plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Earth Science 2023-10-30

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slowest moving waves
  2. the theory that proposes that Earths outer shell consist of individual plates that interact in various ways
  3. how many types of surface waves
  4. the amount of layers Earth is made up of
  5. areas of low earthquake activity
  6. the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
  7. caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault.
  8. measures ground motion and can be used to determine determine the distance seismic waves travel
  9. spot on surface above the focus
  10. fastest waves that travel through liquids or gases
  11. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
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  1. location of first motion in Earth
  2. what plates are made of
  3. the strength of an earthquake
  4. slower waves that travel through solids only
  5. areas where no body waves are detected
  6. refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction
  7. where plates slide past each other
  8. small earthquakes that precede a large earthquake
  9. the layer of earth we live on

20 Clues: slowest moving waves • what plates are made of • the strength of an earthquake • the layer of earth we live on • how many types of surface waves • spot on surface above the focus • areas of low earthquake activity • location of first motion in Earth • where plates slide past each other • areas where no body waves are detected • the amount of layers Earth is made up of • ...

The Continental Drift Theory Vocabulary Words 2021-01-26

The Continental Drift Theory Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Evidence-erratics provide evidence of glacial flow lines.
  2. Wegener-continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth
  3. convention rather than any strict criteria
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  1. apart about 175 million years ago.
  2. Tectonics- rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.

5 Clues: apart about 175 million years ago. • convention rather than any strict criteria • Evidence-erratics provide evidence of glacial flow lines. • Wegener-continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth • Tectonics- rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.

The Continental Drift Theory Vocabulary Words 2021-01-26

The Continental Drift Theory Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. apart about 175 million years ago
  2. convention rather than any strict criteria
Down
  1. Wegener-continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth
  2. Tectonics- rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  3. Evidence-erratics provide evidence of glacial flow lines.

5 Clues: apart about 175 million years ago • convention rather than any strict criteria • Evidence-erratics provide evidence of glacial flow lines. • Wegener-continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth • Tectonics- rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.

Plate Tectonics! 2022-07-05

Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A study that's focused around something that rhymes with birthcakes
  2. scientist that study magnetism in rocks are called?
  3. What are sliding around on the earths crust?
Down
  1. A kind of heat transfer
  2. Another word for p and s waves

5 Clues: A kind of heat transfer • Another word for p and s waves • What are sliding around on the earths crust? • scientist that study magnetism in rocks are called? • A study that's focused around something that rhymes with birthcakes

Kaylee Price-Unit 5 vocab 2025-03-18

Kaylee Price-Unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  2. resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  3. spreading the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  4. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  5. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  8. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  9. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  10. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
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  1. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  4. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  6. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  7. boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  8. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  9. wave vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  10. rock rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
  11. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  12. rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  13. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  14. resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  15. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  16. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake

26 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...

Emerie Hartsell 2025-03-18

Emerie Hartsell crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. Rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  3. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  8. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  10. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
Down
  1. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  2. The transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  3. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  5. Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  6. Magma that reaches Earth's surface
  7. A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  9. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  10. A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  11. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  12. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  13. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  14. Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
  15. A fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  16. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid

26 Clues: Magma that reaches Earth's surface • A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • A fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Unit 5 Vocab - Alan Cruz-Rangel 2025-03-18

Unit 5 Vocab - Alan Cruz-Rangel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  4. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it
  8. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  9. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  10. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  12. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  13. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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  1. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  2. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  3. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  4. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  5. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  8. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  9. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  10. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  11. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  12. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  13. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.

26 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

unit 5 vocab Davis Griffin 2025-10-16

unit 5 vocab Davis Griffin crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  4. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  8. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  9. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  10. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  12. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  13. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
Down
  1. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  2. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  3. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  4. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  5. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  8. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  9. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  10. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  11. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  12. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  13. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.

26 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Unit 5 Vocab - Eli Hatley 2025-10-16

Unit 5 Vocab - Eli Hatley crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  2. rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  3. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  5. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  8. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  9. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  10. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
Down
  1. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  2. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  5. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
  6. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  7. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  8. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  9. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  10. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  11. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  12. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  13. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  14. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
  15. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  16. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid

26 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Drew Pollard - Unit 5 Vocab 2025-10-16

Drew Pollard - Unit 5 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
  3. A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
  4. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
  8. the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
  9. a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
  10. the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
  12. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  13. vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
Down
  1. The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
  2. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
  3. The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
  4. A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
  5. a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
  6. loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
  7. magma that reaches Earth's surface
  8. a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
  9. formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
  10. A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
  11. the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
  12. a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
  13. rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.

26 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock • A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...

Level 1: Earth Changes 2023-02-24

Level 1: Earth Changes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. build-up features on the surface of the Earth
  2. is a rocky terrestrial planet
  3. is a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth
  4. As glaciers move across a landscape, they alter the terrain and carve out unique formations
  5. is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
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  1. processes interactions among plants, animals and the environment
  2. process Natural forces that shape the surface of the earth
  3. range long chains or groups of mountains.
  4. a naturally-formed features on the Earth's surface, often with a recognizable shape like a valley or mountain.
  5. tectonics The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces

10 Clues: is a rocky terrestrial planet • range long chains or groups of mountains. • build-up features on the surface of the Earth • process Natural forces that shape the surface of the earth • tectonics The Earth's surface is cracked into large pieces • processes interactions among plants, animals and the environment • ...

rivers 2023-02-14

rivers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where river meets sea
  2. where two rivers meet
  3. water falling from a height
  4. (wearing away) of their channels and valleys by the water and materials it is carrying (stones and rocks)
  5. movement of water and load particles (silt, sand, stones and rocks)
  6. load particles get deposited on banks
  7. bend of a river
  8. area of high land forming the edge of a river basin
  9. the study of the Earth´s natural features and climates e.g. plate tectonics, river valleys, tropical rainforests
Down
  1. the study of the impacts that human beings have on the planet´s environments, habitats and natural processes
  2. where river flows
  3. a cut off of a river
  4. basin area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
  5. the study of the planet´s man-made features e.g. cities, transport, trade and population change
  6. where a river begins
  7. small river that eventually joins a larger river
  8. fast flowing water over exposed rock from erosion

17 Clues: bend of a river • where river flows • a cut off of a river • where a river begins • where river meets sea • where two rivers meet • water falling from a height • load particles get deposited on banks • small river that eventually joins a larger river • fast flowing water over exposed rock from erosion • area of high land forming the edge of a river basin • ...

Earth's Layers and Drifting Continents 2018-10-15

Earth's Layers and Drifting Continents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 5-80 km thick, top layer.
  2. Spreading New crust is being added and older crust is being pushed outward
  3. Core Solid metal, mostly iron & nickel, 1,200 km thick.
  4. Ridge Sea-Floor Spreading begins here.
  5. These land feature form at a Convergent Boundary.
  6. Valley A deep valley is also called a.
  7. Crust This crust lies beneath the ocean floor.
  8. Drift The continents slowly move about 2 centimeters per year.
  9. Sits on top of the mantle, 100 km thick.
  10. Trench Under water canyons, sea-floor spreading ends here.
  11. Core This is the 3rd layer from the top to the bottom.
  12. 2nd layer of Earth from the top, very hot & solid.
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  1. Boundary The plates are sliding.
  2. These create cracks in the crust.
  3. Boundary The plates are dividing.
  4. The name of the super continent that exited about 300 million years ago.
  5. There are convection currents in this layer.
  6. The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle.
  7. Boundary The plates collide.
  8. Tectonics Slow motion driven by the convection current makes.

20 Clues: 5-80 km thick, top layer. • Boundary The plates collide. • Boundary The plates are sliding. • These create cracks in the crust. • Boundary The plates are dividing. • Ridge Sea-Floor Spreading begins here. • Valley A deep valley is also called a. • Sits on top of the mantle, 100 km thick. • The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle. • ...

Crossword 2023-11-28

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet that is the third in order from the sun
  2. openings where lava comes out of
  3. a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements
  4. a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by crust
  5. large natural elevation of earths surface rising abruptly
  6. a sudden violent shaking of the ground
  7. moving towards each other
  8. study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world
  9. the rigid outer part of the earth
  10. innermost part of the earth
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  1. deformation of the rocks that make up earths crust and the forces that produce such deformation
  2. downward movement of the edge of a plate of earths crust
  3. got fluid or semi fluid material within earths crust
  4. outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  5. moving or extending in different directions from a common point
  6. flat elevated land form that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
  7. to change in composition or structure
  8. atmosphere at a given time and place
  9. an expert in geology
  10. continuous body of salt water

20 Clues: an expert in geology • moving towards each other • innermost part of the earth • continuous body of salt water • openings where lava comes out of • the rigid outer part of the earth • atmosphere at a given time and place • to change in composition or structure • a sudden violent shaking of the ground • outermost shell of a terrestrial planet • ...

Crossword 2 2024-12-07

Crossword 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Location where the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
  2. Another name for the experimental group.
  3. The _________ group contains the independent variable.
  4. North, south, east, and west are called _________.
  5. Location of the largest earthquake in U.S. history.
  6. The name of the eon that we presently live.
  7. The major evidence that supports plate tectonics.
  8. The name of the theory responsible for the initial formation of the Universe.
  9. Principle that shows gaps of time in the rock record.
  10. Reference point for longitude.
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  1. Name of the first condensed form of matter.
  2. Person who presented the theory of Natural Selection.
  3. Location of the largest earthquake of all time.
  4. The ancient landform where all of the continents were connected.
  5. Refers to an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival.
  6. Light-colored igneous rock generally has a ____ composition.
  7. P waves and S waves are two types of _____ waves.
  8. Geologic principle that states that older events are found on the bottom.
  9. Another name for a test in an experiment.
  10. Dating method that defines the order that events occur.
  11. Name of the surface location directly above where an earthquake occurs.

21 Clues: Reference point for longitude. • Another name for the experimental group. • Another name for a test in an experiment. • Name of the first condensed form of matter. • The name of the eon that we presently live. • Location of the largest earthquake of all time. • P waves and S waves are two types of _____ waves. • The major evidence that supports plate tectonics. • ...

Continental Drift 2025-04-01

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The supercontinent once formed by all continents
  2. What causes earthquakes, mountain ranges, and volcanic activity (___ of tectonic plates)
Down
  1. How many years have continents been drifting and moving
  2. Who invented the concept of continental drift (Hint: Last name only)
  3. The continents fit together like a ______ to form the supercontinent
  4. The same pieces of things that were found on different continents
  5. The idea of continental drift laid the base idea for plate _______

7 Clues: The supercontinent once formed by all continents • How many years have continents been drifting and moving • The same pieces of things that were found on different continents • The idea of continental drift laid the base idea for plate _______ • Who invented the concept of continental drift (Hint: Last name only) • ...

Earthquakes 2025-11-02

Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device that records details of earthquakes
  2. a term for the size or extent of something
  3. smaller earthquake that precedes a larger one
  4. series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of a body of water
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  1. the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. The theory of Earth's outer layer broken into large pieces
  3. environment that degrades it from its initial state
  4. smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
  5. Earth's crust along which blocks of rock have moved relative to one another
  6. Vibrations that travel through the Earth's layers

10 Clues: a term for the size or extent of something • A device that records details of earthquakes • smaller earthquake that precedes a larger one • Vibrations that travel through the Earth's layers • environment that degrades it from its initial state • The theory of Earth's outer layer broken into large pieces • ...

Plate Tectonics! 2022-07-05

Plate Tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A study that's focused around something that rhymes with birthcakes
  2. scientist that study magnetism in rocks are called?
  3. What are sliding around on the earths crust?
Down
  1. A kind of heat transfer
  2. Another word for p and s waves

5 Clues: A kind of heat transfer • Another word for p and s waves • What are sliding around on the earths crust? • scientist that study magnetism in rocks are called? • A study that's focused around something that rhymes with birthcakes

volcanoes 2018-10-03

volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. very small fragments of lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanic explosions.
  2. term for a volcano that has erupted thousands of years ago, no possibility of eruption.
  3. a light, porous volcanic rock that forms during explosive eruptions.
  4. volcano steep-sided volcanoes composed of many layers of volcanic rocks, usually made from high-viscosity lava, ash and rock debris.
  5. term for a volcano that has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon.
  6. of fire area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
  7. liquid rock (magma) that flows out of a volcano.
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  1. tectonics The theory that explains process of plate movement that creates friction and causes volcanoes is called?
  2. occurs when pressure builds up.
  3. term for a volcano that has not erupted in a long time, possibility it can erupt in the future.
  4. cones circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single vent that have been blown into the air, cooled and fallen around the vent.
  5. volcano volcanoes shaped like a bowl in the middle with long gentle slopes made by basaltic lava flows.
  6. the liquid rock inside a volcano.

13 Clues: occurs when pressure builds up. • the liquid rock inside a volcano. • liquid rock (magma) that flows out of a volcano. • a light, porous volcanic rock that forms during explosive eruptions. • very small fragments of lava or rock blasted into the air by volcanic explosions. • term for a volcano that has erupted thousands of years ago, no possibility of eruption. • ...

Science thingy 2024-05-03

Science thingy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
  2. The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
  3. Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
  4. A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. It helps make life possible by providing us with air to breathe
  5. When two plates come together, it is known as
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  1. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  2. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  3. A fluid layer about 1,400 miles thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core
  4. The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  5. The solid, outer part of Earth,bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere
  6. The innermost layer of the Earth and is located at the direct center of the Earth below the outer core.
  7. A logarithmic scale used to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes. The scale has no upper limit but usually ranges from 1 to 9.
  8. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

13 Clues: The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • When two plates come together, it is known as • Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates. • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-02-21

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. Super continent
  3. Made up of the crust and tiny bit of the upper mantel, also holds the continents and oceans
  4. A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface
  5. In the upper mantel, directly underneath the lithosphere
  6. A region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  7. A period 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era
  8. A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit
  9. A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
  10. The layer in which we live on
  11. A proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation
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  1. Discover of the continental drift
  2. A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
  3. States that the Earth's outer layer is broken into several large slabs
  4. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. The biggest layer in Earth
  6. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  7. We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour
  8. The core right behind the mantel
  9. The molten fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent

20 Clues: Super continent • The planet we live on • The biggest layer in Earth • The layer in which we live on • The core right behind the mantel • Discover of the continental drift • We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour • A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust • A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • ...

Vocabulary Review (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanos) 2013-06-27

Vocabulary Review (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanos) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma that reaches the earth's surface
  2. a plate boundary where plates slide horizontally
  3. the instrument used to record earthquakes
  4. a plate boundary where plates move toward each other
  5. the fastest seismic wave that goes through everything
  6. the name of the rock material that form during an eruption
  7. a movement of the ground caused by plate movement
  8. magma that is light and has feldspar and silica
  9. the sudden return of rock to its normal shape
  10. the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
  11. areas along a fault where few earthquakes happen
  12. a giant ocean wave that forms from an earthquake or eruption under water
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  1. a large circular crater that forms when all the magma leaves a volcano
  2. an area what is volcanically active but not near a plate boundary
  3. the layer of rock underneath the lithosphere
  4. the exact location of an earthquake inside the earth
  5. a plate boundary where plates move away from each other
  6. magma that is dark and has magnesium and iron
  7. a vent/fissure where gases and magma come out from
  8. the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
  9. the theory that explains continent movement
  10. the upper part of earth's crust
  11. the secondary seismic wave that only goes through solids
  12. the strength of an earthquake (ground motion)
  13. liquid (melted) rock produced inside the earth
  14. the name of the slowest seismic waves that cause the most damage

26 Clues: the upper part of earth's crust • magma that reaches the earth's surface • the instrument used to record earthquakes • the theory that explains continent movement • the layer of rock underneath the lithosphere • the amount of damage caused by an earthquake • magma that is dark and has magnesium and iron • the sudden return of rock to its normal shape • ...

Plate Tectonics: and the Earth's Layers 2013-12-16

Plate Tectonics: and the Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. where one plate ends and another begins
  2. erupt and shoot lava
  3. “sphere” composed of magma
  4. pushes through cracks of crust; plates float on top
  5. plates under land
  6. plates under oceans
  7. makes up the earth's crust; sections of lithosphere
  8. caused when plates shift
  9. made when tectonic plates move together
  10. weather conditions in an area
  11. where plates meet
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  1. center layer of the earth
  2. comes before mantle, outer core, and inner core
  3. layer underneath mantle
  4. where two plates move farther apart
  5. comes out of volcanos
  6. underwater mountain range
  7. deep depression caused by subduction
  8. where two plates move together and collide
  9. when one plate is pushed under another
  10. layer underneath crust

21 Clues: plates under land • where plates meet • plates under oceans • erupt and shoot lava • comes out of volcanos • layer underneath crust • layer underneath mantle • caused when plates shift • center layer of the earth • underwater mountain range • “sphere” composed of magma • weather conditions in an area • where two plates move farther apart • deep depression caused by subduction • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
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  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

Cadeyn B. Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-20

Cadeyn B. Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. hot magma in the Earth moves toward the surface, cools, then sinks again
  2. continental plate converging with continental plate
  3. another word for a fault
  4. caused by transform boundaries
  5. 2 plates that are sliding past each other
  6. formed from Continental-Continental Divergent boundary
  7. oceanic plate converging with oceanic plate
  8. formed from Oceanic-Oceanic Divergent boundary
  9. _______ are found below the ocean
  10. ___________ are found below the continents
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  1. 2 plates moving apart
  2. crust and upper part of the mantle
  3. plastic layer under the lithosphere
  4. pieces of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that have been broken in sections
  5. at every convergent boundary you will get a ________
  6. divergent, transform, convergent
  7. 2 plates colliding
  8. what are volcanoes made of
  9. ________ causes seafloor spreading
  10. _____ and upper mantle make up the lithosphere

20 Clues: 2 plates colliding • 2 plates moving apart • another word for a fault • what are volcanoes made of • caused by transform boundaries • divergent, transform, convergent • _______ are found below the ocean • crust and upper part of the mantle • ________ causes seafloor spreading • plastic layer under the lithosphere • 2 plates that are sliding past each other • ...

Rocks/Plate Tectonics SOL 5.8 VA 2025-02-10

Rocks/Plate Tectonics SOL 5.8 VA crossword puzzle
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  1. Which layer of the Earth is a solid ball of metal?
  2. What kind of plate boundary moves together?
  3. Movement or vibration in Earth caused by the release of stored energy in Earth's outer layer?
  4. Materials that are deposited in new locations
  5. Which is the thinnest layer of the earth
  6. Materials that are moved by wind and water
  7. What kind of plate boundary moves apart?
  8. Type of rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
  9. Breaking down of rocks and other materials on Earth's surface
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  1. The never ending process by which rocks are changed from one type into another
  2. Earth's thermal energy causes _______ of material wswithin Earth.
  3. Plates that slip past each other horizontally are called ______ boundaries
  4. Type of rock that is formed from smaller bits of rock or parts of once living things that have been pressed together
  5. Most earthquakes and volcanos are found at what boundary.
  6. Which layer of the Earth is liquid?
  7. Type of rock that is formed from hot, molten rock material that has cooled and hardened
  8. Can be classified by composition, grain size, textural features, color and presence of fossils
  9. Large, continent size blocks that moved slowly about Earth's surface.
  10. What provides information about life and conditions of the past?
  11. What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

20 Clues: Which layer of the Earth is liquid? • Which is the thinnest layer of the earth • What kind of plate boundary moves apart? • What is the thickest layer of the Earth? • Materials that are moved by wind and water • What kind of plate boundary moves together? • Materials that are deposited in new locations • Which layer of the Earth is a solid ball of metal? • ...

6th grade Chpt 1, Plate Tectonics 2022-09-22

6th grade Chpt 1, Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. one of Wegener’s evidence was that ____ of animals were found on different continents today
  2. Wegener looked at maps and thought the continents could fit together like a jigsaw ____
  3. when subduction occurs, it is because one plate is more ___ than the other
  4. __ ___ ___ can form along a convergent boundary
  5. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move in opposite directions from each other with little up and down movement
  6. this fault is a famous one running through California
  7. the thin outer most layer of the earth- the layer on which we live
  8. Hess showed from drilling samples that the further you get from mid-ocean ridges, the ___ the rock is
  9. this part of the earth is solid nickel and iron
  10. many did not believe Wegener because he couldn’t explain how the continents _____
  11. he proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  12. another of Wegener’s evidence was that ___ tracks have been found in Africa and __ fossils in Antarctica
  13. the crust is broken into pieces called ___ ___
  14. the Theory of Plate Tectonics states that the plates are floating and moving along the ___
  15. the upper part of the mantle
  16. the process of one plate moving down under another because it is more dense
  17. because this is so high, the molten material near the core heats and rises
  18. this part of the earth is liquid nickel and iron
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  1. how closely packed particles are in something
  2. this scientist prosed the idea of sea floor spreading
  3. this can form on land at a divergent boundary
  4. Wegener’s supercontinent was called this
  5. this scientist thought all the continents were once together
  6. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move apart
  7. a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet
  8. in the ocean, at divergent boundaries, this land feature forms
  9. Hess saw ___ ___ at mid-ocean ridge sites, they form when molten material cools quickly in water
  10. any place where there is a crack in the crust
  11. the lower part of the mantle
  12. the layer in the Earth that has the most volume- composed of molten rock
  13. Wegener thought all the continents moved apart in a process called __ __
  14. this, in the mantle, is what is causing the plates to move
  15. if the plate densities are similar along a convergent boundary, the ___ many form as they crush together
  16. this evidence for seafloor spreading shows repeating patterns of earth’s magnetic signature in the rocks
  17. a ___ boundary is where 2 plates come together
  18. this technology uses sound waves to map the ocean floor

36 Clues: the lower part of the mantle • the upper part of the mantle • a ___ ___ is where 2 plates meet • Wegener’s supercontinent was called this • he proposed the Theory of Plate Tectonics • a ___ boundary is where 2 plates move apart • how closely packed particles are in something • this can form on land at a divergent boundary • any place where there is a crack in the crust • ...

Science crossword ting 2017-10-17

Science crossword ting crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  2. formation on the ocean floor that creates land
  3. Process that occurs in the mantle, in it the magma rotates like a conveyor belt
  4. Earths second layer, it’s part of the lithosphere
  5. type of boundary that involves two plates Colliding together
  6. pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust
  7. Theory that plates are moved by convection current in the mantle
  8. Weak spot in the crust where magma has come to surface
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  1. process where land sinks down into the mantle
  2. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  3. formation on the ocean floor that creates faults
  4. type of boundary that involves two plates spreading apart from eachother
  5. Earths middle and bottom layer
  6. first theorized plate tectonics
  7. Theory that continents slowly drift across Earths surface
  8. type of boundary that involves two plates rubbing together
  9. Earths top layer
  10. Areas where Earths crust diverges on land
  11. Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  12. device used to see what the bottom of the ocean looks like

20 Clues: Earths top layer • Earths middle and bottom layer • first theorized plate tectonics • Areas where Earths crust diverges on land • pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust • process where land sinks down into the mantle • formation on the ocean floor that creates land • formation on the ocean floor that creates faults • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • ...

Science crossword ting 2017-10-17

Science crossword ting crossword puzzle
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  1. Weak spot in the crust where magma has come to surface
  2. pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust
  3. formation on the ocean floor that creates faults
  4. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  5. Process that occurs in the mantle, in it the magma rotates like a conveyor belt
  6. device used to see what the bottom of the ocean looks like
  7. first theorized plate tectonics
  8. A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
  9. type of boundary that involves two plates rubbing together
  10. Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
Down
  1. type of boundary that involves two plates Colliding together
  2. Areas where Earths crust diverges on land
  3. Theory that plates are moved by convection current in the mantle
  4. formation on the ocean floor that creates land
  5. type of boundary that involves two plates spreading apart from eachother
  6. Theory that continents slowly drift across Earths surface
  7. process where land sinks down into the mantle
  8. Earths middle and bottom layer
  9. Earths top layer
  10. Earths second layer, it’s part of the lithosphere

20 Clues: Earths top layer • Earths middle and bottom layer • first theorized plate tectonics • Areas where Earths crust diverges on land • pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust • process where land sinks down into the mantle • formation on the ocean floor that creates land • formation on the ocean floor that creates faults • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • ...

PlateTectonics Cross Word Puzzle 2022-05-13

PlateTectonics Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
  2. atom with the same atomic number, different numbers of neutrons
  3. a specialist in the history of the earths recorded in rocks
  4. a large continuous extent of land
  5. relating to or occurring living in or frequenting the ocean
  6. a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
  7. a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
  8. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  9. rigid layer of the earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  10. the organs in a body, collectively
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  1. the movement or study of the movement of earth's crust
  2. the chemistry if the earth's crust
  3. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
  4. the bottom of a sea or ocean
  5. undergo condensation
  6. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  7. use again after processing
  8. molten rock in the earth's crust
  9. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  10. the largest unit of geological time

20 Clues: undergo condensation • use again after processing • the bottom of a sea or ocean • molten rock in the earth's crust • a large continuous extent of land • the chemistry if the earth's crust • a flat mass of ice drifting at sea • the organs in a body, collectively • the largest unit of geological time • relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters • ...

WA State Geography Review 2022-10-17

WA State Geography Review crossword puzzle
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  1. WA has _ geological regions
  2. The ability of a nation to govern itself.
  3. The _ mountain range splits WA into east and west.
  4. is a major industry in WA state and also a primary food source for Native tribes in WA.
  5. The _ mountain range is in NW WA state.
  6. what borders WA to the east?
  7. The name of a tribe in Eastern WA and also the name of one of the largest cities in WA.
  8. _ is the study of landforms and human interactions with the land.
  9. Seattle's geological region is the Puget Sound _.
  10. The US government upheld _ treaties with Native tribes.
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  1. A contract or formal agreement between two or more nations.
  2. WA has _ volcanoes.
  3. What borders WA to the south?
  4. To take care of something
  5. the Native tribe closest to Seattle
  6. What borders WA to the north?
  7. plate _ is the movement of the Earth's crust.
  8. This tribe has territory in southeast WA.
  9. _ is the study of the Earth's solid structure.
  10. The two major rivers in WA are the Columbia and the _.

20 Clues: WA has _ volcanoes. • To take care of something • WA has _ geological regions • what borders WA to the east? • What borders WA to the south? • What borders WA to the north? • the Native tribe closest to Seattle • The _ mountain range is in NW WA state. • The ability of a nation to govern itself. • This tribe has territory in southeast WA. • ...

Plate Tectonics By: Caron St. Jean 2013-04-06

Plate Tectonics By: Caron St. Jean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This forms when two convergent plates fold up the land.
  2. ______ plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
  3. ______ can occur when two transform plate boundaries are active.
  4. Converging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
  5. _______ came up with the theory of Pangaea.
  6. The theory that all of the continents were once one piece of land.
  7. What is it called when two plates converge and one goes under the other?
  8. Diverging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
  9. How many plate boundaries are there?
  10. Sea floor ______ is the cause of magnetic patterns on the ocean floor.
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  1. When the magma gets full due to subduction it creates _____.
  2. The name of ocean plates.
  3. The United States lies on the _____ American plate.
  4. Transform plate boundaries have the pressure of ______.
  5. Two plates that rub against each other in opposite directions are_____ plate boundaries.
  6. Two plates that push against each other are ______plate boundaries.
  7. When two oceanic plates diverge they cause a ______.
  8. The name of land plates.
  9. Two plates that separate from each other are______ plate boundaries.
  10. What happens between plate boundaries?

20 Clues: The name of land plates. • The name of ocean plates. • How many plate boundaries are there? • What happens between plate boundaries? • _______ came up with the theory of Pangaea. • ______ plates are pieces of the lithosphere. • The United States lies on the _____ American plate. • When two oceanic plates diverge they cause a ______. • ...

Plate Tectonics, Erosion, and Geologic Time 2013-10-21

Plate Tectonics, Erosion, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process by which eroded material is dropped
  2. Process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
  3. The theory that explains how large pieces of the outermost layer, called tectonic plates move and change shape
  4. The path that a stream flows through eroded soil and rock
  5. The measure of a change in elevation over a certain distance
  6. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. Pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
  8. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding
  9. The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
  10. A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
  11. A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
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  1. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  2. The amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time
  3. Single landmass that all the continents formed 300 million years ago
  4. An area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
  5. The boundary between land and a body of water
  6. A scale used to divide Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts
  7. The movement of matter due to changes in density; the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter
  8. Materials carried by a stream are called this
  9. An area along a river that forms from sediments deposited when the river overflows its banks

20 Clues: The water that is beneath Earth’s surface • Process by which eroded material is dropped • Pieces that the lithosphere is divided into • The boundary between land and a body of water • Materials carried by a stream are called this • The path that a stream flows through eroded soil and rock • The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
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  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

Plate Tectonics By: Chloe and Jack 2014-01-29

Plate Tectonics By: Chloe and Jack crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occurs on land because of divergent boundaries.
  2. Super Continent 250 million years ago.
  3. Two plates colliding can form these.
  4. Where two oceanic plates move apart.
  5. Two plates sliding past each other.
  6. The movement of the Earth's plates.
  7. Year Alfred Wegener introduced his theory.
  8. Scientists use these in rocks to prove Pangaea.
  9. A ridge where two oceanic plates move apart is called a..
  10. Boundary where two plates are moving in opposite directions.
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  1. A major fault in California.
  2. The USUAL highest number of inches a continent moves every year.
  3. Boundary where two plates collide.
  4. Theory about the moving continents.
  5. Wegener's theory wasn't believed because there was no...
  6. Boundary where two plates are sliding past each other.
  7. How many plates there are.
  8. Continents sit on these.
  9. Trenches occur at this zone.
  10. Fossils found here match up with South American fossils.

20 Clues: Continents sit on these. • How many plates there are. • A major fault in California. • Trenches occur at this zone. • Boundary where two plates collide. • Theory about the moving continents. • Two plates sliding past each other. • The movement of the Earth's plates. • Two plates colliding can form these. • Where two oceanic plates move apart. • ...

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics 2024-02-09

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. when the continents move away from each other
  2. the mechanical property below the lithosphere lower mantle
  3. when a trench is formed and volcanos
  4. when plates pull away from each other
  5. the center of the earth 33%
  6. the theory that Alfred Wegner first thought of but nobody believed him
  7. lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere
  8. when 2 plates are colliding side by side
  9. the innermost layer of the earths mechanical layer
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  1. when 2 plates are pushing on each other causing mountains
  2. the layer of the earth that is solid due to pressure
  3. the thickest layer of the earth 66%
  4. an example of this is the san andreas ______ which is a transform boundary
  5. this happens at the mid Atlantic ridge when new seafloor is made
  6. the part of the earth that is made of liquid
  7. when to plates collide
  8. the thinnest layer of the earth 1%
  9. the earth is _______ up of many things
  10. the outermost mechanical property
  11. they move about 2cm per year

20 Clues: when to plates collide • the center of the earth 33% • they move about 2cm per year • the outermost mechanical property • the thinnest layer of the earth 1% • the thickest layer of the earth 66% • when a trench is formed and volcanos • when plates pull away from each other • the earth is _______ up of many things • lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere • ...

6th Grade Science 2024-09-07

6th Grade Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tectonics the theory explaining the movement of large sections of the Earth’s crust
  2. a type of rock formed by the accumulation of small particles
  3. the layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  4. the breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals through contact with the Earth’s atmosphere
  5. a large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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  1. a mountain or hill that forms when magma reaches the Earth’s surface
  2. an instrument used to measure and record earthquake activity
  3. the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth’s surface by wind or water flow
  4. preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms
  5. molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface

10 Clues: molten rock beneath the Earth’s surface • the layer of gases surrounding the Earth • preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms • an instrument used to measure and record earthquake activity • a type of rock formed by the accumulation of small particles • a mountain or hill that forms when magma reaches the Earth’s surface • ...

Science Vocabulary 2025-02-14

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and one is not affected
  2. The theory of plate _________________ says that continents are constantly moving
  3. A rock that forms when existing rock undergoes intense heat and pressure
  4. These type of fossils are used to relatively date rock layers
  5. ____________ factor is anything that restricts population size
  6. The law of _____________________ says that in an undisturbed rock sequence, the youngest layers are at the bottom
  7. a nutrient that provides insulation for our cells
  8. a nutrient that helps cells grow and repair
  9. a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
Down
  1. a nutrient that provides quick energy
  2. a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
  3. _____________ factors are the living things in an ecosystem
  4. organisms that get their energy from decaying plants and animals
  5. organisms that make their own food for energy
  6. A rock that forms when sediment is compacted
  7. A rock that forms when magma cools and hardens
  8. organisms that get their energy from eating other organisms

17 Clues: a nutrient that provides quick energy • a nutrient that helps cells grow and repair • A rock that forms when sediment is compacted • organisms that make their own food for energy • A rock that forms when magma cools and hardens • a nutrient that provides insulation for our cells • a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-10-03

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An event where 2 or more objects come into violent contact or crash with each other
  2. A supercontinent that existed on earths hundred of millions of years ago
  3. an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth
  4. Something like a rock that has been changed by exposure to heat, pressure and more.
  5. Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust
  6. The center innermost layer of the planet
  7. A theory that Earths continent have drifted across the planets surface
  8. The act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller.
  9. A zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates have moved
  10. Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface
  11. Sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  12. Opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts from beneath the surface forming a mountain shape.
Down
  1. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  2. A geological process where one tectonic plate slides and sinks beneath each other
  3. The geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
  4. Tectonics The scientific theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large plates
  5. Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface
  6. The hard outer layer the earth
  7. A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  8. Process of two or more things moving towards each other forming a whole

20 Clues: The hard outer layer the earth • Sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The center innermost layer of the planet • Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust • Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface • A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface • ...

Joshua's Cross-Word Puzzle 2017-10-02

Joshua's Cross-Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an island sitting on top of a huge molten rock
  2. a device used to measure tremors in the earth
  3. an earthquakes fastest waves
  4. our planet
  5. an island made from a volcano
  6. a form of chemical weathering
  7. an organism that grows on rocks and slowly breaks them apart
  8. the process in which rocks transform into different rocks
  9. this happens to sedimentary rock when pressed together
  10. a layer of solid, unbroken rock that separates soil and rock
  11. Mauna loa is an example of a _______ volcano
  12. rock cooled from magma
  13. this layer of soil is made up of materials such as leaves that keep the surface damp
  14. this plate is a mix of Europe and Asia
  15. the center of an earthquake underground
  16. a shaking of the ground, caused by shifting tectonics plates
  17. a hole in the earth that allows magma to escape by erupting
  18. when a igneous rock solidifies below the earths surface
Down
  1. a rock that changes under intense heat and pressure
  2. this is the largest tectonic plate
  3. the slowest and most powerful earthquake wave
  4. a major fault line in California
  5. this common igneous rock floats on water
  6. the center of an earthquake on the surface
  7. this layer of soil consists of decaying plant and animal matter called humus
  8. crystals found inside of rocks
  9. rock made from tiny particles of sand or rock
  10. this layer of soil consists of chunks of rock and clay
  11. when a igneous rock solidifies above the earths surface
  12. the wearing away of rock

30 Clues: our planet • rock cooled from magma • the wearing away of rock • an earthquakes fastest waves • an island made from a volcano • a form of chemical weathering • crystals found inside of rocks • a major fault line in California • this is the largest tectonic plate • this plate is a mix of Europe and Asia • the center of an earthquake underground • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-10-03

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates have moved
  2. A supercontinent that existed on earths hundred of millions of years ago
  3. of fire A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  4. The hard outer layer the earth
  5. Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface
  6. Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust
  7. Something like a rock that has been changed by exposure to heat, pressure and more.
  8. Tectonics The scientific theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large plates
  9. an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth
  10. Drift A theory that Earths continent have drifted across the planets surface
  11. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
Down
  1. A geological process where one tectonic plate slides and sinks beneath each other
  2. Sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  3. An event where 2 or more objects come into violent contact or crash with each other
  4. Process of two or more things moving towards each other forming a whole
  5. The act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller.
  6. Spreading The geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
  7. Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface
  8. The center innermost layer of the planet
  9. Opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts from beneath the surface forming a mountain shape.

20 Clues: The hard outer layer the earth • Sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The center innermost layer of the planet • Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust • Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface • Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface • an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle by:Katelyn Roberts 2016-04-10

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle by:Katelyn Roberts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary/ 2 plates slip past each other
  2. Tectonics/ Pieces of Earth's Lithosphere are in slow, constant motion driven by convection currents
  3. spreading/ adds new material to the sea floor
  4. discovered sea-floor spreading
  5. process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  6. Drift/ Wegeners idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  7. a fold in the rock that bends upwards
  8. Boundary/ 2 plates come together
  9. amount of space a rock takes up
  10. The point on the surface directly above the point at which the earthquake occurs
  11. a fold in rock that bends downward
  12. Large area of flat land elevated high above sea level
  13. The point beneath Earth' surface at which rock under stress breaks and triggers an earthquake
Down
  1. force that squeezes rock until it folds or breaks
  2. Fracture along Earth in which movement occurs
  3. The shaking and trembling that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface
  4. measurement of earthquake's strength
  5. force that acts on the crust to change its volume or shape
  6. stress that pushes rock in 2 opposite directions
  7. force within Earth that pulls rock apart; often causing rock to break
  8. Boundary/ 2 plates move apart
  9. Super-continent

22 Clues: Super-continent • Boundary/ 2 plates move apart • discovered sea-floor spreading • amount of space a rock takes up • Boundary/ 2 plates come together • a fold in rock that bends downward • measurement of earthquake's strength • a fold in the rock that bends upwards • Boundary/ 2 plates slip past each other • Fracture along Earth in which movement occurs • ...

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle 2021-06-03

Plate Tectonics and the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary a place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions
  2. Rocks forming due to heat and pressure
  3. One plate going under another plate
  4. Rock Formed from compaction and cementation of sediments
  5. crust the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  6. Rock Formed from the crystallization of magma
  7. The breaking down of rocks
  8. The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
  9. The process of moving broken rock (sediment) from one place to another
  10. Going in different directions
  11. The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  12. an important part of something, a characteristic
  13. A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic material
  14. Earth's outermost layer.
  15. crust thinner, more dense, younger crust making ocean floor
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  1. Valley A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart
  2. ridge The longest underwater mountain chain in the world.
  3. Includes sand, pebbles, bones, and shells
  4. A break in the earth's crust
  5. coming together
  6. drift The hypothesis that the continents slowly move across Earth's surface.
  7. tectonic A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
  8. one thickness above or between other thicknesses
  9. Center of the earth
  10. proof
  11. Layers found in sedimentary rock
  12. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  13. Being forced to the surface
  14. Cycle The process in which rocks undergo change
  15. Rock Formed from heat and pressure
  16. A deep, steep-sided canyon in the ocean floor.

31 Clues: proof • coming together • Center of the earth • Earth's outermost layer. • The breaking down of rocks • Being forced to the surface • A break in the earth's crust • Going in different directions • Layers found in sedimentary rock • Rock Formed from heat and pressure • One plate going under another plate • Rocks forming due to heat and pressure • ...

6.4 Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling 2 2024-12-01

6.4 Plate Tectonics & Rock Cycling 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. matter in a sample and its volume
  2. formed when magma or lava cools
  3. is formed by layers or beds of rock being bent or folded.
  4. when water, ice, acids, salts, plants, animals, and/or temperature changes
  5. to build up
  6. when thermal energy is transferred
  7. the circular movement of fluid
  8. down or dissolve
  9. motion of particles in a substance
  10. the relationship
  11. formed when heat and pressure change the original rock into a completely new rock
  12. crust
Down
  1. crack in the
  2. the amount
  3. sediment is moved from one place to another
  4. to cause damage or to destroy
  5. geologic structure
  6. and minerals
  7. a series of processes that create and transform
  8. lithosphere that occurs between two pieces of rock
  9. particle
  10. rocks that are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
  11. types of rocks in

23 Clues: crust • particle • the amount • to build up • crack in the • and minerals • down or dissolve • the relationship • types of rocks in • geologic structure • to cause damage or to destroy • the circular movement of fluid • formed when magma or lava cools • matter in a sample and its volume • when thermal energy is transferred • motion of particles in a substance • ...

Tectonic plates 2023-02-20

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the process of creating new oceanic crust
  2. type of plate boundary where two plates collide
  3. operation needing consent for tin tectonic plate
  4. layer of earth with the lowest temperature
  5. type of plate boundary where two plates separate or move aparte
  6. Earth thickest layer
  7. tectonic slab
  8. these form under water at most convergent boundaries
  9. this is a type of heat transfer some scientist believe these are occurring in the mantle and moving the tectonic plate
  10. result of tectonic plate movement
Down
  1. the…valley was caused by the separation of the African and Arabian tectonic plate{5,4}
  2. crack or joint between tectonic plates along which earthquakes
  3. layer of earth that is composed of Fe & Ni and is liquid
  4. this forms on land at divergent plate boundaries is a great one in Eastern Africa
  5. scientific study of earthquakes and tectonic movement
  6. upheaval caused by the collision of tectonic plate
  7. these are formed under water at divergent boundaries they are areas where new ocean crust if formed
  8. tectonic plate jumped suddenly
  9. tectonic plate material
  10. moved as tectonic plates

20 Clues: tectonic slab • Earth thickest layer • tectonic plate material • moved as tectonic plates • tectonic plate jumped suddenly • result of tectonic plate movement • layer of earth with the lowest temperature • type of plate boundary where two plates collide • operation needing consent for tin tectonic plate • this is the process of creating new oceanic crust • ...

Grade 9 Geography 2025-10-27

Grade 9 Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Weather typically refers to temperature and ____________.
  2. Scientists use these as an example of proof supporting the concept of plate tectonics.
  3. The “________” projection enlarges countries which are far away from the equator but is good for navigation.
  4. The Great Lakes were formed by ________.
  5. This landform region covers a great deal of Canada’s area - more than any of the others.
  6. Plates that are moving away from each other are called _________.
  7. “How was the land or place physically formed?” is an example of what geographic guiding question?
  8. The further away you get from the equator, the ______ it gets.
  9. Spatial significance, patterns and trends, interrelationships and geographic perspectives are examples of _________ ____________ ________.
  10. “What’s the location?” and “what do you see?” fit under what geographic guiding question?
  11. The O in LOWERN stands for…
  12. What changes happen over time & what happens over and over again are parts of what geographic thinking concept?
Down
  1. The version of plate tectonics that results in really really high mountains.
  2. A word for an individual who has a vested interest in a situation/place/product who’s job it is to influence government policy.
  3. What is the capital of Nunavut?
  4. The side of the mountain which receives no rain (because it usually falls on the windward side) can be described as a ___ ______.
  5. The R in LOWERN stands for…
  6. A geographic thinking concept which can be explained as: “making connections between the events of factors that give a location its characteristics”, or “how does it all fit together?”
  7. The rocks which glacier pick up and bring with them is called _______.
  8. A word which is used to describe all of the H2O on planet earth.
  9. Plates that slide against each other are referred to as _________.
  10. This word describes climates in places next to oceans.
  11. Word that describes when a glacier scrapes the walls of a mountain creating a u or v shape.
  12. The word for the climate region just north of the boreal.
  13. Water affects the climate of the land close to it because water is an excellent _________.
  14. The “_____ _____” shows countries at the correct size, but with a distorted shape.
  15. ACRONYM for factors which influence climate.
  16. “Why care?” (a geographic guiding question) primarily examines ____________.
  17. This climate zone is the biggest - covering much of Canada’s land mass.
  18. A detail that must be on every map.
  19. There is always a compromise when representing the globe on a 2D surface because it is a ______.

31 Clues: The R in LOWERN stands for… • The O in LOWERN stands for… • What is the capital of Nunavut? • A detail that must be on every map. • The Great Lakes were formed by ________. • ACRONYM for factors which influence climate. • This word describes climates in places next to oceans. • Weather typically refers to temperature and ____________. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-10-03

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Divergent: Plates pull apart creating new crust
  2. A supercontinent that existed on earths hundred of millions of years ago
  3. A geological process where one tectonic plate slides and sinks beneath each other
  4. Drift: A theory that Earths continent have drifted across the planets surface
  5. an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth
  6. Process of two or more things moving towards each other forming a whole
  7. The act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller.
  8. Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface
  9. Sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  10. Something like a rock that has been changed by exposure to heat, pressure and more.
  11. Opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts from beneath the surface forming a mountain shape.
  12. The hard outer layer the earth
  13. Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface
Down
  1. A zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates have moved
  2. of fire: A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  3. Tectonics: The scientific theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large plates
  4. Spreading: The geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
  5. The center innermost layer of the planet
  6. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  7. An event where 2 or more objects come into violent contact or crash with each other

20 Clues: The hard outer layer the earth • Sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The center innermost layer of the planet • Divergent: Plates pull apart creating new crust • Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface • Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface • of fire: A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • ...

Nail Anatomy, Diseases and Disorders Crossword 2021-01-23

Nail Anatomy, Diseases and Disorders Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. visible depressions running across the width of the natural nail plate
  2. living skin around the nail plate splits or tears
  3. nail __________ can beautify the bitten nail
  4. the nail plate is the most ______ and functional of the nail
  5. another name for the nail groove
  6. hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the nail bed
  7. attach the nail bed and martix bed to underlying bone
  8. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  9. area where the nail plate cells are formed
  10. green, yellow, or black discoloration on a nail bed due to bacterial infection
  11. dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
  12. lifting of the nail plate from the bed without shedding
Down
  1. if you cut deeply into the eponychium,it will____
  2. living skin bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
  3. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate
  4. if a hangnail is ________, refer client to a physician
  5. living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
  6. also known as bitten nails; the habit of chewing the nail or hardened, damged skin surrounding the nail plate
  7. affects the surface of the natural nail plate causing tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
  8. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge

20 Clues: another name for the nail groove • area where the nail plate cells are formed • nail __________ can beautify the bitten nail • if you cut deeply into the eponychium,it will____ • living skin around the nail plate splits or tears • folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate • attach the nail bed and martix bed to underlying bone • ...

Landforms 2023-01-23

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of melted iron and nickel
  2. Causes Earthquakes also called slip and slide boundary's
  3. wegener Proposed the idea that continents sat on large crustal plates
  4. An example is Lemonade
  5. most form on ocean floors, causing magma to rise up, cool and form ridges
  6. An example is Salt and pepper
  7. Cooling magma becomes rock
  8. Is most commonly found in sedimentary rock sedimentary Rock made by sediment under immense pressure metamorphic Rock made by heat, pressure, and mineral rich liquids
Down
  1. Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here
  2. This is where the rocks moved by erosion is deposited
  3. these happen when two plates push against each other
  4. This prosses breaks down rocks
  5. Earths first layer innercore iron and nickel thought to be solid because of pressure
  6. Causes mountains on land
  7. tectonics The scientific theory that Earth’s crust is divided up into massive plates that float on top of the mantle and can move around
  8. This prosses moves broken down rocks
  9. the thickest layer

17 Clues: the thickest layer • An example is Lemonade • Causes mountains on land • Cooling magma becomes rock • An example is Salt and pepper • This prosses breaks down rocks • Layer of melted iron and nickel • This prosses moves broken down rocks • Most earthquakes and volcanoes are here • these happen when two plates push against each other • ...

Tectonic Plates 2025-10-03

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonics The scientific theory that the Earth's outer shell is broken into large plates
  2. A zone of fractures in the Earth's crust where tectonic plates have moved
  3. Process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid such as air or water.
  4. An event where 2 or more objects come into violent contact or crash with each other
  5. A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean
  6. Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust
  7. A supercontinent that existed on earths hundred of millions of years ago
  8. an area of unusually hot mantle material located deep within the Earth
Down
  1. Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface
  2. Drift A theory that Earths continent have drifted across the planets surface
  3. Something like a rock that has been changed by exposure to heat, pressure and more.
  4. A geological process where one tectonic plate slides and sinks beneath each other
  5. The act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller.
  6. The center innermost layer of the planet
  7. Process of two or more things moving towards each other forming a whole
  8. Sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  9. Opening in the Earth's crust where magma erupts from beneath the surface forming a mountain shape.
  10. Spreading The geological process where new oceanic crust is formed at mid ocean ridges as tectonic plates pull apart.
  11. Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface
  12. The hard outer layer the earth

20 Clues: The hard outer layer the earth • Sudden violent shaking of the ground. • The center innermost layer of the planet • Divergent Plates pull apart creating new crust • Molten rock that erupts and flows on earth's surface • A string of volcanoes or earthquakes around the Pacific Ocean • Extremely hot molten rock that is found beneath earth's surface • ...

Are you a Tectonicologist? 2013-04-10

Are you a Tectonicologist? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of plate boundary slides past one another?
  2. What is made on the ocean floor that has land features of ocean ridges, and deep sea trenches?
  3. What happens when a denser plate slides under a less dense plate?
  4. Who proposed the idea of continental drift?
  5. What do we call the land that was one big continent?
  6. What plate has South America in it?
  7. What plate has Europe in it?
  8. What type of plate bondary made the Himalayan Mountains?
  9. What is the name of the biggest plate?
Down
  1. A convergent plate boundary can make a volcanic arcs, mountain ranges, and ________.
  2. Who discovered that the sea floor is spreading?
  3. What is the name of the plate that has Africa in it?
  4. What plate has North America in it?
  5. What is the name of the Earth's layer that is semi-solid, and has the plates float on it?
  6. Where is the San Andreas Fault line? ______ America.
  7. In every type of plate boundary what can be caused by all of the boudaries?
  8. What is the name of the volcano that erupted in Washington State on May 18th?
  9. What is the name of the smallest plate?
  10. What type of plate boundary is the Mid-Atlantic ridge?
  11. What is made by a convergent boundary, and spews lava at the top?

20 Clues: What plate has Europe in it? • What plate has North America in it? • What plate has South America in it? • What is the name of the biggest plate? • What is the name of the smallest plate? • Who proposed the idea of continental drift? • Who discovered that the sea floor is spreading? • What type of plate boundary slides past one another? • ...

Plate Motion 2025-03-10

Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, causing friction that can lead to earthquakes, such as the San Andreas Fault.
  2. The scientific theory that describes the large-scale movement of Earth's crust, which is divided into tectonic plates that float on the semi-fluid mantle.
  3. The theory that continentsts shift over time gradually
  4. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide or move toward each other, which can result in mountain building, volcanic activity, or earthquakes.
Down
  1. The thin, outermost layer of Earth, composed of solid rock, that forms the continents and ocean floors, and is divided into tectonic plates.
  2. The movement of tectonic plates caused by forces such as mantle convection, gravity, and slab pull, influencing geological activity like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
  3. A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, often leading to the formation of new crust, such as at mid-ocean ridges.
  4. The circular movement of fluid (such as molten rock in the mantle) caused by differences in temperature and density, which drives the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. The thick layer of Earth located below the crust, made of semi-solid rock that flows slowly over geological time, playing a crucial role in the movement of tectonic plates.
  6. A supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, consisting of all Earth's landmasses joined together before they drifted apart due to plate tectonics.

10 Clues: The theory that continentsts shift over time gradually • The thin, outermost layer of Earth, composed of solid rock, that forms the continents and ocean floors, and is divided into tectonic plates. • A tectonic plate boundary where two plates move away from each other, often leading to the formation of new crust, such as at mid-ocean ridges. • ...

earth 2024-04-12

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

9 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction. • rock formed when lava or magma cools or hardens. • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves. • a group of the same species living in the same place. • extinction events that occur over a longer time period. • hot material rises, cooler materials sink.it drives plate tectonics • ...

Vocab 2025-10-03

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  2. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  3. Resource A resource that is running out with not much supply
  4. Process Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
Down
  1. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
  2. Unable to renew
  3. Able to renew
  4. Recourse A Recourse that is not man made but natural
  5. Resource A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

9 Clues: Able to renew • Unable to renew • The sum of all living matter on Earth • Recourse A Recourse that is not man made but natural • Resource A resource that is running out with not much supply • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity • Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. located directly below the crust
  2. the way earths plates move
  3. the crust that holds the oceans
  4. movement of the continents
  5. the sphere that holds our continents and oceans
  6. a scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
  7. the planet that we live on
  8. super continent
  9. the layer of the earth we live on
  10. an extremely hot solid sphere at the center of the earth
  11. when two plates run into each other
  12. mount Everest is a ________
Down
  1. is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
  2. the zone when the old oceanic crust goes back into the mantel
  3. when two plates go away from each other
  4. a zone in the upper mantel directly below the lithosphere
  5. they hold the continents and oceans
  6. holds the continents
  7. mostly made out of iron and nickel just before the inner core
  8. when two plates rub up against each other

20 Clues: super continent • holds the continents • the way earths plates move • movement of the continents • the planet that we live on • mount Everest is a ________ • the crust that holds the oceans • located directly below the crust • the layer of the earth we live on • they hold the continents and oceans • when two plates run into each other • when two plates go away from each other • ...

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics 2024-02-09

carters crossword puzzle on plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the continents move away from each other
  2. the mechanical property below the lithosphere lower mantle
  3. when a trench is formed and volcanos
  4. when plates pull away from each other
  5. the center of the earth 33%
  6. the theory that Alfred Wegner first thought of but nobody believed him
  7. lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere
  8. when 2 plates are colliding side by side
  9. the innermost layer of the earths mechanical layer
Down
  1. when 2 plates are pushing on each other causing mountains
  2. the layer of the earth that is solid due to pressure
  3. the thickest layer of the earth 66%
  4. an example of this is the san andreas ______ which is a transform boundary
  5. this happens at the mid Atlantic ridge when new seafloor is made
  6. the part of the earth that is made of liquid
  7. when to plates collide
  8. the thinnest layer of the earth 1%
  9. the earth is _______ up of many things
  10. the outermost mechanical property
  11. they move about 2cm per year

20 Clues: when to plates collide • the center of the earth 33% • they move about 2cm per year • the outermost mechanical property • the thinnest layer of the earth 1% • the thickest layer of the earth 66% • when a trench is formed and volcanos • when plates pull away from each other • the earth is _______ up of many things • lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere • ...

6th grade Topic 4 Plate Tectonics 2024-12-08

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

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

6th Grade Topic 8: Plate Tectonics 2025-03-24

6th Grade Topic 8: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge an underwater mountain range formed by the movement of Earth's tectonic plates.
  2. trench a deep, narrow valley on the ocean floor formed where a tectonic plate is being pushed underneath another plate during subduction.
  3. when one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the Earth's mantle. It can create deep-sea trenches and cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
  4. Where two tectonic plates meet.
  5. spreading new ocean floor is made at mid-ocean ridges
  6. boundary where two tectonic plates move toward each other. This can create mountains, volcanoes, and deep ocean trenches.
  7. Deep-sea feature formed by subduction.
  8. a force that acts on rocks in Earth's crust, causing them to change shape or break.
  9. is no longer exists or is completely gone
  10. a mountain or opening in Earth's crust where melted rock, ash, and gases can escape.
  11. Mid-ocean feature indicating plate movement.
  12. When magma reaches the surface.
Down
  1. a type of stress that squeezes rocks together. It can make rocks fold or break, like pressing two sides of a sponge toward each other.
  2. molten material beneath Earth's surface.
  3. boundary a place where two tectonic plates are moving away from each other. As they separate, magma rises from below, creating new ocean floor.
  4. Supercontinent when all land was fused.
  5. Sudden movement due to plate stress.
  6. Remains of organisms found on separate continents.
  7. a break in Earth's crust.
  8. a type of stress that stretches rocks apart. It makes rocks thinner in the middle, like pulling on a piece of gum until it stretches out.
  9. measures the strength or size of an earthquake. It's like a rating that tells us how much energy was released during the quake.
  10. Large sea wave triggered by undersea earthquakes.
  11. spot area deep inside the Earth where magma (melted rock) rises up through the crust to the surface.
  12. boundaries where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally. This side-by-side movement can cause earthquakes.
  13. a type of stress that pushes rocks in opposite, sideways directions. It's like rubbing your hands together — the rocks can slide past each other and even break.
  14. Landform created by eruptions.
  15. "asleep" or "inactive."

27 Clues: "asleep" or "inactive." • a break in Earth's crust. • Landform created by eruptions. • Where two tectonic plates meet. • When magma reaches the surface. • Sudden movement due to plate stress. • Deep-sea feature formed by subduction. • Supercontinent when all land was fused. • molten material beneath Earth's surface. • is no longer exists or is completely gone • ...

Earth's Plates Crossword 2021-02-12

Earth's Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Huge pieces pf the crust and uppermost mantle (lithosphere) that float on the asthenosphere
  2. The place where two different plates have contact
  3. Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the asthenosphere
  4. The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart
  5. The boundary between two plates that SLIDE PAST each other
  6. The scientist who established the theory of plate tectonics, continental drift, and pangaea
Down
  1. The boundary between two plates moving TOWARD each other
  2. The boundary between two plates moving AWAY from each other
  3. A super continent that existed long, long ago

9 Clues: A super continent that existed long, long ago • The place where two different plates have contact • The boundary between two plates moving TOWARD each other • The boundary between two plates that SLIDE PAST each other • The boundary between two plates moving AWAY from each other • The theory that continents were once connected but have drifted apart • ...

Plate Tectonics 2014-12-15

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Range
  2. Has a flat top and located in southern Nye County, Nevada
  3. A large area with trees and plants lots of them are located in U.S
Down
  1. Has sloping sides and located in Monument Valley, Arizona
  2. Erupts lava and located in Hawaii

5 Clues: Range • Erupts lava and located in Hawaii • Has sloping sides and located in Monument Valley, Arizona • Has a flat top and located in southern Nye County, Nevada • A large area with trees and plants lots of them are located in U.S

Plate Tectonics 2021-03-26

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates sliding past each other
  2. Plates moving away from each other
  3. This is caused by seafloor spreading where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. Plates moving towards each other
  2. when two plates hit one another, it can cause this event.

5 Clues: Plates sliding past each other • Plates moving towards each other • Plates moving away from each other • when two plates hit one another, it can cause this event. • This is caused by seafloor spreading where two plates move away from each other

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ridge An underwater mountain range
  2. spreading
Down
  1. Wegener's idea that the plates move slowly over time
  2. The supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago
  3. Any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock

5 Clues: spreading • ridge An underwater mountain range • Any trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock • Wegener's idea that the plates move slowly over time • The supercontinent that existed 300 million years ago

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent
  2. A type of valley
  3. hot rocks
Down
  1. when magma hits the ground
  2. when two plates hit each

5 Clues: hot rocks • supercontinent • A type of valley • when two plates hit each • when magma hits the ground

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supercontinent
  2. A type of valley
  3. hot rocks
Down
  1. when magma hits the ground
  2. when two plates hit each

5 Clues: hot rocks • supercontinent • A type of valley • when two plates hit each • when magma hits the ground

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the collision of two plates.
  2. when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate
  3. two plates that are sliding past eachother.
Down
  1. a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements.
  2. two plates that move apart or rift.

5 Clues: the collision of two plates. • two plates that move apart or rift. • two plates that are sliding past eachother. • a scientific theory that explains the earth's continental movements. • when a more dense oceanic plate slides under a less dense continental plate

Plate Tectonics 2021-11-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is molten rock
  2. two tectonic plates moving away
Down
  1. Two plates slide past eachother
  2. occurs at divergent boundary
  3. two tectonic plates coming together

5 Clues: Is molten rock • occurs at divergent boundary • Two plates slide past eachother • two tectonic plates moving away • two tectonic plates coming together

Plate Tectonics 2021-12-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a liquid layer of iron and nickel
  2. ground vibration naturally from earth
  3. a solid mass of iron and nickel
Down
  1. type of boundary between 2 colliding plates
  2. a round blue and green globe

5 Clues: a round blue and green globe • a solid mass of iron and nickel • a liquid layer of iron and nickel • ground vibration naturally from earth • type of boundary between 2 colliding plates

Plate Tectonics 2025-02-11

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plate tectonics 2024-09-12

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates that move away from each other
  2. a molten rock that comes out of a volcano
  3. the thing that forms after the plates move away
Down
  1. plates that come together
  2. plates that rub against each other

5 Clues: plates that come together • plates that rub against each other • plates that move away from each other • a molten rock that comes out of a volcano • the thing that forms after the plates move away

plate tectonics 2024-11-19

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it starts with a T
  2. the animal that is on our agendas
Down
  1. they are on the earth and have plates under them
  2. the thing we are learning slay
  3. I dont know slay

5 Clues: I dont know slay • it starts with a T • the thing we are learning slay • the animal that is on our agendas • they are on the earth and have plates under them

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-02-21

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. Super continent
  3. Made up of the crust and tiny bit of the upper mantel, also holds the continents and oceans
  4. A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface
  5. In the upper mantel, directly underneath the lithosphere
  6. A region of space near a magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle in which a magnetic force acts on any other magnet, electric current, or moving charged particle.
  7. A period 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era
  8. A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit
  9. A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
  10. The layer in which we live on
  11. A proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation
Down
  1. Discover of the continental drift
  2. A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
  3. States that the Earth's outer layer is broken into several large slabs
  4. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
  5. The biggest layer in Earth
  6. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
  7. We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour
  8. The core right behind the mantel
  9. The molten fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent

20 Clues: Super continent • The planet we live on • The biggest layer in Earth • The layer in which we live on • The core right behind the mantel • Discover of the continental drift • We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour • A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust • A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust • ...

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-03-04

The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what mount Everest is
  2. when two plates go away from each other
  3. super continent
  4. the zone when the old oceanic crust goes back into the mantle
  5. the sphere that holds the continents and ocean
  6. the planet we live on
  7. the shifting of earths plates
  8. the hottest layer of earth
  9. the sphere beneath the lithosphere
  10. the biggest layer of earth
Down
  1. mount st.helen erupted that makes it a _______
  2. the layer before the inner core
  3. when two plates rub up against each other
  4. the crust of the ocean
  5. the crust under the continents
  6. is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust
  7. the layer of earth we live on
  8. when two plates run into each other
  9. a scientist who came up with the idea of continental drift
  10. drift the movement of the continents over the lithosphere

20 Clues: super continent • what mount Everest is • the planet we live on • the crust of the ocean • the hottest layer of earth • the biggest layer of earth • the layer of earth we live on • the shifting of earths plates • the crust under the continents • the layer before the inner core • the sphere beneath the lithosphere • when two plates run into each other • ...

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time 2013-10-23

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
  2. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
  3. the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
  4. the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
  5. the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
  6. the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
  7. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
  8. removal from an office or position.
  9. Drift the very gradual movement of continents across the Earth's surface as a result of the movement of the plates that they lie on
  10. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
Down
  1. noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
  2. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
  3. noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
  4. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
  5. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
  6. a crack on or below the Earth's surface
  7. a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
  8. the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
  9. the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
  10. The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction.

20 Clues: removal from an office or position. • the Mesozoic Era or group of systems • the Cenozoic Era or group of systems. • the Paleozoic Era or group of systems • a crack on or below the Earth's surface • To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion • the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc • ...

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword 2021-10-17

Chapter 6 Plate Tectonics Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A device that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the seafloor.
  2. A field produced by a magnetic object that exerts a force on other magnetic materials or moving electrical charges.
  3. Primary waves; arrive first at a seismograph
  4. A line of volcanoes on a continent resulting from subduction beneath the continent.
  5. The cycle in which the continents join into one supercontinent and then move apart to join together at the other side of the planet as another supercontinent.
  6. The innermost, densest layer of a celestial body
  7. An instrument that measures the magnetic field intensity.
  8. A magnetic mineral that takes on Earth's magnetic polarity as it crystallizes.
  9. The layer of solid, brittle rock that makes up the Earth's surface; the crust and the uppermost mantle.
  10. The movement of material due to differences in temperature.
  11. A deep gash in the seafloor; the deepest places on Earth.
  12. The rocky outer layer of the Earth's surface.
  13. Secondary waves; arrive second at a seismograph.
  14. A circular pattern of warm material rising and cool material sinking.
  15. A divergent plate boundary that breaks up a continent.
  16. An enormous body of granitic rock.
  17. The path on the globe showing where the magnetic pole appeared to move over time.
  18. Fragments of planetary bodies such as moons, planets, asteroids, and comets that strike Earth.
  19. Very flat areas that make up most of the ocean floor
  20. A location where two lithospheric plates come together.
  21. The area where two lithospheric plates come together and one sinks beneath the other.
  22. A location where two lithospheric plates spread apart.
  23. The crust that makes up the continents; thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Down
  1. The crust that underlies the oceans; thinner and denser than continental crust.
  2. A location where two plates come together.
  3. The theory that the Earth's surface is divided into lithospheric plates that move on the planet's surface.
  4. The type of plate boundary where two plates slide past one another.
  5. Also called earthquake waves. Seismic waves transport the energy released during an earthquake. Seismic waves give scientists information on Earth's interior.
  6. An earthquake fault; one plate slides past another.
  7. The early 20th century hypothesis that the continents move about on Earth's surface.
  8. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of the earthquake.
  9. The process in which energy moves from a location of higher temperature to a location of lower temperature as heat.
  10. The direction of the Earth's magnetic field.
  11. The mechanism for moving continents. The formation of new seafloor at spreading ridges pushes lithospheric plates on the Earth's surface.
  12. A slab of Earth's lithosphere that can move around on the planet's surface.
  13. The sinking of one lithospheric plate beneath another.
  14. A line of ocean island volcanoes resulting from subduction beneath oceanic lithosphere.
  15. Geologic activity that takes place away from plate boundaries.
  16. A plume of hot material that rises through the mantle and can cause volcanoes.
  17. The middle layer of the Earth; made of hot rock that circulates by convection.

40 Clues: An enormous body of granitic rock. • A location where two plates come together. • Primary waves; arrive first at a seismograph • The direction of the Earth's magnetic field. • The rocky outer layer of the Earth's surface. • The innermost, densest layer of a celestial body • Secondary waves; arrive second at a seismograph. • ...

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics 2019-10-16

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freshwater reptile fossils found in South America and Africa
  2. rocks formed when molten lava hardens quickly after an eruption underwater
  3. continents moving slowly across Earths surface
  4. mirrored pattern on both of the sides of the mid-ocean ridge that spread apart
  5. any trace of an ancient living organism that's preserved in rock
  6. plates colliding into one another
  7. oceanic crust bending downward allowing part of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle
  8. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to continental takes place
  9. plates moving away from one another
  10. ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  11. fern like fossil found in South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia
  12. plates sliding past one another
  13. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to oceanic takes place
  14. device that used waves to measure distance to an object
Down
  1. seams forming mountain ranges that rise up from the ocean floor
  2. famous examples of a transform boundary
  3. scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea
  4. adding materials to the ocean floor forming a crack in the ocean
  5. freshwater reptile fossils found in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and India
  6. name of the super continent

20 Clues: name of the super continent • plates sliding past one another • plates colliding into one another • plates moving away from one another • famous examples of a transform boundary • scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea • continents moving slowly across Earths surface • device that used waves to measure distance to an object • ...

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics 2019-10-14

Sea Floor Spreading and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea
  2. rocks formed when molten lava hardens quickly after an eruption underwater
  3. freshwater reptile fossils found in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and India
  4. plates moving away from one another
  5. name of the super continent
  6. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to continental takes place
  7. famous examples of a transform boundary
  8. mirrored pattern on both of the sides of the mid-ocean ridge that spread apart
  9. oceanic crust bending downward allowing part of the ocean floor to sink back into the mantle
  10. freshwater reptile fossils found in South America and Africa
Down
  1. ocean floor sinking beneath a deep ocean trench and back into the mantle
  2. fern like fossil found in South America, Africa, India, Antarctica, and Australia
  3. occurs when the divergent boundary of continental to oceanic takes place
  4. plates sliding past one another
  5. plates colliding into one another
  6. adding materials to the ocean floor forming a crack in the ocean
  7. seams forming mountain ranges that rise up from the ocean floor
  8. continents moving slowly across Earths surface
  9. device that used waves to measure distance to an object
  10. any trace of an ancient living organism that's preserved in rock

20 Clues: name of the super continent • plates sliding past one another • plates colliding into one another • plates moving away from one another • famous examples of a transform boundary • scientist who names the large landmass Pangaea • continents moving slowly across Earths surface • device that used waves to measure distance to an object • ...

8.9 A Vocabulary-Plate Tectonics/Topography 2023-02-03

8.9 A Vocabulary-Plate Tectonics/Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. physical features of Earth's surface
  2. the study of different types of Earth science, can be inside out outside Earth, atmosphere, weather, and more
  3. thicker line on topography maps, usually every 5th contour line
  4. Tectonic plate that are under land masses
  5. study of shape on Earth's surface and its physical features, includes their elevations
  6. Tectonic Plates that are at the sea floor, not under land
  7. Circular movement in the asthenosphere that moves the lithosphere, causing transform, convection, and diverging
  8. process where water, ice wind, or gravity takes and moves sediments
  9. huge pieces of lithosphere slowing moving on the asthenosphere, consisting of crusts and the uppermost part of the mantle
  10. A mountain system in the seafloor caused by divergent boundaries
  11. mechanical/chemical process that breaks sediment into smaller pieces
  12. Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
Down
  1. 2nd theory describing the history of Earth's surface, saying the lithosphere is divided into plates that are ontop of the asthenosphere moving, developed by Dan McKenzie
  2. the 1st theory describing history of Earth's surface saying that all the continents were once joined together as a supercontinent and drifted apart, deeloped by Alfred Wegener
  3. distance above the sea level
  4. difference in the elevation on topography maps between two contour lines
  5. line on a topographic map connecting to points with same elevation, showing shape of landforms
  6. images or photos of certain areas on Earth taken from space
  7. a map showing elevation and shapes of the surface using contour lines
  8. fragments of weathered sediment that was eroded and placed into a new place by wind, water, ice, or gravity

20 Clues: distance above the sea level • physical features of Earth's surface • Tectonic plate that are under land masses • Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • Tectonic Plates that are at the sea floor, not under land • images or photos of certain areas on Earth taken from space • thicker line on topography maps, usually every 5th contour line • ...

Plate tectonics 2012-09-11

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents once together
  2. is broken into 7 large pieces called plates
Down
  1. lithosphere moves over semi molten
  2. tectonics the theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen plates
  3. waves gives clues about the Earth's interior

5 Clues: continents once together • lithosphere moves over semi molten • is broken into 7 large pieces called plates • waves gives clues about the Earth's interior • tectonics the theory that the outer rigid layer of the earth is divided into a couple of dozen plates

Plate Tectonics 2020-02-01

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a section of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that floats on the soft, hot rock of the mantle
  2. a very deep, wide valley that forms on the ocean floor at a subduction zone
  3. a break in the Earth’s crust
Down
  1. the slow up-and-down movement of the hot, soft rock within the Earth’s mantle
  2. a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other

5 Clues: a break in the Earth’s crust • a deep valley that forms when plates move away from each other • a very deep, wide valley that forms on the ocean floor at a subduction zone • the slow up-and-down movement of the hot, soft rock within the Earth’s mantle • a section of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle that floats on the soft, hot rock of the mantle

Plate Tectonics 2021-04-30

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock
  2. boundary When two plates overlap
Down
  1. boundary two plates moving the opposite direction
  2. boundary two plates grinding past each other
  3. a crack, break, or gap

5 Clues: Molten rock • a crack, break, or gap • boundary When two plates overlap • boundary two plates grinding past each other • boundary two plates moving the opposite direction

plate tectonics 2021-04-22

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock
  2. two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap
Down
  1. there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite direction
  2. when two plate slide past each other
  3. when something moves away from something creating a rift

5 Clues: molten rock • when two plate slide past each other • when something moves away from something creating a rift • two tectonic plates come together or converge and overlap • there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite direction

Plate Tectonics 2022-02-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.
  2. -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
Down
  1. a substance is its mass per unit volume.
  2. -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer.
  3. -All the earth

5 Clues: -All the earth • -its lightest, most buoyant rock layer. • a substance is its mass per unit volume. • -the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • -the process by which the North pole is transformed into a South pole and the South pole becomes a North pole.

Plate Tectonics 2014-05-20

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are the result of plate pushing towards each other
  2. The result of a underwater earthquake
  3. This happens when plates break apart and move
Down
  1. Scientists who study the earth
  2. These plates are found on what part of the earth?

5 Clues: Scientists who study the earth • The result of a underwater earthquake • This happens when plates break apart and move • These plates are found on what part of the earth? • These are the result of plate pushing towards each other

plate tectonics 2014-03-26

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Likes to chase mice
  2. Has a trunk
  3. Man's best friend
Down
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Flying mammal

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

Plate tectonics 2024-02-14

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two plates going past each other
  2. the type of land form convergent plates make
  3. what happens every time plates hit one another
Down
  1. two plates colliding
  2. two plates sliding past each other

5 Clues: two plates colliding • two plates going past each other • two plates sliding past each other • the type of land form convergent plates make • what happens every time plates hit one another

Plate tectonics 2024-10-08

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theory that the earth is made up of large plates that move slowly
  2. When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions
Down
  1. Theory that continents are moving
  2. Super-continent's name
  3. Scientist how came up with the theory of continental drift

5 Clues: Super-continent's name • Theory that continents are moving • Scientist how came up with the theory of continental drift • When two plates slide past each other in opposite directions • Theory that the earth is made up of large plates that move slowly

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-13

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma
  2. One point in time were all the continents made one big continent
  3. A German scientist who made up the theory of the continental drift
  4. When two plates collide
Down
  1. The upward movement of warm air

5 Clues: When two plates collide • The upward movement of warm air • One point in time were all the continents made one big continent • The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma • A German scientist who made up the theory of the continental drift

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

plate tectonics 2022-09-28

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when to crusts move away
  2. when two crusts slide into each other
Down
  1. when two crusts collide
  2. when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate
  3. oozes out of divergent plates

5 Clues: when two crusts collide • when to crusts move away • oozes out of divergent plates • when two crusts slide into each other • when a higher density plate goes under a lower density plate

Plate tectonics 2022-09-18

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Has a trunk
  2. Flying mammal
  3. Man's best friend

5 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two tectonic plates colide
  2. molten rock
Down
  1. when plates slide past eachother
  2. when two tectonis plates go away from eachother
  3. When magma and rock goes in a cycle throguhout the mantle

5 Clues: molten rock • when two tectonic plates colide • when plates slide past eachother • when two tectonis plates go away from eachother • When magma and rock goes in a cycle throguhout the mantle

Large Scale Geology: Plate Tectonics 2018-02-22

Large Scale Geology: Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rigid layer of Earth made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle
  2. Break in rock caused by shear forces, where rocks move past each other without much vertical movement
  3. Break in rock caused by tension forces, where rock above the fault surface moves down relative to the rock below the fault surface
  4. Current in Earth’s mantle that transfers heat in Earth’s interior and is the driving force for plate tectonics
  5. A large section of Earth’s oceanic or continental crust and rigid upper mantle that moves around on the asthenosphere
  6. Vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault
Down
  1. Large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together
  2. Theory that Earth’s crust and upper mantle are broken into plates that float and move around on a plasticlike layer of the mantle
  3. Wave generated by an earthquake
  4. Surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break
  5. Hess’s theory that new seafloor is formed when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge
  6. Wegener’s hypothesis that all continents were once connected in a single large landmass that broke apart and drifted slowly to their current positions
  7. Break in rock caused by compressive forces, where rock above the fault surface moves upward relative to the rock below the fault surface
  8. Plasticlike layer of Earth on which the lithospheric plates float and move around

14 Clues: Wave generated by an earthquake • Vibrations produced when rocks break along a fault • Rigid layer of Earth made of the crust and a part of the upper mantle • Surface along which rocks move when they pass their elastic limit and break • Large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together • ...