plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Earth Science 2025-12-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. Shaking of the ground.
  2. Vent for erupting magma.
  3. Rock formed from accumulation of particles.
  4. Process of moving sediment.
  5. Rock changed by heat and pressure.
  6. Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface.
  7. Large wave caused by quake.
  8. Theory of moving plates.
  9. Solid with ordered atomic structure.
  10. Gas that blocks UV rays.
  11. Preserved remains of ancient organisms.
  12. Effect that traps heat.
  13. Layer containing ozone.
  14. Naturally occurring inorganic solid.
  15. Liquid turning to vapor.
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  1. Layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  2. The center of the Earth.
  3. All water on Earth.
  4. Breakdown of rocks.
  5. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.
  6. Moving mass of ice.
  7. One plate moving under another.
  8. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  9. Measures air pressure.
  10. Rock formed from cooling magma or lava.
  11. The outer layer of the Earth.
  12. Rigid outer part of the earth.
  13. Lowest atmospheric layer.
  14. The layer between the crust and core.
  15. Underground water layer.

30 Clues: All water on Earth. • Breakdown of rocks. • Moving mass of ice. • Shaking of the ground. • Measures air pressure. • Effect that traps heat. • Layer containing ozone. • Vent for erupting magma. • The center of the Earth. • Theory of moving plates. • Gas that blocks UV rays. • Liquid turning to vapor. • Underground water layer. • Lowest atmospheric layer. • Process of moving sediment. • ...

7th Grade Science Review #4 (Rock Layers) 2025-05-18

7th Grade Science Review #4 (Rock Layers) crossword puzzle
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  1. a semi-solid layer of the mantle that allows tectonic plates to move
  2. the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
  3. Core the solid, dense center of Earth
  4. of Fire a zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean
  5. a deep valley formed where an oceanic plate is subducted
  6. preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms
  7. Rock rock formed from cooled magma or lava
  8. Crust the thicker, less dense crust that forms the continents
  9. Boundary a plate boundary where two plates move toward each other
  10. Earth's outermost solid layer
  11. the thick layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
  12. Boundary a plate boundary where two plates move apart
  13. Crust the thin, dense crust under the ocean floor
  14. the point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake’s focus
  15. magma that reaches the Earth's surface
  16. the rising of Earth's surface due to tectonic activity
  17. Tectonics movement of Earth's lithospheric plates that shapes the planet's surface
  18. the amount of mass in a given volume; affects plate movement
  19. Valley a deep valley formed at a divergent boundary on land
  20. the shape and features of Earth's surface
  21. the laying down of sediment carried by wind, water, or ice
  22. Ridge an underwater mountain range formed by divergent plates
  23. Rock rock that has changed form due to heat and pressure
  24. a large crater formed after a volcano collapses
  25. Plate a large, rigid piece of Earth's lithosphere that moves over the asthenosphere
  26. (Earthquake) the location underground where an earthquake starts
  27. an opening in Earth's crust where magma, ash, and gases erupt
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  1. a large ocean wave caused by underwater earthquakes or eruptions
  2. the study of Earth's landforms and the processes that shape them
  3. Time the timeline used to describe Earth’s history
  4. Waves vibrations that travel through Earth during an earthquake
  5. Spreading the formation of new oceanic crust at mid-ocean ridges
  6. Earth's innermost layer, made mostly of iron and nickel
  7. Current the flow of material in the mantle caused by heat transfer
  8. Spot a fixed area in the mantle where magma rises to form volcanoes
  9. a process where one plate sinks beneath another at a convergent boundary
  10. a break in Earth's crust where rocks move past each other
  11. Drift the theory that continents were once joined and have since moved apart
  12. Cycle the continuous process of rock formation and change
  13. Rock rock formed from layers of sediment
  14. molten rock beneath Earth's surface
  15. a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  16. the rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  17. the movement of sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity
  18. a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement along faults
  19. Arc a chain of volcanic islands formed at a subduction zone
  20. Core the liquid layer surrounding the inner core
  21. Boundary a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other
  22. a landform created by the collision or uplift of tectonic plates

49 Clues: Earth's outermost solid layer • molten rock beneath Earth's surface • Core the solid, dense center of Earth • magma that reaches the Earth's surface • Rock rock formed from layers of sediment • the shape and features of Earth's surface • Rock rock formed from cooled magma or lava • the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-10-20

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. occurs when two plates collide at a convergent boundary, and one plate is driven beneath the other, back into the Earth's interior
  2. occurs when tectonic processes put stress on a rock, and the rock bends, instead of breaking.
  3. Steno A Danish scientist who studied the relative positions of sedimentary rocks.
  4. that separate igneous or metamorphic rocks from overlying sedimentary rocks.
  5. dating a method of arranging geological events based on the rock sequence.
  6. a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground.
  7. are those where an older package of sediments has been tilted
  8. has a short half-life only 5,730 years.
  9. shift is the movement of the plates that make up Earth crust
  10. dating a method used to determine the age of rocks by measuring its radioactive decay
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  1. refer to faults that are formed by shearing as transfirm faults in the ocean
  2. age of rocks are determined by?
  3. Slide past each other
  4. rocks are the most common rocks exposed on Earth's surface
  5. slight changes in particle size or composition result in the formation of layers, also called?
  6. a gap in the sequence of rock layers is called an
  7. tectonics is the scientific theory explaining the movement of the earth’s crust
  8. folds shaped like an arch
  9. when two continental plates are shoved together
  10. is the process that turns sediment into rock.

20 Clues: Slide past each other • folds shaped like an arch • age of rocks are determined by? • has a short half-life only 5,730 years. • is the process that turns sediment into rock. • when two continental plates are shoved together • a gap in the sequence of rock layers is called an • a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground. • ...

Chapter 20, 12, 13, 14, and 15 Review 2016-04-11

Chapter 20, 12, 13, 14, and 15 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Compressed rocks that fold into an upward arch
  2. Weathered bedrock
  3. Inorganic, nonliving solid compound with specific chemical formula and crystalline structure
  4. formed if individual alluvial fans coalesce into one sloping surface
  5. Plastic layer (weak); hottest region of the mantle
  6. Large woody trees, lose leaves in winter; Decides to change every season
  7. Mountain Building; birth of mountains
  8. General term for the unconsolidated clay, slit, sand, gravel, and mineral fragments deposited by running water
  9. Plants (harmlessly) growing on other plants for support
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  1. Continental shields originate from this nucleus
  2. Rigid layer (rocky); crust and upper mantle
  3. Decomposition of compounds by reactions with water
  4. Father of plate tectonics (1912)
  5. A depositional plain formed at the mouth of a river
  6. Any process that wears away or rearranges landforms
  7. Non-flowering, spore producing plants; mosses
  8. Woody vine; Tarzan slid on these
  9. Rock peels or slips off; outer layer shedding
  10. A type of folding where compressed rocks fold downward
  11. Where freshwater and seawater mix

20 Clues: Weathered bedrock • Father of plate tectonics (1912) • Woody vine; Tarzan slid on these • Where freshwater and seawater mix • Mountain Building; birth of mountains • Rigid layer (rocky); crust and upper mantle • Non-flowering, spore producing plants; mosses • Rock peels or slips off; outer layer shedding • Compressed rocks that fold into an upward arch • ...

Crossword Puzzle 2014-01-27

Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. this theory helps geologists predict where volcanic and earthquake activity is going to occur
  2. several of these make up the East African rift system
  3. _______ ______ in the magma drive plate tectonics
  4. all lands
  5. Glossopteris Mesosaurus, and Lystrosaurus are examples of a _______
  6. these are formed by subduction
  7. ______ is a silicate liquid
  8. Wegeners hypothesis
  9. this person studied the physics of space and its environment in space
  10. what do seams form?
  11. these are pieces of the Earth's lithosphere
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  1. this is made up of granite, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks
  2. a _______ boundary can happen in three different ways
  3. a _______ boundary occurs along the mid-ocean ridge where new crust gets added
  4. this is made up of mafic rocks or sima
  5. San Andreas fault is an example of a ______ boundary
  6. these may be vertical, horizontal, or inclined at any angle
  7. This adds more crust to the ocean floor
  8. a large area of land
  9. sea-floor spreading and ______ move the ocean floor

20 Clues: all lands • Wegeners hypothesis • what do seams form? • a large area of land • ______ is a silicate liquid • these are formed by subduction • this is made up of mafic rocks or sima • This adds more crust to the ocean floor • these are pieces of the Earth's lithosphere • _______ ______ in the magma drive plate tectonics • sea-floor spreading and ______ move the ocean floor • ...

Science sentences! 2022-05-25

Science sentences! crossword puzzle
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  1. ___ are surrounded by land.
  2. An ___ is a landform surrounded by water.
  3. One trip around the Sun is one ___.
  4. Much of the freshwater on earth is ____ and we pump it with wells.
  5. You can drink ___, not saltwater.
  6. ___ is the closest planet to the Sun.
  7. ___ tectonics collide and build up as mountains.
  8. Water ____ causes land to wash away over millions of years.
  9. The ___ planets are closer together.
  10. Mount Everest is the tallest ___ in the world.
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  1. The Earth is the ___ planet in the Solar System.
  2. There is no ____ in space.
  3. The ___ is our closest star to Earth.
  4. ___ is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
  5. ____ is the smallest planet in the Solar System.
  6. Most of the water on Earth is Saltwater.
  7. Part of the Earth is nighttime, while the other part is ____.
  8. ___ are large balls of fire.
  9. The ___ star to Earth is the Sun.
  10. ___ carry water downhill.
  11. The ___ spins but you can't feel it.
  12. The Earth orbits the ___ every year.
  13. There are ___ different planets in the Solar System.
  14. There is no ___ in space.

24 Clues: ___ carry water downhill. • There is no ___ in space. • There is no ____ in space. • ___ are surrounded by land. • ___ are large balls of fire. • The ___ star to Earth is the Sun. • You can drink ___, not saltwater. • One trip around the Sun is one ___. • The ___ spins but you can't feel it. • The Earth orbits the ___ every year. • The ___ planets are closer together. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2023-03-01

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. being within;inside of anything
  2. of or relating to the ocean
  3. the degree of compactness of a substance
  4. what lubricates the plate tectonics
  5. hot or cold
  6. mostly solid, but its more malleable regions contribute to tectonic activity
  7. a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined
  8. fused or liquefied by heat
  9. the planet we live on
  10. forming or belonging to a continent
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  1. a hot, dense ball of mostly iron
  2. a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
  3. the solid, outer part of Earth
  4. gigantic pieces of the Earth's crust
  5. the third layer of the Earth
  6. the second layer of Earth
  7. the action of a force against an opposing force
  8. found between 670km and 2,890km below the surface, and is made from solid rock
  9. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water
  10. the thin top layer of Earth

20 Clues: hot or cold • the planet we live on • the second layer of Earth • fused or liquefied by heat • of or relating to the ocean • the thin top layer of Earth • the third layer of the Earth • the solid, outer part of Earth • being within;inside of anything • a hot, dense ball of mostly iron • what lubricates the plate tectonics • forming or belonging to a continent • ...

Unit 5 Vocab - Vegas F. 2025-03-13

Unit 5 Vocab - Vegas F. crossword puzzle
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  1. a natural resource that can be replaced
  2. a body of molten rock found at depth
  3. two plates move towards each other
  4. earth's surface directly above an earthquake
  5. a naturally occurring solid mixture
  6. a liquids resistance to flowing
  7. a natural resource that is consumed faster
  8. soft upper layer of mantle
  9. vibration that travel through earth
  10. rock broken down by chemical reactions
  11. a concentration of heat in the mantle
  12. two plates move past each other
  13. loose particles created by weathering
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  1. formed by weathered products
  2. a device that records ground movements
  3. formed by alteration of pre-existing rock
  4. rock physically broken into smaller pieces
  5. two plates move away from each other
  6. outer part of earth
  7. under surface rock breaks and causes an earthquake
  8. rock formed by crystallization of magma
  9. a fracture in earth
  10. a solid that has a crystal structure
  11. plate tectonics produce new oceanic floor
  12. the transportation of a material by natural causes
  13. magma that reaches earth's surface

26 Clues: outer part of earth • a fracture in earth • soft upper layer of mantle • formed by weathered products • a liquids resistance to flowing • two plates move past each other • two plates move towards each other • magma that reaches earth's surface • a naturally occurring solid mixture • vibration that travel through earth • a body of molten rock found at depth • ...

Cross word vocab 9 2025-05-08

Cross word vocab 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. Water tornado.
  2. Big mammal brown, hibernates for winter here.
  3. Temp measurement used in America.
  4. A plant very common in deserts, hurts to touch.
  5. río Flowing body of water, Truckee ______
  6. let out a loud noise, related to fear.
  7. The climate of a Desert
  8. Small reptile, has 4 legs and a tail.
  9. Something you camp in, staked to the ground, usually use metal rods to keep it up.
  10. Small ice pieces falling from the sky, can hurt really bad when hit by this.
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  1. Water falling from the sky, from a cloud.
  2. Medium sized mammal, 4 legs, hunts in packs, and howls.
  3. Temp measurement used in most of the world.
  4. Long reptile, no legs, slithery.
  5. Americas National Bird
  6. Another Bird, big eyes. Can turn its head almost all the way around.
  7. Made from plate tectonics, all around Tahoe.
  8. Small ice pieces but this time they fall slow and don't hurt.
  9. Earth shaking, (Earth quake)
  10. Big yellow flashes that can cause fires, happen in storms.

20 Clues: Water tornado. • Americas National Bird • The climate of a Desert • Earth shaking, (Earth quake) • Long reptile, no legs, slithery. • Temp measurement used in America. • Small reptile, has 4 legs and a tail. • let out a loud noise, related to fear. • Water falling from the sky, from a cloud. • río Flowing body of water, Truckee ______ • ...

choice board 2022-09-16

choice board crossword puzzle
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  1. rebound The sudden return of elastically deformed rock to its undeformed shape.
  2. spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms when magma rises to earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies.
  3. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move.
  4. current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density.
  5. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  6. The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust.
  7. reversal The process by which Earth’s magnetic north pole and magnetic south pole switch positions periodically.
  8. plate A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle.
  9. The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle.
  10. The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  11. The point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
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  1. The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces
  2. A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
  3. tectonics The theory that Earth’s outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates.
  4. The solid outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle.
  5. A system of Ideas that explains many related observations and is supported by a large body of evidence acquired through scientific investigation.
  6. boundary The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  7. The central part of earth below the mantle.
  8. The layer of rock between earth’s crust and the core
  9. drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass that broke into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present location
  10. A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
  11. boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding.
  12. plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by movement taking place between the plates.
  13. The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs.

24 Clues: The central part of earth below the mantle. • The layer of rock between earth’s crust and the core • The bending, tilting, and breaking of Earth’s crust. • The thin and solid outermost layer of earth above the mantle. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move. • boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding. • ...

Vocab 2022-10-06

Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. A theory explaining the structure of the Earth's crust and associated phenomena as resulting from interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle
  2. the relatively thin part of the Earth's crust that underlies the oceanic basins
  3. a main part of the world's land
  4. a small area or region with a relatively hot temperature in comparison to its surroundings
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
  6. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and forming magma that rises to the Earth's surface
  7. a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  8. A mountain or hill filled with magma, lave, hot rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas that's being erupted from the Earth's crust
  9. a long narrow ditch
  10. 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
  11. an extended break in a body of rock
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  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the Earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  2. an elastic wave in the Earth produced by an earthquake or others means
  3. a super continent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  4. a straight line or narrow section through an object or natural feature or across the Earth's surface, along which observations are made or measurements taken
  5. the point on the Earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake
  6. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  7. when tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally along strike-slip faults or transform faults
  8. the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses
  9. a divergent boundary in a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle

21 Clues: a long narrow ditch • a main part of the world's land • an extended break in a body of rock • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • A line of mountains connected by high ground • a tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other • the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the large landmasses • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2019-10-14

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Waves of energy that travel through Earth and are the result of an earthquake, volcano, or explosion
  2. A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather
  3. Events in nature that may have a negative effect
  4. Areas of Earth that form caverns, which are typically made of limestone
  5. Describing something so small that it can only be seen with a microscope
  6. Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  7. Earth's surface that shows evidence of the natural processes of weathering and the removal and relocation of weathered materials
  8. Occurs when solid fragments of weathered rock are eroded (moved) and then dropped into a new place by wind, water, ice, and gravity
  9. Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust
  10. Extreme weather events such as floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes; classified by the extent and intensity of their impact on the ecosystem
  11. Relating to the whole world
  12. A group of interacting or interdependent elements forming a complex whole, as in all the factors or variables in an environment or all the variables that might affect a science experiment
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  1. Event in which molten rock spews out from the mantle to the surface of Earth as ash, lava, and gases; major geological event that occurs when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate
  2. Distinctive part, quality, or characteristic of the Earth's outer layer
  3. Major geological event that occurs when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence along all types of plate boundaries
  4. The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere
  5. Earth material that is broken down by processes of weathering; can be eroded and deposited by the agents of water, wind, ice, and gravity
  6. the mechanical or chemical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces and sometimes change the chemical composition
  7. the process by which water, ice, and gravity remove and transport sediment from one place to another
  8. Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
  9. A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land

21 Clues: Relating to the whole world • Events in nature that may have a negative effect • A rising body of water that submerges normally dry land • Forces resulting from processes occurring within Earth's crust • A prediction or estimate of future events, especially of weather • The temperature, wind, clouds, and precipitation in the atmosphere • ...

Unit 5 Vocab - Bailey Aldinger 2024-03-15

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

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

earth's layers crossword by: Abby 2021-05-17

earth's layers crossword by: Abby crossword puzzle
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  1. The transfer of thermal energy inside the Earth and is the driving force for plate tectonics.
  2. The layer inside Earth between the mantle and inner core which is made up mostly of molten iron and nickel.
  3. The first layer of the continental crust which is made of granite like igneous rock.
  4. the outermost layer of the earth
  5. crust The thin part of the Earth's crust located under the oceans.
  6. The second layer of the continental crust made up of basalt rock.
  7. The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel.
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  1. The outermost layer of Earth's surface which is rocky and solid and includes the rigid part of the upper mantle.
  2. The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho."
  3. The thickest layer of Earth, under the crust, in which plate movement is generated.

10 Clues: the outermost layer of the earth • The innermost layer of the earth made of solid iron and nickel. • The second layer of the continental crust made up of basalt rock. • crust The thin part of the Earth's crust located under the oceans. • The boundary between Earth's crust and mantle. It is also known as the "Moho." • ...

Earth Layers 2021-09-02

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it
  2. A layer of molten (liquid-like) iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  3. Thin outermost layer of earth. Made up mainly of granite and basalt
  4. The makeup of something
  5. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth and has the highest temperature and most pressure
  6. How tightly packed the matter in a substance is
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  1. Current in Earth's mantle that transforms heat in Earth's interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
  2. A measure of the amount of matter in an object
  3. Earthquakes and tectonic plate movement create seismic waves.
  4. The layer of the earth located at the center of the earth and in made of 2 parts

10 Clues: The makeup of something • A measure of the amount of matter in an object • How tightly packed the matter in a substance is • Earthquakes and tectonic plate movement create seismic waves. • Thin outermost layer of earth. Made up mainly of granite and basalt • The layer of the earth located at the center of the earth and in made of 2 parts • ...

Let's learn Earth & Space 2020-11-26

Let's learn Earth & Space crossword puzzle
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  1. layer of earth.
  2. Method-method that is used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
  3. mantle.
  4. floor spreading-proccess which happens when ocean plates move apart and magma rises from the mantle and create new areas of oceanic crust.
  5. waves-A seismic wave that travels through the Earth rather than across
  6. the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges
  7. time-time difference between the P-waves and S-waves.
  8. type of plate boundary that are sliding past each other.
  9. layer of the earth where magma comes from.
  10. molten material that rises from the mantle to the crust.
  11. Convection- the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the
  12. boundary between the crust and mantle, as inferred from
  13. change in the speed of body waves
  14. to through it.
  15. very large wave that is caused by earthquake.
  16. point within the Earth where the actual movement takes
  17. geologist who proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading.
  18. surface
  19. Plumes-an upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle.
  20. tectonics theory-a theory that states that the Earth's crust is divided into several plates.
  21. theory.
  22. Waves-A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the Earth as
  23. crust.
  24. one who made the continental
  25. arc-formed when two oceanic crusts collide.
  26. type of plate boundary that plates are moving away from each other.
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  1. an earthquake.
  2. surface.
  3. earthquake.
  4. point on the surface directly above the focus.
  5. process happens when the oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.
  6. and S-waves at the surface of the Earth that move with a rolling motion.
  7. Drift Theory-a theory that states that there was a big continent before.
  8. recording device that is used to locate the earthqiake's epicenter.
  9. to be the supercontinent 250 million years ago.
  10. type of plate boundary that collides with each other.
  11. geologic feature that may form when plates are moving away from each other.
  12. Pull-other possible cause of plate movements which the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone just like a tablecloth slipping off the table and pulling items with it.
  13. waves-A surface seismic wave generated by the interaction of P-
  14. Spot-a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  15. is formed when a continental plate and an ocean plate collides.
  16. ranges-a geologic feature that happens when two continental plates collide.
  17. waves-A wave of energy that travels through the Earth as a result of
  18. may happen during divergence or convergence of plates because of the movement of plates.
  19. Push-one of the possible cause of plate movements which the ridge pushes the old sea-floor towards the trench and it will subduct.
  20. valley-a geologic feature that happens when two continental plates move apart from each other.
  21. part of earth.
  22. waves-A surface seismic wave that cause horizontal shifting of the Earth

48 Clues: crust. • mantle. • surface • theory. • surface. • earthquake. • an earthquake. • to through it. • part of earth. • layer of earth. • one who made the continental • change in the speed of body waves • layer of the earth where magma comes from. • arc-formed when two oceanic crusts collide. • very large wave that is caused by earthquake. • point on the surface directly above the focus. • ...

Zoe's Science crossword 2021-04-19

Zoe's Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. Waves surface seismic waves that cause horizontal shifting of the Earth during an earthquake
  3. An opening in the earth’s crust through which molten magma and gases erupt.
  4. The supercontinent
  5. boundaries an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide.
  6. core The center of the earth
  7. Group of volcanic islands formed from ocean crust convergence
  8. ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth.
  9. Waves are pressure waves that travel faster than other waves
  10. Convergent Two ocean plates collide and one goes under the other.
  11. crust Makes up less than 1% of the total volume of the earth.
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  1. Waves A type of seismic body wave in which rock particles vibrate at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
  2. Spots Not part of a plate boundary but has continual volcanic geothermic activity.
  3. Plates - regions of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are fractured into plates that move across a deeper plasticine mantle
  4. Drift The gradual movement of the continents across the earth.
  5. Tectonics The earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into sections called plates.
  6. Zone A complex area which little is known about.
  7. an area of relatively level high ground.
  8. Waves type of surface wave that travels near the surface of solids
  9. Mantle Lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust.

20 Clues: The supercontinent • an area of relatively level high ground. • ductile region of the upper mantle of Earth. • core The center of the earth • Zone A complex area which little is known about. • Group of volcanic islands formed from ocean crust convergence • Waves are pressure waves that travel faster than other waves • ...

Jamille Gargoles’ Crossword Puzzle 2024-10-07

Jamille Gargoles’ Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Molten rock that erupts from a volcano
  2. The scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes
  3. A type of volcano characterized by gentle slopes and lava flows
  4. The process of molten rock rising to the surface
  5. A type of volcano that erupts explosively
  6. A tectonic plate boundary where plates collide
  7. A boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  8. The movement of tectonic plates
  9. A seismic wave that travels through the Earth
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  1. The fast-moving mixture of gas and volcanic material that flows down a volcano
  2. The layer of the Earth beneath the crust
  3. The molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface
  4. The boundary where two tectonic plates meet
  5. The scientific study of earthquakes
  6. The hot, semi-fluid rock in the Earth’s mantle
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth, where tectonic plates are located
  8. The solid outer layer of the Earth

17 Clues: The movement of tectonic plates • The solid outer layer of the Earth • The scientific study of earthquakes • Molten rock that erupts from a volcano • The layer of the Earth beneath the crust • A type of volcano that erupts explosively • The molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface • The boundary where two tectonic plates meet • A seismic wave that travels through the Earth • ...

Earth Science 2024-01-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. The alteration of rocks through changes in temperature, pressure, or mineral composition, often occurring deep within the Earth's crust
  2. The vertical elevation of Earth's surface, often associated with tectonic processes
  3. The process by which eroded materials settle or come to rest, leading to the formation of new landforms
  4. The accumulation and settling of sediments, typically in bodies of water, leading to the formation of sedimentary rocks
  5. Current era, marked by flourishing mammalian dominance and notable ice age episodes
  6. The eruption of molten rock, ash, and gases from the Earth's interior, often resulting in the formation of volcanic landforms
  7. The gradual wearing away of the Earth's surface by natural forces, such as wind, water, or ice
  8. Large-scale movements and deformation of the Earth's crust, often associated with plate tectonics
  9. The process of ice formation, movement, and melting, shaping landscapes through the action of glaciers
  10. A raised block of the Earth's crust lying between two fault lines
  11. The study of the Earth's lithosphere and the large-scale processes that shape it, including plate movements
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  1. The longest geological era, encompassing the time from Earth's formation to the beginning of the Paleozoic era
  2. Pre-Phanerozoic era, marked by diverse eukaryotes and a substantial surge in atmospheric oxygen
  3. The sinking or downward displacement of a part of the Earth's crust
  4. The breakdown of rocks into smaller particles through physical, chemical, or biological processes
  5. The bending or curving of rock layers due to compressional forces in the Earth's crust
  6. The physical and chemical changes that occur in sediments after deposition but before lithification, transforming them into sedimentary rocks
  7. Era of abundant life, three distinct periods, characterized by the Cambrian Explosion - a pivotal phase marked by a rapid diversification of complex life forms
  8. The lateral movement of rock masses along a fault, usually in opposite horizontal directions
  9. The breaking and movement of rock along fractures in the Earth's crust
  10. The balancing of the Earth's lithosphere on the denser, semi-fluid asthenosphere
  11. A block of the Earth's crust that has dropped relative to the blocks on either side, forming a depressed structure
  12. Dominance of dinosaurs, comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods
  13. processes, Formation of rocks from molten magma, involving cooling and solidification
  14. Faulting, A type of fault where rocks are pushed over each other at a low angle

25 Clues: A raised block of the Earth's crust lying between two fault lines • The sinking or downward displacement of a part of the Earth's crust • The breaking and movement of rock along fractures in the Earth's crust • Faulting, A type of fault where rocks are pushed over each other at a low angle • ...

Pink Q3W1 Crossword 2024-12-18

Pink Q3W1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A crack in Earth's crust where two plates meet and move
  2. Tectonics The scientific idea that Earth's surface is made of plates that move.
  3. The layer of solid rock under Earth's crust.
  4. A deep valley in the ocean floor where one plate goes under another.
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  1. A crack or split in Earth's crust where the plates are pulling apart
  2. The hard, outer layer of Earth that includes the crust and the upper part of the mantle.

6 Clues: The layer of solid rock under Earth's crust. • A crack in Earth's crust where two plates meet and move • A crack or split in Earth's crust where the plates are pulling apart • A deep valley in the ocean floor where one plate goes under another. • Tectonics The scientific idea that Earth's surface is made of plates that move. • ...

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab 2024-03-04

Plate Tectonics pt. 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. a vent or fissure in the Earth's surface through which magma and gasses are expelled
  2. under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move and shift
  3. a crack in rock (or the Earth's crust) where movement can happen
  4. where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other
  5. plate material containing less dense granite usually underground on our continental land
  6. the movement of bedrock caused by plates getting suck on each other and then roughly moving past each other
  7. point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  8. downward measurement from a surface
  9. where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other
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  1. where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. the section of the crust between earthquake lines
  3. the measure of the energy released during an earthquake
  4. liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust
  5. the surface of the Earth
  6. how deep, or how far down into the Earth an earthquake is occuring
  7. liquidy rock that flows out of a volcano onto the Earth's surface
  8. plate material containing denser basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean

17 Clues: the surface of the Earth • downward measurement from a surface • where 2 tectonic plates slide past each other • where 2 tectonic plates move towards each other • where 2 tectonic plates move away from each other • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • liquidy rock found below or within the Earth's crust • ...

Science Vocab 2025-10-27

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. boundaries- The boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  2. boundary- The boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  3. The moving of weathered material, or sediment, from one location to another
  4. The process in which the weight of the layers of sediment force out fluids and decreases the space between sediment grains
  5. The mechanical and chemical process that change Earth's surface over time
  6. drift - Wegener's hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions.
  7. The laying down or settling of eroded material
  8. rock- igneous rock that forms as magma that cools underground
  9. A naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter
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  1. The process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under another tectonic plate
  2. rock- igneous rock that forms when volcanic material erupts, cools, and crystallizes on Earth's surface.
  3. tectonics - Theory that Earth's surface is broken into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  4. a process in which minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains.
  5. the process through which sediment turns into rock
  6. boundary - The boundary between two plates that move toward each other
  7. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  8. cycle- the series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock
  9. spreading -The process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.

18 Clues: The laying down or settling of eroded material • the process through which sediment turns into rock • rock- igneous rock that forms as magma that cools underground • boundaries- The boundary between two plates that slide past each other • boundary - The boundary between two plates that move toward each other • ...

Earthquakes 2019-04-04

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Measures size of seismic waves during an earthquake.
  2. Scale used to measure the amount of damage caused by earthquakes.
  3. Sudden shockwave caused by plate tectonics being under stress.
  4. Records earth movements.
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  1. A scale on a graph where the numbers increase exponentially.
  2. The region where two or more tectonic plates meet.
  3. Scale that was used to measure the power of earthquakes.
  4. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.

8 Clues: Records earth movements. • The region where two or more tectonic plates meet. • Measures size of seismic waves during an earthquake. • Scale that was used to measure the power of earthquakes. • A scale on a graph where the numbers increase exponentially. • Sudden shockwave caused by plate tectonics being under stress. • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocab 2025-01-15

Plate Tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Canadian Scientist who developed the theory of plate tectonics
  2. Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading
  3. The man who investigated continental drift
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  1. Creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges
  2. A supercontinent, containing all of Earth's land together
  3. Circular currents in the mantle caused by magma

6 Clues: Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading • The man who investigated continental drift • Creates new ocean floor at mid-ocean ridges • Circular currents in the mantle caused by magma • A supercontinent, containing all of Earth's land together • Canadian Scientist who developed the theory of plate tectonics

Science Vocab 2025-10-28

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. naturally occurring solid composed of minerals, rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such as organic matter.
  2. laying down or seducing of eroded material.
  3. Rock-Igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground.
  4. process in which minerals dissolved in water crystallize between sediment grains.
  5. Tectonics-Theory that Earth’s surface is broken into large, ridged pieces that move with respect for each other.
  6. moving of one material or sediment from one location to another.
  7. Rock-Ignerious rock that forms when volcanic material erupts, cools, and crystalizes on Earth’s surface.
  8. cycle-The series of process that change one type of rock into another type of rock.
  9. naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
  10. process that occurs when one tectonic plate moves under the another tectonic plate.
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  1. process in which the weight from the layers of sediment forces out fluids and decreases the space between the sediment grains.
  2. process through which sediment turns into rock.
  3. Drift-Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart about 200 million years ago and drifted slowly to their current positions.
  4. Boundary-The boundary between two plates that move away from each other.
  5. Boundary-The boundary between two plates that move toward each other.
  6. Boundaries-The boundary between two plates that slide past each other.
  7. mechanical and chemical process that change Earth;s surface over time.
  8. Spreading-the process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge.

18 Clues: laying down or seducing of eroded material. • process through which sediment turns into rock. • Rock-Igneous rock that forms as magma cools underground. • moving of one material or sediment from one location to another. • Boundary-The boundary between two plates that move toward each other. • Boundaries-The boundary between two plates that slide past each other. • ...

green sheet 2023-09-03

green sheet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. field - The area of magnetic force around a magnet
  2. crust - The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains basalt, is more dense than continental crust, and is about 6 - 7 km thick.
  3. - A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  4. ridge - An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced, a divergent plate boundary.
  5. spreading - The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
  6. trench - a deep valley along the ocean floor through which oceanic crust slowly sinks towards the mantle in a process known as subduction.
  7. - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  8. plates - Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
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  1. crust - The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick.
  2. - A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  3. drift - The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations.
  4. - A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
  5. - The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  6. of Plate Tectonics - A theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates that move and change in size over time.
  7. Hess - Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading.
  8. Wegener - A German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift.

16 Clues: Hess - Proposed the theory of seafloor spreading. • field - The area of magnetic force around a magnet • - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • - A usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust. • - A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust. • ...

Layers of the earth 2021-10-20

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. thin uppermost layer found under the oceans.
  2. the outermost layer of earth, made up of igneous,metamorphic,and sedimentary rocks.
  3. Always stays a solid, made up of iron is also really hot.
  4. lubricates plate tectonics
  5. the most solid and bulky part of earths interior.
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  1. Consist of the mountains,rocks,top soil,stones and sand.
  2. made up of granitic,sedimentary,and metamorphic rocks,5-10 km thick
  3. 1,355 miles thick 4th layer in earth.

8 Clues: lubricates plate tectonics • 1,355 miles thick 4th layer in earth. • thin uppermost layer found under the oceans. • the most solid and bulky part of earths interior. • Consist of the mountains,rocks,top soil,stones and sand. • Always stays a solid, made up of iron is also really hot. • made up of granitic,sedimentary,and metamorphic rocks,5-10 km thick • ...

Natural Systems Crossword 2013-11-04

Natural Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Rock Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
  2. Rock Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
  3. The daily conditions of temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and cloud in the atmosphere.
  4. Weather conditions at a certain place or region averaged over a long period of time.
  5. Tectonics The study of plate movements to understand the formation of mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
  6. was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago
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  1. Glacier A glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice.
  2. zone A large geographical area in which human activities interact with the natural world.
  3. Rock Rock altered by pressure and heat.
  4. Season The average period of the year during in which temperatures are higher than 6 Celsius (the temperature at which plants grow)
  5. Glacier A glacier that moves down from a high valley.
  6. A slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains.
  7. Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano.

13 Clues: Rock Rock altered by pressure and heat. • Rock Rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Glacier A glacier that moves down from a high valley. • Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano. • Rock Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma • Glacier A glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice. • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2024-04-19

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The classification given to the four outermost planets which retained large amounts of hydrogen, helium, and other light elements in gas form
  2. The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies
  3. area under the rocky layer of crust where magma is hotter than surrounding magma
  4. plate boundary where oceanic crust descends beneath a plate with thicker crust
  5. A stream of charged particles radiating outward from the sun at high speed
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  1. the classification given to the four innermost planets composed mostly of metals and silicate rocks
  2. The giant canyon on Mars approximately 10 times longer and six times wider than the Grand Canyon
  3. the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars
  4. The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star
  5. The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity
  6. source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes
  7. term used to describe venusian tectonics because it is dominated by the rising and sinking of its mantle and crust
  8. The largest mountain in the solar system

13 Clues: The largest mountain in the solar system • the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars • The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity • source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes • The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star • ...

Dynamic Earth Crossword 2023-05-19

Dynamic Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The last name of the meteorologist who proposed the "Theory of Plate Tectonics"
  2. The maori name for volcano
  3. Thickest layer of the earth
  4. The maori word for tsunami
  5. These boundaries occur when two plates slide past each other
  6. The point directly above the focus on the earths surface
  7. Natural disaster that can occur after an earthquake
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  1. Instrument used to record seismic waves from earthquakes
  2. The channel or pipe that carries magma from a reservoir or chamber to the vent where it is erupted
  3. The maori name for White Island
  4. Outermost layer of the earth
  5. The ring of what is the region where many earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis occur
  6. The outer layer of the earths's surface

13 Clues: The maori name for volcano • The maori word for tsunami • Thickest layer of the earth • Outermost layer of the earth • The maori name for White Island • The outer layer of the earths's surface • Natural disaster that can occur after an earthquake • Instrument used to record seismic waves from earthquakes • The point directly above the focus on the earths surface • ...

vocab words 2023-09-10

vocab words crossword puzzle
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  1. the process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench
  2. of plate tectonics a theory stating that Earth's lithosphere is broken into huge plates
  3. trench a deep valley along the ocean floor
  4. crust is 6-7 km thick
  5. oceanic crust is made up of this
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  1. continental crust is made up of this
  2. ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced
  3. crust a crust 20-50 km thick

8 Clues: crust is 6-7 km thick • crust a crust 20-50 km thick • oceanic crust is made up of this • continental crust is made up of this • trench a deep valley along the ocean floor • ridge an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced • the process by which the oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2024-04-19

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star
  2. The largest mountain in the solar system
  3. the classification given to the four innermost planets composed mostly of metals and silicate rocks
  4. The classification given to the four outermost planets which retained large amounts of hydrogen, helium, and other light elements in gas form
  5. the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars
  6. term used to describe venusian tectonics because it is dominated by the rising and sinking of its mantle and crust
  7. source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes
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  1. plate boundary where oceanic crust descends beneath a plate with thicker crust
  2. area under the rocky layer of crust where magma is hotter than surrounding magma
  3. A stream of charged particles radiating outward from the sun at high speed
  4. The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity
  5. The giant canyon on Mars approximately 10 times longer and six times wider than the Grand Canyon
  6. The coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies

13 Clues: The largest mountain in the solar system • the largest plain, crowned by the largest mountain on Mars • The speed a particle needs to reach to leave a planet's gravity • source of the Earth's internal energy based on unstable isotopes • The process by which hydrogen is converted to helium in the core of a star • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND
  2. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  3. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  4. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  5. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  6. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  7. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  4. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

Climate Change 2023-10-20

Climate Change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A warming of the lower atmosphere caused by certain gases
  2. Plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions are _______.
  3. Coal, oil and natural gas are
  4. This greenhouse gas comes from cows
  5. Low amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can cause cooling events called
  6. Carbon dioxide and water vapor are ___________.
  7. Since 1880 Earth's temperature and carbon dioxide levels have been
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  1. These come from Antarctica and look like glass rods and contain air bubbles.
  2. Humans eat too much ______ like cows, pigs and chickens.
  3. Global warming is caused by ____ _____ such as burning fossil fuels and cutting down trees
  4. Scientists learn about Earth's past climates through tree rings, ice cores and
  5. This is a sudden or gradual change in Earth’s climate.
  6. Large __________ eruptions can either or warm Earth
  7. The increase in Earth's average temperature

14 Clues: Coal, oil and natural gas are • This greenhouse gas comes from cows • The increase in Earth's average temperature • Carbon dioxide and water vapor are ___________. • Plate tectonics and volcanic eruptions are _______. • Large __________ eruptions can either or warm Earth • This is a sudden or gradual change in Earth’s climate. • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND
  2. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  3. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  4. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  5. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  6. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  7. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  4. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  2. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  3. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID
  4. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  5. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
  6. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  7. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
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  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  4. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-11-02

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE
  2. TECTONICS, ARE WHERE CONTINENTS MOVE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT BRAKE APART CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER
  3. CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID
  4. LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH
  5. IS WHERE THE EARTHQUAKE STARTS BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
  6. HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE
  7. IS A MACHINE USED TO MEASURE STRENGTH AND LENGTH OF AN EATHQUAKE
  8. TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS
  9. MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE
Down
  1. ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  2. SMALLER EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENS AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  3. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT HAPPENS BEFORE LARGE EARTHQUAKE
  4. PLACE DIRECTLY AOUVE THIS ONTHE SURFACE IS CALLED, EPICENTER
  5. SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE
  6. WAVES, SHOCK WAVES FROM AN EARTHQUAKE THAT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GROUND

15 Clues: TELLS WHAT SIZE THE WAVE IS • RING OF FIRE IS THE, HOTZONE • HAD THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE • LINES, ARE AREAS OF STRESS IN THE EARTH • CAN TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH SOLID AND LIQUID • SCALE MESSURE, THE STRENGTH OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ARE SUDDEN AND QUICK SHOCK OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE • MAGNITUDE SCALE, TELLS THE STRENGHT OF AN EARTHQUAKE • ...

Vocab day 2 2024-06-14

Vocab day 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drifting of the land
  2. German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher
  3. invisible without a microscope
  4. geological process in which the oceanic lithosphere and some continental lithosphere is recycled into the Earth's mantle
  5. bizarre fossils whose biological origins were debated until only a few decades ago
  6. another word to call a living creature
  7. earths mega structure of land
Down
  1. a type of gas that was abundant is early earth history
  2. weather in an area
  3. seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  4. the bottom of the sea
  5. phylum of autotrophic gram-negative bacteria that can obtain biological energy via oxygenic photosynthesis
  6. remains of a dead organism preserved over time
  7. cells that have specific structures and functions in the body

14 Clues: weather in an area • drifting of the land • the bottom of the sea • earths mega structure of land • invisible without a microscope • another word to call a living creature • remains of a dead organism preserved over time • seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • a type of gas that was abundant is early earth history • ...

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

Ch. 7 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations
  2. boundary- boundary between 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  3. plates- a block of lithosphere tha consists of the crust and the rigid, outer part of the mantle
  4. thin and solid outermost layer
  5. the strong, lower part of the mantle below
  6. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. boundary- the boundary formed by a collsion of two lithosphereic plates
  8. tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move
Down
  1. the sinking of regions of Earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  3. and the outer core
  4. central part of the Earth, below the mantle

12 Clues: and the outer core • thin and solid outermost layer • the strong, lower part of the mantle below • central part of the Earth, below the mantle • tectonics- the theory that large pieces of land move • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • rising regions of te Earth's crust to higher elevations • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...

Continental Drift 2024-11-11

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called?
  2. What discovery later helped to validate Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
  3. What term describes the movement of continents over Earth's surface?
  4. What theory explains the movement of Earth's outer shell into plates?
  5. What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates?
  6. What is the hypothesis stating that continents have shifted over time?
  7. What lies beneath tectonic plates and is denser than the plates themselves?
  8. What type of evidence includes similar rock formations and fossils across continents?
Down
  1. What was the supercontinent called, which existed 300 million years ago?
  2. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
  3. What occurs at tectonic plate borders?
  4. What process causes tectonic plates to move over time?
  5. What is the gradual movement of tectonic plates over millions of years called?
  6. How many tectonic plates are on Earth?
  7. What drives convection currents in the mantle?

15 Clues: What occurs at tectonic plate borders? • How many tectonic plates are on Earth? • Who proposed the theory of continental drift? • What drives convection currents in the mantle? • What process causes tectonic plates to move over time? • What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates? • What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called? • ...

Continental Drift 2024-11-11

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called?
  2. What discovery later helped to validate Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
  3. What term describes the movement of continents over Earth's surface?
  4. What theory explains the movement of Earth's outer shell into plates?
  5. What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates?
  6. What is the hypothesis stating that continents have shifted over time?
  7. What lies beneath tectonic plates and is denser than the plates themselves?
  8. What type of evidence includes similar rock formations and fossils across continents?
Down
  1. What was the supercontinent called, which existed 300 million years ago?
  2. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
  3. What occurs at tectonic plate borders?
  4. What process causes tectonic plates to move over time?
  5. What is the gradual movement of tectonic plates over millions of years called?
  6. How many tectonic plates are on Earth?
  7. What drives convection currents in the mantle?

15 Clues: What occurs at tectonic plate borders? • How many tectonic plates are on Earth? • Who proposed the theory of continental drift? • What drives convection currents in the mantle? • What process causes tectonic plates to move over time? • What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates? • What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called? • ...

Continental Drift 2024-11-11

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called?
  2. What discovery later helped to validate Wegener’s theory of continental drift?
  3. What term describes the movement of continents over Earth's surface?
  4. What theory explains the movement of Earth's outer shell into plates?
  5. What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates?
  6. What is the hypothesis stating that continents have shifted over time?
  7. What lies beneath tectonic plates and is denser than the plates themselves?
  8. What type of evidence includes similar rock formations and fossils across continents?
Down
  1. What was the supercontinent called, which existed 300 million years ago?
  2. Who proposed the theory of continental drift?
  3. What occurs at tectonic plate borders?
  4. What process causes tectonic plates to move over time?
  5. What is the gradual movement of tectonic plates over millions of years called?
  6. How many tectonic plates are on Earth?
  7. What drives convection currents in the mantle?

15 Clues: What occurs at tectonic plate borders? • How many tectonic plates are on Earth? • Who proposed the theory of continental drift? • What drives convection currents in the mantle? • What process causes tectonic plates to move over time? • What is Earth's outer shell, divided into moving plates? • What is the semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere called? • ...

Michael Bickett 2015-04-30

Michael Bickett crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  2. pole is near the geographic North Pole and sometimes near the South Pole in Antarctica.
  3. a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral
  4. subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge
  5. is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  6. states that Earth's lithosphere is broken into many pieces tectonic plates
  7. The molten magma that rises at a mid-ocean ridge is very hot and heats the rocks around it.
  8. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
  9. is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries
Down
  1. is the portion of motion of a tectonic plate that can be accounted for by its subduction.
  2. are measurement instruments used for two general purposes
  3. is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  4. a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.

13 Clues: is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • is the process that takes place at convergent boundaries • are measurement instruments used for two general purposes • subsea chasm extending along the crest of a mid-ocean ridge • a line on an isotope ratio diagram denoting a suite of rock or mineral • ...

Tectonic Plates Puzzel 2016-05-16

Tectonic Plates Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Record The Layers of rock deposits laid down by volcanoes or weathering that contain a record of Earth's past history.
  2. The rigid outer layer of Earth.
  3. Tectonics The Earth’s lithosphere is composed of seven or eight major plates and many minor plates.
  4. Plate Earth's rigid outer crust that is broken into moving sections or plates.
  5. Formation of rock being broken apart.
  6. Ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic movement.
Down
  1. Boundary A place where two or more tectonic plates move towards each other and collide.
  2. Drift The gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.
  3. Boundaries A place where two tectonic plates move horizontally in either direction.
  4. Spreading A process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
  5. Trenches long narrow depressions on the seafloor, they are the deepest parts of the oceans.
  6. Striping At spreading centres, this crust is separated into parallel bands of rock by successive waves of emergent magma.
  7. Boundary A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other.

13 Clues: The rigid outer layer of Earth. • Formation of rock being broken apart. • Boundary A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other. • Ridge An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic movement. • Plate Earth's rigid outer crust that is broken into moving sections or plates. • ...

1st 9 weeks vocab 2017-04-24

1st 9 weeks vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of one plate being pulled beneath another
  2. theory that the continents are moving apart
  3. tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time
Down
  1. tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean
  2. the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses

5 Clues: theory that the continents are moving apart • process of one plate being pulled beneath another • the name for the supercontinent that was made of all current landmasses • tectonics theory that all continents were once connected and have moved apart over time • tallest, longest mountain chain in the world, formed at a divergent boundary in the ocean

rocks 2016-06-09

rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high amounts of this are caused by layers of rock pushing down
  2. the building up of rock in an area, usually the sea
  3. type of rock made from magma or lava, contains crystals
  4. the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
  5. a rock made by layers of sediment buried on the sea floor
  6. molten rock above the earth's surface
Down
  1. the russian scientist who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  2. the outside layer of the earth
  3. these can be big or small depending on how quickly the rock has cooled
  4. rock created by high temperature and pressure
  5. the movement of weathered rock from one place to another
  6. small grains of rock
  7. the inner part of the earth
  8. the crust is made of several of these plates
  9. molten rock inside the earth

15 Clues: small grains of rock • the inner part of the earth • molten rock inside the earth • the outside layer of the earth • molten rock above the earth's surface • the crust is made of several of these plates • rock created by high temperature and pressure • the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces • the building up of rock in an area, usually the sea • ...

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.
Down
  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
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. • ...

Tectonics 2014-01-16

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

34 Clues: Pushed together. • Being pushed apart. • The centre of the Earth. • Another word for margins. • The surface of the Earth. • crust is crushed and folded. • The strength of an earthquake. • plate What the crust is made of. • To go to the bottom of a liquid. • When the top of a volcano explodes off. • margins Where two tectonic plates meet. • ...

TECTONICS 2020-11-03

TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  2. the region of transition from the land to the deep seafloor
  3. a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries.
  4. two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. "the movement of ______ plates."
  6. the outermost layer that is found under the oceans.
  7. semi-fluid material below earth's crust that comes out as lava.
  8. a rupture in the crust that allows hot lava to escape to the surface.
  9. rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  10. semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust
Down
  1. a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock.
  2. a system of ideas intended to explain something
  3. an astronomical body orbiting a star.
  4. the substance of the land surface; soil.
  5. the movement of the plates that make up Earth's crust.
  6. a type of fault in which two tectonic plates slide past one another.
  7. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's land.
  8. two plates are moving towards each other
  9. when rock underground suddenly breaks along a fault.
  10. significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movement.

20 Clues: "the movement of ______ plates." • an astronomical body orbiting a star. • the substance of the land surface; soil. • two plates are moving towards each other • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior. • two tectonic plates move away from each other • a system of ideas intended to explain something • a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock. • ...

tectonics 2023-02-03

tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonic plates that lie under surface land mass
  2. study of many different kinds of earth science
  3. long crack where earthquakes usually occur
  4. German meteorologist
  5. when two plates move away from each other
  6. thicker line marking every 5th contour line of a map
  7. plates that are at the bottom of the ocean seafloor spreading across the mid Atlantic
  8. difference between two contour lines
  9. when two plates slide against each other
  10. Super continent
Down
  1. when two tectonic plates move toward each other
  2. when a denser plate is pushed down
  3. study of earths surface
  4. pictures taken of earth from space
  5. distance above sea level
  6. fragments of weathered rocks are moved and dropped into a new place
  7. process to remove and transport sediments
  8. line on a map that connects points ith the same elevation
  9. map showing the elevation of earth using lines
  10. process that breaks down rocks
  11. natural physical features of earths surface

21 Clues: Super continent • German meteorologist • study of earths surface • distance above sea level • process that breaks down rocks • when a denser plate is pushed down • pictures taken of earth from space • difference between two contour lines • when two plates slide against each other • process to remove and transport sediments • when two plates move away from each other • ...

Tectonics 2025-02-11

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on the earth's surface vertically above the hypocenter (or focus), point in the crust where a seismic rupture begins
  2. go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.
  3. The act, state or process of changing, such as in form or structure; the conversion from one form to another
  4. the term for how heavy an object is for its size
  5. Trench a crescent-shaped scar in Earth's crust that measures more than 1,500 miles (2,550 kilometers) long and 43 miles (69 kilometers) wide on average
  6. the solid, outer part of the Earth.
  7. the moving of something from its original
  8. a long, narrow, elevated landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides
  9. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
  10. the liquid or molten rock found beneath Earth's surface
  11. The outer shell of the planet
  12. fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
Down
  1. the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great.
  2. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  3. instruments used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  4. the innermost layer of the Earth and is located at the direct center of the Earth
  5. pieces of rock that have been transported from their original location by natural processes like glaciers, rivers, or landslides
  6. a point where two tectonic plates are moving apart from each other, causing new crust to form as magma rises from the Earth's mantle to fill the gap between the plates
  7. measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake
  8. the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source

20 Clues: The outer shell of the planet • the solid, outer part of the Earth. • the moving of something from its original • the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior • the term for how heavy an object is for its size • the liquid or molten rock found beneath Earth's surface • fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock • ...

Plate tectonics Vocab 2021-12-03

Plate tectonics Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pieces of crust on the upper mantle
  2. Two plates that collide
  3. Molten rock below the earths crust
  4. One plate that slide under the other
  5. The transfer of heat from one place to another
Down
  1. Two plates that slide against each other
  2. Two plates that move away from each other
  3. A crack or seperation

8 Clues: A crack or seperation • Two plates that collide • Molten rock below the earths crust • Pieces of crust on the upper mantle • One plate that slide under the other • Two plates that slide against each other • Two plates that move away from each other • The transfer of heat from one place to another

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-10-19

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - when a less dense plate goes under the denser plate
  2. - a mountain that has magma and is caused by a convergent
  3. - hot rock or liquid/lava
  4. - Tectonic plates sliding past each other
  5. - An object splitting or separating from each other​
Down
  1. - Tectonic plates moving toward each other
  2. - Tectonic moving away from each other
  3. - Shaking in the ground made by transform

8 Clues: - hot rock or liquid/lava • - Tectonic moving away from each other • - Shaking in the ground made by transform • - Tectonic plates sliding past each other • - Tectonic plates moving toward each other • - An object splitting or separating from each other​ • - when a less dense plate goes under the denser plate • - a mountain that has magma and is caused by a convergent

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2022-04-20

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

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

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 • ...

Convection & Plate tectonics 2026-03-24

Convection & Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. oceanic plate sinking
  2. upper mantle
  3. circular movement
Down
  1. rigid outercrust
  2. a plume of hot material
  3. Heat transfer
  4. radioactive decay
  5. stress that pulls rocks apart

8 Clues: upper mantle • Heat transfer • rigid outercrust • radioactive decay • circular movement • oceanic plate sinking • a plume of hot material • stress that pulls rocks apart

Plate tectonics crossword 2026-01-21

Plate tectonics crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when a plate with a lower density sink
  2. where two plates slide past eachother
  3. what moves the plates
  4. boiling hot liquid under the earth's surface
Down
  1. the plates that cover the earth
  2. where two plates seperate
  3. this forms at a divergent plate boundary
  4. where two plates collide

8 Clues: what moves the plates • where two plates collide • where two plates seperate • the plates that cover the earth • where two plates slide past eachother • when a plate with a lower density sink • this forms at a divergent plate boundary • boiling hot liquid under the earth's surface

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2014-01-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
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 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

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

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 • ...

Grade 6 2026-02-07

Grade 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A push or pull that can change an object’s motion.
  2. How plants make food using sunlight, water, and air.
  3. Layers The crust, mantle, and core of Earth.
  4. How much mass is in a given volume.
  5. A substance made from two or more different elements.
  6. Living and nonliving things interacting in one area.
  7. Change A change that forms a new substance.
  8. Two or more atoms bonded together.
  9. The ability to cause change or do work.
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  1. The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces.
  2. Change A change that does not create a new substance.
  3. Tectonics The movement of large plates on Earth’s surface.
  4. Any living thing.
  5. The movement of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice.
  6. The smallest unit of matter that makes up all substances.
  7. A pure substance made of only one type of atom.
  8. Anything that has mass and takes up space.
  9. The smallest unit of living things.
  10. Cycle The process that forms and changes rocks over time.

19 Clues: Any living thing. • Two or more atoms bonded together. • How much mass is in a given volume. • The smallest unit of living things. • The ability to cause change or do work. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • Change A change that forms a new substance. • Layers The crust, mantle, and core of Earth. • The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the plate that rests just south of South America
  2. a plate that is just west of South America
  3. the plate that is just North America
  4. when two boundaries come together
  5. the plate that rests on Africa as well as under a lot of the Atlantic Ocean
  6. crust under the ocean
  7. the plate that rests under the Antarctic Sea as well as Antarctica
  8. the plate that rests in the Middle East
  9. the plate that sits under India
  10. the plate that is in the Caribbean
Down
  1. the man who proposed the theory of continental drift
  2. the theory that the continents were once connected as a supercontinent called Pangaea and had drifted apart over millions of years
  3. when two boundaries seperate
  4. crust under the continents
  5. the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate
  6. The plate that rests under the majority of Europe and Asia
  7. the plate that is just South America
  8. a plate just northwest of the U.S, contained within the North American plate
  9. the plate that sits under Australia
  10. when two boundaries slide up against each other
  11. the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean

21 Clues: crust under the ocean • crust under the continents • when two boundaries seperate • the plate that sits under India • when two boundaries come together • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just South America • the plate that is just North America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • ...

Chapter 12 Earth Science 2024-02-12

Chapter 12 Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

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
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. • ...

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.
Down
  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. • ...

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

Joshua's Crossword Week of 9/18/17 crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics 2025-11-27

Earths Structure and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...

PLATE TECTONICS BY FOSTER SELF 2019-11-12

PLATE TECTONICS BY FOSTER SELF crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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.
Down
  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. • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2026-01-07

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spreading The formation of new areas of oceanic crust at midocean ridges and its movement on either side
  2. Rock Rock that forms when magma cools on the surface or underground
  3. Boundary When two plates separate causing sea-floor spreading, creating underwater volcanic chains, and rift valleys
  4. Rock Rock that forms when existing rocks change due to heat and/or pressure
  5. Tectonics The process that changes the surface of the Earth through the movement of the lithospheric plates
Down
  1. Rock Rock that forms when pebbles, sand shells, and other pieces are cemented together over time
  2. Boundary When two plates move together to form volcanoes, islands, and other landfarms
  3. When one tectonic plate pushes underneath another in the mantle where it melts
  4. Boundary When plates scrape past each other causing strong earthquakes

9 Clues: Rock Rock that forms when magma cools on the surface or underground • Boundary When plates scrape past each other causing strong earthquakes • Rock Rock that forms when existing rocks change due to heat and/or pressure • When one tectonic plate pushes underneath another in the mantle where it melts • ...

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. • ...

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 : • ...

CKLA Unit 5 Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 2026-01-10

CKLA Unit 5 Chapter 1 & Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What happens as a result of a cause
  2. To look over something again carefully
  3. tectonics A theory that Earth’s crust is broken into moving pieces.
  4. To watch carefully and notice details
  5. wave Energy that travels through the Earth during an earthquake.
  6. To put something to use or use what you know
  7. A low area of land surrounded by higher land.
  8. A dark, heavy rock formed from cooled lava.
  9. Facts or proof that help support an idea
  10. To apply force or make something happen.
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  1. A force made when something pushes or presses on something else.
  2. An explanation based on evidence.
  3. A series of steps that happen in order
  4. Something that makes another thing happen
  5. Melted rock found deep below Earth’s surface.
  6. trench A very deep valley in the ocean floor.
  7. To tell the difference between two or more things
  8. Melted rock that comes out of a volcano onto Earth’s surface.
  9. To study something closely to understand it better

19 Clues: An explanation based on evidence. • What happens as a result of a cause • To watch carefully and notice details • A series of steps that happen in order • To look over something again carefully • Facts or proof that help support an idea • To apply force or make something happen. • Something that makes another thing happen • A dark, heavy rock formed from cooled lava. • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Across
  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
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  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 • ...

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.
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  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. • ...

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.
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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. • ...

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
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  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. • ...

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

Kennedy's crossword on Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  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. • ...

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. • ...

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-04

Socials 10 Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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. • ...

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
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  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. • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2018-01-17

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
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  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. • ...