plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Tectonic Plates crossword 2022-10-06
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- the northern part when the continents started to separate
- sits between earth's core and its thin outer layer
- this is created when two plates collide into each other that have simular thickness and weight
- the process that causes the asthenosphere and the lithosphere to move
- term used to describe the movement of continents
- when plates move away from each other they pull apart the earths crust to make this
- earth’s furthest layer
- tectonic plates lie on top of a molten layer of rock called this
- something widely believed but not a fact
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- along with granite something the tectonic plates are made of
- where the most earthquakes happen along the rim of this ocean
- a term used to describe the fitting of continents
- plate tectonics show how this is made
- when two plates collide together with one going under the other
- the southern part when the continents started to separate
- structure of the earth's crust
- when the continents were all together
- when tectonic plates rub against each other this happens
- scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift
- how many major tectonic plates are there?
20 Clues: earth’s furthest layer • structure of the earth's crust • plate tectonics show how this is made • when the continents were all together • something widely believed but not a fact • how many major tectonic plates are there? • term used to describe the movement of continents • a term used to describe the fitting of continents • ...
Earth Science Final Review- A 2024-05-31
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- cyclonic storm with winds 39-73 mph
- most abundant gas in atmosphere
- objects that allow electrical currents to flow through them
- proposed the plate tectonics theory in 1912
- elements and compounds are __ __ (25)
- something that changes the result of an experiment
- hurricane in northwestern Pacific (eastern Asia)
- mountain in ocean
- one way nitrogen is fixated in the atmosphere
- start of hurricane season
- dry weather on leeward side of mountain (bottom of 508)
- Earth began as a __ planet (p. 307)
- side of mountain that gets more precipitation (bottom of 508)
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- hardest mineral
- someone who studies earthquakes
- man who helped Koppen come up with climate classification (511)
- homogenous and heterogenous are groups of __
- technology that uses sound waves to map ocean (323)
- short for astronomical unit
- layer of Earth's atmosphere with weather
- bottom dwellers in ocean
- Sun, moon, and stars were created on day __.
- negatively charged particle outside of nucleus
- center of an atom with neutrons and protons
- freely swimming organisms
- name for supercontinent; "all lands" (110)
- coldest layer of atmosphere
- __ gives things weight (29, 30)
28 Clues: hardest mineral • mountain in ocean • bottom dwellers in ocean • freely swimming organisms • start of hurricane season • short for astronomical unit • coldest layer of atmosphere • someone who studies earthquakes • most abundant gas in atmosphere • __ gives things weight (29, 30) • cyclonic storm with winds 39-73 mph • Earth began as a __ planet (p. 307) • ...
Movement of the Earth's crust by: Jeremiah Bridges 2016-10-26
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- scale A scale that measures energy of an earthquake.
- ridge The place plates of Earth's crust goes along the ocean floor.
- The point in the Earth's crust.
- boundary a boundary where plates past each other.
- boundary A boundary where plates collide.
- wave A primary wave or "push pull.
- boundary A boundary where plates move away.
- The outermost layer.
- A mountain that may form around an opening.
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- The point in the Earth's surface.
- cone volcano A volcano build from ashes, cinder, rocks .
- The cool solid portion of Earth.
- The sudden movement of rock.
- The innermost layer.
- A zone of practically melted rock.
- volcano The most powerful volcano of all.
- spreading A process in which magma is slowly pushed.
- tectonics the theory of the movement of plates.
- Layer beneath the crust.
- A deep ocean valley.
- wave An energy wave from an earthquake.
- wave A slower kind of energy wave.
- volcano It looks like a warrior's shield.
23 Clues: The innermost layer. • A deep ocean valley. • The outermost layer. • Layer beneath the crust. • The sudden movement of rock. • The point in the Earth's crust. • The cool solid portion of Earth. • The point in the Earth's surface. • A zone of practically melted rock. • wave A primary wave or "push pull. • wave A slower kind of energy wave. • wave An energy wave from an earthquake. • ...
Chapter 4: The Earth Speaks 2022-10-15
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- study of the earth
- most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere
- earth changed slowly over time; Hutton
- earth's only natural satellite
- solid, inner dense part of Earth
- this is how geologists study Earth's inside
- part of earth with liquid; 1,400 mi
- "The present is key to the past."
- this deflects solar wind
- God promises seedtime and harvest in _.
- raw material from our environment
- the upper mantle and crust
- changed the Earth dramatically; cataclysm
- old earth theory; Earth is 4.5 billion yrs
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- came up with uniformitarianism
- we depend on this process for food/oxygen
- this light is needed for photosynthesis
- a resource that is nonliving; soil
- view of earth being about 6000 yrs
- thinnest part of earth
- Earth's solid outer layer
- boundary between the crust/mantle
- force that keeps us on Earth
- gives Earth seasons; 23 1/2 deg.
- how fast light travels in a yr
- space rocks blocked by Earth's atmosphere
- galaxy in which Earth is located
- thickest layer of Earth; 84%
- God formed the earth to be __. (Isaiah 45:18)
- resources easily replenished
- comes from a living thing; fish
- he came up with plate tectonics
32 Clues: study of the earth • thinnest part of earth • this deflects solar wind • Earth's solid outer layer • the upper mantle and crust • force that keeps us on Earth • thickest layer of Earth; 84% • resources easily replenished • came up with uniformitarianism • earth's only natural satellite • how fast light travels in a yr • comes from a living thing; fish • ...
Weathering Erosion and Deposition 2023-12-06
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- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano along with ash and hot gases
- natural land shape or feature
- scientist that studies volcanoes
- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
- breaks it
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
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- the strength of an earthquake
- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- very small pieces of rock
- takes it
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
- drops it
- Scale- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
21 Clues: takes it • drops it • breaks it • very small pieces of rock • the strength of an earthquake • natural land shape or feature • the thin outer layer of Earth • scientist that studies volcanoes • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall • ...
Tic Tac Tonics 2022-02-22
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- ridge seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries.
- when two tectonic plates move towards each other.
- tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean.
- Plate plate division that includes Africa and surrounding ocean.
- Plate plate division includes most of Europe and Asia.
- huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere.
- tectonic plates that lie under the surface landmasses.
- when 2 plates slide past each other.
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- parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations across the mid-Atlantic
- super continent that incorporated most of all land masses.
- forms when convergent boundaries collide and uplift the land.
- when two or more plates move away from each other.
- American Plate plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust around North America.
- forms when a divergent boundary moves two continental plates.
- when a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate.
- A natural disaster cause by Transform boundary.
- American Plate plate division of the lithosphere around south america and the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
- long crack in the surface of the earth.
18 Clues: when 2 plates slide past each other. • long crack in the surface of the earth. • A natural disaster cause by Transform boundary. • when two tectonic plates move towards each other. • when two or more plates move away from each other. • tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean. • tectonic plates that lie under the surface landmasses. • ...
Tic Tac Tonics 2022-02-22
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- ridge seafloor mountain system formed by divergent boundaries.
- when two tectonic plates move towards each other.
- tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean.
- Plate plate division that includes Africa and surrounding ocean.
- Plate plate division includes most of Europe and Asia.
- huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere.
- tectonic plates that lie under the surface landmasses.
- when 2 plates slide past each other.
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- parallel pattern of rock material found at identical locations across the mid-Atlantic
- super continent that incorporated most of all land masses.
- forms when convergent boundaries collide and uplift the land.
- when two or more plates move away from each other.
- American Plate plate division of the lithosphere that includes the crust around North America.
- forms when a divergent boundary moves two continental plates.
- when a denser plate is pushed down and beneath a less dense plate.
- A natural disaster cause by Transform boundary.
- American Plate plate division of the lithosphere around south america and the Mid-Atlantic ridge.
- long crack in the surface of the earth.
18 Clues: when 2 plates slide past each other. • long crack in the surface of the earth. • A natural disaster cause by Transform boundary. • when two tectonic plates move towards each other. • when two or more plates move away from each other. • tectonic plates that are at the bottom of the ocean. • tectonic plates that lie under the surface landmasses. • ...
Dynamic Earth 2023-02-14
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- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure,
- boundary places where plates slide sideways past each other
- floor spreading, the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges
- drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- boundary occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each othe
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- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust
- boundary When two plates come together
- trenches long, narrow depressions on the seafloor.
- big super continent
- ocean ridges a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma
11 Clues: big super continent • boundary When two plates come together • trenches long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. • boundary places where plates slide sideways past each other • hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, • hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust • ...
Printmaking 2023-10-02
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- "one kind" the snowflake print
- Sharp instrument to incise lines
- The wooden "plate" used for printing
- Print made by cutting INTO image
- Matching up the edges between each color/layer of a print
- Otherwise known as screen printing, uses stencils
- Rough edge made in drypoint plate by drawing
- Print proving plate cannot be used
- Writing on stone process using oil/wate/grease repelling
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- Printing technique that carves or scratches into metal
- Drawing on metal plate to leave a rough edge
- Cutting AWAY Linoleum to get a relief print
- Burin used in wood engraving
- Raised image created by carving or cutting AWAY
- Uses chemicals/acids to eat the lines on plate away
- earliest printing technique
- Etching technique that means to tone with water
- "Middle tint" printmaking technique where artist pockmarks plate with hatching tool
- The number of prints determined by the artist
- original printing surface
- transfer system
21 Clues: transfer system • original printing surface • earliest printing technique • Burin used in wood engraving • "one kind" the snowflake print • Sharp instrument to incise lines • Print made by cutting INTO image • Print proving plate cannot be used • The wooden "plate" used for printing • Cutting AWAY Linoleum to get a relief print • Drawing on metal plate to leave a rough edge • ...
cross word puzzle science 2023-09-01
Vocab Day 2 2024-06-14
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- so small as to be visible only with a microscope
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- a division of microorganisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis. They are prokaryotic and represent the earliest known form of life on the earth.
- a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading
- who formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
- a colorless, odorless flammable gas which is the main constituent of natural gas. It is the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons.
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- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- the floor of a sea or ocean
- the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
- layered, biochemical, accretionary structures formed in shallow water by the trapping, binding and cementation of sedimentary grains in biofilms
- an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
- the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period
- the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined
- Cell cells that have specific structures and functions in the body
14 Clues: the floor of a sea or ocean • so small as to be visible only with a microscope • an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. • Cell cells that have specific structures and functions in the body • the hypothetical landmass that existed when all continents were joined • the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period • ...
SES2 Earth Systems Vocabulary 2023-02-15
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- one of the large landmasses of the earth
- lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
- the movement or study of the movement of the earth's crust
- the accumulation of matter deposited by some natural process
- the bottom of a sea or ocean
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- the branch of geology that studies rocks and land forms
- a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
- a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake or the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
- the amount per unit size
- an increase in the density of something
- (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
- (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the trassic period when it split into laurasia and gondwanaland
- transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
- molten rock in the earth's crust
- movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
- the formation of crystals
- the lower layer of the crust
- a stress that produces an elongation of a physical body
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- the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
- the part of the earth consisting of the crust and mantle
- the gradual movement of very large land masses
- a valley with steep sides
- the central part of the earth
- a crack in the earth's crust
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
- a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
- a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
- a rigid layer of the earth's crust
- the exertion of force to a surface
- a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into north america and europe and asia
- an instrument for measuring movements of the ground
- the outer layer of the earth
- the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
- a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
- a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into india and austrailia and africa and south america and antartica
- the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
- vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- a gradual sinking to a lower level
- an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- relating to or associated with heat
43 Clues: the amount per unit size • a valley with steep sides • the formation of crystals • a crack in the earth's crust • the bottom of a sea or ocean • the outer layer of the earth • the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a rigid layer of the earth's crust • the exertion of force to a surface • a gradual sinking to a lower level • ...
Science - Constructive and Destructive Forces 2021-09-16
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- force - any natural process that builds up Earth's surface. (Volcanoes, Converging plates)
- and erosion - rocks break down and are transported away
- boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- wedging - Process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.
- weathering - the process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions
- - A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake
- of slow changes on Earth - glaciers; plate tectonics; weathering/erosion; river creating a canyon
- Building - Major geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge, resulting in mountain chains. Other forces that can create mountains include earthquakes and volcanoes.
- - A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
- wedging - In this type of physical weathering, the roots of a plant (typically a tree) wedge into a crack in a rock and, as the plant growns, splits the rock.
- - Processes by which rock, sand, and soil are carried away (i.e. weathering, glaciation)
- boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- - The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- - A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves (seismic activity) as they move through Earth (measures earthquakes) It can warn scientists that a volcano is about to erupt.
- of fast changes on Earth - landslides; earthquakes; volcanoes; crazy weather; avalanches
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- - deep valleys with steep sides usually created by rivers
- forces - Forces that wear away or break down land masses on the earth's surface (weathering and erosion)
- erosion - The removal (erosion) of beach materials (sand/ dunes/ vegetation) into the ocean, sea, or lakes by the action of waves, tides, or wind
- weather technology - tracks storms such as hurricanes to warn people ahead of dangerous storms.
- boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- Arch - Landform caused by weathering and erosion
- - Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
- drift - The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
- ridge - earthquake and volcano zone along divergent plate boundaries that exist in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. New crust is being formed here.
- caverns - underground caves created by chemical weathering
- barrier - A barrier forming a temporary dam that may be created to protect a flood-prone area. It reduces damage from floods.
- erosion - when the wind picks up dirt and dust and moves it from one place to another
- - a low area between mountains or hills where streams and rivers often flow/ sometimes created by glaciers
- - large craters that form when the roof of an underground cavern collapses after soil is eroded by water
30 Clues: Arch - Landform caused by weathering and erosion • and erosion - rocks break down and are transported away • - deep valleys with steep sides usually created by rivers • - Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations. • caverns - underground caves created by chemical weathering • boundary - A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2023-03-06
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- - plates that slide past
- - changed by heat and pressure
- - 2% of Earth's mass
- - tallest mountain
- - Old Faithful
- - the type of rocks that contains fossils
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- - the supercontinent
- - first layer, the continents, and the ocean floor
- - shaking of the earth's surface from tectonic plates
- - colliding plate boundary
- - separate from each other
- - below the crust (not pizza)
- - rocks formed deep in the ground, once cooled it makes magma
13 Clues: - Old Faithful • - tallest mountain • - the supercontinent • - 2% of Earth's mass • - plates that slide past • - colliding plate boundary • - separate from each other • - below the crust (not pizza) • - changed by heat and pressure • - the type of rocks that contains fossils • - first layer, the continents, and the ocean floor • ...
Plate Tectonics, Weathering, and Erosion 2018-02-27
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- what is the name of the large land that the continents were once together of
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other
- when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air
- two tectonic plates pull apart
- the layer of earth we live on
- a mountain range running across 10,000 miles on the ocean floor
- two tectonic plates collide
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- new floor forming at the ridge spreading outward to make room for more
- when a dense ocean plate converges with a lighter continental plate
- what is the layer before the inner core called
- what is the layer beneath the crust called
- a rigid layer of solid rock
- earth's only totally liquid layer
13 Clues: a rigid layer of solid rock • two tectonic plates collide • the layer of earth we live on • two tectonic plates pull apart • earth's only totally liquid layer • what is the layer beneath the crust called • when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • what is the layer before the inner core called • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2022-03-11
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- The plate for Australia
- The plate for Europe and Asia
- hot molten rock crystallizing
- rock when weathering and erosion occurs
- plates sliding past each other
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- plates moving towards each other
- Plate for India
- when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
- The plate for the pacific ocean
- plates moving away from each other
- The plate for Antarctica
- Plate for Arabia
- Plate for the Caribbean ocean
13 Clues: Plate for India • Plate for Arabia • The plate for Australia • The plate for Antarctica • The plate for Europe and Asia • hot molten rock crystallizing • Plate for the Caribbean ocean • plates sliding past each other • The plate for the pacific ocean • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • rock when weathering and erosion occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2022-03-11
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- The plate for Australia
- The plate for Europe and Asia
- hot molten rock crystallizing
- rock when weathering and erosion occurs
- plates sliding past each other
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- plates moving towards each other
- Plate for India
- when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
- The plate for the pacific ocean
- plates moving away from each other
- The plate for Antarctica
- Plate for Arabia
- Plate for the Caribbean ocean
13 Clues: Plate for India • Plate for Arabia • The plate for Australia • The plate for Antarctica • The plate for Europe and Asia • hot molten rock crystallizing • Plate for the Caribbean ocean • plates sliding past each other • The plate for the pacific ocean • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • rock when weathering and erosion occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics Lessons 1-3 2024-02-12
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- the size of something
- the break down of rock by wind and water
- the reason something occurred or is occurring
- two things or events happening together, or at the same time, but not causing one another
- a type of rock formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above.
- a type of rock formed when magma or lava cools
- the point on Earth's surface directly above where the earthquake is happening
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- how deep, or far down into the Earth and earthquake is occurring
- the laying down of sediment carried by wind and water
- loose earth materials such as rocks, soil, and sand.
- a type of rock formed when an existing rock is changed by heat and pressure
- the surface process that removes rock and soil
- solid rock found everywhere on Earth
13 Clues: the size of something • solid rock found everywhere on Earth • the break down of rock by wind and water • the reason something occurred or is occurring • the surface process that removes rock and soil • a type of rock formed when magma or lava cools • loose earth materials such as rocks, soil, and sand. • the laying down of sediment carried by wind and water • ...
Plate 2021-11-16
18 Clues: vesi • puit • saag • laud • vaip • käärid • mõõtma • punane • lihvima • õlitama • pintsel • lõikama • plaadid • kruntima • arvutama • joonestama • up koristama • try värvialus
Tectonic 2021-10-21
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- convergent collision
- top of the mantle
- Cuba is a part of this tectonic plate
- mid-ocean ridge
- a plate that contains Australia and Japan
- most earthquakes occur here
- center of our planet
- magma rises and ground sinks
- transform boundaries
- volcano
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- hot and near center of earth
- hard rocky surface that we walk on
- a tectonic that includes Canada
- below the mantle
- convection currents are caused by this layer
- convergent subduction
- 2nd largest tectonic plate
- region containing most gases
- Europe and Asia are formed from this plate
- largest tectonic plate
20 Clues: volcano • mid-ocean ridge • below the mantle • top of the mantle • convergent collision • center of our planet • transform boundaries • convergent subduction • largest tectonic plate • 2nd largest tectonic plate • most earthquakes occur here • hot and near center of earth • region containing most gases • magma rises and ground sinks • a tectonic that includes Canada • ...
Plate Tectonics, Weathering, and Erosion 2018-02-27
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- a rigid layer of solid rock
- what is the layer beneath the crust called
- new floor forming at the ridge spreading outward to make room for more
- what is the layer before the inner core called
- when a dense ocean plate converges with a lighter continental plate
- two tectonic plates pull apart
- what is the name of the large land that the continents were once together of
- earth's only totally liquid layer
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- a mountain range running across 10,000 miles on the ocean floor
- when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other
- the layer of earth we live on
- two tectonic plates collide
13 Clues: a rigid layer of solid rock • two tectonic plates collide • the layer of earth we live on • two tectonic plates pull apart • earth's only totally liquid layer • what is the layer beneath the crust called • when water with carbon dioxide mixes with air • when two tectonic plates slide past each other • what is the layer before the inner core called • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2022-03-11
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- The plate for Australia
- The plate for Europe and Asia
- hot molten rock crystallizing
- rock when weathering and erosion occurs
- plates sliding past each other
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- plates moving towards each other
- Plate for India
- when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
- The plate for the pacific ocean
- plates moving away from each other
- The plate for Antarctica
- Plate for Arabia
- Plate for the Caribbean ocean
13 Clues: Plate for India • Plate for Arabia • The plate for Australia • The plate for Antarctica • The plate for Europe and Asia • hot molten rock crystallizing • Plate for the Caribbean ocean • plates sliding past each other • The plate for the pacific ocean • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • rock when weathering and erosion occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2022-03-11
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- The plate for Australia
- The plate for Europe and Asia
- hot molten rock crystallizing
- rock when weathering and erosion occurs
- plates sliding past each other
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- plates moving towards each other
- Plate for India
- when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
- The plate for the pacific ocean
- plates moving away from each other
- The plate for Antarctica
- Plate for Arabia
- Plate for the Caribbean ocean
13 Clues: Plate for India • Plate for Arabia • The plate for Australia • The plate for Antarctica • The plate for Europe and Asia • hot molten rock crystallizing • Plate for the Caribbean ocean • plates sliding past each other • The plate for the pacific ocean • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • rock when weathering and erosion occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycle 2022-03-11
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- The plate for Australia
- The plate for Europe and Asia
- hot molten rock crystallizing
- rock when weathering and erosion occurs
- plates sliding past each other
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- plates moving towards each other
- Plate for India
- when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure, hot mineral-rich fluids or, more commonly, some combination of these factors.
- The plate for the pacific ocean
- plates moving away from each other
- The plate for Antarctica
- Plate for Arabia
- Plate for the Caribbean ocean
13 Clues: Plate for India • Plate for Arabia • The plate for Australia • The plate for Antarctica • The plate for Europe and Asia • hot molten rock crystallizing • Plate for the Caribbean ocean • plates sliding past each other • The plate for the pacific ocean • plates moving towards each other • plates moving away from each other • rock when weathering and erosion occurs • ...
Plate Tectonics UNIT test REVIEW 2023-03-03
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- zone formed where a continental plate and oceanic plate converge, forms volcanoes
- bottom layer of crust that is plastic like
- deep underwater formation at a convergent boundary
- formed when 2 continental crust converge
- top layer of earth's crust, rigid and rocky
- formed at a midocean ridge
- type of plate boundary where plates move toward each other
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- least dense of Earth's layers, the top
- when hot magma rises and cooler magma sinks, this causes plate movement
- formed when 2 oceanic plates diverge
- formed when 2 continental plate diverge
- The oceanic crust is _______ dense that the continental crust, so it will sink
- type of plate boundary where plates move away from each other
13 Clues: formed at a midocean ridge • formed when 2 oceanic plates diverge • least dense of Earth's layers, the top • formed when 2 continental plate diverge • formed when 2 continental crust converge • bottom layer of crust that is plastic like • top layer of earth's crust, rigid and rocky • deep underwater formation at a convergent boundary • ...
Plate Tectonics-Earth Systems Vocab 2024-03-22
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- Consists of all of the crust as well as the upper, rigid part of the mantle
- Boundary formed by by collision of two plates (collide, crash, collision)
- Ring of volcanoes around that Pacific Plate
- Theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape
- German scientist who developed the theory of continental drift
- Process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidified
- Occurs when two tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other and sinks into the mantle
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- The broken up pieces of the lithosphere
- Boundary between two plates that are scraping past each other (slide, scrape)
- Boundary between two plates moving away from each other (separate, divide)
- The landmass that existed when all continents were joined together
- Hypothesis that the continents one formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
- places where tectonic plates meet
13 Clues: places where tectonic plates meet • The broken up pieces of the lithosphere • Ring of volcanoes around that Pacific Plate • Theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape • German scientist who developed the theory of continental drift • The landmass that existed when all continents were joined together • ...
chapter 7 2017-01-29
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- liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
- the super continent
- scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
- the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
- Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
- occurs when two plates slide past each other
- a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
- where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
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- occurs when two plates move away from each other
- occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
- Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate African plate Australian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
- caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
- Juan De Fuco plate Philippine plate Caribbean plate Scotia plate Arabian plate and cocos plate
- thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
- topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
- a sphere of hot solid metal
16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...
Plate Tectonics by Omar Zarco-Castro 2021-01-23
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- Boundary, Plates that grind past each other.
- A split or break in something.
- Tectonics, 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.
- Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other.
- Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
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- Current, Flowing fluid that is moving because there is a temperature or density difference within the material.
- Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other.
- A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure.
- The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
10 Clues: A split or break in something. • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • Boundary, Plates that grind past each other. • the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • Boundary, Two plates moving towards each other. • Boundary, Two plates moving away from each other. • A dark volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. • ...
Nail diseases and Disorders 2022-10-11
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- trauma or injury to the nail that only allows small blood flow
- causes vertical ridges to form on fingernails
- condition caused by an injury or disease of nail unit
- skin is stretched by nail plate
- bacterial inflammation of tissue surrounding the nail
- white spots caused by injury to the matrix
- fungal infection of natural nail plate
- ingrown nails
- darkening of fingernails or toenails
- common bacteria that leads to discoloration of nail bed; green or yellow
- thin white nail plates; overly flexible
- athletes foot, fungal infection of the feet
- folded nail; highly curved nail
- separation of nail plate from the nail bed
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- any deformity or disease of natural nail
- severe inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows
- lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed without shedding
- tiny pits or severe roughness of nail plate
- sometimes called furrows running across natural nail plate
- bitten nails
- nail turns variety of colors, surface staining
- blood clot forms under nail plate
- inflammation of nail matrix; shedding of natural nail
- living tissue under nail plate splits
- edges of nail plate curl to form shape of a trumpet
- vertical lines running through length of natural nail
26 Clues: bitten nails • ingrown nails • skin is stretched by nail plate • folded nail; highly curved nail • blood clot forms under nail plate • darkening of fingernails or toenails • living tissue under nail plate splits • fungal infection of natural nail plate • thin white nail plates; overly flexible • any deformity or disease of natural nail • ...
Earth 10-1 Continential Drift 2016-09-13
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- Fossils from the same plants and animals were found in areas that had once been connected
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms from magma
- German scientist who first hypothesized plate tectonics
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- The ages and rock types matched along landmasses that use to be connected
- Glaciers use to exist in regions that now are no longer present
- A long chain of undersea mountain chains that have a steep, narrow valley at its center
- The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks
- The hypothesis that a single land mass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents
8 Clues: German scientist who first hypothesized plate tectonics • The study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rocks • The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms from magma • Glaciers use to exist in regions that now are no longer present • The ages and rock types matched along landmasses that use to be connected • ...
chapter 7 2017-01-29
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- a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
- Juan De Fuco plate Philippine plate Caribbean plate Scotia plate Arabian plate and cocos plate
- Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate African plate Australian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
- occurs when two plates slide past each other
- the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
- liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
- Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
- where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
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- occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
- caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
- topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
- scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
- the super continent
- thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
- a sphere of hot solid metal
- occurs when two plates move away from each other
16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...
Tsunami Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-28
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- Since science cannot predict when earthquakes will occur, they cannot determine exactly when a tsunami will be ________.
- People do not have much _____ to prepare for a tsunami and many don’t even know it is coming.
- Tsunamis often occur in the ______ Ocean because the ______ Rim bordering the ocean has a large number of active submarine earthquake zones. (same word)
- Tsunamis are very _______.
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- The force caused by the sea floor ________ on the water above and can trigger a tsunami.
- Plate tectonics _______ underwater during an earthquake.
- One part of the sea floor _______ during an earthquake underwater.
- The most common cause of a tsunami is an ___
8 Clues: Tsunamis are very _______. • The most common cause of a tsunami is an ___ • Plate tectonics _______ underwater during an earthquake. • One part of the sea floor _______ during an earthquake underwater. • The force caused by the sea floor ________ on the water above and can trigger a tsunami. • ...
Earth Structure Crossword 2021-04-03
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- The solid, outer layer of the Earth that makes up the plates
- The layer of Earth between the liquid outer core and the asthenosphere
- A place on the surface of the Earth where two plates move toward each other, and the oceanic plate plunges beneath the other tectonic plate
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
- The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a hot liquid or gas
- A long, undersea mountain range along the floor of oceans where two plates are spreading apart
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms at a mid-ocean ridge as magma rises to fill the crack left by diverging plates
- The name for the single landmass composed of all of the present day continents that existed about 250 million years ago
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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- The central part of the Earth below the mantle, composed mostly of iron
- The modern theory that explains that the surface of the Earth is made up of lithospheric plates that move and change shape
- The thin and outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the lithosphere
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding with each other
- The separating of the Earth into layers
- The catastrophe in Earth history about 4 billion years ago when most of this element melted and sank
17 Clues: The separating of the Earth into layers • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core • The thin and outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle • The solid, outer layer of the Earth that makes up the plates • The layer of Earth between the mesosphere and the lithosphere • The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a hot liquid or gas • ...
Plate boundaries 2024-02-05
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- the mountains formed along a collision plate boundary
- the supercontinent that was located in the Northern hemisphere.
- the zone where the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate
- the deepest part o the Mariana trench is called the....deep
- ......trenches are formed at the subduction zone
- an example of an oceanic plate
- this plate boundary is formed when the oceanic plate moves towards a continental plate
- this plate boundary occurs when two continental plates collide
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- how many plate boundaries have we learned about?
- the deepest oceanic trench
- the supercontinent that was located in the Southern hemisphere.
- this plate boundary occurs when two plates side past each other
- this theorist developed the continental drift theory
- this plate boundary occurs when tectonic plates move apart from each other.
- an example of a continental plate
15 Clues: the deepest oceanic trench • an example of an oceanic plate • an example of a continental plate • how many plate boundaries have we learned about? • ......trenches are formed at the subduction zone • this theorist developed the continental drift theory • the mountains formed along a collision plate boundary • the deepest part o the Mariana trench is called the....deep • ...
Plate tectonic 2023-02-20
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- at every convergent boundary you get a
- earths crusty and upper mantle that are broken into sections
- rigid outer part of the earth
- formed from oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary
- hot magma rises cooled magma sinks
- caused by transform boundary
- divergent,convergent,transform
- boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
- ocean plate colliding with another ocean plate
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- boundary between tow plates that are moving apart
- another word for fault
- plates below the ocean
- plastic layer below the lithosphere
- sea floor spreading
- boundaries between two plates that are colliding
- plates below the continent
- formed from continental-continental convergent
- continental plate colliding with another continental plate
- formed from continental-continental divergent boundary
- ocean plate colliding with a continental plate
20 Clues: sea floor spreading • another word for fault • plates below the ocean • plates below the continent • caused by transform boundary • rigid outer part of the earth • divergent,convergent,transform • hot magma rises cooled magma sinks • plastic layer below the lithosphere • at every convergent boundary you get a • formed from oceanic-oceanic divergent boundary • ...
chapter 7 2017-01-29
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- juan de fuco plate philippine plate caribbean plate scotia plate arabian plate and cocos plate
- Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate african plate austrillian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
- a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
- topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
- the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
- caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
- occurs when two plates slide past each other
- thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
- the super continent
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- occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
- scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
- occurs when two plates move away from each other
- Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
- a sphere of hot solid metal
- liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
- where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...
chapter 7 2017-01-29
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- a sphere of hot solid metal
- occurs when two plates slide past each other
- juan de fuco plate philippine plate caribbean plate scotia plate arabian plate and cocos plate
- thick plates made up of andesite and granite that form the continents and are less dense than oceanic plates
- topmost layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle
- a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface
- the thick layer that surrounds the core and is made up of hot but mostly solid material
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- Euraisan plate north american plate south america plate pacific plate african plate austrillian plate antarctic plate and Indian plate
- scientific theory explaining how the plates move on the Earth
- liquid metal that surrounds the inner core
- the super continent
- occurs when two plates move away from each other
- caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising then cooling sinking again and then heating rising and repeating the cycle over and over
- where the plates of the lithosphere float or slide a top a thin semi solid layer in the uppermantle
- occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide
- Earths surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
16 Clues: the super continent • a sphere of hot solid metal • liquid metal that surrounds the inner core • occurs when two plates slide past each other • occurs when two plates move away from each other • a layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earths surface • occurs when two plates move towards each other and collide • ...
earthquake stations challenge it crossword puzzle 2023-12-08
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- stretch and compress land as they pass thought it (it is the fastest type of wave)
- A scale that tells your how powerful an earthquake was
- A giant wave disaster caused when an earthquake happens
- travel along the ground outward from tthe epicenter of the earthquake
- A natural disaster that happens when a fault or when two plate tectonics rub up against each other
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- Move land side to side and aren't the slowest nor the fastest
- a machine used to measure the wave from an earthquake
- point on the earth's surface above the location of an earthquake
- crack within the earth's crust where rocks have been raptured, and where rocks slid past each other
- point within the earth where an earthquake took place
10 Clues: a machine used to measure the wave from an earthquake • point within the earth where an earthquake took place • A scale that tells your how powerful an earthquake was • A giant wave disaster caused when an earthquake happens • Move land side to side and aren't the slowest nor the fastest • point on the earth's surface above the location of an earthquake • ...
Inside the Earth and the Rock Cycle 2023-09-13
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- The scientist who said continental drift could occur because of thermal convection in the mantle
- Small bits of rock being carried by water or wind
- Rocks formed by melted rock erupting and cooling
- The connecting of compacted small bits rock into a sedimentary rock
- The layer of the earth that likely produces the magnetic field
- Igneous rock that cools under the surface
- Igneous rock that cools on the surface
- Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles
- Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure
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- Metamorphic rock without visible layers
- The Navy scientist who mapped the sea floor and supported the idea of plate tectonics
- The squishing together of small bits of rock
- Metamorphic rock with visible layers
- Small bits of rock being dropped and usually buried by water and wind
- The hot dense middle layer of the earth
- The action of wind, water, ice, and sun to break small bits of rock off of the land
- The outer layer of the earth broken into tectonic plates
- The inside layer of the earth spinning very fast and heated to 10,000 F
- The scientist who in 1915 proposed the idea of continental drift
19 Clues: Metamorphic rock with visible layers • Igneous rock that cools on the surface • Metamorphic rock without visible layers • The hot dense middle layer of the earth • Igneous rock that cools under the surface • Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure • Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles • The squishing together of small bits of rock • ...
Structure Of The Earth 2017-09-29
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- The large area below the Earth's crust where magma is found. (6)
- The very centre of the Earth. (4)
- A plate that lies above sea level. (11)
- A piece of the Earth's crust that moves slowly. (5)
- The thin outer layer of the Earth's surface made up of solid rock. (5)
- The constant movement of magma inside the mantle. (10,7)
- When two plates rub together causing heat and tremors. (8)
- A plate that lies below sea level. (7)
- A plate boundary where two plates slide past each other. (12)
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- The edge of a plate. (8)
- The theory that suggests that plates move around the outer layer of the Earth. (11,5)
- A plate boundary where two plates move apart from each other. (12)
- The name of our planet. (5)
- A mountain formed by lava when it cools down. (7)
- When an oceanic plate is forced underneath a continental plate and begins to melt (10,4)
- Very hot liquid rock above the Earth's surface. (4)
- A plate boudnary where two plates move towards each other. (11)
- A shaking of the earth's crust when plates move. (10)
- Very hot liquid rock below the Eath's surface. (5)
19 Clues: The edge of a plate. (8) • The name of our planet. (5) • The very centre of the Earth. (4) • A plate that lies below sea level. (7) • A plate that lies above sea level. (11) • A mountain formed by lava when it cools down. (7) • Very hot liquid rock below the Eath's surface. (5) • A piece of the Earth's crust that moves slowly. (5) • ...
Nail Diseases and Disorders 2020-11-11
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- severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
- separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
- nails turn a variety of colors,may indicate surface staining,or poor circulation
- dark purplish spots usually due to injury
- spoon nails
- also known as white spots
- inflammation of the matrix
- also known as trumpet nail
- thickening of the fingernails or toenails
- abnormal stretching of skin around the nail plate
- blue or purple nail bed
- living skin around the nail plate that becomes split or torn
- noticeably thin,white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge
- split or brittle nails
- also known as bitten nails
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- common bacteria that can lead to a bacterial infection that appears green,yellow,or black on the nail bed
- vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate caused by uneven growth of the nails
- also known as ingrown nail
- also known as ram's horn or claw nails
- also known as athletes foot
- bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
- fungal infection of the natural nail plate
- lifting of the nail plate from the nail bed
- tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
- physical trauma or injury to the nail bed that damages the capillaries
- visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
- black band within the nail plate extending from nail plate to free edge
- also known as folded nails
28 Clues: spoon nails • split or brittle nails • blue or purple nail bed • also known as white spots • also known as ingrown nail • inflammation of the matrix • also known as trumpet nail • also known as folded nails • also known as bitten nails • also known as athletes foot • also known as ram's horn or claw nails • dark purplish spots usually due to injury • ...
Mountains 2016-04-11
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- What is the most common type of mountain?
- The dictionary definition of a mountain is 'higher and steeper than a _____'.
- The Hawiian Islands are an example of what kind of volcano?
- What is the top of a mountain called?
- How many types of mountains are there?
- With fault-block mountains the two plate tectonics are called Horsts and ________.
- What is the name of the side of a mountain?
- About how much of the earth's surface is covered with mountains (in percent)?
- Fault-block mountains are formed from tensional ______.
- When a folded mountain is created intense forces fold, fault, and ________ the rocks.
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- The largest range of under water mountains is in the Atlantic ______.
- Volcanic mountains are the accumulations of large amounts of volcanic ______.
- Folded mountains are created by intense _______ forces.
- What kind of mountain is Mt. Rushmore?
- The Himalayan Mountains and the Rocky Mountains are examples of mountain _______?
- Generally the result of broad arching of the crust or sometimes great vertical displacement along a high-angle ______ fault.
- The name of a mountain that is made up of ice.
- The scientific study of mountains is called ______.
- Tectonic plates move very _______.
19 Clues: Tectonic plates move very _______. • What is the top of a mountain called? • How many types of mountains are there? • What kind of mountain is Mt. Rushmore? • What is the most common type of mountain? • What is the name of the side of a mountain? • The name of a mountain that is made up of ice. • The scientific study of mountains is called ______. • ...
Unit 3 Earth and Science Vocab 2023-11-30
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- a break in the Earth’s crust where rock on one side moves in relation to rock on the other side
- the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
- the thin outer layer of Earth
- the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
- natural land shape or feature
- very small pieces of rock
- the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
- the strength of an earthquake
- the process of rock breaking apart
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- a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
- that studies earthquakes
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
- the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
- Tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
- the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
19 Clues: that studies earthquakes • very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • natural land shape or feature • the strength of an earthquake • the process of rock breaking apart • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10 • ...
Module 2 Vocabulary 2023-11-24
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- mechanical waves that travel through the rock layers of the Earth
- the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils
- requiring the presence of air
- any organism or process which can or must exist without free oxygen
- the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils
- a rock that falls to Earth from space
- a stable, broad, horizontal rock formation of the earth's crust
- part of the recycling process in plate tectonics
- living things within an ecosystem
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- the study of magnetism in ancient rocks
- the study of the forms and features of land surfaces
- a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth
- the process of transferring heat through air or liquid currents
- the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value
- Atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
- estimate whether an object is younger or older than other things found at the sit
- gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- Not associated with or derived from living organisms
- evolution that occurs among interdependent species as a result of specific interactions
- the study of earthquakes and seismic waves
20 Clues: requiring the presence of air • living things within an ecosystem • a rock that falls to Earth from space • the study of magnetism in ancient rocks • the study of earthquakes and seismic waves • the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils • the numeric age of a layer of rocks or fossils • part of the recycling process in plate tectonics • ...
plate boundary cross word 2016-01-19
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- The more dense plate slides underneath the other plate creating a subduction zone near a deep ocean ______
- volcanos occur at ____ _____
- plates sliding past eachother slowly build up _______
- spreading at a ridge is a ______ ______
- newly formed ____ _____ forced upward forms volcanic mountains
- spreading at a rift zone is a _________ _______
- boundarie's between ______ _______ that are coliding or moving togeather
- the process when the ocean floor sinks
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- plates collide and crumble up to form _____ __ _______
- the older plate will be ______ and therefor more dense
- when one plate slides underneath another plate
- transform plate boundaries can occur between both ______
- transform boundaries are when ___ plates slide past eachother
- plates sliding create _______ ______
- Divergent plate boundary( )
- plates below the continent made up of granite
- Transform Plate boundary( )
- denser plates ____ under less dense plates
- boundary between two plates that are moving apart or _______ is adivergent boundary
19 Clues: volcanos occur at ____ _____ • Divergent plate boundary( ) • Transform Plate boundary( ) • plates sliding create _______ ______ • the process when the ocean floor sinks • spreading at a ridge is a ______ ______ • denser plates ____ under less dense plates • plates below the continent made up of granite • when one plate slides underneath another plate • ...
Y7 Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-12-07
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- Based in France
- Is made of the earth’s crust, that sit on the upper mantle of the semi molten
- Based in Japan
- Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes
- Where the tectonic plates meet
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- Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude)
- Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate
- Strength of the earthquake
- The point below the surface of where the earthquake started
9 Clues: Based in Japan • Based in France • Strength of the earthquake • Where the tectonic plates meet • Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes • The point below the surface of where the earthquake started • Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude) • Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate • ...
Convection Currents-Plate Tectonics 2022-10-06
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- a loop of moving fluid in which the motion results from differences in density caused by differences in temperature
- boundary between two tectonic plates, where the plates are moving horizontally or vertically in opposite directions, not against or away from each other
- movement of a gas or liquid in a definite direction
- the part of the earth's interior beneath the crust and above the central core
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- process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water
- the process of heat transfer by the bulk movement of molecules within fluids such as gasses and liquids
- the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
- long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducts, beneath another.
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
9 Clues: movement of a gas or liquid in a definite direction • process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water • a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly • the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates • the part of the earth's interior beneath the crust and above the central core • ...
Plate Tectonics And Earthquakes 2023-09-20
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- - around 80% of these occur in the Ring of Fire
- waves - Energy travels through these vibrations caused by earthquakes
- - sudden release of this in the lithosphere causes an earthquake.
- - smaller temblors of less magnitude which follow more powerful ones.
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- - water wave created by earthquake, volcano or landslide
- - a procession by which shaking causes soil to act like liquid.
- - A fracture or break in the Earth's surface along which rocks move past each other.
- - The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus
- - used to determine magnitude and strength of an earthquake.
9 Clues: - around 80% of these occur in the Ring of Fire • - water wave created by earthquake, volcano or landslide • - The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus • - used to determine magnitude and strength of an earthquake. • - a procession by which shaking causes soil to act like liquid. • - sudden release of this in the lithosphere causes an earthquake. • ...
Cause and effect 2022-11-17
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- It causes deterioration of the material / oxidation of metals in reaction with an oxidant such as oxygen.
- the effect of tidal force generated by the moon gravitational pull
- An effect of plate tectonics.
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- the most popular and a strong heat and energy conductor.
- the energy of an electric current is converted into heat as it flows through a resistance.
- What makes a material turns to black when it's burned?
6 Clues: An effect of plate tectonics. • What makes a material turns to black when it's burned? • the most popular and a strong heat and energy conductor. • the effect of tidal force generated by the moon gravitational pull • the energy of an electric current is converted into heat as it flows through a resistance. • ...
Ch. 6: Nail Diseases & Disorders 2023-04-07
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- living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears.
- subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix
- Nail surface pitting. nail plate appears to be filed with coarse abrasive
- The separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed
- Also known as trumpet nail; dramatically increased nail curvature of free edge.
- separation of nail plate and bed without shedding
- Inflammation of the nail matrix, followed by shedding of the natural nail
- nail bed color, caused by lack of circulation/systemic disorder
- bitten nails; chewing the nail or chewing the hardened skin surrounding the nail plate.
- Any deformity or disease of the natural nails.
- Severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
- rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause nail infection
- Dark purplish spot. Usually due to small injuries to the nail bed
- Visible depressions across the width of the natural nail plate caused by a major illness/injury
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- irregular stretching of eponychium or hyponychium around nail plate. serious injury/allergic skin reaction
- Also known as folded nail; a type of highly curved nail plate
- ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail
- damage to capillaries under nail; appearance of lengthwise splinter under nail plate.
- Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells(melanocytes) - visible black band or dark color over entire nail
- Condition caused by an injury or disease of the nail unit.
- Noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge.
- Whitish discolored spots of the nails, usually caused by injury to the matrix area (not related to the body's health or vitamin deficiencies)
- lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges)
- Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail causing pus, swelling, and redness
- Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness
- Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
- athlete's foot - fungal infection
27 Clues: athlete's foot - fungal infection • Fungal infection of the natural nail plate • Any deformity or disease of the natural nails. • subungual melanoma - skin cancer in nail matrix • lengthwise grooves in plate(mistaken for ridges) • separation of nail plate and bed without shedding • Split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate roughness • ...
Plate Tectonics (Natalie Takahashi) 2016-09-25
9 Clues: the edges of plates • below the Lithosphere • the movement of earth • between crust and core • the top layer of earth • right above an earthquake • made up of the lithosphere • the solid part of the earth • small shocks before earthquakes
Y7 Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-12-07
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- Based in France
- Is made of the earth’s crust, that sit on the upper mantle of the semi molten
- Based in Japan
- Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes
- Where the tectonic plates meet
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- Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude)
- Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate
- Strength of the earthquake
- The point below the surface of where the earthquake started
9 Clues: Based in Japan • Based in France • Strength of the earthquake • Where the tectonic plates meet • Measures the amount of damage the earthquake causes • The point below the surface of where the earthquake started • Measures how much energy the earthquake releases (Magnitude) • Involves a meeting of the oceanic plate and continental plate • ...
Plate tectonics lab stations 2021-11-18
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- the movement of two tectonic plates
- the result of a diversion boundary when there is a long crack in earths crust
- where the boundaries of two tectonic plates meet
- when two tectonic plates move towards, either subducting or creating mountains
- molten rock from the earths mantle
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- when the less dense, oceanic crust collides with the more dense, continental crust, causing it to sink into the earth
- when two tectonic plates move outwards, creating new crust
- when two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
- a hole in the earth where magma can spill onto the crust
9 Clues: molten rock from the earths mantle • the movement of two tectonic plates • where the boundaries of two tectonic plates meet • a hole in the earth where magma can spill onto the crust • when two tectonic plates move outwards, creating new crust • when two tectonic plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes • ...
Layers of the Earth/ Plate Tectonics 2023-02-23
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- Is under the most intense pressure and is the most dense.
- Tectonic plates move slowly over the _____ mantle.
- This crust is found under the ocean.
- This crust is found under the continents.
- How many major plates is the lithosphere broken into?
- What is the rigid outer shell of the planet?
- Thinnest, outermost layer of the earth.
- How does new crust is form when magma rises to the surface between two plates.
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- Scientist who proposed the idea of continental drift.
- Metal found in the outer and inner core.
- A supercontinent existed 335 million years ago that is known as ______.
- What plate movement can push up to form mountains?
- What is the only layer that is liquid?
- Responsible for moving the tectonic plates in the mantle.
- Between the crust and core, it has an upper and lower part to it.
- What direction (N,S,E,W) does the Antarctic Plate move?
- This causes friction and pressure, it can be released in the form of earthquakes.
- Metal found in the outer and inner core.
18 Clues: This crust is found under the ocean. • What is the only layer that is liquid? • Thinnest, outermost layer of the earth. • Metal found in the outer and inner core. • Metal found in the outer and inner core. • This crust is found under the continents. • What is the rigid outer shell of the planet? • What plate movement can push up to form mountains? • ...
Tic-Tac-Tonic Project 2022-02-28
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- Broken up pieces of lithosphere?
- What happens at a divergent boundary?
- What layer do the tectonic plates move on?
- What causes the Tectonic Plates to move?
- ________ drift?
- What boundary slides against each other?
- What is the supercontinent called?
- What boundary collides?
- What happens at a transform boundary?
- Traces of ancient life?
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- What is it called when one plate sinks under another plate?
- What plate is heavier?
- Who came up with the Continental Drift Theory?
- What boundary pulls away?
- What id formed when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate?
- What plate is located in the Southeast Pacific Ocean?
- What happens at a fault line?
- _____ are formed when 2 plates collide?
- Sea-floor______
19 Clues: ________ drift? • Sea-floor______ • What plate is heavier? • What boundary collides? • Traces of ancient life? • What boundary pulls away? • What happens at a fault line? • Broken up pieces of lithosphere? • What is the supercontinent called? • What happens at a divergent boundary? • What happens at a transform boundary? • _____ are formed when 2 plates collide? • ...
science chapter 3 2016-10-14
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- the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
- Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
- the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
- where plates come together or converge
- the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out
- where rocks slip/slide past each other
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- where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
- where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
- breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
- the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
- where plates move apart or diverge
- the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where plates come together or converge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...
science chapter 3 2016-10-17
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- the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface
- where pieces of Earth's crust diverge on land form a deep valley
- where plates move apart or diverge
- Earth's plates are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
- the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago
- where molten material from earth's mantle pushes through the ocean floor
- the process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
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- the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface
- any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- where rocks slip/slide past each other
- where plates come together or converge
- where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle
- breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other form these boundaries
- the process of new material being add to the sea floor, pushing the old rock out
14 Clues: where plates move apart or diverge • where rocks slip/slide past each other • where plates come together or converge • the huge pieces of rock that make up earth's surface • the supercontinent that existed over 300 million years ago • where old rock on the ocean floor sinks back into the mantle • the idea that the continents slowly moved over earth's surface • ...
Ocean Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-18
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- the dissolved salt of a body of water
- a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets
- when the ocean comes in and out
- the continuous, predictable, directional movement of seawater driven by gravity, wind
- flat areas, usually between the continental rise and the mid-ocean ridges or ocean trenches
- the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides
- a collection of tiny organisms that live at and beneath the surface of lakes, rivers, ponds, and oceans across the planet
- where waves steepen and break, and then re-form in their passage to the beach
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- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean
- extremely deep valleys, just in the ocean instead of on land.
- a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
- the region where the water bodies such as lakes, seas, and oceans meet the land
- when the ocean water comes to the shore constantly
14 Clues: when the ocean comes in and out • the dissolved salt of a body of water • the edge of a continent that lies under the ocean • when the ocean water comes to the shore constantly • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a ring-shaped coral reef, island, or series of islets • extremely deep valleys, just in the ocean instead of on land. • ...
Tectonic Plates 2021-10-02
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- evidence for the tectonic plate theory in the form of glacial land ice
- where 90% of earthquakes happen
- molten rock in the earth crust that erupts from volcanoes
- the supercontinent that existed before they spread out to become 7
- The results of tectonic plate movement that release molten rock
- knowledge on which to base a belief
- The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth
- the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink.
- outer layer of the earth
- elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides
- scientist that studies the solid-liquid and gaseous matter that make up the earth.
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- violent shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates rubbing against each other
- the plate below the Eurasian plate and directly to the right of the south American plate
- the man who came up with the continental drift theory
- the tectonic plate made up of two continents
- crash together with violent impact
- natural disaster caused by earthquakes where large volumes of water are displaced
- largest tectonic plate
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- evidence of tectonic plates in the form of the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments
- carefully thought out explanations for the things that happen in our world but can not be proven.
21 Clues: largest tectonic plate • outer layer of the earth • where 90% of earthquakes happen • crash together with violent impact • knowledge on which to base a belief • the tectonic plate made up of two continents • the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink. • The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth • elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides • ...
Chapter 1 2020-09-24
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- The layer of the Earth’s mantle right below the lithosphere and facilitates tectonic plate movement
- Deep areas in the ocean that form underwater trenches, plains, and mountain ranges
- 7 large land masses in the Earth’s surface that is believed to all have been connected
- Term used to describe the ocean’s floor made up of deposited sand and rocks
- Area underwater with various trenches and depths due to tectonic plate movement
- The study of the Earth’s physical composition and the changes it has undergone and the ones it will face in the future
- Part of the earth made up of the crust and top layer of the mantle and characterized as the rigid outer layer of Earth
- Land area that, along with a shield, make up a craton and experiences tectonic plate movements
- A group of tested hypotheses that have been approved through the scientific method to extend or limit scientific knowledge
- The name for a group of sciences that work towards knowing more about the Earth and its systems
- Parts of the earth that have individual responsibilities but often interact with each other
- The study of the changes in the atmosphere and types of weather and their systems
- The physical structure of earth; includes inner and outer core, crust, and the mantle
- The inner part of the Geosphere made up of hot metal
- The top layer of the Geosphere and covers the entirety of the Earth’s surface
- Largest layer of the Geosphere and is located between the crust and the core
- Areas of the Earth which was formed from eroded mountains and is not affected by plate tectonics
- A system of timing the changes and events in Earth’s history dating back to its origin 4.6 billion years ago
- Underwater mountain range formed by cooled magma from plate tectonic movement
- Area that is exactly where the ocean floor and continental slope meet
- An underwater mountain that does not break the surface
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- Area where the ocean meets the edge of a continent and leads to the continental slope
- Series of concern mountain ranges that formed from the same geological disruption
- Contains all of the living things on earth ranging from animals to vegetation
- A scientific question that is proposed before tested and will be used as a foundation for reasoning in a scientific investigation
- Theory A theory that states our solar system originated from a singular dust and gas cloud
- Area along a continent’s shore which is made up of a continental shelf, slope, and rise
- A process to prove or disprove a hypothesis through experiments, research, and observation
- The Study of space, stars, galaxies, and the universe in general
- All of the water in the earth including lakes, oceans, and rivers
- The layer or en envelope of gas that covers the Earth’s surface
- The study of the Earth’s interacting parts conserving matter and energy movement
- The term used to describe the chemical, physical, and biological processes that interact with one another and occur on earth
- Narrow depths in the ocean formed by underwater tectonic plate movement
- Downward area or land between the edge of a continent and the bottom of the ocean
- The study of oceans as well as their characteristics and affect on the earth
- Region of stable and permanent rock that acts as the foundation for a continent
37 Clues: The inner part of the Geosphere made up of hot metal • An underwater mountain that does not break the surface • The layer or en envelope of gas that covers the Earth’s surface • The Study of space, stars, galaxies, and the universe in general • All of the water in the earth including lakes, oceans, and rivers • ...
Vocab 2024-02-20
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- two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock
- formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
- formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles
- a hypothesis originating in the early 20th century,
- outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite
- an opening on the surface that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior.
- arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism
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- describes transitions through geologic time
- occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another
- Earth's lithosphere comprises a number of large tectonic plates, which have been slowly moving since about 3.4 billion years ago.
- a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form
- two or more lithospheric plates collide
14 Clues: two or more lithospheric plates collide • describes transitions through geologic time • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. • a hypothesis originating in the early 20th century, • occurs when two tectonic plates move past one another • a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock • two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. • ...
Unit 3 Lesson 3 (p. 195-199) 2022-11-07
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- ___ lithosphere is made of thicker, older, more dense rock
- lithosphere is divided into large, slow moving plates
- stress that squeezes or shortens rock
- The San Andreas Fault is an example of a transform boundary where the North American plate and ___ plate slide past each other
- root word that means come together
- An example of subduction is where the ___ plate and Juan de Fuca plate meet
- most divergent boundaries are under the _____
- amount of force per area put on a body
- bending, tilting, breaking of rock
- boundary where two plates move away from each other
- An example of a divergent boundary is where the North American Plate and __ Plate move apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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- stress that causes material to twist or become distorted
- outermost physical layer of Earth
- boundary where two plates move toward each other and collide
- ___ lithosphere is made of younger, more dense rock
- root word that means apart
- boundary where plates slide past each other
- layer below the lithosphere made of solid rock
- when one plate slides underneath another plate
- stress that lengthens or pulls a material apart
- root word that means bend
21 Clues: root word that means bend • root word that means apart • outermost physical layer of Earth • root word that means come together • bending, tilting, breaking of rock • stress that squeezes or shortens rock • amount of force per area put on a body • boundary where plates slide past each other • most divergent boundaries are under the _____ • ...
Vocabulary Review Project 2 2017-03-22
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- Year The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year, equal to about 9.46 trillion km
- the external force acting on an object or surface parallel to the slope or plane in which it lies
- Spot A place deep within the Earth where hot magma rises to just underneath the surface, creating a bulge and volcanic activity
- 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.
- region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.
- Tectonic Theory the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle
- Drift Theory continents are not stationary, but move across the Earth's surface.Continental drift is one feature of the modern theory of plate tectonics.
- a crack in the Earth's crust.
- The location where the earthquake begins.
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- a small group of atoms or molecules
- Unit a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart.
- a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- The partial pressure of a gas, especially dissolved in a liquid
15 Clues: a crack in the Earth's crust. • a small group of atoms or molecules • The location where the earthquake begins. • The partial pressure of a gas, especially dissolved in a liquid • included all the present continents, which broke up and drifted apart. • region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together. • ...
Chapter 5 Vocabulary 2024-01-02
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- The standard accepted secular model for the origin of all the stars and planetary systems throughout the universe.
- The tectonic process by which a relatively thin and denser oceanic crust slowly slides down and under a more massive but less dense continental crust.
- The basic assumption that, in any undisturbed sequence of rock strata, the oldest or first laid stratum is at the bottom of the sequence and the younger layers were placed in order above it.
- Molten rock deep within the earth. When magma escapes at the earth’s surface, it becomes lava.
- The forces, energy, and processes that formed and reshaped the earth’s continents, mountains, and ocean basins.
- A secular model of the earth’s geologic history that classifies and arranges rocks in the time periods of their supposed formation from 4.5 billion years ago to the present.
- The major unifying concept that ties together nearly all areas of secular geology today.
- A rock layer in a sequence of strata.
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- A creationary model of the earth’s geologic history that classifies and arranges rocks in the sequence of their formation relative to the biblical flood.
- The motion of oceanic tectonic plates away from mid-ocean ridges where mantle rocks rise to form new ocean crust.
- A creationary version of the plate tectonics theory that relies on the Christian narrative in the Bible.
- A model that explains the shape and arrangement of present continents and their features as the product of slow motion of tectonic plates.
- A section of the earth’s crust that has tectonic boundaries and moves as a unit compared to other regions of crust.
13 Clues: A rock layer in a sequence of strata. • The major unifying concept that ties together nearly all areas of secular geology today. • Molten rock deep within the earth. When magma escapes at the earth’s surface, it becomes lava. • A creationary version of the plate tectonics theory that relies on the Christian narrative in the Bible. • ...
Chapter 1 Vocab 2020-01-31
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- northwest a region of the U.S including the states of Washington,Oregon and Idaho
- a length of time a volcano is inactive
- movement when two giant plates of crust pull apart often on the ocean floor
- movement when two plates of the earths crust collide producing sliding or slipping actions
- of fire an area around the Pacific Ocean that has lots of volcano and earthquake activity
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- movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other
- tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust
- a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth
- a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt
9 Clues: a length of time a volcano is inactive • a crack in the earths crust that allows lava to erupt • a geological formation that releases pressure from inside the earth • tectonics strong forces within the earth that move giant plates of crust • movement when giant plates of crust meet and one is forced under the other • ...
Activity 4.1 "CROSSWORD PUZZLE" 2022-04-21
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- a huge wave
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates are separated from one another
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates move towards each other
- part of the earth that's in-between the crust and the core
- the result of plates colliding
- a record made by seismographs
- Scale, measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- Waves, waves caused by an earthquake
- where the earthquake begins
- Boundaries, the area wherein two plates meet
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- directly above the focus
- is how severe the earthquake is
- outermost layer of the earth
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates slide with each other
- the hottest layer of the earth
- measures earthquakes
- the aftermath of earthquakes
- Plate, a lithospheric plate
- Scale, measures the intensity of an earthquake
- the energy released by an earthquake
20 Clues: a huge wave • measures earthquakes • directly above the focus • Plate, a lithospheric plate • where the earthquake begins • outermost layer of the earth • the aftermath of earthquakes • a record made by seismographs • the hottest layer of the earth • the result of plates colliding • is how severe the earthquake is • the energy released by an earthquake • ...
science class 2023-01-05
4 Clues: The outer part of Earth under the water • The outer part of Earth above the water • Plate tectonics that smash into each other • A collection of radioactive chemicals that decay into the daughter isotope
Theory of Plate Tectonics 2019-12-08
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- Thin crust made of basalt rock, more dense
- An idea that has been proven over and over using the scientific method in order to gain strong evidence
- Parts of the earth’s surface broken up. Scientists know the borders by seeing the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes
- Thick crust made of granite rock, less dense
- A belief that is based only on an observation
- Area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of volcanoes & earthquakes
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- When new land is created from magma in an underwater volcano
- Thought of seafloor spreading
- When continental crust & oceanic crust meet & the oceanic crust goes under & gets destroyed
9 Clues: Thought of seafloor spreading • Thin crust made of basalt rock, more dense • Thick crust made of granite rock, less dense • A belief that is based only on an observation • When new land is created from magma in an underwater volcano • Area around the Pacific Ocean where there are a lot of volcanoes & earthquakes • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-10
9 Clues: borderline • Mt.Pinatubo • molten rocks • vibration of the Earth • movement of lithospheric plates • the innermost layer of the earth • consist of crust and upper mantle • Earth's crust that is thinner but denser • the break in a rock along which movement occurred
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-01
9 Clues: going under • plates that diverge • plates that converge • big rift valley in Africa • biggest fault in the world • plates that slide past each other • the biggest mountain range in the world • island also a state with a bunch of volcanoes • spreading, plate boundaries diverge and cause
Plate Tectonics & Topographic Maps 2024-02-26
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- intervals difference in elevation between the contour lines
- the study of planets crustal features
- boundary where two plates are moving towards each other
- lines very close or at an incline
- boundary where two plates are moving past each other
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- area where a denser plate sinks under a less dense plate
- lines connecting area of equal elevation
- boundary where two plates move apart
- how high or low you are compared to sea-level
9 Clues: lines very close or at an incline • boundary where two plates move apart • the study of planets crustal features • lines connecting area of equal elevation • how high or low you are compared to sea-level • boundary where two plates are moving past each other • boundary where two plates are moving towards each other • ...
Natural forces affect life on Earth 2024-05-01
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- molten rock that comes out of a volcano, cools down and becomes solid rock again
- Naturgewalt
- Verletzlichkeit/Verwundbarkeit
- Naturkatastrophe
- Richterskala
- when two oceanic plates move away from each other
- (Vulkan-)Ausbruch
- Zerstörung, another word for destruction
- Erdbebenwelle
- point vertically above the seismic focus
- plate boundary of diverging plates
- Erdbebenherd (point of origin of the earthquake)
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- plate boundary where a heavier oceanic plate moves under a lighter continental plate
- German climatologist and polar researcher who developed the theory of continental drift
- Plattengrenze
- Frühwarnsystem
- Katastrophenhilfe
- Schildvulkan
- molten rock below the surface of the earth
- Lithosphäre (hard, outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle)
- this happens at destructive plate boundaries and involves a continental and an oceanic plate
- shaking of the ground
- Schichtvulkan
- große Hafenwelle
24 Clues: Naturgewalt • Schildvulkan • Richterskala • Plattengrenze • Schichtvulkan • Erdbebenwelle • Frühwarnsystem • Naturkatastrophe • große Hafenwelle • Katastrophenhilfe • (Vulkan-)Ausbruch • shaking of the ground • Verletzlichkeit/Verwundbarkeit • plate boundary of diverging plates • Zerstörung, another word for destruction • point vertically above the seismic focus • ...
Natural systems Crossword 2013-11-04
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- tectonics The study of the plate’s movement to understand the formation of the mountains, volcanos and earthquakes.
- rock Weathering erosion diffusion and pressure forms sedimentary rock
- Magma is molten rock that is found below the earth’s surface.
- The daily conditions of temperature precipitation, wind, humidity and cloud in the atmosphere
- Pangaea was a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
- glacier Glaciers that spread out a large part of the climate
- Molten rock that is found above the rock surface.
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- Ice River
- rock Pressure and heat forms metamorphic
- zone A Large Geographical are in witch human activities interact with the natural word
- season The average period during which temperatures are higher than 6’C
- glacier Glaciers occupying one or more valleys I a mountains region
- rock Lava and magma cools and hardens to form igneous rock
- Weather conditions at a certain place or region averages over a long period of time.
14 Clues: Ice River • rock Pressure and heat forms metamorphic • Molten rock that is found above the rock surface. • rock Lava and magma cools and hardens to form igneous rock • glacier Glaciers that spread out a large part of the climate • Magma is molten rock that is found below the earth’s surface. • glacier Glaciers occupying one or more valleys I a mountains region • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-09-14
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- Innermost layer of the earth
- Molten rocks
- Outermost rigid layer of earth consists of crust and upper mantle
- Movement of the lithospheric plate
- Vibration of the Earth due to release of tremendous energy
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- Mt. Pinatubo
- Borderline
- Earth crust that is thinner but denser
- The break in a rock along which movement have occurred
- outermost part of the Earth's layer
10 Clues: Borderline • Mt. Pinatubo • Molten rocks • Innermost layer of the earth • Movement of the lithospheric plate • outermost part of the Earth's layer • Earth crust that is thinner but denser • The break in a rock along which movement have occurred • Vibration of the Earth due to release of tremendous energy • Outermost rigid layer of earth consists of crust and upper mantle
Tectonics 2023-09-29
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- The movement of the crust caused by convection currents in the mantle
- Volcanic eruptions and ______ are examples of tectonic hazards
- Hawaii is an example of a _________ volcano
- The circular motion of magma in the mantle
- Plate boundary where plates move apart
- The thickest part of Earth's structure
- Plate boundary where plates move towards eachother
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- Plate boundary where plates move past eachother in opposite directions
- Where two tectonic plates meet
- A famous example of a conservative plate boundary in California, USA
- Fertile soils near volcanoes mean there is a large a_______ sector
- Able to meet our needs without jeopardising future generations
- The crust is broken up into seven major _______ plates
- The Pacific _____ __ ______ is home to 90% of the world's volcanoes
- Volcano type with a cone shape and violent eruptions
15 Clues: Where two tectonic plates meet • Plate boundary where plates move apart • The thickest part of Earth's structure • The circular motion of magma in the mantle • Hawaii is an example of a _________ volcano • Plate boundary where plates move towards eachother • Volcano type with a cone shape and violent eruptions • The crust is broken up into seven major _______ plates • ...
Earth History Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-07
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- Each location on the _____ of the Earth has its own geological history.
- boundaries,What do volcanoes and earthquakes provide clues to?
- Plate interactions and movements can form different types of _______.
- Index fossils enable ______ of rock layers by age, despite significant distances between them.
- Water-deposited sediments typically form flat, horizontal layers, which can transform into solid rock through the process of ______.
- The principle of _______ states that sedimentary rock's relative ages are determined by the sequence of layers, with lower layers being older than higher layers.
- Rocks can undergo transformations through weathering, erosion, deposition, melting, and heat and _____ from crustal movements or mantle heat.
- Magma and ___, molten rock under Earth's surface, can cool, resulting in larger crystal formation, which can reveal rock formation locations.
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- currents, What causes mantle drive plate tectonics to form earthquakes and volcanoes?
- Earth is made of different layers, with the ____ being the outermost layer, on which we live.
- Weathering, erosion, and _______ are three slow, persistent processes that occur over millions of years and create many landforms.
- ________ suggests that Earth's processes like weathering, erosion, and deposition likely occurred uniformly throughout its history.
- Rock weathering into ______ occurs through various processes such as frost wedging, mass wasting, abrasion, chemical dissolution, and root wedging.
- The data found in _____ can be used to draw conclusions about the many settings and occurrences that have occurred on Earth since its formation.
- Sediments, transported by wind, water, or ice, are deposited in basins, which can become ____ and spread over Earth's surface.
- Geological time spans from the Earth's ____ to the present day.
- The fossil record is a continuous process of refining our understanding of ancient life through the discovery of new ____ evidence.
- energy, Metamorphic rocks undergo changes due to _____ ____ and pressure, resulting from the original rock's transformation.
18 Clues: boundaries,What do volcanoes and earthquakes provide clues to? • Geological time spans from the Earth's ____ to the present day. • Plate interactions and movements can form different types of _______. • Each location on the _____ of the Earth has its own geological history. • currents, What causes mantle drive plate tectonics to form earthquakes and volcanoes? • ...
techtonics 2022-12-14
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- this palte holds europe and asia
- this happens at transform boundaries
- all of the continents comebind
- this plate holds the north american
- this plate holds antarctica
- to plates rub against each other
- dense basalt crust
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- this plate holds africa
- this plate holds south america
- thin crust
- to plate head on colied
- this plate holds australia
- these seperate the plates
- to plates move away
- this plate holds only pacific ocean
15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...
techtonics 2022-12-14
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- this palte holds europe and asia
- this happens at transform boundaries
- all of the continents comebind
- this plate holds the north american
- this plate holds antarctica
- to plates rub against each other
- dense basalt crust
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- this plate holds africa
- this plate holds south america
- thin crust
- to plate head on colied
- this plate holds australia
- these seperate the plates
- to plates move away
- this plate holds only pacific ocean
15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword 2021-11-18
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- A plate boundary where two plates collide
- The result of a Divergent Plate Boundary
- unevenly heated areas of the mantle moving the plates
- A plate boundary where two plates pull apart
- The result of a Transform Plate Boundary
- The result of a Convergent Plate Boundary when the two plates have similar densities
- When a less dense plate goes under a denser one
- The point of seafloor spreading in which new land moves out from
- The result of a Convergent Plate Boundary when an Oceanic plate is involved
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- The person who discovered Seafloor Spreading
- Discovered by Alfred Wegener, suggested that the plates where moving
- Discovered by Harry Hess provided information that the floor of the ocean was moving away from a certain point
- waves given off from plate movement
- A plate boundary where two plates slip past each other
- the layer of earth in which the plates are divided
- The person who discovered the Continental Drift Theory
16 Clues: waves given off from plate movement • The result of a Divergent Plate Boundary • The result of a Transform Plate Boundary • A plate boundary where two plates collide • The person who discovered Seafloor Spreading • A plate boundary where two plates pull apart • When a less dense plate goes under a denser one • the layer of earth in which the plates are divided • ...
Replacent Fossils 2014-03-26
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- dating a method used to determain the age of rocks by comparing them
- Record The totality of fossilized artifacts and their placement within the earth's rock strata
- ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts
- is the large span of time in Earth's history
- explostion the relatively rapid appearance, around 542 million years ago, of most major animal phyla, as demonstrated in the fossil record
- crystals A homogenous solid formed by a repeating, three-dimensional pattern of
- the current Phanerozoic Eon
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- time scale a system of chronological measurement that relates stratigraphy to time, and is used by geologists
- tectonics The outermost crust of the Earth is cracked into several large pieces called plates that average 50 miles thick.
- the earth
- The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one
- life the time taken for half of the atoms in a radioactive material to undergo decay
12 Clues: the earth • the current Phanerozoic Eon • is the large span of time in Earth's history • dating a method used to determain the age of rocks by comparing them • ions, or molecules and having fixed distances between constituent parts • The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body, especially the one • ...
Tectonics crossword - the seafloor 2021-03-16
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- name of the current that moves through mid-ocean rifts that resulted in rocks from the mesosphere ascending
- mid ocean ______ which is a long mountain range
- a type of slope with strong transition gradient between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain
- continental ______ which is a submerged part of the continental lithosphere
- islands that ar magmatic elevations that rise above the sea
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- seafloor ____________ is the hypothesis proposed in the 1970s which helps us understand the theory of plate tectonics
- a long depression located down the middle of the mid-ocean ridge
- underwater and they are cracks where smouldering materials surface
- underwater mountains with plateaus
- the closer the seafloor is to the mid-ocean ridge, the ___________ it is
- in the deep sea they are long and narrow - earthquakes are frequent inside of them
- horizontal plain/gentle slope that extends out from the continental slope
12 Clues: underwater mountains with plateaus • mid ocean ______ which is a long mountain range • islands that ar magmatic elevations that rise above the sea • a long depression located down the middle of the mid-ocean ridge • underwater and they are cracks where smouldering materials surface • the closer the seafloor is to the mid-ocean ridge, the ___________ it is • ...
It's a Puzzling World 2022-02-04
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- the theory of plate _____ says that the lithosphere floats on the asthenosphere and moves around
- as you dig deeper into the Earth, fossils that are down lower are _____ than the ones found above it
- there is lots of evidence of ancient plant and animal _____ that supports the idea that all continents used to be connected
- another name for the middle mantle
- the outermost, solid layer of the Earth; can be continental or oceanic
- the crust and upper mantle; think "Land"
- the innermost, deepest, solid metal layer of Earth
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- as hot magma rises it then cools near Earth's surface, creating a _____ current
- middle layer of the Earth where molten magma and convection currents are found
- name of the supercontinent 200 million years ago
- Wegener suggested that continents _____ to new locations but he couldn't explain how
- seafloor _____ happens where magma reaches the surface and pushes plates away from each other
12 Clues: another name for the middle mantle • the crust and upper mantle; think "Land" • name of the supercontinent 200 million years ago • the innermost, deepest, solid metal layer of Earth • the outermost, solid layer of the Earth; can be continental or oceanic • middle layer of the Earth where molten magma and convection currents are found • ...
Mercury and Venus 2023-04-13
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- It is a world that has both hot and cold extremes of temperature.
- Latin word that means crowns that were probably made by hot, rising plumes of mantle rock.
- It forced the mercury into an unusual rotational pattern.
- The clouds in Venus is made up of this substance, which is made from sulfur dioxide.
- He was one of the first astronomers to observe the planet Mercury through the use of a telescope.
- It is the reason why Venus do not have plate tectonics since it is much stronger and thicker than the Earth's.
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- A type of rock that is rich in carbon dioxide and oxygen.
- The molecule that is outgassed in Venus.
- This is the most surprising feature of mercury that appear to be distributed all over the planet.
- The only ongoing geological change on the Moon with a very slow process.
- Largest impact craters.
- It is used to study the geological features of Venus.
12 Clues: Largest impact craters. • The molecule that is outgassed in Venus. • It is used to study the geological features of Venus. • A type of rock that is rich in carbon dioxide and oxygen. • It forced the mercury into an unusual rotational pattern. • It is a world that has both hot and cold extremes of temperature. • ...
Andrew Rickards Science Project 2015-01-15
4 Clues: Slow destruction of rocks over time • When magma cools it turns to this type of rock • tectonics Plates that glide over the Earth's mantle • The process that breaks things down from exposure to air
Crossword 2017-06-13
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- One of the main landmasses of the earth, such as Africa
- A treeless area with frozen ground and low-growing grasses
- Base goods from which things are made
- A large group of islands
- Parts of the earth near the equator
- A territory governed as a part of a larger country or empire
- A person sent to do religious teaching or charitable work in a new land
- A large farm where crops are raised, often by slaves
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- A piece of land that sticks out from a larger landmass and is mostly surrounded by water
- A conqueror, mainly from 16th-century Spain
- A narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land
- The process in which plates below Earth’s surface shift, causing earthquakes
- A factory in Mexico where parts are shipped in and the finished product shipped out
- A group of people who settle in a distant land but are ruled by their original country
- A small, low island made largely of coral or sand
- A huge mass of slow-moving ice over a landmass
16 Clues: A large group of islands • Parts of the earth near the equator • Base goods from which things are made • A conqueror, mainly from 16th-century Spain • A huge mass of slow-moving ice over a landmass • A small, low island made largely of coral or sand • A large farm where crops are raised, often by slaves • One of the main landmasses of the earth, such as Africa • ...
techtonics 2022-12-14
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- this palte holds europe and asia
- this happens at transform boundaries
- all of the continents comebind
- this plate holds the north american
- this plate holds antarctica
- to plates rub against each other
- dense basalt crust
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- this plate holds africa
- this plate holds south america
- thin crust
- to plate head on colied
- this plate holds australia
- these seperate the plates
- to plates move away
- this plate holds only pacific ocean
15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...
techtonics 2022-12-14
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- this palte holds europe and asia
- this happens at transform boundaries
- all of the continents comebind
- this plate holds the north american
- this plate holds antarctica
- to plates rub against each other
- dense basalt crust
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- this plate holds africa
- this plate holds south america
- thin crust
- to plate head on colied
- this plate holds australia
- these seperate the plates
- to plates move away
- this plate holds only pacific ocean
15 Clues: thin crust • dense basalt crust • to plates move away • this plate holds africa • to plate head on colied • these seperate the plates • this plate holds australia • this plate holds antarctica • this plate holds south america • all of the continents comebind • this palte holds europe and asia • to plates rub against each other • this plate holds the north american • ...
Tectonics 2014-12-30
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- The scale used to measure the magnitude of an earthquake
- Violent shaking of the ground as a result of tectonic movement
- A margin where the plates move apart
- this happened on boxing day 2004
- Harry _________, refused to leave his cabin and 16 cats in the Mt St Helens explosion
- the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The innermost part of the earth
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- the ability to deal with an incident
- being ready for something
- the aid coming after any disaster, long term and short term
- the scale used to measure the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
- A margin where the plates move together
- the top layer of the Earth
- The Earth's surface is made up of lots of these
- an earthquake in japan in 1995
15 Clues: being ready for something • the top layer of the Earth • an earthquake in japan in 1995 • The innermost part of the earth • this happened on boxing day 2004 • the ability to deal with an incident • A margin where the plates move apart • A margin where the plates move together • The Earth's surface is made up of lots of these • ...
First Quarter Examination in Science 10 2017-08-02
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- The science that studies Earth
- Scientist who believes that the continents were once joined as a large landmass.
- A boundary in which two plates move toward each other.
- An event in which a plate moves beneath another plate.
- Vibration of Earth due to the rapid release of energy
- A current in the mantle because of the heat from the inner layers of the Earth.
- Plate ___________ is a theory which suggests that the plates are moving slowly but constantly.
- A type of body wave which travels quickly through liquids.
- A method used to hypothetically determine the epicenter of an earthquake.
- A boundary existing between the core and the mantle.
- Consists of the crust and the upper mantle.
- A boundary produced when two plates slide past each other.
- Arc Formed on the surface of an oceanic plate when it collides with another oceanic plate.
- A fossil plant which supports the idea that the continents were once joined.
- A solid layer made up of iron and nickel is the ____________ core.
- A series of ocean waves with very long wavelengths caused by large-scale disturbances of the ocean.
- A kit which can help people to survive for a few days after a calamity.
- A term which means “entire earth”.
- An evidence which supports Continental Drift Theory focusing on past climate data of the continents.
- Rigid sections of the lithosphere that move as a unit
- A discovery which explains how continents move is the ___________ spreading.
- Preserved remains or traces of organisms (plants and animals) from the remote past.
- The outer layer of the earth.
- Spot A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
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- A crust which is thinner and is found under oceans
- Ridge Develop when divergent boundaries are situated along underwater mountains.
- The inner core remains solid because of _________ freezing.
- A crust which is thicker and found under landforms.
- A boundary existing between crust and mantle.
- One evidence which supports Continental Drift Theory is ______ and Mountain Correlation.
- A liquid layer made up of iron and nickel is the _____________ core.
- A reptile whose fossils were found on South America and Africa and supports the Continental Drift Theory.
- A boundary in which two plates move away from each other.
- A type of seismic waves which travels through the layers of the earth.
- A depression in the seafloor produced by subduction process
- A soft, weak upper portion of the mantle where the lithospheric plates float and move around.
- A mass of molten rock formed at depth, including dissolved gases and crystals
- A type of body wave which travels slower through solids.
- The continental crust and _____ dense than the oceanic crust.
- A point in the surface of the Earth directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- A geologic formation when two continental plates collide.
- Valley Develop when spreading center develops within a continent.
- A device used to record earthquake waves.
- According to Wegener edges of the continents fits like a _________.
- Arc Formed on the surface when a continental plate collides with an oceanic plate
- The energy from an earthquake radiates in all directions from the focus in the form of waves called _____ waves
- A scientist who supports the idea that the continents were once a large landmass.
- Continental ______ Theory states that the continents were once a large landmass.
- A break in a rock along which movement has occurred.
- The most abundant element in the crust.
50 Clues: The outer layer of the earth. • The science that studies Earth • A term which means “entire earth”. • The most abundant element in the crust. • A device used to record earthquake waves. • Consists of the crust and the upper mantle. • A boundary existing between crust and mantle. • A crust which is thinner and is found under oceans • ...
Mr. King's Plate Tectonics Crossword 2020-02-25
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- A boundary where 2 plates press together
- The plate east to the Indo-Australian and south to North American
- A boundary where 2 plates pull apart
- The area where subduction occurs
- The plate east to the South American and south of the Eurasian
- the plate southernmost to all other plates
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- A boundary where 2 plates slide by each other
- the plate southwest to the pacific plate
- A large piece of lithosphere that floats on the asthenosphere
- The study of the movement and structure of tectonic plates
- One plate goes beneath another less dense plate
- The large landmass where all continents were connect
12 Clues: The area where subduction occurs • A boundary where 2 plates pull apart • the plate southwest to the pacific plate • A boundary where 2 plates press together • the plate southernmost to all other plates • A boundary where 2 plates slide by each other • One plate goes beneath another less dense plate • The large landmass where all continents were connect • ...
Structure of the Nail 2021-10-18
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- grove, crease, line, indentation
- protein that is harder in nails than in hair
- portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward free edge
- hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed
- attaches nail plate to nail bed
- visible part of the matrix--whiteish half moon
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- tissue bordering the root and sides of nail
- also called onyx; hard protective plate composed of mostly keratin
- extends over the tip of finger or toe
- aka lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the sides of the nail
- dead tissue attached tot he nail plate
- also called natural nail
- area where nail plate sells are formed
- furrow on each side of the nail
- living skin at base of nail plate
- folds of normal skin around the nail plate
16 Clues: also called natural nail • furrow on each side of the nail • attaches nail plate to nail bed • grove, crease, line, indentation • living skin at base of nail plate • extends over the tip of finger or toe • dead tissue attached tot he nail plate • area where nail plate sells are formed • folds of normal skin around the nail plate • tissue bordering the root and sides of nail • ...
APES Unit 2 The Physical World 2022-05-17
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- type of plate boundary where plates move together
- type of rock that makes up continental plates
- create island chains away from plate boundaries
- type of rock that makes up oceanic plates
- created when an oceanic plate subducts underneath a continental plate
- process that occurs when plates move apart underneath the ocean
- flexible, viscous liquid of the mantle
- molten rock, hot gas, or ash erupts through Earth's surface.
- type of plate boundary where plates move past each other
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- pushes the mantle's soft rock up as it warms and down as it cools.
- type of plate boundary where plates move apart
- upper more solid portion of the mantle and crust
- when a tectonic plate sinks below another tectonic plate
- sudden mass wasting
- huge volumes of water are displaced and travel miles across the ocean
- release of energy along a transform plate boundary
16 Clues: sudden mass wasting • flexible, viscous liquid of the mantle • type of rock that makes up oceanic plates • type of rock that makes up continental plates • type of plate boundary where plates move apart • create island chains away from plate boundaries • upper more solid portion of the mantle and crust • type of plate boundary where plates move together • ...
SW30: Volcanoes 2024-03-11
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- A hot ____________ is a region in the mantle where heat rises.
- A _______________ is a scientist who studies volcanoes.
- Earth and its volcanoes are _______________ through the interaction of the crust and mantle.
- The point at which the plates collide and slide past one another is called the _______________ zone.
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- _______________ are mountains or hills from which lava erupts.
- The Ring of Fire is the result of plate _______________, or the movement or collision of the Earth’s plates.
- The _______________ is the layer of Earth below the crust.
- The eruption _______________ is a cloud of extremely hot ash and rock fragments.
- _______________ currents are currents caused by hot, rising fluid and cold, sinking fluid.
- A _______________ is a crack in the Earth’s surface that can erupt lava.
- A _______________ is a large volcanic crater that is formed after one or more massive eruptions.
11 Clues: A _______________ is a scientist who studies volcanoes. • The _______________ is the layer of Earth below the crust. • _______________ are mountains or hills from which lava erupts. • A hot ____________ is a region in the mantle where heat rises. • A _______________ is a crack in the Earth’s surface that can erupt lava. • ...
hyTectonic plates 2022-06-07
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- hot fluid below or within earths crust
- when where tectonic plates actually discovered
- how many years have tectonic plates been known
- the most common underwater tectonic plate
- the most common tectonic plate movement
- the man who discovered tectonic plates
- the location where two plates meet
- the plates that make up earths atmosphere
- the movement of earths crust drifting
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- the one type of tectonic plate movement that starts with a c
- the one type of tectonic plate movement that starts with a D
- most likely result from plate movement
- how much tectonic plates can move up to
- the layer of hot solid rock underneath earth's plates
- kilometers how deep tectonic plates can go
- the heat from radio active processes within the planets interiot that causes the plates to move
- when one tectonic plate moves under another
- how many types of tectonic plates there are
- how many tectonic plates there are
- how tectonic plates where discovered
- when tectonic plates in the ocean floor collide together
- the one type of tectonic plate movement that starts with t
22 Clues: how many tectonic plates there are • the location where two plates meet • how tectonic plates where discovered • the movement of earths crust drifting • hot fluid below or within earths crust • most likely result from plate movement • the man who discovered tectonic plates • how much tectonic plates can move up to • the most common tectonic plate movement • ...
Mid-Term Help :) 2021-09-30
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- the solid layer of the earth
- the gooey layer of the earth
- when an earthquake happens it sends out what type of waves
- the striped appearance of a rock
- formed from decomposed sediment and makes bedding called strata, destroyed by heat and pressure to form a metamorphic rock.
- what rock is formed under extreme heat and pressure, and destroyed by melting back into lava or weathering back into sediment
- what is a mixture of molten rocks, with water and dissolved gases under the lithosphere
- the location on the surface directly above the focus
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- boundaries that move away from each other
- the liquid layer of the earth
- boundaries that move closer to each other
- boundaries that scrape against each other
- what rock is formed by cooling magma and destroyed by heat and pressure melting rocks into lava
- what energy source for plate tectonics
- what is it called when the continents were in one big super continent
- what is very destructive, that cost people lives, homes, plants , pets.
- the inside point of the start of an earthquake
- the crust that has been broken down
18 Clues: the solid layer of the earth • the gooey layer of the earth • the liquid layer of the earth • the striped appearance of a rock • the crust that has been broken down • what energy source for plate tectonics • boundaries that move away from each other • boundaries that move closer to each other • boundaries that scrape against each other • ...
Oceanography Crossword 2023-01-10
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- What crust is broken into
- If this happens in plates, quakes happen
- Plate off the coast of South America
- Plate off the coast of Central America
- Where plates float
- Mid Ocean ______
- A boundary where two plates collide
- Theory all continents were once together
- East African ______
- When one plate sinks under another
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- A boundary where two plates spread apart
- Pushes up to form new crust
- Plates named after this part of earth
- A form of crust found on land
- A form of crust found in the ocean
- A geological event that causes shaking
- Steep areas deep in the ocean
- Plate _______
- Very large waves
- San Andreas _______
20 Clues: Plate _______ • Mid Ocean ______ • Very large waves • Where plates float • East African ______ • San Andreas _______ • What crust is broken into • Pushes up to form new crust • A form of crust found on land • Steep areas deep in the ocean • A form of crust found in the ocean • When one plate sinks under another • A boundary where two plates collide • Plate off the coast of South America • ...
NAIL STRUCTURE, DISORDERS AND DISEASES 2023-02-22
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- INFLAMMATION OF THE MATRIX AND SHEDDING OF THE NAIL
- DAMAGED SKIN AROUND NAIL PLATE
- SEPERATION AND FALLING OFF OF A NAIL PLATE FROM THE NAIL BED
- NAIL TURNS A VARIETY OF COLORS
- REDNESS, PAIN, SWELLING,BROKEN SKIN OR PUS
- INGROWN NAILS
- DARK, PURPLISH SPOTS ON THE NAIL BED
- FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF THE FEET
- ABNORMAL SPLIT OR BRITTLE NAILS
- BITTEN NAILS
- ABNORMAL STRETCHING OF THE EPONYCHIUM
- THIN, WHITE NAIL PLATE
- YELLOW-GREEN SPOT THAT BECOMES DARKER
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- LENGHTWISE GROOVES, NORMAL IN AGING
- LUMP OF RED TISSUE
- FUNAL INFECTION OF THE NAIL PLATE
- COMMON IN AFRICAN AMERICANS OR ASIANS
- TRUMPET NAIL
- FOLDED NAIL
- SEPARATION OF THE NAIL PLATE AND BED
- BACTERIAL INFLAMMATION OF THE TISSUES AROUND THE NAIL PLATE
- NAIL SURFACE PITTING,ROUGHNESS
- DAMAGE TO CAPILLARIES UNDER THE NAIL
- WHITISH SPOTS OF DISCOLORATION
- DEPRESSIONS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE NAIL PLAT
25 Clues: FOLDED NAIL • TRUMPET NAIL • BITTEN NAILS • INGROWN NAILS • LUMP OF RED TISSUE • THIN, WHITE NAIL PLATE • FUNGAL INFECTIONS OF THE FEET • DAMAGED SKIN AROUND NAIL PLATE • NAIL TURNS A VARIETY OF COLORS • NAIL SURFACE PITTING,ROUGHNESS • WHITISH SPOTS OF DISCOLORATION • ABNORMAL SPLIT OR BRITTLE NAILS • FUNAL INFECTION OF THE NAIL PLATE • LENGHTWISE GROOVES, NORMAL IN AGING • ...
CDT 2022-10-13
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- Glaciers found in places that should've never had glaciers
- the theory that Wegener made, the theory that all the continents have moved slowly over time.
- a piece fossil evidence that was found in South America and Africa
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- Sections of land that are moved over time by plate tectonics
- the German scientist that came up with the continental Drift Theory
- Fossils of the same creature dated to the same time that can't swin found if different continents
- the sections of land that are moved by the convection currents in the mantle
7 Clues: Glaciers found in places that should've never had glaciers • Sections of land that are moved over time by plate tectonics • a piece fossil evidence that was found in South America and Africa • the German scientist that came up with the continental Drift Theory • the sections of land that are moved by the convection currents in the mantle • ...
Ocean Stations 2023-03-29
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- A long narrow deep depression in the ocean floor.
- The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
- A large area of extremely flat or gently sloping ocean floor just offshore of a continent
- Formed by a build-up of cool lava, breaks the surface of the ocean.
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- The area of seabed where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean.
- A fissure in the surface of a planet from which geothermally heated water is released.
- An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics.
7 Clues: A long narrow deep depression in the ocean floor. • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics. • Formed by a build-up of cool lava, breaks the surface of the ocean. • The area of seabed where the sea is relatively shallow compared to the open ocean. • The slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor. • ...
The Geologic Time Scale 2013-03-12
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- Groups of organisms rapidly diversified in the _______ explosion
- The appearance of the first mammals
- Extensive glaciation occured before the______
- The meteorite that struck Earth in the Paleogene period caused a change in global _______
- Era that means "recent life"
- An event in which many species become extinct in a short time; they occur every 26 to 30 million years on average and are known as mass ___________
- Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago
- By the end of the Carboniferous period, the first ____ began to roam the forests
- Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations
- The model that expresses the major geological and biological events in Earth's history is known as the ________ time scale
- Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon
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- Cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs after the Cretaceous period
- 90 percent of all history
- Birds evolved from ________, who lived in the Mesozoic era
- Movement of plate ________ that make up the surface of Earth
- Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts
- Element found in the K-T boundary that is not prevalent on Earth
- The land mass that existed on Earth 225 million years ago
18 Clues: 90 percent of all history • Era that means "recent life" • The appearance of the first mammals • Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon • Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago • Extensive glaciation occured before the______ • Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations • Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts • ...