath the Earth's surface before it becomes lava. • A theoretical stack of rock layers that documents the history of the Earth. • The study of the large-scale motion and deformation of Earth's lithosphere. • ...

Earth's Moving Crust 2023-03-03

Earth's Moving Crust crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mid-ocean chain of undersea mountains that circle the Earth like the seam of a baseball.
  2. A type of touch volcanic rock that makes up most of the ocean's basins, mid-ocean ridges, and plates.
  3. A crack in the Earth's surface between two divergent plates.
  4. The study of the structure of the Earth's surface.
  5. A mountain peak on the ocean floor that does not reach the surface of the water.
Down
  1. Plate movement when two plates move away from each other.
  2. Hot, molten rock deep below the Earth's surface.
  3. Plate movement when two plates move toward each other.
  4. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
  5. The bottom or floor of the ocean.
  6. Huge rock slabs that form the Earth's crust
  7. The bottom of the deep ocean below the continental shelf, usually deeper than 13,000 feet.

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

Dillon Wright. 2015-04-30

Dillon Wright. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal time
  2. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.
  3. is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. s the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  5. is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  6. also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere, is a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction. Furthermore, transform faults end abruptly and are connected on both ends to other faults, ridges, or subduction zones.
  7. is the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed.
  8. are measurement instruments used for two general purposes: to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  9. valley of mountain ranges
  10. or 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.
  11. is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
Down
  1. or divergent plate boundary (also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. As scientists learned more about sea-floor spreading and magnetic reversals, they formed a theory to explain how continents move.
  3. all the continents connected together
  4. is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.

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

Volcano Crossword 2024-03-20

Volcano Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer under the mantle that's convection current causes plate tectonics
  2. An area where superhot mantle leaks through the crust and forms volcanoes
  3. A word used to describe inactive volcanoes
  4. A word used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time
  5. Massive pieces of land that move around over a convection current; whose boundaries form landforms
  6. The loop of volcanoes and earthquakes that surrounds the pacific plate
Down
  1. The index scientists use to explain the danger level of a volcano
  2. The thickness of a liquid
  3. When a volcano explodes under intense pressure
  4. After an eruption there can be earthquakes as a result of this
  5. This often spills out a volcano, and can cover houses and streets
  6. A deadly Mixture of hot ash and toxic gases that flows down a mountain during an eruption

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

Plate Tectonics Assignment 2021-03-09

Plate Tectonics Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere
  2. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock
  3. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  4. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
  5. hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
Down
  1. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. a long, undersea mountain chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center
  3. theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere
  4. the boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-11-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. feature of a convergent boundary
  2. when two plates go toward each other
  3. caused by transform
  4. earths surface
  5. when two plates pass each other
Down
  1. when oceanic plates slide under a continental plate
  2. created the continental drift theory
  3. when two plates go the opposite of each other
  4. came up with sea floor spreading
  5. caused by a divergent boundary

10 Clues: earths surface • caused by transform • caused by a divergent boundary • when two plates pass each other • feature of a convergent boundary • came up with sea floor spreading • created the continental drift theory • when two plates go toward each other • when two plates go the opposite of each other • when oceanic plates slide under a continental plate

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-11-04

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found.
  2. The very slow, creeping motion of Earth's mantle caused by convection currents.
  3. The solid, innermost layer of Earth.
  4. Theory that the crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the mantle.
Down
  1. Fossils that are widespread, have lived over a relatively short period of time and can be used to correlate rock strata.
  2. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart.
  3. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  4. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle.
  5. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth.
  6. The liquid layer that surrounds the inner core.

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-11-04

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid, innermost layer of Earth.
  2. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth.
  3. Huge pieces of crust that slowly move on the upper part of the mantle.
  4. The very slow, creeping motion of Earth's mantle caused by convection currents.
Down
  1. Theory that the crust is divided into large pieces called tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the mantle.
  2. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart.
  3. Fossils that are widespread, have lived over a relatively short period of time and can be used to correlate rock strata.
  4. The liquid layer that surrounds the inner core.
  5. The mineralized remains of organisms and the rock layers in which they are found.
  6. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes form (sliding)
  2. gap that formed from a subduction zone
  3. shaking on Earth from shifting plates
  4. valley formed at divergent boundaries
  5. layer of the Earth with convection currents
  6. currents that cause tectonic plates to shift
Down
  1. boundary where two plates drift apart
  2. zone where volcanoes form
  3. semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle
  4. boundary where two plates collide

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes form (sliding)
  2. gap that formed from a subduction zone
  3. shaking on Earth from shifting plates
  4. valley formed at divergent boundaries
  5. layer of the Earth with convection currents
  6. currents that cause tectonic plates to shift
Down
  1. boundary where two plates drift apart
  2. zone where volcanoes form
  3. semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle
  4. boundary where two plates collide

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where earthquakes form (sliding)
  2. gap that formed from a subduction zone
  3. shaking on Earth from shifting plates
  4. valley formed at divergent boundaries
  5. layer of the Earth with convection currents
  6. currents that cause tectonic plates to shift
Down
  1. boundary where two plates drift apart
  2. zone where volcanoes form
  3. semi-molten rock found in the Earth's mantle
  4. boundary where two plates collide

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

Plate tectonics crossword 2023-02-15

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates when they get out of a toxic relationship
  2. what the old creapy man wants to do to children
  3. if only alfred wagner could could get it through there thick skulls
  4. Plates regretting a break up
  5. dont conFORM to soicety and supress being TRANS
Down
  1. one of the best parts of felix from stray kids
  2. I'm telling you, Im really good at jigsaw puzzles!
  3. pangeas faverite OG theory
  4. oh **** i turned up the hot tub too much, jeff is drowning!
  5. would anyone interested in sand care for a wich
  6. yoooooooooooooooo ? (jimmy)

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2025-01-16

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary that makes the plates slide against each other
  2. Causes the movement of the Earth's plates
  3. A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that proposed that all the continents were together at some point in time (2 words)
  4. A plate boundary that makes the plates move away from each other
Down
  1. A layer of rock which forms the continents (2 words)
  2. A theory that states that the Earth's outer crust is divided into several plates (2 words)
  3. A thin layer of crust that underlies the ocean basins
  4. A chain of volcanos that surround the pacific ocean (3 words)
  5. A plate boundary that makes a less dense plate go over a denser plate
  6. A plate boundary that makes the plates collide into each other

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

Types of plate 2014-11-04

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

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

Alfred Wegener 2023-03-16

Alfred Wegener crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where he died
  2. Country he was highly interested in
  3. Born In
Down
  1. what theory he discovered
  2. he continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe.
  3. Year Born
  4. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created

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

Mountains 2024-10-02

Mountains crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The peak of a mountain
  2. Mountain range located across the eastern side of the US
  3. A long, narrow, elevated path along the top of a mountain
  4. _____ Plates
Down
  1. The process in which plate tectonics create mountains
  2. Mountain region towards Chinas border
  3. Mountain range in South America

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2026-01-20

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  2. the scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since 3–4 billion years ago
  3. an American geologist and a United States Navy officer in World War II who is considered one of the "founding fathers" of the unifying theory of plate tectonics
Down
  1. Meteorologist that proposed the Theory that all the continents were once joined together
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  3. a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics.

6 Clues: a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • Meteorologist that proposed the Theory that all the continents were once joined together • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • ...

The Changing Earth 2014-06-04

The Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Molten rock below the Earth's surface
  2. / When oceanic crust collides with continental crust, and the oceanic plate then sinks below the continental plate
  3. Arc / A chain of islands formed at the edges of colliding tectonic plates where one plate subducts
  4. Drift / The separating of continents by drifting across the oceans
  5. / An instruments that detects the seismic waves from an earthquakes
  6. Flow / A cloud of ash, rock and gas about 500°C that exists from a volcano like an avalanche
  7. / 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
  8. Wave / The shaking, wave-like movement of the ground in an earthquake
  9. Stripping / Patterns of magnetism trapped in rocks on each side of plate boundaries
  10. / The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an earthquake occurring on the seafloor
  12. Ground Station / A receiver and computer that can detect satellite signals and calculate its position on the Earth's surface
  13. / The place below ground where an earthquake starts
  14. Spots / Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  15. Trench / A deep trench in the ocean floor that is much deeper than the rest of the ocean floor
  16. Wave / A longitudinal seismic wave that travels fast through the Earth
Down
  1. / A place where and extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  2. / Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  3. Crust / The crust that forms the ocean floor
  4. / A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the lower mantle
  5. / The process of continents breaking up, subsiding and allowing in the sea
  6. Wave / A seismic wave that travels along the surface of the Earth in the crust
  7. Tectonics / The theory that the Earth's crust is cracked into many large pieces that move on the asthenosphere
  8. Crust / The crust that forms the continents
  9. Boundary / Where plates are colliding with each other
  10. Boundary / Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  11. Wave / A transverse seismic wave that travels through the Earth
  12. Boundary / Where plates are sliding parallel to each other but in opposite directions
  13. Spreading / The process of new crust forming at the ocean ridges and spreading outwards

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

Global Enviroments 2014-11-30

Global Enviroments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steep sided bowl with a lake called a tarn
  2. a large landform usually standing 600m high
  3. molten rock beneath the earths surface
  4. the difference in height between the base and the summit of a landform
  5. a theory about earths creation of landforms
  6. high floor above the valley
  7. slope direction
  8. meeting of rive rs
  9. a mountain formed by an eruption of material through the earths crust
Down
  1. seasonal movement up and down mountains to graze animals
  2. buckling
  3. flow of hot volcanic ash cinders and rock
  4. steep-sided flat-floored valley caused by glaciation
  5. earths centre
  6. molten rock that reaches the earths surface
  7. the layer between the earths crust and core

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

Test 4/10 2026-03-27

Test 4/10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large body of accumulated ice and compacted snow that is found year-round and that slowly moves downward and out
  2. a device that makes electrical signals when the ground moves; detects earthquakes and measures and records their magnitude
  3. the liquid state of rock when heated to a high temperature
  4. a high and often rocky area of land with steep or sloping sides that is bigger and taller than a hill
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  6. the natural removal of rock or soil by water, wind, or ice
  7. moving or extending in different directions from a common point :diverging from each other
Down
  1. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  2. a crack in Earth's crust along which movement occurs
  3. the point on the surface directly above where vibrations are centered in an earthquake
  4. the end or last part of an event, process, or experiment
  5. to change in form or appearance
  6. relating to the process of plate movement on Earth's surface
  7. a series of large, destructive ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption
  8. a hot spring that boils from time to time, sending a column of water and steam into the air

15 Clues: to change in form or appearance • a crack in Earth's crust along which movement occurs • the end or last part of an event, process, or experiment • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • the liquid state of rock when heated to a high temperature • the natural removal of rock or soil by water, wind, or ice • ...

Get to Know your School! 2022-09-14

Get to Know your School! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 16th king of France
  2. what does "C" stand for in CTE?
  3. element Ne
  4. 3rd step of the Scientific Method
  5. Complete the phrase "With ____ you can do anything"
  6. known as the "father of Mexican Independence"
  7. Complete the sentence "Readers to __"
  8. Who is at the Docking Station?
Down
  1. figurative language that gives human qualities to objects (hint: The Giving Tree)
  2. Student of the month in December 2021
  3. 3rd Book Talk benefit "Build Skills"
  4. CTE pathway--first pathway listed (Hint: near Social Studies wall)
  5. first name of the author of The Quiet Place
  6. type of boundary that occurs when plates slide past each other (Hint: Plate Tectonics Poster)
  7. 4th phase of Mitosis
  8. number of fishes in Mr. Teddy's fish tank

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

Volcanoes and Earthquakes 2014-11-25

Volcanoes and Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading The process of an Ocean trench
  2. The process of the crust sinking downwards
  3. The crust on the ocean floor
  4. trench I deep trench in the ocean floor
  5. tectonics Cracked pieces of crust
  6. Rapid movement of the ground
  7. Molten rock under the earths surface
  8. A huge wave caused by an earthquake
Down
  1. A place where materials from the earths core erupts to the surface
  2. The shaking wave like movement of the ground during an earthquake
  3. The movement of continents across the ocean floor
  4. crust The crust that forms continents
  5. Equipment that detects seismic waves in an earthquake
  6. The starting point of an earthquake
  7. The process of contents breaking apart
  8. Molten rock that has erupted to the earths surface

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

Mechanism of Plate Movement 2025-07-09

Mechanism of Plate Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. occurs between two colliding plates, one subducting underneath the other, whereby convection currents in. the upper mantle suck both plates open
  2. act against the driving forces of plate tectonics.
  3. force resists movement of lithospheric plates.
  4. occurs when a heavy plate is pulled into the mantle but resists subduction because of friction.
  5. occurs when the lithosphere is pushed up by the asthenosphere because of convection currents from the mantle.
Down
  1. is the force that resists all the forces associated with plate movement in subduction zone.
  2. caused by the rising of heat from the core toward the mantle.
  3. is the frictional force due to the opposing movement of plates moving past one another between two spreading centers.
  4. takes place when a subducting slab sinks into the hot mantle because of a difference in temperature.

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

Science ocean floor & currents 7th grade 2024-10-16

Science ocean floor & currents 7th grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a depression of Earth's surface in which an ocean lies
  2. huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
  3. melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface; cools slowly to form rocks with larger crystals
  4. the process of forming something by forcing or pushing it out
  5. a deep and narrow depression in the seafloor where the subducted plate moves into the asthenosphere
  6. a mountain range that is found on the ocean floor
  7. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
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  1. a dense, destructive mass of very hot ash, lava fragments, and gases ejected explosively from a volcano and typically flowing downslope at great speed
  2. when two tectonic plates move towards each other, sometimes forming mountains
  3. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side
  4. the thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth; made of less dense silicates and is either continental (landmasses) or oceanic (ocean floors)
  5. it causes a fault between two plates of the lithosphere, which will slide past one another
  6. the process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge; occurs at continental to oceanic boundaries and oceanic to oceanic boundaries
  7. a hot liquid that comes from the mantle
  8. an underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics; the largest single volcanic feature on Earth

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

Aleesha's Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-01

Aleesha's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Greek word meaning "all the Earth"
  2. magnetic reversing led scientists to the idea of
  3. plate tectonics descending below the edge of another
  4. a long,steep valley between two rifts
  5. measures the mag
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  1. a place between two tectonic plates that are moving away from eachother
  2. theory of how Earth's continents shift
  3. place where plates slide past eachother
  4. the study of the magnetic record in rocks is called
  5. the process that takes place at convergent boudaries

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

Earth's structures 2023-02-10

Earth's structures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transfer of heat energy through solid matter as one particle strikes another
  2. 1400 miles thick
  3. layer of earth between the crust and outer core
  4. brittle outer layer of the earth that includes the crust and upper mantle
  5. scientist who studies Earth
  6. solid iron center of the earth's core
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  1. hot layer of earth's upper mantle that flows very slowly
  2. cycling of flowing matter as it is heated and cooled
  3. earth's outermost layer
  4. tectonics theory that earth's solid plates move on top of the asthenosphere
  5. liquid metal layer of earth between the inner core and mantle
  6. middle layer and thickest
  7. 750 miles thick

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

Plate Tectonics: What/Where 2025-10-31

Plate Tectonics: What/Where crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where 2 plates are spreading apart
  2. Most accepted theory in geology. Theory of _________
  3. Earths surface is divided into plates in different ______ and _______
  4. two plates colliding
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  1. two plates pulling apart
  2. The theory of plate tectonics explains ______, mountains, earthquakes, and climate change
  3. two plates sliding past each other

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

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics 2025-09-09

Layers of the Earth & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock that has erupted onto Earth’s surface through a volcano or fissure.
  2. The breakdown of rocks and minerals at Earth's surface through physical, chemical, or biological processes, without moving the material.
  3. Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy along faults or tectonic plate boundaries.
  4. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often resulting in mountain formation, earthquakes, or subduction.
  5. The scientific theory that Earth's lithosphere is broken into plates that move over the mantle due to convection currents, causing geological activity.
  6. The thick, middle layer of the Earth is located between the crust and the outer core. It is composed of semi-solid rock that flows slowly, driving plate tectonics.
  7. Underwater Mountain ranges formed by divergent boundaries where new oceanic crust is created by rising magma.
  8. A type of rock formed when sediments are compacted and cemented together over time, often containing fossils and forming in layers.
  9. The process by which natural forces like water, wind, ice, or gravity wear away rocks and soil and transport them from one location to another.
  10. A region where one tectonic plate sinks beneath another into the mantle, usually forming trenches, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
  11. An opening in Earth’s crust where magma, gases, and ash erupt onto the surface; often located at plate boundaries or hot spots.
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  1. Molten rock is located beneath Earth’s surface; it can rise to form lava during volcanic eruptions.
  2. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates move away from each other, creating new crust, often seen at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. The outermost solid layer of the Earth, composed of rocks and minerals. It includes both the continental crust (land) and oceanic crust (under oceans).
  4. The rigid outer layer of the Earth consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. It is broken into tectonic plates.
  5. Circular movements of fluid (liquid or gas) caused by the rise of warmer, less dense material and the sinking of cooler, denser material, driving heat transfer and, in the Earth, plate movement.
  6. The innermost layer of the Earth, composed primarily of solid iron and nickel, despite the extreme heat, due to immense pressure.
  7. A type of plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, often causing earthquakes.
  8. The layer of the Earth beneath the mantle, composed of liquid iron and nickel. Its movement generates the Earth’s magnetic field.
  9. The geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to a landform or land mass, typically after being transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

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

Continental Drift. 2017-03-02

Continental Drift. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquake.
  2. Spreading: A theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust.
  3. Tectonics: The theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that continually moving.
  4. Lithosphere; the outer layer of the Earth
  5. Plate: A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
  6. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another.
  7. Ridge: A series of underwater mountains that form as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise.
  8. To be reduced from a solid state to a liquid state.
  9. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or place.
  10. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart.
  11. Mass: A large continuous piece of land.
  12. The layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust.
  13. Rock that in its molten form issues from volcanos.
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  1. Relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters.
  2. A fracture in rock where tectonic plates have moved.
  3. Trench: A deep ditch under the ocean along a tectonic plate boundary
  4. The movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate.
  5. Plates: A large layer of solid rock that covers part of the Earth's surface.
  6. Boundary: The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other.
  7. Someone who is specialised in the history of the Earth recorded in rocks.
  8. Crash into each other with violent impact.
  9. The regions of the Earth where living organisms exist.
  10. Shelf: Underwater cliffs between the beach and ocean
  11. Current: The current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
  12. The centre of the Earth
  13. Valley: A deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land.
  14. Floor: The bottom of a sea or ocean
  15. Semi-liquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface.

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

science 2023-05-18

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust what layer do we live on
  2. what happens when two tectonics plates collide together
  3. name one type of rock
  4. a big mass of water
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  1. vent from which magma and other substances erupt to the surface
  2. plate what is one of the plates called
  3. name a rock that starts with m
  4. what is one type of rock

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

Earth Structure 2022-02-18

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the ocean is made from
  2. A process that is responsible for holding up large regions of the Earth's crust
  3. Movement of the plate tectonics
  4. Composed of layers
  5. What continents are made from
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  1. Crust, Mantle, Core
  2. Suggests that the Earth's surface is not static and solid but moving plates
  3. Ability to float by displacing water equal to its own weight
  4. What do scientist analyze to know what is inside the Earth?
  5. Continental drift theory

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

Ariana's Crossword 2015-05-01

Ariana's Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  2. measurement instruments used to measure the magnetization of a magnetic material like a ferromagnet, or to measure the strength and, in some cases, the direction of the magnetic field at a point in space.
  3. motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  4. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  5. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral samples all formed at the same time.
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  7. the movement of the Earth's continents
  8. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
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  1. theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  2. a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  3. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  4. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  7. continuous geographic trench.

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

Cross Test 2012-12-09

Cross Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ridge or swell moving through or along the surface of a large body of water.
  2. A supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic Period
  3. The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon.
  4. A bend in a stratum of rock.
  5. A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor.
  6. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by the release of stress along geologic faults.
  7. The movement or formation of continents described by the theory of plate tectonics.
  8. Related to earthquake or earth vibration.
  9. The scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the earth.
  10. A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
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  1. A long depression in the land surface formed by erosion in the earth's crust
  2. Geophysicist most remembered for advancing the theory of continental drift
  3. One of the sections of the earth's lithosphere, constantly moving in relation to the other sections.
  4. A geologic process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced below the edge of another.
  5. A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor.
  6. A fracture in a rock formation caused by a shifting or dislodging of the earth's crust
  7. A mountain or hill with a crater through which lava, hot vapor, and gas are released
  8. The exertion of force by one body on the surface of another
  9. Resulting from structural deformation of the earth's crust.
  10. A hypothetical landmass that broke up into North America, Europe, and Asia.

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

Earthquake and Volcano Crossword 2013-03-25

Earthquake and Volcano Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Crater that forms when the ground sinks around a vent
  2. on Earth's surface directly above and earthquakes focus
  3. volcano that has explosive eruptions, a wide bass,steep slopes, and quiet flows
  4. Tectonics/The theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on top of the asthenosphere
  5. Wave/Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward of an earthquake
  6. boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  7. Spot/ A volcanically active area of Earth's surface far from a tectonic plate boundary
  8. caused by breaking rocks along faults.
  9. boundary between two tectonic plates, that are colliding
  10. Scale/Logarithmic increases by powers of ten, and is used to measure earthquakes
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  1. volcano built of layers of lava and have non explosive eruptions
  2. Cone/A volcano that has pyroclastic material,steep slopes, and moderately explosive
  3. vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  4. Chamber/The body of molten rock that feeds a volcano
  5. who studies earthquakes and seismic waves
  6. used by seismologists to record primary, surface and secondary waves
  7. opening at the surface of the Earth through which volcanic material passes
  8. along which rocks break and move
  9. of Fire/An area of volcanic activity that borders the Pacific Plate
  10. an earthquake the point beneath Earth's surface
  11. funnel-shaped pit near the top of the central vent of a volcano

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

ES Vocab Review #1A 2017-10-18

ES Vocab Review #1A crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest planet in our solar system
  2. the most dense layer of the Earth
  3. formed when magma melts through a part of the crust, not near a plate boundary
  4. the hottest planet in our solar system
  5. the explosion of a star is called a _____
  6. an explanation of something that occurs naturally; supported by a lot of evidence/data
  7. if a boundary has many volcanoes AND earthquakes, it is most likely a ____ boundary
  8. type of convergent boundary formed when two of the same type of plates collide; forms mountains
  9. type of boundary that causes earthquakes but not volcanoes
  10. landform created in the ocean by a hotspot
  11. type of boundary that is considered constructive
  12. the only liquid layer of the Earth
  13. the gas giant with retrograde rotation
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  1. when two ____ plates move apart, new crust is formed
  2. area of low elevation formed at a convergent boundary
  3. the type of variable that is changed by the person doing the experiment
  4. the layer of the Earth that the tectonic plates are made of
  5. a “belt” of these is located in the space between Mars and Jupiter
  6. type of convergent boundary formed when two different types of plates collide
  7. name for the process when one plate is pulled beneath the other
  8. plate tectonics occurs because of convection currents in this layer of the Earth
  9. the terrestrial planets are more ___ than the gas giants because they are made of rocky materials
  10. area of higher elevation formed at the center of a divergent boundary

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

vocab 2 2022-09-15

vocab 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
  3. is A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  5. reversal a switch in the direction of Earth's magnetic field so that the magnetic north pole becomes the magnetic south pole and the magnetic south pole becomes the magnetic north pole.
  6. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
  7. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  9. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  10. A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
  11. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  12. the bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust; the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
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  1. drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. spreading The process by which molten material adds new oceanic crust to the ocean floor
  3. A break in the earth's crust
  4. The central part of the earth below the mantle
  5. tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  6. current a current caused by the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid
  7. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  8. earth'soutermostlayer
  9. Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  10. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  11. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  12. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions

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

7th Grade BGM Geology 2024-11-18

7th Grade BGM Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The theory that the earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle)
  2. process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plate descends below the other
  3. Drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  4. rock In which type of rock do you typically find fossils?
  5. layers of sedimentary rock
  6. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  7. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  8. spreading The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies at divergent boundaries.
  9. ridge an underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries
  10. fossils Distinctive fossils used to establish and compare the relative ages of rock layers and the fossils they contain
  11. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
  12. The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil.
  13. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other materials on Earth's surface.
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  1. no longer in existence
  2. Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. The sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source.
  4. Boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. Earth materials created by weathering and deposited by erosion.
  6. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
  7. extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  8. current a current caused by the rising of heated fluid that is less dense and sinking of cooled fluid that is more dense that drives plate movement in the mantle of the earth
  9. term for the super continent which contained all the plates together
  10. Boundary The boundary formed by the collision of two plates
  11. record chronological collection of all fossils found in sedimentary rock layers

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

Interior of the Earth 2024-08-08

Interior of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest layer of the Earth.
  2. The layer between the crust and the core.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. CORE, The hottest layer of the Earth.
  5. The material that makes up most of the Earth's core.
  6. The state of matter of the inner core.
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  1. The layer where convection currents occur.
  2. The layer below the crust.
  3. CURRENT, The process that drives plate tectonics.
  4. The state of matter of the outer core.

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

Restless Earth Vocab 2024-09-22

Restless Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) Forms when magma rises to the earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
  2. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault line
  3. A way of energy that travels through the Earth and earthquakes in all directions
  4. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
  5. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  6. The process by which one lithosphere plate moves beneath another plate as a result of technic forces
  7. The boundary between technic plates are colliding
  8. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transforms by the movement taking place between the plates
  9. The point in the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake starting point, or focus
  10. The center part of Earth below the mantle
  11. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
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  1. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  2. The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape
  3. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding against each other horizontally
  4. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs
  5. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically
  7. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. The boundary between two technoic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

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

7th Grade BGM geology 2024-11-15

7th Grade BGM geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock In which type of rock do you typically find fossils?
  2. spreading The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises towards the surface and solidifies at divergent boundaries.
  3. term for the super continent which contained all the plates together
  4. record chronological collection of all fossils found in sedimentary rock layers
  5. Boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  7. The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other materials on Earth's surface.
  8. The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil.
  9. process in which two plates collide and the denser ocean plate descends below the other
  10. no longer in existence
  11. current a current caused by the rising of heated fluid that is less dense and sinking of cooled fluid that is more dense that drives plate movement in the mantle of the earth
  12. fossils Distinctive fossils used to establish and compare the relative ages of rock layers and the fossils they contain
  13. Tectonics The theory that the earth is broken into plates and are in motion due to convection currents in the asthenosphere (upper mantle)
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  1. Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
  2. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
  3. a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
  4. The sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source.
  5. Drift The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  6. Boundary The boundary formed by the collision of two plates
  7. ridge an underwater mountain range made at divergent plate boundaries
  8. Earth materials created by weathering and deposited by erosion.
  9. Boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. layers of sedimentary rock
  11. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. runs along the Mid Atlantic Ridge and was discovered by Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen in 1953
  2. ____ are one result of the movement within the Earth's crust which causes violent shaking of the ground
  3. the theory of ____ explains the movement of the Earth's plates.
  4. ____ is the formation of the new areas of the oceanic crust
  5. convergent, divergent, and transform are 3 primary types of this
  6. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
Down
  1. a tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other and a new crust forms from magma that rises to the Earth's surface
  2. the theory of ____ states within time, the continents, including the ocean, move around the Earth's surface
  3. a ____ is long, narrow steep-sided depression into the Earth's crust
  4. ____ boundaries is where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  5. a ____ sometimes move, float, and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches
  6. a high sea wave caused by submarine landscapes, earthquakes, or other disturbances is called a ____.
  7. the sideways and downwards motion of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate is called ____
  8. transfer of heat by the circulation of the heated parts of a liquid or gas

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

Plate Tectonics Crossworld Puzzle 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics Crossworld Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when plates move sideways against eachother
  2. when two plates move away from each other
  3. theory that the continents move from plates moving
  4. transfer heat through liquids or gases
  5. a series of rift valleys underwater
  6. shaking and movement of the ground
  7. a huge ocean caused by a sudden shift on the ocean floor
  8. the border between two tectonic plates
Down
  1. when two plates collide
  2. states that the earth's outer rlayer, lithosphere is broken into large slabs called plates
  3. movement of two oceanic plates away from each other at a divergent plate boundary
  4. theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates
  5. a valley
  6. when a plate sinks under another plate

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