plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2022-11-04

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is created
  2. type of boundary where two plates move away from each other
  3. surface feature that forms along a convergent boundary between two continental crusts
  4. surface that can happen at any type of plate boundary due to the tectonic plates shifting
  5. surface that forms when one plate subducts under another
  6. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  7. process that powers the movements of earth's tectonic plates
  8. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  9. the process where the denser plate goes under another plate
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  1. the layer of hot solid material between earth's crust and core
  2. supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago
  3. a dense spear of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  4. type of boundary where two plates move towards each other
  5. a layer of molten lava and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
  6. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  7. term used to describe the location where two tectonic plates meet
  8. scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
  9. the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface

18 Clues: the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • supercontinent that existed over 225 million years ago • scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • type of boundary where two plates slide past each other • surface that forms when one plate subducts under another • type of boundary where two plates move towards each other • ...

Chapter 7 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-01-17

Chapter 7 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. – A plate boundary where two tectonic plates slide horizontally past one another
  2. – A change in Earth’s magnetic field in which the north magnetic pole becomes the south magnetic pole and vice versa; has occurred on average every 500,000 years over the past 65 million years
  3. – The hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that Earth’s continents were once joined together and later split apart and drifted
  4. – The process in which two lithospheric plates of different densities converge and the denser one sinks into the mantle beneath the other
  5. – A continent, such as Pangaea, consisting of all or most of Earth’s continental crust joined together in a single, large landmass
  6. – The hot upper mantle rock located within a plume and associated with a volcanic center that forms on the overlying lithosphere
  7. – A rising column of hot, plastic rock within the mantle
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  1. – The undersea mountain chain that forms at the boundary between divergent tectonic plates within oceanic crust; it circles the planet like the seam on a baseball, forming Earth’s longest mountain chain
  2. – The concept of balance between gravity and buoyancy that causes the lithosphere to float on the mantle at different elevations
  3. – The process by which a continent is pulled apart at a divergent boundary
  4. – A magnetic orientation the same as that of Earth’s current magnetic field
  5. – A plate boundary where tectonic plates move apart from each other and new lithosphere is continuously forming; also called a spreading center or a rift zone
  6. – The theory of global tectonics stating that the lithosphere is segmented into several plates that move relative to one another by floating on and sliding over the plastic asthenosphere
  7. – The hypothesis that segments of oceanic crust are separating at the Mid-Ocean Ridge
  8. – The upward and downward flow of fluid material in response to density changes produced by heating and cooling
  9. – The portion of the upper mantle just beneath the lithosphere, extending from a depth of 100-350 kilometers below the surface of earth and consisting of weak, plastic rock where magma may form
  10. – A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  11. – A fracture or edge that separates two tectonic plates

18 Clues: – A fracture or edge that separates two tectonic plates • – A rising column of hot, plastic rock within the mantle • – The process by which a continent is pulled apart at a divergent boundary • – A magnetic orientation the same as that of Earth’s current magnetic field • – A plate boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide • ...

Plate Tectonics (Solliday - Phys. Geo.) 2014-02-02

Plate Tectonics (Solliday - Phys. Geo.) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core the liquid layer within the core made of iron and nickel.
  2. the layer below the lithosphere that allows the lithospheric plates to move around due to convection currents within it.
  3. any episode of mountain building in Earth’s past.
  4. A change in the polarity of Earth's magnetic field in which the north magnetic pole becomes the south magnetic pole and vice versa.
  5. the thickest layer within Earth’s interior between the crust and core.
  6. the older, thick, felsic, low density crust that the continents rest upon.
  7. a boundary between two plates that are moving apart.
  8. the large super-continent made of all the continents when they were joined together in the past.
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  1. the solid surface of Earth made of the upper mantle and all of the crust.
  2. the theory that the continents drifted about freely on Earth’s surface.
  3. the divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the tectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earth's interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates.
  4. a boundary between two plates that are coming together.
  5. when the edges of two crustal plates move past each other in opposite directions perpendicular to 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 younger, thin, mafic, high density crust that lies at the bottom of the oceans.
  8. the solid layer within the core made of iron and nickel.
  9. a theory in geology that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the asthenosphere and much of the earth's seismic activity and volcanism occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  10. the movement of heat by flowing substances.

18 Clues: the movement of heat by flowing substances. • any episode of mountain building in Earth’s past. • a boundary between two plates that are moving apart. • a boundary between two plates that are coming together. • the solid layer within the core made of iron and nickel. • core the liquid layer within the core made of iron and nickel. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling 2025-04-29

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot, melted rock found deep underground before it erupts from a volcano.
  2. A type of rock made from layers of sand, mud, or tiny pieces of other rocks that have been pressed together over time.
  3. A form of energy that makes things warmer.
  4. A huge body of salty water that covers most of the Earth.
  5. A type of rock that changed from another rock because of heat and pressure.
  6. A force that pushes or squeezes on something, like when you press down on a pillow.
  7. The Earth's crust is broken into these slow-moving puzzle pieces.
  8. The thick layer of hot rock under the Earth’s crust.
  9. The thin, outer layer of the Earth where we live.
  10. The process where wind, water, or ice slowly wear away rocks and land over time.
  11. Tragments of a rock like sand and silt
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  1. The ground shakes when this happens under the Earth's surface.
  2. When a solid, like ice, turns into a liquid because it gets hot.
  3. A mountain that can blow out lava, ash, and smoke from inside the Earth.
  4. The day-to-day changes in things like temperature, rain, and wind outside.
  5. A tall, rocky part of the Earth that rises high above the land around it.
  6. A type of rock that forms when hot, melted rock cools and hardens.
  7. When something gets colder, like when hot water turns into ice.

18 Clues: Tragments of a rock like sand and silt • A form of energy that makes things warmer. • The thin, outer layer of the Earth where we live. • The thick layer of hot rock under the Earth’s crust. • A huge body of salty water that covers most of the Earth. • The ground shakes when this happens under the Earth's surface. • ...

Plate Tectonics Features Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-04

Plate Tectonics Features Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. giant cracks in a rock formed by compression or tension
  2. the rocky part of the crust and upper mantle
  3. formed by a divergent boundary on land
  4. a place where lava erupts and forms some mountains
  5. the place where convection currents are happening
  6. when one plate slides beneath another
  7. plate boundary where plates slide parallel
  8. formed when undersea earthquakes push water upwards
  9. formed where magma upwells from a convection current
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  1. the type of crust that is thicker
  2. formed when two continental plates collide
  3. the place where old crust is destroyed, deep in the ocean
  4. the type of plate boundary that is at the mid-ocean ridge
  5. the type of plate boundary where plates come together
  6. a vibration of earth's crust caused by plate movement
  7. the less dense and thinner crust
  8. Japan and the Aleutian islands are an example. Formed when subducted crust melts and rises as volcanoes
  9. happens when rocks are slowly compressed over time

18 Clues: the less dense and thinner crust • the type of crust that is thicker • when one plate slides beneath another • formed by a divergent boundary on land • formed when two continental plates collide • plate boundary where plates slide parallel • the rocky part of the crust and upper mantle • the place where convection currents are happening • ...

plate tectonics 2021-06-17

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. - the planet on which we live; the world.
  2. - a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. -a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
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  1. -a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
  2. - the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
  3. -the action or process of moving or being moved.

6 Clues: - the planet on which we live; the world. • -the action or process of moving or being moved. • - the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. • -a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. • ...

Plate tectonics 2021-01-06

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot melted rock
  2. the boundary between two plates that is moving together
  3. The process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another tectonic plate
  4. a theory explaining the structure of the earths crust
Down
  1. The point at which one tectonic plate touches another
  2. The boundary between two tectonic plates that is moving away from each other
  3. The boundary between two plates that is moving together

7 Clues: hot melted rock • The point at which one tectonic plate touches another • a theory explaining the structure of the earths crust • The boundary between two plates that is moving together • the boundary between two plates that is moving together • The process of one tectonic plate being pushed under another tectonic plate • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slides past
  2. Pulled apart
  3. Broken parts of Earth's outer shell
Down
  1. Three different types
  2. Molten Rock
  3. Pushed together

6 Clues: Slides past • Molten Rock • Pulled apart • Pushed together • Three different types • Broken parts of Earth's outer shell

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s plates meet at plate __________.
  2. Part of Earth’s crust that are irregularly shaped and moving are called the...
  3. Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.
  4. The result of plates moving are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and creation of _____________.
Down
  1. Plates fit together like a ________ to form the surface layer of the Earth.
  2. The Earth’s plates are floating on a liquid called magma, which is moving because of heat. This is known as ___________currents.

6 Clues: Earth’s plates meet at plate __________. • Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet. • Plates fit together like a ________ to form the surface layer of the Earth. • Part of Earth’s crust that are irregularly shaped and moving are called the... • The result of plates moving are earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and creation of _____________. • ...

Plate tectonics 2023-03-22

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It creates volcanoes
  2. It creates mountains
  3. It is a type of a valley
  4. It creates Earthquake
  5. It is molten rock
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  1. It is in the mantle and causes plates to move
  2. It creates new seafloor

7 Clues: It is molten rock • It creates volcanoes • It creates mountains • It creates Earthquake • It creates new seafloor • It is a type of a valley • It is in the mantle and causes plates to move

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The land that drifts
  2. outer layer of Earth
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  1. This explodes when two plates are pushed together
  2. When plates move away from each other
  3. When a volcano explodes
  4. 'Super-continent'- includes almost all of Earths land

6 Clues: The land that drifts • outer layer of Earth • When a volcano explodes • When plates move away from each other • This explodes when two plates are pushed together • 'Super-continent'- includes almost all of Earths land

plate tectonics 2014-04-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of plastic semi-soled rock in the lower mantle.
  2. molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface.
  3. where the crust is sinking down into the earth.
Down
  1. molten rock below the earths surface.
  2. the crust that forms the ocean floor.
  3. the process of continents breaking up, subsideing and allowing in the sea.

6 Clues: molten rock below the earths surface. • the crust that forms the ocean floor. • where the crust is sinking down into the earth. • molten rock that has erupted onto the earths surface. • a layer of plastic semi-soled rock in the lower mantle. • the process of continents breaking up, subsideing and allowing in the sea.

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary that is apart
  2. Boundary that slide past
  3. Convergent
Down
  1. Valleys
  2. Boundary that collides
  3. Range Divergent

6 Clues: Valleys • Convergent • Range Divergent • Boundary that collides • Boundary that is apart • Boundary that slide past

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary that is apart
  2. Boundary that slide past
  3. Convergent
Down
  1. Valleys
  2. Boundary that collides
  3. Range Divergent

6 Clues: Valleys • Convergent • Range Divergent • Boundary that collides • Boundary that is apart • Boundary that slide past

Plate Tectonics 2022-05-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. from on the continent
  2. creates crust
  3. from at the place when the plats Collab
  4. neither creates or destroy crust
Down
  1. Where two tectonic plates meet
  2. destroy crust

6 Clues: destroy crust • creates crust • from on the continent • Where two tectonic plates meet • neither creates or destroy crust • from at the place when the plats Collab

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates
  2. ocean and land plates hit eachother
  3. happens in the mantle
Down
  1. boundray where
  2. where two boundrays glide past eachother
  3. where two plates go toward eachother

6 Clues: plates • boundray where • happens in the mantle • ocean and land plates hit eachother • where two plates go toward eachother • where two boundrays glide past eachother

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plate boundary where two plates collide
  2. A process where one plate slips under another at a convergent boundary
  3. Is? What?
Down
  1. A place where NEED REST OF DEFINITION DO NOT FORGET THIS MESSAGE I AM MAKING IT SUPER LONG SO YOU DON'T SKIP OVER IT IF YOU DO I WILL PROBABLY GET LIKE A BAD GRADE OR SOMETHING SO NO FORGETTO SPAGETTO
  2. Plate Boundary where two plates move in opposite directions
  3. Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other

6 Clues: Is? What? • Plate boundary where two plates collide • Plate boundary where two plates slip past each other • Plate Boundary where two plates move in opposite directions • A process where one plate slips under another at a convergent boundary • ...

Plate Tectonics 2025-01-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First clue of Alfred Wegners theory
  2. a circle around the Pacific ocean with the most volcanic and seismic activity
  3. when two plates collide
  4. Transform boundries main formation
Down
  1. Thinner more dense crust
  2. The name of the supercontinent

6 Clues: when two plates collide • Thinner more dense crust • The name of the supercontinent • Transform boundries main formation • First clue of Alfred Wegners theory • a circle around the Pacific ocean with the most volcanic and seismic activity

Plate Tectonics 2025-03-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Edge of a plate
  2. Idea for Pangea
  3. Plates move in opposite directions
Down
  1. Oceanic goes under continental
  2. A plate boundary that slips
  3. A type of crust that is dense and narrow

6 Clues: Edge of a plate • Idea for Pangea • A plate boundary that slips • Oceanic goes under continental • Plates move in opposite directions • A type of crust that is dense and narrow

aliyah merrick's crossword puzzle 2014-01-19

aliyah merrick's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an underwater mountain system .
  2. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  3. waves passing through earth.
  4. of plate tectonics a theory that says that continents are separated.
  5. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
Down
  1. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  2. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  3. floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
  4. land that has been elevated by folding.
  5. basin A geological basin found in the sea.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

Kendall's Awesome Pawsome crossword 2016-09-26

Kendall's Awesome Pawsome crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians.
  2. A body that had been dried out so it will not decay.
  3. To preserve a body after death.
  4. Pictures that sound for different words or sounds.
  5. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
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  1. tectonics The theory that Earths lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  3. The got of death.
  4. Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  5. Where two plates come together.

10 Clues: The got of death. • To preserve a body after death. • Where two plates come together. • A boundary where two plates move apart. • A paper like material created by the Egyptians. • A boundary where two plates slip past each other. • Pictures that sound for different words or sounds. • A body that had been dried out so it will not decay. • ...

Lesson 2: Our Planet, Earth 2025-02-28

Lesson 2: Our Planet, Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crack in Earth’s crust.
  2. Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth.
  3. Molten rock found under Earth’s surface.
  4. Tectonics- A process involving huge blocks of Earth’s crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates.
  5. Process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces.
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  1. Process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil.
  2. To support.
  3. Process of dropping eroded material in a new place.
  4. Period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere.
  5. Share.

10 Clues: Share. • To support. • Crack in Earth’s crust. • Molten rock found under Earth’s surface. • Process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces. • Process of dropping eroded material in a new place. • Process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil. • Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth. • ...

Lesson 2: Our Planet, Earth 2025-02-28

Lesson 2: Our Planet, Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crack in Earth’s crust.
  2. Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth.
  3. Period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere.
  4. Process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces.
Down
  1. Process of dropping eroded material in a new place.
  2. Molten rock found under Earth’s surface.
  3. To support.
  4. Share.
  5. Tectonics A process involving huge blocks of Earth’s crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates.
  6. Process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil.

10 Clues: Share. • To support. • Crack in Earth’s crust. • Molten rock found under Earth’s surface. • Process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces. • Process of dropping eroded material in a new place. • Process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil. • Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth. • ...

Famous Scientific Theories 2025-03-17

Famous Scientific Theories crossword puzzle
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  1. TECTONICS — The theory explaining the movement of Earth’s lithospheric plates
  2. — Subatomic particles with very little mass and no charge
  3. BANG — The theory about the origin of the universe
  4. — The process by which species change over time through natural selection
  5. — Einstein’s theory about how space and time are linked
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  1. — The force of attraction between objects with mass
  2. — The branch of physics that deals with subatomic particles
  3. — The bubble-like region around the Sun, shaped by solar winds
  4. — A measure of disorder or randomness in a system
  5. — Newton’s laws that describe the movement of objects

10 Clues: — A measure of disorder or randomness in a system • BANG — The theory about the origin of the universe • — The force of attraction between objects with mass • — Newton’s laws that describe the movement of objects • — Einstein’s theory about how space and time are linked • — Subatomic particles with very little mass and no charge • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

vocab terms 2014-01-19

vocab terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge: an underwater mountain system .
  2. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  3. of plate tectonics: a theory that says that continents are separated.
  4. land that has been elevated by folding.
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  1. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
  2. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  3. waves passing through earth.
  4. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  5. basin: A geological basin found in the sea.
  6. floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge: an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin: A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading: a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

9/27/16 2016-09-27

9/27/16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. to preserve a body after death
  3. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  4. a body that has been tried so that it will not decay
  5. pictures that stand for different words or sounds
  6. a boundary where two plates move apart
  7. a boundary where two plates slip past each other
Down
  1. the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved convection currents in the mantle.
  2. the god of the dead
  3. a boundary where two plates come together.

10 Clues: the god of the dead • to preserve a body after death • a boundary where two plates move apart • a boundary where two plates come together. • a paper like material created by the Egyptians • a boundary where two plates slip past each other • pictures that stand for different words or sounds • a body that has been tried so that it will not decay • ...

Ecosystem and Environment Quiz 2023-09-05

Ecosystem and Environment Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the highest gas in air
  2. top layer of Earth
  3. mineral that Earth core made of
  4. the tickest layer of Earth
  5. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
  6. it forms by convergent plate tectonics
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  1. organisms found in the ecosystem
  2. mineral that Earth core made of and this element can be used for dental braces
  3. non-living factor in the ecosystem such as air, water, soil etc
  4. the ecosystem that a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic

10 Clues: top layer of Earth • the highest gas in air • the tickest layer of Earth • mineral that Earth core made of • organisms found in the ecosystem • it forms by convergent plate tectonics • non-living factor in the ecosystem such as air, water, soil etc • an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt • ...

Grade Crossword Puzzle 2021-06-25

Grade Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. species together and abiotic factors
  2. movement of carbon through biotic and abiotic factors
  3. level of earth's mantle
  4. of one species
  5. of weathering where sediment is worn away and carried through natural processes
  6. movement of nitroge through biotic and abiotic factors
  7. species put together
  8. long-term relationship between organisms (commensalism, parasitism, mutualism)
  9. organisms compete for resources in the same environment
  10. waves/energy that comes in different types of waves which cause plate tectonics
  11. development environment
  12. eroded sediment is transported away and settles
  13. a second meaning to a word
  14. notation/regular large numbers of exponents
  15. programming interface
  16. level/level in foot chain (primary, secondary, tertiary, producer)
  17. Carta/documents created in 1200's that limits the tyrannical King Henry III rights that inspired the Constitution
  18. plot- uses minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum
  19. boundary when plates move together
  20. boundaries/convergent, sivergent, transform
  21. layer of earth
  22. wedging/when water can brek rock through freezing and melting
  23. levels of complexity
  24. spots/an area of earth where the mantle is very very hot and can cause a mantle plume causing ilands to form
  25. main rivers/named after dragons
  26. ecosystem of planet earth
  27. number/total number of electron, protons, and neutrons
  28. with an o and is a synonym of flamboyant
  29. drift/ when the seafloor spread, two continents move away from each other
Down
  1. boundary when plates slide past each other
  2. of weathering where friction wears away sediment
  3. a bad connotation
  4. notation/to abbreviate large number with a of 0's
  5. boundary when plates move apart
  6. formed after reaction
  7. Luther/humanist who created Lutheranism
  8. symbol/ abbreviation of an element
  9. equation/an equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph.
  10. that sound the same but have different meanings
  11. causing a reaction
  12. animal hunts, kills, and eats prey
  13. words are spelled the same but have different meanings
  14. ecosystems with similar climate
  15. layer of Earth
  16. number/ number of protons
  17. words are opposite but put together
  18. organism
  19. me

48 Clues: me • organism • of one species • layer of Earth • layer of earth • a bad connotation • causing a reaction • species put together • levels of complexity • formed after reaction • programming interface • level of earth's mantle • development environment • number/ number of protons • ecosystem of planet earth • a second meaning to a word • boundary when plates move apart • ...

Dynamic Earth 2019-05-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake.
  2. An opening in a weak part of the Earth’s crust in which lava, steam, gases or ash is ejected
  3. A type of rock formed from cooled magma.
  4. Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma.
  5. The instrument used to record earthquakes.
  6. A type of rock which is formed by the compaction and cementation of sediments.
  7. A type of volcano which has steep sides and sticky, high viscosity lava.
  8. The name for the scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
  9. thickest internal layer of the Earth.
  10. core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth.
  11. tectonics, The theory that the crust is split into several plates which move due to mantle convection currents.
Down
  1. chamber, The name of the reservoir of magma within the earth's crust beneath a volcano.
  2. Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust.
  3. A type of rock that forms due to high pressures and temperatures.
  4. Sedimentary rocks often have a lot of ______________.
  5. A type of weathering that is caused by animals or plants.
  6. The type of plate boundary found near the North Island.
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake originated.
  8. A volcano that has not erupted recently but is expected to do so at some point is known as ___________________.
  9. A volcano which has erupted recently or is currently erupting.

20 Clues: thickest internal layer of the Earth. • A type of rock formed from cooled magma. • Igneous rock that has cooled in the crust. • The instrument used to record earthquakes. • Metamorphism that occurs to rock near magma. • core, The hottest internal layer of the Earth. • waves, The fastest waves produced by an earthquake. • ...

Plates Tectonics 2015-09-13

Plates Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. area where magma from the mantle continually breaks through the crust.
  2. theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates
  3. formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary.
  4. earths crust located under the ocean.
  5. Places where the sea floor is forced under continental plates.
  6. The super-continent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago.
  7. Places where new sea floor is being created.
  8. feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  9. The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  10. formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard.
Down
  1. Separates the crust and the mantle.
  2. tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. Places where plates slide past each other are called transform boundaries.
  4. earths crust made of land.
  5. convection in earth's mantle could push and pull continents , creating new oceanic crust(lead to plate tectonics)
  6. Scientist that proposed that all of the continents were once part of a large super-continent (Pangea).
  7. theory that explains how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
  8. Section of the Earth below the crust.
  9. The solid plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere.
  10. a chain of volcanoes formed above a sub ducting plate in an arc shape.

20 Clues: earths crust made of land. • Separates the crust and the mantle. • earths crust located under the ocean. • Section of the Earth below the crust. • Places where new sea floor is being created. • formed at a continental-continental convergent boundary. • formed when two plates pull apart and land falls downard. • ...

Earth's system Vocab 2024-04-12

Earth's system Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises.
  2. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  3. the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  4. extinction event that occur over a long time period.
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. large, rigid peices of the Earth's Lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  7. deep, elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
  8. and opening in the Earth's through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
  9. where tectonic plates slide past each other. Causes earthquakes.
  10. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  11. fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  12. located between the mantle where convection currents happen
Down
  1. tectonic plates move towards each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  4. tectonic plates move away from each other, usually forms new crust and rift valleys
  5. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. hot material rises, cooler material sinks. It drives plat tectonics
  7. a group of the same species living in the same area.
  8. sudden events that led to a mass extinction

20 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • extinction event that occur over a long time period. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • a group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-10-05

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot molten rock
  2. collides together
  3. divides apart
Down
  1. scrapes together
  2. plates drive back into mantle
  3. this forms a

6 Clues: this forms a • divides apart • hot molten rock • scrapes together • collides together • plates drive back into mantle

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-09

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Valleys
  2. Convergent
  3. Boundary that slide past
Down
  1. Boundary that is apart
  2. Range Divergent
  3. Boundary that collides

6 Clues: Valleys • Convergent • Range Divergent • Boundary that is apart • Boundary that collides • Boundary that slide past

Plate tectonics 2022-03-18

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates divide
  2. When two plates collide
  3. When two plates slide
Down
  1. drift The theory that all the continents were connected and then started to drift away from each other
  2. The theory that all 7 continents were combined.
  3. spreading When new oceanic crust forms and when magma rises up

6 Clues: When two plates slide • When two plates divide • When two plates collide • The theory that all 7 continents were combined. • spreading When new oceanic crust forms and when magma rises up • drift The theory that all the continents were connected and then started to drift away from each other

Plate Tectonics 2023-11-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divergent,convergent,transform are what?
  2. Collide with each other
Down
  1. two tectonic plates slide past one another
  2. Separate from each other
  3. a deep and narrow hole,or ditch,in the ground
  4. way in which heat travels

6 Clues: Collide with each other • Separate from each other • way in which heat travels • divergent,convergent,transform are what? • two tectonic plates slide past one another • a deep and narrow hole,or ditch,in the ground

plate tectonics 2023-10-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary that rubs together
  2. what scale were earthquakes measured on
Down
  1. a boundary that divides
  2. what happens at the transform boundary
  3. a plate boundary where they come together
  4. what type of valley do divergent boundaries make

6 Clues: a boundary that divides • the boundary that rubs together • what happens at the transform boundary • what scale were earthquakes measured on • a plate boundary where they come together • what type of valley do divergent boundaries make

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 plates that go opposite directions
  2. 2 plates that slide past each other
  3. A molten rock
Down
  1. Magma that goes back into the mantle at Convergent Boundaries
  2. 2 plates that come together
  3. It occurs in Divergent Boundaries

6 Clues: A molten rock • 2 plates that come together • It occurs in Divergent Boundaries • 2 plates that slide past each other • 2 plates that go opposite directions • Magma that goes back into the mantle at Convergent Boundaries

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that continents are split up between different pieces of rock
  2. Came up with continental drift
  3. Came up with the theory of Sea Floor Spreading
Down
  1. Movements of material in the Asthenosphere
  2. The theory of continents moving
  3. Super continent

6 Clues: Super continent • Came up with continental drift • The theory of continents moving • Movements of material in the Asthenosphere • Came up with the theory of Sea Floor Spreading • The idea that continents are split up between different pieces of rock

Plate Tectonics 2020-04-14

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust thin crust that is under the ocean
  2. zone where tectonic plates meet on Earth's crust
  3. boundary when one plate slides under another one
Down
  1. crust thick crust that forms large landmasses
  2. boundary 2 plates collide with each other
  3. plates slide past each other
  4. boundary where 2 plates move away from each other
  5. boundary where 2 plates slide past each other

8 Clues: plates slide past each other • boundary 2 plates collide with each other • crust thin crust that is under the ocean • boundary where 2 plates slide past each other • crust thick crust that forms large landmasses • boundary when one plate slides under another one • boundary where 2 plates move away from each other • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-22

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere,
  2. fluid layer about 2,260 km (1,400 mi) thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel
  3. the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
  4. he movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust
Down
  1. the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions.
  2. or extending in different directions from a common point
  3. s the act of emitting radiation spontaneously

7 Clues: s the act of emitting radiation spontaneously • he movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust • or extending in different directions from a common point • the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. • the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. • fluid layer about 2,260 km (1,400 mi) thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel • ...

Plate Tectonics (Solliday - Phys. Geo.) 2014-02-02

Plate Tectonics (Solliday - Phys. Geo.) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of heat by flowing substances.
  2. the large super-continent made of all the continents when they were joined together in the past.
  3. core the liquid layer within the core made of iron and nickel.
  4. the solid layer within the core made of iron and nickel.
  5. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  6. the older, thick, felsic, low density crust that the continents rest upon.
  7. A change in the polarity of Earth's magnetic field in which the north magnetic pole becomes the south magnetic pole and vice versa.
  8. any episode of mountain building in Earth’s past.
  9. the younger, thin, mafic, high density crust that lies at the bottom of the oceans.
  10. the layer below the lithosphere that allows the lithospheric plates to move around due to convection currents within it.
Down
  1. a boundary between two plates that are coming together.
  2. the theory that the continents drifted about freely on Earth’s surface.
  3. a theory in geology that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the asthenosphere and much of the earth's seismic activity and volcanism occurs at the boundaries of these plates.
  4. when the edges of two crustal plates move past each other in opposite directions perpendicular to each other.
  5. the divergence at mid-ocean ridges of the tectonic plates underlying the oceans that is due to upwelling from the earth's interior of magma which solidifies and adds to the spreading plates.
  6. the solid surface of Earth made of the upper mantle and all of the crust.
  7. a boundary between two plates that are moving apart.
  8. the thickest layer within Earth’s interior between the crust and core.

18 Clues: the movement of heat by flowing substances. • any episode of mountain building in Earth’s past. • a boundary between two plates that are moving apart. • a boundary between two plates that are coming together. • the solid layer within the core made of iron and nickel. • core the liquid layer within the core made of iron and nickel. • ...

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics 2015-04-02

Earth's Layers and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outermost solid layer of Earth
  2. Tugs plates along as the dense edge of a plate sinks beneath Earth's surface
  3. Two plates collide
  4. The process that explains the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks
  5. Extends from below the mantle to the center of Earth, the densest layer and makes up 1/3 of Earth's mass.
  6. Moves plates away from mid-ocean ridges as rock cools and becomes more dense
  7. The strong, lower part of the mantle whose rock flows more slowly than the asthenosphere.
  8. Convection What drags plates along as mantle material moves beneath tectonic plates
Down
  1. The lithosphere is divided up into these pieces
  2. The liquid layer of Earth's core which lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. The movement of matter that results from differences in density caused by variations in temperature.
  5. Two plates move past each other horizontally
  6. The layer of weak or soft mantle that is made of rock that flows slowly. Tectonic plates move on top of this layer.
  7. The solid, dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center of Earth. Specifically, it is about 6,380 km beneath the surface.
  8. The outermost, rigid layer of Earth that is made of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle. It is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
  9. The large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of mantle
  10. Continents that joined in a single large landmass
  11. Located between the Core and the crust. It is a region of hot, slow-flowing, solid rock.

19 Clues: Two plates collide • The outermost solid layer of Earth • Two plates move away from each other • Two plates move past each other horizontally • The lithosphere is divided up into these pieces • Continents that joined in a single large landmass • The process that explains the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks • ...

Theory of plate tectonics - seafloor 2021-03-21

Theory of plate tectonics - seafloor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earthquakes close to mid-ocean ridges are exclusively ___________ focus
  2. mid ocean __________ which is a long mountain range rising 2000-3000m above the abyssal plain
  3. deep long depression located down the middle of the ridge
  4. long and narrow depressions of the seafloor found close to continental slopes or volcanic islands. Earthquakes are frequent inside them.
  5. the oceanic lithosphere is ________ than continental lithosphere
  6. - can be a slope with a strong gradient between continental shelf and abyssal plain but also submerged shelf
  7. the hypothesis proposed in the 1970s that explains the theory of tectonic plates: sea floor ________________
  8. earthquakes close to deep-sea trenches can be either shallow or _____ focus
  9. the name of the currents that spreads the sea floor
Down
  1. horizontal plain/gentle slope extends out from the continental slope
  2. boats use this technology to measure distances from the surface to the sea floor
  3. another word for seamounts which are underwater mountains with plateaus, eroded by abrasion where they reach the surface of the sea
  4. earthquakes ar distributed not randomly but along...
  5. the surface of the planet is broken up into ___________ plates and along these is where earthquakes and volcanoes occur
  6. the movement of the lithospheric plates is the cause of the continental ...
  7. volcanoes can also be __________ - smouldering materials can surface through these cracks
  8. type of islands that are magmatic elevations that rise up above the surface of the sea
  9. the oceanic lithosphere is destroyed by deep focus earthquakes through _____________ or sinking of the oceanic lithosphere

18 Clues: the name of the currents that spreads the sea floor • earthquakes ar distributed not randomly but along... • deep long depression located down the middle of the ridge • the oceanic lithosphere is ________ than continental lithosphere • horizontal plain/gentle slope extends out from the continental slope • ...

The Theory of Plate Tectonics 2022-11-29

The Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid rocky surface and the interior of the planet.
  2. The air that surrounds Earth.
  3. German scientist who came up with the theory of the continental drift.
  4. Causes plates to move apart.
  5. Sometimes when two continental plates converge, the continental crust gets rumpled and ________.
  6. One of the most important scientific developments in modern times.
  7. When two plates meet or ________.
  8. When one plate might slide under another.
  9. Circular movement in the mantle, occurs ad the plates move around.
  10. All the living things on Earth.
Down
  1. Underneath the lithosphere is a portion of the mantle which is fluid with special properties.
  2. The part that we stand on and that covers the bottom of all the seas.
  3. Earth's water, both in the ocean and on the land.
  4. Tectonic plates floating on this portion of the _________ that is fluid.
  5. On the US research ship Atlantic, they found that the sediment layer on the floor of the Atlantic was much thinner than originally thought.
  6. Sections of the plate can get folded and ________.
  7. The Earth's crust is composed of solid ______________ floating on the mantle.
  8. A mountain range resulted from a _________ convergence.

18 Clues: Causes plates to move apart. • The air that surrounds Earth. • All the living things on Earth. • When two plates meet or ________. • When one plate might slide under another. • Earth's water, both in the ocean and on the land. • Sections of the plate can get folded and ________. • The solid rocky surface and the interior of the planet. • ...

PLATE TECTONICS - BY: FOSTER SELF 2019-11-12

PLATE TECTONICS - BY: FOSTER SELF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thickest layer of the Earth; it consists of two layers - the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  2. Deep canyon on the ocean floor
  3. German Scientist who developed the Theory of the Continental Drift in 1912.
  4. Break or crack in the Earth's lithosphere along which rocks move
  5. Single landmass that broke apart about 225 million years ago
  6. Layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface
  7. Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth
  8. Cause the plates to move; between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere
  9. Valley Deep valley where two plates move apart
Down
  1. Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
  2. Theory that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are in motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  3. Plate boundary where two plates grind against each other, moving it different directions
  4. Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other
  5. Layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
  6. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents were once one huge land mass but have since then drifted apart
  7. Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
  8. Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  9. Process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary

18 Clues: Deep canyon on the ocean floor • Valley Deep valley where two plates move apart • Layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer surface • Plate boundary where two plates move toward each other • Dense ball of solid material at the center of the Earth • Soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats • Plate boundary where two plates move away from each other • ...

The Theory of Plate Tectonics 2020-09-12

The Theory of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. At a _________ boundary, two plates slide past each other, as at the San Andreas Fault in California.
  2. At a _______ boundary, two plates are moving apart.
  3. the name of the landmass when all of the Earth’s continents were a single giant continent
  4. deep valleys running through the center of mid-ocean ridges
  5. At a _________ zone, one plate sinks beneath another plate resulting in the formation of a chain of volcanic islands or a mountain range.
  6. the uppermost, rigid part of the mantle + the crust; cool solid rock portion of the Earth’s surface
  7. deep valleys in the seafloor
  8. molten rock inside the Earth
  9. At a colliding or _______ boundary, two plates push together.
Down
  1. In the theory of ___________, new crust emerges from the rift valley in a mid-ocean ridge by magma pushing up and causing the seafloor to move away from the ridge on both sides.
  2. The theory of _____________ states that the continents were once a single giant supercontinent that broke apart and drifted apart over time.
  3. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or the solid rock resulting from cooling of this
  4. The theory of ________ states that the continents float on the Earth’s molten interior gradually moving over millions of years.
  5. a break or fracture in the ground that occurs when the Earth's tectonic plates move
  6. an elevated area caused by hot magma pushing up at a divergent boundary
  7. massive, rigid slabs of solid rock composed of Earth’s lithosphere floating on the asthenosphere
  8. the layer that includes the top part of the upper mantle; it’s between a solid and molten rock and flows slowly over time
  9. small melting areas within the mantle where thermal plumes cause magma to push up through the crust; often are far from a plate edge

18 Clues: deep valleys in the seafloor • molten rock inside the Earth • At a _______ boundary, two plates are moving apart. • deep valleys running through the center of mid-ocean ridges • At a colliding or _______ boundary, two plates push together. • an elevated area caused by hot magma pushing up at a divergent boundary • ...

plate tectonics and continental drift 2023-03-02

plate tectonics and continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of rock that forms earths outer core
  2. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock for up to millions of years
  3. a plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother
  4. a plate boundary where 2 plates move towards eachother
  5. A break or crack in the earths lithosphere along which the rocks move
  6. a plate boundary where 2 plates move past each other in opposite directions
  7. the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core
  8. the hypothesis that the continents have slowly moved across earths surface
  9. the theory that pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
  10. a deep valley along the ocean floor beneath which oceanic crust slowly sinks toward the mantle
Down
  1. the process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  2. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  3. a layer of molten lava and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth
  4. A deep valley that forms where 2 plates move apart
  5. a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  6. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to todays continents
  7. a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle
  8. the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats

18 Clues: the layer of rock that forms earths outer core • A deep valley that forms where 2 plates move apart • a plate boundary where 2 plates move towards eachother • a rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle • a plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • ...

Plate Tectonics Dictionary and Crossword 2023-05-17

Plate Tectonics Dictionary and Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A long, narrow hole in the ground
  2. An elastic wave in the earth created by an earthquake or other standards.
  3. The motion of the mantle as it transmits warmth from the white-hot core to the delicate lithosphere.
  4. How much of a quantity of something
  5. A wide area that is created when the Pacific Plate slides northwestward beyond the North American Plate.
Down
  1. A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving closer toward one another
  2. This happens when two tectonic plates separate from one another
  3. The point on the earth's exterior vertically beyond the direction of an earthquake.
  4. A geologic method where tectonic plates—large slabs of earth seperate from one another.
  5. Entrances and openings where lava and steam burst onto the Earth's surface.
  6. Earth's outer shell is split into multiple plates that slide over the mantle
  7. Appears along divergent plate boundaries, where the new sea base is made as the Earth's tectonic plates scatter apart
  8. Used to document the movement of the earth during an earthquake.
  9. The outcome of the fixed lithosphere gliding down the burning, raised asthenosphere below mid-ocean ridges.
  10. The trembling of the surface of the Earth is caused by an impulsive release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that makes seismic waves.
  11. A rupture or a zone of sudden movements between two blocks of rock.
  12. The spots inside Earth's crust where an earthquake forms.
  13. The pressure exerted by the weight of the subducted slab on the plate it is connected to

18 Clues: A long, narrow hole in the ground • How much of a quantity of something • The spots inside Earth's crust where an earthquake forms. • This happens when two tectonic plates separate from one another • Used to document the movement of the earth during an earthquake. • A rupture or a zone of sudden movements between two blocks of rock. • ...

Science ocean floor 2023-04-12

Science ocean floor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. deep dark hole.
  2. A rift valley is a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  3. the gently sloping transition between the continental slope and the deep ocean floor.
  4. A fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water is released
  5. A large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offshore from a continent, at depths of 13,000-20,000 feet
  6. The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor
Down
  1. A long, narrow, deep depression in the ocean floor, typically one running parallel to a plate boundary and marking a subduction zone
  2. he area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean
  3. Formed by a build up of cooled lava, breaks the surface of the ocean
  4. An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  5. an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity

11 Clues: deep dark hole. • an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity • An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • Formed by a build up of cooled lava, breaks the surface of the ocean • A fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water is released • ...

Lesson 2 Our planet Earth 2021-09-02

Lesson 2 Our planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A point at which,everywhere on Earth,days and nights are nearly equal in length
  2. tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust
  3. A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other
  4. to support
Down
  1. part of a whole
  2. the process of depositing,or dropping,eroded material
  3. is a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
  4. seams of Earth's crust
  5. molten rock
  6. a process in which water,ice,or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else

10 Clues: to support • molten rock • part of a whole • seams of Earth's crust • is a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces • the process of depositing,or dropping,eroded material • tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust • A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other • ...

Rock Cycle & Continental Drift 2023-05-18

Rock Cycle & Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock that is underground
  2. plate _ is the idea that the Earth's crust is made of plates
  3. the name of the supercontinent before the current continents drifted to where they are
  4. molten rock that is above ground
Down
  1. when pieces of sediment are pressed together
  2. type of rock that is formed by high heat and pressure
  3. the outer layer of Earth that is broke up into plates
  4. type of rock that is formed by pressure, may contain fossils
  5. type of rock that forms from magma or lava
  6. the layer of Earth under the crust

10 Clues: molten rock that is underground • molten rock that is above ground • the layer of Earth under the crust • type of rock that forms from magma or lava • when pieces of sediment are pressed together • type of rock that is formed by high heat and pressure • the outer layer of Earth that is broke up into plates • type of rock that is formed by pressure, may contain fossils • ...

samantha melanson 2014-01-20

samantha melanson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an underwater mountain system .
  2. waves passing through earth.
  3. floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean.
  4. two sections of earth plates are moving away from each other.
  5. basin A geological basin found in the sea.
Down
  1. a hill/mountain formed by a circulation of magma that's pushes up and erupts.
  2. land that has been elevated by folding.
  3. sections of the earth’s plates that collide.
  4. two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other.
  5. of plate tectonics a theory that says that continents are separated.

10 Clues: waves passing through earth. • ridge an underwater mountain system . • land that has been elevated by folding. • basin A geological basin found in the sea. • sections of the earth’s plates that collide. • floor spreading a process that occurs in mid-ocean. • two sections of earths plates are sliding past each other. • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

Earth 2024-03-26

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of plate movement
  2. The San Andreas Fault
  3. Mountains Caused by convergent plate movements
  4. Planets Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune are known as
  5. These longitudinal waves can travel through solids and liquids
  6. years The approximate age of Earth
  7. Tilt of earth's axis
  8. The theorized source of water on earth
  9. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  10. The only planet with liquid water on the surface
  11. The process by which life produced oxygen
  12. The month in which the northern hemisphere receives the most direct sunlight
  13. The supercontinent that was present 200 million years ago
  14. The layer of Earths atmosphere immediately before space
  15. Filters the sun's UV from hitting earth
  16. Sun is directly over this point during equinox
  17. The point in a planets orbit farthest from the sun
  18. Once considered a planet
  19. The chemical that destory the Ozone layer
  20. Can only travel through solids and not liquids
  21. The instrument that records and measures seismic activity
  22. The actual name for northern lights
  23. and nickel The primary metals found in the core
  24. The study of seismic waves
Down
  1. The point in a planets orbit in which it is closest to the Sun and traveling at the greatest speed
  2. The planet with the largest most visible rings
  3. Giant wave caused by an earthquake
  4. What are the higher frequency radio waves
  5. The hottest planet in the solar system
  6. The largest planet in the solar system
  7. Ignoring the sun, the closest star to earth is
  8. The layer of Earths atmosphere that contains the Ozone layer
  9. The time for 1 rotation of earth
  10. Closest celestial object to earth
  11. The reason no rocks date older than 4 billion years
  12. Events that are the source of Seismic waves
  13. 26000 year wobble of earth's rotation axis
  14. The chemical formula for breathable oxygen
  15. Planet closest to the Sun
  16. Our current north star
  17. Planets Mercury,Venus,Earth,and Mars are called what
  18. The month in which the Earth is closest to the Sun
  19. The average distance a plate moves in a year
  20. The distance from Earth to the sun
  21. The Only star in our solar system
  22. The chemical formula for the Ozone layer

46 Clues: Mid-Atlantic Ridge • Tilt of earth's axis • The San Andreas Fault • Our current north star • Once considered a planet • Planet closest to the Sun • The study of seismic waves • The study of plate movement • The time for 1 rotation of earth • Closest celestial object to earth • The Only star in our solar system • Giant wave caused by an earthquake • The distance from Earth to the sun • ...

bronson 2025-04-29

bronson crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two tectonic plates come together and make a shaking sensation.
  2. Wegener German meteorolgist and geophysicist
  3. a mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
  4. boundaries The location where two plates meet.
  5. The hard outer layer of the Earth that we live on.
  6. molten rock on the surface
  7. features on the earth's surface that make up the terrain
  8. A large continuous mass of land that conventionally regarded as a collective region
  9. ridge A sea floor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
  10. currents Heat driven cycles that occure in the air
Down
  1. flow Formed from the formed fragments ejected during a volcanic eruption.
  2. A hypothetical landmass in the northern hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era.
  3. A scientific theory that explains how major land forms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
  4. The wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the Earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind, etc.
  5. A large area of land that is believed to have existed long ago.
  6. Andreas Fault An archaic variation of the Spanish language San Andres
  7. Vents where lava and steam erupt into the Earth's surface.
  8. A period in an organisms life cycle when growth is temporarily stopped.
  9. core The liquid layer of Earth's core.
  10. core The innermost layer of the Earth.

20 Clues: molten rock on the surface • core The innermost layer of the Earth. • core The liquid layer of Earth's core. • Wegener German meteorolgist and geophysicist • boundaries The location where two plates meet. • The hard outer layer of the Earth that we live on. • currents Heat driven cycles that occure in the air • ...

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-21

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

21 Clues: the rigid outer layer of the Earth) • the soft pliable layer of the mantle) • Boundary Where two plates move toward each other. • Boundary Where two plates move away from each other. • A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart. • Boundary Where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • ...

science for u 2022-09-15

science for u crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries.
  2. Interestingly, the magnetic field may sometimes only undergo an 'excursion', rather than a reversal.
  3. The mesosphere is the third layer of the atmosphere,
  4. the mid-oceanic ridge where a divergent boundary is causing two plates to move away from one another resulting in spreading of the sea floor.
  5. Crust is the outermost layer
  6. When you think really hard about something
  7. asthenosphere is the denser, weaker layer beneath the lithospheric mantle.
  8. the action or process of changing in shape or distorting, especially through the application of pressure.
  9. a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements.
  10. a current in a fluid that turns into a convection.
  11. tectonics is the generally accepted scientific theory that considers the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large tectonic plates which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago.
  12. A transform fault or transform boundary, sometimes called a strike-slip boundary, is a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal. are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  13. It's an ideal of something and a guess about it
Down
  1. continents have moved over geologic time relative to each other, thus appearing to have "drifted" across the ocean
  2. Earth's outer shell is divided into large slabs of solid rock, called “plates,” that glide over Earth's mantle
  3. It a ball inside of the earth called the core and it under the crust and mantle.
  4. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  5. material that returns to its original shape after being deformed
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  7. It is the solid, outer part of Earth. The lithosphere includes the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust, the outermost layers of Earth's structure.
  8. Elastic rebound is what happens to the crustal material on either side of a fault during an earthquake. The idea is that a fault is stuck until the strain accumulated in the rock on either side of the fault has overcome the friction making it stick.
  9. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from
  10. Mantles are made of rock or ices, and are generally the largest and most massive layer

23 Clues: Crust is the outermost layer • When you think really hard about something • It's an ideal of something and a guess about it • a current in a fluid that turns into a convection. • The mesosphere is the third layer of the atmosphere, • material that returns to its original shape after being deformed • ...

The Canadian Shield 2018-09-23

The Canadian Shield crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 4 main minerals found in the Canadian Shield are Zinc, iron,_____ and lead
  2. It is the _____ region in Canada
  3. The Canadian Shield is known for this
  4. Rivers on the Canadian Shield are used to produce_____
  5. The Canadian Shield extends over eastern,_____ , and central Canada
  6. The Canadian Shield is rich in _____
  7. The Canadian Shield is shaped like this
Down
  1. The Canadian Shield formed _____ billion years ago
  2. The Canadian Shield is one of Canada’s most important sources of _____
  3. Curves around this saltwater
  4. There are 7 of them and the Canadian shield is one of them
  5. The Canadian Shield formed through processes such as plate tectonics, erosion and _____
  6. The Canadian Shield is also called _____
  7. Some of the worlds oldest rocks are located near this lake
  8. The Canadian Shield covers _____ of Canada

15 Clues: Curves around this saltwater • It is the _____ region in Canada • The Canadian Shield is rich in _____ • The Canadian Shield is known for this • The Canadian Shield is shaped like this • The Canadian Shield is also called _____ • The Canadian Shield covers _____ of Canada • The Canadian Shield formed _____ billion years ago • ...

Earth Week FUN! 2024-09-09

Earth Week FUN! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Large body of saltwater (6 letters).
  2. - The process of volcanic material being expelled (11 letters).
  3. - Underground reservoir of water (9 letters).
  4. - The study of earthquakes (9 letters).
  5. - The layer of Earth where tectonic plates move (6 letters).
  6. - A stable part of the continental crust (7 letters).
  7. - Related to earthquakes (7 letters).
Down
  1. - A large mass of ice moving slowly over land (7 letters).
  2. - Study of water (10 letters).
  3. - The process by which rocks break down (6 letters).
  4. - Molten rock that reaches the Earth's surface (4 letters).
  5. TECTONICS - Large-scale movements of the Earth's lithosphere (14 letters).
  6. - The solid outer layer of the Earth (7 letters).
  7. - Sudden shaking of the ground (9 letters).
  8. - The upper layer of earth in which plants grow (4 letters).

15 Clues: - Study of water (10 letters). • - Related to earthquakes (7 letters). • - Large body of saltwater (6 letters). • - The study of earthquakes (9 letters). • - Sudden shaking of the ground (9 letters). • - Underground reservoir of water (9 letters). • - The solid outer layer of the Earth (7 letters). • - The process by which rocks break down (6 letters). • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

Scie A 2023-12-07

Scie A crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
  2. Energy associated with an object's motion
  3. Tectonics Theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates
  4. Movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane
  5. Motion Concept of an object moving indefinitely without external energy
  6. Production and emission of light by living organisms
Down
  1. Subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom
  2. Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles
  3. Fourth state of matter with high energy and ionized particles
  4. Tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion

10 Clues: Energy associated with an object's motion • Subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom • Production and emission of light by living organisms • Transfer of heat through direct contact between particles • Movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane • Fourth state of matter with high energy and ionized particles • ...

Geography Topic 1 Lesson 2 Vocabulary 2025-07-28

Geography Topic 1 Lesson 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crack in Earth’s crust
  2. period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth
  3. period during which hours of daylight are longer in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
  4. process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces
Down
  1. process of dropping eroded material in a new place
  2. molten rock found under Earth’s surface
  3. to support
  4. share
  5. tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth’s crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates
  6. process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil

10 Clues: share • to support • crack in Earth’s crust • molten rock found under Earth’s surface • process that breaks down rock into tiny pieces • process of dropping eroded material in a new place • process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil • period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth • ...

Vocabulary of The Year 2016-03-04

Vocabulary of The Year crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outermost layer of the Earth
  2. Ridge A mid-ocean ridge or mid-oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics
  3. Ocean Trenches A deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle
  4. boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  5. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. rigid layer of Earth's surface made up of the crust and part of the upper mantle
  7. boundary place where two plates move together
Down
  1. Spreading Seafloor spreading 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
  2. The destructive process in which water or wind loosen and carry away fragments of rock
  3. boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other
  4. plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere
  5. drift hypothesis that the continents have moved slowly to their current locations
  6. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  7. sections of the lithosphere

14 Clues: sections of the lithosphere • outermost layer of the Earth • boundary place where two plates move together • current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • plasticlike layer of the Earth's surface below the lithosphere • boundary plate boundary that forms when two plates slide past each other • ...

Plate tectonicts 2025-10-22

Plate tectonicts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle, which is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. The soft, ductile layer of the upper mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  3. Building: Occurs when continental plates collide and are uplifted.
  4. Boundary: Where two plates move away from each other.
  5. Spreading: Creates new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges as plates diverge.
  6. Boundary: Where two plates move toward each other.
Down
  1. Boundary: Where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  2. 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
  3. plates (large slabs of the lithosphere that move on the asthenosphere)
  4. Occurs when one plate sinks beneath another, often creating a trench and volcanic activity.
  5. Valley: A valley formed on land when continental plates pull apart.
  6. (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle)
  7. (the rigid outer layer of the Earth)
  8. Tectonics: The scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.

14 Clues: (the rigid outer layer of the Earth) • (the soft, pliable layer of the mantle) • 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. • ...

codi 2015-04-30

codi crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. a theory in geology: 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.
  4. an extensional boundary) is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  5. a strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  6. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  7. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  8. an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
Down
  1. 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.
  2. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  5. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  6. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
  7. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • an instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...

Kimberly Mckeown 2015-04-30

Kimberly Mckeown crossword puzzle
Across
  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. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  4. a theory in geology: 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.
  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
  6. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. 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.
Down
  1. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  3. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics
  4. a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  8. a type of fault whose relative motion is predominantly horizontal in either sinistral or dextral direction

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics • a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction • a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • ...

Josephine D'Ambrosio 2015-04-30

Josephine D'Ambrosio crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. strike-slip fault that offsets a mid-ocean ridge in opposing directions on either side of an axis of seafloor spreading.
  3. is an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  4. instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism.
  5. a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  6. hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
  7. the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other, thus appearing to "drift" across the ocean bed.
  8. line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  9. 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.
  10. the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
Down
  1. is a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  2. the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.
  3. the United Kingdom) is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials. Certain minerals in rocks lock-in a record of the direction and intensity of the magnetic field when they form.
  4. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  5. 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: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • instrument used for measuring magnetic forces, especially the earth's magnetism. • line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times. • the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction. • ...

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint 2013-03-11

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust
  2. tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement
  3. a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
  4. a vast dry piece of land
  5. large areas of almost flat land
Down
  1. a large flowing body of water
  2. large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth
  3. a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds

8 Clues: a vast dry piece of land • a large flowing body of water • large areas of almost flat land • tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement • large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth • a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust • a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean • a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint 2013-03-11

Landforms mentioned in powerpoint crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth
  2. a large flowing body of water
  3. a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds
  4. a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust
Down
  1. large areas of almost flat land
  2. a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean
  3. a vast dry piece of land
  4. tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement

8 Clues: a vast dry piece of land • a large flowing body of water • large areas of almost flat land • tectonics Theory about the Earth's crust movement • large abrupt elevation of the surface of the earth • a hill or mountain with a vent to the Earth's crust • a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean • a large flat area of land which is higher than its surrounds

Evidence Supporting the Theory of Continental Drift 2023-10-05

Evidence Supporting the Theory of Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. such as matching geological formations, contributes to the idea of drifting continents.
  2. on ancient landmasses provide clues about continental movement.
  3. found on separate continents helps support the theory of continents moving.
Down
  1. is a fundamental concept in plate tectonics.
  2. involves the movement and formation of large landmasses.
  3. was a pioneer in the study of drifting continents.
  4. Alfred Wegener's groundbreaking work introduced the idea of
  5. has changed significantly over geological time.

8 Clues: is a fundamental concept in plate tectonics. • has changed significantly over geological time. • was a pioneer in the study of drifting continents. • involves the movement and formation of large landmasses. • Alfred Wegener's groundbreaking work introduced the idea of • on ancient landmasses provide clues about continental movement. • ...

Mount Everest 2021-09-30

Mount Everest crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first explorer to climb Mount Everest.
  2. The country is Mount Everest located.
  3. The name given to the top of the mountain
  4. The name given to the people who are experts at climbing Mount Everest.
  5. The mountain range is Mount Everest located.
  6. The name of Edmund Hillary's sherpa guide.
  7. The largest mountain in the world.
Down
  1. The capital of Nepal
  2. The name of the supercontinent that existed 335 million years ago.
  3. the process by which plate tectonics creates mountains.
  4. A deep open crack on a glacier.
  5. The Nepalese name for Mount Everest.
  6. The continent that is Nepal is located in
  7. A mass of snow, ice and rocks rapidly falling down a mountain.
  8. High altitude where there is not enough oxygen to breathe.

15 Clues: The capital of Nepal • A deep open crack on a glacier. • The largest mountain in the world. • The Nepalese name for Mount Everest. • The country is Mount Everest located. • The continent that is Nepal is located in • The name given to the top of the mountain • The first explorer to climb Mount Everest. • The name of Edmund Hillary's sherpa guide. • ...

Chapter 5 2013-05-29

Chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drift Is the hypothesis that states earth was all one piece
  2. The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed
  3. When two plates separate
  4. The outermost, rigid layer of earth
  5. Is the strong lower part of the mantle
  6. The layer under the mantle
  7. Plates pieces of Lithosphere that move on top of the Asthenosphere
Down
  1. Is stress that occurs when something is pulled or stretched
  2. Is a plastic layer of the mantle
  3. The layer between the crust and the core
  4. Boundary, When two plates slide past each other
  5. When two plates collide
  6. Floor Spreading Is the process by which new oceanic crust is formed by magma
  7. Tectonics Is the theory that earth is divided into tectonic plates
  8. The thin layer above the mantle

15 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates separate • The layer under the mantle • The thin layer above the mantle • Is a plastic layer of the mantle • The outermost, rigid layer of earth • Is the strong lower part of the mantle • The layer between the crust and the core • Boundary, When two plates slide past each other • ...

Meteorology Vocab 2024-03-23

Meteorology Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of wave is also known as an S wave.
  2. A hole in this layer would lead to more UV light reaching Earth.
  3. Layer where weather occurs.
  4. Describes when the Earth is closest to the Sun in its orbit.
  5. The effect that deflects wind to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
  6. _________ cells drive plate tectonics.
  7. This gas makes up ~21% of the Atmosphere.
  8. Property that contributes to convection cells forming.
  9. ________ humidity describes a ratio of water in the air.
Down
  1. Weather instrument that measures air pressure.
  2. Solar radiation that reaches a given area.
  3. Energy reradiated back out from the Earth.
  4. The largest type of severe storm.
  5. Air masses originating over land.
  6. 2260 J/g of heat _____ are released during water condensation

15 Clues: Layer where weather occurs. • The largest type of severe storm. • Air masses originating over land. • _________ cells drive plate tectonics. • This gas makes up ~21% of the Atmosphere. • Solar radiation that reaches a given area. • Energy reradiated back out from the Earth. • This type of wave is also known as an S wave. • Weather instrument that measures air pressure. • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword 2025-04-30

Chapter 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines on an atlas map drawn between the North Pole and South pole
  2. A destructive wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  3. Shock wakes from the centre where the earthquake occurs from
  4. Parallel lines on an atlas map drawn north and south of the Equator
  5. The point where the earthquake starts from
  6. A long period of very high temperature
  7. Tectonics The Earth's crust is divided into many separate slabs
Down
  1. Where two plates slide alongside each other
  2. A cone shaped landform with a broad base and narrow top
  3. Sudden violent shaking of the ground
  4. Where two plates move away from each other
  5. Top of a volcano
  6. magma that erupts above the ground
  7. A pipe like feature of a volcano
  8. Where two plates move towards each other

15 Clues: Top of a volcano • A pipe like feature of a volcano • magma that erupts above the ground • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • A long period of very high temperature • Where two plates move towards each other • Where two plates move away from each other • The point where the earthquake starts from • Where two plates slide alongside each other • ...

Earth Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-28

Earth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sediment deposited by air/water
  2. caused by weathering or erosion
  3. movement when 2 tectonic plates pull from each other
  4. is formed by heat and extreme pressure
  5. movement that goes under into the mantle layer
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  1. formed by melting and cooling
  2. massive uneven rock above the oceanic crust continentaldrift land that drifts on Earths crust over time convergent a movement that causes earthquakes
  3. movement when 2 plate tectonics move the opposite way

8 Clues: formed by melting and cooling • sediment deposited by air/water • caused by weathering or erosion • is formed by heat and extreme pressure • movement that goes under into the mantle layer • movement when 2 tectonic plates pull from each other • movement when 2 plate tectonics move the opposite way • ...

Continential drift 2024-09-25

Continential drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading - Theory that the ocean floor is spreading at mid-ocean ridges
  2. - Plates are sections of the Earth's ___
  3. - Supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic era
  4. - Layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates
  5. - Scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
Down
  1. Drift Theory - proposing that continents have moved over geological time
  2. - Earth’s semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere
  3. Ocean Ridge - Underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics

8 Clues: - Plates are sections of the Earth's ___ • - Earth’s semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere • - Scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • - Layer of the Earth that is broken into tectonic plates • - Supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic era • Ocean Ridge - Underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • ...

oceans 2022-01-27

oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the slope at the edge of a shelf continentalshelf the area of where compared with the open ocean.
  2. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
  3. on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres
Down
  1. long depressions on the seafloor.
  2. is an island of volcanic origin.
  3. a body of water or air moving in the ocean
  4. the force that attracts you back down to earth
  5. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart
  6. formed by plate tectonics
  7. A volcanic mountain that is flat topped

10 Clues: formed by plate tectonics • is an island of volcanic origin. • long depressions on the seafloor. • A volcanic mountain that is flat topped • a body of water or air moving in the ocean • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • the force that attracts you back down to earth • on the deep ocean floor. It is usually found 3,000 metres • ...

7th Grade Science Vocabulary Crossword 2025-05-05

7th Grade Science Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Mass per unit volume of a substance.
  2. – Central part of a cell containing DNA.
  3. – Trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.
  4. – Proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.
  5. – Community of interacting organisms and their environment.
  6. – Transfer of heat through direct contact.
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  1. Reaction – Process that leads to the transformation of one set of substances to another.
  2. – Material that does not easily conduct heat or electricity.
  3. – Process by which plants use sunlight to make food.
  4. Tectonics – Theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  5. – Force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
  6. – Basic unit of a chemical element.
  7. – Bending of light as it passes through different mediums.
  8. – Process of turning from liquid into vapor.
  9. – Type of cell division resulting in two identical daughter cells.

15 Clues: – Basic unit of a chemical element. • – Mass per unit volume of a substance. • – Central part of a cell containing DNA. • – Transfer of heat through direct contact. • – Process of turning from liquid into vapor. • – Process by which plants use sunlight to make food. • – Trait that helps an organism survive in its environment. • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword 2025-04-30

Chapter 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines on an atlas map drawn between the North Pole and South pole
  2. A destructive wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  3. Shock wakes from the centre where the earthquake occurs from
  4. Parallel lines on an atlas map drawn north and south of the Equator
  5. The point where the earthquake starts from
  6. A long period of very high temperature
  7. Tectonics The Earth's crust is divided into many separate slabs
Down
  1. Where two plates slide alongside each other
  2. A cone shaped landform with a broad base and narrow top
  3. Sudden violent shaking of the ground
  4. Where two plates move away from each other
  5. Top of a volcano
  6. magma that erupts above the ground
  7. A pipe like feature of a volcano
  8. Where two plates move towards each other

15 Clues: Top of a volcano • A pipe like feature of a volcano • magma that erupts above the ground • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • A long period of very high temperature • Where two plates move towards each other • Where two plates move away from each other • The point where the earthquake starts from • Where two plates slide alongside each other • ...

Chapter 7 Crossword 2025-04-30

Chapter 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lines on an atlas map drawn between the North Pole and South pole
  2. A destructive wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
  3. Shock wakes from the centre where the earthquake occurs from
  4. Parallel lines on an atlas map drawn north and south of the Equator
  5. The point where the earthquake starts from
  6. A long period of very high temperature
  7. Tectonics The Earth's crust is divided into many separate slabs
Down
  1. Where two plates slide alongside each other
  2. A cone shaped landform with a broad base and narrow top
  3. Sudden violent shaking of the ground
  4. Where two plates move away from each other
  5. Top of a volcano
  6. magma that erupts above the ground
  7. A pipe like feature of a volcano
  8. Where two plates move towards each other

15 Clues: Top of a volcano • A pipe like feature of a volcano • magma that erupts above the ground • Sudden violent shaking of the ground • A long period of very high temperature • Where two plates move towards each other • Where two plates move away from each other • The point where the earthquake starts from • Where two plates slide alongside each other • ...

Tectonic Plates Menu Project Javier Perea 2021-04-27

Tectonic Plates Menu Project Javier Perea crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed by Convergent collision
  2. plate located in North America
  3. plate located in South America
  4. formed by Transformation
  5. When 2 plates move apart.
  6. when an oceanic and a continental plate collide.
  7. formed by divergent
  8. formed by Convergent Subduction
  9. The Tectonic plate on the continents.
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  1. plate Located in Eurasia
  2. plate Located in the Pacific Ocean
  3. the very top layer of the earth
  4. plate located in antarctica
  5. the layer that is underneath the crust.
  6. plate Located in indo-australia
  7. when 2 continental plates collide.
  8. plate located in africa
  9. The tectonic plate located in the ocean.
  10. when 2 plates slide past each other.

19 Clues: formed by divergent • plate located in africa • plate Located in Eurasia • formed by Transformation • When 2 plates move apart. • plate located in antarctica • Formed by Convergent collision • plate located in North America • plate located in South America • the very top layer of the earth • plate Located in indo-australia • formed by Convergent Subduction • ...

Geoscience Subjects 2023-09-07

Geoscience Subjects crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fuels Energy-rich substances formed from the remains of ancient life.
  2. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  3. Rock Rock formed from the alteration of existing rock.
  4. Large landmasses on Earth's surface.
  5. Sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface.
  6. Natural substances with a unique chemical composition.
  7. Preserved remains of ancient organisms.
  8. Rock Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava.
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  1. Openings in the Earth's crust that release molten rock.
  2. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithosphere.
  3. Large masses of ice that slowly move over land.
  4. Rock Rock formed from accumulated layers of sediment.
  5. Solid, naturally occurring aggregates of minerals.
  6. Vast bodies of saltwater covering most of Earth's surface.
  7. The process of wearing away Earth's surface by natural forces.

15 Clues: Large landmasses on Earth's surface. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • Preserved remains of ancient organisms. • Large masses of ice that slowly move over land. • Solid, naturally occurring aggregates of minerals. • Sudden shaking or trembling of the Earth's surface. • Rock Rock formed from accumulated layers of sediment. • ...

Austin Osborn's Crossword Puzzle 2015-05-01

Austin Osborn's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
  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. is a fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally.
  4. is the theory that the 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.
  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. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. Changes in direction or orientation of the magnetic field of the Earth that have occurred from time to time.
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  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. a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
  3. a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics.
  4. is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  5. an actively deforming region where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  6. the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other.
  7. a line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
  8. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge.

15 Clues: a proposed mechanism for plate motion in plate tectonics. • the movement of the Earth's continents relative to each other. • is a fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally. • was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. • ...

PUZZLING EARTH 2024-01-09

PUZZLING EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Crust Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere
  2. Core Seismic Waves Meteorite Convection Current
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  1. Crust Outer Core Mantle Radioactive Decay
  2. Boundary Divergent Boundary Plate Tectonics Transform Boundary
  3. Isotope Daughter Isotope Geoneutrino Radiometric Dating

5 Clues: Boundary Divergent Boundary Plate Tectonics Transform Boundary • Crust Lithosphere Asthenosphere Mesosphere • Isotope Daughter Isotope Geoneutrino Radiometric Dating • ...

Plate Movement via Convection 2023-10-09

Plate Movement via Convection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
  3. boundary A strike-slip fault, common in mid-ocean ridge regions, in which there has been a sudden change in the form or direction of displacement
  4. mountains mountain ranges that are formed when two of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth's crust push together at their border. The extreme pressure forces the edges of the plates upwards into a series of folds
  5. oceanic ridge is an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges (chains), typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate tectonics.
  6. a long; narrow ditch
  7. boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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  1. (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults
  2. boundary where two (or more) tectonic plates or fragments of the lithosphere move toward one another and collide
  3. range a line of mountains connected by high ground
  4. slip fault a fault in which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault
  5. spot a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  6. current a current in a fluid that results from convection
  7. pressure or tension exerted on a material object
  8. boundary A 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.

15 Clues: a long; narrow ditch • pressure or tension exerted on a material object • (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults • range a line of mountains connected by high ground • current a current in a fluid that results from convection • ...

Plate Tectonics 4th #3 2015-02-26

Plate Tectonics 4th #3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the movement of blocks along a fault is horizontal
  2. Moves apart
  3. theory all continents drifted to current location
  4. Erupts with hot magma
  5. Super continent
  6. Underwater mountain ridge
  7. one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge
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  1. New oceanic crust is formed from volcanic activity
  2. vibrates crust
  3. slide past each other
  4. the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth
  5. Comes together

12 Clues: Moves apart • vibrates crust • Comes together • Super continent • slide past each other • Erupts with hot magma • Underwater mountain ridge • theory all continents drifted to current location • the movement of blocks along a fault is horizontal • New oceanic crust is formed from volcanic activity • ...

Plate tectonics and landforms 2023-01-26

Plate tectonics and landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when tectonic plates move away from each other or divide
  2. the inner most layer of earth
  3. when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  4. the lithosphere is divided into large moving plates called __________ __________
  5. the layer immediately below the lithosphere is called the ______________
Down
  1. the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock
  2. the outermost physical layer of Earth
  3. the prefix that means 2 or apart
  4. when two tectonic plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. the violent shaking of land caused by transform boundaries
  6. the prefix that mean with or together
  7. the prefix that means across

12 Clues: the prefix that means across • the inner most layer of earth • the prefix that means 2 or apart • the outermost physical layer of Earth • the prefix that mean with or together • the bending, tilting, and breaking of rock • when tectonic plates move away from each other or divide • when tectonic plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Chelsea's Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-02-15

Chelsea's Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a cucumber soacked in vinegar
  2. This person invented the theory of continental drift
  3. Is when one plate goes under the other
  4. This is crust broken into pieces, they move and bump into each other
  5. Is a current when less dense molucules rise and move in a circular motion
  6. Is when two plates spread away from each other
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  1. The theory made by Alfred Wegener
  2. Is two pieces of bread with meat in the middle
  3. How much mass and weight an object has
  4. The largest rodent on Earth
  5. Is when two plates move toward each other and one goes on top of the other
  6. Is when two plates go against each other and move in opposite directions

12 Clues: The largest rodent on Earth • The theory made by Alfred Wegener • This is a cucumber soacked in vinegar • Is when one plate goes under the other • How much mass and weight an object has • Is two pieces of bread with meat in the middle • Is when two plates spread away from each other • This person invented the theory of continental drift • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2022-05-19

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mountains under the ocean
  2. sliding past one another
  3. diverge,converge,transform
  4. famous example of transform boundary
  5. famous example of diverge boundary
  6. plates colliding together
  7. floats on top of the asthenosphere
Down
  1. underlies ocean basins
  2. plate moving apart
  3. when plates slip sideways past another
  4. famous example of converge boundary
  5. The theory that Earth's outer crust is divided into several plates

12 Clues: plate moving apart • underlies ocean basins • sliding past one another • mountains under the ocean • plates colliding together • diverge,converge,transform • famous example of diverge boundary • floats on top of the asthenosphere • famous example of converge boundary • famous example of transform boundary • when plates slip sideways past another • ...

Parts of the Earth 2023-01-13

Parts of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic field , the liquid iron in the outercore is an excellent electrical conductor and creates the electrical currents that drive the magnetic field
  2. contains about 10% of the total magnetic field energy
  3. tectonic plates,lubricating the under sides of Earths tectonic plates and allowing them to move
  4. gives a platform to all land on earth
  5. solid,outer part of earth
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  1. makes up the planets continents and continental shelves
  2. more pressure, hotter
  3. makes up seafloor
  4. provides thermal and mechanical driving forces for plate tectonics

9 Clues: makes up seafloor • more pressure, hotter • solid,outer part of earth • gives a platform to all land on earth • contains about 10% of the total magnetic field energy • makes up the planets continents and continental shelves • provides thermal and mechanical driving forces for plate tectonics • ...

Fossils and Plate Tectonics 2021-02-26

Fossils and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fossil used to determine age of rock layer
  2. underwater mountain chain where new oceanic crust is formed
  3. the theory that states the Earth is covered with rocky plates that move
  4. fossils are most often preserved in this type of rock
  5. the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geological processes
  6. plate boundary where plates move away from each other
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  1. scientist that studies fossils
  2. bending of rock layers due to stress
  3. name for the single landmass that broke apart and drifted to the current positions of the continents
  4. plate boundary where plates move towards each other
  5. shells found on mountain tops used as proof the Earth's surface goes through extreme changes over time
  6. hardened tree sap that insect fossils are found in

12 Clues: scientist that studies fossils • bending of rock layers due to stress • fossil used to determine age of rock layer • hardened tree sap that insect fossils are found in • plate boundary where plates move towards each other • fossils are most often preserved in this type of rock • plate boundary where plates move away from each other • ...

Puzzle 22: Plate Tectonics 2025-09-07

Puzzle 22: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Type of plate boundary where plates move toward each other.
  2. – A valley formed at a divergent boundary.
  3. – Type of boundary where plates slide past each other.
  4. – The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
  5. – A rigid section of the Earth's crust.
  6. – Type of plate boundary where plates move apart.
Down
  1. – The rigid outer layer of the Earth.
  2. – Mountain formed by magma erupting through the crust.
  3. – A crack in the Earth's crust where movement occurs.
  4. – Sudden shaking of the ground caused by plate movement.
  5. – The thick layer of Earth beneath the crust.
  6. – Process where one plate moves under another.

12 Clues: – The rigid outer layer of the Earth. • – A rigid section of the Earth's crust. • – A valley formed at a divergent boundary. • – The thick layer of Earth beneath the crust. • – Process where one plate moves under another. • – The semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere. • – Type of plate boundary where plates move apart. • ...

2-4 Energy and Earth's Systems Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-07

2-4 Energy and Earth's Systems Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Shear wave; a seismic body wave that shakes the ground perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving
  2. The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean
  3. The process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge; occurs at continental to oceanic boundaries and oceanic to oceanic boundaries.
  4. The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithospheric plates "float" and move on this layer.
  5. The theory that the lithosphere of Earth is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  6. The spontaneous emission of radiation by an unstable nucleus
  7. Magnetic lines of force from Earth's polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet.
Down
  1. The first wave from an earthquake that is recorded by a seismograph
  2. Heat transfer from one place to another through the movement of fluids
  3. A wave of energy that travels through Earth and is the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion
  4. Movement caused by gravity
  5. The outermost layer of Earth, comprising the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  6. The slow circulation within the mantle, driven by density differences, that transfers heat from Earth's core through the mantle. It's the driver of plate tectonics
  7. Related to waves that travel through Earth; usually caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, or explosions

14 Clues: Movement caused by gravity • The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean • The spontaneous emission of radiation by an unstable nucleus • The first wave from an earthquake that is recorded by a seismograph • Heat transfer from one place to another through the movement of fluids • ...

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword Puzzle 2023-09-17

Plate Tectonics Review Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Semi-solid layer between the crust and core.
  2. One plate moves under another; volcanoes are common here.
  3. A place where two tectonic plates move towards each other and collide
  4. Thinnest type of crust.
  5. Layer under the mantle. Formed of liquid iron and nickel.
  6. Thickest type of crust; makes up the continents
  7. The boundary between two tectonic plates moving away from each other, creating rift valleys on land, new ocean crusts on sea floors, and mountainous ridges
  8. The outermost part of the Earth, comprising the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
  9. Outermost layer of the earth. The continents are found here.
  10. A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other
Down
  1. The place where two different plates make contact
  2. The theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  3. The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the the lithosphere; lithospheric plates "float" and move on this layer
  4. Innermost layer of the Earth; solid iron and nickel.
  5. The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean
  6. Technique used to determine how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of a radioactive isotope and its decay products in the rock
  7. Heated mantle material is shown rising from deep inside the mantle, while cooler mantle material sinks

17 Clues: Thinnest type of crust. • The crust at the bottom of a sea or ocean • Semi-solid layer between the crust and core. • Thickest type of crust; makes up the continents • The place where two different plates make contact • Innermost layer of the Earth; solid iron and nickel. • A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other • ...