plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

DynamicEarth 2017-10-26

DynamicEarth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sections of the crust move relative to each other.
  2. Plates that slide against each other.
  3. Plates that push away from each other.
  4. Data recorded by a seismograph.
  5. Map that shows the details of Earth.
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  1. Underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  2. a fluid layer of earth mostly made of iron and nickel.
  3. Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types.
  4. A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc.
  5. Where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
  6. Wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
  7. Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock.
  8. Currents in fluid.
  9. Where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  10. Wave motion in a solid medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave.

15 Clues: Currents in fluid. • Data recorded by a seismograph. • Map that shows the details of Earth. • Plates that slide against each other. • Plates that push away from each other. • Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock. • A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc. • Sections of the crust move relative to each other. • Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle 2023-11-17

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy that is transferred by electromagnetic
  2. large piece of land that is pushed up flat
  3. pushes rocks together
  4. When all the plates were combined
  5. molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  6. stretches out rock so it can become thinner in the middle
  7. how much mass of a substance is contained is volume
  8. of fire volcanoes that rims the pacific ocean and is also a major belt
  9. traces of a organism that lived in the past
  10. current liquid that is moving and is caused by differences in the temperature
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  1. spot deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  2. transfer the thermal energy from one particle of matter to another particle
  3. transfer of thermal energy
  4. fault footwall goes up and hanging wall goes down
  5. rocks sliding beside eachother
  6. tectonics pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion
  7. breaks the earths crust
  8. change of shape or volume that acts on rocks
  9. weak spot where magma has come to the surface from the crust
  10. valley valley that forms when 2 plates come apart

20 Clues: pushes rocks together • breaks the earths crust • transfer of thermal energy • rocks sliding beside eachother • When all the plates were combined • large piece of land that is pushed up flat • traces of a organism that lived in the past • change of shape or volume that acts on rocks • energy that is transferred by electromagnetic • ...

science 2023-12-07

science crossword puzzle
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  1. a mountain that spits out magma
  2. a hot sticky material in magma
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  5. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
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  1. plates that are in the mantle
  2. a device that measures earthquakes
  3. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  4. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  5. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.

11 Clues: plates that are in the mantle • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma • the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago • ...

science 2023-12-07

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mountain that spits out magma
  2. a hot sticky material in magma
  3. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth and its crust.
  4. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  5. when two plate tectonics run into each other
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
Down
  1. plates that are in the mantle
  2. a device that measures earthquakes
  3. the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago
  4. a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma
  5. the part directly above the plates that are about to cause the earthquake.

11 Clues: plates that are in the mantle • a hot sticky material in magma • a mountain that spits out magma • a device that measures earthquakes • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • when two plate tectonics run into each other • a device that measures the amount of viscosity in magma • the giant super continent that existed millions of years ago • ...

PLATE TECTONICS BY FOSTER SELF 2019-11-12

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

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

Plate Tectonics pt. 2 Vocab 2024-03-04

Plate Tectonics pt. 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. 2 things or events happening together or at the same time, but not causing one another
  2. loose earth materials, such as sand, soil, and rocks, found on the surface of the Earth
  3. the process where sediment is pressed together
  4. valuable minerals found in rock layers that are extracted through different processes
  5. how much an area of land is pushed up over time
  6. the process where sediment is moved to a new location
  7. the process where sediments are "glued" together
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  1. at type of rock that forms when an existing rock undergoes intense heat and pressure
  2. the time taken for the process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
  3. a type of rock that formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above
  4. to build up (divergent plate boundary is an example)
  5. the reason something has occurred or is occurring
  6. a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools
  7. to cause damage or destroy (convergent plate boundary is an example)
  8. solid rock found everywhere on the Earth, often under sediments, such as soil, sand, dirt, and broken rocks
  9. the process where rocks are broken down into sediment

16 Clues: the process where sediment is pressed together • how much an area of land is pushed up over time • the process where sediments are "glued" together • the reason something has occurred or is occurring • a type of rock that forms when magma or lava cools • to build up (divergent plate boundary is an example) • the process where rocks are broken down into sediment • ...

layers of the earth 2022-05-16

layers of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho."
  2. The lower part of the upper mantle that exhibits plastic (flowing) properties on which the continents move.
  3. The outermost, rocky layer of the Earth
  4. The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock.
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  1. A rocky material that makes up the thickest part of earth's crust not located under the ocean.
  2. The transfer of thermal energy inside the Earth and is the driving force for plate tectonics.
  3. The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel.
  4. The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated.
  5. The outermost layer of Earth's surface which is rocky and solid and includes the rigid part of the upper mantle.

9 Clues: The outermost, rocky layer of the Earth • The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel. • The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho." • The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated. • The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock. • ...

Chapter 12 Earth Science 2024-02-12

Chapter 12 Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. this type of ridge is a mountain chain on the ocean floor
  2. theory that earth's crust is made up of large sections that move
  3. single landmassfrom which the continents separated
  4. deep crack in the ocean floor
  5. these type of currents have circular motions of gas or liquid as it heats
  6. the inner most layer of the Earth, it is solid because of the pressure
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  1. this layer is mostly liquid and around 2200km thick
  2. last name of the person the came up with the theory of Pangea
  3. large section of Earth's crust that moves
  4. the layer of Earth that surrounds the core
  5. the top layer of the Earth

11 Clues: the top layer of the Earth • deep crack in the ocean floor • large section of Earth's crust that moves • the layer of Earth that surrounds the core • single landmassfrom which the continents separated • this layer is mostly liquid and around 2200km thick • this type of ridge is a mountain chain on the ocean floor • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2014-01-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. zone area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle
  2. boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart
  3. boundary place where two plates move together
  4. plasticlike layer of Earth’s surface below the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  5. outermost layer of Earth’s surface
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  1. current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  2. rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of
  3. boundary plate boundary that occurs when two plates sections of Earth’s crust and upper mantle

8 Clues: outermost layer of Earth’s surface • rigid layer of Earth’s surface made up of • boundary place where two plates move together • current cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking • zone area where an oceanic plate goes down into the mantle • boundary boundary between two plates that are moving apart • ...

the plate tectonics 2023-01-19

the plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a supercontinent that form millions of years ago called the continental drift
  3. crust and upper mantle
  4. shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust
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  1. under the lithosphere and is full of convection
  2. the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron
  3. liquid layer of the earth
  4. on top of the outercore and below the crust

8 Clues: crust and upper mantle • liquid layer of the earth • boundary where plates slide past each other • on top of the outercore and below the crust • under the lithosphere and is full of convection • the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron • shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2025-04-03

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where 2 plates collide
  2. a valley created through the divergent boundary
  3. a zone created by different density of plates
  4. a layer under Earth's crust
Down
  1. boundary where 2 plates move away from eachother
  2. currents found in the upper mantle.
  3. pieces of Earth's crust
  4. molten rock

8 Clues: molten rock • pieces of Earth's crust • a layer under Earth's crust • boundary where 2 plates collide • currents found in the upper mantle. • a zone created by different density of plates • a valley created through the divergent boundary • boundary where 2 plates move away from eachother

Joshua's Crossword Week of 9/18/17 2017-09-15

Joshua's Crossword Week of 9/18/17 crossword puzzle
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  1. tectonics the theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle
  2. a boundary where two plates move apart
  3. a duty or commitment
  4. a young person with a great talent at a certain skill
  5. a boundary where two plates slip past each other
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  1. break in Earth's where rocks have slipped past each other
  2. an action that is taken to help prevent something bad from happening
  3. not operating normally or properly
  4. a boundary where two plates come together
  5. capable of destroying slowly through a chemical action for example, acid burning through a surface

10 Clues: a duty or commitment • not operating normally or properly • a boundary where two plates move apart • a boundary where two plates come together • a boundary where two plates slip past each other • a young person with a great talent at a certain skill • break in Earth's where rocks have slipped past each other • ...

Genna Garratt's Crossword Puzzle 2016-09-26

Genna Garratt's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds
  3. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  4. A boundary where two plates come together
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  1. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart
  3. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  5. To preserve a body after death
  6. The god of the dead

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

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle 2023-11-17

Morgan's Plate Tectonic puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. energy that is transferred by electromagnetic
  2. large piece of land that is pushed up flat
  3. pushes rocks together
  4. When all the plates were combined
  5. molten mixture of rock forming substances from the mantle
  6. stretches out rock so it can become thinner in the middle
  7. how much mass of a substance is contained is volume
  8. of fire volcanoes that rims the pacific ocean and is also a major belt
  9. traces of a organism that lived in the past
  10. current liquid that is moving and is caused by differences in the temperature
Down
  1. spot deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
  2. transfer the thermal energy from one particle of matter to another particle
  3. transfer of thermal energy
  4. fault footwall goes up and hanging wall goes down
  5. rocks sliding beside eachother
  6. tectonics pieces of earths lithosphere are in constant motion
  7. breaks the earths crust
  8. change of shape or volume that acts on rocks
  9. weak spot where magma has come to the surface from the crust
  10. valley valley that forms when 2 plates come apart

20 Clues: pushes rocks together • breaks the earths crust • transfer of thermal energy • rocks sliding beside eachother • When all the plates were combined • large piece of land that is pushed up flat • traces of a organism that lived in the past • change of shape or volume that acts on rocks • energy that is transferred by electromagnetic • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  2. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.
  3. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  4. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  5. pushed apart.
  6. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  7. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  8. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  9. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  10. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  11. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  12. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  13. strength of an earthquake.
  14. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  15. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  16. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  17. centre of the Earth.
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  1. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  2. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  3. word for margins.
  4. surface of the Earth.
  5. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  6. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  7. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  8. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  9. layer around the core of molten magma.
  10. together.
  11. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  12. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  15. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  16. rock that continental plates are made of.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock which flows from erupting volcanoes. • ...

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics 2025-11-27

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. cycle Continuous process
  2. rock Formed when magma cools and solidifies
  3. Two additional layers
  4. boundary Plates that slide past each other
  5. Trembling and shaking of the earth
  6. Made up of two layers
  7. Outermost layer
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  1. Lava erupts from it
  2. rock Compaction and cementation
  3. boundary They crash into each other
  4. boundary moves apart from each other
  5. Thickest layer
  6. plates Several large slabs
  7. boundary The meeting point of two tectonic plates
  8. building Forms mountains
  9. Rock Formed by extreme heat and pressure

16 Clues: Thickest layer • Outermost layer • Lava erupts from it • Two additional layers • Made up of two layers • building Forms mountains • plates Several large slabs • Trembling and shaking of the earth • cycle Continuous process • rock Compaction and cementation • boundary They crash into each other • boundary moves apart from each other • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics9o 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics9o crossword puzzle
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  1. Theory of plate _________.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
  4. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates ________.
  5. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  6. Boundary where plates move away from each other.
  7. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  8. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
Down
  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. __________ current
  3. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  4. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  5. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  6. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  7. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Earthquakes 2024-11-12

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates.
  2. The strength of shaking felt during an earthquake.
  3. The point inside Earth where an earthquake originates.
  4. A large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
  5. The rigid outer layer of the Earth.
  6. Secondary waves that arrive after primary waves.
  7. A crack in the Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  8. A smaller earthquake that follows the main earthquake.
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  1. Primary waves that are the fastest seismic waves.
  2. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves.
  3. A scale used to measure earthquake magnitude.
  4. The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  5. A smaller tremor occurring before a major earthquake.
  6. Relating to or caused by an earthquake.
  7. The measure of the energy released by an earthquake.

15 Clues: The rigid outer layer of the Earth. • Relating to or caused by an earthquake. • A scale used to measure earthquake magnitude. • Secondary waves that arrive after primary waves. • Primary waves that are the fastest seismic waves. • The strength of shaking felt during an earthquake. • The measure of the energy released by an earthquake. • ...

Puzzle 17 2022-12-10

Puzzle 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In projectors which lenses are used?
  2. Magnetic effect of current gives rise to which force?
  3. Due to which phenomena light rays emerging from a cinema machine spread wide on the screen?
  4. Which metal is used by the jewellers to make gold and platinum ornaments heavier?
  5. What type of a mirror is used in anti-shop-lifting-devices?
  6. Ionic compounds are soluble in:
  7. discovered the magnetic field of current?
  8. Numismatics is the study of:
  9. ----- is the first calculating device?
  10. ------ Wegener given the theory of Plate tectonics?
  11. Khorana Artificial ‘gene’ was created by:
  12. Name the scientist who had discovered that earth revolves round the sun?
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  1. Name the instrument that is used to measure Relative Humidity?
  2. The gas emancipating through paddy field is :
  3. Oncology is the study of:
  4. Edmund Becquerel gave the concept of ------ effect
  5. The Chemical evolution of life was proposed by:
  6. The energy of food is measured in:
  7. Which gases are released from the ground, minutes or hours before an earthquake is about to strike?
  8. Ornithology is the study of

20 Clues: Oncology is the study of: • Ornithology is the study of • Numismatics is the study of: • Ionic compounds are soluble in: • The energy of food is measured in: • In projectors which lenses are used? • ----- is the first calculating device? • discovered the magnetic field of current? • Khorana Artificial ‘gene’ was created by: • The gas emancipating through paddy field is : • ...

Africa's Geography and Ethnic groups 2021-12-08

Africa's Geography and Ethnic groups crossword puzzle
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  1. A very oil polluted river that runs through Nigeria.
  2. The areas where two plate tectonics meets and causes lots of earthquakes.
  3. The transition between the desert and savanna The large grassland that covers most of Africa
  4. An ethnic group found in Northern Africa
  5. A vegatative area of Africa that contains the congo river.
  6. An ethnic groups whos language has spread across africa and has became a root in many languages.
  7. The desert that runs through Southern Africa.
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  1. The worlds largest non polar desert
  2. Ethnic group that lives on the East coast of Africa.
  3. Africa's largest lake
  4. A river that is very deep and runs across the rainforest region of Africa.
  5. The sea mosts Arabs live along
  6. The worlds longest river.
  7. A trade barrier in northern africa.
  8. The worlds second tallest mountain

15 Clues: Africa's largest lake • The worlds longest river. • The sea mosts Arabs live along • The worlds second tallest mountain • The worlds largest non polar desert • A trade barrier in northern africa. • An ethnic group found in Northern Africa • The desert that runs through Southern Africa. • Ethnic group that lives on the East coast of Africa. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates a ________.
  4. __________ current
  5. Theory of plate _________.
  6. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.
  7. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
Down
  1. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
  2. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  3. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  4. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  5. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  6. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  7. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  8. Boundary where plates move away from each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Ologies Natural Science with Metz 2023-11-29

Ologies Natural Science with Metz crossword puzzle
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  1. study of matter and energy and the interactions between the two through forces and motion
  2. study of the geologic features of the ocean floor including plate tectonics of the ocean
  3. study of heredity and inherited traits passed down from generation to generation
  4. study of fish
  5. study of the bones and the disorders and diseases of the skeletal system
  6. Study of ticks, mites, and spiders
  7. study of fungi and yeasts
  8. the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
  9. study of microscopic life forms
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  1. the study of freshwater systems such as lakes, ponds, and rivers
  2. study of blood and blood diseases
  3. study of parasites
  4. study of animals with backbones and everything about them
  5. the study of living things and everything about it
  6. study of earthquakes and seismic waves

15 Clues: study of fish • study of parasites • study of fungi and yeasts • study of microscopic life forms • study of blood and blood diseases • Study of ticks, mites, and spiders • study of earthquakes and seismic waves • the study of living things and everything about it • the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • ...

Earth's internal heat 2024-10-17

Earth's internal heat crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Decay of radioactive elements, producing internal heat.
  2. The layer between Earth's crust and core where convection occurs.
  3. – Earth's outermost solid layer, where heat from the mantle can escape.
  4. Magma that reaches Earth's surface.
  5. – The innermost part of Earth, consisting of a hot, dense metal ball.
  6. – An area where plumes of hot material rise to the surface, creating volcanic activity.
  7. – The movement of Earth's plates, driven by internal heat.
  8. – Eruption of molten rock due to internal heat pressure.
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  1. – Process where one tectonic plate moves under another, generating heat.
  2. – Heat originating from Earth's internal processes.
  3. – Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.
  4. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  5. – Heat transfer by the movement of fluid (e.g., in the mantle).
  6. – Upwelling of hot, buoyant material from deep within Earth.
  7. – Heat transfer through direct contact in solid materials.

15 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth's surface. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • – Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves. • – Heat originating from Earth's internal processes. • – Eruption of molten rock due to internal heat pressure. • – Decay of radioactive elements, producing internal heat. • – Heat transfer through direct contact in solid materials. • ...

London's Crossword 9/26/16 -9/30/16 2016-09-26

London's Crossword 9/26/16 -9/30/16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians.
  2. The god of the dead.
  3. To preserve a body after death.
  4. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds.
  5. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks ave slipped past each other.
  6. A boundary where two plates come together.
Down
  1. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  3. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  4. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay.

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

9-18-17 2017-09-18

9-18-17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
  2. An action that is taken to help prevent something bad from happening.
  3. A boundary where two plates come together.
  4. A duty or commitment.
  5. A young person with great talent at a certain skill.
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  1. Not opening normally or properly.
  2. A boundary where two plates move apart.
  3. tectonics The theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.
  4. Capable of destroying slowly through a chemical action for example, acid burning through a surface.
  5. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.

10 Clues: A duty or commitment. • Not opening normally or properly. • A boundary where two plates move apart. • A boundary where two plates come together. • A boundary where two plates slip past each other. • A young person with great talent at a certain skill. • Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other. • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A natural fuel formed by geological forces from the residue of living organisms
  2. A slab of the earth's crust
  3. The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core
  4. The distance of any point east or west of the Prime Medridian, measured up to 180 degrees
  5. Having to do with geology, the study of the history of the earth found in rocks
  6. A long region with a trench through which a descending tectonic plate is assimilated into the earth's mantle
  7. The shape of the land
  8. A measure of the power of earthquakes
  9. Rock made up of sediment laid down in layers which have grown together
  10. A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or by a volcanic eruption
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  1. Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil
  2. Someone who studies earthquakes
  3. A type of sedimentary rock that originates by the evaporation of sea water
  4. Rock changed from its original form into another form through heat and pressure
  5. Rock that has been formed by the solidification of molten material
  6. The distance of any point north or south of the equator, measured up to 90 degrees
  7. The earth's surface directly above the quake-the middle of the quake
  8. The natural and undisturbed plants of a region
  9. To do with earthquakes
  10. The study of forces within the earth that form its surface features such as mountain ranges and ocean basins
  11. Molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock is formed through cooling

21 Clues: The shape of the land • To do with earthquakes • A slab of the earth's crust • Someone who studies earthquakes • A measure of the power of earthquakes • The natural and undisturbed plants of a region • Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil • The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core • ...

Science Thingy 2023-03-02

Science Thingy crossword puzzle
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  1. the deepest and hottest layer of our planet.
  2. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below
  3. When tectonic plates split apart from eachother
  4. the organic component of soil,
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  6. A force that causes one part of a material to slide past another.
  7. it's a thin shell that surrounds the entire Earth
  8. a landform that rises high above the surrounding terrain
  9. an opening in the Earth's surface (hot)
  10. caused by the movement of parts of the Earth's crust
  11. a mixture of minerals and organic material that covers much of Earth's surface
  12. waves that travel through or over Earth
  13. fertile soil of clay and sand
  14. a long, narrow ditch
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  1. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
  2. a large wave caused by movements in Earth's outer layer, or crust,
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  4. The supercontinent
  5. a force that squeezes something together
  6. the layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere
  7. a wave that travels along the surface of a medium.
  8. The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces
  9. when heat from a source travels away into the air
  10. the second waves to arrive during an earthquake
  11. a long depression, or ditch, in Earth's surface

25 Clues: The supercontinent • a long, narrow ditch • fertile soil of clay and sand • the organic component of soil, • an opening in the Earth's surface (hot) • waves that travel through or over Earth • a force that squeezes something together • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • the deepest and hottest layer of our planet. • When tectonic plates split apart from eachother • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
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  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

Forces 2024-04-12

Forces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other usually cause earthquakes
  2. boundaries tectonic plates move towards each other usually forming mountains and volcanoes
  3. A group of the same species living in the same area
  4. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. formed at plate boundaries usually when plates collide
  6. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock alredy existed
  7. includes the crust and upper part of the mantles and is divided into tectonic plates
  8. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  9. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is pushed out and creates new rock
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  1. new oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  2. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  3. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  4. plates Large rigid pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that move and interact with each other and pate boundaries
  5. name of an ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  6. The semi fluid layer of the mantle where convections currents happen
  7. located between the mantle and the outer core
  8. hot material rises cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics
  9. boundaries tectonic plates move away from each other usually form new crust and rift valleys
  10. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earths crust
  11. deep elongated depressions in the ocean often associated with subduction zones
  12. Forms after a weathering and erosion when sediments compact and sediment

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

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientific study of earthquakes and elastic waves that pass through the earth.
  2. The outermost shell of the earth.
  3. Innermost part of the earth.
  4. Boundary where two tectonic plates slide past each other causing earthquakes.
  5. the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and the outermost mantle.
  6. Crust that houses an ocean basin.
  7. Boundary where two tectonic plates collide creating a mountain or subduction zone.
  8. Supercontinent that existed 175 million years ago before breaking apart and forming the continents we know today.
  9. The region of the interior of the earth between the core and the crust.
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  1. Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
  2. The upper layer of the earths mantle, below the lithosphere, where convection is though to occur.
  3. Boundary where two tectonic plates divide letting magma fill the pace creating new crust.
  4. When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle.
  5. Large natural elevation of the earths surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.
  6. Crust made up of rock that forms the continents.
  7. A vent in the crust of the earth from which molten rock, ash, and steam are ejected.
  8. A sudden movement of the earth's crust caused by stress along a geologic fault.
  9. An area of stress in the earth where broken rocks slide past each other causing a crack in the earths surface.
  10. Molten rock when it is underground.
  11. What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth.

20 Clues: Innermost part of the earth. • The outermost shell of the earth. • Crust that houses an ocean basin. • Molten rock when it is underground. • Crust made up of rock that forms the continents. • Scientist who created the Theory of Plate Tectonics. • When one plate is forced beneath another into the mantle. • What magma is called when it reaches the surface of the earth. • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

restless earth 2024-04-12

restless earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. were tectonic plates slide past each other. causes earthquakes.
  2. Deep, elongated depressions in the ocean aften acossiated with subduction zones
  3. Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide.
  4. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms mountains and volcanoes.
  5. Forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement.
  6. Includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and it is divided into tectonic plates.
  7. Extinction events that occur over a longer time period.
  8. Name of the Ancient supercontinetal when it was all one landmass.
  9. Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust
  10. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen.
  11. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens.
  12. events that led up to a mass extinction.
  13. used to measure and recorded seismic waves.
Down
  1. material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  2. Formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already existed.
  3. Tectonic plates move toward each other, usually forms a new crust and rift valleys.
  4. Large, ridged pieces of the earths lithosphere that move and interact with each other along plate boundaries
  5. AN opening in the Earth's crust through which molten rock is psuhed out and creates a new rock
  6. New oceanic crust is formed as tectonic plates pull apart magma rises.
  7. located between the mantle and outer core.
  8. A group of the same species living in the same area.

21 Clues: events that led up to a mass extinction. • located between the mantle and outer core. • used to measure and recorded seismic waves. • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens. • Formedt plte boundries usually when plates collide. • Fractures or zones of weakness in the Earth's crust • A group of the same species living in the same area. • ...

Geologic Process & History 2024-10-16

Geologic Process & History crossword puzzle
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  1. includes all living organisms.
  2. solid to liquid
  3. includes all of Earth’s water, while the atmosphere includes all the gasses that surround Earth.
  4. process by which eroded materials are dropped, or laid down
  5. weathering is mechanical breakdown rocks into smaller pieces
  6. fragments of weathered rock
  7. system all the matter, energy, and processes within the boundary from Earth’s core to the outer edge of the atmosphere
  8. naturally occurring and usually inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and orderly internal structure
  9. are the traces or remains of once-living organisms. They are commonly preserved in rock.
  10. liquid to solid (cools)
  11. plate large moving pieces that make up Earth’s surface
  12. glue together
  13. includes all rocks, minerals, and landforms. It also includes matter in Earth’s interior.
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  1. current the slow cycling of Earth’s interior material due to temperature and density differences
  2. process by which rock materials are broken down by the action of physical and chemical processes
  3. & Pressure compress + squeeze
  4. rock rock formed when existing rock is exposed to large changes in temperature, pressure, or both
  5. squeeze together
  6. weathering is the breakdown and decomposition of rocks due to chemical reactions.
  7. process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transport weathered materials from one location to another
  8. rock rocks formed from sediments that are compacted or cemented together by new new minerals
  9. tectonics the theory that describes how Earth’s outer layer is made up of moving plates
  10. rock rocks formed from cooling lava

23 Clues: glue together • solid to liquid • squeeze together • liquid to solid (cools) • fragments of weathered rock • & Pressure compress + squeeze • includes all living organisms. • rock rocks formed from cooling lava • plate large moving pieces that make up Earth’s surface • process by which eroded materials are dropped, or laid down • ...

Geosphere- Kinslee Gardner 2025-10-16

Geosphere- Kinslee Gardner crossword puzzle
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  1. molten rock found at depth
  2. plste boundary where plates move past eachother
  3. device that records ground mmovements causedby seismic waves
  4. a naturally occurring solid mix of one or more minerals
  5. rigid outer part of the Earth
  6. a plate boundary where two plates move away from eachother
  7. soft upper layer of the Earth's mantle
  8. the process where the tectonics produce new oceanic crust at ocean ridges
  9. a rock formed by crystallization of molten magma
  10. point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. rock id physically broken into smaller pices
  12. plate boundary where two plates move towards eachother
  13. vibrations that travel through the earth carrying energy
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  1. rock is broken down by chemical reactions
  2. natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at whitch it is consumed
  3. the point beneath earths surface where rock breaks under stress and causes a earthquake
  4. liquids resistance to flowing or thickness of a liquid
  5. concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma
  6. loose particles created by weathering
  7. magma that reaches the earths surface
  8. fracture in the earth
  9. rock formed by the altering of preexisting rock
  10. natural resource that is consumed faster than t is being made
  11. transportation of material by mobil agent
  12. a naturally occuring inorganic solid that has a crystal
  13. rock formed by weathered products of preexisting rocks

26 Clues: fracture in the earth • molten rock found at depth • rigid outer part of the Earth • loose particles created by weathering • magma that reaches the earths surface • soft upper layer of the Earth's mantle • rock is broken down by chemical reactions • transportation of material by mobil agent • rock id physically broken into smaller pices • ...

Earthquakes 2025-11-14

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
  2. A force that tends to deform rock, leading to strain.
  3. The study of the processes that shape the Earth's crust, including plate movement.
  4. A type of fault where plates slide past each other horizontally.
  5. A measure of the total energy released by an earthquake.
  6. The central part of the Earth, consisting of a solid inner part and a liquid outer part.
  7. Large rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move slowly.
  8. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core.
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  1. A type of reverse fault where the hanging wall moves up over the footwall due to compression.
  2. The deformation or change in shape of rock resulting from stress.
  3. The point within the Earth where the earthquake rupture begins.
  4. Relating to or caused by earthquakes or Earth vibration.
  5. An instrument used to detect and record ground motion caused by seismic waves.
  6. The outermost solid layer of the Earth.
  7. The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
  8. A type of fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to tension.
  9. A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock move past one another.
  10. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface, often associated with volcanic activity.

18 Clues: The outermost solid layer of the Earth. • A force that tends to deform rock, leading to strain. • Relating to or caused by earthquakes or Earth vibration. • A measure of the total energy released by an earthquake. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core. • The point within the Earth where the earthquake rupture begins. • ...

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics 2021-12-10

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Transform boundaries can create ___________, which can destroy buildings and structures on the earths surface.
  2. _______ rocks are created when magma/ lava cool and crystallize.
  3. When convergent boundaries push towards each other and the crust bends upwards, it creates a ________.
  4. __________ current
  5. Theory of plate _________.
  6. Boundary where plates move alongside each other.
  7. ________ are created when two plates pull apart at a divergent boundary.
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  1. The theory that new rock is being created at the same time it is being destroyed. Conservation of ______.
  2. ____________ rocks are created by the cementation and compaction of sediments.
  3. Floats on the asthenosphere.
  4. Boundary where plates move towards each other.
  5. Plates move under one another, creates a trench.
  6. Convergent and Divergent boundaries create _________ where volcanic ash and gases are released.
  7. ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure.
  8. Boundary where plates move away from each other.

15 Clues: __________ current • Theory of plate _________. • Floats on the asthenosphere. • Boundary where plates move towards each other. • Plates move under one another, creates a trench. • Boundary where plates move away from each other. • Boundary where plates move alongside each other. • ___________ rocks that are created from heat and pressure. • ...

Chapter 14 2024-12-10

Chapter 14 crossword puzzle
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  1. A sudden release of energy in Earth’s crust, causing shaking.
  2. The bending of rock layers under compressive forces.
  3. Spreading The formation of new crust at mid-ocean ridges.
  4. A crack in Earth's crust where plates are pulling apart.
  5. The breaking of rock layers along a crack or fault.
  6. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  7. A vent in Earth's crust through which magma erupts.
  8. Spot A localized area of heat in the mantle that can form volcanoes.
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  1. Boundary A boundary where two plates move apart.
  2. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's plates.
  3. The process by which one plate moves beneath another.
  4. Boundary A boundary where two plates collide.
  5. Plume A column of hot rock rising through the mantle.
  6. Boundary A boundary where two plates slide past each other.
  7. Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface.

15 Clues: Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface. • Boundary A boundary where two plates collide. • Boundary A boundary where two plates move apart. • The breaking of rock layers along a crack or fault. • A vent in Earth's crust through which magma erupts. • The bending of rock layers under compressive forces. • ...

Rock 2013-05-16

Rock crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot molten rock
  2. the preasured rock
  3. tectonics a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates
Down
  1. rock in the mantle
  2. it happens when volcanoes awake

5 Clues: hot molten rock • rock in the mantle • the preasured rock • it happens when volcanoes awake • tectonics a theory in geology: the lithosphere of the earth is divided into a small number of moving plates

Hannah's Crossword Puzzle 2016-09-26

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

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

River Bluff vocab 2016-09-27

River Bluff vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A paper like material created by the Egyptians
  2. The god of the dead.
  3. A boundary where two plates come together.
  4. A body that has been dried so that it will not decay.
  5. Breaks in earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
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  1. A boundary where two plates move apart
  2. Pictures that stand for different words or sounds.
  3. TO preserve a body after death.
  4. A boundary where two plates slip past each other.
  5. tectonics The theory that pieces of earth's lithosphere are in constant motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantle.

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

We are connected 2014-12-15

We are connected crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Region where plate tectonics underlie.
  2. Also called the super continent.
  3. This theory states that the continents a million years ago were connected as one.
  4. Model where the earth and its plates are compared to.
  5. Type of boundary where these faults neither create nor destroy lithosphere.
  6. Term that describe the continents that fits together as one.
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  1. Theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle.
  2. Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another.
  3. Proposed that there is a super continent.
  4. Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart.

10 Clues: Also called the super continent. • Region where plate tectonics underlie. • Proposed that there is a super continent. • Model where the earth and its plates are compared to. • Type of boundary where two plates are spreading apart. • Type of boundary where two plates move towards one another. • Term that describe the continents that fits together as one. • ...

K-T boundary 2014-03-27

K-T boundary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered.
  2. higher levels of an element.
  3. this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths.
  4. this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks.
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  1. the first bird appered in this period.
  2. tectonics this describes the movement of several large plates that make up the surface of Earth.
  3. this period was where flowering plants
  4. scientists believe that this was the cause of the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era.
  5. the era where K-T boundary begin.
  6. creatures that were the dominant organisms during the Mesozoic era.

10 Clues: higher levels of an element. • the era where K-T boundary begin. • the first bird appered in this period. • this period was where flowering plants • this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths. • this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered. • this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks. • ...

3 2024-01-30

3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device used in seismic damping systems.
  2. The outermost layer of the earth affected by earthquakes.
  3. The severity of earthquake shaking.
  4. The highest point of a wave, including an earthquake wave.
  5. A system of columns and beams that resists lateral and gravity loads.
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  1. The study of the earth's structure, including its movement and formation.
  2. The study of motion, important in understanding earthquake impacts.
  3. Points where different parts of a building or structure join, important in earthquake resistance.
  4. The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another.
  5. An instrument that records details of an earthquake.

10 Clues: The severity of earthquake shaking. • A device used in seismic damping systems. • An instrument that records details of an earthquake. • The outermost layer of the earth affected by earthquakes. • The highest point of a wave, including an earthquake wave. • The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another. • ...

Unit 2 Cross word 2025-10-10

Unit 2 Cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock Rock formed from compressed layers of sediment.
  2. Boundary Where two plates move toward each other, forming mountains or trenches.
  3. A location where magma rises through the crust, forming volcanoes.
  4. Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
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  1. Boundary Where two plates slide past each other, often causing earthquakes.
  2. Boundary Where two plates move apart, forming mid-ocean ridges or rift valleys.
  3. Cycle The continuous process of rock formation and transformation.
  4. Rock Rock formed from cooled magma or lava.
  5. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults.
  6. A crack in Earth's crust where movement has occurred.

10 Clues: Rock Rock formed from cooled magma or lava. • Rock Rock formed from compressed layers of sediment. • A crack in Earth's crust where movement has occurred. • A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults. • Cycle The continuous process of rock formation and transformation. • A location where magma rises through the crust, forming volcanoes. • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who studies earthquakes
  2. To do with earthquakes
  3. Molten rock material within the earth from which igneous rock is formed through cooling
  4. The distance of any point east or west of the Prime Medridian, measured up to 180 degrees
  5. The study of forces within the earth that form its surface features such as mountain ranges and ocean basins
  6. The distance of any point north or south of the equator, measured up to 90 degrees
  7. Rock changed from its original form into another form through heat and pressure
  8. The natural and undisturbed plants of a region
  9. Rock that has been formed by the solidification of molten material
  10. A great sea wave produced by an earthquake or by a volcanic eruption
  11. The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core
  12. Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil
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  1. A natural fuel formed by geological forces from the residue of living organisms
  2. Rock made up of sediment laid down in layers which have grown together
  3. A long region with a trench through which a descending tectonic plate is assimilated into the earth's mantle
  4. A slab of the earth's crust
  5. A measure of the power of earthquakes
  6. A type of sedimentary rock that originates by the evaporation of sea water
  7. Having to do with geology, the study of the history of the earth found in rocks
  8. The shape of the land
  9. The earth's surface directly above the quake-the middle of the quake

21 Clues: The shape of the land • To do with earthquakes • A slab of the earth's crust • Someone who studies earthquakes • A measure of the power of earthquakes • The natural and undisturbed plants of a region • Solid rock underneather looser materials such as soil • The interior part of the earth that lies directly above the core • ...

Earth's Systems 2024-04-12

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

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

Restless Earth Vocabulary List 2024-04-12

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

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

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - When two plates slide past each other
  2. currents - The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  3. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,
  4. Boundary - When two plates move together
  5. boundaries- the edges where two plates meet.
  6. Boundary - When two plates move apart.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's
  8. spreading - the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. Core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  10. ocean ridge- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
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  1. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  2. - the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
  3. drift - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. - A large landmass
  5. field - a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
  6. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. 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.
  8. Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  9. a planar fracture in rock across which there has been displacement as a result of movement.
  10. single supercontinent that once existed?

20 Clues: - A large landmass • Boundary - When two plates move apart. • - When two plates slide past each other • Boundary - When two plates move together • single supercontinent that once existed? • boundaries- the edges where two plates meet. • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • ...

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle 2020-10-25

Chapter 7 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - When two plates slide past each other
  2. currents - The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking
  3. - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet,
  4. Boundary - When two plates move together
  5. boundaries- the edges where two plates meet.
  6. Boundary - When two plates move apart.
  7. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's
  8. spreading - the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at mid ocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  9. Core- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
  10. ocean ridge- a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics.
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  1. - the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  2. - the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
  3. drift - the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. - A large landmass
  5. field - a region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts.
  6. - the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. 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.
  8. Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  9. a planar fracture in rock across which there has been displacement as a result of movement.
  10. single supercontinent that once existed?

20 Clues: - A large landmass • Boundary - When two plates move apart. • - When two plates slide past each other • Boundary - When two plates move together • single supercontinent that once existed? • boundaries- the edges where two plates meet. • - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, • Crust - is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
  2. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.
  3. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  4. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  5. pushed apart.
  6. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  7. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  8. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  9. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  10. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  11. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  12. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  13. strength of an earthquake.
  14. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  15. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  16. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  17. centre of the Earth.
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  1. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  2. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  3. word for margins.
  4. surface of the Earth.
  5. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  6. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  7. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  8. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  9. layer around the core of molten magma.
  10. together.
  11. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  12. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  15. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  16. rock that continental plates are made of.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock which flows from erupting volcanoes. • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. centre of the Earth.
  2. / ……………….. plate margins move alongside each other either in the same or opposite directions.
  3. pushed apart.
  4. type of volcano formed at divergent plate margins.
  5. name of a scale used to measure earthquakes.
  6. go to the bottom of a liquid.
  7. of the Earth's surface caused by motion of tectonic plates; diverging, converging or moving alongside
  8. /Mountains which erupt occurring when plates converge or diverge.
  9. together.
  10. the heavier oceanic crust is pushed below the lighter continental crust.
  11. plates are……………………..than continental plates.
  12. rock that oceanic plates are made of, which is heavier than granite.
  13. below the epicenter of an earthquake
  14. continental plate is largely ………………………………. the sea.
  15. a volcano is not extinct but not erupting.
  16. layer around the core of molten magma.
  17. strength of an earthquake.
  18. two transform plate boundaries meet.
  19. ocean waves caused by under-sea earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
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  1. oceanic plate is for the most part ………………………the sea.
  2. surface of the Earth.
  3. word for margins.
  4. rock that continental plates are made of.
  5. grey powder created when something is burnt which spews out of volcanoes when they erupt.
  6. margins(2 words)/Where two tectonic plates meet.
  7. waves (2 words) /Waves in the surface of the Earth caused by plate movement.
  8. plate(2 words)/What the crust is made of.
  9. moves through the mantle due to ……………………… currents.
  10. rock which flows from erupting volcanoes.
  11. the top of a volcano explodes off.
  12. /A type of volcano occurring on convergent plate boundaries where there is subduction.
  13. Mountains caused by converging plates margins where the continental crust is crushed and folded.
  14. rock, rock that is so hot that it has melted.

33 Clues: together. • pushed apart. • word for margins. • centre of the Earth. • surface of the Earth. • strength of an earthquake. • go to the bottom of a liquid. • the top of a volcano explodes off. • below the epicenter of an earthquake • two transform plate boundaries meet. • layer around the core of molten magma. • rock that continental plates are made of. • ...

Marine 2022-09-25

Marine crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  2. theory that considers the Earth's lithosphere to comprise a number of large tectonic plates
  3. a long narrow ditch
  4. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle
  6. shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy
  7. hypothesis that the Earth's continents have moved over geologic time
  8. the property of having poles or being polar
  9. very hot, very dense center of our planet
  10. fissure on the seafloor from which geothermally heated water discharges
  11. fault along a plate boundary where the motion is horizontal
  12. outermost solid shell of a rocky planet
  13. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  2. an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  3. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle at convergent boundaries
  4. outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  5. result of reversals of the Earth's field and seafloor spreading
  6. rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object
  7. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
  9. series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water
  10. flat region of the ocean floor

23 Clues: a long narrow ditch • flat region of the ocean floor • outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere • outermost solid shell of a rocky planet • very hot, very dense center of our planet • the property of having poles or being polar • rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

K-T Boundary 2014-03-27

K-T Boundary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics this describes the movement of several large plates that make up the surface of Earth.
  2. higher levels of an element.
  3. scientists believe that this was the cause of the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era.
  4. this period was where flowering plants
  5. creatures that were the dominant organisms during the Mesozoic era.
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  1. this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered.
  2. the era where K-T boundary begin.
  3. this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths.
  4. this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks.
  5. the first bird appered in this period.

10 Clues: higher levels of an element. • the era where K-T boundary begin. • this period was where flowering plants • the first bird appered in this period. • this was the cause of dinosaurs deaths. • this was the period where the first dinosaurs appered. • this era's rocks was compared to the Mesozoic era's rocks. • ...

Earth and Space Pt II: Revenge of the Natural Disasters 2022-05-28

Earth and Space Pt II: Revenge of the Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rock that the oceanic crust is primarily made of
  2. Theory of Plate ______________
  3. His first name is Alfred, and he is the father of continental drift.
  4. A sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  5. The internal part of the seismograph, which may be a pendulum or a mass mounted on a spring
  6. The outermost layer of Earth
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  1. Earth's magnetic field, that helps protect Earth from the Sun's harmful solar winds.
  2. The spot on the surface directly (vertical) from the focus.
  3. The origin of an earthquake, often below ground.
  4. The type of scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake

10 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth • Theory of Plate ______________ • A sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The origin of an earthquake, often below ground. • The rock that the oceanic crust is primarily made of • The spot on the surface directly (vertical) from the focus. • The type of scale used to measure the intensity of an earthquake • ...

Earth's Interior 2023-10-16

Earth's Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is made up of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  2. Layer that makes up most of the Earth's total volume
  3. Most dense layer of the Earth's interior
  4. Type of crust that is made up of basalt rocks
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  1. Type of body waves that can only travel in solids
  2. The thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Most prevalent element in the Earth's crust
  4. The layer of the Earth's interior that is made up of melted iron and nickel
  5. Layer where the tectonics plate float
  6. It has 4 layers: The Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core

10 Clues: Layer where the tectonics plate float • Most dense layer of the Earth's interior • Most prevalent element in the Earth's crust • Type of crust that is made up of basalt rocks • Type of body waves that can only travel in solids • The thinnest and the outermost layer of the Earth • Layer that makes up most of the Earth's total volume • ...

World Cultures Vocabulary 2023-04-25

World Cultures Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate tectonics have caused this area to have many active volcanoes
  2. this is an example of cultural diffusion through trade
  3. Panama is considered an __________.
  4. this is one of the four factors of production, dealing with all the materials needed to make a product
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  1. the belief in multiple gods
  2. 40% of Brazil is home to this biome
  3. Seasonal winds that bring the rain to South Asia
  4. this is one possible solution to helping conserve the rainforest
  5. this imaginary line divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
  6. this type of government restricts the power of the leaders

10 Clues: the belief in multiple gods • 40% of Brazil is home to this biome • Panama is considered an __________. • Seasonal winds that bring the rain to South Asia • this is an example of cultural diffusion through trade • this type of government restricts the power of the leaders • this is one possible solution to helping conserve the rainforest • ...

Restless Earth Vocab List 2025-04-07

Restless Earth Vocab List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of the same species living in the same area
  2. new oceanic crust is formed as a tectonic plates pull apart and magma rises
  3. Extinction events that occur over a long time period
  4. deep elongated depressions in the ocean, often associated with subduction zones
Down
  1. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  3. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics.
  4. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  5. Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  7. formed after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

11 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • Rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • A group of the same species living in the same area • Instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • Extinction events that occur over a long time period • ...

science crossword 2022-12-09

science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a water bearing rock rapidly transmits water to wells and springs
  2. Any process that happens on Earth such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  3. distinctive part, quality, or characteristics of the earths outer layer
  4. Surface soil usually including the organic layer in which plants have most of their root and which the farmers turn over in plowing
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  1. major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent plate boundaries
  2. an opening in earths crust through which lava, ash, and gasses erupt
  3. water that collects in cracks and pours in underground soil and rock layers
  4. relating to the whole world
  5. An ordered system of number or indexing that is used as a reference indexing that is used as a reference standard in measurement in which each number corresponds to some physical quantity
  6. The process by which water ice wind and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another

10 Clues: relating to the whole world • an opening in earths crust through which lava, ash, and gasses erupt • When a water bearing rock rapidly transmits water to wells and springs • distinctive part, quality, or characteristics of the earths outer layer • water that collects in cracks and pours in underground soil and rock layers • ...

Vocab Bingo 3 2023-09-21

Vocab Bingo 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge- a range of underwater volcanoes that wrap around the globe
  2. the force applied to a rock nd may cause deformination.
  3. boundary- places where plates slide slideways past eachother.
  4. rock- form when hot molten rock crystallizes and solidifies.
  5. zone- zones of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  6. tectonics- plates which move slowley over the underlying mantle.
  7. when tectonic processes put stress on a rock and the rock bends instead of breaking.
  8. the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field
  9. cycle- how each of the three major rock types form and break down
  10. behaves as if it constits of bloocka floating on the underlying mantel.
  11. floor spreadig- occurs at divergent plate boundaries, as tectonic plates slowly move away.
  12. a solid substance with a fairly well defined chemical composition
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  1. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantel.
  2. boundary-when two plates come together
  3. rock- form around once living oganisms.
  4. upper layer of the earth's mantle
  5. changing in shape or distorting
  6. boundary- occurs when two tectonic plates move away from eachother
  7. rock- formed in high heat, high pressure
  8. drift- continents move over time
  9. fractures between two blocks of rock
  10. a mountain having a crater through which lava has been created
  11. hardness scale- way to identify minderals
  12. arc- a chain of volcanic islands near the ocean
  13. changing in shape/size resauting from applied forces.

25 Clues: changing in shape or distorting • drift- continents move over time • upper layer of the earth's mantle • fractures between two blocks of rock • boundary-when two plates come together • rock- form around once living oganisms. • rock- formed in high heat, high pressure • hardness scale- way to identify minderals • arc- a chain of volcanic islands near the ocean • ...

Earth's Systems Vocab 2024-04-12

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

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

Earth's History and Fossils Review 2025-08-22

Earth's History and Fossils Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fossils of marine organisms in Mississippi suggest the state was once covered by this
  2. A fossil used to date and correlate strata across regions
  3. What fossils of aquatic plants in deserts suggest once covered the area
  4. Higher oxygen levels in Earth’s past allowed insects to grow this size
  5. Similar bone structures between fossils and modern species show this
  6. Fossil record provides evidence that organisms share this
  7. Modern marine mammals that evolved from land-dwelling ancestors
  8. The softer layer beneath the lithosphere where plates move
  9. Supercontinent evidenced by Glossopteris fossils
  10. Believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs
  11. A mass extinction is an abrupt loss of this in the fossil record
  12. Number of major mass extinctions in Earth’s history
  13. Currents in the mantle that drive plate tectonics
  14. Forces that can lift, fold, or change strata
  15. The law stating that in undisturbed rock layers the oldest rocks are on the bottom
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  1. The type of pattern shown in fossil sequences over time
  2. Process at convergent boundaries where one plate sinks under another
  3. The type of rock most likely to preserve fossils
  4. Differences in traits that allow species to evolve
  5. Period at the end of which dinosaurs went extinct
  6. The theory that continents move over Earth’s surface
  7. Earth’s crust and rigid upper mantle
  8. Layers of rock that represent specific intervals of geologic time
  9. Large moving sections of Earth’s lithosphere
  10. The process by which organisms change over millions of years

25 Clues: Earth’s crust and rigid upper mantle • Large moving sections of Earth’s lithosphere • Forces that can lift, fold, or change strata • The type of rock most likely to preserve fossils • Supercontinent evidenced by Glossopteris fossils • Period at the end of which dinosaurs went extinct • Currents in the mantle that drive plate tectonics • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movement of the Earth’s crust resulting from the release of built up potential energy between two stuck tectonic plates
  2. A theory that explains how pieces of Earth’s surface (plates) move.
  3. A region on Earth’s surface that is broken and where movement occurs
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  1. The idea that continents move around on Earth’s surface
  2. Think tectonic plates that are made of basalt and form the ocean floor; denser than continental plates
  3. The point on Earth’s surface right above the focus of an Earthquake.
  4. An ancient huge landmass composed of earlier forms of today’s continents; an ancient supercontinent.
  5. Thick tectonic plates that are made from andesite and granite and form the continents; less dense than oceanic plates.

8 Clues: The idea that continents move around on Earth’s surface • A theory that explains how pieces of Earth’s surface (plates) move. • The point on Earth’s surface right above the focus of an Earthquake. • A region on Earth’s surface that is broken and where movement occurs • ...

Plate tectonics crossword 2025-04-03

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where 2 plates collide
  2. a valley created through the divergent boundary
  3. a zone created by different density of plates
  4. a layer under Earth's crust
Down
  1. boundary where 2 plates move away from eachother
  2. currents found in the upper mantle.
  3. pieces of Earth's crust
  4. molten rock

8 Clues: molten rock • pieces of Earth's crust • a layer under Earth's crust • boundary where 2 plates collide • currents found in the upper mantle. • a zone created by different density of plates • a valley created through the divergent boundary • boundary where 2 plates move away from eachother

the plate tectonics 2023-01-19

the plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary where plates slide past each other
  2. a supercontinent that form millions of years ago called the continental drift
  3. crust and upper mantle
  4. shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust
Down
  1. under the lithosphere and is full of convection
  2. the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron
  3. liquid layer of the earth
  4. on top of the outercore and below the crust

8 Clues: crust and upper mantle • liquid layer of the earth • boundary where plates slide past each other • on top of the outercore and below the crust • under the lithosphere and is full of convection • the inside of the ear made out of nickel and iron • shifting of the tectonic plates felt on the crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Pop Quiz 1 2020-04-26

Plate Tectonics Pop Quiz 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. _______-pull force is another reason why plates move
  2. This layer is made up of rocks that are deformed
  3. When plates move past each other
  4. Molten rocks beneath the earth's surface
  5. Process where the denser plate sinks
  6. The denser plate
  7. A country or island that rises along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
  8. A ____________ ridge is an underwater mountain formed at divergent plate boundaries
  9. When plates move away from each other
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  1. When plates move towards each other
  2. The type of force at divergent plate boundary
  3. Molten rocks above the earth's surface
  4. The type of force at convergent plate boundary
  5. The ___________ current powers is the reason why plates move
  6. This layer is made up of the crust and the uppermost mantle
  7. ___________ spreading takes place at oceanic-oceanic divergent plate boundaries

16 Clues: The denser plate • When plates move past each other • When plates move towards each other • Process where the denser plate sinks • When plates move away from each other • Molten rocks above the earth's surface • Molten rocks beneath the earth's surface • The type of force at divergent plate boundary • The type of force at convergent plate boundary • ...

Nautraul Disasters and Plate Tectonics 2023-12-06

Nautraul Disasters and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Tool that measures earthquakes.
  2. Magma that reaches the surface.
  3. Tool that measures the p wave, s wave, and surface wave.
  4. A point within the Earth where an earthquake took place.
  5. This plate boundary comes together.
  6. This layer is located between the crust and outer core.
  7. This layer is only liquid.
  8. Plates move do to _______ _______.
  9. This plate boundary pulls apart from each other.
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  1. A crack or break in the Earth's crust.
  2. This layer is as hot as the snow.
  3. Measures the intensity of volcanoes. (the answer is in its abbreviations)
  4. A type of volcano that is formed from volcanic cinders.
  5. This plate floats on top of the mantle.
  6. This plate boundary slides past each other.
  7. Volcanoes are ____ spots in Earth's crust.

16 Clues: This layer is only liquid. • Tool that measures earthquakes. • Magma that reaches the surface. • This layer is as hot as the snow. • Plates move do to _______ _______. • This plate boundary comes together. • A crack or break in the Earth's crust. • This plate floats on top of the mantle. • Volcanoes are ____ spots in Earth's crust. • ...

Plate tectonics chapter 5 vocabulary 2025-01-13

Plate tectonics chapter 5 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. When Wegener's idea was that the continents slowly moved over earths surface
  2. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
  3. When mid-ocean ridges add a new material to the ocean floor
  4. A measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
  5. When resulting volcanoes create a string of islands
  6. When Plates Slip past eachother
  7. A major belt of volcanoes
  8. Long chains of mountain that rise up from the ocean floor
  9. When the ocean floor plunges into canyons
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  1. Plate motions in a theory
  2. When plates come together or converge together
  3. The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  4. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  5. An area where material from deep within earth's mantle rises through the crust and melts to form magma
  6. When the continents were joined together
  7. When plates move apart or diverge from eachother

16 Clues: Plate motions in a theory • A major belt of volcanoes • When Plates Slip past eachother • When the continents were joined together • When the ocean floor plunges into canyons • The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • When plates come together or converge together • When plates move apart or diverge from eachother • When resulting volcanoes create a string of islands • ...

Plate Techtonics (Earth Science) 2019-10-25

Plate Techtonics (Earth Science) crossword puzzle
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  1. plate : a segment of Earth's crust that is able to move.
  2. current : the transfer of heat energy in liquids and gases from a warmer region to a cooler region
  3. : the weak, highly viscous, and deformed section of the mantle located below the lithosphere.
  4. of plate tectonics : a branch of geology that studies how the Earth has moved and changed over time.
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  1. fault boundary : the location where two tectonic plates grind past each other in opposite directions.
  2. crust : the section of the Earth's lithosphere that underlying the continents.
  3. : the rocky outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. boundary : the location where two tectonic plates collide or are moving towards each other.
  5. boundary : the location where two tectonic plates move apart or away from each other.
  6. crust : the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere that is found in the ocean.

10 Clues: plate : a segment of Earth's crust that is able to move. • crust : the section of the Earth's lithosphere that underlying the continents. • : the rocky outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle. • crust : the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere that is found in the ocean. • ...

Tectonics 2023-10-03

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process in mantle that causes tectonic plates to move
  2. Top of mantle on which the lithosphere (tectonic plates) move
  3. The intensity of an earthquake is sometimes measured using this scale
  4. Property that makes ocean plates sink
  5. One of these is likely to happen at a strike-slip/transform boundary
  6. The process that occurs as an ocean plate diverges and new rock is formed at the rift and ridge (two words)
  7. P & S waves are these types of waves
  8. The process of a plate sinking under another
  9. He came up with the theory of Continental Drift
  10. The "Ring of Fire" surrounds this tectonic plate
  11. (T or F) Earthquakes are very predictable
  12. Ocean that formed as Pangea separated
  13. The number of seismic recordings needed to locate an earthquake's epicenter
  14. Tall folded mountains occur at location "J" where continental plates converge
  15. Hawaiian volcanoes from at one of these coming from a mantle plume (two words)
  16. A deep-sea depression formed at subduction zones
  17. Volcanic mountains that form at the center of a rift valley (usually in oceans)
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  1. Transform boundaries where plates slide past each other (two words)
  2. The layer of the Earth that is made up of ocean and continental plates
  3. Plate boundary where plates collide
  4. A mammal-like reptile whose fossils are great evidence for continental drift
  5. An instrument that records ground shaking
  6. The point on the surface directly above the Earthquake's focus
  7. You would find this type of volcano at divergent boundaries and hot spots
  8. Violent stratovolcanoes can be found at location "L" where plate subduction happens
  9. Plate boundary where plates divide
  10. An opening formed as plats diverge (two words)
  11. The point underground where the Earthquake's energy is released
  12. Fissure volcanoes at a mid ocean rift and ridge occur at location "F"
  13. Erosion from these match up on the Southern continents, providing climate evidence for cont.drift

30 Clues: Plate boundary where plates divide • Plate boundary where plates collide • P & S waves are these types of waves • Property that makes ocean plates sink • Ocean that formed as Pangea separated • An instrument that records ground shaking • (T or F) Earthquakes are very predictable • The process of a plate sinking under another • ...

Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading 2022-01-09

Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of plate boundary where two plates are moving away from each other, and new crust is produced. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example.
  2. hypothesis proposed by Alfred Wegener that says that continents were once attached as a single continent Pangea and have since moved apart
  3. solid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel.
  4. evidence for seafloor spreading that shows symmetrical patterns of normal magnetic signatures, and reversed magnetic signatures to either side of the mid-ocean ridge.
  5. this region of the earth includes the crust and the uppermost, rigid mantle. AKA the "plates" of plate tectonics.
  6. the outermost layer of earth. There are two types, continental and oceanic.
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  1. hypothesis proposed by Harry Hess that describes the production of new crust (and the formation of ocean basins) along divergent boundaries called mid-ocean ridges.
  2. type of boundary where two plates slide past one another without converging or diverging. The San Andreas Fault is an example.
  3. a type of plate boundary where to plates are moving towards each other. Crust is recycled back into the mantle, or crumpled
  4. device used to measure magnetic signatures in rocks
  5. plastic-like layer of the upper mantle on top of which the lithospheric plates move
  6. liquid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel - generates earth's magnetic field.
  7. largest layer of earth and region where convection occurs

13 Clues: solid layer of the earth made of iron and nickel. • device used to measure magnetic signatures in rocks • largest layer of earth and region where convection occurs • the outermost layer of earth. There are two types, continental and oceanic. • plastic-like layer of the upper mantle on top of which the lithospheric plates move • ...

Earth's Interior Vocab 2022-09-16

Earth's Interior Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  2. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s starting point, or focus
  3. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. Any movement of matter that results differences in density; many be vertical
  5. block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  6. Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how plates interact and how those interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  7. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  8. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  9. Drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
  10. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  11. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
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  1. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  3. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and upper mantle
  4. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. The change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  6. Movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  7. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing seafloor moves away from the ridge
  8. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
  9. The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  10. The process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth’s magnetic field points
  11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  12. A system of ideas that explains many related observations is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  13. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  14. The central part of Earth below the mantle

25 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • The change in the shape of rock in response to stress • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

John Jeffery Geologist Vocabulary 2014-03-03

John Jeffery Geologist Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides downward.
  2. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  3. A break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other.
  4. hardness scale A scale ranking ten minerals from softest to hardest; used in testing the hardness of minerals.
  5. The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today’s continents.
  6. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  7. rock A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.
  8. Type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface.
  9. tectonics The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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  1. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. Fault A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways with little up-or-down motion.
  3. Type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions.
  4. Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward.
  5. Current- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
  6. A scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Earth.
  7. Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  8. The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus.

17 Clues: Fault A type of fault where the hanging wall slides upward. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A break in Earth’s crust where slabs of rock slip past each other. • The point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake’s focus. • Boundary- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

Chapter 7 vocabulary Plate Tectonics 2021-10-12

Chapter 7 vocabulary Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. forms where two plates slide past each other
  2. occurs and magnetic fields reverse
  3. circulation of materials caused by differences in temperature and density
  4. ridged rock slabs or plates that make up earth surface
  5. magnetic objects reverse themselves and point south
  6. form where two plates collide
  7. new crust forms along mid-ocean ridge and old crust move away
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  1. mountain ranges in the ocean
  2. suggested that continents are in constant motion on the surface of the earth
  3. forms where two plates separate
  4. the cold and ridged outermost rock layer
  5. as a slab sinks, it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  6. all the continents were one big continent
  7. the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate
  8. where magnetized objects will point in the northern direction
  9. rising material at mid-ocean ridges creates the potential for plates to move away from the ridge with force

16 Clues: mountain ranges in the ocean • form where two plates collide • forms where two plates separate • occurs and magnetic fields reverse • the cold and ridged outermost rock layer • all the continents were one big continent • forms where two plates slide past each other • magnetic objects reverse themselves and point south • the denser plate sinks below the more buoyant plate • ...

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics 2025-11-27

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formed when magma cools and solidifies
  2. Several large slabs
  3. Made up of two layers
  4. Continuous process
  5. Thickest layer
  6. They crash into each other
  7. Two additional layers
  8. Formed by extreme heat and pressure
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  1. moves apart from each other
  2. building, Forms mountains
  3. Plates that slide past each other
  4. Trembling and shaking of the earth
  5. Compaction and cementation
  6. The meeting point of two tectonic plates
  7. Lava erupts from it
  8. Outermost layer

16 Clues: Thickest layer • Outermost layer • Continuous process • Several large slabs • Lava erupts from it • Made up of two layers • Two additional layers • Compaction and cementation • They crash into each other • moves apart from each other • building, Forms mountains • Plates that slide past each other • Trembling and shaking of the earth • Formed by extreme heat and pressure • ...

science vocab 24 words 2022-09-16

science vocab 24 words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on Earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point, or focus
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  3. The theory that Earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates; the theory explains how processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
  4. The process by which Earth's magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically; a change in the direction in which Earth's magnetic field points
  5. Any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical
  6. The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form continents
  7. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  9. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  10. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth's surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
Down
  1. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. The bending, tilting, and breaking of the Earth's crust; the change in shape of rock in response to stress
  4. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  5. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  6. The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates
  7. The location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake appears
  8. The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  9. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  10. The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  11. The process by which one lithosphere plate moved beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  12. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
  13. a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  14. The central part of Earth below the mantle

24 Clues: The central part of Earth below the mantle • The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth • The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core • The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape • ...

Elles crossword :) 2017-09-19

Elles crossword :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in
  2. motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantel\
  3. A boundary were to plates come together
Down
  1. A boundary were to plates move apart
  2. Breaks in Earth's crust were rocks have slipped passed each
  3. A boundary were to plates slide past each other

6 Clues: A boundary were to plates move apart • A boundary were to plates come together • A boundary were to plates slide past each other • tectonics theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in • Breaks in Earth's crust were rocks have slipped passed each • motion and being moved by convection currents in the mantel\

plate tectonics chapter 8 2018-12-10

plate tectonics chapter 8 crossword puzzle
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  1. the upward vertical motion of Earth's surface
  2. a change in the shape of rock caused by stress
  3. arc a curved line of volcanoes that forms parallel to a plate boundary
  4. fault where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other
  5. the downward motion of Earth's surface
Down
  1. stress that pulls something apart
  2. squeezing stress
  3. line an area of many fractured pieces of crust along a large fault
  4. the equilibrium between continental crust the denser the magma below it
  5. parallel forces acting in opposite directions
  6. trench deep, underwater toughs created by one plate subducting under another plate at a convergent plate boundary

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

Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics 2021-11-08

Chapter 4: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wegener's evidence for continental drift when he found remains of different plants and animals on different continents
  2. Wegener's evidence for continental drift was that the continents fit together like _____ _____
  3. large brittle pieces of Earth's outer shell
  4. long underwater mountain ranges where new seafloor is made
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  1. the idea that the continents move very slowly, over millions of years, parallel to Earth's surface
  2. rocks found directly at the mid-ocean ridges are the _____
  3. process by which new seafloor is continuously made at the mid-ocean ridges
  4. ancient supercontinent named by Wegener that later broke into the seven continents we have today
  5. Wegener's evidence for continental drift when he found rocks made by glaciers on currently warm continents was called ______ ______ evidence
  6. theory that explains how lithospheric plates move and cause major geologic features and events on Earth's surface
  7. the _____ rocks are pushed away from mid-ocean ridges as new rocks are formed

11 Clues: large brittle pieces of Earth's outer shell • rocks found directly at the mid-ocean ridges are the _____ • long underwater mountain ranges where new seafloor is made • process by which new seafloor is continuously made at the mid-ocean ridges • the _____ rocks are pushed away from mid-ocean ridges as new rocks are formed • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-07

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The tallest mountain range in the world formed at the boundary between the Eurasian and Indian plates
  2. The rising and sinking of a fluid due to temperature; creates waves which move tectonic plates
  3. Landform created at a convergent boundary
  4. Formed at a transform boundary
  5. A fracture line where two plates slide past each other
  6. when a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate
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  1. Layer of the Earth consisting of the crust
  2. A steep depression formed at a convergent boundary
  3. A type of boundary where two plates move towards each other
  4. The supercontinent which existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras
  5. Molten rock below Earth’s surface

11 Clues: Formed at a transform boundary • Molten rock below Earth’s surface • Landform created at a convergent boundary • Layer of the Earth consisting of the crust • A steep depression formed at a convergent boundary • when a denser plate sinks below a less dense plate • A fracture line where two plates slide past each other • ...

Chapter 4 Plate Tectonics 2023-11-08

Chapter 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which plate type is heavier and denser
  2. under crust lava
  3. The other word for a divergent boundary
  4. the surface point above focus
Down
  1. - a famous hot spot volcanic island
  2. Which plate type does not sink during subduction
  3. the line of the plate boundaries
  4. the plate boundaries which make fold mountains
  5. the type of current in magma which help pull and drag plates
  6. The volcano type found at subduction zones
  7. a feature that happens during sea floor spreading

11 Clues: under crust lava • the surface point above focus • the line of the plate boundaries • - a famous hot spot volcanic island • Which plate type is heavier and denser • The other word for a divergent boundary • The volcano type found at subduction zones • the plate boundaries which make fold mountains • Which plate type does not sink during subduction • ...

Pioneers of Plate Tectonics 2022-11-04

Pioneers of Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Continental Drift was not a theory, it was a _____
  2. Alfred Wegener's middle name
  3. A fern-like fossil that helped support Wegener
  4. The name of Wegener's proposed supercontinent
  5. Evidence of these very cold structures has been found in warm places such as southern Africa
  6. Mid-ocean ridges are where the _____est rock on Earth is forming
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  1. Harry _____.Geology professor at Princeton who discovered seafloor spreading
  2. Harry Hess discovered _________ points in the middle of the ocean
  3. Iron in basaltic ocean crust points towards magnetic north
  4. A fossil fuel that is formed in tropical rainforest climates/environments
  5. Harry Hess discovered that the _____est points of the ocean were close to land

11 Clues: Alfred Wegener's middle name • The name of Wegener's proposed supercontinent • A fern-like fossil that helped support Wegener • Continental Drift was not a theory, it was a _____ • Iron in basaltic ocean crust points towards magnetic north • Mid-ocean ridges are where the _____est rock on Earth is forming • ...

continental drift 2022-11-02

continental drift crossword puzzle
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  1. 7 of the greatest land masses on earth
  2. of Continental Drift - the idea that all of Earth’s continents were once joined together in one supercontinent called Pangaea
  3. Wegner- a german scientist that figured out how plate tectonics move
  4. a fresh water crocodile
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  1. drift- the force that is forcing the continents to move apart from each other
  2. which means shovel reptile
  3. was a woody shrub or tree

7 Clues: a fresh water crocodile • was a woody shrub or tree • which means shovel reptile • 7 of the greatest land masses on earth • Wegner- a german scientist that figured out how plate tectonics move • drift- the force that is forcing the continents to move apart from each other • ...

Layers of the Earth 2023-01-13

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 5 to 70 km thick; also known as the surface; where we live
  2. Brittle upper part of crust; contains most of Earth's rocks, feeds plants
  3. Entirely iron; 5200°C; pressurized into a solid
  4. 40km thick; makes up the continents; 200-400°C
  5. 2200km thick; iron and nickel; flows as a liquid; Earth's magnetic field
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  1. Magnesium, iron, silicon; moves heat from the core to planet
  2. Causes continental drift; Earth is the only planet with one
  3. 500-900°C; drives plate tectonics
  4. Volcanic and igneous rock; made of melted mantle, hydrothermal current

9 Clues: 500-900°C; drives plate tectonics • 40km thick; makes up the continents; 200-400°C • Entirely iron; 5200°C; pressurized into a solid • 5 to 70 km thick; also known as the surface; where we live • Causes continental drift; Earth is the only planet with one • Magnesium, iron, silicon; moves heat from the core to planet • ...

Restless Earth 2024-04-12

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
  2. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. It drives plate tectonics.
  3. a group of the same species living in the same area
  4. includes crust and upper part of the mantle
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  1. extinction events that occur over a longer period of time
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. formed as a result of high temp. and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already exists
  4. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

9 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • includes crust and upper part of the mantle • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer period of time • ...

earth 2024-04-16

earth crossword puzzle
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  1. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  2. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  3. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
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  1. a group of the same species living in the same area
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. includes the crust and upper part
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

9 Clues: includes the crust and upper part • sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement • ...

science vocab 2022-09-15

science vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. tectonics the theory that earth’s outer layer is made up of large;the theory explains how plate interact and how those interaction relate to process such as earthquake mountains and buildings
  2. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  4. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  5. the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of the object; force has size and direction
  6. a movement of trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move
  7. the thin layer and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle
  8. the solid outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  9. plate a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid,outermost part of the mantle
  10. current any movements of matter that results from differences in density;may be vertical,circular,or cyclical
  11. drift the hypothesis that a single large landmasses to form the continents,which then drifted to their present locations;the movement of continents
  12. the point on Earth’s surface directly above an earthquake's starting point,or focus
  13. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  14. reversal the process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically;a change in the direction
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  1. rebound the sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape
  2. the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending,tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust;the change in the shape of rock in response to stress
  4. the process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  5. a break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another
  6. a system of ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation
  7. boundary the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  8. a boundary between two or more plates
  9. boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  10. floor spreading the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies,as older,existing seafloor moves away from the ridges
  11. plate a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

25 Clues: a boundary between two or more plates • the central part of Earth below the mantle • the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle which the tectonic plates move • boundary the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • the thin layer and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle • ...

Fill ME! 2023-05-07

Fill ME! crossword puzzle
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  1. are when magma (molten rock)rises up from the mantle and is forced to the Earth's surface.
  2. Shearing; contact between two plates that slide horizontally past one another, commonly connecting two mid-ocean ridges.
  3. Occur along spreading centers where plates are moving apart and new crust is created by magma pushing up from the mantle.
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  1. Where two plates are moving toward each other.
  2. Trenches it is deep, narrow depressions in the ocean floor that are formed at subduction zones, where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another.
  3. Ranges it is typically formed at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other.
  4. It occurs when two tectonic plates move against each other, causing friction and stress to build up in the Earth’s crust.
  5. tectonics is a scientific theory that explains how significant landforms are created due to Earth's underground movements.

8 Clues: Where two plates are moving toward each other. • are when magma (molten rock)rises up from the mantle and is forced to the Earth's surface. • Ranges it is typically formed at convergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates are moving toward each other. • ...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
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  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDE • SLIDE PASS • Harry Hess • Alfred Wegener • crack in earth • we live on these • two parts very hot • thin layer of rock • oceanic plate sinks • boundary SEPARATE • crust floats on this • lower level of mantle • core solid part of core • developed by Alfred Wegener • core liquid part of core • the mechanic model of earth • thickest layer 66% of earth • ...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
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  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDE • SLIDE PASS • Harry Hess • Alfred Wegener • crack in earth • we live on these • two parts very hot • thin layer of rock • oceanic plate sinks • boundary SEPARATE • crust floats on this • lower level of mantle • core solid part of core • developed by Alfred Wegener • core liquid part of core • the mechanic model of earth • thickest layer 66% of earth • ...

How Earth Morphs 2014-09-18

How Earth Morphs crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of how energy and forces shape earth.
  2. Partly melted areas that carry electric currents.
  3. Earth had one giant land mass.
  4. Plates that slide past each other at places.
  5. of Fire; A combination of upwelling and sinking plates explains the volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean rim.
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  1. The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface
  2. plates; They are huge moving slabs that together make up earths surface. They can interact in different ways that collide and can crush against each other.
  3. Process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic boundaries moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the Mantle.
  4. Temperature propelled movement once it gets back down to the surface and cools off again, then it will sink back down.
  5. Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg.
  6. tectonics; Huge masses of rock that rise from deep inside Earth, travel along its surface and then sink back down.

11 Clues: Earth had one giant land mass. • Plates that slide past each other at places. • The study of how energy and forces shape earth. • Partly melted areas that carry electric currents. • The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface • Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg. • ...

How Earth Morphs 2014-09-18

How Earth Morphs crossword puzzle
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  1. Partly melted areas that carry electric currents.
  2. The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface
  3. of Fire A combination of upwelling and sinking plates explains the volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean rim.
  4. Earth had one giant land mass.
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  1. Plates that slide past each other at places.
  2. Process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic boundaries moves under another tectonic plate and sinks into the Mantle.
  3. Temperature propelled movement once it gets back down to the surface and cools off again, then it will sink back down.
  4. plates They are huge moving slabs that together make up earths surface. They can interact in different ways that collide and can crush against each other.
  5. tectonics Huge masses of rock that rise from deep inside Earth, travel along its surface and then sink back down.
  6. The study of how energy and forces shape earth.
  7. Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg.

11 Clues: Earth had one giant land mass. • Plates that slide past each other at places. • The study of how energy and forces shape earth. • Partly melted areas that carry electric currents. • The rising of hot rock from the mantle of Earths surface • Middle part of earths layers. ex: Thick layer of hard boiled egg. • ...

plate tectonics cross word 2020-09-30

plate tectonics cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl
  2. crust the thick part of earths crust that forms large land mass
  3. is the theory that Earths outer crust is divided into several plates that glide over the plastic-like and less rigid asthenosphere
  4. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range
  5. crust a thin layer of crust that underline the ocean basins
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  1. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. drift the gradual movement of the continents across the earths surface though geological time
  3. the upper layer of earths mantle
  4. the rigid outer part of the earth
  5. a long narrow ditch

10 Clues: a long narrow ditch • the upper layer of earths mantle • a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl • the rigid outer part of the earth • a long narrow hilltop, mountain range • the formation of new areas of oceanic crust • crust a thin layer of crust that underline the ocean basins • crust the thick part of earths crust that forms large land mass • ...

Earth & Space 2017-01-26

Earth & Space crossword puzzle
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  1. How many relatively large plates are there?
  2. body waves have _______ frequency than surface waves
  3. The lithosphere consists of the crust and ________ mantle
  4. Plate boundary formed between the Philippine Plate and the Eurasian Plate
  5. surface waves can only travel through the ______ of the Earth
  6. bending of the crust towards the mantle
  7. In which layer is the deepest exploration made by miners?
  8. soft, weak and plastic-like layer
  9. strong underwater earthquakes can cause a __________
  10. At least how many recording stations do we need to estimate the location of the epicenter?
  11. 40-50 million years ago, India and Eurasia collided which formed the _________
  12. type of wave that rolls along the ground just like a wave rolls across a lake or ocean
  13. energy radiates in all directions from the focus in the form of waves called _____ waves
  14. type of surface wave named after A. E. H. Love
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  1. Rayleigh wave was named after Lord Rayleigh or John William _______
  2. type of boundary where the crustal plates are moving apart
  3. a record made by a seismograph
  4. submarine valleys
  5. a break in a rock along which movement has occurred
  6. a device used to record earthquake waves
  7. Consequence of moving crustal plates
  8. surface waves arrive after the P and S waves are confined in the ____ layers of the Earth
  9. name of the large landmass from Wegener’s theory
  10. What do you call the slow and constant movement of plates?
  11. consolidated mixture of materials
  12. a break in a rock in which no significant movement has taken place
  13. type of waves that can travel through Earth’s inner layers
  14. most of the _______ felt from an earthquake is caused by the Rayleigh wave
  15. a large group of tall mountains is called a mountain ________
  16. underwater mountain ranges are called oceanic _______

30 Clues: submarine valleys • a record made by a seismograph • soft, weak and plastic-like layer • consolidated mixture of materials • Consequence of moving crustal plates • bending of the crust towards the mantle • a device used to record earthquake waves • How many relatively large plates are there? • type of surface wave named after A. E. H. Love • ...

3-2 Plate Tectonics 2020-10-26

3-2 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. When oceanic slab moves away from a mid-ocean ridge the slab becomes increasingly colder and denser
  2. The hypothesis that today’s continents were once part of a single landmass
  3. any movement of matter that results from differences in density
  4. The single landmass or supercontinent
  5. A change of the magnetic poles
  6. Causes rock near the crust of the mid-ocean ridge to slowly slide down the slope of the ridge, pushing older oceanic slab in front of it
  7. Earth’s surface is made up of giant, moving slabs
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  1. The process by which a new sea floor is formed. Magma rises to the surface and solidifies.
  2. The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate
  3. suggested that Pangaea first separated into Laurasia and Gondwana and then more pieces
  4. He first proposed the idea of Pangaea

11 Clues: A change of the magnetic poles • The single landmass or supercontinent • He first proposed the idea of Pangaea • Earth’s surface is made up of giant, moving slabs • any movement of matter that results from differences in density • The process by which one tectonic plate is pulled beneath another plate • ...

English 2013-12-16

English crossword puzzle
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  1. Prevent
  2. Greeting
  3. Disaster
  4. Afternoon
  5. Landslide
  6. Morning
  7. Disease
  8. series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake
  9. opening, or rupture, in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object, which allows hot lava, volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below the surface
  10. effect
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  1. Reaction
  2. Tornado
  3. Tectonics
  4. Wave
  5. Search And Rescue
  6. Earthquake
  7. Danger
  8. Earth
  9. a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
  10. overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry

20 Clues: Wave • Earth • Danger • effect • Prevent • Tornado • Morning • Disease • Reaction • Greeting • Disaster • Tectonics • Afternoon • Landslide • Earthquake • Search And Rescue • overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry • a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. • ...

Earth Science 2022-04-05

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. 225 million years ago, all continents were a part of this supercontinent
  2. ______ currents in the mantle drive plate movement
  3. Earthquakes are measured in magnitude according to the ______ scale.
  4. The outer layer of the earth, makes up less than 1% of the total volume of the earth
  5. A ________ boundary is when plates come together
  6. The last name if the scientist that first pursued the theory of continental drift
  7. The earth's crust is in two categories, the denser and thinner being _______ crust, made of basalt.
  8. This layer of the earth has a density of around 3.8g/cm³, and makes up about 80% of the total volume of the earth
  9. _______ waves are compression waves that are like the pulse that can travel along a stretched string
  10. The region around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where plate tectonics have created a series of subductions zones and many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen
  11. The portion of the outer mantle in which continental plates move
  12. One crust is destroyed as it dives under another
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  1. The surface of the earth directly above the source of an earthquake is called the _________.
  2. A location on the earth that appears to have continual volcanic or intense geothermic activity, but is not part of a plate boundary
  3. The crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle
  4. The earth's crust is in two categories, the less dense being _______ crust, made of granite.
  5. _______ waves are transverse waves, like waves produced when you wiggle one end of a rope
  6. The densest region of planet earth, in two layers: a liquid outer layer and solid inner layer
  7. The study of earthquakes using waves
  8. A ________ boundary is when new crust is generated as plates move apart from each other
  9. The theory that earth's crust and upper mantle are in sections that move
  10. A ________ boundary is when two plates slide horizontally past each other

22 Clues: The study of earthquakes using waves • A ________ boundary is when plates come together • One crust is destroyed as it dives under another • The crust and the uppermost portion of the mantle • ______ currents in the mantle drive plate movement • The portion of the outer mantle in which continental plates move • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword - ScienceSaurus Sections 181 to 186 2024-04-15

Plate Tectonics Crossword - ScienceSaurus Sections 181 to 186 crossword puzzle
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  1. A _________________ boundary forms when two plates move away from each other. (184)
  2. A __________________ boundary forms where two plates slide past each other. (184)
  3. Plate __________________ occur where the edges of plates meet. (184)
  4. Today's theory of plate __________________ is a more complete picture that includes all the evidence that the continents have moved and are still moving. (182)
  5. A ____________________ boundary forms where plates collide. (184)
  6. Colliding ocean and continental plates make mountains like the _____________. (184)
  7. Colliding continental plates make mountains like the ___________________________. (184)
  8. A violent shaking of Earth's crust. (186)
  9. The spot on Earth's surface directly above the focus. (186)
  10. Large cracks in Earth's crust are called _____________. (186)
  11. Uneven heating causes material in the mantle to constantly and slowly rise and fall in a _________________ current. (183)
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  1. Colliding ocean plates makes volcanic islands like the _________________________. (184)
  2. The strength , or _________________, of an earthquake can be measured using a seismograph. (186)
  3. The most common scale used to measure earthquake magnitude. (186)
  4. The movement of one plate under another is called ________________________. (184)
  5. The place in Earth's crust where the pressure was released is called the ____________. (186)
  6. Separating plates makes mid-ocean ridges like Mid-Atlantic ____________. (184)
  7. ___________________ waves (also called S-waves) move land side to side. (186)
  8. In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of ___________________ drift. (182)
  9. The Ring of ________ is a ring-shaped belt of volcano and earthquake activity in the Pacific Ocean. (185)
  10. Earth's solid crust lies over a layer of melted material called the ________________. (183)
  11. __________________ waves (also called P-waves) stretch and compress land as they pass through. (186)
  12. Large portions of the crust, called _____________________ plates, ride on top across Earth's surface. (183)
  13. ________________ waves spread out in all directions from the focus like ripples in a pond. (186)
  14. Earth has two kinds of crust: Continental Crust and ___________________ Crust. (183)

25 Clues: A violent shaking of Earth's crust. (186) • The spot on Earth's surface directly above the focus. (186) • Large cracks in Earth's crust are called _____________. (186) • The most common scale used to measure earthquake magnitude. (186) • A ____________________ boundary forms where plates collide. (184) • ...

Volcano's 2025-02-18

Volcano's crossword puzzle
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  1. Volcano Mountain is a cinder cone in central Yukon Territory, Canada, located a short distance north of Fort Selkirk, near the confluence of the Pelly and Yukon Rivers. Volcano Mountain is called Nelrúna in the Northern Tutchone language
  2. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins. It is geologically young compared with the continental crust and consists of basaltic rock overlain by sediments.
  3. Geologically, a volcanic island is an island of volcanic origin. The term high island can be used to distinguish such islands from low islands, which are formed from sedimentation or the uplifting of coral reefs.
  4. An earthquake – also called a quake, tremor, or temblor – is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  5. coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas.
  6. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings.
  7. hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
  8. In plate tectonics, a divergent boundary or divergent plate boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. The Ring of Fire is a tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes. It is about 40,000 km long and up to about 500 km wide, and surrounds most of the Pacific Ocean
  10. the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
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  1. The Pacific plate is an oceanic tectonic plate that lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. At 103 million km², it is the largest tectonic plate. The plate first came into existence as a microplate 190 million years ago, at the triple junction between the Farallon, Phoenix, and Izanagi plates.
  2. Igneous rock, or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava. The magma can be derived from partial melts of existing rocks in either a planet's mantle or crust.
  3. A pyroclastic flow is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter that flows along the ground away from a volcano at average speeds of 100 km/h but is capable of reaching speeds up to 700 km/h.
  4. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  5. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  6. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. It is generally older and more complex than the oceanic crust.
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  9. a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano.
  10. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.

20 Clues: a destructive mudflow on the slopes of a volcano. • the powdery residue left after the burning of a substance. • coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings. • ...