plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valleys occur at divergent boundaries.
  2. is where two tectonic plates come together, or converge, and overlap
  3. molten rock
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  1. At this type of boundary, rocks are broken as the plates grind past each The Plate Boundaries – Part 2 other,
  2. there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions.

5 Clues: molten rock • valleys occur at divergent boundaries. • is where two tectonic plates come together, or converge, and overlap • there are two tectonic plates moving away from each other in opposite directions. • At this type of boundary, rocks are broken as the plates grind past each The Plate Boundaries – Part 2 other,

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-09-25

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

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

plate tectonics 2024-05-10

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. theory that the Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle) is divided into a number of large, plate like sections that move as distinct masses.
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  1. A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another
  2. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other
  3. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  4. moving away from what is expected

5 Clues: moving away from what is expected • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • tending to move toward one point or to approach each other • A geologic process in which one edge of one lithospheric plate is forced below the edge of another • ...

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

plate tectonics 2023-03-03

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

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

Plate tectonics 2023-03-03

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slides past each other
  2. what is the biggest plate tectonic
  3. pushes towards each other
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  1. always near earthquakes
  2. pulls away from each other

5 Clues: slides past each other • always near earthquakes • pushes towards each other • pulls away from each other • what is the biggest plate tectonic

Plate Tectonics 2023-03-02

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

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

Plate tectonics 2023-08-07

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called
  2. geological features are formed when two tectonic plates collide and one is forced beneath the other
  3. The famous San Andreas Fault in California is an example
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  1. where two tectonic plates move apart and is responsible for mid-fidge formation
  2. the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates

5 Clues: Earth's lithosphere is divided into large pieces called • The famous San Andreas Fault in California is an example • the theory that explains the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates • where two tectonic plates move apart and is responsible for mid-fidge formation • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-13

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

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

Tectonic plates crossword 2022-10-27

Tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a plate boundary where two plates rub against eachother
  2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths outer layer
  3. an under-water mountain range formed at divergent plate boundaries
  4. how often or fast something happens such as the pace of plate movement
  5. magma,gas,and ash pushed out of a landform formed near plate boundaries
  6. a diagram or model that shows what something looks like from the middle
  7. the slow process of land pulling apart caused by plate movement
  8. an island formed by magma being pushed up to the surface from a divergent plate
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  1. a sudden shaking of the earth caused by plate movement
  2. the earths outer most and thinnest layer
  3. a repeating process that occurs often such as plate movement
  4. one of the large sections of rock that make up the earths crust
  5. a long,deep indentation in the ocean floor formed at a convergent plate boundary
  6. two plates moving towards each other
  7. two plates moving away from each other
  8. hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth
  9. a feature formed on the surface of the earth due to a geologic process
  10. the process of an ocean plate running into a convergent plate and going underneath
  11. hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface
  12. past forms of life that is kept in place within rock
  13. a large continuous area of land on earths surface

21 Clues: two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • the earths outer most and thinnest layer • hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface • a large continuous area of land on earths surface • hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth • past forms of life that is kept in place within rock • ...

science 2016-06-14

science crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary: the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. boundary: the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  4. the sinking of regions of the earth’s crust to lower elevation
  5. floor spreading: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rise toward the surface and solidify
  6. the rising of regions of the earth’s crust to higher elevations
  7. the central part of the earth below the mantle
  8. the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle
  9. the bending of rock layers due to stress
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  1. drift: the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. boundary: the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  3. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core
  6. tectonics: the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  7. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  8. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slide relative to another
  10. plate: a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the earth below the mantle • the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2022-03-14

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
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  1. When two plates are moving towards each other, we refer to them as ________ plate boundaries.
  2. This crust has the same density throughout. When these plates come together, they push one another up, forming mountains.
  3. Plates extend deep into the Earth's ______.
  4. This determines whether the plates will either be forced over or under another plate.
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  1. The edges of Earth's plates meet at plate ________.
  2. This crust can form a trench at a subduction zone.
  3. When two plates slide past one another in opposite directions, this is called a ______ boundary.

7 Clues: Plates extend deep into the Earth's ______. • This crust can form a trench at a subduction zone. • The edges of Earth's plates meet at plate ________. • This determines whether the plates will either be forced over or under another plate. • When two plates are moving towards each other, we refer to them as ________ plate boundaries. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-01-04

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. determines distance of under water objects
  2. thinnest layer of the earth
  3. section that moves over the asthenosphere
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  1. amount of mass given in a space
  2. layer of hot material between earths crust and core
  3. make up of minerals
  4. break in earths crust

7 Clues: make up of minerals • break in earths crust • thinnest layer of the earth • amount of mass given in a space • section that moves over the asthenosphere • determines distance of under water objects • layer of hot material between earths crust and core

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2023-01-18

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A scientist who studies the force that make and shape the earth
  2. the layer of rock that forms earths outer surface
  3. A dece dark igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust
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  1. the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core
  2. core, a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the center of earth
  3. The material that forms the earths hard surface
  4. a usually light colored rock that is found in continental crust

7 Clues: The material that forms the earths hard surface • the layer of rock that forms earths outer surface • the layer of hot solid material between earths crust and core • A scientist who studies the force that make and shape the earth • a usually light colored rock that is found in continental crust • A dece dark igneous rock with a fine texture found in oceanic crust • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2022-05-06

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Occurs at a divergent boundary
  2. Two Tectonic plates come together or overlap
  3. is the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  4. When two plates slide past each other
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  1. molten rock underground
  2. Two tectonic plates moving in the opposite directions of the other
  3. is a current in a fluid that results from convection.

7 Clues: molten rock underground • Occurs at a divergent boundary • When two plates slide past each other • Two Tectonic plates come together or overlap • is a current in a fluid that results from convection. • Two tectonic plates moving in the opposite directions of the other • ...

Y8 Plate Tectonics 2024-12-11

Y8 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The crust that makes up the land masses.
  2. Where tectonic plates move together.
  3. Where tectonic plates move past each other.
  4. Molten rock.
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  1. Where tectonic plates move apart.
  2. A layer of molten rock below the ocean.
  3. The Crust found below the ocean.

7 Clues: Molten rock. • The Crust found below the ocean. • Where tectonic plates move apart. • Where tectonic plates move together. • A layer of molten rock below the ocean. • The crust that makes up the land masses. • Where tectonic plates move past each other.

Bio Review, Week 1 2023-10-12

Bio Review, Week 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. The _____ variable is the outcome of an experiment, or what is measured
  2. _____ are provable, while scientific theories are not.
  3. The _____ variable is what "I" test in an experiment
  4. If you see something happen the same way 99 times out of 99, you come to a _____ that something is the way it is.
  5. Something that remains the same no matter how many times you repeat an experiment
  6. True or False? Every hypothesis that is tested is proven true.
  7. Scientific theories are robust because they are based on large amounts of _____
  8. Set of moral principles/values that guide decisions made in science
  9. The _____ group is used for the purposes of comparison
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  1. Scientists aim to avoid _____ in their work.
  2. "Fake" science
  3. The _____ group is the group that receives the independent variable (is "experimented on").
  4. Scientific laws & theories change over time as new _____ comes to light.
  5. The study of the natural world.
  6. One aspect of scientific inquiry is that hypotheses are _____
  7. A well-tested explanation (ex. evolution, or plate tectonics)

16 Clues: "Fake" science • The study of the natural world. • Scientists aim to avoid _____ in their work. • The _____ variable is what "I" test in an experiment • _____ are provable, while scientific theories are not. • The _____ group is used for the purposes of comparison • One aspect of scientific inquiry is that hypotheses are _____ • ...

Earth and Space 2022-10-17

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
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  1. : the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body
  2. :The total amount of water on the planet
  3. : the biosphere is made up of the parts of Earth where life exists
  4. : where two plates move away from each other
  5. TECTONICS: a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of earths subterranean movements
  6. DRIFT: the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor
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  1. :the planet on which we live.
  2. : motion in which all points on a wave oscillate along paths at right angles to the direction of the wave's advance
  3. WAVES: an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion
  4. : first supercontinent named ...
  5. : the rocky outer part of Earth
  6. :shaking of the earth
  7. : an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt.
  8. : big wave. very destructive
  9. : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm

16 Clues: :shaking of the earth • : big wave. very destructive • :the planet on which we live. • : the rocky outer part of Earth • : first supercontinent named ... • :The total amount of water on the planet • : where two plates move away from each other • TRENCHES: long, narrow depressions on the see-floor • : lots of swirly wind, often comes with a large storm • ...

EARTHQUAKES 2022-04-13

EARTHQUAKES crossword puzzle
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  1. FRACTURED WHERE THE ROCKS HAVE SHIFTED VERTICALLY.
  2. tectonics THE THEORY THAT THE EARTH’S CRUST AND UPPER MANTLE TO CONTAIN SEVERAL LARGE, THIN PLATES THAT MOVE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER.
  3. LARGEST INCREASE RECORDED BY STATION DURING EARTHQUAKE.
  4. THE PROCESS OF THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE COLLIDING AND DIPPING UNDERNEATH THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE.
  5. BREAKAGE OF FAULTS IN WHICH OLDER ROCKS ARE PUSHED ABOVE YOUNGER ROCKS.
  6. SMALLER EARTHQUAKES THAT PRECEDE THE LARGE SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE.
  7. THE POINT ABOVE THE EARTH’S SURFACE VERTICALLY ABOVE THE HYPOCENTER.
  8. FRACTURE
  9. wave generated by an impulse (earthquake, explosion).
  10. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN POINTS OF EQUAL AMPLITUDE AND PHASE ON A WAVE.
  11. that shakes the ground the same and opposite direction the wave is moving.
  12. IS THE STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES AND EARTH.
  13. ZONE PLACE WHERE TWO PLATES COME TOGETHER, ONE COMING OVER THE OTHER.
  14. A FAULT THAT IS LIKELY TO HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE NEAR FUTURE (last 10,000 years.)
  15. HOW FAST A POINT ON THE GROUND SHAKES AS A RESULT OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
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  1. EARTHQUAKES THAT FOLLOW THE LARGE SHOCK OF AN EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE.
  2. SUDDEN SHAKING PRODUCED BY PASSAGE OF SEISMIC WAVES THROUGH THE EARTH’S ROCKS.
  3. A METHOD USED TO INCREASE VALIDITY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS, TO LOCATE THE CENTER OF AN EARTHQUAKE.
  4. THE POINT INSIDE THE EARTH WHERE THE RUPTURE OF AN EARTHQUAKE STARTS.
  5. HAPPENS DURING EARTHQUAKE WHEN GROUND IS SHAKING
  6. A SEA WAVE OF LOCAL/DISTANT ORIGINS THAT RESULT FROM EARTHQUAKES OR VOLCANIC ISLANDS.
  7. STRIKE SLIP FAULT THAT IS HORIZONTAL SLIP BETWEEN OTHER TECTONIC ELEMENTS.
  8. IS AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETECT ON DOCUMENT EARTHQUAKES.
  9. DATA A METHOD USED TO CREATE AN IMAGE IN BOTH LAND AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS, IS THEN COLLECTED FROM A FEW LOCATIONS TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE EPICENTER
  10. shakes the ground perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  11. ROCK DEFORMATION PROCESSES AND STRUCTURES THAT OCCUR OVER THE LITHOSPHERE.
  12. THE NUMBER OF THE SIZE OF AN EARTHQUAKE. MEASURED BY MAXIMUM MOTION OF EARTHQUAKE.

27 Clues: FRACTURE • IS THE STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES AND EARTH. • HAPPENS DURING EARTHQUAKE WHEN GROUND IS SHAKING • FRACTURED WHERE THE ROCKS HAVE SHIFTED VERTICALLY. • wave generated by an impulse (earthquake, explosion). • LARGEST INCREASE RECORDED BY STATION DURING EARTHQUAKE. • IS AN INSTRUMENT USED TO DETECT ON DOCUMENT EARTHQUAKES. • ...

Plate tectonic Puzzle 2022-03-08

Plate tectonic Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plate name for Africa
  2. formed by a divergent plate boundary
  3. circulation of material caused by difference in temperature and density
  4. tectonic plates past each other
  5. rising mantle material at mid-ocean ridges that creates potential for plates to move away from the ridge with force
  6. plate name for Europe
  7. plates move apart
  8. plate name for South America
  9. when a slab sinks and it pulls on the rest of the plate with force
  10. plate name for Australia
  11. where tectonic plates are located
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  1. denser plate sinks below the other plate
  2. formed by a convergent boundary
  3. caused by a convergent boundary
  4. caused by a transform boundary
  5. plates come together
  6. plate name for North America
  7. rigid slabs of rock or plates
  8. least dense layer

19 Clues: least dense layer • plates move apart • plates come together • plate name for Africa • plate name for Europe • plate name for Australia • plate name for North America • plate name for South America • rigid slabs of rock or plates • caused by a transform boundary • formed by a convergent boundary • caused by a convergent boundary • tectonic plates past each other • ...

Marine Oceanography Plate Tectonics 2022-12-06

Marine Oceanography Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Also known as the asthenosphere. Flows like asphalt under heavy weight.
  2. The reason the plates move.
  3. Made of solid nickel and iron. Very high in temperature. Is about 800 miles thick.
  4. Extremely hot and exists as both solid and liquid.
  5. The thinnest layer of the earth that we live on.
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  1. Mostly made of solid rock that floats on top of the asthenosphere.
  2. The curst plus the upper mantle.
  3. The largest layer of the Earth and is made up of three parts. About 1800 miles thick.
  4. Liquid nickel and iron. Is about 1400 miles thick.
  5. Within the middle mantle and they "flow".

10 Clues: The reason the plates move. • The curst plus the upper mantle. • Within the middle mantle and they "flow". • The thinnest layer of the earth that we live on. • Liquid nickel and iron. Is about 1400 miles thick. • Extremely hot and exists as both solid and liquid. • Mostly made of solid rock that floats on top of the asthenosphere. • ...

Plate Tectonics cross word 2022-10-18

Plate Tectonics cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. core liquid, iron-Nickle layer of the earth between the solid inner core and mantle.
  2. when oceanic plates run into a continental plate and slide beneath it.
  3. when two plates move towards each other.
  4. core the inner core is the most metal place on earth.
  5. Ocean Ridge along divergent plate boundaries, where new oceanic floor is created as the earths tectonic plates spread apart.
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  1. Drift the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates.
  2. long, narrow depressions on the sea floor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates where one plate is pushed, or subducted beneath another.
  3. when two plates move away from each other.
  4. valley a lowland region that forms where earths tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
  5. When two plates move past each other.

10 Clues: When two plates move past each other. • when two plates move towards each other. • when two plates move away from each other. • core the inner core is the most metal place on earth. • when oceanic plates run into a continental plate and slide beneath it. • Drift the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates. • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-04-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. They move towards each other
  2. the top layer
  3. A elevated portion of the Earth's crust
  4. They move away from one and other
  5. They move in different direction
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  1. Crust underlines the ocean basins
  2. Earth's crust that forms a large landmasses
  3. The next layer on top of the outer core
  4. The layer on top of the inner core
  5. The most inner layer

10 Clues: the top layer • The most inner layer • They move towards each other • They move in different direction • Crust underlines the ocean basins • They move away from one and other • The layer on top of the inner core • The next layer on top of the outer core • A elevated portion of the Earth's crust • Earth's crust that forms a large landmasses

Plate Tectonics Chapter 1 2023-05-15

Plate Tectonics Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this type of crust is less dense and thick
  2. he lives in a pineapple under sea
  3. when plates slide past each other and grind, this happens
  4. this was Mr. V's 6th grade teacher
  5. earth's surface is covered by a layer of rock with this name. It sounds delicious.
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  1. crust is the top layer of this
  2. this type of rock makes up oceanic crust
  3. this type of crust is dense and thin
  4. there are this many large tectonic plates
  5. tectonic ______ are are large slabs of earth. they also sound like a big dinner

10 Clues: crust is the top layer of this • he lives in a pineapple under sea • this was Mr. V's 6th grade teacher • this type of crust is dense and thin • this type of rock makes up oceanic crust • there are this many large tectonic plates • this type of crust is less dense and thick • when plates slide past each other and grind, this happens • ...

Plate Tectonics - GW 2 2022-02-05

Plate Tectonics - GW 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. passage magma takes from the magma chamber to the crater
  2. the source of the earthquake
  3. the bowl shape opening of the volcano
  4. the measure of resistance of a fluid to flow
  5. energy derived from the earth
  6. type of volcano take usually erupts violently
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  1. Great East African ____ Valley
  2. location directly above the source of origin
  3. process that formed the Himalayan Mountains
  4. what force is produced from diverging plates

10 Clues: the source of the earthquake • energy derived from the earth • Great East African ____ Valley • the bowl shape opening of the volcano • process that formed the Himalayan Mountains • location directly above the source of origin • the measure of resistance of a fluid to flow • what force is produced from diverging plates • type of volcano take usually erupts violently • ...

Plate Tectonics Practice Activity 2022-05-03

Plate Tectonics Practice Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. convergent crustal feature where crust is pushed together and up
  2. divergent feature that involves a depression in the ground
  3. divergent feature that involves magma coming up
  4. divergent boundaries have ____ crust
  5. convergent crustal feature where one plate goes under the other
  6. like another convergent feature but with many of them
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  1. oceanic divergent feature where new crust is formed
  2. convergent feature that forms a deep "V"
  3. convergent boundaries have ____ crust
  4. convergent feature that involves subduction and pressure

10 Clues: divergent boundaries have ____ crust • convergent boundaries have ____ crust • convergent feature that forms a deep "V" • divergent feature that involves magma coming up • oceanic divergent feature where new crust is formed • like another convergent feature but with many of them • convergent feature that involves subduction and pressure • ...

Plate Tectonics WA1 Quiz :) 2022-02-15

Plate Tectonics WA1 Quiz :) crossword puzzle
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  1. This type of crust is between 5km to 8km thick and is composed of basalt.
  2. Younger rocks are found near the mid-oceanic ____________.
  3. Most landforms are found within close proximity to the ______________ Ocean.
  4. This layer within earth is about 2900km thick.
  5. A type of plate boundary where plates move apart from each other.
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  1. The inner core is solid because of the intense heat and _________________ it experiences.
  2. This process is thought to be the main mechanism for tectonic plate movement.
  3. Over time and multiple eruptions, undersea volcanoes grow and emerge above the ocean surface to form volcanic ______________ (e.g. Iceland).
  4. The Nubian plate and Somalian plate move away from each other to form this landform.
  5. The core is composed partially of this material.

10 Clues: This layer within earth is about 2900km thick. • The core is composed partially of this material. • Younger rocks are found near the mid-oceanic ____________. • A type of plate boundary where plates move apart from each other. • This type of crust is between 5km to 8km thick and is composed of basalt. • ...

Plate tectonics by Asa 2023-09-28

Plate tectonics by Asa crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breakind boundries
  2. land
  3. created by divergent boundry
  4. in the ocean
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  1. moves together
  2. magma
  3. molten rock
  4. moves away
  5. one slides under the other
  6. holes in the crust

10 Clues: land • magma • moves away • molten rock • in the ocean • moves together • breakind boundries • holes in the crust • one slides under the other • created by divergent boundry

Plate Tectonics Cris-cross! 2023-11-14

Plate Tectonics Cris-cross! crossword puzzle
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  1. the tool we use to measure seismic waves
  2. the process where older seafloor sinks back into the mantle by way of a deep ocean trench
  3. breaks in earths crust where rocks have slipped past eachother
  4. a piece of the cracked shell of the crust and rests on the mantle while fitting snuggly with eachother
  5. long chains of mountains that rise up from the ocean floor that add material to the seafloor from the mantle
  6. the shaking and trembling that resuts from movement of the rock beneath Earth's surface
Down
  1. deep underwater canyons that the sea-floor plunges into
  2. a record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph
  3. the most recent supercontinent
  4. the outer layer of Earth

10 Clues: the outer layer of Earth • the most recent supercontinent • the tool we use to measure seismic waves • deep underwater canyons that the sea-floor plunges into • breaks in earths crust where rocks have slipped past eachother • a record of an earthquake's seismic waves produced by a seismograph • ...

earth science 2025-03-14

earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hard outer layer of the earth, including the crust and upper mantle
  2. how rocks change from one type to another over time
  3. the solid parts of the earth like rocks and dirt
  4. the air that surrounds the earth
  5. the part of he Earth's crust that makes up the continents
  6. the movement of earth's plates that causes earthquakes and volcanos
  7. the thin, outer most layer of the earth that we live on
  8. the study of rocks and how the earth changes
  9. all living things on earth, like plants and animals
Down
  1. the idea that earth changes today are the same
  2. all the water on earth, like lakes oceans and rivers
  3. the center of earth made of very hot metal
  4. the layer of hot, soft rock beneath earth surface
  5. how water moves through the Earth's air, land, and oceans
  6. tectonics the theory that earths surface is made out of moving plates
  7. the part of the Earth's crust that is under the ocean

16 Clues: the air that surrounds the earth • the center of earth made of very hot metal • the study of rocks and how the earth changes • the idea that earth changes today are the same • the solid parts of the earth like rocks and dirt • the layer of hot, soft rock beneath earth surface • how rocks change from one type to another over time • ...

Nails 2013-10-31

Nails crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nail __ is about 1/10" a month.
  2. Thick layer of skin that lies beneath the free edge of the nail plate.
  3. Fold of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
  4. Toe __ nails are thicker and harder.
  5. Healthy nail should be whitish and.
  6. Hard protective plate of the nail-made of keratin.
  7. Thin layer of tissue between nail plate and nail bed.
  8. There are __ various types of nail shapes.
  9. All anatomical parts of the fingernail necessary to produce the natural nail plate.
  10. Hardened keratin plate covering the nail bed.
  11. Take 9 months to 1 year to grow back.
  12. Tough fibrous tissue-connects bones.
Down
  1. Helps nails grow.
  2. Nail care brings interest because of the many creative__ they present.
  3. Slit or furrow on the sides of the nail.
  4. Area where nail is formed.
  5. Technical term for nail of the fingers or toes.
  6. Infection, disease, a_____ can cause the nail plate to change.
  7. Portion of the skin that the nail plate sits on.
  8. Extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  9. Whitish, half moon shape at the base of the nail plate.
  10. Area under the nail plate color.
  11. Take 4 to 6 months to grow back.
  12. Living skin at the base of nail plate-covers matrix area.
  13. Dead tissue that tightly adheres to the nail plate.

25 Clues: Helps nails grow. • Area where nail is formed. • Area under the nail plate color. • Take 4 to 6 months to grow back. • The nail __ is about 1/10" a month. • Healthy nail should be whitish and. • Toe __ nails are thicker and harder. • Tough fibrous tissue-connects bones. • Take 9 months to 1 year to grow back. • Slit or furrow on the sides of the nail. • ...

Tectonic plates crossword 2022-10-27

Tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a plate boundary where two plates rub against eachother
  2. the layer of soft solid rock underneath earths outer layer
  3. an under-water mountain range formed at divergent plate boundaries
  4. how often or fast something happens such as the pace of plate movement
  5. magma,gas,and ash pushed out of a landform formed near plate boundaries
  6. a diagram or model that shows what something looks like from the middle
  7. the slow process of land pulling apart caused by plate movement
  8. an island formed by magma being pushed up to the surface from a divergent plate
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of the earth caused by plate movement
  2. the earths outer most and thinnest layer
  3. a repeating process that occurs often such as plate movement
  4. one of the large sections of rock that make up the earths crust
  5. a long,deep indentation in the ocean floor formed at a convergent plate boundary
  6. two plates moving towards each other
  7. two plates moving away from each other
  8. hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth
  9. a feature formed on the surface of the earth due to a geologic process
  10. the process of an ocean plate running into a convergent plate and going underneath
  11. hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface
  12. past forms of life that is kept in place within rock
  13. a large continuous area of land on earths surface

21 Clues: two plates moving towards each other • two plates moving away from each other • the earths outer most and thinnest layer • hot liquid rock once it reaches the surface • a large continuous area of land on earths surface • hot liquid rock underneath the surface of the earth • past forms of life that is kept in place within rock • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  2. tectonics: the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  6. the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. plate: a block of the crust that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  11. boundary: the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  4. boundary: the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. boundary: the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation
  8. drift: the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

science 2016-06-14

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rising of regions of the earth’s crust to higher elevations
  2. a break in a body of rock along which one block slide relative to another
  3. the thin and solid outermost layer of the earth above the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consist of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  6. boundary: the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  7. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  8. boundary: the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. boundary: the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  10. floor spreading: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rise toward the surface and solidify
  11. the central part of the earth below the mantle
Down
  1. the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core
  2. plate: a block of lithosphere that consist of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  3. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  4. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  5. the sinking of regions of the earth’s crust to lower elevation
  6. drift: the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  7. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  8. tectonics: the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the earth below the mantle • the layers of rock between the earth’s crust and core • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Earth Science 2017-01-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the edge of a plate
  2. plate boundary in which the plates move toward each other
  3. continental margin far from a plate boundary
  4. rigid layer composed of rust and upper mantle
  5. solid outer layer of the earth
  6. zone where one plate moves under another plate
  7. level ocean floor
  8. plastic layer in the upper mantle
  9. The earth's lithosphere is composed of 8 large (and many small) _____.
Down
  1. melted rock from the mantle
  2. molten inner layer of the earth
  3. shallow seafloor surrounding continents
  4. underwater mountain range
  5. narrow deep ocean floor
  6. weather patterns of the ancient past
  7. plume of rising magma not on a plate boundary
  8. plate boundary in which the plates move away from each other
  9. solid center of the earth
  10. hot, deformable layer of the earth
  11. continental margin on a plate boundary
  12. plate boundary in which the plates move horizontally along the boundary
  13. Meteorologist who first proposed continental drift theory

22 Clues: level ocean floor • the edge of a plate • narrow deep ocean floor • underwater mountain range • solid center of the earth • melted rock from the mantle • solid outer layer of the earth • molten inner layer of the earth • plastic layer in the upper mantle • hot, deformable layer of the earth • weather patterns of the ancient past • continental margin on a plate boundary • ...

Crossword- Science Terms 2021-06-02

Crossword- Science Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volcanic
  2. rocky
  3. Convulsion
  4. fragments
  5. depression
  6. Rifts
  7. Carbonated
  8. Map
  9. replenishment
Down
  1. Sediments
  2. foundation
  3. fine-grained
  4. wave
  5. Molten
  6. upward
  7. seafloor
  8. pressure/heat
  9. plates

18 Clues: Map • wave • rocky • Rifts • Molten • upward • plates • volcanic • seafloor • Sediments • fragments • foundation • Convulsion • depression • Carbonated • fine-grained • pressure/heat • replenishment

Earth Science 2017-01-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. melted rock from the mantle
  2. narrow deep ocean floor
  3. underwater mountain range
  4. zone where one plate moves under another plate
  5. level ocean floor
  6. plastic layer in the upper mantle
  7. rigid layer composed of rust and upper mantle
  8. plate boundary in which the plates move horizontally along the boundary
  9. the edge of a plate
  10. solid center of the earth
  11. hot, deformable layer of the earth
  12. plate boundary in which the plates move toward each other
  13. continental margin far from a plate boundary
Down
  1. The earth's lithosphere is composed of 8 large (and many small) _____.
  2. shallow seafloor surrounding continents
  3. plate boundary in which the plates move away from each other
  4. plume of rising magma not on a plate boundary
  5. molten inner layer of the earth
  6. weather patterns of the ancient past
  7. solid outer layer of the earth
  8. Meteorologist who first proposed continental drift theory
  9. continental margin on a plate boundary

22 Clues: level ocean floor • the edge of a plate • narrow deep ocean floor • underwater mountain range • solid center of the earth • melted rock from the mantle • solid outer layer of the earth • molten inner layer of the earth • plastic layer in the upper mantle • hot, deformable layer of the earth • weather patterns of the ancient past • continental margin on a plate boundary • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading: the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  2. tectonics: the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  6. the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. plate: a block of the crust that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  11. boundary: the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  4. boundary: the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. boundary: the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation
  8. drift: the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading, the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  2. tectonics, the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  6. the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. plate, a block of the crust that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  11. boundary, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  4. boundary, the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. boundary, the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation
  8. drift, the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spreading, the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  2. tectonics, the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  5. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  6. the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. plate, a block of the crust that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
  11. boundary, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  2. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  3. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  4. boundary, the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  5. boundary, the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  7. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation
  8. drift, the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

chapter 7 vocab 2021-02-09

chapter 7 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary, the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
  3. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  4. the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
  5. stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  6. spreading, the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  7. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  8. plate, a block of the crust that consists of the crust and the rigid outermost part of the mantle
Down
  1. drift, the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  2. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  3. the solid, outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  4. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  5. the sinking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  6. boundary, the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  7. the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core
  8. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  9. boundary, the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  10. tectonics, the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer, called tectonic plates, move and change shape
  11. the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevation

19 Clues: the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object • the thin layer of rock between the Earth’s crust and core • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • ...

UNIT 5 PLATE TECTONICS 2016-11-19

UNIT 5 PLATE TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the magnetic north points (roughly) towards the geographic north pole.
  2. A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other.
  3. A hypothetical super-continent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic Period.
  4. Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, occurs at mid-ocean ridges.
  5. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
Down
  1. The movement, formation, or re-formation of continents described by the theory of plate tectonics.
  2. A theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates.
  3. A change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged.
  4. Theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface.
  5. When the hot and neutral connections at a receptacle are wired “backwards.”

10 Clues: Formation of new areas of oceanic crust, occurs at mid-ocean ridges. • Theory that explained how continents shift position on Earth's surface. • When the hot and neutral connections at a receptacle are wired “backwards.” • Where the magnetic north points (roughly) towards the geographic north pole. • ...

Plate Tectonics Quizlet List 2012-12-10

Plate Tectonics Quizlet List crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that Earth's lithosphere is broken into several large pieces of land that move around on Earth's convecting asthenosphere.
  2. the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface.
  3. theory that new seafloor is formed at a divergent plate boundary, when magma is forced upward toward the surface at a mid-ocean ridge.
  4. enormous moving pieces of the Earths's lithosphere.
  5. occur when plates slide and grind past one another along a fracture in the lithosphere.
  6. an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary.
Down
  1. a boundary where one plate usually made dense, oceanic crust- collides and sinks under less dense crust.
  2. a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
  3. an area crated when cooler, denser fluid material sinks and the warmer, less dense fluid material rises to the surface
  4. molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.

10 Clues: molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • enormous moving pieces of the Earths's lithosphere. • the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface. • occur when plates slide and grind past one another along a fracture in the lithosphere. • an undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary. • ...

Plate Tectonics - Sean V 2021-01-27

Plate Tectonics - Sean V crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where one plate dives under another plate
  2. breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  3. type of boundary where two plates slide past each other
  4. type of boundary between two colliding plates.
  5. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
Down
  1. These drive the movement of Earth's rigid tectonic plates in the planet's fluid molten mantle.
  2. continents slowly moving across the Earth
  3. type of boundary where two plates move apart
  4. a supercontinent existing hundreds of millions of years ago
  5. Energy that travels through Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes.

10 Clues: where one plate dives under another plate • continents slowly moving across the Earth • type of boundary where two plates move apart • type of boundary between two colliding plates. • type of boundary where two plates slide past each other • a supercontinent existing hundreds of millions of years ago • breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-11

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A supercontinent made up of almost all the landmasses on Earth.
  2. Ancient continental landmass in the Northern Hemisphere that included North America, Europe, and Asia
  3. Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  4. A fissure in the Earth's crust through which gases erupt
  5. The lower layer of the crust
  6. the gradual movement of large land landmasses
Down
  1. Ancient supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere that incorporated present-dau South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica
  2. The Solid part of Earth's layers
  3. The center of the Earth
  4. The outer layer that covers the Earth

10 Clues: The center of the Earth • The lower layer of the crust • The Solid part of Earth's layers • The outer layer that covers the Earth • the gradual movement of large land landmasses • Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane • A fissure in the Earth's crust through which gases erupt • A supercontinent made up of almost all the landmasses on Earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics Station Lab 2022-11-07

Plate Tectonics Station Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lowland region
  2. seafloor mountain system
  3. extremely hot
  4. creates crust
  5. massive, irregularly shaped rock slab
  6. a long cut in the ground
Down
  1. destroys crust
  2. neither destroys or creates crust
  3. collision between two tectonic plates
  4. openings or vents where lava erupts

10 Clues: extremely hot • creates crust • destroys crust • lowland region • seafloor mountain system • a long cut in the ground • neither destroys or creates crust • openings or vents where lava erupts • collision between two tectonic plates • massive, irregularly shaped rock slab

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-04-30

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They move towards each other
  2. the top layer
  3. A elevated portion of the Earth's crust
  4. They move away from one and other
  5. They move in different direction
Down
  1. Crust underlines the ocean basins
  2. Earth's crust that forms a large landmasses
  3. The next layer on top of the outer core
  4. The layer on top of the inner core
  5. The most inner layer

10 Clues: the top layer • The most inner layer • They move towards each other • They move in different direction • Crust underlines the ocean basins • They move away from one and other • The layer on top of the inner core • The next layer on top of the outer core • A elevated portion of the Earth's crust • Earth's crust that forms a large landmasses

What Makes a World Habitable? 2021-04-15

What Makes a World Habitable? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Life requires this liquid to be available.
  2. This molecule of life requires a temperature range that is not too hot or not too cold.
  3. Earth and Mars have very similar chemical ________ (ingredients).
  4. Earth's atmosphere is a great insulator for temperatures, provides certain nutrients, and even provides a magnetic and chemical ______ for life.
  5. Comparing Earth to this neighbor.
  6. Our home planet.
  7. Earth's average surface ______ is 15 degrees Celsius.
  8. Many processes exist on Earth to ____ nutrients such as plate tectonics.
Down
  1. Earth's water exists in all three states creating this.
  2. This provides important protection and a source of biochemicals.
  3. Water on mars almost always exists in this state.
  4. Mars in on the edge of this zone.
  5. Mars' atmosphere is too thin to insulate or protect the surface and is mostly made of this gas.
  6. They make almost all of the food chains on Earth possible.
  7. Mars's average surface temperature is far below _______.
  8. Organisms need light, heat, or chemicals to gain this to live.

16 Clues: Our home planet. • Mars in on the edge of this zone. • Comparing Earth to this neighbor. • Life requires this liquid to be available. • Water on mars almost always exists in this state. • Earth's average surface ______ is 15 degrees Celsius. • Earth's water exists in all three states creating this. • Mars's average surface temperature is far below _______. • ...

idk 2025-04-07

idk crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot materials rise, cooler materials sink it drives plate tectonics
  2. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  3. The semi-fluid layer of the mantle where convection currents happen
  4. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within earth changing a rock that already exists
  5. sudden event that led to mass extinction
Down
  1. includes the crust and upper part of the mantle, and is divided into tectonic plates
  2. a group of the same species living in the same area
  3. name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass
  4. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves
  6. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement

11 Clues: sudden event that led to mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • name of the ancient supercontinent when it was all one landmass • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
Down
  1. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 2 Vocab 2021-09-01

Lesson 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the process of depositing, or dropping, eroded material
  2. molten rock from inside earth
  3. a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces
  4. when day and night are equal in length
Down
  1. a process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
  2. earthquakes faults, often near the boundaries between places
  3. tectonics a process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle that are called tectonic plates
  4. a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other

8 Clues: molten rock from inside earth • when day and night are equal in length • a process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces • is the process of depositing, or dropping, eroded material • earthquakes faults, often near the boundaries between places • a point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other • ...

Unit 5/6 2025-05-14

Unit 5/6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a line on a chart that connects points representing samples of the same age, as determined by isotope ratios.
  2. the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth's crust, which behaves as if it consists of blocks floating on the underlying mantle, rising if material (such as an ice cap) is removed and sinking if material is deposited.
  3. the process that occurs when two tectonic plates meet at convergent boundaries, and one of the plates moves under the other one due to gravity and differences in density.
  4. a small, mostly rigid area of the Earth's lithosphere that moves independently, like a tectonic plate, but much smaller.
  5. a tectonic boundary where two or more lithospheric plates are moving towards each other.
  6. a linear shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges produced by the action of a geologic rift.
  7. a process in which a section of the earth's crust is folded and deformed by lateral compression to form a mountain range.
  8. a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses.
Down
  1. formed by large-scale faulting, specifically when areas of Earth's crust are broken and displaced vertically, creating elevated blocks (horsts) and lowered blocks (grabens).
  2. a type of volcano, a steep-sided hill or cone, formed by the accumulation of volcanic cinders (scoria) and other pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent.
  3. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
  4. extensive areas of basaltic lava flows that erupt from fissures, covering vast areas of land and often forming plateaus.
  5. a large body of igneous rock formed by the intrusion and solidification of magma below the Earth's surface.
  6. a driving force for plate tectonics where the weight of cold, dense subducting plates pulls the rest of the plate along with it as they sink into the mantle.
  7. a type of tectonic plate boundary where two lithospheric plates slide horizontally past each other.
  8. a change in the Earth's magnetic field where the magnetic north and south poles switch places.

16 Clues: a large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses. • a tectonic boundary where two or more lithospheric plates are moving towards each other. • the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • a change in the Earth's magnetic field where the magnetic north and south poles switch places. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-15

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries collide
  2. Hot fluid stored inside of a volcano
  3. Earth's liquid iron layer surrounding the inner core
  4. Hot molten rock inside of volcanoes
  5. A formation caused by a collision of two plates, where one plate sinks into the mantle underneath the other
  6. A spreading in Earth's lithosphere caused by the divergent plate boundary
  7. Earth's partially molten layer and tectonic plates move because of it's molten
  8. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries move away from each other
  9. The type of plate movement where two plate boundaries slip past each other
  10. Fine particles blown from the eruption of volcanoes
  11. a rock formation that has been broken by the movement of tectonic plates
Down
  1. A lava infused rock caused by the Convergent Plate boundary
  2. A path along the pacific coast characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  3. A huge slab of rock constantly moving along the Earth
  4. Sets of waves that travel through earth, usually generated by tectonic plate movements
  5. An instrument that measures details of earthquakes, such as force
  6. Earth's deepest layer
  7. The action of a volcano exploding
  8. Earth's outermost shell
  9. A shaking motion in the ground caused by the Convergent boundary

20 Clues: Earth's deepest layer • Earth's outermost shell • The action of a volcano exploding • Hot molten rock inside of volcanoes • Hot fluid stored inside of a volcano • Fine particles blown from the eruption of volcanoes • Earth's liquid iron layer surrounding the inner core • A huge slab of rock constantly moving along the Earth • ...

Tectonic Plates Holiday Crossword 2023-12-18

Tectonic Plates Holiday Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform that is created due to transform plate boundaries.
  2. this type of boundary pushes plates apart from each other.
  3. this type of boundary forms mountains.
  4. landform that is often created due to convergent plate boundaries uplifting.
  5. this specific plate is currently located above the Indian plate.
  6. describes where one tectonic plate ends and another one starts.
  7. examples of these are the North American and South American plates.
  8. this is a specific type of natural disaster that often occurs during the movement of tectonic plates.
  9. this specific plate is where polar bears can be located.
  10. this specific plate is technically its own island.
Down
  1. landform that is often created due to divergent plate boundaries.
  2. this specific plate is constantly hot due to being on the equator and is the only plate where wild Lions are located.
  3. this specific plate is located just below the North American plate.
  4. this specific plate is connected to the Eurasian plate and is directly below.
  5. this specific plate is the one you are currently living on.
  6. this type of boundary slides plates past each other.
  7. name for the super continent that used to have all continents connected into one.

17 Clues: this type of boundary forms mountains. • this specific plate is technically its own island. • this type of boundary slides plates past each other. • this specific plate is where polar bears can be located. • this type of boundary pushes plates apart from each other. • landform that is created due to transform plate boundaries. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-02-25

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

16 Clues: the plate that sits under India • the plate that is in the Caribbean • the plate that sits under Australia • the plate that is just North America • the plate that is just South America • the plate that rests in the Middle East • a plate that is just west of South America • the plate that rests under the Pacific Ocean • the plate that is west of the Caribbean Plate • ...

Unit Two Plate Motion 2024-10-21

Unit Two Plate Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. circular motion in the mantle that causes plates to move
  2. landform made by convergent same density plate motion
  3. ridge landform made by divergent plate motion
  4. happen at plate boundaries and evidence for any type of plate motion
  5. type of plate motion when plates move away
  6. tracker scientist use to provide evidence of plate motion
  7. hard, solid rock
Down
  1. made by divergent and convergent different density plate motion
  2. type of plate motion when plates move opposite direction
  3. landform made by convergent different density plate motion
  4. the organism's fossils we are studying this unit
  5. type of plate motion when plate come together
  6. soft, solid rock underneath the outer layer
  7. landform made by transform plate motion
  8. the rate (speed) of plate motion
  9. distance divided by time

16 Clues: hard, solid rock • distance divided by time • the rate (speed) of plate motion • landform made by transform plate motion • type of plate motion when plates move away • soft, solid rock underneath the outer layer • type of plate motion when plate come together • ridge landform made by divergent plate motion • the organism's fossils we are studying this unit • ...

Continental drift 2024-02-02

Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading,
  2. Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics
Down
  1. plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains
  2. The theory that pieces of Earth’s outer crust are in constant motion
  3. The boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past each other

5 Clues: Proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading, • Canadian Scientist who developed Theory of Plate Tectonics • plates collide, results in subduction, trench, and mountains • The boundary where tectonic plates are sliding past each other • The theory that pieces of Earth’s outer crust are in constant motion

Earth's Structure & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-27

Earth's Structure & Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. semi-fluid layer of Earth that causes tectonic plates to move from is plasticity
  2. forms when tectonic plates collide
  3. where two plates move away from each other
  4. site where seafloor spreading occurs and new crust forms
  5. a break in the Earth's surface
  6. volcanic areas away from plate boundaries that are stationary heat sources in mantle, which form volcanic chains as plates move
  7. movement as a result of differing temperatures
  8. forms on a continental plate when two continental plates separate
  9. forms on a oceanic plate when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide
Down
  1. formed by Earth's core and protects Earth from solar radiation
  2. plates slide past each other horizontally
  3. where two plates collide
  4. largest layer; magma circulates in convection currents
  5. sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  6. outermost, rigid physical layer of the Earth; divided into plates
  7. Earth's outermost layer
  8. shell of hot, liquid metal
  9. shaking of Earth's surface
  10. forms on a continental plate when an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide

19 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • where two plates collide • shell of hot, liquid metal • shaking of Earth's surface • a break in the Earth's surface • forms when tectonic plates collide • plates slide past each other horizontally • where two plates move away from each other • movement as a result of differing temperatures • largest layer; magma circulates in convection currents • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two plates move away from each other
  2. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

science vocb 2013-09-18

science vocb crossword puzzle
Across
  1. =a supercontinent comprising all the continental crust of the earth
  2. waves = are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers
  3. =the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. tectonics =a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates that move slowly over the underlying mantle.
  5. =the transfer of heat energy
  6. waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers
  7. =the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact
  8. boundary = is known as a destructive plate boundary, wich is an actively deforming region where two tectonic plates or fragments of lithosphere move toward one another and collide.
  9. =the crust is the outermost solid shell
  10. =the energy transmitted in this way, as heat, light
  11. boundary = is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
Down
  1. = a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet
  2. = below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  3. spreading = a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges
  4. = the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity
  5. core = one of the Earth's liquid layer
  6. core =is a primarily solid ball

17 Clues: =the transfer of heat energy • core =is a primarily solid ball • core = one of the Earth's liquid layer • =the crust is the outermost solid shell • =the energy transmitted in this way, as heat, light • = a layer in the interior of Earth or another planet • spreading = a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges • waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers • ...

Asasd 2024-11-21

Asasd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a type of tropical cycle that has a wind of higher than 117 kilometers per hour
  2. This is the thickest layer of Earth
  3. these is located just above the focus
  4. The Shaking of trembling of the crust caused by volcanic eruption
  5. These are the people who studies earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Down
  1. these are large features formed by movement of the lithospheric plates of the Earth
  2. This is defined as the rocky part of the Earth
  3. This is a sea of many island that is surrounded by bodies of water
  4. it is a wave train or series of waves generated in a body of water
  5. These are two plate tectonics that are moving towards each other

10 Clues: This is the thickest layer of Earth • these is located just above the focus • This is defined as the rocky part of the Earth • These are two plate tectonics that are moving towards each other • The Shaking of trembling of the crust caused by volcanic eruption • This is a sea of many island that is surrounded by bodies of water • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  5. The lithosphere is divided into pieces

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Form when two plates collide
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Plate Tectonics Volcabulary 2025-02-03

Plate Tectonics Volcabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When new oceanic crust forms along a mid ocean ridges, and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  2. Mountain ranges in the middle of oceans
  3. Process that recycles the crust of the spreading ocean floor back inside the earth
  4. Plate boundary type where plates move away from each other
  5. Plate boundary type where plates scrape across each other as they move
Down
  1. When a convergent plate boundary forms and two plates collide, but the more dense plate sinks below the less dense plate
  2. Plate boundary type where plates collide together

7 Clues: Mountain ranges in the middle of oceans • Plate boundary type where plates collide together • Plate boundary type where plates move away from each other • Plate boundary type where plates scrape across each other as they move • Process that recycles the crust of the spreading ocean floor back inside the earth • ...

Geologic History and Geologic Events 2014-03-02

Geologic History and Geologic Events crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the portion of Earths crust composed mainly of low-density siliceous
  2. rocks that form from magma below the surface
  3. rocks have mineral composition between those of basaltic and granitic rocks
  4. a scientific theory that the Earths surface is made of very large sections that move very slowly
  5. remains of species that existed on Earth for short periods of time
Down
  1. 75% of rocks exposed at the surface are
  2. to move toward one point and join together
  3. is located at depths ranging from near the surface to about 150km below the surface
  4. pumice,obsidian,scoria are examples of
  5. Remains, imprints, traces of prehistoric organisms

10 Clues: pumice,obsidian,scoria are examples of • 75% of rocks exposed at the surface are • to move toward one point and join together • rocks that form from magma below the surface • Remains, imprints, traces of prehistoric organisms • remains of species that existed on Earth for short periods of time • is the portion of Earths crust composed mainly of low-density siliceous • ...

Landforms 2025-03-12

Landforms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small piece of land caused from plate tectonics breaking away
  2. A high, rocky piece of land, usually with steep sides and a pointed or rounded top
  3. Hole in land due to volcano eruption or meteor impact
  4. Opening in the ground that erupts hot water and steam due to volcanic dangers
Down
  1. A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water.
  2. A raised part of Earth's surface with slanted sides
  3. Two separating tectonic plates forming a valley by the land falling
  4. A smaller form of a valley with steeper sides
  5. Round land formation that is elevated or upper from the surrounding land
  6. A deep valley with steep rocks on each side

10 Clues: A deep valley with steep rocks on each side • A smaller form of a valley with steeper sides • A raised part of Earth's surface with slanted sides • Hole in land due to volcano eruption or meteor impact • A narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water. • A small piece of land caused from plate tectonics breaking away • ...

Geology 2023-05-08

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Molten rock that erupts from a volcano and cools on the Earth's surface.
  2. - The study of rock layers and their formation, used to determine the geologic history of an area.
  3. - A landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes, and underground streams, formed by the dissolution of limestone or other soluble rock.
  4. - The remains or traces of a once-living organism, preserved in sedimentary rock.
  5. - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits.
  6. - A large, circular depression in a volcano's summit, formed by the collapse of the volcano after a large eruption.
  7. - A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
  8. - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.
Down
  1. - The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed mostly of solid rock that flows over long periods of time.
  2. - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics.
  3. - A coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
  4. - A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide.
  5. - A rock or mineral that contains a valuable substance that can be mined and processed for economic gain.
  6. - Small particles of rock, soil, or organic matter that accumulate in layers and form sedimentary rocks.
  7. - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years.

15 Clues: - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred. • - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. • - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics. • - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits. • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. Two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
  3. Form when two plates collide
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  2. Two plates move away from each other
  3. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
  4. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
Down
  1. Form when two plates collide
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  4. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  3. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  4. Two plates move away from each other
  5. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal
Down
  1. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics 2015-05-26

Lesson 4 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The lithosphere is divided into pieces
  2. Form when two plates collide
  3. Describes large-scale movements of Earth's lithosphere, which is made up of the crust and the rigid, upper part of the mantle
Down
  1. The continents were joined in a single large landmass
  2. A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally
  3. Two plates move away from each other
  4. This kind of movement of material due to difference in density
  5. To explain the age and magnetic patterns of sea-floor rocks, scientists proposed a proposal

8 Clues: Form when two plates collide • Two plates move away from each other • The lithosphere is divided into pieces • The continents were joined in a single large landmass • This kind of movement of material due to difference in density • A boundary at which two plates move past each other horizontally • ...

lesson 2 vocab 2021-09-01

lesson 2 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a hot lava under earths surface.
  2. when day and night are equal length.On September 23 the sun is directly overhead at noon on the equator.
  3. breaking down rocks or dissolving minerals
  4. soil and rocks are added to the land form.
Down
  1. a point where days are longest in one hemisphere and shorter n the other about December 21 the south pole is tilted closest to the sun.
  2. tectonics a massive shape of rock.tectonics are when earths crust is deformed.
  3. a zone of two blocks of rock.
  4. warn away from natural recourse's like water or wind.

8 Clues: a zone of two blocks of rock. • is a hot lava under earths surface. • breaking down rocks or dissolving minerals • soil and rocks are added to the land form. • warn away from natural recourse's like water or wind. • tectonics a massive shape of rock.tectonics are when earths crust is deformed. • ...

Earth surface movement 2022-10-10

Earth surface movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
  2. is the process that changes the composition of rocks
  3. Molten rock beneath the earth surface
Down
  1. A crack or fracture in the earth's crust along which movement occurs
  2. tectonics It states that earth's surface is broken into large rigid pieces that move with respect to each other
  3. The circulation within the fluids caused by differences in density and thermal energy
  4. is the process of breaking down rocks without changing the composition
  5. is the downhill movement of large mass of rocks or soil due to gravity

8 Clues: Molten rock beneath the earth surface • is the process that changes the composition of rocks • Partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere • A crack or fracture in the earth's crust along which movement occurs • is the process of breaking down rocks without changing the composition • ...

Theory of Continental Drift 2021-01-11

Theory of Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory stating that the Earth's crust is made of "plates".
  2. Canadian scientist who discovered the Theory of Plate Tectonics
  3. The theory that states that continents slowly moved over Earth's surface over a long period of time
Down
  1. German scientist who discovered the Theory of Continental Drift
  2. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
  3. A reptile that has flat feet, thin tail, and long snout.
  4. The supercontinent that existed hundreds of million years ago.

7 Clues: A reptile that has flat feet, thin tail, and long snout. • The theory stating that the Earth's crust is made of "plates". • The supercontinent that existed hundreds of million years ago. • German scientist who discovered the Theory of Continental Drift • Canadian scientist who discovered the Theory of Plate Tectonics • ...

BCarter Crossword 2023-02-03

BCarter Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The extremely hot center of the Earth
  2. The process of finding the derivative of a function
  3. Rocks formed from pre-existing rocks or once-living organisms.
  4. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
  5. mostly solid bulk of earth’s interior
  6. Allen belts Energetic charged particles held around a planet by it’s magnetosphere
  7. The region around a planet dominated by the planet’s magnetic field
  8. Rocks that form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  9. Igneous/Sedimentary rocks that change depending on their physical environment
  10. extrusive igneous (volcanic rock), rich in iron and magnesium
  11. the outermost shell of the earth or any planets
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  1. Coarse intrusive igneous rock, formed by cooling of magma
  2. An instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes
  3. wind Stream of charged particles flowing outward from the Sun
  4. The study of Earth’s crust and processes that have shaped it’s surface
  5. tectonics theory explaining how landforms are created by Earth’s subterranean movements
  6. waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  7. The change in speed and direction of wave

18 Clues: The extremely hot center of the Earth • mostly solid bulk of earth’s interior • The change in speed and direction of wave • a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters • the outermost shell of the earth or any planets • The process of finding the derivative of a function • Coarse intrusive igneous rock, formed by cooling of magma • ...

Geology 2023-05-08

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits.
  2. - The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core, composed mostly of solid rock that flows over long periods of time.
  3. - The study of rock layers and their formation, used to determine the geologic history of an area.
  4. - The remains or traces of a once-living organism, preserved in sedimentary rock.
  5. - A large, circular depression in a volcano's summit, formed by the collapse of the volcano after a large eruption.
  6. - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics.
  7. - A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake, volcanic eruption, or landslide.
Down
  1. - A landscape characterized by caves, sinkholes, and underground streams, formed by the dissolution of limestone or other soluble rock.
  2. - Small particles of rock, soil, or organic matter that accumulate in layers and form sedimentary rocks.
  3. - Molten rock that erupts from a volcano and cools on the Earth's surface.
  4. - A rock or mineral that contains a valuable substance that can be mined and processed for economic gain.
  5. - A coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, feldspar, and mica.
  6. - A naturally occurring inorganic substance with a definite chemical composition and crystal structure.
  7. - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years.
  8. - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred.

15 Clues: - A fracture in the Earth's crust where movement has occurred. • - Soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. • - A hollow, rounded rock that is lined with crystals or mineral deposits. • - A large section of the Earth's crust that moves due to plate tectonics. • ...

7th bellwork 2022-10-04

7th bellwork crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ults
  2. micwaves
  3. ubduction
  4. quakes
  5. tinents
  6. canoes
  7. ranges
  8. picenter
Down
  1. rgentboundary
  2. tectonics
  3. ateboundaries
  4. ormboundary
  5. nches
  6. gentboundary

14 Clues: ults • nches • quakes • canoes • ranges • tinents • micwaves • picenter • tectonics • ubduction • ormboundary • gentboundary • rgentboundary • ateboundaries

Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle 2015-01-20

Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geography Focuses on the study on Earth’s features
  2. The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
  3. and Faults When plates squeeze the Earth’s surface and create folds or bends in layers of rock
  4. Location The exact latitude and longitude at which a place is found on the globe
  5. Mapmaking
  6. A community of plants and animals that depend upon one another and their surroundings for survival
  7. shelf The part of a continent that extends underwater
  8. Made up of land
  9. tectonics The movements of the large sections that form the Earth's surface
  10. Made of hot, dense rock
  11. When glacial erosion moves and carries along rocks and soil
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  1. of Capricorn The southernmost latitude to receive the Sun's direct rays
  2. Location Describes a place’s location in relation to another place
  3. Made of iron and nickel
  4. Geographers study economics to understand how the location of resources affects the ways people make, use transport or use goods and provide services
  5. The surface of the Earth is about 30% land and 70% water
  6. The study of weather and weather forecasting
  7. When a sea plate collides with and dives beneath a continental plate
  8. Erosion The loosening of rock, sediment, or soil by glacial processes, and the entrainment and sub- sequent transportation of this material by ice or meltwater.
  9. geography Cultural geography; studies human activities and their relationship to the environment
  10. Natural springs and handmade wells allow people to retrieve groundwater
  11. The part of Earth that supports life
  12. Made up of oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water
  13. Human geographers study sociology and anthropology to learn how people have interacted with their environment over time
  14. Made of plates
  15. The Earth’s landforms-physical features of particular shape and elevations-include continents, mountains, hills, plateaus, valleys, and plains
  16. On about June 21st, when the northern Hemisphere had its longest day of sunlight
  17. and Government Geographers study history and geography to understand changes that have taken place over time
  18. of Cancer The northernmost latitude on the Earth to receive the Sun's direct rays
  19. A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil

30 Clues: Mapmaking • Made of plates • Made up of land • Made of iron and nickel • Made of hot, dense rock • The part of Earth that supports life • The study of weather and weather forecasting • geography Focuses on the study on Earth’s features • shelf The part of a continent that extends underwater • The surface of the Earth is about 30% land and 70% water • ...

Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle 2015-01-20

Unit 1 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Made of plates
  2. Describes a place’s location in relation to another place
  3. When a sea plate collides with and dives beneath a continental plate
  4. A fertile, yellow-gray soil that can provide mineral rich soil
  5. Mapmaking
  6. Geographers study history and geography to understand changes that have taken place over time
  7. The part of Earth that supports life
  8. The part of a continent that extends underwater
  9. Cultural geography; studies human activities and their relationship to the environment
  10. When plates squeeze the Earth’s surface and create folds or bends in layers of rock
  11. When glacial erosion moves and carries along rocks and soil
  12. A community of plants and animals that depend upon one another and their surroundings for survival
Down
  1. The northernmost latitude on the Earth to receive the Sun's direct rays
  2. The loosening of rock, sediment, or soil by glacial processes, and the entrainment and sub- sequent transportation of this material by ice or meltwater.
  3. The exact latitude and longitude at which a place is found on the globe
  4. Human geographers study sociology and anthropology to learn how people have interacted with their environment over time
  5. Made up of oceans, lakes, rivers and other bodies of water
  6. The condition of the atmosphere in a certain place at a specific time
  7. On about June 21st, when the northern Hemisphere had its longest day of sunlight
  8. Made of iron and nickel
  9. tectonics The movements of the large sections that form the Earth's surface
  10. Focuses on the study on Earth’s features
  11. The southernmost latitude to receive the Sun's direct rays
  12. The Earth’s landforms-physical features of particular shape and elevations-include continents, mountains, hills, plateaus, valleys, and plains
  13. The surface of the Earth is about 30% land and 70% water
  14. The study of weather and weather forecasting
  15. Natural springs and handmade wells allow people to retrieve groundwater
  16. Made up of land
  17. Geographers study economics to understand how the location of resources affects the ways people make, use transport or use goods and provide services
  18. Made of hot, dense rock

30 Clues: Mapmaking • Made of plates • Made up of land • Made of iron and nickel • Made of hot, dense rock • The part of Earth that supports life • Focuses on the study on Earth’s features • The study of weather and weather forecasting • The part of a continent that extends underwater • The surface of the Earth is about 30% land and 70% water • ...

Radioactive dating 2021-04-06

Radioactive dating crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a time where the earth's temp drops and ice covers the earth
  2. where scientists try to find out the order in witch events, happened
  3. came up with the Theory of plate tectonics,l, and continental drift.
  4. The earth warming due to green house gasses and human activity
  5. a process that creates new atomic nuclei
  6. when multiple species of animal dies, and within the same time period.
Down
  1. the numeric age of rocks and fossil
  2. the life of atomic nucli
  3. used to describe the mass of a start because it changes over time.
  4. when the Continets move and run into one another.
  5. describes how star wavelengths become shorter and longer
  6. A theory that everything in the universe came into existence at the same time within an explosion.
  7. a process where atoms fuse together
  8. can be used to describe any unit in time no matter how big or small
  9. glaciers include the Wisconson and Illinois ice ages
  10. a period in time that is historically undefined
  11. the longest unit in time
  12. when a star runs out of Hydrogen fuel

18 Clues: the life of atomic nucli • the longest unit in time • the numeric age of rocks and fossil • a process where atoms fuse together • when a star runs out of Hydrogen fuel • a process that creates new atomic nuclei • a period in time that is historically undefined • when the Continets move and run into one another. • glaciers include the Wisconson and Illinois ice ages • ...

Relief Printmaking 2025-09-22

Relief Printmaking crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Aligning the plate and paper for accurate placement.
  2. The raised areas that receive ink and print.
  3. A technique where the raised surface holds the ink and transfers it to paper.
  4. Crisp outlines in the printed image.
  5. A set of identical prints made from the same plate.
  6. A single printed image from a plate.
  7. Rubbing the back of the paper to transfer the ink.
  8. The areas that do not print (recessed or uninked).
Down
  1. A tool used to press the paper onto the inked plate.
  2. A test print used to check the design before printing a final edition.
  3. A faint second print pulled from the plate without re-inking.
  4. Involves using separate plates for different colors or design elements, printing each plate successively onto the same sheet of paper to build up a layered image. This often involves careful registration, ensuring accurate alignment of each layer.
  5. Applying ink to the plate with a brayer.
  6. The surface that carries the design (wood, linoleum, LEGO, etc.).
  7. The image transferred from the plate to the paper.
  8. A method using the same plate to print in layers, carving more each time.
  9. The surface quality or visual pattern in a print.
  10. Pigment used for printmaking, often water- or oil-based.
  11. A roller used to apply ink evenly to the plate.
  12. A raised surface; what prints in relief printmaking.

20 Clues: Crisp outlines in the printed image. • A single printed image from a plate. • Applying ink to the plate with a brayer. • The raised areas that receive ink and print. • A roller used to apply ink evenly to the plate. • The surface quality or visual pattern in a print. • The image transferred from the plate to the paper. • ...

Relief Printmaking Vocabulary 2025-07-30

Relief Printmaking Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Print A faint second print pulled from the plate without re-inking.
  2. A roller used to apply ink evenly to the plate.
  3. The surface quality or visual pattern in a print.
  4. The areas that do not print (recessed or uninked).
  5. The image transferred from the plate to the paper.
  6. A test print used to check the design before printing a final edition.
  7. Pigment used for printmaking, often water- or oil-based.
  8. Printing A method using the same plate to print in layers, carving more each time.
  9. A single printed image from a plate.
  10. Involves using separate plates for different colors or design elements, printing each plate successively onto the same sheet of paper to build up a layered image. This often involves careful registration, ensuring accurate alignment of each layer.
  11. Applying ink to the plate with a brayer.
Down
  1. The raised areas that receive ink and print.
  2. Crisp outlines in the printed image.
  3. A printing technique where the raised surface holds the ink and transfers it to paper.
  4. A set of identical prints made from the same plate.
  5. Aligning the plate and paper for accurate placement.
  6. Rubbing the back of the paper to transfer the ink.
  7. A tool used to press the paper onto the inked plate.
  8. A raised surface; what prints in relief printmaking.
  9. The surface that carries the design (wood, linoleum, LEGO, etc.).

20 Clues: Crisp outlines in the printed image. • A single printed image from a plate. • Applying ink to the plate with a brayer. • The raised areas that receive ink and print. • A roller used to apply ink evenly to the plate. • The surface quality or visual pattern in a print. • The areas that do not print (recessed or uninked). • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-03-21

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the plates collide
  2. The layer under the crust
  3. The plate under the North American plate
  4. The plate under South Africa
  5. The largest ocean
  6. A mountain where lave comes out of
  7. The plate on top of the South American plate
Down
  1. The plate off the South American Coast
  2. The largest plate
  3. A huge wave
  4. _____ plates
  5. Where humanity started
  6. The coldest plate
  7. The plate in the middle
  8. Tectonic _____

15 Clues: A huge wave • _____ plates • Tectonic _____ • The largest plate • The largest ocean • The coldest plate • Where humanity started • When the plates collide • The plate in the middle • The layer under the crust • The plate under South Africa • A mountain where lave comes out of • The plate off the South American Coast • The plate under the North American plate • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-03-21

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the plates collide
  2. The layer under the crust
  3. The plate under the North American plate
  4. The plate under South Africa
  5. The largest ocean
  6. A mountain where lave comes out of
  7. The plate on top of the South American plate
Down
  1. The plate off the South American Coast
  2. The largest plate
  3. A huge wave
  4. _____ plates
  5. Where humanity started
  6. The coldest plate
  7. The plate in the middle
  8. Tectonic _____

15 Clues: A huge wave • _____ plates • Tectonic _____ • The largest plate • The largest ocean • The coldest plate • Where humanity started • When the plates collide • The plate in the middle • The layer under the crust • The plate under South Africa • A mountain where lave comes out of • The plate off the South American Coast • The plate under the North American plate • ...

unit #5 vocab Malia whitley 2025-10-16

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

Plate Tectonic 2022-03-21

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the plates collide
  2. The layer under the crust
  3. The plate under the North American plate
  4. The plate under South Africa
  5. The largest ocean
  6. A mountain where lave comes out of
  7. The plate on top of the South American plate
Down
  1. The plate off the South American Coast
  2. The largest plate
  3. A huge wave
  4. _____ plates
  5. Where humanity started
  6. The coldest plate
  7. The plate in the middle
  8. Tectonic _____

15 Clues: A huge wave • _____ plates • Tectonic _____ • The largest plate • The largest ocean • The coldest plate • Where humanity started • When the plates collide • The plate in the middle • The layer under the crust • The plate under South Africa • A mountain where lave comes out of • The plate off the South American Coast • The plate under the North American plate • ...

8GEO LANDFORMS- Amy Mei 2015-04-16

8GEO LANDFORMS- Amy Mei crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the very dense rocky material part of the earth that is plastic
  2. primary waves that travel through both solids and liquids
  3. a type of volcano that have massive structure with board, gently sloping sides
  4. the total oceanic plate that doesn't carry any continent on the earth
  5. features or aspects that define an environment
  6. the substance that forms when the magma cools
  7. molten rock from the mantle
Down
  1. lithosphere structure where material inside the Earth erupts to surface
  2. a type of rocks that falls out of a volcano when it erupts
  3. landslide of hot gas and rocks
  4. A type of landform that originally belong to a cliff and break down being isolated during erosion
  5. the term used to describe the thickness of the lava of a volcano
  6. plates moving past each other
  7. walls designed to prevent erosion of a beach from destructive waves
  8. process of large scale movements on the Earth's crust
  9. transfer of heats by the movement of fluids
  10. the causes that are responsible for determining the characteristic of an environment
  11. a distinct geographical feature within a landscape

18 Clues: molten rock from the mantle • plates moving past each other • landslide of hot gas and rocks • transfer of heats by the movement of fluids • the substance that forms when the magma cools • features or aspects that define an environment • a distinct geographical feature within a landscape • process of large scale movements on the Earth's crust • ...

WED Unit 3 2024-12-18

WED Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place where hot gases, smoke, and melted rock come out of the ground onto Earth’s surface
  2. scientist that studies earthquakes
  3. tectonics the theory that Earth’s crust is divided into plates that are always moving
  4. form natural land shape or feature
  5. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  6. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are COLLIDING with each other
  7. the thin outer layer of Earth
  8. very small pieces of rock
  9. the boundary between two tectonic plates moving AWAY from each other
  10. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
Down
  1. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  2. the layer of Earth extending from Earth’s center to the bottom of the mantle (Metallic)
  3. the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another
  4. the liquid rock below Earth’s crust
  5. the process of rock breaking apart
  6. thick layer of Earth beneath the crust
  7. a shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall
  8. the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water
  9. scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10
  10. the point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake

20 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • the process of rock breaking apart • scientist that studies earthquakes • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • form natural land shape or feature • thick layer of Earth beneath the crust • the dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving water • the process of moving weathered rock from one place to another • ...

Tectonics 2023-02-03

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that explains how landforms are created
  2. country that is also labeled in Pangea map
  3. When two plates move past each other
  4. earths rigid outer layer
  5. which continent is the odd one out in Pangea
  6. Supercontinent from 200 million years ago
  7. made the seafloor spread theory
  8. plates that lie on molten layer of rock
  9. When two plates move away from each other
  10. country that is labeled in Pangea maps
Down
  1. the idea of a large scaled split from the continents
  2. who originally found out that the continents used to be together
  3. The two main continents look like they belong together
  4. opposite directions
  5. How many layers are in earth
  6. Where two plates move towards each other

16 Clues: opposite directions • earths rigid outer layer • How many layers are in earth • made the seafloor spread theory • When two plates move past each other • country that is labeled in Pangea maps • plates that lie on molten layer of rock • Where two plates move towards each other • Supercontinent from 200 million years ago • When two plates move away from each other • ...

Elissa's crossword 2023-10-12

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

26 Clues: the uneven breakage of a mineral • magma that reaches Earth's surface • The color of a mineral in powdered form • boundary where two plates move toward each other. • The way a mineral reflects light from its surface • a rock formed by the crystallization of molten magma • a fracture in Earth along which movement has occurred • ...

Plate Tectonic 2022-03-21

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the plates collide
  2. The layer under the crust
  3. The plate under the North American plate
  4. The plate under South Africa
  5. The largest ocean
  6. A mountain where lave comes out of
  7. The plate on top of the South American plate
Down
  1. The plate off the South American Coast
  2. The largest plate
  3. A huge wave
  4. _____ plates
  5. Where humanity started
  6. The coldest plate
  7. The plate in the middle
  8. Tectonic _____

15 Clues: A huge wave • _____ plates • Tectonic _____ • The largest plate • The largest ocean • The coldest plate • Where humanity started • When the plates collide • The plate in the middle • The layer under the crust • The plate under South Africa • A mountain where lave comes out of • The plate off the South American Coast • The plate under the North American plate • ...

Randy's Science Crossword L2 2024-01-23

Randy's Science Crossword L2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reversal-When magma rises to the Earth's surface at a mid-ocean ridge, it flows out onto both sides of the ridge, gradually cooled by the seawater.
  2. currents-a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  3. tectonics-a theory explaining the structure of the earth's crust and many associated phenomena as resulting from the interaction of rigid lithospheric plates which move slowly over the underlying mantle.
Down
  1. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  2. spreading-the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  3. drift-the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.

6 Clues: currents-a current in a fluid that results from convection. • drift-the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time. • the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate. • ...

Nail Structure 2024-04-09

Nail Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin.
  2. unhealthy condition of the nail that is either hereditary or caused by injury or disease of the nail unit.
  3. highly curved nail plate often caused by injury to the matrix, which may be inherited.
  4. Dark,purplish spots, usually due to small injury in the nail bed.
  5. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  6. bacterial inflammtion of the tissues around the nail plate, causing pus, swelling, and redness.
  7. whitish spots of discoloration of the nails.
  8. Technical name for the natural nail.
  9. folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate.
  10. damage to the capillaries under the nail.
  11. slightly thickened layer of skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate.
  12. whitish, or pale yellowish streaks within the nail.
  13. living skin underneath the proximal nail fold found at the base of the nail plate.
  14. Nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations either randomly or evenly spaced.
  15. visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus. Refuse nail service.
  16. separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reactions.
  17. lengthwise grooves in the plate, often mistaken for ridges.
Down
  1. rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection.
  2. Nail turns a variety of colors, which may indicate surface staining, a systemic disorder or poor blood circulation.
  3. thin layer of tissue that helps guide the nail plate along the nail bed as it grows.
  4. entire flap of skin covering the matrix.
  5. severe inflammation of the nail, in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate.
  6. medical term for fungal infections of the feet, also known as athletes foot.
  7. abnormal stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate.
  8. fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  9. significant darkening of the fingernails, or toenails, caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes).
  10. Abnormal split or brittle nails appearing as surface roughness on the nail plate.
  11. damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn.
  12. Bitten nails.
  13. ingrown nails.
  14. Dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge.
  15. portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
  16. fungal infection of the nail plate.
  17. hardened keratin plate that sits on top of the nail bed.
  18. thin white nail plate that is more flexible than normal.
  19. Nail folds form the nail groove on each side of the nail.
  20. area where the nail plate cells are formed and extend from under the nail fold at the base of the nail plate.
  21. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  22. separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed.
  23. depressions running across the width of the nail plate.
  24. nonliving, colorless tissue attached to the nail plate that comes from the eponychium.

41 Clues: Bitten nails. • ingrown nails. • fungal infection of the nail plate. • Technical name for the natural nail. • entire flap of skin covering the matrix. • damage to the capillaries under the nail. • whitish spots of discoloration of the nails. • fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail. • folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate. • ...