plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-13

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

Plate tectonics 2022-09-18

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

Plate tectonics 2024-02-14

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

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

Tectonic Plates Holiday Crossword 2023-12-18

Tectonic Plates Holiday Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. landform that is created due to transform plate boundaries.
  2. this type of boundary pushes plates apart from each other.
  3. this type of boundary forms mountains.
  4. landform that is often created due to convergent plate boundaries uplifting.
  5. this specific plate is currently located above the Indian plate.
  6. describes where one tectonic plate ends and another one starts.
  7. examples of these are the North American and South American plates.
  8. this is a specific type of natural disaster that often occurs during the movement of tectonic plates.
  9. this specific plate is where polar bears can be located.
  10. this specific plate is technically its own island.
Down
  1. landform that is often created due to divergent plate boundaries.
  2. this specific plate is constantly hot due to being on the equator and is the only plate where wild Lions are located.
  3. this specific plate is located just below the North American plate.
  4. this specific plate is connected to the Eurasian plate and is directly below.
  5. this specific plate is the one you are currently living on.
  6. this type of boundary slides plates past each other.
  7. name for the super continent that used to have all continents connected into one.

17 Clues: this type of boundary forms mountains. • this specific plate is technically its own island. • this type of boundary slides plates past each other. • this specific plate is where polar bears can be located. • this type of boundary pushes plates apart from each other. • landform that is created due to transform plate boundaries. • ...

Earth and Space 2022-10-17

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  2. :The total amount of water on the planet
  3. : the biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
  4. : where two plates move away from each other
  5. TECTONICS: a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of earths subterranean movements
  6. DRIFT: the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor
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  1. :the planet on which we live.
  2. : motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave's advance
  3. WAVES: an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion
  4. : first supercontinent named ...
  5. : the rocky outer part of Earth
  6. :shaking of the earth
  7. : an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  8. : big wave. very destructive
  9. : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm

16 Clues: :shaking of the earth • : big wave. very destructive • :the planet on which we live. • : the rocky outer part of Earth • : first supercontinent named ... • :The total amount of water on the planet • : where two plates move away from each other • TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor • : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm • ...

Bio Review, Week 1 2023-10-12

Bio Review, Week 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The _____ variable is the outcome of an experiment, or what is measured
  2. _____ are provable, while scientific theories are not.
  3. The _____ variable is what "I" test in an experiment
  4. If you see something happen the same way 99 times out of 99, you come to a _____ that something is the way it is.
  5. Something that remains the same no matter how many times you repeat an experiment
  6. True or False? Every hypothesis that is tested is proven true.
  7. Scientific theories are robust because they are based on large amounts of _____
  8. Set of moral principles/values that guide decisions made in science
  9. The _____ group is used for the purposes of comparison
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  1. Scientists aim to avoid _____ in their work.
  2. "Fake" science
  3. The _____ group is the group that receives the independent variable (is "experimented on").
  4. Scientific laws & theories change over time as new _____ comes to light.
  5. The study of the natural world.
  6. One aspect of scientific inquiry is that hypotheses are _____
  7. A well-tested explanation (ex. evolution, or plate tectonics)

16 Clues: "Fake" science • The study of the natural world. • Scientists aim to avoid _____ in their work. • The _____ variable is what "I" test in an experiment • _____ are provable, while scientific theories are not. • The _____ group is used for the purposes of comparison • One aspect of scientific inquiry is that hypotheses are _____ • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-04-13

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. FRACTURED WHERE THE ROCKS HAVE SHIFTED VERTICALLY.
  2. tectonics THE THEORY THAT THE EARTH’S CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE TO CONTAIN SEVERAL LARGE, THIN PLATES THAT MOVE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER.
  3. LARGEST INCREASE RECORDED BY STATION DURING EARTHQUAKE.
  4. THE PROCESS OF THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE COLLIDING AND DIPPING UNDERNEATH THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE.
  5. BREAKAGE OF FAULTS IN WHICH OLDER ROCKS ARE PUSHED ABOVE YOUNGER ROCKS.
  6. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT PRECEDE THE LARGE SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE.
  7. THE POINT ABOVE THE EARTH’S SURFACE VERTICALLY ABOVE THE HYPOCENTER.
  8. FRACTURE
  9. wave generated by an impulse (earthquake, explosion).
  10. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN POINTS OF EQUAL AMPLITUDE AND PHASE ON A WAVE.
  11. that shakes the ground the same and opposite direction the wave is moving.
  12. IS THE STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES AND EARTH.
  13. ZONE PLACE WHERE TWO PLATES COME TOGETHER, ONE COMING OVER THE OTHER.
  14. A FAULT THAT IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE NEAR FUTURE (last 10,000 years.)
  15. HOW FAST A POINT ON THE GROUND SHAKES AS A RESULT OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
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  1. EARTHQUAKES THAT FOLLOW THE LARGE SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE.
  2. SUDDEN SHAKING PRODUCED BY PASSAGE OF SEISMIC WAVES THROUGH THE EARTH’S ROCKS.
  3. A METHOD USED TO INCREASE VALIDITY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS, TO LOCATE THE CENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
  4. THE POINT INSIDE THE EARTH WHERE THE RUPTURE OF AN EARTHQUAKE STARTS.
  5. HAPPENS DURING EARTHQUAKE WHEN GROUND IS SHAKING
  6. A SEA WAVE OF LOCAL/DISTANT ORIGINS THAT RESULT FROM EARTHQUAKES OR VOLCANIC ISLANDS.
  7. STRIKE SLIP FAULT THAT IS HORIZONTAL SLIP BETWEEN OTHER TECTONIC ELEMENTS.
  8. IS AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETECT ON DOCUMENT EARTHQUAKES.
  9. DATA A METHOD USED TO CREATE AN IMAGE IN BOTH LAND AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, IS THEN COLLECTED FROM A FEW LOCATIONS TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE EPICENTER
  10. shakes the ground perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  11. ROCK DEFORMATION PROCESSES AND STRUCTURES THAT OCCUR OVER THE LITHOSPHERE.
  12. THE NUMBER OF THE SIZE OF AN EARTHQUAKE. MEASURED BY MAXIMUM MOTION OF EARTHQUAKE.

27 Clues: FRACTURE • IS THE STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES AND EARTH. • HAPPENS DURING EARTHQUAKE WHEN GROUND IS SHAKING • FRACTURED WHERE THE ROCKS HAVE SHIFTED VERTICALLY. • wave generated by an impulse (earthquake, explosion). • LARGEST INCREASE RECORDED BY STATION DURING EARTHQUAKE. • IS AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETECT ON DOCUMENT EARTHQUAKES. • ...

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics 2021-03-09

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat transfer in liquids and gases
  2. plates moving away from each other
  3. shaking of the earth due to rapid release of energy
Down
  1. mammal-like reptile during Triassic
  2. plates moving towards each other
  3. earthquake waves
  4. all earth
  5. plume column off rising magma
  6. outermost layer of the earth
  7. below the epicenter

10 Clues: all earth • earthquake waves • below the epicenter • outermost layer of the earth • plume column off rising magma • plates moving towards each other • heat transfer in liquids and gases • plates moving away from each other • mammal-like reptile during Triassic • shaking of the earth due to rapid release of energy

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-07

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that is housed in the mantle and creates convection currents
  2. When two boundaries move away from each other
  3. When a plate subducts under a denser plate
  4. Currents that happen in the magma help move tectonic plates
Down
  1. A mountain range that was formed by two tectonic plates colliding
  2. A path along the Pacific ocean made up of volcanoes, Most earthquakes happen here
  3. This happens when divergent boundaries move apart they create a ______
  4. When two boundaries move in opposite directions
  5. When two boundaries collide
  6. A rock that forms the ocean floor

10 Clues: When two boundaries collide • A rock that forms the ocean floor • When a plate subducts under a denser plate • When two boundaries move away from each other • When two boundaries move in opposite directions • Currents that happen in the magma help move tectonic plates • A mountain range that was formed by two tectonic plates colliding • ...

What Are Plate Tectonics? 2022-05-02

What Are Plate Tectonics? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust less dense and thick
  2. When the continents were touching
  3. Unevenly heated by Earth's core
  4. Crust It is made of igneous rocks and minerals
  5. Covered by a layer of rock
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  1. A break in Earth's crust due to movement
  2. Boundary Move towards each other
  3. Boundary Slide past each other
  4. Boundary Move away from each other
  5. Waves Energy Waves that travel out

10 Clues: Crust less dense and thick • Covered by a layer of rock • Boundary Slide past each other • Unevenly heated by Earth's core • Boundary Move towards each other • When the continents were touching • Boundary Move away from each other • Waves Energy Waves that travel out • A break in Earth's crust due to movement • Crust It is made of igneous rocks and minerals

Plate Tectonics Chapter 1 2023-05-15

Plate Tectonics Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of crust is less dense and thick
  2. he lives in a pineapple under sea
  3. when plates slide past each other and grind, this happens
  4. this was Mr. V's 6th grade teacher
  5. earth's surface is covered by a layer of rock with this name. It sounds delicious.
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  1. crust is the top layer of this
  2. this type of rock makes up oceanic crust
  3. this type of crust is dense and thin
  4. there are this many large tectonic plates
  5. tectonic ______ are are large slabs of earth. they also sound like a big dinner

10 Clues: crust is the top layer of this • he lives in a pineapple under sea • this was Mr. V's 6th grade teacher • this type of crust is dense and thin • this type of rock makes up oceanic crust • there are this many large tectonic plates • this type of crust is less dense and thick • when plates slide past each other and grind, this happens • ...

Plate Tectonics Divergent Landforms 2023-07-31

Plate Tectonics Divergent Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name the plate which the Great Rift Valley is found.
  2. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is formed as a result of the divergence of North American and the ________plates.
  3. Forces can which spilt plates into two.
Down
  1. ___________ striping is one evidence which supports the plate tectonic theory..
  2. Due to divergence, the African Plate is slowly being spilt apart into the African (Nubian) and the African ( ________) plates.
  3. One example of the volcanoes formed on the Great Rift Valley is mount__________
  4. Magma rises through the ____ formed by divergent plates.
  5. Under divergent plates, magma _________.
  6. Elongated and elevated landform formed as a result of diverging plates
  7. __________polarity is when the magnetic North points toward the Geographic North.

10 Clues: Forces can which spilt plates into two. • Under divergent plates, magma _________. • Name the plate which the Great Rift Valley is found. • Magma rises through the ____ formed by divergent plates. • Elongated and elevated landform formed as a result of diverging plates • ___________ striping is one evidence which supports the plate tectonic theory.. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Move around on Earth's surface, moved by convection currents in the mantle
  2. Heating method that causes the tectonic plates to move
  3. Boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  4. Scientist that first introduced the idea of continental drift
  5. Super-continent that is believed to have existed LONG ago
  6. Boundary where 2 plates slide past each other moving opposite directions
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  1. Occurs when a less dense plate is forced under the other at a convergent boundary.
  2. Boundary where 2 plates push against each other directly
  3. Number of plates the surface is broken into (word form)
  4. Rises from below surface causing sea floor spreading

10 Clues: Boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • Rises from below surface causing sea floor spreading • Heating method that causes the tectonic plates to move • Number of plates the surface is broken into (word form) • Boundary where 2 plates push against each other directly • Super-continent that is believed to have existed LONG ago • ...

Plate tectonics by Thun 👍🏻 2023-03-28

Plate tectonics by Thun 👍🏻 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oceanic plate vs Continental plate
  2. 7.81 magnitude case study that we did
  3. Very hot air that killed most people in the pompeii
  4. Location directly above the point where Earthquake happen
  5. Gas that are released from subduction (mainly)
  6. Mud + ash + water
  7. Continental vs continental plate
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  1. 2 plate slide against each other
  2. Flat volcano
  3. Most aggressive type of volcano
  4. Location beneath the vent of the volcano where stored the hot liquid
  5. Capital of Nepal
  6. Oceanic plate go under the continental plate
  7. Exact location where earthquake happen

14 Clues: Flat volcano • Capital of Nepal • Mud + ash + water • Most aggressive type of volcano • 2 plate slide against each other • Continental vs continental plate • Oceanic plate vs Continental plate • 7.81 magnitude case study that we did • Exact location where earthquake happen • Oceanic plate go under the continental plate • Gas that are released from subduction (mainly) • ...

Science 7B L1 Plate Tectonics 2023-01-09

Science 7B L1 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot air or liquids rise above cooler air or liquids
  2. technology that uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
  3. hypothesis explaining how the ocean floor forms and how continents can drift
  4. sections of Earth’s crust that move around on the mantle
  5. location where two lithospheric plates move apart
  6. area where two lithospheric plates come together and one sinks beneath the other
  7. long deep ocean canyons
  8. the sinking of one plate beneath another
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  1. long mountain range on the ocean floor formed by magma at divergent boundaries.
  2. location where two lithospheric plates slide past one another in opposite directions
  3. large landmass when all of the continents were connected together
  4. boundary: location where two lithospheric plates come together
  5. theory that Earth’s surface is divided into lithospheric plates that move over the planet’s surface
  6. Wegener’s hypothesis that the continents move over Earth’s surface

14 Clues: long deep ocean canyons • the sinking of one plate beneath another • location where two lithospheric plates move apart • hot air or liquids rise above cooler air or liquids • technology that uses sound waves to map the ocean floor • sections of Earth’s crust that move around on the mantle • boundary: location where two lithospheric plates come together • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
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  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
Down
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 2 Vocab 2021-09-01

Lesson 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the process of depositing, or dropping, eroded material
  2. molten rock from inside earth
  3. a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
  4. when day and night are equal in length
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  1. a process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
  2. earthquakes faults, often near the boundaries between places
  3. tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates
  4. a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other

8 Clues: molten rock from inside earth • when day and night are equal in length • a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces • is the process of depositing, or dropping, eroded material • earthquakes faults, often near the boundaries between places • a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-15

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries collide
  2. Hot fluid stored inside of a volcano
  3. Earth's liquid iron layer surrounding the inner core
  4. Hot molten rock inside of volcanoes
  5. A formation caused by a collision of two plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other
  6. A spreading in Earth's lithosphere caused by the divergent plate boundary
  7. Earth's partially molten layer and tectonic plates move because of it's molten
  8. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries move away from each other
  9. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries slip past each other
  10. Fine particles blown from the eruption of volcanoes
  11. a rock formation that has been broken by the movement of tectonic plates
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  1. A lava infused rock caused by the Convergent Plate boundary
  2. A path along the pacific coast characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  3. A huge slab of rock constantly moving along the Earth
  4. Sets of waves that travel through earth, usually generated by tectonic plate movements
  5. An instrument that measures details of earthquakes, such as force
  6. Earth's deepest layer
  7. The action of a volcano exploding
  8. Earth's outermost shell
  9. A shaking motion in the ground caused by the Convergent boundary

20 Clues: Earth's deepest layer • Earth's outermost shell • The action of a volcano exploding • Hot molten rock inside of volcanoes • Hot fluid stored inside of a volcano • Fine particles blown from the eruption of volcanoes • Earth's liquid iron layer surrounding the inner core • A huge slab of rock constantly moving along the Earth • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

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

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

science 2016-06-14

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

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-29

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ is hot rock below the Earth's surface.
  2. A ______ boundary is when two plates slide away/divide from each other.
  3. A __________ is another result from a divergent plate boundary and contains many underwater mountains.
  4. ______ is when the more dense plate slides below the less dense plate.
  5. A ______ boundary forms mountains when the plates are equally dense.
  6. ________ are results of transform boundaries and cause landslides and tsunamis.
Down
  1. A __________ forms at a divergent plate boundary where magma escapes from.
  2. This place houses magma and convection currents.
  3. A ______ is a place on land or underwater where hot rock erupts from a magma chamber.
  4. A ______ boundary is when two tectonic plates slide past each other.

10 Clues: ______ is hot rock below the Earth's surface. • This place houses magma and convection currents. • A ______ boundary is when two tectonic plates slide past each other. • A ______ boundary forms mountains when the plates are equally dense. • ______ is when the more dense plate slides below the less dense plate. • ...

Rock Cycle/Plate Tectonics 2021-11-02

Rock Cycle/Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process by which eroded materials are dropped, or laid down
  2. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  3. fragments of weathered rock
  4. the theory that describes how Earth's outer layer is made up of moving plates
  5. large moving pieces that make up Earth's surface
Down
  1. process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another
  2. the process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical or chemical processes
  3. rock formed from cooling lava
  4. rocks formed from sediments that are compacted or cemented together by new minerals
  5. rock formed when existing rock is exposed to large changes in temperature, pressure, or both

10 Clues: fragments of weathered rock • rock formed from cooling lava • large moving pieces that make up Earth's surface • process by which eroded materials are dropped, or laid down • the theory that describes how Earth's outer layer is made up of moving plates • rocks formed from sediments that are compacted or cemented together by new minerals • ...

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries 2023-03-03

Plate Tectonics and Boundaries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occurs during a divergent boundary
  2. Forms during a transform boundary
  3. Affects what happens during a convergent boundary
  4. Most common in the geologically active plate boundaries
  5. An extremely hot liquid under Earth’s surface
Down
  1. When two tectonic plates collide and overlap
  2. When two tectonic plates move away from each other in opposite directions
  3. A new version of this is generated during a divergent boundary
  4. When two tectonic plates move past each other
  5. Causes tectonic plates to move

10 Clues: Causes tectonic plates to move • Forms during a transform boundary • Occurs during a divergent boundary • When two tectonic plates collide and overlap • When two tectonic plates move past each other • An extremely hot liquid under Earth’s surface • Affects what happens during a convergent boundary • Most common in the geologically active plate boundaries • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle - Selina 2021-04-06

Plate Tectonics Puzzle - Selina crossword puzzle
Across
  1. At this type of boundary rocks are broken as they grind past each other
  2. Plate that pulls apart
  3. When one convergent plate is more dense than the other
Down
  1. Shaking of the ground that occur when two plates grind past each other
  2. Are vents in the earth's crust through which molten
  3. plates that pull together or overlap
  4. Inner core of the earth
  5. Lava
  6. The area that marks the tectonic plate.
  7. Valley that occurs at a divergent boundary .

10 Clues: Lava • Inner core of the earth • Plate that pulls apart • plates that pull together or overlap • The area that marks the tectonic plate. • Valley that occurs at a divergent boundary . • Are vents in the earth's crust through which molten • When one convergent plate is more dense than the other • Shaking of the ground that occur when two plates grind past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-27

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by Divergent Boundaries
  2. What moves the plates together or apart by traveling through the mantle
  3. When two plates rub against each other
  4. An indicator to where the Earth's plates have cracked and moved
  5. molten rock found underneath the Earth's surface that eventually creates new land
  6. When two plates move towards each other
Down
  1. When two plates move apart from each other
  2. When a denser plate slides under a less dense plate and sinks into the mantle
  3. Form when two plates collide and build up material (hint: Himalayas)
  4. Caused by Convergent Boundaries and erupt periodically

10 Clues: Caused by Divergent Boundaries • When two plates rub against each other • When two plates move towards each other • When two plates move apart from each other • Caused by Convergent Boundaries and erupt periodically • An indicator to where the Earth's plates have cracked and moved • Form when two plates collide and build up material (hint: Himalayas) • ...

Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics 2022-05-02

Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slow-moving subterrainian large landmass
  2. the part of the interior of earth
  3. a slow movement of the continents
  4. the solid part of a celestial body
  5. the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid
  6. the central part of earth or sun
Down
  1. a fracture in the crust of a planet
  2. fused or liquefied by heat
  3. a zone that lies beneath the lithosphere
  4. the part of the earth's atmosphere

10 Clues: fused or liquefied by heat • the central part of earth or sun • the part of the interior of earth • a slow movement of the continents • the part of the earth's atmosphere • the solid part of a celestial body • a fracture in the crust of a planet • slow-moving subterrainian large landmass • a zone that lies beneath the lithosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes 2023-11-02

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates separate and magma rises
  2. volcanoes that are made of layers of tephra and hardened lava
  3. volcanoes that have steep sides
  4. extremally hot liquid formed from melted igneous rock
  5. volcanoes that have quiet eruptions and gently sloping sides
  6. rocks and lave that are ejected by volcanoes
Down
  1. two plates crash into one another, form mountains
  2. opening in the Earth in which magma can escape
  3. plates slide past one another and can cause earthquakes
  4. mouth of the volcano that surrounds the vent

10 Clues: volcanoes that have steep sides • two plates separate and magma rises • mouth of the volcano that surrounds the vent • rocks and lave that are ejected by volcanoes • opening in the Earth in which magma can escape • two plates crash into one another, form mountains • extremally hot liquid formed from melted igneous rock • ...

plate tectonics by bri 2023-09-08

plate tectonics by bri crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of earth in between the crust and the core
  2. is like the hard shell of the Earth, made up of the crust and upper mantle
  3. the thin and solid outermost layer of earth
  4. the melted part of the mantle
  5. when two plates collide
Down
  1. a supercontinent containing all earths continents
  2. when plates pull apart
  3. when two plates past each other
  4. the central part of earth,made of 2 parts
  5. when a denser plate sinks below a less denser

10 Clues: when plates pull apart • when two plates collide • the melted part of the mantle • when two plates past each other • the central part of earth,made of 2 parts • the thin and solid outermost layer of earth • when a denser plate sinks below a less denser • a supercontinent containing all earths continents • the layer of earth in between the crust and the core • ...

Plate Tectonics Task Cards 2024-01-28

Plate Tectonics Task Cards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thin, outermost shell of the Earth that is typically 3 to 46 miles thick
  2. Hot, liquid rock under the earth's surface
  3. A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through and collect
  4. Water found underground in the spaces and cracks within earth materials
  5. Hot, liquid rock on earth's surface
  6. Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies
Down
  1. Layers of hardened sediment
  2. A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater
  3. Innermost and hottest 7320 F*, 800 miles thick, solid sphere of iron and nickel
  4. Middle and largest layer of the earth, 1800 miles thick, made of oxygen, silicon, and magnesium

10 Clues: Layers of hardened sediment • Hot, liquid rock on earth's surface • Hot, liquid rock under the earth's surface • A rock layer that restricts the flow of groundwater • Rock that forms when magma or lava cools and solidifies • A rock layer that allows groundwater to flow through and collect • Water found underground in the spaces and cracks within earth materials • ...

What Makes a World Habitable? 2021-04-15

What Makes a World Habitable? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Life requires this liquid to be available.
  2. This molecule of life requires a temperature range that is not too hot or not too cold.
  3. Earth and Mars have very similar chemical ________ (ingredients).
  4. Earth's atmosphere is a great insulator for temperatures, provides certain nutrients, and even provides a magnetic and chemical ______ for life.
  5. Comparing Earth to this neighbor.
  6. Our home planet.
  7. Earth's average surface ______ is 15 degrees Celsius.
  8. Many processes exist on Earth to ____ nutrients such as plate tectonics.
Down
  1. Earth's water exists in all three states creating this.
  2. This provides important protection and a source of biochemicals.
  3. Water on mars almost always exists in this state.
  4. Mars in on the edge of this zone.
  5. Mars' atmosphere is too thin to insulate or protect the surface and is mostly made of this gas.
  6. They make almost all of the food chains on Earth possible.
  7. Mars's average surface temperature is far below _______.
  8. Organisms need light, heat, or chemicals to gain this to live.

16 Clues: Our home planet. • Mars in on the edge of this zone. • Comparing Earth to this neighbor. • Life requires this liquid to be available. • Water on mars almost always exists in this state. • Earth's average surface ______ is 15 degrees Celsius. • Earth's water exists in all three states creating this. • Mars's average surface temperature is far below _______. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2017-02-09

Plate Tectonics Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are deep, under water trough created by one plate sub-ducting
  2. movement of continents
  3. An underwater mountain chain
  4. molten material adds new oceanic crust
  5. An area of many fractured pieces of crust
Down
  1. Are made of layers of rocks that are folded
  2. Where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  3. Super continent
  4. A curved line of volcanoes
  5. blocks of crust move up or down against faults
  6. When large regions rise vertically
  7. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field
  8. a magnetic field that is the same right now
  9. earth's magnetic field to the opposite polarity

14 Clues: Super continent • movement of continents • A curved line of volcanoes • An underwater mountain chain • When large regions rise vertically • molten material adds new oceanic crust • An area of many fractured pieces of crust • Are made of layers of rocks that are folded • a magnetic field that is the same right now • blocks of crust move up or down against faults • ...

Continental drift 2024-02-02

Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading,
  2. Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics
Down
  1. plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s outer crust are in constant motion
  3. The boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past each other

5 Clues: Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading, • Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics • plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains • The boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past each other • The theory that pieces of Earth’s outer crust are in constant motion

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

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

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

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

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

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

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

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

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

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

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

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

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-30

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convergent The direction of movement is colliding into each other, creates mountain buildings
  2. Transform The direction of movement, is sliding past eachother, creates earthquakes, and fault lines
Down
  1. Divergent The direction of movement is apart, or dividing, continental rift valleys, and oceanic seafloor spreading
  2. Magma Plate movement that is caused by convection currents in the molten rock, or magma.
  3. rift Mid ocean ridges and rift valleys occur at divergent boundaries

5 Clues: rift Mid ocean ridges and rift valleys occur at divergent boundaries • Magma Plate movement that is caused by convection currents in the molten rock, or magma. • Convergent The direction of movement is colliding into each other, creates mountain buildings • Transform The direction of movement, is sliding past eachother, creates earthquakes, and fault lines • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-08-30

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-21

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two tectonic plates that move away from each other
  2. two tectonic plate sslide right by each other
Down
  1. two tectonic plates come toughter or overlap
  2. Something that makes valleys ocur
  3. something that housed in the mantle and the layer below the crust

5 Clues: Something that makes valleys ocur • two tectonic plates come toughter or overlap • two tectonic plate sslide right by each other • two tectonic plates that move away from each other • something that housed in the mantle and the layer below the crust

Plate Tectonics 2024-03-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist that examines rock to learn about Earth's history
  2. Deep cracks in the Earth's crust
  3. Magma pushes stretches or pushes on plates, causing ________
Down
  1. The hot, melted rock that pushes on plates
  2. The squeezing or pushing together of plates

5 Clues: Deep cracks in the Earth's crust • The hot, melted rock that pushes on plates • The squeezing or pushing together of plates • scientist that examines rock to learn about Earth's history • Magma pushes stretches or pushes on plates, causing ________

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-02

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rocks
  2. The outermost rigid layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and uppermost mantle
  3. The innermost layer of the Earth
  4. The vibration of the Earth due to the release of tremendous energy
  5. Mt. Mayon
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. A scientific theory describing the large-scale motion lithospheric plates
  2. The break in the rock along which movement has occurred
  3. A line that marks the limit of an area
  4. Earth's crust that is thinner but denser

10 Clues: Mt. Mayon • Molten rocks • The innermost layer of the Earth • the outermost layer of the Earth • A line that marks the limit of an area • Earth's crust that is thinner but denser • The break in the rock along which movement has occurred • The vibration of the Earth due to the release of tremendous energy • ...

Plate Tectonics Puzzle - Selina 2021-04-06

Plate Tectonics Puzzle - Selina crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shaking of the ground that occur when two plates grind past each other
  2. When one convergent plate is more dense than the other
  3. The area that marks the tectonic plate.
  4. Inner core of the earth
  5. Valley that occurs at a divergent boundary .
Down
  1. At this type of boundary rocks are broken as they grind past each other
  2. Plate that pulls apart
  3. Are vents in the earth's crust through which molten
  4. plates that pull together or overlap
  5. Lava

10 Clues: Lava • Plate that pulls apart • Inner core of the earth • plates that pull together or overlap • The area that marks the tectonic plate. • Valley that occurs at a divergent boundary . • Are vents in the earth's crust through which molten • When one convergent plate is more dense than the other • Shaking of the ground that occur when two plates grind past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-14

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The most hottest and thickest layer of the Earth.
  2. The second thickest layer of the Earth.
  3. The upper half of the upper mantle.
  4. The liquid layer before the Earth's actual core.
  5. The layer after the crust.
Down
  1. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  2. The planet we live on.
  3. The whole actual layer of the crust.
  4. The Earth's center core.
  5. The bottom half of the mantle layer.

10 Clues: The planet we live on. • The Earth's center core. • The layer after the crust. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • The upper half of the upper mantle. • The whole actual layer of the crust. • The bottom half of the mantle layer. • The second thickest layer of the Earth. • The liquid layer before the Earth's actual core. • The most hottest and thickest layer of the Earth.

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-07

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that is housed in the mantle and creates convection currents
  2. When two boundaries move away from each other
  3. When a plate subducts under a denser plate
  4. Currents that happen in the magma help move tectonic plates
Down
  1. A mountain range that was formed by two tectonic plates colliding
  2. A path along the Pacific ocean made up of volcanoes, Most earthquakes happen here
  3. This happens when divergent boundaries move apart they create a ______
  4. When two boundaries move in opposite directions
  5. When two boundaries collide
  6. A rock that forms the ocean floor

10 Clues: When two boundaries collide • A rock that forms the ocean floor • When a plate subducts under a denser plate • When two boundaries move away from each other • When two boundaries move in opposite directions • Currents that happen in the magma help move tectonic plates • A mountain range that was formed by two tectonic plates colliding • ...

science vocb 2013-09-18

science vocb crossword puzzle
Across
  1. =a supercontinent comprising all the continental crust of the earth
  2. waves = are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers
  3. =the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. tectonics =a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  5. =the transfer of heat energy
  6. waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers
  7. =the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact
  8. boundary = is known as a destructive plate boundary, wich is an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  9. =the crust is the outermost solid shell
  10. =the energy transmitted in this way, as heat, light
  11. boundary = is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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  1. = a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet
  2. = below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  3. spreading = a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  4. = 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
  5. core = one of the Earth's liquid layer
  6. core =is a primarily solid ball

17 Clues: =the transfer of heat energy • core =is a primarily solid ball • core = one of the Earth's liquid layer • =the crust is the outermost solid shell • =the energy transmitted in this way, as heat, light • = a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet • spreading = a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers • ...

Geologic History and Geologic Events 2014-03-02

Geologic History and Geologic Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the portion of Earths crust composed mainly of low-density siliceous
  2. rocks that form from magma below the surface
  3. rocks have mineral composition between those of basaltic and granitic rocks
  4. a scientific theory that the Earths surface is made of very large sections that move very slowly
  5. remains of species that existed on Earth for short periods of time
Down
  1. 75% of rocks exposed at the surface are
  2. to move toward one point and join together
  3. is located at depths ranging from near the surface to about 150km below the surface
  4. pumice,obsidian,scoria are examples of
  5. Remains, imprints, traces of prehistoric organisms

10 Clues: pumice,obsidian,scoria are examples of • 75% of rocks exposed at the surface are • to move toward one point and join together • rocks that form from magma below the surface • Remains, imprints, traces of prehistoric organisms • remains of species that existed on Earth for short periods of time • is the portion of Earths crust composed mainly of low-density siliceous • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  5. The lithosphere is divided into pieces

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Form when two plates collide
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Plate tectonics 2017-10-16

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a bone or rock from a long long time ago
  2. rocks fall in and go back to mantle
  3. a "mountain range" in the middle of oceans that spew out lava
Down
  1. a scientist who founded the idea of the continents moving
  2. a super continent from around 200- 300 million years ago

5 Clues: rocks fall in and go back to mantle • a bone or rock from a long long time ago • a super continent from around 200- 300 million years ago • a scientist who founded the idea of the continents moving • a "mountain range" in the middle of oceans that spew out lava

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
Down
  1. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  2. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
  3. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.

5 Clues: the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench • a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust • the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle • ...

Plate tectonics 2022-02-02

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

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

Plate tectonics 2022-11-01

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates slide past each other
  2. When 2 plates slide towards each other
Down
  1. a mountain range in a body of water
  2. a valley in the earths surface
  3. when 2 plates side away from each other

5 Clues: a valley in the earths surface • a mountain range in a body of water • when 2 plates slide past each other • When 2 plates slide towards each other • when 2 plates side away from each other

Plate Tectonics 2022-11-03

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two tectonic plates that crash together
  2. Two tectonic plates that grind past each other
Down
  1. Two tectonic plates that separate
  2. An underwater chain of mountains or volcanoes.
  3. Hot molten rock under the earths surface

5 Clues: Two tectonic plates that separate • Two tectonic plates that crash together • Hot molten rock under the earths surface • An underwater chain of mountains or volcanoes. • Two tectonic plates that grind past each other

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2021-02-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. liquid rock
  2. tectonic plates come together
  3. tectonic plates moving away
  4. valley occur at D boundaries
Down
  1. caused plate movements
  2. tectonic plates come together

6 Clues: liquid rock • caused plate movements • tectonic plates moving away • valley occur at D boundaries • tectonic plates come together • tectonic plates come together

PLATE TECTONICS 2022-09-24

PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. puppy
  2. chick
Down
  1. pony
  2. duckling
  3. kitten

5 Clues: pony • puppy • chick • kitten • duckling

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-13

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

Plate tectonics 2023-03-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slides past each other
  2. what is the biggest plate tectonic
  3. pushes towards each other
Down
  1. always near earthquakes
  2. pulls away from each other

5 Clues: slides past each other • always near earthquakes • pushes towards each other • pulls away from each other • what is the biggest plate tectonic

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02

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

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

Plate tectonics 2023-08-07

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called
  2. geological features are formed when two tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other
  3. The famous San Andreas Fault in California is an example
Down
  1. where two tectonic plates move apart and is responsible for mid-fidge formation
  2. the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates

5 Clues: Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called • The famous San Andreas Fault in California is an example • the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates • where two tectonic plates move apart and is responsible for mid-fidge formation • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valleys occur at divergent boundaries.
  2. is where two tectonic plates come together, or converge, and overlap
  3. molten rock
Down
  1. At this type of boundary, rocks are broken as the plates grind past each The Plate Boundaries – Part 2 other,
  2. there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions.

5 Clues: molten rock • valleys occur at divergent boundaries. • is where two tectonic plates come together, or converge, and overlap • there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions. • At this type of boundary, rocks are broken as the plates grind past each The Plate Boundaries – Part 2 other,

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2024-05-10

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

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

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. Two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Two plates move away from each other
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
Down
  1. Form when two plates collide
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  5. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

lesson 2 vocab 2021-09-01

lesson 2 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a hot lava under earths surface.
  2. when day and night are equal length.On September 23 the sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator.
  3. breaking down rocks or dissolving minerals
  4. soil and rocks are added to the land form.
Down
  1. a point where days are longest in one hemisphere and shorter n the other about December 21 the south pole is tilted closest to the sun.
  2. tectonics a massive shape of rock.tectonics are when earths crust is deformed.
  3. a zone of two blocks of rock.
  4. warn away from natural recourse's like water or wind.

8 Clues: a zone of two blocks of rock. • is a hot lava under earths surface. • breaking down rocks or dissolving minerals • soil and rocks are added to the land form. • warn away from natural recourse's like water or wind. • tectonics a massive shape of rock.tectonics are when earths crust is deformed. • ...

Earth surface movement 2022-10-10

Earth surface movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
  2. is the process that changes the composition of rocks
  3. Molten rock beneath the earth surface
Down
  1. A crack or fracture in the earth's crust along which movement occurs
  2. tectonics It states that earth's surface is broken into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  3. The circulation within the fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  4. is the process of breaking down rocks without changing the composition
  5. is the downhill movement of large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity

8 Clues: Molten rock beneath the earth surface • is the process that changes the composition of rocks • Partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere • A crack or fracture in the earth's crust along which movement occurs • is the process of breaking down rocks without changing the composition • ...

Plate Tectonics Lesson 7-14 Review 2023-06-05

Plate Tectonics Lesson 7-14 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. formed 300 million years ago
  2. to break down & scatter
  3. formed 470 million years ago
  4. rate at which mountains shrink
  5. to build up
  6. South America and _________ were once together
  7. when two plates do this they form mountains
  8. older rock is found ________ younger rock
  9. mountain that is created through a constructive process
  10. rate at which mountains grow
Down
  1. evidence we can find that proves plates were once together
  2. majorly responsible for separating Pangea
  3. opening in Earth's crust
  4. more dense plate found under large bodies of water
  5. less dense plate found under continents/land
  6. original supercontinent
  7. younger rock is found _________ older rock
  8. mountain that has two rates at equilibrium
  9. process that moves oceanic plates below continental plates

19 Clues: to build up • original supercontinent • to break down & scatter • opening in Earth's crust • formed 300 million years ago • formed 470 million years ago • rate at which mountains grow • rate at which mountains shrink • majorly responsible for separating Pangea • older rock is found ________ younger rock • younger rock is found _________ older rock • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-12-07

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other
  2. The study of planet Earth
  3. A section of the lithosphere that moves across the asthenosphere
  4. The solid layer made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  2. The layer of hot, solid material between the crust and core of Earth
  3. A great landmass surrounded by oceans

7 Clues: The study of planet Earth • A great landmass surrounded by oceans • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • A section of the lithosphere that moves across the asthenosphere • a break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other • The layer of hot, solid material between the crust and core of Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2022-03-14

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates are moving towards each other, we refer to them as ________ plate boundaries.
  2. This crust has the same density throughout. When these plates come together, they push one another up, forming mountains.
  3. Plates extend deep into the Earth's ______.
  4. This determines whether the plates will either be forced over or under another plate.
Down
  1. The edges of Earth's plates meet at plate ________.
  2. This crust can form a trench at a subduction zone.
  3. When two plates slide past one another in opposite directions, this is called a ______ boundary.

7 Clues: Plates extend deep into the Earth's ______. • This crust can form a trench at a subduction zone. • The edges of Earth's plates meet at plate ________. • This determines whether the plates will either be forced over or under another plate. • When two plates are moving towards each other, we refer to them as ________ plate boundaries. • ...

Plate tectonics theory 2023-06-28

Plate tectonics theory crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates are constantly ______
  2. plates move away from each other at this boundary
  3. a type of tectonic landform
  4. a type of tectonic phenomena
Down
  1. contains the crust and uppermost mantle
  2. occurs in between core and crust
  3. plates move away from each other at this boundary
  4. number of layers in Earth's structure

8 Clues: a type of tectonic landform • a type of tectonic phenomena • occurs in between core and crust • tectonic plates are constantly ______ • number of layers in Earth's structure • contains the crust and uppermost mantle • plates move away from each other at this boundary • plates move away from each other at this boundary

Geology 2023-05-08

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Molten rock that erupts from a volcano and cools on the Earth's surface.
  2. - The study of rock layers and their formation, used to determine the geologic history of an area.
  3. - A landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes, and underground streams, formed by the dissolution of limestone or other soluble rock.
  4. - The remains or traces of a once-living organism, preserved in sedimentary rock.
  5. - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits.
  6. - A large, circular depression in a volcano's summit, formed by the collapse of the volcano after a large eruption.
  7. - A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
  8. - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.
Down
  1. - The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed mostly of solid rock that flows over long periods of time.
  2. - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics.
  3. - A coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
  4. - A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide.
  5. - A rock or mineral that contains a valuable substance that can be mined and processed for economic gain.
  6. - Small particles of rock, soil, or organic matter that accumulate in layers and form sedimentary rocks.
  7. - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years.

15 Clues: - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred. • - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. • - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics. • - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2017-02-09

Plate Tectonics Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are made of layers of rocks that are folded
  2. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field
  3. When large regions rise vertically
  4. earth's magnetic field to the opposite polarity
  5. a magnetic field that is the same right now
  6. blocks of crust move up or down against faults
  7. Super continent
  8. A curved line of volcanoes
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  1. An underwater mountain chain
  2. movement of continents
  3. molten material adds new oceanic crust
  4. Where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. An area of many fractured pieces of crust
  6. Are deep, under water trough created by one plate sub-ducting

14 Clues: Super continent • movement of continents • A curved line of volcanoes • An underwater mountain chain • When large regions rise vertically • molten material adds new oceanic crust • An area of many fractured pieces of crust • Are made of layers of rocks that are folded • a magnetic field that is the same right now • blocks of crust move up or down against faults • ...