plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate tectonics By Million Roberts 2022-05-17

Plate tectonics By Million Roberts crossword puzzle
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  1. a specialist in the history of the earth recorded in rocks
  2. with respect to chemistry
  3. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean
  4. use again after processing
  5. a search of knowledge
  6. having undergone transformation by pressure,heat,etc.
  7. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  8. relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
  9. a rigid layer of the earths crust
  10. a single thickness of some substance or material
  11. a large continuous extent of land
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  1. of or relating to or based on geology
  2. a fissure in the earth crust
  3. the branch and geology studying the folding and the faulting
  4. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  5. characteristic of a stage performance
  6. recognize as being
  7. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment
  8. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth and the moon
  9. of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon

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

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Boundaries 2025-02-04

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Boundaries crossword puzzle
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  1. a "ring" of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean where earthquakes occur.
  2. a super-continent that happened about 300 million years ago when all continents were combined.
  3. currents caused by convection, where hotter material rises, and cooler material sinks in a little cycle.
  4. a mountain range formed in the middle of some oceans.
  5. the theory explaining how Earth's plates move.
  6. a chain of volcanic islands.
  7. any trace of an ancient organism that is preserved in rock.
  8. when mid-ocean ridges continually add new material to the ocean floor as it pulls apart.
  9. how heat transfers when things are touching.
  10. a break in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  11. how heat travels through air and space.
  12. either oceanic plates or continental plates that collides.
  13. where the Earth's crust pulls away in a divergent boundary on land.
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  1. a volcano that results as magma erupts through the crust (usually in the middle of a plate).
  2. a mountain that has vents which shoots out lava, or hot gasses, or ashes.
  3. when the sea floor plunges into underwater canyons. The ocean crust bends downward.
  4. either oceanic plates or continental plates that pull away from each other.
  5. where plates slip past one another.
  6. Earth's solid outer shell that is broken into pieces.
  7. process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle.
  8. the idea that continents moved slowly over Earth's surface.
  9. a geologist and scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift.
  10. measure of how much mass there is in a given volume.

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

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling 2025-03-24

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling crossword puzzle
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  1. Are gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle.
  2. The reason something has occurred or is occurring.
  3. Something happening at the same time as another but does not deal with the that event.
  4. Are changes that add to the surface of the Earth.
  5. Formed by compaction and cementation of loose sediment.
  6. The outer solid shell of the Earth.
  7. A crack or fracture in the bedrock.
  8. Liquid rock below the Earth's surface.
  9. The location inside of the Earth where an earthquake originates.
  10. The hot, mostly solid portion of the Earth's interior which can flow and creep.
  11. The transportation of sediment by wind, water, or natural agents.
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  1. The process of changing shape or distorting.
  2. Earth's crust located under the ocean.
  3. A mountain or hill, typically, forming a cone shape, which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas…
  4. The point of the Earth's surface where an earthquake originates.
  5. Processes that destroy or recycle material on Earth.
  6. The relatively thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  7. Solid rock underneath deposits of sediment on the surface.
  8. Solid Material such as rocks, minerals, and remains of plants and animals that can be moved and deposited.
  9. The slow movement of the Earth's materials.

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

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle #1 2023-01-27

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is solid.
  2. Word used to describe the state of the mantle.
  3. Scientist that proposed Earth's continents were once joined together in one single land mass
  4. The process of plates sliding past each other in opposite directions. This can be found at transform boundaries and results in faults.
  5. Layer of earth with the lowest temperature.
  6. This is the process of creating new oceanic crust.
  7. Earths thickest layer.
  8. These occur at transform boundary faults and can cause tremendous devastation.
  9. This is a type of heat transfer (hint: lava lamp). Some scientist believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plates.
  10. The bending and crumpling of rock. This happens at continental vs. continental convergent boundaries and results in the tallest mountains.
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  1. Theory that the continents were once as one large, single land mass.
  2. Layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid.
  3. Type of crust that is thick and contains granite.
  4. Type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move apart.
  5. These form under water (on the ocean floor) at most convergent boundaries.
  6. When one tectonic plate moves underneath another one, it's called this.
  7. This forms on land at divergent plate boundaries. There is a great one in Eastern Africa.
  8. Areas along the transform boundary created by the shearing of two pieces of crust. There is a famous one in California.
  9. These are formed under water at divergent plate boundaries. They are areas where new ocean crust is formed.
  10. Type of plate boundary where two plates collide.

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

Oceanography 2024-10-18

Oceanography crossword puzzle
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  1. WILSON another guy I FORGOT about
  2. occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plates slide beneath it
  3. tech-tonic plates move apart allowing new ocean crust to reach the surface
  4. two plates moving towards each other
  5. plates slide away from each other
  6. outside layer of earth
  7. the movement of continents
  8. tectonic plates split apart from each other
  9. Moves faster than S-wave
  10. the solid outer part of earth
  11. heat driven cycles
  12. the very hot very dense center of our planet
  13. very hard granular rock
  14. a violent and abrupt shaking of the ground
  15. Wegener Only human person in the whole cross word
  16. force of uplift or down bending exceeds mechanical strength
  17. the ability to float in water
  18. the process of heat or electricity is directly transmitted
  19. tectonics a theory explaining the structure of earths crust
  20. the method used to determine the age of a structure base
  21. mostly solid bulk of Earths interior
  22. type of sonar used for navigation
  23. the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation
  24. how compact a substance it
  25. the state of gravitational equilibrium
  26. relating to earthquakes for other vibrations of the earth crust
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  1. crust thick part of earth crust
  2. a surface of erosion
  3. measuring the physical properties
  4. a path around pacific ocean that have active volcanoes
  5. calculate an age in years for geologic materials
  6. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates Slide past one another
  7. instruments used to record the motion of the ground
  8. the lower liquid portion of the mantle
  9. gigantic continent/one land
  10. Quantitative measure of an earthquakes magnitude
  11. lateral waves that move side to side
  12. the vast super ocean
  13. form where the plate with thinner oceanic crust descends
  14. the upper layer of Earth's mantle

40 Clues: heat driven cycles • a surface of erosion • the vast super ocean • outside layer of earth • very hard granular rock • Moves faster than S-wave • the movement of continents • how compact a substance it • gigantic continent/one land • the solid outer part of earth • the ability to float in water • crust thick part of earth crust • measuring the physical properties • ...

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-21

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
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  1. Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other.
  2. Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  3. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  4. The supercontinent that existed millions of years ago, from which the current continents broke apart and drifted.
  5. (the rigid outer layer of the Earth), asthenosphere (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle), and tectonic plates (large slabs of the lithosphere) that move on the asthenosphere. The movement is driven by convection currents in the mantle, and major geological features and events like mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, subduction zones, faults, and volcanoes result from the interactions at plate boundaries: convergent, divergent, and transform.
  6. Tectonics: The scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  7. concepts
  8. Occurs when one plate sinks beneath another, often creating a trench and volcanic activity.
  9. Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted.
  10. features and events
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  1. Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other.
  2. A break in the Earth's crust where movement occurs, which can cause earthquakes.
  3. of Fire: A major belt of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean.
  4. Currents: The circular motion of the mantle's hot, less dense material rising and cooler, denser material sinking, which drives the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. Valley: A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart.
  6. of plate boundaries
  7. Spreading: Creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates diverge.
  8. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock, ash, and gases escape.
  9. Trench: A very deep valley on the ocean floor, usually formed at a subduction zone where an oceanic plate sinks beneath another.
  10. Drift: The theory that the continents were once joined and have since drifted apart.
  11. Ridge: A long, underwater mountain chain, typically a divergent boundary where new oceanic crust is formed.
  12. The soft, ductile layer of the upper mantle on which the tectonic plates move.

22 Clues: concepts • of plate boundaries • features and events • Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other. • Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other. • Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted. • Valley: A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart. • ...

Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab 2013-03-24

Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary where the tactonic plates move away from eachother to form new crust
  2. boundary where the tectonic plates move toward eachother to form new mountains
  3. drift large-scale movement of the continents
  4. magnitude scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10
  5. to change somewhat the form or qualities
  6. Hypothetical land area believed to have once connected all of earths land masses
  7. Waves a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph
  8. spreading The divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the teectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earths interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates
  9. fault Opposite of a gravity fault
  10. Scale Used to rank earthquakes
  11. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  12. Waves a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  13. Size; Extent
  14. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
  15. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  16. plates sections of the earth where the crust is split
  17. Ridges an elecated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between 2 diverging tectonic plates
  18. boundary where the tectonic plates slide against eachother to create earthquakes
  19. fault Gravity fault
  20. Perserved from the past geological age
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  1. to cut or clip
  2. trenches a deep valley at the bottom of the ocean
  3. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance
  4. fault A geologic fault in which the blocks of rock on either side of the fault slide horizontally,
  5. the reduction in volume and increase of pressure of the air
  6. The act of stretching or straining
  7. Waves a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface
  8. valley a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge
  9. a series of vibrations caused by tectonic plates rubbing against eachother
  10. a record made by a seismograph.
  11. tectonics A dozen of so of plates that make up the earths surface
  12. Scale a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from 1 to 10
  13. A defect or imperfection
  14. central point of attention

34 Clues: Size; Extent • to cut or clip • fault Gravity fault • A defect or imperfection • central point of attention • Scale Used to rank earthquakes • a record made by a seismograph. • fault Opposite of a gravity fault • The act of stretching or straining • Perserved from the past geological age • to change somewhat the form or qualities • drift large-scale movement of the continents • ...

Continental Drift vs Plate Tectonics 2021-12-01

Continental Drift vs Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Vibrations in the ground caused by Earths crust moving
  2. A lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift
  3. Evidence in the changing climates during the past
  4. The liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
  5. Earth's lithosphere is broken up into how many major plates
  6. When one plate gets pushed under another and where volcanoes form
  7. The place where two plates move apart or diverge
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move
  9. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
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  1. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Molten rock in the Earth's crust
  3. Evidence in the layers of rocks across continents
  4. How many main pieces of evidence did Wegener find to support his theory
  5. The cause of seafloor spreading
  6. The theory that continents can drift apart form on another and have in the past
  7. How many people believed Wegener's theory when he was alive?
  8. Was the first person to propose the theory of continental drift
  9. The movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  10. The outermost, rigid layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  11. The solid, dense center of the Earth
  12. Wegener's name for the super continent that existed over 250 million years ago

21 Clues: The cause of seafloor spreading • Molten rock in the Earth's crust • The solid, dense center of the Earth • The thin, outermost layer of the Earth • The place where two plates move apart or diverge • Evidence in the layers of rocks across continents • Evidence in the changing climates during the past • Vibrations in the ground caused by Earths crust moving • ...

River's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2012-12-03

River's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a large natural elevation of the earths surface
  2. sea trench hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor
  3. crust that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
  4. movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense to rise
  5. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  6. the crust and upper mantel of the earth
  7. sub sea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwelling that accompany seafloor spreading
  8. rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions
  9. is the place where two plates meet
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  1. hit with force
  2. merging
  3. upper layer of earth's mantel
  4. vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals
  5. long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust
  6. hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or surface
  7. long mountain range on the ocean floor
  8. the strength and vitality required for sustaining physical or mental activity
  9. to change in form, appearance of structure
  10. core solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core of the Earth
  11. limit

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

The Theory of Plate Tectonics 2012-12-04

The Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. A break along which the surrounding rock moves.
  2. Any change in a rocks shape or volume caused by stress.
  3. The single large ocean that surrounded Pangaea.
  4. The theory explaining why and how continents move and is the study of formation of features in Earth's crust.
  5. The theory that explains why and how continents move and is the study of the formation of features in Earth's crust.
  6. The process by which Earth's crust breaks apart.
  7. The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago.
  8. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by the sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  9. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  10. Undersea mountain ranges through the center of which run steep, narrow valleys.
  11. The layer of “plastic rock” just below the lithosphere.
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  1. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust.
  2. An area along a fault where relatively few earthquakes have occurred recently, but where strong earthquakes are known to have occurred in the past.
  3. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises to Earth's surface and solidifies at a mid-ocean ridge.
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away form each other.
  5. The solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  6. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
  7. A bend in rock layers that results from stress.
  8. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  9. The amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock.

20 Clues: A break along which the surrounding rock moves. • The single large ocean that surrounded Pangaea. • A bend in rock layers that results from stress. • The process by which Earth's crust breaks apart. • The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth's crust. • The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago. • The amount of force per unit area that acts on a rock. • ...

Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2022-12-14

Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Rising columns of hot mantle rock.
  2. The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere.
  3. Where two plates grind past each other.Lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed.
  4. thin, rocky outer layer of Earth.
  5. The central valley of a mid-ocean ridge resembling a long canyon.
  6. The continents had once been joined to form a single supercontinent.
  7. Theory of Earth’s lithospheric plates move slowly relative to each other, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  8. New ocean floor forms along Earth’s mid-ocean ridges and slowly moves outward across ocean basins.
  9. A soft, weak layer beneath the lithosphere.
  10. The continuous circular flow that occurs in a fluid because of differences in density.
  11. solid innermost layer of the Earth.
  12. A cool, rigid shell consisting of Earth’s outermost layers of crust and uppermost mantle.
  13. Where two plates move together. Lithosphere can be destroyed.
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  1. Rocks that acquire the polarity of Earth’s magnetic field at that time.
  2. Range of volcanic mountains within a continent produced in part by the subduction of oceanic lithosphere.
  3. Ocean floor returns to the mantle as it sinks beneath a deep ocean trench.
  4. liquid layer beneath the mantle containing liquid iron and generating Earth’s magnetic field.
  5. Long, steep valleys along the ocean floor.
  6. Fractures in Earth where movement has occurred.
  7. An arc-shaped chain of small volcanic islands.
  8. solid, rocky shell beneath the crust that extend to a depth of 2890 kilometers.
  9. Gravity pulls dense oceanic lithosphere down into the deep mantle.
  10. Where two of Earth’s plates move apart. Oceanic lithosphere is created here.
  11. Lithosphere is broken into several huge pieces.
  12. A system that uses sound waves to calculate the distance of an object.
  13. the boundary that separates the crust from the underlying mantle.
  14. The oceanic lithosphere slides down the asthenosphere that is elevated near mid-ocean ridges.
  15. A supercontinent meaning “all land”.
  16. A long chain of mountains extending throughout all the oceans. The longest feature on Earth’s surface.

29 Clues: thin, rocky outer layer of Earth. • Rising columns of hot mantle rock. • solid innermost layer of the Earth. • A supercontinent meaning “all land”. • Long, steep valleys along the ocean floor. • A soft, weak layer beneath the lithosphere. • An arc-shaped chain of small volcanic islands. • Fractures in Earth where movement has occurred. • ...

PLate Tectonics Earthquake Quiz Review 2022-05-13

PLate Tectonics Earthquake Quiz Review crossword puzzle
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  1. a long mountain chain on the ocean floor at divergent boundaries created by sea floor spreading
  2. Giant wave caused by and undersea Quake
  3. the large single landmass which existed about 250 million years ago
  4. The boundary where plates move away from each other;mainly under the ocean
  5. the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus
  6. the underground origin of the Earthquake
  7. the magma layer below the crust where convection current occur
  8. the outermost rock layer of the Earth
  9. circular flow of energy in the mantle caused by hot rock near the core rising towards the crust, and cooler rock near the crust sinks towards the core
  10. When plate collide creating trenches volcanoes and mountains
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  1. deepest part of the ocean; in the subduction zone
  2. the theory that states Earth was comprised of one giant landmass which has slowly drifted apart
  3. scientific theory that states the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large tectonic plates which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago
  4. at a divergent boundary where the ocean floor spreads apart
  5. the place on a convergent boundary where one plate is subducted beneath the other plate
  6. waves of energy that radiate in every direction coming from an Earthquake
  7. sudden movement of the Earth's crust causing the Earth to shake
  8. plate boundary where the plates move in opposite directions; Example San Andreas Fault
  9. a scale from 1- 10 that tells us the magnitude or intensity of the Earthquake.
  10. the area where two tectonic plates meet; earthquakes happen here

20 Clues: the outermost rock layer of the Earth • Giant wave caused by and undersea Quake • the underground origin of the Earthquake • deepest part of the ocean; in the subduction zone • the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus • at a divergent boundary where the ocean floor spreads apart • When plate collide creating trenches volcanoes and mountains • ...

Plate Tectonics By Katalina Xayavong 2018-02-19

Plate Tectonics By Katalina Xayavong crossword puzzle
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  1. An area of rock bent by stress
  2. Boundaries between plates
  3. A deep depression in the ocean floor
  4. Where plates move toward each other
  5. Where plates slide past each other
  6. The theory that seafloors crack open
  7. Split between two bodies once joined
  8. The upper layer of Earth's interior
  9. large Movable segments of the lithosphere
  10. The last layer of the earth
  11. The first layer of the earth
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  1. Super continent
  2. Where plates split
  3. The study of Earth's physical history
  4. A form of stress produced by a force
  5. The third layer of the earth
  6. Theory about the earth's surface
  7. General statement made by a hypothesis
  8. The second layer of the earth
  9. An area of fracturing between rocks

20 Clues: Super continent • Where plates split • Boundaries between plates • The last layer of the earth • The third layer of the earth • The first layer of the earth • The second layer of the earth • An area of rock bent by stress • Theory about the earth's surface • Where plates slide past each other • Where plates move toward each other • An area of fracturing between rocks • ...

Earth layers and Plate Tectonics 2018-10-04

Earth layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. when two tectonic plates meet one plates bends and slides underneath the other
  2. a valley with very steep sides formed by the moving of the earth’s surface
  3. image 3 on page 3
  4. a process in were new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in places between plates or ridges and spreads out
  5. when two tectonic plates collide
  6. a chain of volcanic islands by a deep oceanic crust
  7. when all of the continents were once joined as a super continents or a single landmass
  8. a deep narrow hole in the ground
  9. image 1 on page 1
  10. when two oceanic plates converge/collide one is usually sub-ducted under the other forming an underwater trench
  11. image 4 on page 4
  12. where the continental plate and the oceanic plate meet
  13. movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  14. theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle
  15. image 2 on page 2
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  1. a small area with hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  2. an underwater mountain range
  3. the lithosphere is divided into a small number of plates which float over the mantle
  4. when two continents meet head-on and collide the cruse tends to fold and be pushed upward
  5. the earths crust is divided into a large set of moving plates or when the plates meet
  6. image 5 on page 5
  7. when two tectonic plates slide or scrape past each other

22 Clues: image 3 on page 3 • image 5 on page 5 • image 1 on page 1 • image 4 on page 4 • image 2 on page 2 • an underwater mountain range • when two tectonic plates collide • a deep narrow hole in the ground • a chain of volcanic islands by a deep oceanic crust • movement of the continents across the earth's surface • where the continental plate and the oceanic plate meet • ...

6th- topic 4 Plate Tectonics 2023-11-08

6th- topic 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. how closely packed particles are in something
  2. scientists that study volcanoes and predict eruptions
  3. the paper showing the lines that were recoded during an earthquake
  4. this evidence for seafloor spreading shows repeating patterns of earth’s magnetic signature in the rocks
  5. Wegener thought all the continents moved apart in a process called __ __
  6. the place on the surface of earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
  7. in the ocean, at divergent boundaries, this land feature forms
  8. if the plate densities are similar along a convergent boundary, ___ may form as they crush together
  9. magma that has reached the surface is called this
  10. the forces of ___ movement cause earthquakes
  11. this scientist prosed the idea of sea floor spreading
  12. this volcano type is cone shaped and tall
  13. eruptions of a volcano where magma has a lot of silica- high silica is thick and sticky so it collects and move slowly and pressure builds up
  14. name for a collapsed volcano
  15. volcano that poses little threat but could become active
  16. stress that compresses rock
  17. this, in the mantle, is what is causing the plates to move
  18. when a rock folds and curves down like a U or V
  19. fine particles from the explosion of a volcano
  20. when is lava flowing out cracks over many years it forms this
  21. this fault is formed from shearing stress
  22. a fold in the rock that arches up
  23. a force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume
  24. this part of the earth is liquid nickel and iron
  25. this is the wall that is always on top in a fault
  26. this part of the earth is solid nickel and iron
  27. he proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  28. __ ___ ___ can form along a convergent boundary where subduction is happening
  29. Hess saw ___ ___ at mid-ocean ridge sites, they form when molten material cools quickly in water
  30. these waves during an earthquake are the most destructive- they are slow moving and a combination of P and S waves
  31. the crust is broken into pieces called ___ ___
  32. many did not believe Wegener because he couldn’t explain how the continents _____
  33. this volcanism happens when plates move and the volcanoes move with them and new ones form where the crust is still melting and rising
  34. the many plate boundaries around the Pacific Ocean and lots of volcanic activity give the area this name
  35. fault that happened when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  36. also called the hypocenter- the place where an earthquake happens underground
  37. the process of one plate moving down under another because it is more dense
  38. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move in opposite directions from each other with little up and down movement
  39. this volcano type is where lava comes out of new vents
  40. the Theory of Plate Tectonics states that the plates are floating and moving along the ___
Down
  1. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move apart
  2. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates come together
  3. the instrument that can detect earthquakes
  4. this volcano type has slow steady eruptions- lava flows out and builds up over a broad area
  5. this scale rates the magnitude of earthquakes from 0-10
  6. this can form on land at a divergent boundary
  7. during an earthquake, these waves are the first to arrive and compress the land
  8. where magma collects in a volcano
  9. this type of mountain forms when 2 pieces of rock on either side of it slip down (normal fault) and the mountain is left behind
  10. the lower part of the mantle
  11. when subduction occurs, it is because one plate is more ___ than the other
  12. Wegener’s supercontinent was called this
  13. in a reverse fault, the hanging wall moves ___ relative to the foot wall
  14. this is the wall that is always on the bottom in a fault
  15. stress that scrapes against rock as it moves side by side in opposite directions
  16. any place where there is a crack in the crust
  17. cooling lava forms this type of rock
  18. because this is so high, the molten material near the core heats and rises
  19. one of Wegener’s evidence was that ____ of animals were found on different continents today
  20. Wegener looked at maps and thought the continents could fit together like a jigsaw ____
  21. the thin outer most layer of the earth- the layer on which we live
  22. stress that stretches rock
  23. volcano that is an immediate threat for eruption
  24. during an earthquake these waves are the second to arrive and move the land up and down like ripples
  25. the layer in the Earth that has the most volume- composed of molten rock
  26. you need seismic recording from at least ____ different seismographs to locate the epicenter
  27. volcano that has little threat of eruption
  28. these cause the plates to move
  29. Hess showed from drilling samples that the further you get from mid-ocean ridges, the ___ the rock is
  30. this is an instrument used to detect changes in the tilt of a volcano’s slope
  31. the upper part of the mantle
  32. this scientist thought all the continents were once together
  33. these can forms leading away from the pipe in a volcano
  34. a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet
  35. pebble like magma thrown from a volcanic explosion
  36. eruptions where lava is thin and runny- gases bubble out quietly
  37. a single area of flat rock that can be pushed up due to forces underground
  38. this technology uses sound waves to map the ocean floor
  39. the channel through which magma flows to the surface in a volcano
  40. another of Wegener’s evidence was that ___ tracks have been found in Africa and __ fossils in Antarctica- showing climate change
  41. this transform fault is a famous one running through California

81 Clues: stress that stretches rock • stress that compresses rock • the lower part of the mantle • name for a collapsed volcano • the upper part of the mantle • these cause the plates to move • a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet • where magma collects in a volcano • a fold in the rock that arches up • cooling lava forms this type of rock • Wegener’s supercontinent was called this • ...

Oceanography Unit #4: Plate Tectonics 2023-11-26

Oceanography Unit #4: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one part of the lithosphere goes under another plate
  2. an enormous wave produced by seismic activity
  3. a process by which new rock is added to the ocean floor along the boundary between diverging plates
  4. a major advance in floor mapping that uses sound waves
  5. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  6. rocks and crust that are produced at the MidAtlantic Ridge
  7. tiny algae and animals that float in the ocean the water and are carried currents
  8. scientist who theorized continental drift
  9. a steep sided canyon in the ocean floor
  10. the rocky surface layer of the Earth
  11. organisms that inhabit the ocean floor
  12. Earth's molten inner most layer
  13. the way the continents fit together - like a...
  14. gently sloping, shallow area of the ocean floor that extends outward from the edge of a continent
Down
  1. smooth nearly flat region of the ocean floor
  2. Boundary type where two plates ram at each other
  3. hot liquid-solid form of the Earth's inner core
  4. the one-world ocean that existed millions of years ago
  5. Earth's plate moving away in opposite directions
  6. a type of underwater vehicle used for exploration and to take samples from very deep places
  7. Squid these animals dive between 90 - 300 meters
  8. the point in the mantle where an earthquake begins
  9. the layer of the Earth right under the crust
  10. the most dense type of crust under sea water
  11. what flows through a food web or food chain
  12. all the feeding relationships in an ecosystem
  13. study of the features and measurement of the seafloor

27 Clues: Earth's molten inner most layer • the rocky surface layer of the Earth • organisms that inhabit the ocean floor • a steep sided canyon in the ocean floor • scientist who theorized continental drift • what flows through a food web or food chain • smooth nearly flat region of the ocean floor • the layer of the Earth right under the crust • ...

Plate tectonics and Geosphere crossword 2024-01-11

Plate tectonics and Geosphere crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  2. natural circulation patterns of fluids. Warmer, less dense fluid rises while colder, denser fluid sinks, creating circular motions or loops.
  3. the upper layer of the Earth's mantle, beneath the lithosphere, which is composed of solid rock.
  4. the upper part of the mantle
  5. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  6. Earthquakes, Tsunamis, volcanoes
  7. a geological process that occurs when one plate is forced beneath another plate
  8. hot, narrow columns of rising material originating from deep within the Earth's mantle
Down
  1. the layer just outside the inner core, consisting primarily of molten iron and nickel mixed with small amounts of other elements.
  2. A________is a geological feature formed when magma from within the Earth erupts onto the surface
  3. Where plates meet
  4. A____ is a crack in earth's crust
  5. the very center of our planet, composed mainly of hot and dense iron and nickel.
  6. When oceanic crust collides with a continent, an ___________ convergent boundary forms
  7. where two tectonic plates collide with one another
  8. when the ground shakes or moves due to the shifting of tectonic plates under the Earth's surface
  9. where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  10. _______ is the Outermost layer of the earth
  11. __________ is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  12. when somthing is pushed or crushed together

20 Clues: Where plates meet • the upper part of the mantle • Earthquakes, Tsunamis, volcanoes • A____ is a crack in earth's crust • _______ is the Outermost layer of the earth • when somthing is pushed or crushed together • where two tectonic plates collide with one another • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-18

Plate Tectonics & Geology Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supercontinent that all the continents once formed
  2. The preserved remains of a plant or animal that has been hardened into a rock
  3. Plate Boundary where plates slide past each other
  4. When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth
  5. A break in the Earth's crust
  6. The slope of an area
  7. The science that deals with the Earth's physical structure
  8. A line that connects points of equal temperature on a topographic map
  9. Plate Boundary where plates come together
  10. Plate Boundary where plates move apart
Down
  1. The Process of one plate going under another
  2. The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located
  3. Big slabs of crust that the Earth is broken into
  4. A large plume of hot mantle material rising from deep within the Earth
  5. A big wave that is capable of taking over an entire town
  6. A large mountain that erupts with lava and magma
  7. The rigid outer part of the Earth
  8. A line that connects points of equal pressure on a topographic map
  9. A line that connects points of equal value on a topographic map
  10. An indentation or break in the ocean floor

20 Clues: The slope of an area • A break in the Earth's crust • The rigid outer part of the Earth • Plate Boundary where plates move apart • Plate Boundary where plates come together • An indentation or break in the ocean floor • The Process of one plate going under another • The Ocean in which the Ring of Fire is located • When plates move and cause shaking on the Earth • ...

Cycles and Plate Tectonics Review 2026-02-01

Cycles and Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ Rock: Rock formed over millions of years as layers of fragments or plant and animal remains build up and harden.
  2. The process where water vapor in the atmosphere cools to form water droplets and clouds.
  3. The gradual process of breaking rock apart by water, wind, or other agents.
  4. Relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  5. The process where minerals in water act like glue to bind pieces of sediment together.
  6. A long, narrow, deep depression on the ocean floor that creates the Earth's deepest points.
  7. ___ of Plate Tectonics: The scientific theory that explains how the movement of Earth's plates shapes the planet's surface.
  8. A type of mechanical weathering where particles carried by wind or water scrape away rock surfaces.
  9. ___ Weathering: A process where physical forces, such as ice wedging or abrasion, break down rocks without changing their chemistry.
  10. ___ Plate Boundary: A boundary where tectonic plates move away from each other.
  11. A movement within a fluid where hotter, less dense material rises and colder, denser material sinks.
  12. A crack in the Earth's crust, such as the San Andreas Fault, resulting from plates sliding past each other.
  13. An ancient supercontinent where all of Earth's current continents were once connected.
  14. When water droplets in clouds become heavy and fall back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  15. A type of igneous rock that forms when magma cools slowly below Earth's surface, creating large crystals.
  16. Plate ___: A place where tectonic plates meet, often associated with earthquakes and volcanoes.
  17. Solid material, such as rocks and minerals or plant remains, that is moved and deposited elsewhere.
  18. ___ plain: A relatively flat area that makes up most of the ocean floor.
  19. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  20. Mid-ocean ___: A long, seismically active submarine mountain system situated in the middle of an ocean basin.
  21. Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface.
  22. ___ Rock: Rock formed from pre-existing rocks that have been changed by extreme heat and pressure.
  23. The process where buried sediment is squeezed together by the pressure of overlying layers.
  24. Relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes that take place within it.
  25. A large body of salt water that covers the majority of the Earth's surface.
  26. ___ Plate Boundary: A boundary where sections of Earth’s crust come together and collide.
Down
  1. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, located below the lithosphere and made of magma where convection occurs.
  2. The process where an older, denser tectonic plate is forced deep into the planet underneath a younger, less-dense plate.
  3. The removal and transportation of weathered material like rock or soil by water, ice, or wind.
  4. The layers of gases surrounding a planet.
  5. The force that drives both erosion and deposition.
  6. Horizontal layers of sedimentary rock.
  7. A flat, low-lying plain that sometimes forms at the mouth of a river from deposits of sediment.
  8. The alignment of minerals into wavy layers within metamorphic rock caused by directional pressure.
  9. A type of igneous rock that forms when lava cools quickly on the Earth's surface, creating fine grains.
  10. The process where water, wind, or gravity drops sediment in a new location.
  11. ___ Weathering: A process where rocks are broken down by chemical reactions, such as oxidation.
  12. The remains of plants and animals found on continents separated by oceans, often preserved in sedimentary rock.
  13. ___ Plate Boundary: A boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  14. ___ Rock: Rock formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies.
  15. One of several massive pieces of the lithosphere that fit together like puzzle pieces and are constantly moving.
  16. The process where surface water turns into vapor and rises into the atmosphere, mostly caused by heat from the sun.
  17. Volcanic ___: A curved chain of volcanoes that often develops near convergent plate boundaries.
  18. The process where plants release water vapor from their leaves into the atmosphere.
  19. A flat, smooth area of land located at a low elevation.
  20. Molten rock found deep below the Earth's surface.
  21. A location in the Earth's mantle that can cause volcanoes to form away from the edges of plates
  22. ___ Cycle: The continuous process of moving water between the oceans, atmosphere, land, and living things.
  23. One of the seven main large land masses on Earth.
  24. A large natural elevation of the earth's surface that rises abruptly from the surrounding level.

50 Clues: Horizontal layers of sedimentary rock. • The layers of gases surrounding a planet. • Molten rock found deep below the Earth's surface. • Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface. • One of the seven main large land masses on Earth. • The force that drives both erosion and deposition. • A flat, smooth area of land located at a low elevation. • ...

Unit 6 Review: Plate Tectonics 2026-04-21

Unit 6 Review: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dangerous cloud of gas, ash, and debris from a volcanic eruption
  2. solid center of the earth only
  3. surface layer of the earth
  4. the visible data showing earthquake waves amplitude
  5. layer of the earth responsible for convection currents that move tectonic plates
  6. location on the surface where the earthquake has the greatest impact
  7. secondary waves; slower
  8. thick, slow moving lava
  9. The scientist proposed the theory of continental drift.
  10. layer of the earth including the crust and the top part of the mantle
  11. The theory describing the movement of tectonic plates.
  12. boundary caused by plates drifting away
Down
  1. directly under the lithosphere
  2. boundary caused by plates colliding
  3. the moment ___________ scale measures severity of an earthquake
  4. molten rock under the earth's surface
  5. molten rock on the earth's surface
  6. The section of the core responsible for geomagnetic shield
  7. volcano with low slopes and low viscosity lava
  8. primary waves; first to arrive
  9. point within the earth where the earthquake originates
  10. caused by underwater earthquakes
  11. large volcano able to re-erupt, built from layers of ash and lava
  12. boundary caused by sliding plates
  13. Seafloor _______________ creates new oceanic crust at the mid-ocean ridge line.
  14. A natural disaster combining a great flood and landslide.
  15. when the oceanic plate sinks below the continental crust
  16. these waves cause the most damage

28 Clues: secondary waves; slower • thick, slow moving lava • surface layer of the earth • directly under the lithosphere • solid center of the earth only • primary waves; first to arrive • caused by underwater earthquakes • boundary caused by sliding plates • these waves cause the most damage • molten rock on the earth's surface • boundary caused by plates colliding • ...

Jessie Turpen 2015-05-01

Jessie Turpen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  2. Places where plates slide past each other
  3. 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
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core
  6. 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.
  7. the study of magnetic record on rocks
Down
  1. process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  2. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems
  4. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its seduction
  5. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times
  6. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged
  7. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. It formed approximately 300 million years ago and then began to break apart after about 100 million years
  8. the movement of the Earths continents relative to each other, thus appearing to drift

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

Jayden Pinter 2015-04-30

Jayden Pinter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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
  2. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  3. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems
  4. changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time
  5. the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined
  6. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  7. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times
  8. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
Down
  1. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  3. a fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizonatally
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  6. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism
  7. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation

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

Michaela Mall 2015-04-30

Michaela Mall 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. an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems
  4. andmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago
  5. 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
  6. branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks
  7. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces
  8. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  9. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  10. 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. gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface
  2. the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates
  3. an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  5. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.

15 Clues: an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces • proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks • gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface • portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

Tim's Crossword 2015-05-01

Tim's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  2. are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  3. is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  5. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation
  6. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
Down
  1. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  2. change in the Earth's magnetic field resulting in the magnetic north being aligned with the geographic south, and the magnetic south being aligned with the geographic north
  3. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times
  4. 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
  5. proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  6. outer rigid layer of the earth (the lithosphere) is divided into a couple of dozen "plates" that move around across the earth's surface relative to each other, like slabs of ice on a lake
  7. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. measures small changes in magnetic fields
  9. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems

15 Clues: measures small changes in magnetic fields • proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • are places where plates slide sideways past each other • portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction • was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras • ...

GROUP 3 - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2019-07-04

GROUP 3 - CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is an extremely thin layer of rock that makes up the outermost solid shell of our planet
  2. also known as a constructive boundary or an extensional boundary
  3. a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet
  4. is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter
  5. is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under another and is forced to sink due to gravity into the mantle
  6. any break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
  7. is a graph output by a seismograph
  8. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  9. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  10. the only astronomical object known to harbor life
Down
  1. is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance
  2. kind of rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
  3. Valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension or spreading apart of the surface
  4. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  5. is a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal
  6. molten or semi-molten natural material from which all igneous rocks are formed
  7. is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  8. the study of the Earth
  9. large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
  10. rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit

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

rock cycle vocab 2025-04-08

rock cycle vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates – Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries.
  2. – Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  3. – Form after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  4. – Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves.
  5. – A group of the same species living in the same area.
  6. – Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust.
  7. Cycles – Hot materials rise, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  8. – An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock.
  9. Extinction Events – Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  10. – Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth, changing a rock that already existed.
  11. – Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  12. Boundary – Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forming mountains and volcanoes.
Down
  1. – Name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass.
  2. – Located between the mantle and the outer core.
  3. – The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  4. Extinction Events – Sudden events that lead to a mass extinction.
  5. Floor Spreading – New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  6. – Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones.
  7. Boundary – Where tectonic plates slide past each other; causes earthquakes.
  8. – Formed at plate boundaries, usually when plates collide.
  9. Boundary – Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forming new crust and rift valleys.

21 Clues: – Located between the mantle and the outer core. • – Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • – A group of the same species living in the same area. • – Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust. • – Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • – Formed at plate boundaries, usually when plates collide. • ...

Volcanoes 2025-07-07

Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A wide, gently sloping volcano formed from fluid lava
  2. – Determines magma viscosity and eruption style
  3. – A stationary source of heat in the mantle that can form volcanic islands
  4. – Bowl shaped depression at the summit of a volcano
  5. – Tectonic plate around which the Ring of Fire forms
  6. – A long crack in Earth’s crust where magma can rise
  7. – Mountain formed from erupting magma
  8. – A vertical pluton
  9. – Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface
  10. – A volcano that is currently inactive but may erupt again
  11. – Magma that reaches the surface
  12. – The release of magma, gas, and ash from a volcano
  13. – Fine particles ejected during an explosive eruption
  14. – Process of one plate sliding under another, often forming volcanoes
  15. – Activity related to earthquakes and volcanic movement
  16. – Earth’s crust is broken into these large pieces
  17. – Type of crust with high silica magma and explosive eruptions
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  1. – Lava low in silica and viscosity, causing less explosive eruptions
  2. – Opening through which lava and gases escape
  3. – Boundary where plates move apart, forming volcanoes
  4. – Area with the highest concentration of volcanoes along the Pacific
  5. – Released from fumaroles and vents during eruptions
  6. – Super heated gas and rock cloud from violent eruptions
  7. – Movement of Earth’s crustal plates that causes earthquakes and volcanoes
  8. – The layer of Earth where magma originates
  9. – What lava does once it reaches Earth’s surface
  10. – A volcano that hasn’t erupted in over 10,000 years and isn’t expected to erupt
  11. – A volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years
  12. – A body of igneous rock formed underground
  13. – A horizontal pluton

30 Clues: – A vertical pluton • – A horizontal pluton • – Magma that reaches the surface • – Mountain formed from erupting magma • – Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface • – The layer of Earth where magma originates • – A body of igneous rock formed underground • – Opening through which lava and gases escape • – Determines magma viscosity and eruption style • ...

kirsten 4th Q science 14-24 2026-03-26

kirsten 4th Q science 14-24 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fundamental, constant property of matter representing the total "stuff" or material within an object, typically measured in kilograms (kg)
  2. the amount of mass per unit volume of a substance
  3. non-renewable, naturally occurring inorganic materials (metals, non-metals, and fossil fuels) concentrated in the Earth's crust in sufficient quantity to be extracted for economic or technological value
  4. is a continuous, underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics at divergent plate boundaries.
  5. areas with higher-than-average temperatures, intense activity, or specific concentrations
  6. a mathematical comparison of two quantities (numbers, measurements, or amounts) showing how many times one value contains or relates to another.
  7. is the geological method of determining the chronological order of rocks, fossils, or events—identifying which are older or younger—without determining their specific numerical age in years
  8. fundamental geological process at convergent plate boundaries where one tectonic plate, typically denser oceanic lithosphere, bends and slides beneath another, lighter plate into the Earth’s mantle
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  1. a characteristic of matter that can be observed, measured, or detected by senses (sight, touch, smell) without altering the substance's chemical identity or composition.
  2. natural materials or phenomena that can be harnessed to produce heat, power, electricity, or motion
  3. the measure of the 3D space an object or substance occupies, typically measured in cubic units

11 Clues: the amount of mass per unit volume of a substance • areas with higher-than-average temperatures, intense activity, or specific concentrations • the measure of the 3D space an object or substance occupies, typically measured in cubic units • natural materials or phenomena that can be harnessed to produce heat, power, electricity, or motion • ...

Restless Earth Crosswords 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Crosswords crossword puzzle
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  1. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  2. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  3. Formed at the plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  4. A group of the same species living in the same area
  5. Includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  6. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  7. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within Earth changing a rock that already existed
  8. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  9. Sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  10. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  11. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
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  1. Tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  2. Cycles Hot material rises, cooler material sinks... it drives plate tectonics
  3. Where tectonic plates slide past each other.... Causes earthquakes
  4. Plates Large, rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. Name of the ancient super-continent when it was all one landmass
  6. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  7. Deep elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  8. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  9. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  10. Located Between the mantle and the outer core

21 Clues: Sudden events that led to a mass extinction • Located Between the mantle and the outer core • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Extinction events that occur over a longer time period • ...

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle by Kenneth Tom 2021-09-11

Tectonic Crossword Puzzle by Kenneth Tom crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates slide past each other.
  2. Proposed the theory4 seafloor spreading hypothesis.
  3. Proposed an important earth theory in 1912.
  4. The result of differential heating when warm materials rise and cooler materials sink.
  5. Dense and young plates.
  6. The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. 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.
  8. The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet.
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  1. A scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of the plates making up Earth's lithosphere.
  2. Consists of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. The length that plates travel a year.
  4. When enough magma builds up in the magma chamber.
  5. An action where two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  7. The shaking of the surface from the Earth.
  8. Older and drier plates.
  9. An area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  10. Wark with or form into narrow raised bands.

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

Geology Review 2021-11-18

Geology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fossil fuel formed in the swamps
  2. A resource that cannot be replaced in our lifetime
  3. This force builds up something
  4. This landform is created by sediments being deposited at the end of a river
  5. Breaks rocks down
  6. This forms a U-Shaped Valley
  7. the protection and saving of resources
  8. A fossil fuel formed in the ocean
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  1. This landform has steep sides and a river at the bottom of it
  2. This landform is created by plate tectonics
  3. What coal is made out of
  4. Sediments are dropped off in a new location
  5. This force destroys something
  6. A resource that can be replaced in our lifetime
  7. Movement of rocks to a new place
  8. Layers of Sediment cement together
  9. Layers of Sediment building up over time

17 Clues: Breaks rocks down • What coal is made out of • This forms a U-Shaped Valley • This force destroys something • This force builds up something • Movement of rocks to a new place • A fossil fuel formed in the ocean • A fossil fuel formed in the swamps • Layers of Sediment cement together • the protection and saving of resources • Layers of Sediment building up over time • ...

Africa and Asia Crossword Review 2025-12-14

Africa and Asia Crossword Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this ocean is directly east of Asia
  2. the Gobi desert is located in China and this country
  3. this Asian country is the most populated country
  4. wall this is China's largest tourist attraction
  5. in Japanese this is what harbor wave means
  6. this sea is north of Africa and south of Europe
  7. this river in Africa is 4,160 miles long
  8. this connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
  9. this strait is located between Morocco and Spain
  10. this African valley was created over time using plate tectonics
  11. this ocean is directly south of Asia
  12. this is where Africa ranks in population and size
  13. this tall mountain is located in the Himalayas
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  1. one fifth of all Asian countries are this type of geographic feature
  2. this 3rd longest river in the world is in China
  3. Lake Baikal is located in the southern part of this country
  4. this desert in Africa is the size of the United States
  5. this country was divided into North and South after WW2
  6. this type of plate boundary moves away from each other
  7. this body of water is widening each year
  8. this is the largest country in Asia
  9. both the equator and the prime meridian run through this continent
  10. this is located in Tanzania and stands 19,340 above sea level

23 Clues: this ocean is directly east of Asia • this is the largest country in Asia • this ocean is directly south of Asia • this body of water is widening each year • this river in Africa is 4,160 miles long • in Japanese this is what harbor wave means • this tall mountain is located in the Himalayas • this 3rd longest river in the world is in China • ...

Theory of Plate Tectonics 2023-05-09

Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. plates move towards each other & collide
  2. a prediction or statement based on limited evidence that can be tested by observation and experimentation
  3. tectonics the scientific theory that the lithosphere is made up of rigid pieces, called tectonic plates, that move across Earth's surface
  4. the process by which a collision between two tectonic plates forces the denser plate under the less dense plate
  5. the requirement that must be met for an engineering solution to be successful
  6. the hypothesis that the continents slowly drifted to their current positions after having been part of a single, giant landmass that broke apart
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  1. a break in Earth's crust where the rocks on either side have moved
  2. theory a well-established group of ideas or models that is supported by a large amount of evidence and that can be used to explain many different phenomena
  3. plates move away from one another
  4. the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature
  5. the process by which the rocks on either side of the mid-ocean ridge slowly pull away from each other, allowing molten rock to rise, solidify, and form new seafloor
  6. plates slide past each and lithosphere is neither created nor destroyed
  7. the limitations on an engineering solution
  8. the solid crust and upper mantle of Earth's interior

14 Clues: plates move away from one another • plates move towards each other & collide • the limitations on an engineering solution • the solid crust and upper mantle of Earth's interior • the circulation of material caused by differences in temperature • a break in Earth's crust where the rocks on either side have moved • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-12-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. things that form on intrusive igneous rocks
  2. lava that cools underwater(looks like pillows)
  3. something that erupts lava/magma
  4. whats created when an oceanic and continental plate collide and create a subduction zone
  5. another word for molten rock
  6. What boundary is it when plates pull together
  7. the part of earth that is the closest to the core (its still called a core)
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  1. lava that is under ground
  2. magma that is above the surface
  3. what boundary is it when plates pull apart
  4. What is created when two continental plates collide and fold and build up
  5. the center of earth (Super hot)
  6. What time of boundary is it when two plates rub against each other.
  7. Something that happens when plates collide
  8. the levels of the mantle

15 Clues: the levels of the mantle • lava that is under ground • another word for molten rock • magma that is above the surface • the center of earth (Super hot) • something that erupts lava/magma • what boundary is it when plates pull apart • Something that happens when plates collide • things that form on intrusive igneous rocks • What boundary is it when plates pull together • ...

Earth science 2023-02-01

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  2. current movement in a gas or liquid in which the warmer parts move up and the cooler parts move down
  3. Weathering the weakening of rock by plants, animals and microbes
  4. Weathering the process of rockes breaking apart without changing their chemical composition.
  5. a large volcanic crater, especially one formed by a major eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano.
  6. rock formed from solidification of lava or magma.
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  1. rock that has undergone transformation by heat and pressure.
  2. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area
  3. hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on salts.
  4. plate plates which float on and travel in dependently over the earths mantle.
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another

11 Clues: rock formed from solidification of lava or magma. • rock formed from sediment deposited by water or air. • rock that has undergone transformation by heat and pressure. • Weathering the weakening of rock by plants, animals and microbes • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area • ...

Shpelling Words 2013-08-27

Shpelling Words crossword puzzle
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  1. Easily set on fire.
  2. Loyalty.
  3. Rainfall.
  4. To free from blame.
  5. Happens when you are eg. on a deserted island.
  6. Experience a seemingly real perception of something not actually present.
  7. Glee/Joy.
  8. A jet of liquid.
  9. A form of energy in a common household.
  10. Atomic.
  11. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust.
  12. Like a miracle.
  13. An unlucky accident.
  14. Stresses.
  15. The longer of saying fax.
  16. A feeling of great distress.
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  1. A dangerous situation.
  2. A mode of behavior peculiar to a individual.
  3. A raid by a large number of people into a place.
  4. The noun of misery.
  5. A mishap.
  6. A difficult situation.
  7. A periodical publication containing articles and pictures.
  8. Similar.
  9. A requirement.
  10. Defensive.
  11. Ensure.
  12. A very steep rock face.
  13. A dish in which small pieces of food are dipped into a hot sauce.

29 Clues: Atomic. • Ensure. • Loyalty. • Similar. • A mishap. • Rainfall. • Glee/Joy. • Stresses. • Defensive. • A requirement. • Like a miracle. • A jet of liquid. • Easily set on fire. • The noun of misery. • To free from blame. • An unlucky accident. • A dangerous situation. • A difficult situation. • A very steep rock face. • The longer of saying fax. • A feeling of great distress. • ...

Nutrient cycles 2023-04-24

Nutrient cycles crossword puzzle
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  1. Performed by a living organism
  2. Formation of clouds, lightning, flow of water
  3. Chemical substances an organisms needs to live
  4. Large deposits of CO2 are burned to make these
  5. a type of bacteria that makes it so animals can use nitrogen
  6. An effect caused by too much CO2 in the air
  7. Animals use carbon dioxide in this process
  8. Occurs when acidic water falls to the ground
  9. main deposit of phosphorus
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  1. An important chemical that makes up DNA
  2. using fossil fuels, clearing land, fertilizers
  3. Amount of living tissue within a trophic level
  4. Volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, etc.
  5. basins collect the phosphorus in the soil
  6. The main regulator of carbon dioxide
  7. The percent of nitrogen in the atmosphere
  8. Caused by too much phosphorus in the water
  9. mixture of floating algae
  10. used in the process of photosynthesis
  11. A smaller source of carbon dioxide

20 Clues: mixture of floating algae • main deposit of phosphorus • Performed by a living organism • A smaller source of carbon dioxide • The main regulator of carbon dioxide • used in the process of photosynthesis • An important chemical that makes up DNA • Volcanic eruptions, plate tectonics, etc. • The percent of nitrogen in the atmosphere • ...

Emily's Crossword 2023-12-11

Emily's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where rocks are deformed by enormous stresses
  2. energy travelling as waves passing through Earth, caused by a sudden shift along a fault line, or by
  3. oceanic goes under continential
  4. crack within Earth's rocky crust,where rock has been fractured, and where rocks move past each other
  5. tectonics the theory that the earths crust and upper mantle
  6. a mixture of minerals
  7. the layer of earth is liquid
  8. the upper layer of earths mantle
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  1. Alfred invented ...........
  2. a volcano that is going to erupt really soon
  3. a volcano that is going to take a long time to erupt
  4. slide past
  5. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  6. pull apart
  7. Shoots out lava
  8. a hot ball of mostly iron
  9. below the crust
  10. point on Earth's surface directly above the location of an Earthquake
  11. come together
  12. point within the Earth where an Earthquake took place

20 Clues: slide past • pull apart • come together • Shoots out lava • below the crust • a mixture of minerals • a hot ball of mostly iron • Alfred invented ........... • the layer of earth is liquid • oceanic goes under continential • the upper layer of earths mantle • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • a volcano that is going to erupt really soon • ...

Plate motion 2024-10-24

Plate motion crossword puzzle
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  1. A landform witch lava comes out
  2. One of the big boundaries of a map
  3. a similar puzzle that repeats and repeats
  4. A word send for school in an hour
  5. The deepest part of the earth core
  6. different or becoming different from something else
  7. A cool word to use for experimenting
  8. A land mass that can be different
  9. a sudden shake of earths surface
  10. An under water mountain range.
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  1. Large scale process affecting earth crust
  2. A very hot area underneath earth crust
  3. Gas, ash and lava get launched out of a mountain
  4. Plates move toward the same place
  5. A purposed question about the natural world
  6. earth outmost layer no hard, solid rock that is underneath the soil, vegetation and water.
  7. An indent into the ocean floor
  8. The center of earth
  9. The layer of soft solid underneath earths surface
  10. to examine in detail for a purpose

20 Clues: The center of earth • An indent into the ocean floor • An under water mountain range. • A landform witch lava comes out • a sudden shake of earths surface • Plates move toward the same place • A word send for school in an hour • A land mass that can be different • One of the big boundaries of a map • The deepest part of the earth core • to examine in detail for a purpose • ...

Ainsley Wiers 2024-03-14

Ainsley Wiers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most organic material in soil
  2. The _____ core is after the outer core
  3. ________ drift is the theory that the continents were once together
  4. The _____ core is before the inner core
  5. Plates moving back and forth
  6. A ______ is any line of high land where rainwater or snowmelt runs down one side or the other
  7. Evidence that the continents have moved
  8. Rivers and sheets of year-round ice
  9. Plates moving away from each other
  10. The Earth’s outer layer
  11. The magma below the crust
  12. Violent shaking of Earth’s crust
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  1. Plates moving toward each other
  2. Pieces of rocks, minerals, and remains of living things
  3. ______ rocks forms from heat and pressure inside the Earth
  4. _____ rocks form when magma cools
  5. The movement of one plate going underneath the other
  6. Breaks up rocks into smaller pieces
  7. Naturally formed solid substance
  8. The underlying force of erosion and deposition

20 Clues: The Earth’s outer layer • The magma below the crust • Plates moving back and forth • Most organic material in soil • Plates moving toward each other • Naturally formed solid substance • Violent shaking of Earth’s crust • _____ rocks form when magma cools • Plates moving away from each other • Breaks up rocks into smaller pieces • Rivers and sheets of year-round ice • ...

Tectonic Plates 2013-09-30

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
  2. earths biggest plate
  3. is a famous divergent boundary
  4. this is formed when two plates crash into each other and crumple
  5. fossil plant found in, Africa, Australia, India, South America, and Antartica
  6. this rigid layer is about 100m thick genrally is less dense than material underneath
  7. earths crust and part of the upper mantle are broken into sections
  8. a version of this same process, occurring in the mantle, is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics
  9. suggested the theory of seafloor spreading
  10. plastic like layer of the mantle
  11. mountains similar to those in Greenland and Western Europe
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  1. __________Boundary; two plates are moving together, sometimes plates subduct under each other
  2. Hess's theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at the mid-ocean ridge
  3. evidence that africa was once cold
  4. plates flout on the plastic like layer of the ______
  5. _________Boundary; two plates slide past each other, can move in opposite directions, can move in same direction at different rates
  6. Wegner's name for one large landmass
  7. the plastic like layer below the lithosphere
  8. slow movement of continents
  9. earthquakes are very common in this state

20 Clues: earths biggest plate • slow movement of continents • is a famous divergent boundary • plastic like layer of the mantle • evidence that africa was once cold • Wegner's name for one large landmass • earthquakes are very common in this state • suggested the theory of seafloor spreading • the plastic like layer below the lithosphere • ...

Movement of Plates p. 283-285 2020-01-23

Movement of Plates p. 283-285 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia
  2. These become separated as plates move apart
  3. on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year
  4. land mass about 225 million years ago
  5. Theory of plate what states the Earth’s plates move slowly on Earth
  6. as animals become separated for long periods of time, this will actually change due to evolution
  7. a type of rare animal found in Australia due to long periods of isolation
  8. word for the dozen or so “jigsaw” pieces that move around the surface of the Earth
Down
  1. marsupials carry their young in these
  2. the slow movement of continents is called what drift
  3. This can change on a tectonic plate that moves from a northern hemisphere position towards the Equator
  4. Dinosaur fossil that has been found in Europe, Africa, and North America
  5. this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece
  6. This continent has been isolated by itself for a long period of geologic time

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

Tectonic Plates 2023-10-06

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He discoverd plate tectonics.
  2. Made by a transform boundary
  3. This boundary makes volcanos.
Down
  1. When two plates collide.
  2. A super continient.

5 Clues: A super continient. • When two plates collide. • Made by a transform boundary • He discoverd plate tectonics. • This boundary makes volcanos.

Geology and Earth's Dynamics Crossword 2025-01-07

Geology and Earth's Dynamics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.
  2. A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart.
  3. Tectonics: Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere.
  4. Type of rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava.
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  1. The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another.
  2. Spreading: The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises at mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Currents: Circular currents in the mantle caused by the heat of Earth's core.
  4. Type of rock formed from the accumulation of mineral and organic particles.
  5. Boundary: A type of boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

9 Clues: Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure. • A type of boundary where two tectonic plates move apart. • Type of rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava. • The process by which one tectonic plate sinks beneath another. • Tectonics: Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere. • ...

gracies crossword puzzle 2021-06-15

gracies crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the one giant piece of land.
  2. it is very hot
  3. the founded of plate tectonics
  4. we live and walk on this layer
  5. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
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  1. best known for the continental drift
  2. the crust floats on this

7 Clues: it is very hot • the crust floats on this • the one giant piece of land. • the founded of plate tectonics • we live and walk on this layer • best known for the continental drift • drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

Movement of Plates p. 283-285 2019-12-04

Movement of Plates p. 283-285 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land mass about 225 million years ago
  2. This continent has been isolated by itself for a long period of geologic time
  3. word for the dozen or so “jigsaw” pieces that move around the surface of the Earth
  4. These become separated as plates move apart
  5. the slow movement of continents is called what drift
  6. Theory of plate what states the Earth’s plates move slowly on Earth
  7. Dinosaur fossil that has been found in Europe, Africa, and North America
Down
  1. marsupials carry their young in these
  2. this peninsula fits between Africa and Asia like a puzzle piece
  3. a type of rare animal found in Australia due to long periods of isolation
  4. This can change on a tectonic plate that moves from a northern hemisphere position towards the Equator
  5. on average tectonic plates move about 5 what a year
  6. as animals become separated for long periods of time, this will actually change due to evolution
  7. specific type of marsupial that lives in Australia

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

My Crossword 2022-11-15

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

14 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. • is Broken into plates that move with respect to one another. • A boundary when plates shifts towards each other or collide. • The process by which heat or electricity goes through a substance. • ...

Earth Science Lessons Review 5-8 2020-11-28

Earth Science Lessons Review 5-8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of hot rock in earth’s mantle which drives plate tectonics.
  2. underwater mountain range formed as molten material rises from the mantle and drives seafloor spreading.
  3. the name of the supercontinent that once existed
  4. the theory that the lithosphere is broken into plates which are moving due to convection currents in the mantle.
  5. Alfred Wegener’s theory that the continents have moved from their current positions over time.
Down
  1. the action of new crust being created due to convection currents pulling the lithosphere apart at a divergent boundary
  2. the downward movement of the edge of one tectonic plate beneath another plate
  3. the type of evidence proving seafloor spreading due to reversed polarity found in rock samples from the ocean floor

8 Clues: the name of the supercontinent that once existed • the movement of hot rock in earth’s mantle which drives plate tectonics. • the downward movement of the edge of one tectonic plate beneath another plate • Alfred Wegener’s theory that the continents have moved from their current positions over time. • ...

Geology 2017-02-21

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading, area where plates diverge and new lithosphere is created
  2. a large fracture in rock along which movement occurs
  3. transfer of heat through movement of magma in the mantle
  4. Waves, the fastest moving waves of earthquakes
  5. the movement of the ground that occurs when rock inside the Earth pass their elastic limit
  6. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  7. core, liquid layer of the Earth's core
  8. boundary, boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  9. waves, waves that move at right angles in the direction of movement
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  1. soft upper layer of the mantle
  2. layer between the crust and the core
  3. the bending of rock layers
  4. waves, earthquake waves, including primary waves, secondary waves and surface waves
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. zone, a region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere
  7. Tectonics, a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  8. boundary, boundary between two colliding plates
  9. a supercontinent comprising all the continental crust of the earth, postulated to have existed in the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic times
  10. Drift, the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time as proposed by Alfred Wegener
  11. core, solid, dense center of the Earth

20 Clues: the bending of rock layers • outermost layer of the Earth • soft upper layer of the mantle • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • core, liquid layer of the Earth's core • core, solid, dense center of the Earth • Waves, the fastest moving waves of earthquakes • boundary, boundary between two colliding plates • ...

Rock Cycle Review 2024-05-01

Rock Cycle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines present in the rock
  2. Materials in sedimentary rocks prone to evaporation
  3. Lines not present in rock; blurry
  4. The thickness or thinness of a liquid
  5. Heated material outside of the earth
  6. Formed inside the earth
  7. Heated material inside the earth
  8. Regional metamorphism is caused by heat and ___
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  1. A well-known type of foliated rock
  2. Molten rock comes in contact with older rock
  3. The thickening agent of igneous rock
  4. Reminants of organisms
  5. Crystalline textures; precipitation of minerals
  6. A vessel for intrusive rocks to be formed
  7. caused by pressure and heat near plate tectonics
  8. Low Viscosity, Low Silica; Magnesium, Iron
  9. Outside the earth
  10. Highest viscosity; Aluminium, Potassium
  11. Fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock
  12. Sedimentary rock used for oil
  13. Carbon atom with 3 oxygen atoms and some other elements
  14. Sedimentary rock with chunks in it

22 Clues: Outside the earth • Reminants of organisms • Formed inside the earth • Lines present in the rock • Sedimentary rock used for oil • Heated material inside the earth • Lines not present in rock; blurry • A well-known type of foliated rock • Sedimentary rock with chunks in it • The thickening agent of igneous rock • Heated material outside of the earth • ...

Clayton crossword 2025-04-24

Clayton crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a super continent
  2. molten rock
  3. features on the Earth's surface
  4. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  5. a large continuous mass of land
  6. a large super continent that existed in the northern hemisphere before it broke up
  7. heat-driven cycles
  8. a period in an organisms life cycle
  9. water working away at the earth
  10. breaking down rock
Down
  1. hot/cold mixture of water and rock fragment
  2. a missive irregularly shaped slab of molten rock
  3. originator of continental drift hypothesis
  4. molten rock found below the Earth's surface
  5. present day Africa, South America,ect super continent
  6. opening earth crest and lava comes out
  7. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  8. what happens when two blocks of earth suddenly slip past one another
  9. major fracture of the Earth's crust
  10. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet
  11. the liquid layer of the Earth's core

21 Clues: molten rock • a super continent • heat-driven cycles • breaking down rock • features on the Earth's surface • a large continuous mass of land • water working away at the earth • major fracture of the Earth's crust • a period in an organisms life cycle • the liquid layer of the Earth's core • opening earth crest and lava comes out • originator of continental drift hypothesis • ...

Jeremy's crossword 2015-04-30

Jeremy's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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.
  2. that Earth's lithosphere is broken into many pieces—tectonic plates
  3. as a destructive plate boundary
  4. plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
Down
  1. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  2. the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials.
  3. boundary, 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.
  4. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. 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.

9 Clues: as a destructive plate boundary • that Earth's lithosphere is broken into many pieces—tectonic plates • plate force is a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2022-05-19

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. being deformed without losing toughness
  2. a change in shape from stress or strain
  3. having two opposite tendencies
  4. the continent in pangaea
  5. hold back
  6. crash together with violent impact
  7. the center of earth
  8. a fold of a rock that goes upwards
  9. an anticlinal rock structure
  10. a sudden , violent shaking of the ground
  11. break or crack in the earth
Down
  1. one plate moves under another
  2. layer of earth that is closest to humans
  3. the region below the lithosphere
  4. becoming separated
  5. the reduction in volume
  6. pull or push forcibly at something
  7. when an intense force is on something
  8. rock cluster that shows above the crust
  9. all of the continents together as one

20 Clues: hold back • becoming separated • the center of earth • the reduction in volume • the continent in pangaea • break or crack in the earth • an anticlinal rock structure • one plate moves under another • having two opposite tendencies • the region below the lithosphere • pull or push forcibly at something • crash together with violent impact • a fold of a rock that goes upwards • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics 2022-05-19

Vocabulary Puzzle for Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. being deformed without losing toughness
  2. a change in shape from stress or strain
  3. having two opposite tendencies
  4. the continent in pangaea
  5. hold back
  6. crash together with violent impact
  7. the center of earth
  8. a fold of a rock that goes upwards
  9. an anticlinal rock structure
  10. a sudden , violent shaking of the ground
  11. break or crack in the earth
Down
  1. one plate moves under another
  2. layer of earth that is closest to humans
  3. the region below the lithosphere
  4. becoming separated
  5. the reduction in volume
  6. pull or push forcibly at something
  7. when an intense force is on something
  8. rock cluster that shows above the crust
  9. all of the continents together as one

20 Clues: hold back • becoming separated • the center of earth • the reduction in volume • the continent in pangaea • break or crack in the earth • an anticlinal rock structure • one plate moves under another • having two opposite tendencies • the region below the lithosphere • pull or push forcibly at something • crash together with violent impact • a fold of a rock that goes upwards • ...

Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics - Part 1 2023-02-02

Vocabulary - Plate Tectonics - Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. Contain characteristic pillow-shaped structures that are attributed to the extrusion of the lava underwater, or subaqueous extrusion.
  3. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. Relating to or denoting the depths or bed of the ocean, especially between about 10,000 and 20,000 feet (3,000 and 6,000 m) down.
  5. The widest layer of the Earth, and it lies between the thin outer layer, the crust, and the super-heated outer core. It’s made of a semi-molten rock called magma.
  6. A device for determining the depth of the seabed or detecting objects in water by measuring the time taken for sound echoes to return to the listener.
  7. Extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface. When it flows onto Earth's surface, it is called lava.
  8. A supercontinent that formed during the late Neoproterozoic and began to break up, involving the separation of Antarctica from South America and Australia.
  9. The relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  10. A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  11. The hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  12. Great flat sediment-covered areas of ocean floor.
  13. 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.
  14. Typically form along the mid-ocean ridges, such as the East Pacific Rise and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These are locations where two tectonic plates are diverging, and new crust is being formed.
Down
  1. The hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean bed.
  2. The ancient remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
  3. The relatively thin part of the Earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
  4. Extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock that is low in silica content, dark in color, and comparatively rich in iron and magnesium.
  5. A hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
  6. Magma, molten rock, emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface.
  7. Where the magnetic north points (roughly) towards the geographic north pole. This is how the magnetic field is aligned today.
  8. Where the magnetic north points in the opposite direction, and the north end of the magnetic field is close to the present-day south pole.
  9. An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  10. Zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere.
  11. 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.

25 Clues: Great flat sediment-covered areas of ocean floor. • Magma, molten rock, emerging as a liquid onto Earth's surface. • The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • An instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • ...

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes 2023-02-08

Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when 2 plates collide and one ends up bellow the other
  2. openings in the earths crust that when erupting spews out molten rock
  3. volcano that is unlikely to erupt again
  4. when 2 plates move away
  5. volcano that erupted in the last 2000 years/ sleeping
  6. instrument used to track eartquakes
  7. when 2 plates collide but slide past each other horizontally
  8. volcano that erupted recently in the last 50 years
  9. molten rock once outside of the volcano
Down
  1. continents moving slowly
  2. point where 2 or more plates meet
  3. causes continental drift
  4. shaking and vibration of the earths crust due to plates moving
  5. the point inside crust where the pressure is released
  6. earth's 4th layer
  7. the Earth's first layer
  8. earth's 3rd layer
  9. the earth's 2nd layer
  10. molten rock inside the crater of the volcano
  11. Pangaea continent

20 Clues: earth's 4th layer • earth's 3rd layer • Pangaea continent • the earth's 2nd layer • the Earth's first layer • when 2 plates move away • continents moving slowly • causes continental drift • point where 2 or more plates meet • instrument used to track eartquakes • volcano that is unlikely to erupt again • molten rock once outside of the volcano • ...

Ch 8 Plate Tectonics Review 2023-03-02

Ch 8 Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bends in rock that form when compression shortens and thickens earth's crust
  2. magma that exits a volcano and is exposed to air or water
  3. the sinking movement of ocean floor back into the mantle
  4. the boundary at which plates slip past each other
  5. a single number that geologists use to assign to an earthquake based on the earthquake's size
  6. long, zipperlike chains of undersea mountains
  7. an opening in the earth's crust through which material is forced upwards during a volcanic eruption
  8. traces of organisms preserved in rock
  9. a triangle shaped hill formed as material from volcanic eruptions piles up around the volcanic vent
  10. He developed the continental drift hypothesis
  11. undersea valleys that are the deepest parts of the ocean
  12. a volcano that poses little threat of eruption but could reawaken someday
  13. a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle
  14. a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, gases, and water from the mantle
  15. a cyclical movement of fluid in the mantle
  16. a volcano that poses very little threat of eruption
Down
  1. seismic waves produced by earthquakes are measured by this device
  2. a structure that forms in earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches earth's surface
  3. the supercontinent that broke up into the continents we know today
  4. vibrations that travel through earth carrying energy released by earthquakes and volcanoes
  5. the most dangerous volcanoes that could erupt at any moment
  6. the hypothesis that all of the continents had once been together and drifted apart
  7. scientists use these to measure plate motions
  8. the boundary at which plates come together
  9. the process by which molten rock flows up through a crack in earth's crust and hardens into solid strips of new rock on both sides of the crack
  10. the boundary at which plates move apart
  11. the shaking and trembling that results from plate movements
  12. the force that acts on rock to change its shape or volume

28 Clues: traces of organisms preserved in rock • the boundary at which plates move apart • the boundary at which plates come together • a cyclical movement of fluid in the mantle • scientists use these to measure plate motions • long, zipperlike chains of undersea mountains • He developed the continental drift hypothesis • a break in the rock of earth's crust or mantle • ...

River's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2012-12-03

River's Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the crust and upper mantel of the earth
  2. merging
  3. hit with force
  4. that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
  5. hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or surface
  6. long mountain range on the ocean floor
  7. a large natural elevation of the earths surface
  8. rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions
  9. hemispheric-scale long but narrow topographic depressions of the sea floor
  10. to change in form, appearance of structure
Down
  1. vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals
  2. limit
  3. a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  4. is the place where two plates meet
  5. long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust
  6. solid sphere in the middle of the fluid core such as the iron-nickel core of the Earth
  7. upper layer of earth's mantel
  8. movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense to rise
  9. the strength and vitality required for sustaining physical or mental activity
  10. sub sea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge, locus of the magma upwelling that accompany seafloor spreading

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

Ch.8 / Plate Tectonics Crossword 2013-03-07

Ch.8 / Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tiny particles of matter
  2. molten material under Earth's surface
  3. states that Earth's plates move slowly in various directions
  4. what magma becomes when it reaches Earth's surface
  5. piece of rock contained in another rock
  6. lava that cools and hardens on a rock surface
  7. the breaking down of rocks
  8. subdivision of eras
  9. half the time it takes for radioactive atoms to decay
  10. organisms with scaly skin and lay tough, leathery eggs
  11. an animal that lives of both land and water
Down
  1. the three long units between Precambrian Time and now
  2. series of processes that builds, destroys, and changes rocks
  3. warm blooded vertebrate that feeds its young milk
  4. break in Earth's crust
  5. study of the structure of Earth and the forces that make and shape Earth
  6. record of life forms and geologic events in Earth's history
  7. the very slow movement of plates
  8. magma that has pushed itself into rock that cooled and hardened
  9. the pieces that make up Earth's outer layer

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

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior 2014-01-03

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer layer of Earth composed of thin hard rock
  2. Thick dense layer of rock under the crust
  3. Earth's only liquid layer
  4. Created when one plate slides under another plate
  5. An example of a divergent boundary
  6. A supercontinent that existed millions of years ago that consisted of all present continents
  7. States that continents have moved slowly into their present locations
  8. The plastic-like layer of Earth below the lithosphere
  9. Plates below continents
  10. A German meteorologist who presented the theory of continental drift in 1912
Down
  1. An example of a subduction zone
  2. Made up of the crust and upper part of upper mantle
  3. Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  4. Magma in the Earth rises when hot and sinks when cool
  5. Boundary between two plates that are moving towards each other
  6. Boundary between two plates that are moving away from each other
  7. An example of a convergent boundary
  8. An example of a transform boundary
  9. Plates below oceans
  10. Innermost layer of Earth composed of solid iron and nickel

20 Clues: Plates below oceans • Plates below continents • Earth's only liquid layer • An example of a subduction zone • An example of a divergent boundary • An example of a transform boundary • An example of a convergent boundary • Thick dense layer of rock under the crust • Outer layer of Earth composed of thin hard rock • Created when one plate slides under another plate • ...

Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2018-01-04

Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continually adding new materials to the ocean floor
  2. Deep underwater canyons
  3. Breaks in Earths crust
  4. Layer of molten metal materials
  5. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  6. Is a large landmass
  7. Part of the mantle that is strong hard and rigid
  8. Plates slip past each other
  9. sections of Earth separated by cracks
  10. Dark,fine-grained rock
  11. Mountain ranges that ran along the middle of some ocean floors
  12. made of mostlty iron and nickel
  13. Dense ball of solid metal
  14. Any trace of an ancient organism
  15. single landmass, about 300 million years ago
Down
  1. Plates move apart, or diverge
  2. Plates come together,or converge
  3. Ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back to the mantle
  4. Rock usually with light colors and has coarse grains
  5. Landmass slowly moved over Earth's surface
  6. Part of the mantle that is less rigid than the rock above
  7. Theory that plates are in slow, constant motion
  8. Part of the mantle that is hot but more rigid
  9. Results from a force pressing on an area

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

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift 2021-12-09

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. causes sea floor spreading
  2. supercontinent
  3. crust of the upper mantle
  4. no one believed wegener
  5. ocean floor
  6. two plates slip past eachother
  7. two plates moving apart
  8. proposed the theory of continental drift
  9. top layer
Down
  1. wegeners theory
  2. 1912
  3. ocean floor moving
  4. remains of animals
  5. deepest place on earth
  6. longest mountain range
  7. one plate gets sucked under another
  8. theory of the plates
  9. two plates come together
  10. discovered sea floor spreading
  11. changed as north amerca drifted
  12. 1940's

21 Clues: 1912 • 1940's • top layer • ocean floor • supercontinent • wegeners theory • ocean floor moving • remains of animals • theory of the plates • deepest place on earth • longest mountain range • no one believed wegener • two plates moving apart • two plates come together • crust of the upper mantle • causes sea floor spreading • two plates slip past eachother • discovered sea floor spreading • ...

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes. 2022-02-15

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy
  2. Earth's deepest layer
  3. A mountain or hill, which is usually conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas that have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  4. Hot semisolid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure.
  5. When two plates push together
  6. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
  7. The border between two tectonic plates.
  8. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
  9. Earth's second deepest layer
  10. When two plates pull apart
Down
  1. Below the Crust, the third deepest layer.
  2. Earth's most outer layer
  3. Under the lithosphere, the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  4. When one plate gets pulled under another
  5. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
  6. When two plates slide next to each other
  7. Made up of the crust, this zone is divided into several constantly moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
  8. Cracks in the Earth's crust where there is movement
  9. Little particles blown from the eruption of a volcano
  10. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart.

20 Clues: Earth's deepest layer • Earth's most outer layer • When two plates pull apart • Earth's second deepest layer • When two plates push together • The border between two tectonic plates. • When one plate gets pulled under another • When two plates slide next to each other • Below the Crust, the third deepest layer. • a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock • ...

Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics 2024-03-19

Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed in the interior of Earth
  2. When one tectonic plate slides under another
  3. An orderly arrangement of atoms and molecules with a specific shape determined by its chemical composition
  4. An opening in Earth’s crust where lava, cinders, ash, and gases come to the surface
  5. A rock that has changed from another rock because of heat, pressure, or a chemical reaction
  6. (2 words) A theory that says Earth’s outer layers are made of moving plates
  7. (2 words) Transformation that changes one type of rock into another
  8. A section of Earth’s lithosphere
  9. The heat transfer in a fluid in which hot fluid rises and cold fluid sinks, setting up a cycle
  10. Molten rock under the surface of Earth
  11. The fluid portion of the mantle that has special properties
  12. Formed on the exterior of Earth
Down
  1. A fault where two plates slide past each other
  2. A rock that forms when melted rock (magma or lava) hardens
  3. Earth’s water, both in the seas and on land
  4. The hard outer layer of Earth made of crust and hard, upper mantle; broken into tectonic plates
  5. A sudden movement of plates within Earth’s crust
  6. The layer of Earth below the crust; upper part is solid and lower part is semisolid
  7. A scientist who studies earth
  8. To come together
  9. Molten rock on the surface of Earth
  10. (2 words) Sections of the lithosphere that move on top of the fluid asthenosphere; composed of Earth’s crust and the hard top layer of the mantle
  11. The rigid outer layer of earth
  12. The air that surrounds earth
  13. All the living things on earth
  14. (2 words) The area along an edge of Earth’s plates

26 Clues: To come together • The air that surrounds earth • A scientist who studies earth • The rigid outer layer of earth • All the living things on earth • Formed in the interior of Earth • Formed on the exterior of Earth • A section of Earth’s lithosphere • Molten rock on the surface of Earth • Molten rock under the surface of Earth • Earth’s water, both in the seas and on land • ...

Earth Layer & Plate Tectonics Review 2026-02-05

Earth Layer & Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of volcano with flat, gently sloping sides and generally nonexplosive eruptions.
  2. flow Rapidly moving clouds of hot ash, gas, and debris.
  3. Type of plate boundary where two plates are moving apart.
  4. This type of landform occurs at a continental – oceanic convergent boundary.
  5. This forms when an earthquake occurs under the ocean.
  6. Slower moving seismic waves that travel side to side and can't travel through liquids.
  7. This type of landform is created at a continental–continental convergent boundary.
  8. Earth’s crust is broken into pieces called _____.
  9. Fast moving seismic waves that travel horizontally.
  10. This event occurs at a transform boundary.
Down
  1. Scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.
  2. New seafloor is created at this oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary.
  3. Circular flow of heating and cooling magma in the mantle.
  4. Theory that Earth’s continents were once joined together and have since broken apart.
  5. Volcanoes form over these unusually hot regions of Earth’s mantle.
  6. The point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus where an Earthquake originates.
  7. Type of plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  8. A crack in Earth’s crust.
  9. Magma that flows onto Earth’s surface.
  10. A supercontinent made of all of Earth’s land masses.
  11. Type of plate boundary where two plates are sliding past each other horizontally.

21 Clues: A crack in Earth’s crust. • Magma that flows onto Earth’s surface. • This event occurs at a transform boundary. • Earth’s crust is broken into pieces called _____. • Fast moving seismic waves that travel horizontally. • A supercontinent made of all of Earth’s land masses. • This forms when an earthquake occurs under the ocean. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift 2025-01-02

Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One piece of evidence for continental drift
  2. Where tectonic plates meet and interact
  3. Side effect / result of divergent boundary
  4. Happens to the sea floor; makes new crust
  5. Type of current where hot, less dense items rise and cooler, more dense items sink
  6. Composed of the crust and upper mantle
  7. The mantle is full of this molten rock
  8. Side effect / result of convergent boundary
  9. Scientist in 1912 that proposed Continental Drift
  10. Large pieces of the crust that fit together like puzzle pieces
  11. Geologist in 1960s who came up with Sea Floor Spreading
Down
  1. When a less dense piece of crust plunges below a more dense piece of crust
  2. Coolest layer with the least pressure
  3. State of the rock in the lithosphere
  4. The speed at which tectonic movement happens
  5. Side effect / result of a transform boundary
  6. The once massive super continent
  7. Hottest layer with the most pressure
  8. State of the rock in the mantle
  9. Largest layer of Earth where convection currents happen

20 Clues: State of the rock in the mantle • The once massive super continent • State of the rock in the lithosphere • Hottest layer with the most pressure • Coolest layer with the least pressure • Composed of the crust and upper mantle • The mantle is full of this molten rock • Where tectonic plates meet and interact • Happens to the sea floor; makes new crust • ...

Plate Tectonics and Rocks Revision 2025-04-08

Plate Tectonics and Rocks Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a renewable energy source from the Sun
  2. is digging into the Earth’s surface to remove stone, gravel, or sand
  3. is a sedimentary rock made from compressed sand
  4. rocks are formed from layers of sediments
  5. is the layer beneath the crust where magma moves
  6. is one of the uses of limestone and sandstone
  7. is the point on the surface directly above the focus
  8. is the extraction of natural resources like coal, oil, and metals from the Earth
  9. is energy that will not run out
  10. is an igneous rock with large crystals found in the Wicklow Mountains
  11. The --------- is a famous fault line in California
  12. includes replanting trees and protecting wildlife
  13. is the outer layer of the Earth
  14. is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone
  15. rocks are formed when magma or lava cools
  16. is renewable energy from plants and waste
  17. ------- farming is when farmers raise animals like cattle or sheep
  18. is energy like coal and gas that will run out
  19. rocks are formed when other rocks change under heat or pressure
  20. form when magma cools slowly underground
  21. are found in sedimentary rocks like limestone
  22. is magma that reaches the surface
  23. ------ farming is when farmers grow crops like wheat or barley
Down
  1. currents in the mantle cause plate movement
  2. is a fossil fuel that causes pollution when burned
  3. is a metamorphic rock formed from sandstone
  4. can reduce fish stocks and damage marine ecosystems
  5. is the centre of the Earth made of hot metals
  6. is a primary economic activity that involves growing crops and raising animals
  7. A -------- boundary is where plates move apart and new crust is formed
  8. are gases released from burning fossil fuels
  9. is a non-renewable fossil fuel formed from dead plants and animals
  10. is a sedimentary rock formed from marine creatures
  11. The -------------- is an area with many volcanoes and earthquakes
  12. are large pieces of the Earth’s crust that move
  13. involves cutting down trees for wood and replanting new ones
  14. is global warming caused by too much carbon dioxide
  15. is electricity made using moving water
  16. is an igneous rock found in the Giant’s Causeway
  17. is a primary activity where people catch fish for food and trade
  18. The ------ Mountains are fold mountains formed at a destructive boundary
  19. form when lava cools quickly on the surface
  20. is a renewable energy source from moving air
  21. A --------- boundary is where plates collide and crust is destroyed
  22. is the point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
  23. An ---------- is the shaking of the ground caused by plate movement
  24. is molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface

47 Clues: is energy that will not run out • is the outer layer of the Earth • is magma that reaches the surface • is electricity made using moving water • form when magma cools slowly underground • is a renewable energy source from the Sun • rocks are formed from layers of sediments • rocks are formed when magma or lava cools • is renewable energy from plants and waste • ...

Pick-a-project Plate tectonics 2024-10-02

Pick-a-project Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mudflow caused by volcanic eruptions
  2. ____ Lava is sharp and blocky
  3. ______ Lava is smoother and more ropey
  4. _____ magma is thick and traps gas bubbles
  5. Molten rock beneath the surface
  6. Example of a super volcano (national park)
  7. A bowl-shaped depression at the vent
  8. Magma is called this when it reaches the surface
  9. A volcano that forms in the middle of a plate
  10. Pebble sized material (tephra)
  11. Scientist first credited with the theory of continental drift
  12. A long narrow split where basaltic magma flows out
Down
  1. San Andreas Fault is an example of this type of plate boundary
  2. The supercontinent that existed about 300 million years ago
  3. Mid-ocean ridge is an example of this type of plate boundary
  4. Solid material ejected from a volcano
  5. _____ magma causes gentle volcanic eruptions
  6. most dangerous part of an explosive eruption
  7. Large rock blown from the crater of a volcano
  8. An opening where ejecta come out
  9. Finest material(tephra)
  10. Himalayas are an example of this type of plate boundary

22 Clues: Finest material(tephra) • ____ Lava is sharp and blocky • Pebble sized material (tephra) • Molten rock beneath the surface • An opening where ejecta come out • A bowl-shaped depression at the vent • Solid material ejected from a volcano • A mudflow caused by volcanic eruptions • ______ Lava is smoother and more ropey • _____ magma is thick and traps gas bubbles • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-09

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where two plates slide (2 words)
  2. the process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
  3. the hotter, softer part of the upper mantle
  4. A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move (2 words)
  5. Where two plates divide (2 words)
  6. A gap that is formed where two continental plates divide (2 words)
  7. a bending of a wave
  8. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations (2 words)
  9. the middle layer made of hot, rigid rock
  10. what scientists use to determine the composition of Earth's layers (2 words)
  11. where the most dense materials are located inside the Earth (2 words)
  12. wave that moves the ground up and down or side to side, can only go through solids
  13. An area where a plume of magma comes up from the mantle, heating the crust above it, and sometimes causing volcanic activity (2 words)
  14. where magma comes up to make new crust (2 words)
Down
  1. fastest wave, can travel through any state of matter
  2. type of wave that does the most damage to Earth's surface
  3. layer of liquid iron and nickel (2 words)
  4. the crust and rigid part of the mantle
  5. movement of matter that results from differences in density (2 words)
  6. the bouncing of a wave
  7. Where two plates collide (2 words)
  8. Stress that pulls
  9. Stress that presses
  10. Evidence shown on the sea floor where North and South poles switch (2 words)
  11. Where old ocean crust sinks back into the asthenosphere (3 words)
  12. the process where new sea floor is made and old crust is destroyed (2 words)
  13. Stress that scrapes

27 Clues: Stress that pulls • Stress that presses • a bending of a wave • Stress that scrapes • the bouncing of a wave • Where two plates slide (2 words) • Where two plates divide (2 words) • Where two plates collide (2 words) • the crust and rigid part of the mantle • the middle layer made of hot, rigid rock • layer of liquid iron and nickel (2 words) • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossward Puzzle 2014-10-15

Plate Tectonics Crossward Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plate boundary where plates come together.
  2. a long, narrow ditch at the bottom of the ocean.
  3. vertical movement of currents caused by temperature difference in a fluid such as air.
  4. a high-energy wave caused by an earthquake, volcano, landslide or other natural event that displaces and distributes energy through the ocean waters.
  5. a sudden violent shake of the ground, a result of movements within the earth's crust.
  6. a deep rift valley formed by the divergent boundary, extending the length of the Mid- Ocean Ridge and the site of frequent volcanic activity.
  7. tectonic plate boundary where plates move away from each other.
  8. formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  9. tectonic process where one plate is pulled beneath the other.
Down
  1. where two plates either come together, move away or slide past each other.
  2. the theory of ______________ is that Earth's continents were once joined together and have since drifted apart.
  3. interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains and oceanic trenches.
  4. tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past each other.
  5. The theory of ____________ is that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move.

14 Clues: formation of new areas of oceanic crust • a long, narrow ditch at the bottom of the ocean. • tectonic plate boundary where plates come together. • tectonic plate boundary where plates slide past each other. • tectonic process where one plate is pulled beneath the other. • tectonic plate boundary where plates move away from each other. • ...

Plate Tectonics / Earth's Layers 2014-10-16

Plate Tectonics / Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates slide past one another, also known as conservative plate boundary since these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere
  2. 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
  3. heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another
  4. Theory that the Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper portion of the mantle) is divided into about 12 large plates and several small ones that float on and travel independently over the asthenosphere.
  5. the two sub-layers of the earth's crust (lithosphere) that move, float, and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches
  6. a large sea wave caused by an earthquake, landslide or other disturbance under the ocean
Down
  1. two plates are moving towards one another
  2. the theory that the earth's continents move gradually over the surface of the planet on a substratum of magma
  3. tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  5. running along the Mid Atlantic Ridge, was discovered by Maurice Ewing and Bruce Heezen in 1953
  6. a long narrow steep-sided depression in the earth's oceanic crust, usually lying above a subduction zone
  7. locations where two tectonic plates meet
  8. the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.

14 Clues: locations where two tectonic plates meet • two plates are moving towards one another • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate • a large sea wave caused by an earthquake, landslide or other disturbance under the ocean • the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. • ...

plate tectonics chapter 8 2018-12-10

plate tectonics chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. parallel forces acting in opposite directions
  2. zone an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
  3. mountain parallel ridges that form where blocks of crust move up or down along faults
  4. trench deep, underwater toughs created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary
  5. the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface
  6. is the equilibrium between continental crust the denser the magma below
  7. the downward motion of Earth's surface
  8. arc a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary
Down
  1. a change in the shape of rock caused by stress
  2. squeezing stress
  3. stress that pulls something apart
  4. mountain where large regions rise vertically with very little deformation
  5. fault where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  6. mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded

14 Clues: squeezing stress • stress that pulls something apart • the downward motion of Earth's surface • parallel forces acting in opposite directions • the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface • a change in the shape of rock caused by stress • mountain made of layers of rocks that are folded • fault where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab Review 2020-10-18

Plate Tectonics Vocab Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the lithosphere is broken into moving pieces called
  2. the thickest layer of the earth.
  3. where plates move apart; also called seafloor spreading.
  4. dense oceanic crust moves under less dense continental crust.
  5. where plates slide past each other.
  6. a combination of the crust and the uppermost mantle.
Down
  1. land under the continents.
  2. land under oceans.
  3. type of crust that is thicker and less dense.
  4. outermost layer of the earth.
  5. where two plates collide.
  6. innermost layer of the earth that is a solid metal ball.
  7. a layer of the mantle that has convection currents of rock that move in circles like an escalator.
  8. when plates collide and move up. Ex)Himalayas
  9. type of crust that is thinner and more dense.
  10. liquid layer of the earth made of melted rock.

16 Clues: land under oceans. • where two plates collide. • land under the continents. • outermost layer of the earth. • the thickest layer of the earth. • where plates slide past each other. • type of crust that is thicker and less dense. • when plates collide and move up. Ex)Himalayas • type of crust that is thinner and more dense. • liquid layer of the earth made of melted rock. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review 2018-03-01

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Convergent boundary where an oceanic plate is pushed beneath a continental plate forming a trench.
  2. valley Caused by divergent continental plates
  3. Caused when two transform plates slide past each other
  4. forms above and near subduction zones.
  5. type of plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  6. elevations along a contour line are ___.
  7. Makes up the crust and upper mantle; what the tectonic plates are composed of
Down
  1. A deep depression of the sea floor caused by the subduction of one plate under another
  2. Formed when two continental convergent plates collide and the crust crumbles.
  3. Plastic-like layer below the lithosphere. Convection currents here cause the tectonic plates to move.
  4. type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  5. A crack in the Earth's crust where rocks slide past one another
  6. type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  7. Supercontinent

14 Clues: Supercontinent • forms above and near subduction zones. • elevations along a contour line are ___. • valley Caused by divergent continental plates • type of plate boundary where two plates collide • Caused when two transform plates slide past each other • type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics 2025-03-03

Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fastest type of seismic wave that moves through solids and liquids, causing the ground to expand and contract.
  2. The location underground where an earthquake begins.
  3. A softer, semi-fluid layer of the mantle that the tectonic plates move on.
  4. A tool used to measure the strength and duration of earthquakes.
  5. The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts.
  6. Vibrations that travel through Earth and carry the energy released during an earthquake.
Down
  1. The rigid outer layer of Earth, made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  2. A crack in Earth's crust along which movement occurs during an earthquake.
  3. A slower seismic wave that moves only through solids and causes the ground to move side to side or up and down.
  4. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.
  5. A smaller earthquake that happens after a larger earthquake in the same area.
  6. The shaking of Earth's surface caused by sudden movement along a fault or by volcanic activity.
  7. Plates Large sections of Earth's lithosphere that move and interact at different types of boundaries.
  8. Scale A scale used to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake.

14 Clues: The location underground where an earthquake begins. • A tool used to measure the strength and duration of earthquakes. • The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake starts. • Scale A scale used to measure the magnitude (strength) of an earthquake. • A crack in Earth's crust along which movement occurs during an earthquake. • ...

Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab 2013-03-24

Chapter 3 & 4 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fault Gravity fault
  2. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  3. boundary where the tectonic plates move toward eachother to form new mountains
  4. to cut or clip
  5. the reduction in volume and increase of pressure of the air
  6. plates sections of the earth where the crust is split
  7. a series of vibrations caused by tectonic plates rubbing against eachother
  8. fault Opposite of a gravity fault
  9. trenches a deep valley at the bottom of the ocean
  10. Size; Extent
  11. central point of attention
  12. The act of stretching or straining
  13. spreading The divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the teectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earths interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates
  14. A defect or imperfection
Down
  1. to change somewhat the form or qualities
  2. Scale a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from 1 to 10
  3. a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
  4. boundary where the tactonic plates move away from eachother to form new crust
  5. tectonics A dozen of so of plates that make up the earths surface
  6. fault A geologic fault in which the blocks of rock on either side of the fault slide horizontally,
  7. boundary where the tectonic plates slide against eachother to create earthquakes
  8. valley a subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge
  9. Ridges an elecated region with a central valley on an ocean floor at the boundary between 2 diverging tectonic plates
  10. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance
  11. drift large-scale movement of the continents
  12. magnitude scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10
  13. Waves a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph
  14. Scale Used to rank earthquakes
  15. any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  16. Waves a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph.
  17. Hypothetical land area believed to have once connected all of earths land masses
  18. Perserved from the past geological age
  19. a record made by a seismograph.
  20. Waves a seismic wave that travels along or parallel to the earth's surface

34 Clues: Size; Extent • to cut or clip • fault Gravity fault • A defect or imperfection • central point of attention • Scale Used to rank earthquakes • a record made by a seismograph. • fault Opposite of a gravity fault • The act of stretching or straining • Perserved from the past geological age • to change somewhat the form or qualities • drift large-scale movement of the continents • ...

Restless Earth Vocab List 2024-04-12

Restless Earth Vocab List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. elongated depressions in the ocean
  2. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  3. Extinction over a longer time
  4. ringed prices of the lithosphere
  5. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  6. an opening in the crust which molten lava comes out
  7. semi-fliud area of the mantle
  8. forms after weathering and erosion
  9. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
Down
  1. crust and upper part of mantle
  2. A group of one species living in one area
  3. Hot material rises, cooler materials sink, drives plate tectonics
  4. plates moving away from one another
  5. result of high temp and pressure changing another rock
  6. between mantle and the outer core
  7. plates sliding on top of one another
  8. when plates collide
  9. plates going to one another making mountains
  10. plates pull apart and magma rises
  11. Rock when magma or lava cools
  12. when all plates where together

21 Clues: when plates collide • Extinction over a longer time • Rock when magma or lava cools • semi-fliud area of the mantle • crust and upper part of mantle • when all plates where together • ringed prices of the lithosphere • between mantle and the outer core • plates pull apart and magma rises • elongated depressions in the ocean • forms after weathering and erosion • ...

Chapter 10 Vocab 2025-04-02

Chapter 10 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large areas of stable rock
  2. supercontinent that formed over 300 million years ago
  3. solid outer layer of Earth's sphere
  4. plates move away from eachother
  5. cycle super continents form and break apart overtime
  6. tectonics theory that explains how plates move and change shape
  7. spreading ocean lithosphere as magma rises and solidifies at a mid-ocean range
  8. rocks within the cratons that have been exposed by Earth's surface
  9. solid plastic layer of the mantle
Down
  1. plates collide with eachother
  2. small coral mountains
  3. underwater mountains
  4. ridges undersea mountain ranges
  5. pieces of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history
  6. continent breaks apart
  7. single large ocean that surrounded pangea
  8. study of the magnetic properties of rocks
  9. plates slide past eachother horizontally
  10. drift continents were once formed together but drifted apart
  11. valley narrow valley that forms where the plates seperate

20 Clues: underwater mountains • small coral mountains • continent breaks apart • large areas of stable rock • plates collide with eachother • plates move away from eachother • ridges undersea mountain ranges • solid plastic layer of the mantle • solid outer layer of Earth's sphere • plates slide past eachother horizontally • single large ocean that surrounded pangea • ...

Science 2026-04-23

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Force that pulls objects toward Earth
  2. Two or more atoms bonded together
  3. Force that resists motion between surfaces
  4. tectonics Theory explaining movement of Earth’s plates
  5. energy Energy of motion
  6. Speed in a given direction
  7. Substance present at the start of a reaction
  8. The ability to do work
  9. A push or pull on an object
  10. Breakdown of rocks into smaller pieces
  11. energy Stored energy
  12. Substance formed from two or more elements chemically combined
Down
  1. A disturbance that transfers energy
  2. A pure substance made of one type of atom
  3. Distance between waves
  4. Substance formed in a reaction
  5. The smallest unit of matter
  6. Change in velocity over time
  7. Number of waves passing a point in a given time
  8. Change in position over time
  9. reaction Process where substances change into new substances
  10. Movement of sediment from one place to another

22 Clues: energy Stored energy • Distance between waves • The ability to do work • energy Energy of motion • Speed in a given direction • The smallest unit of matter • A push or pull on an object • Change in velocity over time • Change in position over time • Substance formed in a reaction • Two or more atoms bonded together • A disturbance that transfers energy • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary- Maci Bailey 2025-10-21

Unit 5 Vocabulary- Maci Bailey crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  2. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth,
  4. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystal
  5. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  6. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  7. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  8. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere.
  9. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth
  10. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  11. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  12. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  13. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  2. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  3. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  4. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  5. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks
  6. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  7. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  8. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  9. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  10. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  11. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  12. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice

25 Clues: the rigid outer part of the earth, • magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks • ...

Earth Science 2025-08-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of rock is pounamu?
  2. What are the type of rock called that are formed by magma?
  3. What is "earthquake" in māori?
Down
  1. What type of rock is sandstone?
  2. What does the tsu in tsunami mean?
  3. What is the origin of an earthquake called?
  4. What does tectonics mean?
  5. What is the largest tectonic plate?
  6. What is the name for "Earth" in māori?
  7. What is the layer of the earth that we live on?
  8. What are the remains of animals preserved on rocks called in Māori?

11 Clues: What does tectonics mean? • What type of rock is pounamu? • What is "earthquake" in māori? • What type of rock is sandstone? • What does the tsu in tsunami mean? • What is the largest tectonic plate? • What is the name for "Earth" in māori? • What is the origin of an earthquake called? • What is the layer of the earth that we live on? • ...

Grade 8 - Exam Review Unit 3 2022-01-17

Grade 8 - Exam Review Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's thin outer shell. It is made primarily of low-density materials called silicates.
  2. The formation of the solar system was similar to the differentiation of Earth into layers because in both processes the densest materials moved to the _____.
  3. Cycling of material due to differences in density.
  4. The point of Earth's surface directly above the focus.
  5. Type of stress associated with transform boundaries.
  6. Type of boundary where plates slide past one another.
  7. The process of _____ decay generated heat during Earth's formation and is still a source of heat in Earth's interior.
  8. A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move.
  9. A _____ boundary forms when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  10. Type of stress associated with convergent boundaries.
  11. Type of stress associated with divergent boundaries.
  12. the process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate.
Down
  1. _____ tectonics is the scientific theory explaining that the lithosphere is divided into moving slabs.
  2. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle is a _____ plate.
  3. Type of boundary where plates move toward each other.
  4. A change of the magnetic poles is a magnetic ___.
  5. The hypothesis that today's continents were once part of a single landmass, or supercontinent, called Pangaea is _____ drift.
  6. Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.
  7. The process by which new seafloor forms is seafloor ____.
  8. ___ is caused by stress and is the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock.
  9. At the center of Earth. Contains very dense elements, mainly iron and a small amount of nickel.
  10. A place within Earth along which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  11. The compositional layer below the crust. It contains silicate materials, but has more dense elements as well.

23 Clues: A change of the magnetic poles is a magnetic ___. • Cycling of material due to differences in density. • Type of stress associated with transform boundaries. • Type of stress associated with divergent boundaries. • Type of boundary where plates move toward each other. • Type of boundary where plates slide past one another. • ...

Unit 5 Vocabulary - Charlie Moore 2023-03-05

Unit 5 Vocabulary - Charlie Moore crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when one plate moves under another
  2. a place where two plates start to move away from eachother
  3. A organic component of soil
  4. A shaking of the ground that releases seismic waves.
  5. the innermost geologic layer of planet Earth
  6. A natural material that can be hardened
  7. A type of wave produced by a earthquake, faster than seismic waves.
  8. a squeezing force
  9. when the continents move away from eachother
  10. waves created by a earthquake
  11. the process of creation of new plate material as part of plate tectonics
  12. The liquid layer between the inner core and the lower mantle.
  13. the place where two plates move past eachother
  14. A stretching force
  15. The layer that comes before the crust, it is still solid, just softer.
  16. The rough outer part of the earth
  17. a wave that travels parrallel to earths surface
Down
  1. the place where two plates move together
  2. A long, deep depression in the earth that form and the edges of tectonic plates.
  3. a supercontinent formed 300 million years ago
  4. the lateral movement of one rock against another.
  5. a very large wave mostly caused by a underwater earthquake.
  6. A natural landform that rises high into the air, usually at a steep angle.
  7. a current in fluid, this causes tectonic plate movements
  8. the loose surface material on earth, made of organic materials
  9. A type of soil that is rich in organic matter.
  10. large pieces of earths crust that very slowly shift positions
  11. The hard, thin outer layer of earth.
  12. the softer outer layer of earths mantle
  13. The intersection of two plates
  14. A spot in the crust where magma has come to the surface
  15. a ring of subduction zones
  16. the second wave to hit a seismograph, caused by a earthquake
  17. the lower area of land between hills and/or mountains

34 Clues: a squeezing force • A stretching force • a ring of subduction zones • A organic component of soil • waves created by a earthquake • The intersection of two plates • The rough outer part of the earth • when one plate moves under another • The hard, thin outer layer of earth. • A natural material that can be hardened • the softer outer layer of earths mantle • ...

judas unit 5 vocab 2024-03-15

judas unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  2. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  3. The color of a mineral in powdered form
  4. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  5. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  6. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  7. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  8. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  9. the uneven breakage of a mineral
  10. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
Down
  1. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  2. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
  3. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  5. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  6. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  7. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  8. The way a mineral reflects light from its surface
  9. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  10. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  11. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  12. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  13. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  14. the disintegration and decomposition of rock at or near Earth's surface
  15. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred

25 Clues: the uneven breakage of a mineral • magma that reaches Earth's surface • The color of a mineral in powdered form • The way a mineral reflects light from its surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • ...

Unit 5 Vocab - Isabel G 2024-10-18

Unit 5 Vocab - Isabel G crossword puzzle
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  1. a inorganic solid that looks like a crystal and is a chemical composition
  2. spreading when plate tectonics make new oceanic lithosphere at the oceans crust
  3. a solid mixture of minerals or other organic matter
  4. a liquids resistance to flow or the thickness of it
  5. small particles created by erosion or weathering of a rock
  6. a plate boundary when they go past each other
  7. when a rock breaks down into sediment
  8. magma that is on the surface
  9. a source that cannot be replaced at the same rate it is being consumed
  10. a fracture on earth where movement happened
  11. a natural material that can be replaced at the same rate that it is being used
  12. a plate boundary where two plates divide
  13. a rock that was made from heat deep within the earth along with pressure or other chemicals
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  1. a plate boundary where two plates for towards each other
  2. the outer part of the earth made of the crust and upper mantle
  3. soft upper layer of the mantle under the lithosphere that holds plates on it
  4. a place directly above a focus
  5. transportation of materials by wind,water, or ice
  6. a rock that was made by cooled molten lava
  7. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma that soon becomes lava
  8. when a rock is broken down by a chemical to make sediment
  9. a point under earths surface when a rocks breaks and causes a earthquake
  10. a rock that was made from different minerals being crushed ontime over tim
  11. a body of molton rock inside of earth that has dissolved minerals or gas in it
  12. a device that record the grounds movement using the seismic waves
  13. vibrations that travel through earth when a earthquake happens

26 Clues: magma that is on the surface • a place directly above a focus • when a rock breaks down into sediment • a plate boundary where two plates divide • a rock that was made by cooled molten lava • a fracture on earth where movement happened • a plate boundary when they go past each other • transportation of materials by wind,water, or ice • ...

Earth Science Crossword 2021-10-28

Earth Science Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The _______ began with an oncrease in plant and animal species.
  2. Since Florida is low and flat, the ________ is near its surface.
  3. The oceans are only part of Earth's _______.
  4. _______ plays a role in the uplifting of mountains.
  5. The _______ charts the existence and extinction of dinosaurs.
  6. Studying ______, we infer how Pangea split into continents.
  7. Plate tectonics, subduction and erosion drive the _______.
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  1. The _______ charts the existence and extinction of dinosaurs.
  2. Latitude and altitude affect the ______ of a given region.
  3. During the _______, many animal species evolved.
  4. The ________ evaluates data collected from weather instruments.
  5. Dinosaurs lived in the _______ period.
  6. The _______ includes all layers from the core to the crust.
  7. During the _______, much of the Northern Hemisphere was frozen.

14 Clues: Dinosaurs lived in the _______ period. • The oceans are only part of Earth's _______. • During the _______, many animal species evolved. • _______ plays a role in the uplifting of mountains. • Latitude and altitude affect the ______ of a given region. • Plate tectonics, subduction and erosion drive the _______. • ...

unit 8 vocab made by Joseph flake 2024-03-25

unit 8 vocab made by Joseph flake crossword puzzle
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  1. / ring shaped islands made from the build-up of coral
  2. / a unique part of a larger continent
  3. / social classes
  4. / rebirth of the soul in another body
  5. / a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth
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  1. tectonics / plates of the earth's surface
  2. / a company hires an outside company or individual to do work for them.
  3. / intense wind and powerful waves
  4. / seasonal wind patterns
  5. / one nation is able to take control of a weaker country
  6. / refusing to get or buy something from a certain brand or company

11 Clues: / social classes • / seasonal wind patterns • / intense wind and powerful waves • / rebirth of the soul in another body • / a unique part of a larger continent • tectonics / plates of the earth's surface • / ring shaped islands made from the build-up of coral • / one nation is able to take control of a weaker country • ...

Aliyah D1 - 3 2023-02-08

Aliyah D1 - 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. A very hot part of the Earth's mantle, where magma can melt through a plate moving above it.
  2. Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out of a vent
  3. waves A vibration that spreads out away from a focus when and earthquake happens
  4. The central opening in a volcanic area through which magma may escape
  5. The amount of energy released by an earthquake
  6. The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  7. floor spreading The idea that new crust is forming at ridges in the sea floor, spreading apart the crust on either side of the ridges
  8. A sensitive device that detects the shaking of Earth's crust during an earthquake
  9. horizontality The idea that many kinds of rock form flat, horizontal layers
  10. tectonics The idea that Earth's surface is broken into plates that slide slowly across the
  11. drift The idea that a supercontinent split apart into pieces, the continents, which drifted in time to their present location
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  1. volcano A cone formed from explosive eruptions of hot rocks followed by a flow of lava, over and over
  2. A huge crack in Earth's crust at or below the surface, the sides of which may show evidence of motions
  3. Shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake
  4. A cuplike hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent
  5. The sliding of a denser ocean plate under another plate when they collide
  6. Hot, molten rock below Earth's surface
  7. energy Heat from below Earth's surface
  8. Earth's solid, rocky surface containing the continents and ocean floor
  9. cone volcano A steep sided cone that forms from explosive eruptions of hot rocks, ranging from particles to boulders.
  10. The point where an earthquake starts as rocks begin to slide past each other
  11. volcanoes A wide, gently sloped cone forms from flows of lava
  12. The layer beneath Earth's crust

23 Clues: The layer beneath Earth's crust • Hot, molten rock below Earth's surface • energy Heat from below Earth's surface • The amount of energy released by an earthquake • Magma that reaches Earth's surface and flows out of a vent • Shaking of Earth's crust after the initial shaking of an earthquake • A cuplike hollow that forms at the top of a volcano around the vent • ...

Landforms Crossword 2025-11-04

Landforms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A deep valley with steep sides, usually formed by river erosion over time.
  2. A mountain or hill that forms when magma from within Earth erupts through the surface.
  3. A landform created by the buildup of sediment where a river flows into a larger body of water.
  4. – A natural feature on Earth’s surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plain.
  5. A crack or break in Earth’s crust where movement has occurred due to plate activity.
  6. The process by which wind, water, or ice move soil and rock from one place to another.
  7. Tectonics The scientific theory that Earth’s crust is broken into plates that slowly move over the mantle.
  8. The solid part of the Earth that includes rocks, minerals, soil, and landforms.
  9. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by natural forces like water, wind, and temperature changes.
  10. The process by which one tectonic plate slides beneath another into the mantle.
  11. The frozen water part of Earth’s system, including glaciers, ice caps, and snow.
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  1. The layer of gases surrounding Earth that supports life and weather.
  2. All living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment.
  3. The way in which Earth’s spheres affect and influence one another (e.g., rainfall causing erosion in the geosphere).
  4. All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
  5. A large, slow-moving body of ice that shapes the land through erosion and deposition.
  6. Boundary A boundary where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  7. Boundary A location where two tectonic plates move toward each other, often forming mountains or subduction zones.
  8. Boundary A boundary where two plates move apart, creating a new crust as magma rises to the surface.
  9. The process of sediments being laid down or added to a landform in a new location.
  10. Plate A large, rigid section of Earth’s crust that moves over the semi-fluid mantle.

21 Clues: The layer of gases surrounding Earth that supports life and weather. • All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater. • A deep valley with steep sides, usually formed by river erosion over time. • All living organisms on Earth and their interactions with the environment. • ...

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, And Plate Tectonics 2017-04-08

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, And Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago.
  2. A tracing of earthquake motion that is created by a seismograph.
  3. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano.
  4. Very dense, solid center of the Earth that is made of mostly iron with smaller amounts of oxygen, silicon, sulfur, or nickel.
  5. Cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking that is thought to be the force behind plate tectonics.
  6. Measure of the energy released by an earthquake.
  7. An earthquake that occurs after a larger earthquake in the same area.
  8. Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward fro the earthquakes focus.
  9. Largest layer inside Earth, lying directly above the outer core and that is made mostly of silicon, oxygen, magnesium, and iron.
  10. An opening on Earth's surface where magma is forced up and flows out as lava.
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  1. A long high sea wave caused by an earthquake or other disturbance.
  2. Point in Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  3. Point at the depth where the rocks ruptured to produce earthquakes; places were quake waves originate.
  4. Bits of rock or solified lava dropped from the air.
  5. hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that the states that continents have moved slowly to their current locations on Earth.
  6. Plastic-like layer below the lithosphere.
  7. Earths outermost layer.
  8. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
  9. Remains or traces of a once living organism reserved by rock.
  10. Surface along which rocks break and move.

20 Clues: Earths outermost layer. • Plastic-like layer below the lithosphere. • Surface along which rocks break and move. • Measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • Bits of rock or solified lava dropped from the air. • Remains or traces of a once living organism reserved by rock. • Point in Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus. • ...

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics 2018-01-03

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Breaks in Earths crust
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  3. Is a large landmass
  4. Deep underwater canyons
  5. Results from a force pressing on an area
  6. Landmass slowly moved over Earth's surface
  7. Any trace of an ancient organism
  8. Plates move apart, or diverge
  9. Theory that plates are in slow, constant motion
  10. Plates slip past each other
  11. Dark,fine-grained rock
  12. made of mostlty iron and nickel
  13. Rock usually with light colors and has coarse grains
  14. Layer of molten metal materials
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  1. Ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back to the mantle
  2. Plates come together,or converge
  3. Mountain ranges that ran along the middle of some ocean floors
  4. Continually adding new materials to the ocean floor
  5. Part of the mantle that is hot but more rigid
  6. Part of the mantle that is less rigid than the rock above
  7. Dense ball of solid metal
  8. Part of the mantle that is strong hard and rigid
  9. sections of Earth separated by cracks
  10. single landmass, about 300 million years ago

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

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics 2018-01-03

Earth’s Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Is a large landmass
  2. Part of the mantle that is less rigid than the rock above
  3. Any trace of an ancient organism
  4. Mountain ranges that ran along the middle of some ocean floors
  5. made of mostlty iron and nickel
  6. Deep underwater canyons
  7. Theory that plates are in slow, constant motion
  8. Plates move apart, or diverge
  9. Plates slip past each other
  10. Ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back to the mantle
  11. Layer of molten metal materials
  12. single landmass, about 300 million years ago
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  1. Dense ball of solid metal
  2. sections of Earth separated by cracks
  3. Breaks in Earths crust
  4. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  5. Plates come together,or converge
  6. Part of the mantle that is strong hard and rigid
  7. Landmass slowly moved over Earth's surface
  8. Continually adding new materials to the ocean floor
  9. Rock usually with light colors and has coarse grains
  10. Part of the mantle that is hot but more rigid
  11. Dark,fine-grained rock
  12. Results from a force pressing on an area

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

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics 2013-01-24

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
  2. Type of fault where two plates move apart from one another.
  3. A scale measuring the intensity of an earthquake, ranging from 1-10.
  4. Outer most layer of the Earth's surface which floats on the mantle and is made up of tectonic plates.
  5. A type of fault where two plates collide with each other.
  6. Volcano which has more violent, deadly eruptions which mainly contain ash and heated gas.
  7. Another name for the crust and the upper mantle.
  8. Magma that reaches Earth's surface.
  9. Volcano built up by layers of lava emissions.
  10. Instrument which measures and records the intensity of earthquakes.
  11. What happens when one plate slides under another.
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  1. A fracture in the Earth's crust caused when two plates move apart from each other.
  2. Solid portion of the center of the Earth.
  3. A narrow raised portion of land where two plates come together.
  4. A wave of energy released when two plates slide against or past each other.
  5. Area in which the plates first break or slide across each other.
  6. Type of fault characterized by two plates sliding against each other (ex- One moving north, the other moving south).
  7. Another name for the mantle.
  8. Transfer of heat in a circular motion.
  9. Hot rock, ash, or gases released by the eruption of a composite volcano.
  10. Theory which states that the earth is made up of moving plates.
  11. Oceanic crust which slides beneath another plate.
  12. An opening in the Earth's surface which allows heat, gas or lava to escape.
  13. More fluid yet solid portion of the center of the Earth.
  14. Portion of the earth made up of molten rock/magma beneath the crust but outside of the core and comprises 70% of Earth's volume.

25 Clues: Another name for the mantle. • Magma that reaches Earth's surface. • Transfer of heat in a circular motion. • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • Solid portion of the center of the Earth. • Volcano built up by layers of lava emissions. • Another name for the crust and the upper mantle. • Oceanic crust which slides beneath another plate. • ...

Earths structure and plate tectonics 2015-03-09

Earths structure and plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. large rigid slab of rock
  2. heat that originates within the Earth
  3. Earths innermost part
  4. between the crust and outer core
  5. planar fracture
  6. part of the Earths lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins
  7. liquid layer above solid inner layer
  8. quake,tremor,trembler
  9. underwater mountain system
  10. long high sea wave
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  1. rigid outermost part of the Earth
  2. energy that travels through Earths layers
  3. included all present continents which broke up and drifted apart
  4. a large elongated depression with steep walls
  5. mountain that opens downward to molten rock
  6. process that occurs mid ocean ridges
  7. pertaining to the structure or movement of the Earths crust
  8. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate
  9. intrusive igneous rock
  10. any remains trace or imprint of an animal preserved in Earths crust

20 Clues: planar fracture • long high sea wave • Earths innermost part • quake,tremor,trembler • intrusive igneous rock • large rigid slab of rock • underwater mountain system • between the crust and outer core • rigid outermost part of the Earth • process that occurs mid ocean ridges • liquid layer above solid inner layer • heat that originates within the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Choice Board Activity 2021-11-08

Plate Tectonics Choice Board Activity crossword puzzle
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  1. the idea of all different landmasses once being connected
  2. the layer that floats on the lithosphere
  3. the crust found under oceans
  4. greek for weak
  5. layer that is divided into several very slowly moving plates that hold the oceans and continents together
  6. scientist who originally thought of the idea of Pangaea
  7. several large slabs
  8. tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  9. the belief of how the mantle flows
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  1. tectonic plates are colliding
  2. the process by which the ocean floor sinks into the mantle is known as
  3. the process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
  4. tectonic plates are sliding past each other
  5. outermost layer
  6. all tectonic plates can create this natural disaster
  7. the crust that underlies continents
  8. the only liquid layer
  9. the border between two tectonic plates
  10. the thickest layer
  11. greek for stone

20 Clues: greek for weak • outermost layer • greek for stone • the thickest layer • several large slabs • the only liquid layer • the crust found under oceans • tectonic plates are colliding • the belief of how the mantle flows • the crust that underlies continents • the border between two tectonic plates • the layer that floats on the lithosphere • tectonic plates are sliding past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes. 2022-02-15

Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes. crossword puzzle
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  1. the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy
  2. Earth's deepest layer
  3. A mountain or hill, which is usually conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas that have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  4. Hot semisolid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure.
  5. When two plates push together
  6. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
  7. The border between two tectonic plates.
  8. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
  9. Earth's second deepest layer
  10. When two plates pull apart
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  1. Below the Crust, the third deepest layer.
  2. Earth's most outer layer
  3. Under the lithosphere, the upper layer of the earth's mantle
  4. When one plate gets pulled under another
  5. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
  6. When two plates slide next to each other
  7. Made up of the crust, this zone is divided into several constantly moving plates of solid rock that hold the continents and oceans.
  8. Cracks in the Earth's crust where there is movement
  9. Little particles blown from the eruption of a volcano
  10. A dropped zone where two tectonic plates are pulling apart.

20 Clues: Earth's deepest layer • Earth's most outer layer • When two plates pull apart • Earth's second deepest layer • When two plates push together • The border between two tectonic plates. • When one plate gets pulled under another • When two plates slide next to each other • Below the Crust, the third deepest layer. • a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock • ...

Quiz#: 4 VOLCANOES & PLATE TECTONICS 2021-04-28

Quiz#: 4 VOLCANOES & PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
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  1. An example of early stages of island arc are the
  2. magma that flows onto Earth's surface; the rock that forms when it cools and solidifies
  3. A vent or fissure in Earth's surface through which magma and gases are expelled
  4. small tubular plutons; may be only a few centimeters wide
  5. Scientists can learn more about volcanic eruptions by studying ____________ within the Earth
  6. large plutons that cover an area of at least 100 km2 when exposed on Earth's surface
  7. rocks that form when magma cools
  8. Any activity that includes the movement of magma toward or onto Earth's surface
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  1. large formation of igneous rocks, created by magma that does not reach Earth's surface, but cools and solidifies inside the crust
  2. Sometimes Earth's solid mantle and crust melt to form
  3. as hot bodies of magma rise toward the surface and melt surrounding rock they become
  4. Cause of many volcanic eruptions is the movement of
  5. the islands that make up ______ are island arcs that have joined to form one landmass
  6. Volcanic eruptions can be more powerful than a(n)
  7. lava flows from an opening in Earth's surface called
  8. many volcanoes are located along _______ zones
  9. combined temperature & pressure in the lower part of Earth's mantle keeps rocks below their
  10. the movement of tectonic plates is driven by Earth's internal
  11. The pacific ring of fire is also one of Earth's major __________ zones
  12. When oceanic lithosphere subducts beneath oceanic lithosphere, magma rises to the surface to form a(n)

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

Geography, (Population, Settlement, Plate tectonics) 2020-11-19

Geography, (Population, Settlement, Plate tectonics) crossword puzzle
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  1. the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year).
  2. In a convergent plate boundary, the oceanic plate is _______ under the continental plate.
  3. Circular depression at the peak of a volcano.
  4. Increasing population in towns and cities as a result of more rural to urban migration.
  5. The point within the Earth where an earthquake originates.
  6. When a city or part of the city falls into decrepitude and is no longer suitable for work.
  7. Number of children dead before reaching 1 year of age.
  8. The distance a person is willing to travel to access a service.
  9. The movement from one place to another in search of work, better life, shelter.
  10. Volcanoes attract many ________.
  11. To predict earthquakes we can monitor ______ behavior.
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  1. People who cannot fend for themselves usually of ages below 15 and above 65. Relies on others.
  2. In order to reduce the damages of an earthquake, we can follow. Predict, Protect, ______
  3. Natural Change + Net Migration.
  4. Many in number, Small population, Less services.
  5. Main commercial area of a city.
  6. Fissures on the crust of the Earth that expel magma.
  7. Reasons attracting people to a country or place.
  8. A volcano that has erupted in the last 80 years is referred to as _____.
  9. China's major anti natal policy to combat their exploding growth.
  10. The average number of children born per woman.
  11. Number of immigrants - Number of emigrants.

22 Clues: Natural Change + Net Migration. • Main commercial area of a city. • Volcanoes attract many ________. • Number of immigrants - Number of emigrants. • Circular depression at the peak of a volcano. • The average number of children born per woman. • Many in number, Small population, Less services. • Reasons attracting people to a country or place. • ...

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2023-11-03

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Middle layer of the Earth's interior making up 70% of Earth's mass
  2. thin layer of rock at the Earth's surface
  3. A soft upper layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere moves on
  4. A plate boundary where to plates crash into each other
  5. The molten liquid metal layer of the Earth's interior
  6. A theory stating that present day continents drifted
  7. The radio devise that sends signals from a satellite to the ground station on plate movement below Earth's surface
  8. A plate boundary when two plate slide past each other
  9. When two tectonic plates slowly crash into each other and mountains are formed.
  10. A scientist who studies Earth's structure
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  1. A German geologist who proposed the Continental Drift theory
  2. The driving force of all plate movement located in the mantle
  3. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust
  4. The solid metal layer of Earth's interio
  5. A lithospheric block of earths crust
  6. Giant landmass that included all of earths present day continents
  7. The remains of plants and animals that lived millions of yeas ago
  8. A plate boundary where to plates slide away from each other
  9. The process by which new oceanic crust forms as magma rises to the surface forming new oceanic crust
  10. An instrument that records vibrations caused by movements within the crust
  11. A listhospheric block of the crust and upper mantle that shape Earth's surface
  12. Inner most layer of the Earth compose mostly of Nickle and Iron
  13. When one plate goes under another plate sinking back into the mantle
  14. The study of Earth's surface structure

24 Clues: A lithospheric block of earths crust • The study of Earth's surface structure • The solid metal layer of Earth's interio • thin layer of rock at the Earth's surface • A scientist who studies Earth's structure • A theory stating that present day continents drifted • The molten liquid metal layer of the Earth's interior • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab (Unit 6) 2025-04-07

Plate Tectonics Vocab (Unit 6) crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core, broken up into 3 distinct parts: rigid (upper) mantle , asthenosphere and rigid (lower) mantle
  2. An underwater mountain chain where new ocean floor is formed, found at DIVERGENT boundaries
  3. A rigid layer made up of the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  4. an instrument that records earthquake waves in the from of a seismogram
  5. formed at a divergent boundary on continental crust- could lead to the formation of new oceans
  6. potentially giant wave caused by an underwater earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
  7. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  8. Liquid layer of the core: molten iron and nickel. Movement in this layer combined with the Coriolis effect creates Earth's magnetic fields.
  9. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth- solid due to the crazy high pressure levels.
  10. where two plates are moving apart, magma comes up to create new crust- convection currents are moving away from each other
  11. amount of time between the arrival of the P-wave and the arrival of the S-wave at a given location
  12. underground location where an earthquake originates (occurs)
  13. time it takes a seismic wave to get from the epicenter to a given location
  14. A narrow, deep trough parallel to an CONVERGENT oceanic and continental plate boundary .
  15. A plate boundary where two plates move or slide past each other in opposite directions- San Andreas Fault is a famous one
  16. all waves of energy released from an earthquakes focus and traveling outward in all directions
  17. The vibrations and shaking of earth's crust caused by the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.
  18. the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge- rocks on opposite sides are mirror images of each other- sharing the same age and magnetic polarity
  19. a volcanically active area of Earth's surface, often far from a tectonic plate boundary- Example: the Hawaiian Islands
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  1. faster moving, seismic waves that can travel through liquids, solids and gasses
  2. The felsic (granite) crust that is found under the continents: thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust
  3. Polarity Patterns Magnetic minerals line up with Earth's magnetic poles when new ocean crust is formed, creating a mirror record of Earth's polarity changes on either side of a mid-ocean ridge
  4. occurs as less dense, hotter material rises from within the mantle and cooler, more dense material sinks in a continuous cycle, thought out the asthenosphere
  5. The idea that continents have moved and are still moving slowly across the Earth's surface- provided the basis for the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  6. Distance of a given location from the epicenter of an Earthquake
  7. Measure of the energy released during an earthquake
  8. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other causing the destruction of crust, convection currents are coming together and sinking here
  9. The mafic (basalt) crust is found under the oceans : thinner and more dense than the continental crust
  10. A vent in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases erupt
  11. the plastic-like layer of the mantle below the lithosphere where convection occurs (this layer is the reason we have plate tectonics)
  12. Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  13. slower moving seismic waves that can only travel through solids (absorbed by liquid)
  14. The time a P or S wave gets to another location after an earthquake occurs (clock time)
  15. Area on Earth's surface where NO seismic waves are detected during an Earthquake

34 Clues: Measure of the energy released during an earthquake • underground location where an earthquake originates (occurs) • Point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus • Distance of a given location from the epicenter of an Earthquake • A vent in the Earth's surface through which magma and gases erupt • ...