plate tectonics Crossword Puzzles

Oceanography Vocab terms 2025-09-30

Oceanography Vocab terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The rising of cold, nutrient rich water from deep in the ocean
  2. The steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the deep ocean floor
  3. A flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin
  4. Aquatic animals that can swim and move independently of water currents
  5. The deepest layer of the ocean
  6. The extended perimeter of each continent which lies submerged under relatively shallow seas
  7. A diverse underwater ecosystem held together by calcium carbonate structures secreted by coral
  8. The concentration of salts in water
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  1. The layer of the ocean at depths between 4,000 and 6,000 meters
  2. An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics
  3. A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor often caused by tectonic activity
  4. An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor that doesnt reach surface
  5. Small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea
  6. The deep ocean layer where no sunlight reaches
  7. Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed
  8. The middle layer of the ocean
  9. An opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral rich water flows
  10. The uppermost layer of the ocean where sunlight penetrates
  11. A layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth
  12. A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths

20 Clues: The middle layer of the ocean • The deepest layer of the ocean • The concentration of salts in water • The deep ocean layer where no sunlight reaches • Organisms that live on, in, or near the seabed • A flat, almost level area of the deep ocean basin • An underwater mountain range formed by plate tectonics • A series of ocean waves with extremely long wavelengths • ...

Hydrology Crossword 2020-10-07

Hydrology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the saltiness or amount of salt dissolved in a body of water, called saline water.
  2. a process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface
  3. a large geologic landform that rises from the ocean floor but that does not reach to the water’s surface.
  4. the community of organisms that live on,in, or near the seabed,river,lake, or stream bottom.
  5. an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
  6. topographic depressions of the sea floor
  7. the diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water and are unable to swim against a current.
  8. the difference between the elevations of a crest and a neighboring trough
  9. a seamount with a flat top
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  1. the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
  2. an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor
  3. land consisting of marshes or swamps
  4. a fissure on the seafloor from which geothermally heated water issues.
  5. a continuous movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water.
  6. aquatic animals that are able to swim and move independently of water currents

15 Clues: a seamount with a flat top • land consisting of marshes or swamps • topographic depressions of the sea floor • an underwater plain on the deep ocean floor • an underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics. • a process in which deep, cold water rises towards the surface • a fissure on the seafloor from which geothermally heated water issues. • ...

Plate Tectonics Classroom 2021-06-17

Plate Tectonics Classroom crossword puzzle
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  1. theory that states that the earth's outer layer, or lithosphere, is broken into several large slabs called plates.
  2. the only liquid layer of the earth
  3. Greek word for all the earth
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  1. An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth.
  2. this dense layer made of hot, semisolid rock
  3. Hard and rigid, it's the earth's outermost and thinnest layer

6 Clues: Greek word for all the earth • the only liquid layer of the earth • this dense layer made of hot, semisolid rock • Hard and rigid, it's the earth's outermost and thinnest layer • An extremely hot, solid sphere of mostly iron and nickel at the center of the earth. • ...

spisebordet 2015-09-27

spisebordet crossword puzzle
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  1. the teaspoon
  2. the knife
  3. the pepper mill
  4. the side plate
  5. the napkin
  6. the pot lid
  7. the table cloth
  8. the bowl
  9. the cup
  10. the kettle holder
  11. the spoon
  12. the salad servers
  13. the glass
  14. tallerken a soup plate
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  1. the mug
  2. the plate
  3. the sugar bowl
  4. the salt mill
  5. the table mat
  6. the jug
  7. the wineglass
  8. the tea pot
  9. the coffee pot
  10. the breadknife
  11. the serving plate
  12. the soup spoon/ladle
  13. the fork
  14. the pot

28 Clues: the mug • the jug • the cup • the pot • the bowl • the fork • the plate • the knife • the spoon • the glass • the napkin • the tea pot • the pot lid • the teaspoon • the salt mill • the table mat • the wineglass • the sugar bowl • the side plate • the coffee pot • the breadknife • the pepper mill • the table cloth • the serving plate • the kettle holder • the salad servers • the soup spoon/ladle • tallerken a soup plate

Tectonic plates 2015-01-08

Tectonic plates crossword puzzle
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  1. A way of determining the effects of an earthquake on humans buildings and the local landscape. Measured in Roman Numerals.
  2. A conservative plate boundary where at the Pacific plate moves past the North American plate at different rates.
  3. A small quake detected before the main earthquake which can be detected using seismometers.
  4. When a more dense plate moves beneath a less dense plate.
  5. An earthquake formed by the subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the South American plate.
  6. Animals acting strangely can be used as a form of....
  7. The location of the earthquake below the earth's crust.
  8. Often used in earthquake prone countries as a precaution before the main event.
  9. Used to detect movement in rocks before earthquakes.
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  1. The point on the earths surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. A smaller quake following the main shock.
  3. The cause for the movement of tectonic plate. Caused because of the radioactive decay of elements since the formation of the earth.
  4. A chain of islands formed by the movement of the Pacific plate above a hotspot.
  5. A type of volcano which erupts gently and non-explosively.
  6. A longitudinal wave often used to detect earthquakes.
  7. A source of income for people who live near volcanoes.
  8. A type of energy which can be produced near volcanic regions.
  9. A plume of heat forming in the mantle, rising to the crust.
  10. A way of measuring the magnitude of an earthquake. A logarithmic scale
  11. A transverse wave which causes most destruction.

20 Clues: A smaller quake following the main shock. • A transverse wave which causes most destruction. • Used to detect movement in rocks before earthquakes. • Animals acting strangely can be used as a form of.... • A longitudinal wave often used to detect earthquakes. • A source of income for people who live near volcanoes. • ...

spisebordet 2015-09-27

spisebordet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the fork
  2. the pot lid
  3. the salt mill
  4. the serving plate
  5. the side plate
  6. the spoon
  7. the plate
  8. the table mat
  9. the kettle holder
  10. the coffee pot
  11. the wineglass
  12. the tea pot
  13. the teaspoon
  14. the pot
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  1. the salad servers
  2. tallerken a soup plate
  3. the mug
  4. the napkin
  5. the sugar bowl
  6. the pepper mill
  7. the knife
  8. the breadknife
  9. the soup spoon/ladle
  10. the glass
  11. the bowl
  12. the jug
  13. the table cloth
  14. the cup

28 Clues: the mug • the jug • the cup • the pot • the fork • the bowl • the knife • the spoon • the plate • the glass • the napkin • the pot lid • the tea pot • the teaspoon • the salt mill • the table mat • the wineglass • the sugar bowl • the side plate • the breadknife • the coffee pot • the pepper mill • the table cloth • the salad servers • the serving plate • the kettle holder • the soup spoon/ladle • tallerken a soup plate

e 2025-09-09

e crossword puzzle
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  1. – deep depression in the ocean floor
  2. – mountain range in South America
  3. – tectonic plate
  4. – mountain range in Europe
  5. – outer layer of the Earth
  6. – molten rock underground
  7. – magma on the surface
  8. – fracture in Earth’s crust
  9. – flowing freshwater
  10. – inland body of water
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  1. – Earth’s center
  2. – earthquake’s origin point
  3. – chain of mountains
  4. – tectonic plate covering Europe + Asia
  5. – largest tectonic plate
  6. – largest division of water on Earth
  7. – smaller than an ocean
  8. – deep ocean feature, often near subduction zones
  9. – layer between crust and core
  10. – underwater mountain chain (mid-ocean ridge)

20 Clues: – Earth’s center • – tectonic plate • – chain of mountains • – flowing freshwater • – magma on the surface • – inland body of water • – smaller than an ocean • – largest tectonic plate • – molten rock underground • – mountain range in Europe • – outer layer of the Earth • – earthquake’s origin point • – fracture in Earth’s crust • – layer between crust and core • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. /a layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  2. /Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother.
  3. /the innermost part of the earth, a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  4. /A convergent boundary where volcanic mountains and a deep-sea trench are formed.
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  1. /The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  2. /A convergent boundary where volcanic islands and a deep-sea trench are formed.

6 Clues: /Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother. • /A convergent boundary where volcanic islands and a deep-sea trench are formed. • /A convergent boundary where volcanic mountains and a deep-sea trench are formed. • /a layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth • ...

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 2017-01-24

Chapter 7 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Supercontinent
  2. Liquid metal surrounding the inner core
  3. When two plates move away from each other
  4. a sphere of hot solid metal
  5. Scientific theory explaining how the plates move on Earth's surface
  6. Thin plates that form the ocean floor
  7. Eruasion Plate,North American PLate,South American Plate,Pacific Plate,African Plate,etc.
  8. When two plates colide
  9. A layer of solid rock that surrounds the Earth's surface
  10. When two plates slide past each other
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  1. Topmost layer of Earth made up of crust and the solid part of the upper mantle
  2. caused by the very hot material in the deepest part of the mantle
  3. Where the plates of the lithosphere float, slide a top, a thin, semi solid layer in the upper mantle
  4. Juan De Fuco Plate,Philipine Plate,Caribbean Plate,etc.
  5. Earth's surface is broken into large pieces that move over the asthenosphere
  6. Thick plates that form the continents
  7. The thick layer surrounding the core

17 Clues: Supercontinent • When two plates colide • a sphere of hot solid metal • The thick layer surrounding the core • Thick plates that form the continents • Thin plates that form the ocean floor • When two plates slide past each other • Liquid metal surrounding the inner core • When two plates move away from each other • Juan De Fuco Plate,Philipine Plate,Caribbean Plate,etc. • ...

Module 13 Crossword 2025-01-14

Module 13 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the time scale that shows major geological and biological events in Earths history
  2. the amount of time required for half of a radioactive isotope to decay
  3. Theory that sates that living things come from other living things
  4. ______________, idea that life comes from nonlife
  5. the explosion that lead to rapid diversification of most major animal groups
  6. the smallest units of geologic time
  7. a boundary that contains a layer of iridium rich material between rocks of the cretaceous period and the paleogene period
  8. theory that explains how eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells
  9. a unit of geologic time that consists of two or more periods
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  1. scientist who studies fossils
  2. type of dating used to determine the age of rocks by comparing with younger and older rock layers
  3. plate __________, a geologic theory that Earth's surface is broken into several huge plates that move on molten rock layers
  4. law of ____________ states that younger rock layers are on top of older layers
  5. the longest unit of geologic time
  6. preserved evidence of an organism
  7. type of dating that uses radioactive isotopes to determine the age of rocks
  8. divisions of geologic time that consists of two or more epochs

17 Clues: scientist who studies fossils • the longest unit of geologic time • preserved evidence of an organism • the smallest units of geologic time • ______________, idea that life comes from nonlife • a unit of geologic time that consists of two or more periods • divisions of geologic time that consists of two or more epochs • ...

Nail Disease & Disorder 2025-07-08

Nail Disease & Disorder crossword puzzle
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  1. finger with visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus
  2. vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate
  3. whitish discoloration found inside nail plate
  4. bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail
  5. irregular stretching of the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate
  6. ingrown nail
  7. rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix
  8. damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn
  9. separation and falling off of a nail pate from the nail bed
  10. irregular split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate surface roughness
  11. any deformity or disease of the natural nails
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  1. severe inflammation of the nail in which a lump of red tissue grows up from the nail bed to the nail plate
  2. an unhealthy nail condition that is hereditary or caused by injury or disease of nail unit
  3. medical term for fungal infection of the feet
  4. depressions running across the nail plate's width due to a slowing production of matrix cells
  5. noticeably thin, white nail plate that is more flexible than usual
  6. separation of the nail plate and bed
  7. inflammation of the nail matrix followed by shedding of the natural nail caused by infection or injury
  8. nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and bed discolorations randomly or evenly spaced
  9. AKA bitten nails

20 Clues: ingrown nail • AKA bitten nails • separation of the nail plate and bed • medical term for fungal infection of the feet • whitish discoloration found inside nail plate • any deformity or disease of the natural nails • damaged skin around the nail plate becomes split or torn • bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail • ...

Tectonic Plates 2014-02-12

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. a location where a Divergent Plate Boundary is spreading apart
  2. A tectonic plate found beneath the continents
  3. This meets the Eurasian Plate at the Divergent Plate Boundary in Iceland
  4. african and Eurasian plates come together in a Convergent Plate Boundary here
  5. a layer in Earth's mantle between the lithosphere (above) and the upper mantle (below)
  6. the process of one tectonic plate melting or going beneath another
  7. When two plates tear apart from each other
  8. an area of rock that has been bent by stress.
  9. where all of the stress and energy of an earthquake is stored
  10. The area between two plates that creates pressure and stress that will cause earthquakes
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  1. the outer, solid portion of the Earth. Also called the geosphere. Right above the Asthenosphere.
  2. When two plates come together and creates a Subduction
  3. An example of Uplift
  4. A series of mountains and volcanoes mostly underwater
  5. A map that shows the Mid-Ocean Ridge and other volcanoes
  6. a split between two bodies (for example, two plates) that once were joined
  7. when two plates crash in to each other and create mountains
  8. This meets the North-American Plate at the Divergent Plate Boundary in Iceland
  9. when stress builds up and plates give way
  10. Movement When two plates collide sideways

20 Clues: An example of Uplift • when stress builds up and plates give way • Movement When two plates collide sideways • When two plates tear apart from each other • A tectonic plate found beneath the continents • an area of rock that has been bent by stress. • A series of mountains and volcanoes mostly underwater • When two plates come together and creates a Subduction • ...

Geo sphere 2024-02-14

Geo sphere crossword puzzle
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  1. created by divergent boundary and lava coming up from the mantel
  2. a plate boundary that collides together creates mountains
  3. created by convergent plate boundary continental-continental super tall
  4. the second layer in the earth, is responsible for the movement of tectonic plates.
  5. the type of plate the continents are
  6. the third layer in the earth, it is made of liquid nickel and iron.
  7. move because of convection currents
  8. a plate boundary type that creates earth quakes
  9. created at a transform boundary when two plates slide past each other
  10. the most inner layer of the earth, it is the most dense layer of the earth
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  1. the super continent 250 million years ago created by all the continents we have today
  2. created by convergent plate boundary oceanic-continental magma rises from the plate subduction
  3. the top layer in the earth also known as the lithosphere
  4. a plate boundary that pulls apart creates new crust
  5. rock type formed from tiny pieces of rock
  6. the theory that all the continents used to form one big continent and have drifted to where they are now
  7. rock changed under extreme pressure and heat
  8. Rock type formed from cooled magma
  9. the type of plate at the bottom of the ocean
  10. created in a subduction zone continental-oceanic usually found in the ocean

20 Clues: Rock type formed from cooled magma • move because of convection currents • the type of plate the continents are • rock type formed from tiny pieces of rock • rock changed under extreme pressure and heat • the type of plate at the bottom of the ocean • a plate boundary type that creates earth quakes • a plate boundary that pulls apart creates new crust • ...

Form 1 Midterm 2- Plate Tectonics 2021-11-22

Form 1 Midterm 2- Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. Volcanoes are least likely to form at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plate boundaries.
  2. When the molten material from the mantle rises to the surface of the Earth, it is called _ _ _ _.
  3. The outermost layer of the Earth is called the _ _ _ _ _.
  4. A feature that may be found on the surface of the crust where part of one plate is submerged below another is called an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ trench.
  5. The supercontinent which existed before the continents split up 250 million years ago was called _ _ _ _ _ _.
  6. The hottest layer of the Earth is the _ _ _ _ _ core.
  7. The upper layer of the mantle, below the lithosphere is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  8. The main materials that make up the Earth’s crust are called Sima and _ _ _ _.
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  1. The combination of the Earth’s Crust and upper part of the mantle are called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  2. The part of the crust which enters the mantle at the convergent plate boundary tends to melt and results in the formation of a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the crust above it.
  3. The oceanic crust sinks below the continental crust at a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ zone.
  4. The molten liquid within the mantle is called _ _ _ _ _.
  5. The 2 types of crust are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crust and oceanic crust.
  6. When the crust is folded upwards at convergent plate boundaries, it results in the formation of fold _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
  7. The plate which Saint Lucia is found on is called the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plate.

15 Clues: The hottest layer of the Earth is the _ _ _ _ _ core. • The molten liquid within the mantle is called _ _ _ _ _. • The outermost layer of the Earth is called the _ _ _ _ _. • Volcanoes are least likely to form at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ plate boundaries. • The 2 types of crust are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ crust and oceanic crust. • ...

earth and a little plate tectonics 2017-10-10

earth and a little plate tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. The Crust The Mantle Convection Currents Outer Core Inner Core
  2. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  3. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph
  5. a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary bodies
  6. the central part of the earth
  7. secondary waves, or shear waves
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. It lies below the lithosphere, at depths between approximately 80 and 200 km below the surface
  3. is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core
  4. is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge
  5. a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
  6. the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
  7. the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth or an explosion
  8. the out most layer of the earth

15 Clues: the central part of the earth • the out most layer of the earth • secondary waves, or shear waves • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • first waves from an earthquake to arrive at a seismograph • The Crust The Mantle Convection Currents Outer Core Inner Core • a layer inside a terrestrial planet and some other rocky planetary bodies • ...

4.1 - 4.2: Plate tectonics + Soil formation 2022-11-16

4.1 - 4.2: Plate tectonics + Soil formation crossword puzzle
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  1. thin, brittle layer of rock floating on top of the mantle
  2. lighter layer of topsoil mostly made of minerals
  3. Center of the Earth
  4. breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
  5. plates that move towards each other
  6. soft, flexible outer layer of the mantle
  7. hot fluid or semi fluid below or within the earth
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  1. a mix of geologic and organic components
  2. soft solid of magma surrounding the core
  3. being carried to a new location and deposited
  4. transportation of weathered rock fragments by wind or rain
  5. very outer layer of the lithosphere, earth’s surface
  6. When plates move away from each other
  7. a layer of humus
  8. plates that slide past each other in opposite directions

15 Clues: a layer of humus • Center of the Earth • plates that move towards each other • When plates move away from each other • a mix of geologic and organic components • soft solid of magma surrounding the core • soft, flexible outer layer of the mantle • breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces • being carried to a new location and deposited • ...

Earth and Engery 2023-10-02

Earth and Engery crossword puzzle
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  1. Tectonics- Outermost layer of the Earths crust that is broken into large pieces.
  2. Thinnest, outermost layer of Earth; ranges from 5 to 100 km thick.
  3. Spreading- A geologic process in which tectonic plates -large slabs of Earth's Lithosphere-split apart from each other.
  4. Convection currents bring hot material from deeper within the mantle up toward the Earth's surface.
  5. Boundary- Areas where tectonic plates meet.
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  1. Layer of hot, solid material between the crust and earths core.
  2. Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of lithosphere slowly float.
  3. Rigid layer consisting of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle.
  4. Core- Layer of the molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
  5. Core- Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth.

10 Clues: Boundary- Areas where tectonic plates meet. • Layer of hot, solid material between the crust and earths core. • Thinnest, outermost layer of Earth; ranges from 5 to 100 km thick. • Soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of lithosphere slowly float. • Core- Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the Earth. • ...

Chapter 5/6 Review Crossword 2024-08-15

Chapter 5/6 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. _____ nails, AKA trumpet nails, is a form of dramatically increased nail curvature of the free edge.
  2. _______ gloves are recommended for nail services because they are less likely to cause allergic reaction.
  3. The technical term for bitten nails (Pretty Hungry Aye?)
  4. Nail ________ is a rare and serious type of skin cancer that begins in the nail matrix.
  5. Whitish discolored spots on the nails which do not indicate disease and disappear as the nail grows.
  6. A nail _________ is irregular stretching by the eponychium or hyponychium around the nail plate.
  7. Separation of the nail plate and bed, often due to injury or allergic reaction.
  8. ________ nail appears with lengthwise grooves in the plate, often mistaken for ridges, usually the result of aging.
  9. Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed. (I'm so MAD my nail fell off!)
  10. Medical term for fungal infections of the feet, aka:athletes foot.
  11. What part of the natural nail unit protects the fingers and toes?
  12. A splinter ________ is damage to the capillaries under the nail, giving the appearance of a small splinter underneath the nail plate.
  13. What is the technical term for the natural nail unit?
  14. _________ is composed mainly of keratin.
  15. A healthy nail plate is ___________, firm, shiny, and pink.
  16. A healthy nail may look dry and hard but has 15-25% _______ content.
  17. __________ lines are depressions running across the nail plate's width due to a slowing production of matrix cells, usually a result of illness or serious injury.
  18. Nail ________ has nail surface pitting, roughness, onycholysis, and/or bed discolorations; the nail plate may appear to have been aggressively filed with a coarse abrasive.
  19. Signs of an _______ finger are visible redness, pain, swelling, broken skin, or pus.
  20. Do not mistake the cuticle for this living skin that should not be cut.
  21. Also known as the sterile matrix, the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
  22. Rapidly growing and contagious bacteria that can cause infection; appears as a yellow-green spot in early stages.
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  1. An ingrown nail is also known as:
  2. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues around the nail plate causing pus, swelling, and redness.
  3. Nail plate fungal infection. (Oh MY! I have a nail fungus!"
  4. Irregular split or brittle nails appearing as nail plate surface roughness.
  5. A _______ nail bed can look like dark, purplish spots, usually due to a small nail bed injury.
  6. Significant nail darkening caused by increased pigment cells (melanocytes), visible as a black band extending from the base to the free edge.
  7. _________ nail appears as a noticeably thin white nail plate that is more flexible than usual.
  8. What is the part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  9. The ___________ is the skin overlapping the nail's side.
  10. Pyogenic _________ is severe nail inflammation in which a lump of red tissue grows up from a nail bed to the nail plate.
  11. This slightly thickened skin layer between the fingertip and the nail plate's free edge must be treated gently because damaging it could make infections under the nail plate possible.
  12. ________ nail, aka:folded nail, is a highly curved nail plate.
  13. Abbreviation for the entire skin flap covering the matrix, extending from the visible nail's edge to the 1st joint of the finger or toes.
  14. Matrix inflammation and nail shedding caused by infection or injury.
  15. Damaged skin around the nail plate which becomes ripped or torn.

37 Clues: An ingrown nail is also known as: • _________ is composed mainly of keratin. • What is the technical term for the natural nail unit? • The technical term for bitten nails (Pretty Hungry Aye?) • The ___________ is the skin overlapping the nail's side. • Nail plate fungal infection. (Oh MY! I have a nail fungus!" • ...

Chapter 4: Geology, The Earth Speaks 2017-11-15

Chapter 4: Geology, The Earth Speaks crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of Earth
  2. science information that helps farmers
  3. time view strong idea of an ancient Earth
  4. the belief Earth forming process incline at the same rate
  5. lyell father of geology
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  1. try to insert millions and billions of years into the 7-day creation
  2. 8:22 The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
  3. create maps of different types of rocks and rock formations
  4. tectonics theory the Earth was once a big land mass that soon broke up into continents

9 Clues: the study of Earth • lyell father of geology • science information that helps farmers • time view strong idea of an ancient Earth • the belief Earth forming process incline at the same rate • create maps of different types of rocks and rock formations • try to insert millions and billions of years into the 7-day creation • ...

Vocabulary for science 2025-05-23

Vocabulary for science crossword puzzle
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  1. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  2. Something that is needed by organisms and is no infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive
  3. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  4. A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs
  5. Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
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  1. Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention
  2. Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time
  3. Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time
  4. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

9 Clues: The sum of all living matter on Earth • Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time • Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time • Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity • ...

Cosmetology puzzle 2020-12-04

Cosmetology puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears
  2. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath living skin
  3. colorless tissue attachment to the natural nail plate
  4. a reusable implement used to shorten the nail
  5. Pusher a reusable implement made of stainless steel
  6. area where the nail plate cells are formed
  7. folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate
  8. bitten nails
  9. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  10. sets of all tools that will be used during service
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  1. Slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
  2. tools used to perform nail services
  3. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  4. Nail nail shape straight across the free edge with no rounding
  5. a stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around nails
  6. Grooves slits or furrows on the side of the sidewall
  7. any disease of the natural nails
  8. inflammation if the nail matrix
  9. products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility
  10. Nail nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women's hands

20 Clues: bitten nails • inflammation if the nail matrix • any disease of the natural nails • tools used to perform nail services • Fungal infection of the natural nail plate • area where the nail plate cells are formed • a reusable implement used to shorten the nail • sets of all tools that will be used during service • colorless tissue attachment to the natural nail plate • ...

Cosmetology puzzle 2020-12-04

Cosmetology puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a condition in which the living tissue surrounding the nail plate splits or tears
  2. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath living skin
  3. colorless tissue attachment to the natural nail plate
  4. a reusable implement used to shorten the nail
  5. Pusher a reusable implement made of stainless steel
  6. area where the nail plate cells are formed
  7. folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate
  8. bitten nails
  9. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  10. sets of all tools that will be used during service
Down
  1. Slightly thickened layer of the skin that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
  2. tools used to perform nail services
  3. Fungal infection of the natural nail plate
  4. Nail nail shape straight across the free edge with no rounding
  5. a stainless steel implement used to carefully trim away dead skin around nails
  6. Grooves slits or furrows on the side of the sidewall
  7. any disease of the natural nails
  8. inflammation if the nail matrix
  9. products designed to absorb into the nail plate to increase flexibility
  10. Nail nail shape that is thought to be attractive on most women's hands

20 Clues: bitten nails • inflammation if the nail matrix • any disease of the natural nails • tools used to perform nail services • Fungal infection of the natural nail plate • area where the nail plate cells are formed • a reusable implement used to shorten the nail • sets of all tools that will be used during service • colorless tissue attachment to the natural nail plate • ...

Haley/Lee Project 2025-11-03

Haley/Lee Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of the large pieces of earths lithosphere that move over the asthenosphere
  2. what is created when an oceanic plate sinks below a continental plate
  3. what instrument do scientists use to measure the strength of earthquakes
  4. what natural disasters often occur along plate boundaries
  5. when plates rubs against each other
  6. what happens when two continental plates collide
  7. when a plate moves away from another
  8. molten rock
  9. supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  10. what is the outmost solid layer of the earth called
  11. what layer of earth is broken into tectonic plates
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  1. where two tectonic plates meet
  2. soft flowing layer under the lithosphere that the plates move on
  3. what mountain range formed when the Indian plate collided with the Eurasian plate
  4. what is the current that create circular motion of molten rock in the mantle
  5. piece of the earths core that moves over the mantle
  6. process where one plate moves towards another
  7. what is the deep area in the ocean formed as a subduction zone called
  8. what is a break or crack in the earths crust where movement occurred
  9. scientist that is credited with continental drift

20 Clues: molten rock • where two tectonic plates meet • when plates rubs against each other • when a plate moves away from another • process where one plate moves towards another • what happens when two continental plates collide • supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago • scientist that is credited with continental drift • ...

Plate Tectonic's 2023-09-29

Plate Tectonic's crossword puzzle
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  1. It shares boundaries with multiple plates
  2. Has five triple junctions
  3. One of the youngest plates
  4. Its movement is controlled by two larger major plates
  5. The border around this plate is the most active in earthquake and volcanic eruptions
  6. Its mostly boarded by convergent boundaries
  7. This plate is currently being stretched, leading it to eventually split
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  1. Smallest Tectonic Plate
  2. The plate is gradually moving away from Africa
  3. It is two different plates but is counted as one
  4. India smashed into this plate to make Mt.Everest
  5. Fastest moving plate/Largest plate
  6. Second largest plate
  7. America Smallest major tectonic plate

14 Clues: Second largest plate • Smallest Tectonic Plate • Has five triple junctions • One of the youngest plates • Fastest moving plate/Largest plate • America Smallest major tectonic plate • It shares boundaries with multiple plates • Its mostly boarded by convergent boundaries • The plate is gradually moving away from Africa • It is two different plates but is counted as one • ...

earth science terminolgy 2013-10-25

earth science terminolgy crossword puzzle
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  1. solid dense center of our planet that extends from the bottom of the outer core to the center.
  2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  3. zone the process by which collision of the earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another, localized along the juncture of two plates.
  4. (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults.
  5. part of the earths lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins, it is primarily composed of mafic rock, sima, rich in iron and magnesium.
  6. a fault in which rock strata are displaced mainly in a horizontal direction, parallel to the line of the fault.
  7. magma that flows onto the earths surface.
  8. the two sub-layers of the earth's crust that move, float, and sometimes fracture and whose interaction causes continental drift, earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and oceanic trenches.
  9. made of iron,stretches from the mantle to the core.
  10. a broad, domed volcano with gently sloping sides, characteristic of the eruption of fluid, basaltic lava.
  11. cone volcano a steep conical hill of tephra that accumulates around and downwind from a volcanic vent.
  12. the outer layer of the Earth.
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  1. under the asthenosphere, is the strong layer layer part of the mantle from the asthenosphere to the core.
  2. an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.
  3. funnel shaped pit around the central vent at a volcano.
  4. a large volcanic crater, typically one formed by a major eruption leading to the collapse of the mouth of the volcano.
  5. a stress which stretches rocks into two opposite directions.
  6. the hot liquid that forms when rock partially or completely melts may include mineral crystals.
  7. a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression.
  8. To form bends in (a stratum of rock).
  9. a conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.
  10. spreading a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
  11. crack,split, or break in the earths core.
  12. outermost rigid layer of the earth
  13. soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
  14. plates earth major plates, known as plate tectonics also known as continental drift.
  15. current stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection.
  16. a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
  17. boundary a major geologic discontinuity or suture marking the juncture of lithospheric plates that have been joined by plate tectonics.
  18. core is divided into the outer and inner core, the outer core is liquid and surrounds the inner core.

30 Clues: the outer layer of the Earth. • outermost rigid layer of the earth • To form bends in (a stratum of rock). • crack,split, or break in the earths core. • magma that flows onto the earths surface. • made of iron,stretches from the mantle to the core. • (of a rock formation) be broken by a fault or faults. • the layer of the earth between the crust and the core. • ...

APES - Chapter 1 & 2 Test 2022-09-12

APES - Chapter 1 & 2 Test crossword puzzle
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  1. Research in which scientists gather basic information about organisms, materials, systems, or processes that are not yet well known
  2. The study of human interactions and institutions
  3. Organic compounds that combine to form long chains of repeated molecules
  4. An experiment in which the researcher actively chooses and manipulates the independent variable
  5. Information expressed with numbers
  6. One of the many scientific fields of study within the broad scope of environmental science
  7. Happen in conjunction with landslides - the downslope movement of soil and rock due to gravity
  8. Combinations of elements held together with bonds
  9. Organisms that use the radiation from the sun to directly produce their own food
  10. Any naturally occurring solid element of inorganic compound with a crystal structure, a specific chemical composition, and distinct physical properties
  11. Consists of all the living and nonliving things around us
  12. Consist solely of bonded atoms of carbon and hydrogen
  13. negatively charged particles
  14. A basic understanding of Earth’s physical and living systems and how we interact with them
  15. The amount of time it takes for one-half the atoms to give off radiation and decay
  16. Uncharged particles that contribute to an atom’s mass number
  17. Elements with the same atomic number but different atomic masses
  18. A movement focused on advocating for the health and well-being of the environment for its own sake
  19. Scientists who specialize in the subject area are asked to provide comments and criticism and judge whether the work merits publication
  20. An experiment wherein a scientist controls for the effects of all variables except the tested one
  21. Widely accepted, well-tested explanation of one or more cause-and-effect relationships
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  1. Substances and energy sources we take from our environment and that we rely on to survive
  2. Essential to life and include: proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates
  3. Drive the process of plate tectonics by unequally distributing heat in the mantle
  4. Began in the mid-1700s and signaled a shift from rural life to urban society
  5. The variable that is manipulated
  6. Atoms or molecules with a charge
  7. Includes the crust of the Earth - slides over the _________ in plate tectonics
  8. Researchers test their hypothesis by searching for correlation, or statistical association among variables
  9. Includes the upper mantle and contains especially soft rock
  10. Expectation of experimental outcome
  11. The excess use of renewable resources
  12. Organisms that gain their energy by feeding on other organisms
  13. The scientific study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment
  14. The energy of position or composition
  15. Statement that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question
  16. The energy of motion
  17. A solid aggregation of minerals
  18. The smallest components of elements that still maintain the chemical properties of the elements

39 Clues: The energy of motion • negatively charged particles • A solid aggregation of minerals • The variable that is manipulated • Atoms or molecules with a charge • Information expressed with numbers • Expectation of experimental outcome • The excess use of renewable resources • The energy of position or composition • The study of human interactions and institutions • ...

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features 2023-11-01

Plate Tectonic Boundaries & Features crossword puzzle
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  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. one of the large pieces of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. Along these boundaries, earthquakes are common and magma (molten rock) rises from the Earth's mantle to the surface, solidifying to create n
  4. When two plates come together, The impact of the colliding plates can cause the edges of one or both plates to buckle up into a mountain ranges or one of the plates may bend down into a deep seafloor
  5. geologic process in which tectonic plates—large slabs of Earth's lithosphere—split apart from each other.
  6. a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements
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  1. Places where plates slide sideways past each other.
  2. the result of seawater percolating down through fissures in the ocean crust in the vicinity of spreading centers or subduction
  3. plates that are located beneath the ocean
  4. the action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another
  5. a giant rift valley that runs along the Atlantic Ocean floor from north to south.
  6. the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates
  7. the continent we now know as North America was contiguous with Africa, South America, and Europe
  8. The originator tor of continental drift hypothesis by suggesting in 1912 that the continents are slowly drifting around the Earth
  9. steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean

15 Clues: plates that are located beneath the ocean • Places where plates slide sideways past each other. • steep depressions in the deepest parts of the ocean • the movement of continents resulting from the motion of tectonic plates • one of the large pieces of the surface of the earth that move separately • ...

Holt CH. 10 crossword, Plate Tectonics 2022-09-26

Holt CH. 10 crossword, Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  2. the theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape.
  3. the hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations; the movement of continents
  4. the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere; made of mantle rock that flows very slowly, which allows tectonic plates to move on top of it
  5. the supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago
  6. a piece of lithosphere that has a unique geologic history and that may be part of a larger piece of lithosphere, such as a continent
  7. the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  8. the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding
  9. the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
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  1. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) forms when magma rises to Earth’s surface at mid-ocean ridges and solidifies, as older, existing sea floor moves away from the ridge
  2. the study of the alignment of magnetic minerals in rock, specifically as it relates to the reversal of Earth's magnetic poles; also the magnetic properties that rock acquires during formation
  3. a long, undersea mountain chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center, that forms as magma rises from the asthenosphere, and that creates new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) as tectonic plates move apart
  4. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart; can occur within continental crust or oceanic crust
  5. the process by which supercontinents form and break apart over millions of years
  6. the single, large ocean that covered Earth's surface during the time the supercontinent Pangaea existed

15 Clues: the boundary between tectonic plates that are colliding • the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other • the process by which supercontinents form and break apart over millions of years • the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally • ...

Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, and Faults 2024-04-24

Continental Drift, Plate Tectonics, and Faults crossword puzzle
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  1. How many cm the plates average in moving per year
  2. bottom part of the crust
  3. a boundary where plates come together with another
  4. a famous fault in the North American plate in this state
  5. the large land area that means all earth
  6. nickname for the area around the Pacific plate
  7. number of large plates on the earth
  8. a boundary where plates pull apart from another
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  1. the German scientist responsible for continental drift
  2. top part of the crust
  3. a freshwater dinosaur/fossil
  4. South America looks like it fits under this continent
  5. a boundary that slips past
  6. The occupation of the man who proposed the cont. drift theory
  7. largest plate on the planet

15 Clues: top part of the crust • bottom part of the crust • a boundary that slips past • largest plate on the planet • a freshwater dinosaur/fossil • number of large plates on the earth • the large land area that means all earth • nickname for the area around the Pacific plate • a boundary where plates pull apart from another • How many cm the plates average in moving per year • ...

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics 2023-03-07

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans
  2. This was suggested by Alfred Wegener stating that continents were in constant motion on the surface of Earth
  3. _____ boundary is where 2 plates slide past each other
  4. Fossils of _____ have been found where they could not grow today
  5. Process by which new oceanic crust forms along a mid-ocean ridge and older oceanic crust moves away from the ridge
  6. Earth's surface is made of rigid slabs of rock, or plates, that move
  7. _____ boundary is where 2 plates are spreading apart
  8. Name of the supercontinent that began to break apart over 200 million years ago
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  1. _____ boundary is where 2 plates are colliding
  2. The process of one plate moving below another plate
  3. Circulation of magma caused by differences in temperature and density

11 Clues: Mountain ranges in the middle of the oceans • _____ boundary is where 2 plates are colliding • The process of one plate moving below another plate • _____ boundary is where 2 plates are spreading apart • _____ boundary is where 2 plates slide past each other • Fossils of _____ have been found where they could not grow today • ...

Plate Tectonics Earth Systems Vocabulary 2024-03-26

Plate Tectonics Earth Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The Broken up pieces of the lithosphere
  2. Boundary between 2 plates moving away from each other (separate, divide)
  3. Places where tectonic plates meet.
  4. Theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape.
  5. Ring of volcanoes around the pacific plate
  6. Process of new oceanic crust forming as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
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  1. Occurs when 2 tectonic plates collide, and one plate moves under the other and sinks into the mantle
  2. Boundary formed by collision of 2 plates (collide, crash, collision)
  3. Boundary between 2 plates that are scraping past each other (slide,scrape)
  4. The landmass that existed when all continents were joined together
  5. Hypothesis that the continents once formed a single land mass, broke up, and drifted to their present location.

11 Clues: Places where tectonic plates meet. • The Broken up pieces of the lithosphere • Ring of volcanoes around the pacific plate • Theory explaining how tectonic plates move and change shape. • The landmass that existed when all continents were joined together • Boundary formed by collision of 2 plates (collide, crash, collision) • ...

Topic 4.1 / 4.2 Plate Tectonics 2023-01-24

Topic 4.1 / 4.2 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. -A theory that states that the lithosphere the crust and upper mantle
  2. -The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  3. -A valley that forms at a divergent boundary on land.
  4. -The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
  5. -Last name of a German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
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  1. - A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
  2. -A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  3. -An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced; a divergent plate boundary under the ocean.
  4. - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past.
  5. -A tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other.
  6. drift -The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations

11 Clues: -A valley that forms at a divergent boundary on land. • -A theory that states that the lithosphere the crust and upper mantle • - The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past. • -Last name of a German scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift • -A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions. • ...

Human Dependence on Natural Resources 2023-10-09

Human Dependence on Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
  2. Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time
  3. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  4. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  5. Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention
  6. A source of supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people's needs
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  1. Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive
  2. Any natural process that happens to Earth's surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  3. Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

9 Clues: The sum of all living matter on Earth • Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time • Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time • Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity • ...

Layers Of The Earth/Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2023-01-25

Layers Of The Earth/Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the edges are pushed into deep-ocean trenches
  2. he noticed that different continents had matching landforms
  3. the part of the Earth's crust that makes up the seafloor and is composed mostly of basalt
  4. the process by which new seafloor forms
  5. the innermost part of the earth
  6. hot fluid material below or within the Earth's crust
  7. a current in a fluid that results from convection
  8. the outermost layer of rock
  9. the layer of ingenious metamorphic and sedimentary rock that forms continents
  10. rigid, solid layer made of rock
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  1. boundaries where tectonic plates meet
  2. the portion of the Earth's mantle where convection occurs
  3. the moving pieces in the lithosphere
  4. broke up into pieces that eventually "drifted" to the continent's present location
  5. two tectonic plates move past one another in opposite directions
  6. when two tectonic plates move away from one another or diverge
  7. the part of earth's crust
  8. when tectonic plates move toward each other and collide
  9. hot molten rock erupted from a volcano
  10. the hypothesis that today's continents were once a part of a single landmass
  11. a liquid layer of the earth located between the mantle and inner core
  12. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior

22 Clues: the part of earth's crust • the outermost layer of rock • the innermost part of the earth • rigid, solid layer made of rock • the moving pieces in the lithosphere • boundaries where tectonic plates meet • hot molten rock erupted from a volcano • the process by which new seafloor forms • the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • the edges are pushed into deep-ocean trenches • ...

Printmaking 2025-06-18

Printmaking crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A machine used to transfer ink from plate to paper
  2. A roller used to spread ink evenly
  3. Aligning layers in a print correctly
  4. Ink sits in grooves carved into a plate
  5. Ink is pushed through a mesh onto the surface
  6. Polishing or smoothing a surface for printing
  7. Inventor of the movable type printing press
  8. A unique, one-of-a-kind print
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  1. Tool for forcing ink through a screen
  2. A sharp tool scratches into a plate without acid
  3. A surface used for holding the design in printing
  4. A set of identical prints made from the same plate
  5. Uses acid to bite into a metal plate
  6. A cut-out shape used to block areas when printing
  7. The material carved into for relief printing (e.g., wood)
  8. A famous artist known for his etchings
  9. Print method using oil and water resistance
  10. A type of print where the raised surface holds the ink
  11. The coloured substance used to print images
  12. A test print to check design or ink

20 Clues: A unique, one-of-a-kind print • A roller used to spread ink evenly • A test print to check design or ink • Uses acid to bite into a metal plate • Aligning layers in a print correctly • Tool for forcing ink through a screen • A famous artist known for his etchings • Ink sits in grooves carved into a plate • Print method using oil and water resistance • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-02-09

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Cover Antarctica.
  2. Lies under the subcontinent of India.
  3. Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
  4. When plates slide past each other.
  5. A massive, odd shape of solid rock found in the lithosphere.
  6. Lies beneath the Philippine sea.
  7. Lies under the Caribbean Islands.
  8. A boundary that has two or more plates that collide and subduct.
  9. American Lies under South America.
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  1. A minor plate in the northern and eastern hemisphere.
  2. Covers almost all of Africa.
  3. When plates slide away from each other.
  4. A plate that's in most of the southern, and some of the eastern hemisphere.
  5. Named after a man named Ioannis Phokas.
  6. Where tectonic plates are found.
  7. Surrounded by the South American plate and the Antarctic plate.
  8. Contains most of the countries of Eurasia.
  9. Only plate that is touched by 5 other plates.
  10. Covers most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, and parts of Iceland.
  11. Named after the region of southern Peru.

20 Clues: Cover Antarctica. • Covers almost all of Africa. • Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. • Where tectonic plates are found. • Lies beneath the Philippine sea. • Lies under the Caribbean Islands. • When plates slide past each other. • American Lies under South America. • Lies under the subcontinent of India. • When plates slide away from each other. • ...

Quarter 3 Vocabulary Crossword 2023-03-14

Quarter 3 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. when one convergent plate goes underneath another plate
  2. Transform boundaries where one plate goes up and one does down
  3. moving air that can be harnessed by turbines to create energy
  4. Allows tectonic plates to move
  5. Solid form of a fossil fuel
  6. Created from convergent plates folding
  7. a crack between two tectonic plates
  8. things that are created by earth and used by humans
  9. created from tectonic plates that open and lava flows out
  10. Tectonic plate boundaries that move apart from each other
  11. the gas form of fossil fuels
  12. Tectonic plate boundaries that move toward each other
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  1. _______________ boundaries crash together and crumble
  2. The original Supercontinent
  3. created from million year old decomposing plants and animals
  4. can be collected by solar panels to created energy
  5. a nonrenewable resource, examples: gold, iron, silver
  6. Tectonic Plate boundaries that cause earthquakes
  7. the liquid form of fossils fuels
  8. a resource that has a limited supply
  9. a resource that continues to exist after being used

21 Clues: The original Supercontinent • Solid form of a fossil fuel • the gas form of fossil fuels • Allows tectonic plates to move • the liquid form of fossils fuels • a crack between two tectonic plates • a resource that has a limited supply • Created from convergent plates folding • Tectonic Plate boundaries that cause earthquakes • ...

Science - Extended Vocab - Plate Tectonics & Earth Processes 2022-10-24

Science - Extended Vocab - Plate Tectonics & Earth Processes crossword puzzle
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  1. pure substance that consists entirely of one type of atom
  2. a scientist who studies fossils
  3. a trace of an ancient organism preserved in rock
  4. rock layer formed when magma hardens beneath the surface
  5. an imprint of the outside of the body in rock
  6. units of measure equal to 1/100th of a metre
  7. an extremely dry area with little water and plants
  8. a period of time
  9. information obtained with sensors
  10. the resistance of a soil to breaking apart
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  1. change in an organism over time
  2. a copy of the shape of an organism
  3. a biome where grasses are the main plant life
  4. a mixture of mineral particles and organic materials that covers the land, in which plants grow
  5. a crack in the earth's crust
  6. a large area of land covered with trees
  7. length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay
  8. no longer in existence
  9. grassland grasses and scattered trees adapted to a tropical wet climate
  10. when rock layers or eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long time
  11. the look and feel of a rocks surface
  12. rock layer formed when lava flows onto the surface and hardens
  13. facts showing if a hypothesis or belief is true or valid
  14. a particular period in history

24 Clues: a period of time • no longer in existence • a crack in the earth's crust • a particular period in history • change in an organism over time • a scientist who studies fossils • information obtained with sensors • a copy of the shape of an organism • the look and feel of a rocks surface • a large area of land covered with trees • the resistance of a soil to breaking apart • ...

Module 2 Vocabulary 2022-12-07

Module 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process by which cooler material sinks while warmer materials rise due to differences in density, thought to be a driving force behind plate tectonic, which causes a circular motion of materials
  2. the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution.
  3. relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen.
  4. a large stable block of the earth's crust forming the nucleus of a continent.
  5. not derived from living organisms.
  6. dating finding the absolute age of a sample by determining the relative percentages of a radioactive parent isotope and a stable daughter isotope
  7. Tectonics Theory that the lithosphere is divided into tectonic plates that move around on the atmosphere
  8. Boundary The boundary or edge of two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other (Diverging). (Often forms rift zones or mid- ocean ridges)
  9. a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
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  1. each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element.
  2. relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
  3. Boundary The boundary or edge of two tectonic plates that are colliding, or converging on each other. This will either form mountain ranges if there is uplift of both plates, or if one plate goes under the other (subduction), then volcanoes usually form.
  4. relating to or resulting from living things
  5. decay the breakdown of a radioactive isotope into a stable isotope of the same element or of another element
  6. the time needed for half of a sample of a radioactive substance to undergo radioactive decay decay to form daughter isotopes
  7. Plates a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  8. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  9. dating Determining whether an object or event is older or younger than other objects or events.
  10. Boundary The boundary or edge of two tectonic plates that are sliding past each other (often causes earthquakes)

19 Clues: not derived from living organisms. • relating to or resulting from living things • relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen. • relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the influence of closely associated species on each other in their evolution. • ...

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword 2021-05-07

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate
  2. slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate
  3. also known as onyx; the hard protective plate is composed mainly of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair. The keratin in natural nails is harder than the keratin in skin or hair
  4. also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  5. thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed
  6. area where the nail plate cells are formed; this area is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
  7. furrow on each side of the nail
  8. composed of several major parts of the fingernail including the nail plate, nail bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold
Down
  1. the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
  2. when the nail is abnormal in shape or form
  3. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  4. living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area
  5. dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
  6. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail
  7. tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place
  8. portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  9. hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed

17 Clues: furrow on each side of the nail • when the nail is abnormal in shape or form • folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate • dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate • the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail • thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed • ...

MILADY chp.9 vocab 2023-10-25

MILADY chp.9 vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
  2. folds of normal skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  3. composed of several major parts of the fingernail including nail plate, bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold
  4. part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe
  5. visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the white half moon shape at the base of the nail
  6. dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
  7. area where the nail plate cells are formed, this area is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate
  8. bed portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  9. living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the nail matrix area
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  1. when the nail has an abnormal shape or form
  2. aka lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the sides of the nail
  3. hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed, it is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
  4. thin tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed
  5. tough band of fibrous tissue that connect bones or holds an organ in place
  6. furrow on each side of the nail
  7. slightly thickened layer of the skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the natural nail plate
  8. aka onyx; the hard protective plate is composed of mainly keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair, the keratin in natural nails is harder than skin/hair

17 Clues: furrow on each side of the nail • when the nail has an abnormal shape or form • thin tissue that attaches the nail plate to the nail bed • dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate • the tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail • part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe • ...

Science Vocab 2021-06-04

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers
  2. Any natural process that happens to Earths surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics
  3. The sum of all living matter on Earth
Down
  1. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place with gravity
  2. a source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet peoples needs
  3. replaceable in natural means in a short period of time

6 Clues: The sum of all living matter on Earth • replaceable in natural means in a short period of time • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place with gravity • Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers • a source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet peoples needs • ...

How Earth Was Formed 2017-06-02

How Earth Was Formed crossword puzzle
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  1. is an icy body that releases gas or dust
  2. 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.
  3. closely compacted in substance.
Down
  1. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  2. hit with force when moving.
  3. lies between Earth's dense,superheated core and its thin outer layer, the crust.

6 Clues: hit with force when moving. • closely compacted in substance. • is an icy body that releases gas or dust • lies between Earth's dense,superheated core and its thin outer layer, the crust. • the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. • ...

Continental Vocab Crossword 2025-01-22

Continental Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A supercontinent formed in the late Paleozoic era that broke up into the continents we know today
  2. The very slow movement or drift of the continents over time
  3. A geologist known for his theories concerning sea floor spreading and convection currents driving plate tectonics
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  1. A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created by Earth's underground movements
  2. The formation of new oceanic crust with magma
  3. German climatologist and geologist who proposed the first detailed theory of continental drift

6 Clues: The formation of new oceanic crust with magma • The very slow movement or drift of the continents over time • German climatologist and geologist who proposed the first detailed theory of continental drift • A supercontinent formed in the late Paleozoic era that broke up into the continents we know today • ...

Ch.9 Nail Structure & Growth 2023-01-13

Ch.9 Nail Structure & Growth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.
  2. Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.
  3. Also known as onyx; the hard protective plate is composed mainly of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair. The keratin in natural nails is harder than the keratin in skin or hair.
  4. Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  5. Thin layer of tissue that attatches the nail plate and the nail bed.
  6. Area where the nail plate cells are formed; this area is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate.
  7. Furrow on each side of the nail.
  8. Composed of several major parts of the fingernail including the nail plate, nail bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold. Together, all of these parts form the nail unit.
Down
  1. The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  2. When the nail is abnormal in shape or form
  3. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip or toe.
  4. Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area
  5. Dead, colorless tissue attatched to the natural nail plate
  6. Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whiteish, half moon shape at the base of the nail.
  7. Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  8. Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  9. Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the natural nail unit.

17 Clues: Furrow on each side of the nail. • When the nail is abnormal in shape or form • Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip or toe. • Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate. • Dead, colorless tissue attatched to the natural nail plate • The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail. • ...

Chapter 4: Geology, The Earth Speaks 2017-11-15

Chapter 4: Geology, The Earth Speaks crossword puzzle
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  1. father of geology
  2. science information that helps farmers
  3. 8:22 The LORD smelled the soothing aroma; and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
  4. create maps of different types of rocks and rock formations
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  1. the belief Earth forming process incline at the same rate
  2. tectonics theory the Earth was once a big land mass that soon broke up into continents
  3. try to insert millions and billions of years into the 7-day creation
  4. the study of Earth
  5. time view strong idea of an ancient Earth

9 Clues: father of geology • the study of Earth • science information that helps farmers • time view strong idea of an ancient Earth • the belief Earth forming process incline at the same rate • create maps of different types of rocks and rock formations • try to insert millions and billions of years into the 7-day creation • ...

The Techtonic Plates 2023-12-05

The Techtonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. current- where heat rises and cold air descends
  2. the upper mantle and crust
  3. Andreas fault- lots of earthquakes happen here
  4. ridge an underwater mountain chain
  5. when all the continents separated
  6. a ring of volcanos
  7. when two plate boundaries slide against each other and cause an earthquake
  8. the solid\liquid stuff that the outer core is made of
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  1. the crust below the ocean
  2. the crust that makes up the land
  3. - when one plate boundary slides under another
  4. when two plate boundaries slide together and form mountains
  5. the theory that all continents drifted apart
  6. where 2 plate boundaries separate and a fault is formed
  7. the remains of an animal that was alive millions of years ago
  8. the person who created the pangea theory
  9. the boundary between two tectonic plates
  10. spreading- when the plate boundary splits apart, causing new seafloor
  11. convergent boundaries slide together causing a __________

19 Clues: a ring of volcanos • the crust below the ocean • the upper mantle and crust • the crust that makes up the land • when all the continents separated • ridge an underwater mountain chain • the person who created the pangea theory • the boundary between two tectonic plates • the theory that all continents drifted apart • - when one plate boundary slides under another • ...

The Earth 2023-02-16

The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mineral with sharp edges
  2. tectonics The modern theory that the Earth’s surface is split into separate plates that are moved around
  3. Rock grains and fragments dropped on the bottom of a river, lake or sea
  4. The idea that rocks were formed over many millions of years by the same processes that we see happening today.
  5. Molten rock beneath the surface of the Earth.
  6. Minerals from water that flows through the sediment ‘glue’ the grains of rock together
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  1. When rocks are broken up by physical, chemical or biological processes
  2. signs of past life, such as the remains of a dead animal or plant, preserved in rock
  3. igneous rock with very tiny crystals
  4. The theory that all the rocks were formed by sudden events such as volcanic eruptions.
  5. The idea that the world was created by a divine being.
  6. layers of sediment or rock are squashed by the weight of sediment above them
  7. molten rock that runs out of volcanoes.
  8. Rock made from interlocking crystals that are not in layers.
  9. An igneous rock with large crystals.
  10. The part of the Earth below the crust.
  11. Rock made from interlocking crystals that are usually lined up or in layers.

17 Clues: mineral with sharp edges • igneous rock with very tiny crystals • An igneous rock with large crystals. • The part of the Earth below the crust. • molten rock that runs out of volcanoes. • Molten rock beneath the surface of the Earth. • The idea that the world was created by a divine being. • Rock made from interlocking crystals that are not in layers. • ...

Plate Tectonic 2014-05-01

Plate Tectonic crossword puzzle
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  1. surface along which rocks break and move.
  2. Point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
  3. Waves that travel outward from an Earthquake's focus and cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction the wave is moving.
  4. A broad volcano with gently sloping sides.
  5. powerful seismic sea wave that can travel thousands of kilometers in all directions and that begins over an earthquake focus.
  6. Largest layer inside Earth, lying directly above the outer core.
  7. waves of energy that reach Earth's surface during an earthquake, travel outward from the epicenter, and move rock particles up and down, and side to side.
  8. The point beneath Earth's surface where energy release occurs, in a earthquake.
  9. Liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core.
  10. Earths innermost part.
  11. Large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapse.
  12. Waves that travel outward from an earthquake's focus and move through Earth by causing particles in rocks to vibrate at right angles to the direction of the wave.
  13. Device used by seismologists to record primary, secondary, surface waves from earthquake.
  14. Earth's outermost layer.
  15. A volcano formed by alternating layers of tephra and lava and that is found mostly where Earth's plates come together.
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  1. Rigid, outermost layer of Earth that is about 100km thick, and is composed of the crust and part of the upper mantle.
  2. Theory that Earth's crust and upper mantle are broken into sections that move around on a plastic-like layer of the mantle.
  3. scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic wave.
  4. Steep-sided volcano made of loosely packed tephra.
  5. Energy waves that are produced at and travel outward from the earthquake's focus.
  6. Single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago.

21 Clues: Earths innermost part. • Earth's outermost layer. • surface along which rocks break and move. • A broad volcano with gently sloping sides. • Steep-sided volcano made of loosely packed tephra. • scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic wave. • Liquid core that surrounds Earth's solid inner core. • Large opening formed when the top of a volcano collapse. • ...

VOLCANOES 2025-01-09

VOLCANOES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. World's largest caldera.
  2. Stationary region of abnormally high temperature which triggers anatexis of the overlying oceanic or continental plate.
  3. Country’s highest peak
  4. Volcano located in Camarines Sur which is now considered as an active volcano.
  5. Boundary wherein plates move towards each other.
  6. Beds of rocks that form as a result of rock formation between layers of older materials.
  7. Any vent or built-up mountain where lava, pyroclastic materials, and/or gases erupt
  8. Its last minor phreatomagmatic eruption was on January 6, 2025.
  9. Its 18th eruption was in 2017.
  10. Pipe or vent at the heart of a volcano where material wells up from beneath the surface.
  11. Type of volcano based on activity characterized by having no eruptive histories, are heavily weathered, and will never erupt again.
  12. Large depression or collapsed crater which is at least 1-km wide.
  13. Bottom and foundation of the volcano.
  14. Open space or an area of a highly fractured substrate where magma accumulates.
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  1. What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji based on structure?
  2. Theory which states that the lithosphere, divided into plates, overlies and constantly moves on a weaker region in the mantle called the asthenosphere.
  3. An example is the Binintiang Malaki which is a small, steep mound composed of tephra or volcanic fragments formed by explosive eruptions.
  4. Chains of volcanoes
  5. Volcano which is considered as the highest mountain in Visayas.
  6. Occurs once substances like volatiles and water are added to rocks, resulting in melting into magma.
  7. Partial melting
  8. Circular depression around a volcanic vent where the lava, ash and rock erupt out of a volcano.
  9. Volcano in the Philippines that is considered as the most active int the country since 1616.
  10. Yellowstone caldera is an example of ____ hotspot.
  11. Occur between continental plates, due to the anatexis of both the crust and the mantle.

25 Clues: Partial melting • Chains of volcanoes • Country’s highest peak • World's largest caldera. • Its 18th eruption was in 2017. • Bottom and foundation of the volcano. • Boundary wherein plates move towards each other. • Yellowstone caldera is an example of ____ hotspot. • What type of volcano is Mt. Fuji based on structure? • ...

Natalie Espinoza 2021-05-18

Natalie Espinoza crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sliding forward
  2. being on both elbows and squeezing your abs
  3. pointing foot in a vertical way
  4. Swing the foot forward and only hitting the toe plate
  5. type of shoes for ballet
  6. dances to classical music and tells a story
  7. Swing the foot backward and only hitting the toe plate
  8. jump and do splits in the air
  9. dances to jazz music and needs tap shows
  10. type of shoes that you need for tap
  11. land on toe plate only
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  1. a dance for certain ethinc groups
  2. land on toe plate with two feet
  3. brush step and 1
  4. Brush spank and 1
  5. type of dance that is more emotional
  6. you can pop it and lock it
  7. do it again
  8. toe plate and heel plate hit the floor at the same time put weight down
  9. being on both feet and bending your knees
  10. bringing up the foot like a brick
  11. toe and heel palate at the same time; lift foot up

22 Clues: do it again • sliding forward • brush step and 1 • Brush spank and 1 • land on toe plate only • type of shoes for ballet • you can pop it and lock it • jump and do splits in the air • land on toe plate with two feet • pointing foot in a vertical way • a dance for certain ethinc groups • bringing up the foot like a brick • type of shoes that you need for tap • ...

Geological plates 2025-10-23

Geological plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many plates does earth have
  2. what also happens after a volcano happens
  3. is the crust big
  4. what is the mantle made up of
  5. what landform forms at a divergent plate
  6. what is the second inner most layer of earth
  7. what is the first continent that the mesosaurs found on
  8. what is the second continent that the mesosaurus found on
  9. what is the crust made up of
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  1. what plate is it called when two landforms go away from each other
  2. what country has a plate boundary in the middle of it
  3. what is the inner most layer of earth
  4. what spree is earths outer layer
  5. what plate does one landform sink under the other called
  6. does earths plates move fast or slow
  7. what happen at a divergnt plate
  8. what landform forms at a convergent plate
  9. what is earths outer layer called
  10. is mantle big
  11. what is the biggest layer in earth

20 Clues: is mantle big • is the crust big • what is the crust made up of • what is the mantle made up of • how many plates does earth have • what happen at a divergnt plate • what spree is earths outer layer • what is earths outer layer called • what is the biggest layer in earth • does earths plates move fast or slow • what is the inner most layer of earth • ...

Physical Science 2013-05-15

Physical Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /The vibration of the earth produced by the rapid release of energy.
  2. /The process of converting a liquid into a gas.
  3. /The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another.
  4. /A small vary intense cyclonic storm with exceedingly high winds.
  5. /a storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and always accompanied by lightning and thunder.
  6. Point /The temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation.
  7. /The transfer of energy through space by eletctromagnetic waves.
  8. /A climate with high temperatures and high annual precipitation.
  9. /The heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere.
  10. /A surface feature in the seafloor produced by the descending plate during subduction.
  11. /A measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules in a substance.
  12. /The solid innermost layer of Earth.
  13. /A large body of air this is characterized by similar temperatures and amonts of moisture in any given altitude.
  14. /Thermal energy transferred from one object to another.
  15. /A front along which a warm air mass overrides a retreating mass of cooler air.
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  1. /A molecule of oxygen containing thre oxygen atoms.
  2. /The thin rocky outer layer of earth.
  3. /A small earthquake that follows a main earthquake.
  4. /A seismic wave that travels along the surface of Earth.
  5. /The process by which plate tectonics produces new oceanic lithosphere at ocean ridges.
  6. /The force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a given point.
  7. /The sun rays strike Earth at a smaller angle in than at the equator.
  8. /A layer beneath the the mantle of the Earth.
  9. /The sun rays are most intense and the temperatures are always warm.
  10. /A low-pressure center characterized by a counterclockwise flow of air.

25 Clues: /The solid innermost layer of Earth. • /The thin rocky outer layer of earth. • /A layer beneath the the mantle of the Earth. • /The process of converting a liquid into a gas. • /A molecule of oxygen containing thre oxygen atoms. • /A small earthquake that follows a main earthquake. • /Thermal energy transferred from one object to another. • ...

Earth Science 2014-09-12

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  2. spreading/ the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  3. boundary/ the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the
  5. fault/ a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
  6. and the outer core
  7. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  8. fault/ opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
  9. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
Down
  1. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  2. the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
  3. layer
  4. mountains/ Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
  5. boundary/ the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  6. plate/ a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  7. drift/ the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  8. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  9. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  10. mountains/ Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
  11. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  12. fault/ A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
  13. boundary/ the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  14. tectonics/ the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's
  15. mountains/ When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.

24 Clues: layer • and the outer core • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the • the layer 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 • ...

Marine Science Mega Crossword Extra Credit (Don't forget your name!) 2017-03-06

Marine Science Mega Crossword Extra Credit (Don't forget your name!) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mass flow of water in the ocean
  2. Living factor
  3. Plate boundaries moving towards each other are ________.
  4. Important abiotic factor of the deep ocean.
  5. The smallest category of sediment based on size
  6. Effect caused by Earth's rotation
  7. Color of light wave that is absorbed fastest in the ocean
  8. They formed the Hawaiian Islands (2 words)
  9. Zone that is almost never underwater.
  10. Antisocial coral
  11. Water sticking to itself
  12. Low point on a wave
  13. Emission of light from a living organism. Think deep.
  14. Lionfish in the waters of Northeast Florida (where they don't belong) are a classic example of an ________ species.
  15. Resource that replenishes quickly
  16. Father of plate tectonics theory
  17. Relationship where both species benefit
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  1. The four outer planets don't have a dense inner ________.
  2. Ocean that is home to the largest mountain range on earth. Mid _______ Ridge.
  3. Movement of sediment parallel to the coast. Longshore _______
  4. They're influenced mostly by the moon
  5. Water is a ________ molecule. Or, an important marine ecosystem.
  6. Non-living factor
  7. Your marine science teacher
  8. Important forests in the ocean
  9. Members of the same species living in a given location
  10. Variable that changes or is measured
  11. The 7th month of the year
  12. Most oil pollution in the ocean is a result of __________ from land.
  13. All of the living and non-living things interacting in a given location
  14. Coral's important photosynthetic buddy.
  15. Production of energy from chemicals. Found in the deep ocean.
  16. H2O's negative charge
  17. Earth's tilt on this causes the seasons
  18. Water sticking to other things
  19. Members of different species living in a given location
  20. Color of light wave that penetrates furthest into ocean
  21. Especially high tides when the moon and sun are aligned. Also a season.
  22. Are better than chains when showing feeding relationships.
  23. A famous submersible. Or chipmunk.
  24. A disturbance that moves over the surface of a fluid.

41 Clues: Living factor • Antisocial coral • Non-living factor • Low point on a wave • H2O's negative charge • Water sticking to itself • The 7th month of the year • Your marine science teacher • Important forests in the ocean • Water sticking to other things • Father of plate tectonics theory • A mass flow of water in the ocean • Effect caused by Earth's rotation • ...

Bingo Crossword Puzzle 2016-11-15

Bingo Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A layer of hot rock under the crust
  2. An underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. The place where two plates move apart, or diverge
  4. The theory that states the pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in slow, constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
  5. The layer of rock that forms Earth's outer skin
  6. A dark rock with a fine texture
  7. A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
  8. The flow that transfers heat within a fluid
  9. A process that continually adds new material to the ocean floor
  10. Core A dense ball of solid metal
  11. The transfer of energy through space
  12. Breaks in Earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other
  13. Core A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core
  14. A device that bounces sound waves off underwater objects and then records the echoes of these sound waves
  15. A soft layer under the lithosphere
  16. A measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance
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  1. Heat transfer within a material or between materials that are touching
  2. The result of a force pressing on an area
  3. The supercontinent that all the continents drifted Stop correcting together to become
  4. The idea that the continents slowly moved over Earth's surface
  5. The place where two plates come together, or converge
  6. Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in a rock
  7. Heat transfer by the movement of currents within a fluid
  8. A deep valley that forms along the divergent boundary
  9. A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations
  10. The process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle
  11. Deep, underwater canyons
  12. A rock that is usually a light color and has a coarse texture
  13. The uppermost part of the mantle and crust together
  14. Separated sections the lithosphere is broken into

30 Clues: Deep, underwater canyons • A dark rock with a fine texture • Core A dense ball of solid metal • A soft layer under the lithosphere • A layer of hot rock under the crust • The transfer of energy through space • The result of a force pressing on an area • The flow that transfers heat within a fluid • A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake • ...

unit 3 vocab 2023-09-21

unit 3 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
  2. a cluster of parallel faults
  3. the study of the Earth's magnetic field preserved in rocks
  4. typically a curving chain of volcanic islands occurring around the margin of ocean basins
  5. is used as a convenient way to help identify minerals.
  6. the deformation of a material from stress
  7. a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  8. a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties.
  9. the solid part of the Earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
  10. the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth
  11. a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types
  12. a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
  13. places where plates slide sideways past each other
  14. occurs at divergent plate boundaries
Down
  1. formed from deposits of pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organism that accumulate on the Earth's surface
  2. form when hot, molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
  3. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
  4. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  5. When two plates come together
  6. the lower layer of the crust
  7. the force acting on the unit area of a material
  8. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  9. started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous, sedimentary, or earlier metamorphic form
  10. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  11. a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust

25 Clues: a cluster of parallel faults • the lower layer of the crust • When two plates come together • occurs at divergent plate boundaries • the deformation of a material from stress • the most extensive chain of mountains on Earth • the force acting on the unit area of a material • places where plates slide sideways past each other • ...

The Land- Vocabulary 2025-04-29

The Land- Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the outside layer of the earth and is made of solid rock, mostly basalt and granite
  2. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of Earth
  3. a vent in the crust of the earth or another planet or a moon from which usually molten or hot rock and steam issue
  4. molten rock that is underground
  5. a large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region
  6. features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
  7. the ancient supercontinent, comprising all the present continents joined together, which began to break up about 200 million years ago
  8. Andreas ridge a continental right-lateral strike-slip transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through the U.S. state of California
  9. a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era
  10. tetonics a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic lithosphere.
  11. volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future
Down
  1. a layer within the Earth between the crust and the core
  2. wegener German meteorologist and geophysicist who formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
  3. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
  4. the sudden release of strain energy in the Earth's crust, resulting in waves of shaking that radiate outwards from the earthquake source
  5. core the liquid layer of the Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle
  6. a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia
  7. core the innermost layer of the Earth
  8. a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano
  9. boundaries The point where two or more plates meet
  10. ocean ridges a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics

21 Clues: molten rock that is underground • core the innermost layer of the Earth • boundaries The point where two or more plates meet • a layer within the Earth between the crust and the core • features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain • ocean ridges a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Continental drift and Plate Tectonics 2023-02-15

Continental drift and Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When convection pushes plates away from each other
  2. A dense oceanic plate hits continental plate
  3. Found that the continents have moved
  4. When two continental plates slip
  5. A 3d dimensional swirling vortex of doom
Down
  1. Thought up by a guy with the initials of A.W.
  2. What happens when two plates collide
  3. A green thing of food
  4. An animal
  5. food stacked on top of each other
  6. How heavy something is

11 Clues: An animal • A green thing of food • How heavy something is • When two continental plates slip • food stacked on top of each other • What happens when two plates collide • Found that the continents have moved • A 3d dimensional swirling vortex of doom • A dense oceanic plate hits continental plate • Thought up by a guy with the initials of A.W. • ...

Earth surface plate tectonics 2020-04-27

Earth surface plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. continents move around on Earth’s surface
  2. a lithospheric plate that forms floor of the ocean
  3. lithospheric plates move over this
  4. valley formed on the ocean floor due to collision plates
Down
  1. the process of lithospheric plate sinking into mantle
  2. long chains of undersea mountains
  3. how the pieces of Earth’s surface move
  4. an ancient supercontinent

8 Clues: an ancient supercontinent • long chains of undersea mountains • lithospheric plates move over this • how the pieces of Earth’s surface move • continents move around on Earth’s surface • a lithospheric plate that forms floor of the ocean • the process of lithospheric plate sinking into mantle • valley formed on the ocean floor due to collision plates

Unit 3 Plate Tectonics 2022-10-06

Unit 3 Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A break in the Earth's crust along which blocks of the crust slide relative to one another due to tectonic forces.
  2. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
  3. The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
  4. The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
  5. The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
Down
  1. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the lithosphere.
  2. The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material.
  3. The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.

8 Clues: The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed. • The central, spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust. • The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material. • ...

Geosphere Terminology - Plate Tectonics 2022-01-10

Geosphere Terminology - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone
  2. Boundary
  3. boundary
  4. island arc
  5. boundary
  6. Tectonic Theory
  7. valley
Down
  1. spreading
  2. boundary
  3. Plate
  4. drift hypothesis

11 Clues: zone • Plate • valley • boundary • Boundary • boundary • boundary • spreading • island arc • Tectonic Theory • drift hypothesis

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

Erosion, Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, and Geologic Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two plates of oceanic lithosphere collide, the older, denser plate subducts under the other plate.
  2. The succession of eras,periods, and epochs as considered in historical geography
  3. When two plates move past each other horizontally this forms.
  4. Are ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in earth move suddenly and release energy.
  5. The process in which the surface of the earth is worn away.
  6. Some pars of the Mantle become hotter than other parts. The hot parts rise as the cooler, denser materials sink and push the hotter materials upward. What is this process?
  7. Stress that stretches rock and makes rock thinner.
  8. The force of the cooler, denser rocks moving down and away from the ridge.What is this process?
  9. A single large landmass formed about 245 million years ago.
  10. When two plates collide this forms.
  11. In this process, molten rocks from inside of earth rise through the cracks in the ridges, cools, and forms new oceanic crust.
  12. When a plate of oceanic lithosphere collides with a continental lithosphere, the oceanic lithosphere subducts because it is denser
  13. Stress that distorts a body by pushing different tectonic plates in opposite directions.
Down
  1. When two plates move away from each other this forms.
  2. Describes the large-scale movements of earth's lithosphere.
  3. When two plates of continental lithosphere collide, they buckle and thicken(creates mountains)
  4. Where two or more Tectonic Plates meet.
  5. Stress that shortens or squeezes an object.
  6. A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move.
  7. At subduction zones, a denser plate sinks beneath another, less dense plate. As it sinks, the leading edge of the plate pulls the rest of the plate with it. What is this process?

20 Clues: When two plates collide this forms. • Where two or more Tectonic Plates meet. • Stress that shortens or squeezes an object. • Stress that stretches rock and makes rock thinner. • When two plates move away from each other this forms. • A break in Earth's crust along which blocks of rock move. • Describes the large-scale movements of earth's lithosphere. • ...

Water Cycle, Plate Tectonics and Data Vocabulary! 2016-01-20

Water Cycle, Plate Tectonics and Data Vocabulary! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. graph used to represent data using data points
  2. location where plates are dividing/splitting apart from one another
  3. all the water on Earth's surface
  4. the largest number subtract the smallest number in a set
  5. water droplets fall from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth
  7. Earth's crust is made up of many moving parts called tectonic plates
  8. liquid layer found underneath the mantle
  9. the number that happens most in a set of numbers
  10. the name Alfred Wegener gave to the supercontinent that existed before the plates drifted apart
  11. layer of air; made up of gases; that surround the Earth
  12. layer of the Earth underneath the crust; semi-liquid, made of magma
  13. to find the mean you add up all the numbers and divide by the number of numbers
Down
  1. process by which water is recycled through the Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere
  2. water changes from a liquid to a gas by an increase in heat energy
  3. layer of Earth the includes the crust and upper layer of mantle
  4. solid layer found underneath the outer core
  5. where one edge of a tectonic plate meets another edge of a tectonic plate
  6. graph used to represent data using separated bars
  7. movement of water from plants to the atmosphere
  8. water changes from a gas to a liquid through loss of heat energy
  9. location where plates are colliding/crashing into one another
  10. location where plates are sliding apart from one another
  11. to find the median you order the numbers from least to greatest then find the middle number

24 Clues: all the water on Earth's surface • the outermost layer of the Earth • liquid layer found underneath the mantle • solid layer found underneath the outer core • graph used to represent data using data points • movement of water from plants to the atmosphere • the number that happens most in a set of numbers • graph used to represent data using separated bars • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Exam 1: Geology 2022-09-22

Exam 1: Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. both pressure and temperature _____ with depth
  2. there are _____ layers of mantle
  3. outer layer of earth
  4. extrusive rocks are formed by ____
  5. formed by sediment
  6. continental drift is caused by _______ currents
  7. earth's crust divided into large pieces
  8. formed by lava or magma
  9. the study of planet earth
  10. seismic waves that are slow and s shaped
Down
  1. igneous rocks formed by magma
  2. when transform plates slide, this natural disaster occurs
  3. hot middle layer of earth
  4. ______ plate boundaries collide
  5. _______ plate boundaries slide
  6. very center of the earth
  7. _______ plate boundaries divide
  8. Which crust is the most dense?
  9. formed at convergent boundaries
  10. rock changed by temp/pressure
  11. seismic waves that are phirst, phast, and push
  12. occurs when a denser plate sinks under another less dense plate

22 Clues: formed by sediment • outer layer of earth • formed by lava or magma • very center of the earth • hot middle layer of earth • the study of planet earth • igneous rocks formed by magma • rock changed by temp/pressure • _______ plate boundaries slide • Which crust is the most dense? • ______ plate boundaries collide • _______ plate boundaries divide • formed at convergent boundaries • ...

Nail Anatomy/Nails Diseases and Disorders 2025-01-16

Nail Anatomy/Nails Diseases and Disorders crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The living skin at the base of the natural nail plate covering the matrix area
  2. Vertical lines running the length of the natural nail plate that are caused by uneven growth of the nails, usually the result of normal aging
  3. Also known as ingrown nails; nail grows into the sides of the tissue around the nail
  4. noticeably thin, white nail plates that are more flexible than normal and can curve over the free edge; usually caused by improper diet, hereditary factors, internal disease, or medication
  5. The slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and the free edge of the nail plate
  6. Is the portion of living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge
  7. Is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit
  8. The area where the nail plate cells are formed
  9. Attaches the nail bed and matrix bed to the underlying bone
Down
  1. Folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate
  2. Tiny pits or severe roughness on the surface of the nail plate
  3. Separation and falling off of a nail plate from the nail bed; can affect fingernails and toenails
  4. Dark purplish spots, usually due to physical injury
  5. The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate
  6. Living skin around the nail plate (often the eponychium) that becomes split or torn
  7. The living skin bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail
  8. Bacterial inflammation of the tissues surrounding the nail. Redness, pus, and swelling are usually seen in the skin fold adjacent to the nail plate

17 Clues: The area where the nail plate cells are formed • Folds of normal skin that surround the nail plate • Dark purplish spots, usually due to physical injury • Is the most visible and functional part of the nail unit • Attaches the nail bed and matrix bed to the underlying bone • The dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-02-09

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cover Antarctica.
  2. Contains most of the countries of Eurasia.
  3. Lies under the Caribbean Islands.
  4. Where tectonic plates are found.
  5. When plates slide past each other.
  6. When plates slide away from each other.
  7. Covers most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, and parts of Iceland.
  8. Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
  9. Named after the region of southern Peru.
Down
  1. Covers almost all of Africa.
  2. A massive, odd shape of solid rock found in the lithosphere.
  3. A boundary that has two or more plates that collide and subduct.
  4. Named after a man named Ioannis Phokas.
  5. Lies beneath the Philippine sea.
  6. Only plate that is touched by 5 other plates.
  7. A plate that's in most of the southern, and some of the eastern hemisphere.
  8. A minor plate in the northern and eastern hemisphere.
  9. American Lies under South America.
  10. Surrounded by the South American plate and the Antarctic plate.
  11. Lies under the subcontinent of India.

20 Clues: Cover Antarctica. • Covers almost all of Africa. • Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. • Lies beneath the Philippine sea. • Where tectonic plates are found. • Lies under the Caribbean Islands. • American Lies under South America. • When plates slide past each other. • Lies under the subcontinent of India. • When plates slide away from each other. • ...

Tectonic Plates 2016-02-09

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A minor plate in the northern and eastern hemisphere.
  2. Covers almost all of Africa.
  3. Only plate that is touched by 5 other plates.
  4. Where tectonic plates are found.
  5. Named after the region of southern Peru.
  6. Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean.
  7. A massive, odd shape of solid rock found in the lithosphere.
  8. A plate that's in most of the southern, and some of the eastern hemisphere.
  9. Contains most of the countries of Eurasia.
Down
  1. Named after a man named Ioannis Phokas.
  2. Cover Antarctica.
  3. When plates slide away from each other.
  4. A boundary that has two or more plates that collide and subduct.
  5. Lies beneath the Philippine sea.
  6. Lies under the subcontinent of India.
  7. Lies under the Caribbean Islands.
  8. When plates slide past each other.
  9. Surrounded by the South American plate and the Antarctic plate.
  10. American Lies under South America.
  11. Covers most of North America, Greenland, Cuba, the Bahamas, and parts of Iceland.

20 Clues: Cover Antarctica. • Covers almost all of Africa. • Lies beneath the Pacific Ocean. • Where tectonic plates are found. • Lies beneath the Philippine sea. • Lies under the Caribbean Islands. • When plates slide past each other. • American Lies under South America. • Lies under the subcontinent of India. • When plates slide away from each other. • ...

tectonic plates 2017-07-30

tectonic plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the southern continent
  2. which theory explains the movement of continents?
  3. what's it called when oceanic crust pushes against continental crust?
  4. how many plates are the earth's crust divided into?
  5. the supercontinent
  6. what is formed when two plates collide?
  7. the thinner type of crust
  8. the plates move on a layer of molten rock in the upper ______
  9. the Pacific Plate converging against Philippine Plate formed ______________
  10. what happens when plates move apart?
  11. which country is in the centre of a tectonic plate?
  12. which mountains have formed as a result of the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate colliding?
Down
  1. what keeps the plates moving slowly?
  2. how are austraia's volcanoes formed?
  3. which plate are the galapagos islands located on?
  4. the thicker type of crust
  5. the northern continent
  6. which mountains sit on the border of two major tectonic plates?
  7. what happens when two plates slide against each other?
  8. which country sits on the boundary of four tectonic plates?

20 Clues: the supercontinent • the southern continent • the northern continent • the thicker type of crust • the thinner type of crust • what keeps the plates moving slowly? • how are austraia's volcanoes formed? • what happens when plates move apart? • what is formed when two plates collide? • which plate are the galapagos islands located on? • ...

Human Dependence on Natural Resources 2025-05-23

Human Dependence on Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time.
  2. Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive.
  3. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity.
  4. A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people's needs.
Down
  1. Any natural process that happens to Earth's surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics.
  2. Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time.
  3. Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention.
  4. The sum of all living matter on Earth.
  5. Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers.

9 Clues: The sum of all living matter on Earth. • Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time. • Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time. • Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention. • The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity. • ...

Geosphere Terminology - Plate Tectonics 2022-01-10

Geosphere Terminology - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zone
  2. Boundary
  3. boundary
  4. island arc
  5. boundary
  6. Tectonic Theory
  7. valley
Down
  1. spreading
  2. boundary
  3. Plate
  4. drift hypothesis

11 Clues: zone • Plate • valley • boundary • Boundary • boundary • boundary • spreading • island arc • Tectonic Theory • drift hypothesis

Create a crossword puzzle with 10 across and 10 down Plate Tectonics terms. Include a key 2025-10-03

Create a crossword puzzle with 10 across and 10 down Plate Tectonics terms. Include a key crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a crossword puzzle with 10 across and 10 down
Down
  1. a key
  2. Tectonics terms.

3 Clues: a key • Tectonics terms. • a crossword puzzle with 10 across and 10 down

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword 2021-07-16

Chapter 9 Nail Structure & Growth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hardened keratin plate that sits on and covers the natural nail bed. It is the most visible and functional part of the natural nail unit.
  2. Area where the nail plate cells are formed; this area is composed of matrix cells that produce the nail plate.
  3. Living skin at the base of the natural nail plate that covers the matrix area.
  4. Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate.
  5. Also known as lateral nail fold; the fold of skin overlapping the side of the nail.
  6. Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed.
Down
  1. When the nail is abnormal in shape or form.
  2. The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  3. Also known as onyx; the hard protective plate is composed mainly of keratin, the same fibrous protein found in skin and hair. The keratin in natural nails is harder than the keratin in skin or hair.
  4. Tough band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or holds an organ in place.
  5. Composed of several major parts of the fingernail including the nail plate, nail bed, matrix, cuticle, eponychium, hyponychium, specialized ligaments, and nail fold.
  6. Slightly thickened layer of skin under the nail that lies between the fingertip and free edge of the natural nail plate.
  7. Furrow on each side of the nail.
  8. Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate.
  9. Portion of the living skin that supports the nail plate as it grows toward the free edge.
  10. Part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe.
  11. Visible part of the matrix that extends from underneath the living skin; it is the whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail.

17 Clues: Furrow on each side of the nail. • When the nail is abnormal in shape or form. • Folds of normal skin that surround the natural nail plate. • Dead, colorless tissue attached to the natural nail plate. • The tissue bordering the root and sides of a fingernail or toenail. • Thin layer of tissue that attaches the nail plate and the nail bed. • ...

Tectonic plates crossword 2022-10-27

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

18 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 Vocabulary 2024-03-05

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Naturally occurring water that is not salty, and is suitable for consumption if clean or processed.
  2. The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land.
  3. (of rock) That has formed from sediment deposited by water or air.
  4. The action or process in plate tectonics of the edge of one crustal plate descending below the edge of another.
  5. The collision of two tectonic plates composed of continental lithosphere.
  6. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
  7. (of rock) Having solidified from lava or magma.
  8. A layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.
  9. The total amount of water on a planet
  10. Rocks that form when rocks are subjected to high heat, high pressure or hot mineral-rich fluids.
  11. The mass of a substance per unit volume.
  12. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
  13. An intrinsic property of a body.
Down
  1. The science that deals with the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
  2. A channel made to divert the flow of water from one course to another.
  3. The water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock.
  4. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
  5. The quality of being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
  6. Safe to drink; drinkable.
  7. The third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.
  8. A huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth's surface.
  9. Motion in a gas or liquid in which the warmer portions rise and the colder portions sink.
  10. The amount of space an object takes up.
  11. An underground layer of water-bearing material, consisting of permeable or fractured rock, or of unconsolidated materials.
  12. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.

25 Clues: Safe to drink; drinkable. • An intrinsic property of a body. • The total amount of water on a planet • The amount of space an object takes up. • The mass of a substance per unit volume. • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • (of rock) Having solidified from lava or magma. • Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • ...

Ocean Topography 2025-01-16

Ocean Topography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the steep seafloor region that separates the continental shelf from the deep ocean basin?
  2. What type of crust is found beneath the continents?
  3. What is the low-relief zone of accumulated sediments between the continental slope and abyssal plain?
  4. What geological structures are found along the mid-ocean ridge?
  5. What is the lowland area that forms when tectonic plates move apart?
  6. What is the name of the deepest part of the ocean (Hint: _____________ trench)?
  7. There are two types of animals in the abyssal plain, vertebrates and __________________.
  8. What type of vents are found at the mid-ocean ridge?
  9. What is the term for particles of organic or inorganic matter that accumulate on the ocean floor?
  10. What is the submerged part of a continent called?
Down
  1. What is the process called when one tectonic plate is forced beneath another?
  2. What is a large underwater mountain that rises from the ocean floor but doesn't reach the surface?
  3. What is the longest and largest mountain range on Earth found under the ocean?
  4. What is the term for the natural home of an organism?
  5. What is the name of the area in the Pacific Ocean known for its deep ocean trenches?
  6. What type of crust is found beneath the ocean?
  7. What is the flat, muddy region on the ocean floor that covers more than half of the Earth's surface?
  8. What geological feature is found on the continental slope?
  9. What is the term for a community of living organisms in a particular environment?
  10. What type of TINY life is mainly found in the abyssal plain?
  11. What is another mineral deposit found at the mid-ocean ridge?
  12. What valuable mineral is found at the mid-ocean ridge?
  13. What is the long, narrow, steep depression in the ocean floor created by tectonic plate movement?
  14. What type of tectonics creates rift valleys?

24 Clues: What type of tectonics creates rift valleys? • What type of crust is found beneath the ocean? • What is the submerged part of a continent called? • What type of crust is found beneath the continents? • What type of vents are found at the mid-ocean ridge? • What is the term for the natural home of an organism? • What valuable mineral is found at the mid-ocean ridge? • ...

The Physical World 2025-12-08

The Physical World crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.
  2. cycle - is the movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back.
  3. deposition - a process in which rivers create floodplains by flooding their banks and deposit sediments along the banks.
  4. energy - energy from the sun.
  5. - regions close to the equator.
  6. Wegener - proposed the theory of continental drift. He suggested that Earth’s continents were once a single supercontinent called the Pangea.
  7. water - is water that is found in Earth’s stream, rivers, and lakes.
  8. - earth’s complete trip around the sun for 365¼ days.
  9. - are shapes on the planet’s surface, such as hills or mountains.
  10. tectonics - a theory that suggests Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slow moving plates, or pieces or earth’s crust.
  11. - large areas of slow moving ice and in the ice of the Antarctic and Arctic regions.
  12. - a short-term change in the air for a given place and time.
  13. currents - large streams of surface seawater - move heat around Earth.
  14. - weather patterns resulting from the earth’s changing position with regard to the sun. The four seasons are winter, spring, summer, and fall.
  15. - is water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
Down
  1. - are the sudden violent movements of Earth’s crust.
  2. - a region’s average weather conditions over a long period.
  3. vapor - water occurring in the air as an invisible gas.
  4. - a large landmass that is part of the Earth’s crust.
  5. - magma that reaches Earth’s surface.
  6. - one complete spin of earth on its axis.
  7. - the place where two air masses of different temperatures or moisture content meet.
  8. - water found below Earth’s surface.
  9. winds - are winds that blow in the same direction over large areas of Earth.
  10. - water without salt, makes up only about 3% of the total water supply.
  11. of Fire - is a region around the Pacific plate that circles the Pacific Ocean.
  12. - is the movement of sediment from one location to another.

27 Clues: energy - energy from the sun. • - regions close to the equator. • - water found below Earth’s surface. • - magma that reaches Earth’s surface. • - one complete spin of earth on its axis. • - are the sudden violent movements of Earth’s crust. • - a large landmass that is part of the Earth’s crust. • - earth’s complete trip around the sun for 365¼ days. • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Bilingual Glossary 2017-01-26

Bilingual Glossary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Video Toll Charge
  2. Misread Plate
  3. Enforcement Fee
  4. Charges on Bill
  5. Duplicate Billing
  6. Notice of Failure to Pay
  7. Transponder Fasteners
  8. Bankruptcy
  9. Bill
  10. Notice of Plate Denial
  11. Business
  12. Free Kilometres
Down
  1. Transponder did not beep
  2. Account Fee
  3. ETR Rewards
  4. Heavy Flat Toll Charge
  5. Transponder Lease Fee
  6. Toll
  7. License Plate
  8. Missing Payment
  9. Paperless Billing

21 Clues: Toll • Bill • Business • Bankruptcy • Account Fee • ETR Rewards • Misread Plate • License Plate • Enforcement Fee • Charges on Bill • Missing Payment • Free Kilometres • Video Toll Charge • Duplicate Billing • Paperless Billing • Transponder Lease Fee • Transponder Fasteners • Heavy Flat Toll Charge • Notice of Plate Denial • Transponder did not beep • Notice of Failure to Pay

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Zoe 2022-10-05

Zoe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths
  3. Convergent boundaries where at least one of the tectonic plates is an oceanic crust
  4. Energy Energy waves that result from earthquakes, explosions, or volcanoes.
  5. A line of mountains connected by high ground
Down
  1. Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating
  2. One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately
  3. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction, such as a result of movements within the earth's crust or volcanic action.
  4. Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone
  5. Boundary A fault zone where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  6. Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement
  7. A mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from earth's crust

12 Clues: A line of mountains connected by high ground • Boundaries A three dimensional surface or zone • tectonics A theory explaining the structure of earths • Boundary An area where two crystal plates are separating • One large piece of the surface of the earth that move separately • Are cracks in the earths crust along which there is more movement • ...

Plate Tectonics and Pangaea 2021-09-12

Plate Tectonics and Pangaea crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sudden shaking of earth
  2. supercontinent long time ago
  3. large section of hard solid rock
  4. soft solid rock under outer layer
Down
  1. two plates move away from each other
  2. another word for outer layer
  3. two plates slide past each other
  4. plates move towards each other one subducts

8 Clues: sudden shaking of earth • another word for outer layer • supercontinent long time ago • two plates slide past each other • large section of hard solid rock • soft solid rock under outer layer • two plates move away from each other • plates move towards each other one subducts

Science Terms - Plate Tectonics 2023-08-30

Science Terms - Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Section of the earths crust that move due to convection currents
  2. A dark, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust
  3. A usually light-colored igneous rock found in the continental crust
  4. The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary
  5. The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
Down
  1. A super continent containing all earths land that existed about 225 years ago
  2. A German scientist who proposed the theory of a continental drift
  3. The area of a magnetic force around a magnet

8 Clues: The area of a magnetic force around a magnet • Section of the earths crust that move due to convection currents • A German scientist who proposed the theory of a continental drift • A usually light-colored igneous rock found in the continental crust • The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past • ...

WED Crossword lab 2024-12-18

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

19 Clues: very small pieces of rock • the thin outer layer of Earth • the strength of an earthquake • natural land shape or feature. • the process of rock breaking apart. • the liquid rock below Earth’s crust • 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 • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Geologic Activity Crossword 2021-11-30

Geologic Activity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When plate boundaries collide
  2. Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel
  3. Rock formed by extreme heat and pressure
  4. Circular motion of magma in the mantle
  5. When sediment deposits on land
  6. Slow upward movement of earths surface
  7. When soil is broken down and moved away
  8. A process that creates geological land features
  9. When a plate goes under another plate
Down
  1. A process that displaces rock layers
  2. When sediment deposits in water
  3. Where sediment is deposited when a stream overflows
  4. When plate boundaries pull away
  5. When plate boundaries slide
  6. A process that breaks down geological land features
  7. The process of creating mountains
  8. The slope of a river or stream
  9. Rock formed by tiny pieces of dirt pushed together
  10. Rock formed by heating and cooling
  11. Super continent

20 Clues: Super continent • When plate boundaries slide • When plate boundaries collide • Tiny pieces of dirt and gravel • The slope of a river or stream • When sediment deposits on land • When sediment deposits in water • When plate boundaries pull away • The process of creating mountains • Rock formed by heating and cooling • A process that displaces rock layers • ...

Earth Systems, Structures and Processes 2018-02-01

Earth Systems, Structures and Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. beginning point of an earthquake
  2. records of the movements of the earth
  3. waves fastest moving; travel in a straight path by a push and pull motion; these waves move back and forth
  4. the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
  5. fault rocks push together until a section of rock moves upward
  6. Boundary Two plates move apart, or diverge; usually occur at the mid-ocean ridge
  7. softer part of mantle below the lithosphere which is hotter and under increased pressure
  8. giant ocean waves triggered by earthquakes, volcanoes, or landslides
  9. fault rocks moving apart
  10. Boundary place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions (frequent Earthquakes)
  11. waves vibrations that flow out from the beginning point of an earthquake
  12. of Plate Tectonics explains the formation, movement and subduction of Earth’s plates.
Down
  1. Boundaries The edges of the plates meet at lines called
  2. scientists who study the movement of the earth
  3. waves seismic waves that occur beneath the surface of the earth
  4. uppermost part of mantle and the crust for a ridge layer about 100 kilometers thick
  5. fault rocks moving horizontally past each other
  6. Boundary Place where two plates come together, or converge, causing a collision
  7. a large landmass that some scientists think may have existed at one time
  8. Wegener hypothesized that at one time all the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
  9. scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake’s seismic waves and assigns it a number
  10. strength of the seismic waves of an earthquake, this is how much energy is released.
  11. a machine that detects, times, and measures the movement of the earth
  12. waves move more slowly; move in an up and down zigzag pattern
  13. Waves the slowest moving and most destructive waves
  14. Layer of solid rock that forms earth’s outer “skin”

26 Clues: fault rocks moving apart • beginning point of an earthquake • records of the movements of the earth • scientists who study the movement of the earth • fault rocks moving horizontally past each other • Waves the slowest moving and most destructive waves • Layer of solid rock that forms earth’s outer “skin” • Boundaries The edges of the plates meet at lines called • ...

Earth Science Cross Word Puzzle 2014-09-12

Earth Science Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. boundary/ the boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
  2. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  4. the bending of rock layers due to stress
  5. fault/ opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
  6. tectonics/ the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's
  7. layer
  8. mountains/ When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
  9. boundary/ the boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
  10. mountains/ Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
  11. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
  12. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  13. the layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
Down
  1. spreading/ the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
  2. and the outer core
  3. drift/ the hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present locations
  4. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the
  5. mountains/ Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
  6. fault/ A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
  7. plate/ a block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle
  8. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  9. boundary/ the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  10. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  11. fault/ a fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall

24 Clues: layer • and the outer core • the bending of rock layers due to stress • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • The strong, lower part of the mantle between the • the layer 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 • ...

fun 2023-01-04

fun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary A tectonic where two plates are moving toward each other
  2. Dating method of dating rocks and minerals using radioactive isotopes.
  3. Tectonics a scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  4. The semi-solid layer that takes up the most space in the earth
  5. Waves an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  6. Current a natural process of heat transfer involving the movement of energy and heat from one place to another
  7. Isotope More stable version of parent isotope
  8. Boundary a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  9. The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  10. a neutrino or antineutrino emitted in decay of radionuclide naturally occurring in the Earth.
  11. Core The most solid layer of the earth that is in the middle
Down
  1. Core Above the Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle
  2. layer of the atmosphere in which the gasses are all mixed up rather than being layered by their mass.
  3. Isotope the isotope that decays, forming the daughter isotope after releasing a decay particle
  4. The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  5. Decay The emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation.
  6. pieces from a meteor that survived it’s passage through the Earth’s atmosphere
  7. Crust The geological layer that makes up the continents and their surrounding shallow seabed or continental shelves.
  8. Boundary the changing of energy from one type to another,
  9. Crust The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans and formed at spreading centers on oceanic ridges, which occur at divergent plate boundaries.

20 Clues: Isotope More stable version of parent isotope • Boundary the changing of energy from one type to another, • Core Above the Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle • Core The most solid layer of the earth that is in the middle • The semi-solid layer that takes up the most space in the earth • Decay The emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation. • ...

Unit 8 Vocabulary 2024-03-21

Unit 8 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political, economic, and cultural domination imposed on a society by another society
  2. An Indian religion based on the teachings of the Buddha. They believe in Karma and reincarnation
  3. large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean
  4. large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent
  5. A language that was spoken by the Aryan people who migrated to the Indus River Valley
Down
  1. a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak that promotes honesty and equality
  2. India’s main religion featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation
  3. seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months
  4. tectonics theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts
  5. a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean
  6. process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions

11 Clues: process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions • India’s main religion featuring belief in many gods and reincarnation • large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent • large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean • a monotheistic religion founded by Guru Nanak that promotes honesty and equality • ...