plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles
Earth Science Terms 2019-02-10
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- The positive charge in an atom
- The imaginary line in England that has a degree of 0
- The emission of ionizing radiation
- The theory of continents splitting apart
- The neutral charge in an atom
- The negative charge in an atom
- Coordinate lines that run east to west and are parallel with each other
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- Coordinate lines that run north and south
- The arrangement of elements on a table by their atomic number
- An extended break in a body of rock
- The basic unit of a chemical element
- A mountain or hill that is full of lava that could burst at any time
- A sudden shake in the earth's ground caused by a shift in plate tectonics
- The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area
- The imaginary line that splits the earth into north and south halves
15 Clues: The neutral charge in an atom • The positive charge in an atom • The negative charge in an atom • The emission of ionizing radiation • An extended break in a body of rock • The basic unit of a chemical element • The theory of continents splitting apart • Coordinate lines that run north and south • The imaginary line in England that has a degree of 0 • ...
Plate tectonic crossword Stella 2021-12-13
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- the rigid outer part of the earth
- a layer of the earth between the crust and core
- a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another
- a massive shaped slab of solid rock
- large scale process affecting the structure of the earth's crust
- where two tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- V-shaped valleys that are the deepest part of the oceans where subduction occurs
- a boundary where two plates move toward each other
- a shaking in the earth's surface
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- the theory of how major landforms are created.
- the supercontinent that split apart millions of years ago
- ocean bottom mountain ranges split down the middle by a deep crack
- cracks in the earth's crust which there is movement
- a boundary where two plates move away from each other
- a boundary where two plates move side by side
15 Clues: a shaking in the earth's surface • the rigid outer part of the earth • a massive shaped slab of solid rock • a boundary where two plates move side by side • the theory of how major landforms are created. • a layer of the earth between the crust and core • a boundary where two plates move toward each other • cracks in the earth's crust which there is movement • ...
Cross Word! 2012-09-11
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- Lake Water does not flow out
- group, chain or cluster of islands surrounded by a large body of water
- wearing away of the surface of the earth
- small stream or body of water that flows into a larger body of water.
- occurs where rock strata tilt toward a common center.
- process by which materials are broken down either physically or chemically
- Tectonics study of the individual large masses of material on the surface of the earth.
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- deposit at the end of a river.
- A break in the earths rock
- Drift movements in the earth
- mass of land that is surrounded on three sides by bodies of water.
- A lowly elevated, flat surface.
- narrow strip of water and land surrounded on two sides of it
- A body of water that is surrounded by water
- narrow strip of land that connects two larger strips of land.
15 Clues: A break in the earths rock • Lake Water does not flow out • Drift movements in the earth • deposit at the end of a river. • A lowly elevated, flat surface. • wearing away of the surface of the earth • A body of water that is surrounded by water • occurs where rock strata tilt toward a common center. • narrow strip of water and land surrounded on two sides of it • ...
Geography Review 2014-11-15
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- / It begins in the mountains and flows into lakes and oceans
- / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
- / When the plates and the continents move it’s called _______ drift
- / River that goes through Peru and Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
- / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth.
- / Large mass of compacted snow and ice
- / A fracture in earth. The most famous is the San Andreas _______
- / Is the point within Earth where the earthquakes start.
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- / We use 22% of the freshwater in _______
- / The 29% of the fresh water comes from
- / A long, low area of land between hills or ranges of mountains.
- / Magma is to inside as ____ is to outside.
- / The plate tectonics movements are: divergent, convergetn and _______
- / A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land
- / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth.
15 Clues: / Large mass of compacted snow and ice • / The 29% of the fresh water comes from • / We use 22% of the freshwater in _______ • / Magma is to inside as ____ is to outside. • / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth. • / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth. • / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. • ...
Vocabulary Terms 2025-01-15
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- When magma reaches the surface
- break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- is a mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface.
- Plates come together
- Heating and cooling of a fluid
- Plates that move apart from each other
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- The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
- a molten mixture of rock-forming substances,
- Heat transfer between materials that are touching
- plate tectonics states that Earth's plates are in slow constant motion
- Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
- is a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
- is one major belt of volcanoes. It includes the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.
- Plates slip past each other
- where pieces of earths crust diverge on land a deep valley
15 Clues: Plates come together • Plates slip past each other • When magma reaches the surface • Heating and cooling of a fluid • Plates that move apart from each other • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light • ...
Volcanoes Crossword 2024-11-05
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- the liquid rock inside a volcano
- a volcano that has erupted in the last 10,000 years and could erupt again soon
- a volcano that is no longer active
- a mountain or hill from which lava erupts
- the layer of Earth below the crust
- zone the point at which tectonic plates collide and slide past one another
- a region in the mantle where heat rises
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- a current caused by hot, rising fluid and cold, sinking fluid.
- a volcano that has not erupted for many years but there is a small chance it could erupt
- springs that throw boiling water in air
- very small fragments of lava or rock that are blasted into the air by volcanic explosions
- a light-colored volcanic rock containing lots of bubbles from trapped gases
- tectonics the movement and collision of the Earth's plates
- the liquid rock that flows out of the volcano
- a scientist who studies volcanoes
15 Clues: the liquid rock inside a volcano • a scientist who studies volcanoes • a volcano that is no longer active • the layer of Earth below the crust • springs that throw boiling water in air • a region in the mantle where heat rises • a mountain or hill from which lava erupts • the liquid rock that flows out of the volcano • ...
Natural Processes X Word 2025-09-07
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- Where rock is put under great pressure, and it cracks.
- Where a process moves material from one place to another.
- Material being transported bumps into each other, becoming smaller over time.
- Waves carrying sand and pebbles strike rocks, wearing them down.
- Where sediment is dragged along a riverbed.
- Sediment carried in a river, it usually changes its colour.
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- For example, water in a crack freezes overnight, then melts during the day, then repeat.
- Sediement is ripped from the rock by a glacier and transported away.
- Responsible for the formation of a beach or spit over time.
- Where a process removes material.
- The movement of a wave off a beach, eroding sediment.
- Where a process leaves material.
- Involves plate tectonics and magma.
- The movement of a wave onto a beach at an angle, depositing sediment.
- Tectonic processes do this, creating mountains.
15 Clues: Where a process leaves material. • Where a process removes material. • Involves plate tectonics and magma. • Where sediment is dragged along a riverbed. • Tectonic processes do this, creating mountains. • The movement of a wave off a beach, eroding sediment. • Where rock is put under great pressure, and it cracks. • ...
Natural Disasters 2023-05-28
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- volcanos occur when tectonic plates move
- molten rock that cools on the Earths surface.
- crust is usually about 30km thick.
- is the centre of the Earth made up of two parts.
- crust is thinner than continental crust that is less than 10km thik.
- fire direct result of plate tectonics
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- floods can damage people’s homes and therefore they have to
- Earthquake that occurred in the January of 2010.
- occur when there is an overflow of a large amount of water, beyond its normal limits.
- tectonic currents create and destroy the Earths crust.
- an opening, or rupture, in a plates surface or crust which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
11 Clues: crust is usually about 30km thick. • fire direct result of plate tectonics • volcanos occur when tectonic plates move • molten rock that cools on the Earths surface. • Earthquake that occurred in the January of 2010. • is the centre of the Earth made up of two parts. • tectonic currents create and destroy the Earths crust. • ...
earth 1 2024-05-17
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- The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in rock
- Tectonics The theory explaining the movement of the Earth's plates
- The Earth's outermost layer
- A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition
- The process of wearing away rocks and soil
- A large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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- Particles of rock and soil that are transported and deposited by wind, water, or ice
- An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt
- The thick layer between the Earth's crust and core
- Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava
- The innermost layer of the Earth
- Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
- Molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface
- An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
15 Clues: The Earth's outermost layer • The innermost layer of the Earth • Molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • The process of wearing away rocks and soil • The thick layer between the Earth's crust and core • Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava • Molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth's surface • ...
Earthquakes 2022-10-31
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- a mountain or hill that contains magma
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
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- large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust.
- each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface.
- the point above the centre of the earthquake
5 Clues: a mountain or hill that contains magma • the point above the centre of the earthquake • large-scale processes affecting the structure of the earth's crust. • each of the several rigid pieces of the earth's lithosphere which together make up the earth's surface. • ...
Plate Tectonics by Raya Ramon 2016-01-05
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- Time marked with colder temperature
- Time marked with warmer temperature
- Earth's fifth layer, mechanically
- Circulatory motion of heated material
- Earth's fourth layer, mechanically
- Our home planet
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- Earth's second layer, mechanically
- Earth's third layer, mechanically
- Giant landmass, broken into continents
- Earth's second layer, chemically
- Earth's third layer, chemically
- Body temperature raised in one place
- Earth's first layer, mechanically
- Earth's first layer, chemically
- Study of the flow of matter
15 Clues: Our home planet • Study of the flow of matter • Earth's third layer, chemically • Earth's first layer, chemically • Earth's second layer, chemically • Earth's third layer, mechanically • Earth's first layer, mechanically • Earth's fifth layer, mechanically • Earth's second layer, mechanically • Earth's fourth layer, mechanically • Time marked with colder temperature • ...
Plate Tectonics by Chris :D 2021-12-09
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- What is the shaking of the ground called?
- What is the hottest layer of the earth?
- What is the type of boundary when plates slide past each other?
- What is the type of boundary when plates move towards each other?
- What type of rock forms from melting and hardening again?
- What kind of Igeous rock hardens underground?
- What type of rock forms from sediments hardening?
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- What is it called when new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
- What is a rupture in the crust that allows lava and ash to escape from a magma chamber below the surface?
- What is the densest plate?
- What is the type of boundary when plates move apart?
- What type of rock forms from heating up and pressure?
- What kind of Igeous rock hardens above ground?
- What is the super continent that existed around 335 million years ago?
- What layer of the earth do plates rest on?
15 Clues: What is the densest plate? • What is the hottest layer of the earth? • What is the shaking of the ground called? • What layer of the earth do plates rest on? • What kind of Igeous rock hardens underground? • What kind of Igeous rock hardens above ground? • What type of rock forms from sediments hardening? • What is the type of boundary when plates move apart? • ...
Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes structure 2025-07-15
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- The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- The largest continent on Earth.
- The typical form of many volcanoes.
- The top or peak of a mountain or volcano.
- A large continuous area of land on Earth.
- The theory explaining the movement of Earth's crustal plates.
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- Openings in Earth's surface where volcanic material escapes.
- A word describing the threat posed by natural disasters.
- Fine particles ejected by volcanic eruptions.
- Molten rock that flows out of a volcano onto Earth's surface.
- A sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movement.
- Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
- A mountain that erupts lava, gases, and ash.
- Solid mineral material forming Earth's surface.
- The supercontinent or "all earth" that existed millions of years ago.
15 Clues: The largest continent on Earth. • The typical form of many volcanoes. • Molten rock beneath Earth's surface. • The top or peak of a mountain or volcano. • A large continuous area of land on Earth. • A mountain that erupts lava, gases, and ash. • Fine particles ejected by volcanic eruptions. • Solid mineral material forming Earth's surface. • ...
lesson 2 vocab 2021-09-10
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- tectonics a process involving huge blocks of crust and upper mantle are called plates
- period during which hours of daylight are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other hemisphere
- process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil
- period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on earth
- molten rock found under Earths surface
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- process of dropping eroded material in a new place
- crack in earths crust
- process that breaks down rocks into tiny pieces
8 Clues: crack in earths crust • molten rock found under Earths surface • process that breaks down rocks into tiny pieces • process of dropping eroded material in a new place • process by which water, ice, or wind remove rock and soil • tectonics a process involving huge blocks of crust and upper mantle are called plates • ...
Dynamic Earth Crossword Vocabullary 2017-10-30
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- a fault that moves up instead of down
- when a wall geologically moves down creating a fault
- things in between the tectonic plates
- a method to convert a unit to another unit
- made by all earthquakes, it is when the pressure breaks rocks and other things
- the outer part of the earth's core
- a change in weather making currents in the ocean to come up if warm and comedown if cold and vice versa
- maps that gives you the height of the sea level and other units of measure for land
- measures earthquakes
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- the second wave that comes after the p wave
- when the plates diverge from each other going apart from each other
- when the plates slide on to each other
- the higher part of the mantle in the earth
- underwater mountain ranges made by plate tectonics
- a fracture in earth's crust
15 Clues: measures earthquakes • a fracture in earth's crust • the outer part of the earth's core • a fault that moves up instead of down • things in between the tectonic plates • when the plates slide on to each other • a method to convert a unit to another unit • the higher part of the mantle in the earth • the second wave that comes after the p wave • ...
8 GEO Landforms - Emily Phu:) 2015-04-16
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- Life
- A man-made barrier that juts out from a beach into the water, made to prevent erosion of the beach from the power of destructive waves and longshore drift
- A curved build-up of eroded material that forms at the mouth of a river
- A point on a plate boundary where there is tectonic activity
- The circular movements of water beneath the surface creating waves
- Plates moving past each other
- A wall built close to or along a shoreline to prevent erosion or damage by destructive waves
- Process of large-scale movement of the Earth's crust
- A deposit of sand linking an island to the mainland, formed by longshore drift
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- Plates moving apart, with new crust formed
- Water
- Rocks formed from magma
- The soft layer of hot rock between the crust and the core of the Earth
- Air
- Rocks changed through the heat and pressure of the Earth's crust
15 Clues: Air • Life • Water • Rocks formed from magma • Plates moving past each other • Plates moving apart, with new crust formed • Process of large-scale movement of the Earth's crust • A point on a plate boundary where there is tectonic activity • Rocks changed through the heat and pressure of the Earth's crust • The circular movements of water beneath the surface creating waves • ...
Evolution 2021-11-10
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- Location where Charles Darwin studied finches
- Known as the father of the theory of evolution
- a structure found in 2 different species that have the same function but evolved differently
- States that Earth’s crust is broken into large plates that move over the asthenosphere (liquid part of the mantle)
- Beaks were different based on what food type they were eating
- Species changes over time
- the study of the development of an embryo
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- a structure that has evolved to no longer be used by an organism
- The last known supercontinent
- the study of the distribution of life forms in past and present geologic time
- example of homologous structure; 5-digit limb system
- change in the genetic sequence of an organism
- similar body part found in 2 different species
- process of adjusting behavior, physiology, or structure to become more suited to an environment
- Original proponent of the theory of plate tectonics
15 Clues: Species changes over time • The last known supercontinent • the study of the development of an embryo • Location where Charles Darwin studied finches • change in the genetic sequence of an organism • Known as the father of the theory of evolution • similar body part found in 2 different species • Original proponent of the theory of plate tectonics • ...
Volcanoes 2024-03-04
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- hot, liquefied rock that flows from a volcano or other opening in the surface of the earth
- a volcano that is erupting or has shown signs that it may erupt
- sudden shaking of the earth
- the movement of gas particles through a small hole
- volcano erupting at the summit from September 10-16th
- have not erupted in the last 10,000 years and not expected to erupt again
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- a mountain or hill having a crater which lava and gases have been erupted from
- volcanoes can occur in which ocean
- become active and eject lava and gases
- tectonics where the two plates come together
- a person who studies volcanoes
- hole at the top of the volcano
- a jet of lava sprayed into the air by gas bubbles in the molten rock
- the place at the earths surface where lava flows
- what first come out of a volcano
15 Clues: sudden shaking of the earth • a person who studies volcanoes • hole at the top of the volcano • what first come out of a volcano • volcanoes can occur in which ocean • become active and eject lava and gases • tectonics where the two plates come together • the place at the earths surface where lava flows • the movement of gas particles through a small hole • ...
Vocabulary Terms 2025-01-15
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- When magma reaches the surface
- break in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- is a mountain that forms in Earth's crust when molten material, or magma, reaches the surface.
- Plates come together
- Heating and cooling of a fluid
- Plates that move apart from each other
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- The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light
- a molten mixture of rock-forming substances,
- Heat transfer between materials that are touching
- plate tectonics states that Earth's plates are in slow constant motion
- Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid
- is a measure of how much mass there is in a given volume of a substance
- is one major belt of volcanoes. It includes the many volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean.
- Plates slip past each other
- where pieces of earths crust diverge on land a deep valley
15 Clues: Plates come together • Plates slip past each other • When magma reaches the surface • Heating and cooling of a fluid • Plates that move apart from each other • Heat transfer by the movement of a fluid • a molten mixture of rock-forming substances, • Heat transfer between materials that are touching • The transfer of energy that is carried in rays like light • ...
Unit 5 Vocab - Charles Reichert. 2025-03-18
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- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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 Vocabulary - Jasmin Rodriguez Castillo 2025-03-21
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- A liquid resistance to flowing or the thickness to a liquid.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake.
- A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma.
- Loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface.
- The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges.
- Rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred.
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
- The rigid outer part of the earth,consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter.
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- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth.
- A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface.
- The Soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- A naturally occurring,inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
- The transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice.
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 liquid resistance to flowing or the thickness to a liquid. • ...
Lithosphere vocab. 2025-10-08
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
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- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
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. • ...
Rock Cycle Crossword 2020-02-25
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- The elevation of the earth's surface
- The thinnest layer of the earth
- What is sandstone
- Placing one thing on or above another
- The center of the earth
- The largest layer of the earth
- Involving or causing sudden great damage
- composition The ratio of atoms and molecules
- The release of energy
- Disrupting layers of rocks
- chain A connected series of mountains
- Came from the core
- Arranging something in layers
- fossil A fossil that is useful in dating time periods
- tectonics What we stand on is moving
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- Layers of rock
- Being covered by glaciers or ice sheets
- strata Layers of rock
- Rocks formed by heat and pressure
- Vertical layers of rock
- The theory of changes in the earth's crust
- History of life documented by fossils
- The scale of time periods
- A crack
- fossil Things that lived 3.5 billion years ago
- Crystalized rock
- The degree of compactness of a substance
- density A ratio of the density
28 Clues: A crack • Layers of rock • Crystalized rock • What is sandstone • Came from the core • strata Layers of rock • The release of energy • Vertical layers of rock • The center of the earth • The scale of time periods • Disrupting layers of rocks • Arranging something in layers • The largest layer of the earth • density A ratio of the density • The thinnest layer of the earth • ...
Review- Landforms/Physiographic Regions 2018-09-28
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- Scientist who developed the theory of Continental Drift.
- Common human activity in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Lowlands.
- Process by which sediment is compacted and cemented into sedimentary rock.
- The removal of bits of rock due to wind, rain
- Largest of the Great Lakes.
- This landform region contains eroded, rounded mountains.
- One of the most common economic activities in the Interior Plains.
- Largest city in the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands.
- The largest of Canada's landform regions
- These “currents” help explain the Theory of Plate Tectonics.
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- This landform contains Canada's youngest mountains.
- This eroded mountain range in Quebec are the remains of the 1 billion yr. old mountains.
- The metamorphic equivalent of limestone.
- This is an important economic activity in the Western Cordillera, thanks to its majestic landforms.
- Canadian shield is mostly made of this rock.
- This happens when plates move quickly.
- Supercontinent that broke apart 200 million yrs. Ago.
- An example of igneous rock
- This "human activity" is common in the Appalachian Region.
- This category of minerals are typically found in igneous rock.
20 Clues: An example of igneous rock • Largest of the Great Lakes. • This happens when plates move quickly. • The metamorphic equivalent of limestone. • The largest of Canada's landform regions • Canadian shield is mostly made of this rock. • The removal of bits of rock due to wind, rain • This landform contains Canada's youngest mountains. • ...
Ecology Crossword 2021-03-29
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- An organism that hunts another organism.
- Living factors in the environment.
- Organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis.
- Contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts.
- A type of consumer that consumes secondary consumers.
- Animal that gets it's energy from other organisms.
- An organism that ONLY gains energy from plants.
- Amount of organisms in one species.
- Complex combination of food chains.
- A type of consumer that consumes primary consumers.
- An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms.
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- Nonliving factors in the environment.
- A type of consumer that consumes producers.
- The variety of species in an ecosystem.
- A type of environmental change like droughts, floods, hurricanes and pollution
- Organism that eats BOTH meat and plants.
- A process where radiant energy is converted to chemical energy (glucose)
- An organism that is hunted by a predator.
- A type of environmental change like global warming, extinction, deforestation and plate tectonics.
- An organism that ONLY gains energy from other animals.
20 Clues: Living factors in the environment. • Amount of organisms in one species. • Complex combination of food chains. • Nonliving factors in the environment. • The variety of species in an ecosystem. • An organism that hunts another organism. • Organism that eats BOTH meat and plants. • An organism that is hunted by a predator. • A type of consumer that consumes producers. • ...
ISCrossword 2024-04-27
Across
- New Zealand
- average bed time for ISP students
- a well-liked professor on the ISP Committee
- the old name for the basement
- lambda
- the most useless programming language
- a group with a lot of elements
- a department that has a lot of premeds, and not a lot of math
- the department with the most depressed students
- the street we are on
- the study of the movement of heat
- a type of mechanics that is not classical
- hua's favorite place to visit, but he doesn't know why
- a previous ISP director from the chemistry department
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- another word for symmetrical, but not for lay people
- plate ________, taught by Prof. Bina before he retired
- study of separations
- a quantum mechanicist's inner product
- Hermione Granger form of Northwestern
- ISP requires a lot of ______ classes, and a lot of people don't like that
- something bad in the basement
- transform, but not Fourier
- integration, but in a different context
- total energy
- occasion to go to locy
25 Clues: lambda • New Zealand • total energy • study of separations • the street we are on • occasion to go to locy • transform, but not Fourier • the old name for the basement • something bad in the basement • a group with a lot of elements • average bed time for ISP students • the study of the movement of heat • a quantum mechanicist's inner product • Hermione Granger form of Northwestern • ...
History (Pt1) Early History 2024-08-28
Across
- Proved all oceans were connected by being the first to circumvent the world
- Country Christopher Columbus explored for
- Another term for Earth's crust
- This scientist proposed the continental drift theory
- The Earth's _______ field has been changing much over the course of history
- These people picked up sea exploration after the Dark Ages
- First ocean drilling vessel for scientific research
- The expedition in which they measured the depth of the sea by throwing a weight overboard attached to miles of rope
- The ship Darwin was on
- A group of Pacific Islanders that are knowledgeable about the marine life and navigation
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- First accomplished Western navigators
- The first ship specialized for oceanographic research
- First marine biologist
- Mid-ocean ridges were created by underwater ______
- The person that created the Theory of Plate Tectonics
- Ocean research declined from the early times until this time
- Study of both contemporary cultures and their historical origins
- Also known as the Challenger Deep
- Combined the continental drift and seafloor spreading hypotheses to make the Theory of _______
- Technology used to detect sound transmitted through water
20 Clues: First marine biologist • The ship Darwin was on • Another term for Earth's crust • Also known as the Challenger Deep • First accomplished Western navigators • Country Christopher Columbus explored for • Mid-ocean ridges were created by underwater ______ • First ocean drilling vessel for scientific research • This scientist proposed the continental drift theory • ...
Nutrient Cycle 2023-04-21
Across
- Too much CO2 in the atmosphere can cause the _____ effect
- This is essential to life on earth
- Animal _____ is returned to the soil in a part of the nitrogen cycle
- The water cycle consists of precipitation, evaporation, and this
- volcanic eruptions, rock formations, and plate tectonics
- the process by which plants use CO2 to make sugar and oxygen
- Our ____ is 78% nitrogen gas
- Phosphorus makes up this important chemical
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- nutrient whose supply limits productivity
- activities performed by living organisms
- Animals in plants use this found in the atmosphere
- ____ is found in rocks and minerals
- chemical substances that an organism needs to sustain life
- This can run off into water ways
- The water cycle is powered by the ____
- formation of clouds, lightning, flow of water
- This is another source of CO2
- Higher organisms use nitrogen to make their _____
- Decayed plants and animals can be burned as fossils fuels to make ____, coal, and natural gas
- mining and burning of fossil fuels, clearing of land, and use of fertilizer
20 Clues: Our ____ is 78% nitrogen gas • This is another source of CO2 • This can run off into water ways • This is essential to life on earth • ____ is found in rocks and minerals • The water cycle is powered by the ____ • activities performed by living organisms • nutrient whose supply limits productivity • Phosphorus makes up this important chemical • ...
Summative Assessment Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-02
Across
- plates that rub together to form earthquakes
- when two or more species affect each others evolution
- where Earth's tectonic plates dive back into the mantle
- Piece of debris from space
- the study of magnetic fields
- using oxygen to live
- a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment
- stable part of the continental lithosphere
- something that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle
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- not having to use oxygen to live
- The study of earthquakes
- the time required for the radioactivity of an isotope to fall to half its original value
- determining the relative order of past events
- a technique which is used to date materials such as rocks or carbon
- a wave of energy that travels through the Earth
- an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- two or more types of atoms
- living organisms in the ecosystem
- motion in a liquid which the warmer portions rise and the lower portions sink
20 Clues: using oxygen to live • The study of earthquakes • two or more types of atoms • Piece of debris from space • the study of magnetic fields • not having to use oxygen to live • living organisms in the ecosystem • pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle • stable part of the continental lithosphere • plates that rub together to form earthquakes • ...
EARTH SCIENCE 2020-11-30
Across
- is a layer inside a planetary body
- crust, is the crust that is ender the world
- lithosphere, Divided into several parts
- drift, Slow movement of continents
- spreading, The process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
- is a record written by a seismograph
- relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it
- The central or innermost portion of the Earth
- Center of an earthquake
- Andreas Fault, It is one of the most famous transform fault
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- current, The cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking is
- push, Possible causes of plate movements are
- a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
- is a geological process that takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic
- boundary, type of boundary do plates moves away from each other
- is extremely hot liquid and semi-liquid rock located under Earth's surface
- Forms from the mantle and its recycled back into the mantle
- Wegener, is the scientist who made the theory on continental drift
- Hess, The seafloor spreading theory was proposed by
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- deposits, Evidence that Africa was once cold
- range, Series of mountains
- Form mostly at converging and diverging plate boundaries
- is the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges
- Reptile fossil found in South America and Africa
- plumes, is an upwelling of abnormally hot rock within the Earth's mantle
- is the outermost layer of a planet
- spot, a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
- ridge, is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
- where one plate moves under another
- boundary, Mountains are formed at
- Island arc, a chain of volcanoes that develop parallel to a trench
- form the longest mountain ranges on the earth
- are long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
- Occur at all three types of boundaries
- is the mineral that's a major component or continental crust
- trenches, narrow basins which extend 8-11 km below sea level
- waves, Move faster through denser or move rigid materials
- boundary, Two plates sliding past each other
39 Clues: Center of an earthquake • range, Series of mountains • boundary, Mountains are formed at • is a layer inside a planetary body • drift, Slow movement of continents • is the outermost layer of a planet • where one plate moves under another • is a record written by a seismograph • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Occur at all three types of boundaries • ...
Tectonic Plates 2017-02-28
Across
- the layer of molten rock located beneath the Earth's crust
- a large elevation on the Earth's surface
- the centere of the earth
- a fracture in rock where the tectonic plates have moved
- the current or flow of air or liquid that results from the transfer of thermal energy through convection
- a supercontinent millions of years ago that split up into the continents we know today
- are underwater vents in the Earth’s surface which magma can erupt and they are mostly found near areas of tectonic movement known as mid-ocean ridges
- a hot substance that turns into rocks when it cools down
- semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface
- a deep valley that forms as a result of tectonic plates moving apart on land
- the boundary between two tectonic plates
- the transfer thermal energy by the movement of molecules in air or liquid from one place to another
- a theory that the middle of the ocean is spreading apart, forming new oceanic crust
- a large layer of solid rock that covers part of the Earth's surface
- a series of underwater Mountains that formed as a result of tectonic plates moving apart and allowing magma to rise to the surface
- when the plates collide and cause the ground to shake vigorously
- the movement of one tectonic plate under another tectonic plate
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- the crust in the ocean
- the theory that the surface of the Earth is divided into a series of plates that are continually moving
- the geologist which discovered the plate tectonics theory
- a place in the mantle where it melts rock into magma
- underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean
- something that acts like a liquid but is a solid
- the continual movement of the continents over time
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other
- the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving apart
- a series of large waves that result from an underwater earthquakes
- lithosphere; the outer layer of earth
- a deep ditch under the ocean along a plate tectonic boundary
- a crater that has lava in it
30 Clues: the crust in the ocean • the centere of the earth • a crater that has lava in it • lithosphere; the outer layer of earth • a large elevation on the Earth's surface • the boundary between two tectonic plates • something that acts like a liquid but is a solid • underwater cliffs between the beach and the ocean • semiliquid rock found beneath the Earth's surface • ...
Unit 5 vocab 2025-03-18
Across
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- rock rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
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- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
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-lilly H 2026-03-18
Across
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- spreading the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- weathering The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- spot a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
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- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- wave vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- rock rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- rock rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- weathering The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
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. • ...
science vocabulary 2022-09-14
Across
- plate A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
- The location within earth along a fault at which the first motion of and earthquake occurs.
- drift The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller land masses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
- reversal The process by which earth's magnetic north pole magnetic south pole switch positions periodically, a change in the direction in which earth's magnetic field points.
- The point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's starting point, or focus.
- The solid, outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- tectonics The theory that earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates, the theory explains how plates interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
- A movement or trembling of the ground that is caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks along a fault move.
- spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere
- The theory that earth's outer layer is made up of large, moving pieces called tectonic plates, the theory explains how plates interactions relate to processes such as earthquakes and mountain building
- current Any movement of matter that results from differences in density, may be vertical, circular, or cyclical.
- The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
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- boundary The boundary between tectonic plates are colliding.
- boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- rebound The sudden return elastically deformed rock to is undeformed shape
- plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
- plate boundary The edge between two or more plates classified as divergent, convergent, or transform by the movement taking place between the plates.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
- The bending, tilting, and breaking of earth's crust, the change in the shape of rock in response to stress.
- The thin and solid outermost layer of earth
- The process by which one lithospheric plate moves beneath another plate as a result of tectonic forces.
- boundary The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally.
- The strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- A break in a body of rock along which one block moves relative to another.
24 Clues: The thin and solid outermost layer of earth • The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core • spreading The process by which new oceanic lithosphere • boundary The boundary between tectonic plates are colliding. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • rebound The sudden return elastically deformed rock to is undeformed shape • ...
Science Vocabulary 2022-06-06
Across
- A rock formation growing from the floor of a cave
- A rock formation growing from the roof of a cave
- The second layer of the Earth's crust
- Rocks changed by heat and pressure
- The movement of weathered rock
- The weathering of rock by wind, water, ice, or heat
- A combination of liquid rock material and dissolved gases
- The area where one plate a convergent boundary sinks into the mantle
- Two plates push together
- Fractures or breaks in the Earth's crust
- The rocky top layer of the mantle where earthquakes occur and where mountains and volcanos are formed
- A mountain made from magma that has emerged from inside the Earth
- The thin solid outermost layer of the Earth
- The creation of mountains when tectonic plate tectonics collide
- Landforms created by the material deposited by rivers
- Super continent
- The folding and fault lines created by the compression or stretching of rocks
- Currents form deep in the Earth's interior and bring heated material upwards while pulling cooler material down towards the interior of the Earth
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
- The wholes in top of the volcano
- The physical process of turning liquid into a solid
- Crust found beneath oceans
- Rocks formed from magma beneath the Earth's surface
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- The wind erosion created by poor farming practices in the Midwest in the 1920's
- Magma on the surface of the Earth
- Divergent Boundaries on the ocean floor that fill with magma which cools into new oceanic crust
- Two plate move apart from each other
- The layer of the mantle where the Eartth's plate float
- Weathering caused by chemical reactions that cause chemical changes in the minearals that make up rocks
- The process of minerals suspended in fluid being deposited in layers as a solid
- Two plates slide apart
- Weathering caused by living organisms
- Breaking down rocks into smaller peices
- The depositing of eroded soil
- Rocks forms from deposited and compressed sediments
- An opening in the Earth's surface through which magma erupts
- Processes that contribute to the formation or reshaping of landforms
- When water carries eroded material
38 Clues: Super continent • Two plates slide apart • Two plates push together • Crust found beneath oceans • The depositing of eroded soil • The movement of weathered rock • The wholes in top of the volcano • Magma on the surface of the Earth • Rocks changed by heat and pressure • When water carries eroded material • Two plate move apart from each other • ...
Lithosphere Vocabulary 2024-10-20
Across
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
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- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
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 -Rosa S. 2025-03-18
Across
- a body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth´s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- a natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- the point beneath Earth´s surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- a liquid´s resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth´s surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- a natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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- Kyle Rhodes 2025-10-16
Across
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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. • ...
Lithosphere vocab 2026-03-18
Across
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- spreading the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- weathering The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- spot a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
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- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- wave vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- rock rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- rock rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- weathering The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
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 • A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid • rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other. • ...
Plate Tectonics: Pick a Project 2013-03-18
Across
- how many plate boundaries are there.
- geological theory that states that pieces of the Earth's lithosphere are constant, slow motion.
- a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
- where 2 plates come together.
- SUPERcontinent.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action
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- a place where 2 plates slip past each other, moving opposite directions.
- when 2 plates carrying oceanic crust meet at a trench, the plate that is less dense dives under the other plate and returns to the mantle.
- Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections.
- breaks in the Earth's crust.
- A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth's crust
- Heat is transferred from 1 particle of matter to another w/o movement of the matter itself.
- a deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary.
- where 2 plates move apart.
- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
15 Clues: SUPERcontinent. • where 2 plates move apart. • breaks in the Earth's crust. • where 2 plates come together. • how many plate boundaries are there. • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. • Earth's lithosphere is broken into separate sections. • a deep valley on land that forms along a divergent boundary. • ...
Plate Tectonics ELABORATE Paper Option 2021-12-02
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- mechanical Earth layer containing convection currents that move tectonic plates
- occurs when one plate moves under another plate at a convergent boundary
- movement of divergent boundaries
- boundary where plates move past each other
- happens at all boundaries, but mostly at transform boundaries
- spreads as new crust forms at a divergent boundary on the ocean floor
- happens when two convergent boundaries of the same density collide
- movement of transform boundaries
- boundary where plates move away from each other
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- mechanical Earth layer that is cracked into tectonic plates
- boundary where plates move toward each other
- happens at divergent and convergent boundaries whenever magma comes to Earth's surface
- movement of convergent boundaries
- thermal energy transfer method that causes teconic plates to move
- formed because Earth's lithosphere is cracked
15 Clues: movement of divergent boundaries • movement of transform boundaries • movement of convergent boundaries • boundary where plates move past each other • boundary where plates move toward each other • formed because Earth's lithosphere is cracked • boundary where plates move away from each other • mechanical Earth layer that is cracked into tectonic plates • ...
Plate tectonics and seafloor spreading 2022-11-06
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- theory that pieces of the earth's lithosphere are in constant motion driven by convection currents in the mantle
- one of the clues about seafloor spreading involving the polarity of the earth
- a boundary where two plates move apart
- the phenomenon that explains how the continents moved into their current positions
- layer of hot solid material between the crust and core
- boundary that involves plates sliding past one another
- volcanoes can form here and it is not on a plate boundary
- layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface
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- a ridged layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
- events that can be found on all types of boundaries
- process by which oceanic crust sinks back into the mantle at a convergent boundary
- boundary where two plates move toward each other
- these form when two continental plates collide
- the scientist who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading
- forms when an oceanic plate subducts under a continental plate
15 Clues: a boundary where two plates move apart • these form when two continental plates collide • boundary where two plates move toward each other • layer of rock that forms the earth's outer surface • events that can be found on all types of boundaries • layer of hot solid material between the crust and core • boundary that involves plates sliding past one another • ...
Plate Tectonics by Jackson Dronkers 2022-11-17
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- slow, not as hot type of lava
- figured out the continental drift theory
- lava before it reaches the surface
- outer layer of the earth
- the middle layer of the earth
- a chunk of volcanic rock that's formed when magma forces itself across rock layers
- hot, fast moving lava
- giant wave that can be caused by earthquakes
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- a fountain of water and steam that builds up pressure below the surface then erupts
- earthquake after a larger earthquake
- magma when it reaches the surface
- opening where magma leaves a volcano
- the piece of rock that forms makes up the lower half of a fault
- inner layer of the earth
- shaking that comes from beneath the earth's surface
15 Clues: hot, fast moving lava • outer layer of the earth • inner layer of the earth • slow, not as hot type of lava • the middle layer of the earth • magma when it reaches the surface • lava before it reaches the surface • earthquake after a larger earthquake • opening where magma leaves a volcano • figured out the continental drift theory • giant wave that can be caused by earthquakes • ...
10.1 Volcanoes & Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-09-25
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- Volcanism at this type of boundary relies on decompression melting
- Long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific
- Hot mantle rock rises, the pressure lowers, and then melts
- When a mass of very hot rock rises from lower in the mantle
- Chain of islands that is an example of intraplate volcanism
- Higher temperature needed to melt rock
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- This gets squeezed out of oceanic crust during subduction and makes the melting point of rock go down
- This type of volcanic arc occurs at convergent plate boundaries and creates volcanoes on land
- When this goes up, the melting point goes up
- This type of volcanism happens in the middle of a plate and is associated with mantle plumes and hot spots
- Volcanism at this type of boundary relies on flux melting and tends to create volcanoes
- When the presence of water causes rock to melt
- This type of volcanic arc occurs at convergent plate boundaries and produces a chain of volcanoes on the ocean floor that rise above the ocean surface
- Localized volcanic region in the middle of a plate due to a mantle plume
- A complex mixture of partly melted rock, dissolved gases, and water
15 Clues: Higher temperature needed to melt rock • When this goes up, the melting point goes up • When the presence of water causes rock to melt • Long belt of volcanoes that circles much of the Pacific • Hot mantle rock rises, the pressure lowers, and then melts • When a mass of very hot rock rises from lower in the mantle • ...
Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2025-01-21
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- Type of boundary that causes mountains to form generally.
- Occur when two continents collide with each other.
- Occurs when the oceanic crust goes under the continental crust.
- Hangs off the edge of continents and into the ocean underwater.
- The earths crust/lithosphere is broken up into 15 of these.
- This ancient type of evidence shows glaciers once existed in Africa and India.
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- The concept that explains the causes of plate movement.
- Name of the supercontinent that was before current continents.
- These form when subduction occurs.
- Theory that all continents have been moving away from each other.
- Area on earth where magma can rise to the surface regularly.
- These are found on multiple continents and used as evidence for continental drift.
- Type of boundary that explains seafloor spreading.
- The pulling of cool dense edges of continental crust into subduction zones.
- Type of boundary that causes the worst earthquakes.
15 Clues: These form when subduction occurs. • Occur when two continents collide with each other. • Type of boundary that explains seafloor spreading. • Type of boundary that causes the worst earthquakes. • The concept that explains the causes of plate movement. • Type of boundary that causes mountains to form generally. • ...
Plate Tectonics and Seafloor Spreading 2025-01-13
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- Consists of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
- Boundary that occurs when plates slide by each other and create faults or earthquakes
- An underwater mountain system
- The theory that the crust is divided into large plates called tectonic plates that slowly move on top of the mantle
- A place where two tectonic plates move toward each other
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- The name of the supercontinent
- Evidence that proves continents were once connected
- When new ocean crust forms at the ridges
- Melted rock material beneath Earth's surface
- The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth
- A place where two tectonic plates move away from each other
- The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core
- A denser plate is pushed beneath a less dense plate when they converge
- Where old oceanic crust goes that is destroyed
- The denser crust
15 Clues: The denser crust • An underwater mountain system • The name of the supercontinent • When new ocean crust forms at the ridges • The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth • Melted rock material beneath Earth's surface • Consists of the Earth's crust and upper mantle • Where old oceanic crust goes that is destroyed • Evidence that proves continents were once connected • ...
Essential Science Topics of Study 2023-08-31
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- crucial liquid in the environment and our bodies, needs to be clean
- all of the stars and galaxies, beginning of everything
- mountains, plate tectonics, layers of the earth, study of the planet
- how organisms interact with each other to survive, food chains and energy transfer
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- what surrounds the earth and where weather happens
- what we all need to survive, renewable and nonrenewable sources
- change in organisms over a long period of time
7 Clues: change in organisms over a long period of time • what surrounds the earth and where weather happens • all of the stars and galaxies, beginning of everything • what we all need to survive, renewable and nonrenewable sources • crucial liquid in the environment and our bodies, needs to be clean • mountains, plate tectonics, layers of the earth, study of the planet • ...
PLATE TECTIONICS 2013-10-08
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- IF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS WERE FOOD THEY WOULD BE SITTING ON?
- WHEN THE CONTINENTS WERE IN PANGAEA THEY MOVED IN SUCH AWAY KNOW AS?
- THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH?
- A THEORY THAT WAS PROPOSED BY HESS THAT MAGMA ROSE THEREFOR SPREADING THE SEAFLOOR?
- UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN RANGES FORM?
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- OCCURS IN THE MANTLE AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND PLATE TECTONICS?
- THIS LAYER IS USUALLY LESS SENSE THEN THE LAYER BENEATH IT?
- AN IDEA OR BELIEF BUT NOT ALWAYS LAW?
- THE REMAINS OF A SPECIES THAT WAS WIDESPREAD GEOGRAPHICALLY AND WAS VERY ABUNDANT?
- THE THEORY WHERE ALL OF THE CONTINENTS WERE TOGETHER?
10 Clues: THE MIDDLE LAYER OF THE EARTH? • UNDERWATER MOUNTAIN RANGES FORM? • AN IDEA OR BELIEF BUT NOT ALWAYS LAW? • THE THEORY WHERE ALL OF THE CONTINENTS WERE TOGETHER? • THIS LAYER IS USUALLY LESS SENSE THEN THE LAYER BENEATH IT? • IF THE CONTINENTS AND OCEANS WERE FOOD THEY WOULD BE SITTING ON? • WHEN THE CONTINENTS WERE IN PANGAEA THEY MOVED IN SUCH AWAY KNOW AS? • ...
senicse tic tac toe 2023-01-06
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- Process by which, in a fluid being heated, the warmer part of the mass will rise and the cooler portions will sink.
- Tectonics A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move.
- A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past.
- The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- an area where plates move toward one another and collide
- mass/volume
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- the boundary between two plates that slide past each other
- plates a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- A break in the earth's crust
- a valley formed by the separation
10 Clues: mass/volume • A break in the earth's crust • a valley formed by the separation • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • an area where plates move toward one another and collide • the boundary between two plates that slide past each other • A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past. • ...
Earth: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 2013-04-14
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- mantle the upper part of the mantle
- the crust and upper mantle of the earth
- the outer layer of the earth
- the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
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- the angular distance of a place east or west of the merdian
- tectonics a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and associating phenomena
- a sudden and violent shaking of the ground causing damage
7 Clues: the outer layer of the earth • mantle the upper part of the mantle • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground causing damage • the angular distance of a place east or west of the merdian • the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator • ...
Puttin' it Together 2020-08-12
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- this plate boundary is sometimes called a strike-slip fault
- without this ductile zone of earth's mantle the lithosphere would not have something to slide on
- lithospheric crust is created at this type of margin
- new crust forms out of this at divergent plate boundaries
- this is the smallest tectonic plate on earth
- the highest mountains in the world are formed as a result of this type of crust coming together
- these result at transform plate boundaries as a result of crustal plates moving against each other
- the only tectonic plate situated completely in south of the equator
- the youngest rocks on earth can be found here - like the one in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
- volcanoes can be formed at convergent plate boundaries and above these
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- this margin is also called a convergent plate boundary
- this is part of the world's longest (underwater) mountain range
- this is the thinnest portion of the lithosphere - located beneath the ocean's water
- this plate boundary is responsible for mountain building
- the portion of earth made up earth's crust and upper most solid mantle
- this mountain range exists as a result of the Indian Plate subducting underneath the Eurasian Plate
- this plate is subductin underneath the North American Plate
- these type of igneous mountains are caused at convergent plate boundaries
- an example of a transform plate boundary
- sometimes called a ridge -this topographic feature is formed at convergent plate boundaries
20 Clues: an example of a transform plate boundary • this is the smallest tectonic plate on earth • lithospheric crust is created at this type of margin • this margin is also called a convergent plate boundary • this plate boundary is responsible for mountain building • new crust forms out of this at divergent plate boundaries • ...
unit 5 vocab- diana ponce 2025-03-18
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- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
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- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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-Diana Ponce 2025-03-18
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- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
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- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
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 Lorelei King 2025-03-18
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- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- wave vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
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. • ...
Lithosphere Vocabulary 2025-03-13
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- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- Magma that reaches Earth´s surface.
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids.
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- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
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-Edyn Stroupe 2025-04-14
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- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
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 - Corbin Hazelwood 2026-03-18
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- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
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- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
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 4 vocab- Brady 2026-03-19
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- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- the soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
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- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- the rigid outer part of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
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. • ...
Geosphere 2025-10-15
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- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- weathering The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- rock a rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.mineral a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
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- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- rock a rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- weathering The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
25 Clues: magma that reaches Earth's surface • 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 • rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other. • ...
unit 5 vocab-paisley 2025-10-16
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- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
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- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
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 - Kade 2025-10-16
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- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- Loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
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- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- Rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- The transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
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. • ...
Africa Notes Review 2023-01-04
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- An artifact discovered that allowed for hieroglyphs to be translated
- The most famous pharaoh in The New Kingdom of Egypt
- The first Western African kingdom
- The landform that protected Egypt from invasion to the north
- These landforms are created by plate tectonics
- This landform has less than 10 inches of rain
- The method villages and traders used to trade with each other in the Western African kingdoms
- Grand city of learning in the Western African kingdoms
- The third and final Western African kingdom
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- Indiana has this type of climate
- Another name for a cliff
- Africa does not have this type of climate
- Famous ruler during the Kingdom of Mali
- An area of water in a desert
- This is another name for The Old Kingdom of Egypt
- A technique where one wraps the dead in linens after taking out their organs
- The longest river in Africa and the world
- The two resources that allowed the Western African kingdoms to flourish
- The type of government Ancient Egypt had
- The second Western African Kingdom
20 Clues: Another name for a cliff • An area of water in a desert • Indiana has this type of climate • The first Western African kingdom • The second Western African Kingdom • Famous ruler during the Kingdom of Mali • The type of government Ancient Egypt had • Africa does not have this type of climate • The longest river in Africa and the world • ...
Introducing Earth 2019-01-09
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- waves earthquakes produce these waves
- dark fine-grained rock
- thickest layer
- most mass
- outermost layer
- most water in the hydrosphere is
- crust crust that forms the continents
- four main systems are ______ of one another
- heat transfer when you touch a hot object
- earth's highest mountains
- rocks are melted and flow here
- light colored rock that has coarse grains
- different layers have different _____
- samples direct evidence provided by
- results as liquid movement in outer core
- currents heat transfer within a fluid
- shape land's surface by building landmasses
- glaciers are part of
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- all living things
- tectonics theory that earth's plates move very slowly
- layer of gasses surround Earth
- main elements in earth's crust
- erosion and weathering are examples
- water vapor is water in what form
- transfer of energy through empty space
- crust and upper mantle
- cover 75% of Earth's surface
- ability to do work
- group of parts that work together as a whole
- earth's core is mostly this metal
- core made of liquid iron and nickel, produces magnetic field
31 Clues: most mass • thickest layer • outermost layer • all living things • ability to do work • glaciers are part of • dark fine-grained rock • crust and upper mantle • earth's highest mountains • cover 75% of Earth's surface • layer of gasses surround Earth • main elements in earth's crust • rocks are melted and flow here • most water in the hydrosphere is • water vapor is water in what form • ...
Earth's Layers and Drifting Continents 2018-10-15
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- The name of the super continent that exited about 300 million years ago.
- Valley A deep valley is also called a.
- Tectonics Slow motion driven by the convection current makes.
- Boundary The plates are sliding.
- The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle.
- Core This is the 3rd layer from the top to the bottom.
- These land feature form at a Convergent Boundary.
- There are convection currents in this layer.
- Trench Under water canyons, sea-floor spreading ends here.
- 2nd layer of Earth from the top, very hot & solid.
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- Spreading New crust is being added and older crust is being pushed outward
- Crust This crust lies beneath the ocean floor.
- These create cracks in the crust.
- Sits on top of the mantle, 100 km thick.
- Boundary The plates collide.
- Drift The continents slowly move about 2 centimeters per year.
- Boundary The plates are dividing.
- Ridge Sea-Floor Spreading begins here.
- 5-80 km thick, top layer.
- Core Solid metal, mostly iron & nickel, 1,200 km thick.
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. • Valley A deep valley is also called a. • Ridge Sea-Floor Spreading begins here. • Sits on top of the mantle, 100 km thick. • The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle. • ...
Earth Science 2023-10-30
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- slowest moving waves
- the theory that proposes that Earths outer shell consist of individual plates that interact in various ways
- how many types of surface waves
- the amount of layers Earth is made up of
- areas of low earthquake activity
- the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates
- caused by a sudden release of energy when rocks move along a fault.
- measures ground motion and can be used to determine determine the distance seismic waves travel
- spot on surface above the focus
- fastest waves that travel through liquids or gases
- a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake
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- location of first motion in Earth
- what plates are made of
- the strength of an earthquake
- slower waves that travel through solids only
- areas where no body waves are detected
- refers to the deformation of the crust as a consequence of plate interaction
- where plates slide past each other
- small earthquakes that precede a large earthquake
- 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 • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary 2025-03-27
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- The process in which one tectonic plate is forced beneath another, often leading to volcanic activity.
- All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and water vapor in the atmosphere.
- The theory that continents had moved over geological time and were once joined together in a single landmass.
- The continuous process by which rocks are formed, broken down, and transformed into different types of rocks.
- Layers of sedimentary rock that are formed over time, with newer layers deposited on top of older layers.
- The maximum of number of a species that an environment can sustainably support.
- A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, or move toward each other, often causing one plate to be forced beneath the other.
- This geological principle states that any geological feature that cuts across another feature is younger than the feature it cuts. This helps geologists determine the relative ages of rock layers and other geological events.
- The global sum of all ecosystems; it contains all living organisms and their interactions with the spheres.
- Materials or substances that occur naturally in the environment and can be used for economic gain, such as water, minerals, and fossil fuels
- This principle states that layers of sediment are originally deposited in continuous sheets over large areas. If these layers are later disrupted, they will still maintain their original lateral continuity unless acted upon by external forces such as erosion or tectonic activity.
- The layer of gas surrounding Earth, essential for weather and climate.
- A tectonic plate boundary where two plates divide, or move away from each other, leading to the formation of new crust.
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- A principle stating that in undisturbed sedimentary rock layers, the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest are at the top.
- Rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids.
- Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock (magma or lava.)
- A natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar energy, wind energy, and timber.
- A resource that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep up with consumption, such as fossil fuels and certain minerals.
- The rigid outmost layer of the Earth, composed of crust and upper mantle, where tectonic plates are found.
- Convection in plate tectonics refers to the process by which heat from the Earth's interior causes the mantle material to circulate. Hot, less dense material rises toward the surface, while cooler, denser material sinks. This movement creates convection currents that drive the motion of tectonic plates on the Earth's surface.
- The solid part of Earth, encompassing all of the rocks, minerals, and landforms, as well as the Earth's inner layers (such as the crust, mantle, and core.)
- Rock formed from the accumulation and compaction of mineral and organic particles.
- A tectonic plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally, which can cause earthquakes.
23 Clues: The layer of gas surrounding Earth, essential for weather and climate. • Rock that has been changed by heat, pressure, or chemically active fluids. • Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock (magma or lava.) • The maximum of number of a species that an environment can sustainably support. • ...
earth vocab 2024-04-19
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- sudden events that led to a mass extinction
- located between the mantle and the outer core
- includes he crust and upper park of the mantle,and divided into tectonic plates
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- hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
- the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
- a group of the same species living in the same area
- rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
- instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
- formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
- extinction events extinction events that occur over a longer time period
10 Clues: sudden events that led to a mass extinction • located between the mantle and the outer core • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • the semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen • ...
Geology 2021-03-09
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- North America is located on the ___ plate
- When one tectonic plate goes under another
- Tectonic plates are on top of earths ____
- Tectonic plates only ____ a few centimetres a year
- Africa is located on the ____ plate
- ____ Plate
- Erupts
- When the ground moves
- Hawaii was created by the ____ plate
- South America is located on the ___ plate
- There are ____ tectonic plates
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- Asia is located on the ____ plate
- Antarctica is located on the ____ plate
- Australia is located on the ____ plate
- The part of earth that tectonic plates are on
- When tectonic plates ____ it can cause earthquakes
- The earth's crust is also called the ____
- When plates shift, they can cause a ___
- Tectonic plates can ____
- Tectonic plates are ____ like a puzzle
20 Clues: Erupts • ____ Plate • When the ground moves • Tectonic plates can ____ • There are ____ tectonic plates • Asia is located on the ____ plate • Africa is located on the ____ plate • Hawaii was created by the ____ plate • Australia is located on the ____ plate • Tectonic plates are ____ like a puzzle • Antarctica is located on the ____ plate • When plates shift, they can cause a ___ • ...
Kaylee Price-Unit 5 vocab 2025-03-18
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- rock rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- resource A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- spreading the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
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- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- boundary A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- wave vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- rock rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- rock a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- resource A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- 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
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- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- Rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- The transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- Magma that reaches Earth's surface
- A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- A rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- Rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- A fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- 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
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- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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
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- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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
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- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- rock formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- rock formed from the weathered products of preexisting rocks that have been transported, deposited, compacted and cemented.
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- 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
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- A body of molten rock found at depth, including any dissolved gases and crystals.
- A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions
- A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth
- A naturally occurring solid mixture of one or more minerals or organic matter
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
- The soft upper layer of the mantle just below the lithosphere. Lithospheric plates float on top of it.
- the process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges
- a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The process in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces; no change in rock composition.
- A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
- vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake
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- The process in which rock is broken down by chemical reactions; changes the rock's molecular composition
- A natural resource that can be replaced at the same or below rate at which the resource is consumed
- The point beneath Earth's surface where rock breaks under stress and causes an earthquake
- A liquid's resistance to flowing -or- the thickness of a liquid
- a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of producing magma, which rises to Earth's surface
- loose particles created by weathering and erosion of rock
- magma that reaches Earth's surface
- a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred
- formed by the alteration of preexisting, solid rock deep within the Earth by heat, pressure, and/or chemically active fluids
- A natural resource that is consumed faster or above the rate in which it is replaced.
- the transportation of material by a mobile agent, such as wind, water, or ice
- a naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition
- 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
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- build-up features on the surface of the Earth
- is a rocky terrestrial planet
- is a process that lowers or tears down the surface features of the Earth
- As glaciers move across a landscape, they alter the terrain and carve out unique formations
- is solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.
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- processes interactions among plants, animals and the environment
- process Natural forces that shape the surface of the earth
- range long chains or groups of mountains.
- a naturally-formed features on the Earth's surface, often with a recognizable shape like a valley or mountain.
- 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
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- where river meets sea
- where two rivers meet
- water falling from a height
- (wearing away) of their channels and valleys by the water and materials it is carrying (stones and rocks)
- movement of water and load particles (silt, sand, stones and rocks)
- load particles get deposited on banks
- bend of a river
- area of high land forming the edge of a river basin
- the study of the Earth´s natural features and climates e.g. plate tectonics, river valleys, tropical rainforests
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- the study of the impacts that human beings have on the planet´s environments, habitats and natural processes
- where river flows
- a cut off of a river
- basin area of land drained by a river and its tributaries
- the study of the planet´s man-made features e.g. cities, transport, trade and population change
- where a river begins
- small river that eventually joins a larger river
- 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 • ...
Continental Drift 2025-04-01
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- The supercontinent once formed by all continents
- What causes earthquakes, mountain ranges, and volcanic activity (___ of tectonic plates)
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- How many years have continents been drifting and moving
- Who invented the concept of continental drift (Hint: Last name only)
- The continents fit together like a ______ to form the supercontinent
- The same pieces of things that were found on different continents
- 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) • ...
The Continental Drift Theory Vocabulary Words 2021-01-26
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
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
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
Earth's Layers and Drifting Continents 2018-10-15
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- 5-80 km thick, top layer.
- Spreading New crust is being added and older crust is being pushed outward
- Core Solid metal, mostly iron & nickel, 1,200 km thick.
- Ridge Sea-Floor Spreading begins here.
- These land feature form at a Convergent Boundary.
- Valley A deep valley is also called a.
- Crust This crust lies beneath the ocean floor.
- Drift The continents slowly move about 2 centimeters per year.
- Sits on top of the mantle, 100 km thick.
- Trench Under water canyons, sea-floor spreading ends here.
- Core This is the 3rd layer from the top to the bottom.
- 2nd layer of Earth from the top, very hot & solid.
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- Boundary The plates are sliding.
- These create cracks in the crust.
- Boundary The plates are dividing.
- The name of the super continent that exited about 300 million years ago.
- There are convection currents in this layer.
- The ocean floor sinks back into the mantle.
- Boundary The plates collide.
- 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
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- planet that is the third in order from the sun
- openings where lava comes out of
- a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements
- a layer inside a planetary body bounded below by a core and above by crust
- large natural elevation of earths surface rising abruptly
- a sudden violent shaking of the ground
- moving towards each other
- study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- innermost part of the earth
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- deformation of the rocks that make up earths crust and the forces that produce such deformation
- downward movement of the edge of a plate of earths crust
- got fluid or semi fluid material within earths crust
- outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
- moving or extending in different directions from a common point
- flat elevated land form that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side
- to change in composition or structure
- atmosphere at a given time and place
- an expert in geology
- 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
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- Location where the first motion of an earthquake occurs.
- Another name for the experimental group.
- The _________ group contains the independent variable.
- North, south, east, and west are called _________.
- Location of the largest earthquake in U.S. history.
- The name of the eon that we presently live.
- The major evidence that supports plate tectonics.
- The name of the theory responsible for the initial formation of the Universe.
- Principle that shows gaps of time in the rock record.
- Reference point for longitude.
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- Name of the first condensed form of matter.
- Person who presented the theory of Natural Selection.
- Location of the largest earthquake of all time.
- The ancient landform where all of the continents were connected.
- Refers to an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival.
- Light-colored igneous rock generally has a ____ composition.
- P waves and S waves are two types of _____ waves.
- Geologic principle that states that older events are found on the bottom.
- Another name for a test in an experiment.
- Dating method that defines the order that events occur.
- 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. • ...
volcanoes 2018-10-03
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- 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.
- a light, porous volcanic rock that forms during explosive eruptions.
- volcano steep-sided volcanoes composed of many layers of volcanic rocks, usually made from high-viscosity lava, ash and rock debris.
- term for a volcano that has recently erupted and there is a possibility that it may erupt soon.
- of fire area of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions encircling the basin of the Pacific Ocean.
- liquid rock (magma) that flows out of a volcano.
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- tectonics The theory that explains process of plate movement that creates friction and causes volcanoes is called?
- occurs when pressure builds up.
- term for a volcano that has not erupted in a long time, possibility it can erupt in the future.
- 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.
- volcano volcanoes shaped like a bowl in the middle with long gentle slopes made by basaltic lava flows.
- 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
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- Any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of seismic waves through Earth's rocks.
- The movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
- Massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere
- A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. It helps make life possible by providing us with air to breathe
- When two plates come together, it is known as
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- The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
- Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
- A fluid layer about 1,400 miles thick, composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core
- The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
- The solid, outer part of Earth,bounded by the atmosphere above and the asthenosphere
- The innermost layer of the Earth and is located at the direct center of the Earth below the outer core.
- 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.
- 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. • ...
Science crossword ting 2017-10-17
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- A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- formation on the ocean floor that creates land
- Process that occurs in the mantle, in it the magma rotates like a conveyor belt
- Earths second layer, it’s part of the lithosphere
- type of boundary that involves two plates Colliding together
- pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust
- Theory that plates are moved by convection current in the mantle
- Weak spot in the crust where magma has come to surface
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- process where land sinks down into the mantle
- Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- formation on the ocean floor that creates faults
- type of boundary that involves two plates spreading apart from eachother
- Earths middle and bottom layer
- first theorized plate tectonics
- Theory that continents slowly drift across Earths surface
- type of boundary that involves two plates rubbing together
- Earths top layer
- Areas where Earths crust diverges on land
- Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
- 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
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- Weak spot in the crust where magma has come to surface
- pieces separated by cracks on Earths crust
- formation on the ocean floor that creates faults
- Supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
- Process that occurs in the mantle, in it the magma rotates like a conveyor belt
- device used to see what the bottom of the ocean looks like
- first theorized plate tectonics
- A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock
- type of boundary that involves two plates rubbing together
- Breaks in Earths crust where rocks have slipped past each other
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- type of boundary that involves two plates Colliding together
- Areas where Earths crust diverges on land
- Theory that plates are moved by convection current in the mantle
- formation on the ocean floor that creates land
- type of boundary that involves two plates spreading apart from eachother
- Theory that continents slowly drift across Earths surface
- process where land sinks down into the mantle
- Earths middle and bottom layer
- Earths top layer
- 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
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- relating to ocean depths from 2000 to 5000 meters
- atom with the same atomic number, different numbers of neutrons
- a specialist in the history of the earths recorded in rocks
- a large continuous extent of land
- relating to or occurring living in or frequenting the ocean
- a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
- a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- rigid layer of the earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- the organs in a body, collectively
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- the movement or study of the movement of earth's crust
- the chemistry if the earth's crust
- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
- the bottom of a sea or ocean
- undergo condensation
- of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- use again after processing
- molten rock in the earth's crust
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- 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
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- WA has _ geological regions
- The ability of a nation to govern itself.
- The _ mountain range splits WA into east and west.
- is a major industry in WA state and also a primary food source for Native tribes in WA.
- The _ mountain range is in NW WA state.
- what borders WA to the east?
- The name of a tribe in Eastern WA and also the name of one of the largest cities in WA.
- _ is the study of landforms and human interactions with the land.
- Seattle's geological region is the Puget Sound _.
- The US government upheld _ treaties with Native tribes.
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- A contract or formal agreement between two or more nations.
- WA has _ volcanoes.
- What borders WA to the south?
- To take care of something
- the Native tribe closest to Seattle
- What borders WA to the north?
- plate _ is the movement of the Earth's crust.
- This tribe has territory in southeast WA.
- _ is the study of the Earth's solid structure.
- 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! 2022-07-05
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
Earthquakes 2025-11-02
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- A device that records details of earthquakes
- a term for the size or extent of something
- smaller earthquake that precedes a larger one
- series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of a body of water
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- the point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- The theory of Earth's outer layer broken into large pieces
- environment that degrades it from its initial state
- smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake.
- Earth's crust along which blocks of rock have moved relative to one another
- 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 • ...
6th Grade Science 2024-09-07
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- tectonics the theory explaining the movement of large sections of the Earth’s crust
- a type of rock formed by the accumulation of small particles
- the layer of gases surrounding the Earth
- the breakdown of rocks, soil, and minerals through contact with the Earth’s atmosphere
- a large sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption
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- a mountain or hill that forms when magma reaches the Earth’s surface
- an instrument used to measure and record earthquake activity
- the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth’s surface by wind or water flow
- preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms
- 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
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- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and one is not affected
- The theory of plate _________________ says that continents are constantly moving
- A rock that forms when existing rock undergoes intense heat and pressure
- These type of fossils are used to relatively date rock layers
- ____________ factor is anything that restricts population size
- The law of _____________________ says that in an undisturbed rock sequence, the youngest layers are at the bottom
- a nutrient that provides insulation for our cells
- a nutrient that helps cells grow and repair
- a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
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- a nutrient that provides quick energy
- a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
- _____________ factors are the living things in an ecosystem
- organisms that get their energy from decaying plants and animals
- organisms that make their own food for energy
- A rock that forms when sediment is compacted
- A rock that forms when magma cools and hardens
- 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 • ...
Plate Tectonics By: Caron St. Jean 2013-04-06
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- This forms when two convergent plates fold up the land.
- ______ plates are pieces of the lithosphere.
- ______ can occur when two transform plate boundaries are active.
- Converging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
- _______ came up with the theory of Pangaea.
- The theory that all of the continents were once one piece of land.
- What is it called when two plates converge and one goes under the other?
- Diverging plate boundaries have the pressure of _____.
- How many plate boundaries are there?
- Sea floor ______ is the cause of magnetic patterns on the ocean floor.
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- When the magma gets full due to subduction it creates _____.
- The name of ocean plates.
- The United States lies on the _____ American plate.
- Transform plate boundaries have the pressure of ______.
- Two plates that rub against each other in opposite directions are_____ plate boundaries.
- Two plates that push against each other are ______plate boundaries.
- When two oceanic plates diverge they cause a ______.
- The name of land plates.
- Two plates that separate from each other are______ plate boundaries.
- 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
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- Process by which eroded material is dropped
- Process by which sediment and other materials are moved from one place to another
- The theory that explains how large pieces of the outermost layer, called tectonic plates move and change shape
- The path that a stream flows through eroded soil and rock
- The measure of a change in elevation over a certain distance
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
- Pieces that the lithosphere is divided into
- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are colliding
- The water that is beneath Earth’s surface
- A mass of material deposited in a triangular or fan shape at the mouth of a river or stream
- A fan shaped mass of material deposited by a stream when the slope of the land decreases sharply
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- The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
- The amount of water that a stream carries in a given amount of time
- Single landmass that all the continents formed 300 million years ago
- An area of shoreline that is made up of material deposited by waves and currents
- The boundary between land and a body of water
- A scale used to divide Earth’s long natural history into manageable parts
- The movement of matter due to changes in density; the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter
- Materials carried by a stream are called this
- 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
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- the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era, during which the earliest forms of life are assumed to have appeared
- a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc
- the Cenozoic Era or group of systems.
- the Paleozoic Era or group of systems
- the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology
- the various mechanical and chemical processes that cause exposed rock to decompose.
- noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, from 140 million to 65 million years ago
- removal from an office or position.
- 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
- noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Epoch, occurring from 190 to 140 million years ago
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- noting or pertaining to a period of the Mesozoic Era, occurring from 230 to 190 million years ago
- To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion
- noting or pertaining to the latter half of the Precambrian Era, from about 2.5 billion to 570 million years ago
- the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
- a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates
- a crack on or below the Earth's surface
- a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc
- the Mesozoic Era or group of systems
- the thick outer surface of the Earth or another planet
- 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
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- Occurs on land because of divergent boundaries.
- Super Continent 250 million years ago.
- Two plates colliding can form these.
- Where two oceanic plates move apart.
- Two plates sliding past each other.
- The movement of the Earth's plates.
- Year Alfred Wegener introduced his theory.
- Scientists use these in rocks to prove Pangaea.
- A ridge where two oceanic plates move apart is called a..
- Boundary where two plates are moving in opposite directions.
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- A major fault in California.
- The USUAL highest number of inches a continent moves every year.
- Boundary where two plates collide.
- Theory about the moving continents.
- Wegener's theory wasn't believed because there was no...
- Boundary where two plates are sliding past each other.
- How many plates there are.
- Continents sit on these.
- Trenches occur at this zone.
- 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
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- when the continents move away from each other
- the mechanical property below the lithosphere lower mantle
- when a trench is formed and volcanos
- when plates pull away from each other
- the center of the earth 33%
- the theory that Alfred Wegner first thought of but nobody believed him
- lithosphere asthenosphere and mesosphere
- when 2 plates are colliding side by side
- the innermost layer of the earths mechanical layer
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- when 2 plates are pushing on each other causing mountains
- the layer of the earth that is solid due to pressure
- the thickest layer of the earth 66%
- an example of this is the san andreas ______ which is a transform boundary
- this happens at the mid Atlantic ridge when new seafloor is made
- the part of the earth that is made of liquid
- when to plates collide
- the thinnest layer of the earth 1%
- the earth is _______ up of many things
- the outermost mechanical property
- 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 • ...
The Earth's Interior and Plate Tectonics 2013-02-21
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- The planet we live on
- Super continent
- Made up of the crust and tiny bit of the upper mantel, also holds the continents and oceans
- A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface
- In the upper mantel, directly underneath the lithosphere
- 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.
- A period 299 million years ago* during the late Paleozoic Era
- A natural elevation of the earth's surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit
- A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals.
- The layer in which we live on
- 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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- Discover of the continental drift
- A series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust
- States that the Earth's outer layer is broken into several large slabs
- A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust
- The biggest layer in Earth
- An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth
- We have this with Mrs.Guiett at 6th hour
- The core right behind the mantel
- 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
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- magma that reaches the earth's surface
- a plate boundary where plates slide horizontally
- the instrument used to record earthquakes
- a plate boundary where plates move toward each other
- the fastest seismic wave that goes through everything
- the name of the rock material that form during an eruption
- a movement of the ground caused by plate movement
- magma that is light and has feldspar and silica
- the sudden return of rock to its normal shape
- the point on the surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- areas along a fault where few earthquakes happen
- a giant ocean wave that forms from an earthquake or eruption under water
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- a large circular crater that forms when all the magma leaves a volcano
- an area what is volcanically active but not near a plate boundary
- the layer of rock underneath the lithosphere
- the exact location of an earthquake inside the earth
- a plate boundary where plates move away from each other
- magma that is dark and has magnesium and iron
- a vent/fissure where gases and magma come out from
- the amount of damage caused by an earthquake
- the theory that explains continent movement
- the upper part of earth's crust
- the secondary seismic wave that only goes through solids
- the strength of an earthquake (ground motion)
- liquid (melted) rock produced inside the earth
- 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 • ...
